Mark Richard Riggle
May 28, 2009
Mark Richard Riggle, 36, of Youngsville, North Carolina, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, May 28, 2009. He was born September 6, 1972, in Washington, a son of Jeanette L. and Harry Ankrom of Washington and the late Richard Frank Riggle. Mr. Riggle was a graduate of McGuffey High School and Western Area Career and Technology Center. While living in the...
Evelyn (Lyn) Chase
May 22, 2009
Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1924, Lyn enjoyed a happy childhood along with her sister, Lillian. Engaged to the love of her life, Herbert Chase, right before he was called into the army to serve in WW II, Lyn waited patiently until March, 1945, to finally marry and begin her 62 year long adventure with Herb. After moving...
Paul V. Ford
May 20, 2009
Paul V. Ford, 85, of Eighty-Four, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Canonsburg Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born September 3, 1923, in Somerset Township, a son of S. Maurice and Laura Estella Smith Ford. Mr. Ford was a graduate of Trinity High School. He worked as a brazier at Hankinson Corporation for 17 years and also worked...
Grace Lucretia Pugliese
May 20, 2009
Grace Lucretia Pugliese, 95, of Washington, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009. She was born March 15, 1914, in Walston, a daughter of Nicholas and Angelina Margiotti. Mrs. Pugliese was a graduate of Mercyhurst Academy in Erie. On August 9, 1933, she married Pittsburgh attorney Sebastian Pugliese. Grace was a devoted mother and homemaker and valued...
Anita Stanko
May 17, 2009
Anita Luise Gerdes Stanko, 80, of Washington, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born August 21, 1928, in Ostmoorsee, Germany, a daughter of Gustav and Minna Hadeler Gerdes. Mrs. Stanko worked at Hazel Atlas as a selector-packer, at J.C. Penney in security, and at Marianne Shop. On August 21, 1954, she married John J....
Ruth Ann Davidson
May 16, 2009
Ruth Ann Davidson, 69, of Washington, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. She was born July 12, 1939, in Amwell Township, a daughter of Harry and Nellie Mae Reeves Crile. Mrs. Davidson was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a selector/packer at Brockway Glass for 27 years. She enjoyed gardening, playing softball, and bowling....
Ethel S. Bungard
May 15, 2009
Ethel S. Bungard, 95, of Washington, died Friday, May 15, 2009, in the Washington Hospital following a brief illness. She was born November 29, 1913, a daughter of J. Frank and Anna Dora Clark Neebling, and grew up on a farm in the Bower Hill area of Peters Township. Mrs. Bungard was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. She...
Eleanor Maxine Aurouze
May 13, 2009
Caregiver for 30 years enjoyed bingo Eleanor Maxine Aurouze, 84, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Washington Hospital. She was born March 25, 1925, in Ohiopyle, a daughter of Ross and Helen Rush Cunningham. Mrs. Aurouze was a private duty caregiver for 30 years. She enjoyed playing bingo throughout the area. Her first husband, Paul G. Keidel, is...
Robert (Zip) G. Ruschel
May 13, 2009
U.S. Army veteran. Robert G. "Zip" Ruschel, 81, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. He was born June 29, 1927, in Washington, a son of William M. and Rose Miller Ruschel. Mr. Ruschel attended Washington High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a mould maker at Duncan...
Fern E. Heatley
May 12, 2009
Washington homemaker was avid golfer. Fern E. Heatley, 90, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in Washington Hospital. She was born October 4, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of William and Pearl Taylor DeVore. Mrs. Heatley was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was an avid golfer and formerly played dartball with her husband for...
James L. Jeffers
May 11, 2009
James L. Jeffers, Jr., 66, of New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly of Washington, died May 11, 2009. He was born July 31, 1942, a son of the late James Jeffers and Martha Jeffers Glendenning. He was raised by his grandparents, the late James and Mary Jeffers. Mr. Jeffers attended Washington High School and was a veteran of the United States Air...
Sandra L. Domitrovich
May 11, 2009
Country Meadows employee enjoyed gardening, camping. Sandra L. Domitrovich, 57, of Washington Township, Greene County, died Monday, May 11, 2009, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born November 26, 1951, in Aliquippa, a daughter of the late Frank and Vera Lee Wall Lasky. Mrs. Domitrovich had worked in the housekeeping department of Country Meadows, Bridgeville. She enjoyed gardening, camping and...
William Andrew Leonard
May 8, 2009
William Andrew Leonard, 54, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Friday, May 8, 2009, in Washington Hospital. He was born November 7, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Alfred M., Sr. and Thelma L. Colvin Leonard. He was a graduate of West Allegheny High School. Mr. Leonard was a former steel worker at Shenango, Inc., Neville Island, where he worked...
Huston E.B. Chapman, Iii
May 5, 2009
Huston E.B. "Burly" Chapman, III, 68, of Eighty-Four, formerly of Bowling Green, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in his residence, following a year-long battle with cancer. He was born April 20, 1941, in Bowling Green, Ohio, a son of Huston EB Chapman II and Minnie Marie Harshberger Chapman. Mr. Chapman was a member of Covenant Life Fellowship Church. He...
Clarissa Lorraine Zibrida
May 5, 2009
Clarissa Lorraine Zibrida, 85, of Washington, formerly of McKeesport, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in McKeesport Hospital. She was born February 27, 1924, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of William and Bessie Plues Cooley. Mrs. Zibrida was a homemaker who enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, reading and playing bingo. She was Catholic by faith. In 1956, she married Martin Zibrida, who died in...
Mary Elizabeth Medlen
May 4, 2009
Member of Claysville Presbyterian Church. Mary Elizabeth Medlen, 80, of Washington, died Monday, May 4, 2009, in her home, following a brief illness. She was born September 12, 1928, in Bakers Station, a daughter of Thomas Edward and Cora Etta Caldwell Moore. Mrs. Medlen was a member of Claysville Presbyterian Church. For 10 years, she worked at Western Center in...
Marilyn M. Diamond
May 4, 2009
Trinity H.S. retiree served in WWII Navy WAVES. Marilyn M. Diamond, formerly of Washington, died Monday, May 4, 2009, in Casper, Wyo. She was born August 12, 1923, in Fredericktown, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Miller. After high school, she married Ray Diamond. During World War II, she served in the U.S. Navy WAVES. Following the war, the couple...
Marguerite Verrone Palermo
May 3, 2009
Marguerite Verrone Palermo, 83, of Washington, died Sunday, May 3, 2009,in the Washington Hospital. She was born June 7, 1925, a daughter of John and Rose Palamone Verrone. Mrs. Palermo was a high school graduate and attended Duff's Iron City Business Institute for 2 years. She worked at McGraw-Edison as an executive secretary for 18 years. Prior to working at...
Francis William Funaro, Jr.
May 2, 2009
Francis William Funaro, Jr., 64, of Washington, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, in the Donnell House. He was born December 5, 1944, in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of Francis William, Sr., and Amelia Arcuri Funaro. Mr. Funaro was a restaurateur, having owned several pizza shops in the Pittsburgh area. Mr. Funaro was Catholic by faith. He was a graduate of...
Cecelia A. Kelly
May 1, 2009
Washington homemaker enjoyed baking and crafts. Cecelia A. Kelly, 77, of Washington, died Friday, May 1, 2009, in Kindred Hospital, Oakdale, following a brief illness. She was born July 26, 1931, in Belmont, Ohio, a daughter of George W. Imer Sr. and Nellie Stankovich Imer. Mrs. Kelly was a homemaker who enjoyed baking, cooking, crafts, playing bingo and collecting angels....
