Morris Samuels
Mar 14, 2009
Morris Samuels, 82, of Washington, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, in the Washington Hospital after having been ill for 10 months. He was born in Worchester, MA, on March 17, 1926, a son of the late John and Rebecca Muller Samuels. Mr. Samuels was a long time member of the First Christian Church of Washington and attended Sunday School Class...
Shirley Elizabeth Friend
Mar 12, 2009
Shirley Elizabeth Friend, 73, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, March 13, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 19, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of Levi Kenneth and Irene Morris Pickens. Mrs. Friend was a selector at Brockway Glass for thirteen years, worked at James Market for two years, and at Metro Glass. On May 8, 1953,...
Zoe Lorraine Knox
Mar 11, 2009
Washington homemaker enjoyed reading. Zoe Lorraine Knox, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, South Strabane Township. She was born November 30, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of Albert and Wanda Robertson Kern. Mrs. Knox was a 1953 graduate of Washington High School and former member of First Christian Church. She was a...
Marian Mull
Mar 11, 2009
Marian Mull, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in her residence. She was born October 5, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of Rev. Jacob and Stella Morris Stienstraw. Mrs. Mull worked as a glass packer at Hazel Atlas #1 for more than ten years. She loved to crochet and do yard work and especially enjoyed visiting with her...
Evelyn R. Shanor
Mar 9, 2009
Evelyn R. Shanor, 81, of Hopewell Township, died Monday, March 9, 2009, in her residence. She was born December 25, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of Charles L. and Daisy V. Lindley Ringer. Mrs. Shanor worked as a packer at Hazel Atlas #1 and #2 for 35 years. She was a huge Gene Autry fan and loved her dog, Cotton....
Doris L. Conlon
Mar 7, 2009
Doris L. Conlon, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Town View Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. She was born March 28, 1921, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a daughter of Arthur David and Elsie Mae Turner Lugate. Mrs. Conlon worked as a nurses’ aid at Shelbyville Memorial Hospital for 15 years and volunteered at St. Clair Hospital and...
Melvin R. Vankirk
Mar 7, 2009
Melvin R. “Sonny” VanKirk, 80, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Brooksville Regional Hospital. He was born December 1, 1928, in Washington, a son of Melvin and Retta Patterson VanKirk. Mr. VanKirk moved from Washington to Brooksville, Florida, 35 years ago. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of...
Vernon D. Sargent
Mar 6, 2009
Vernon Dwight Sargent, 74, of Washington, died Friday, March 6, 2009, in The Washington Hospital. He was born June 6, 1934, in Washington, a son of the late Howard R. and Marie Crile Sargent. Mr. Sargent graduated from Washington High School in 1952. For 32 years, he worked as a repairman for Bell Telephone Company and for 27 years, was...
Kloe Elizabeth Saffel
Mar 5, 2009
Kloe Elizabeth Saffel died unexpectedly Thursday, March 5, 2009. She was born December 31, 2008, a daughter of Heather Saffel of Washington. Also surviving are grandmothers, Gail Saffel and Tammy Saffel; grandfather, Earl Pirt, Jr.; great-grandfather, Earl Pirt, Sr., great-grandmothers, Patty McDaid and Dottie West, all of Washington; aunts, Lisa Baumgardner, Glenna Janoski and Tammy Rizor, all of Washington, Sherri...
Thomas F. Kelley, Sr.
Mar 5, 2009
Thomas F. Kelley, Sr., 68, of Eighty Four, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, in his home, following a brief illness. He was born September 22, 1940, in Eighty Four, a son of Alvie Earl and Marian Belle Martin Kelley. Mr. Kelley graduated from Bentworth High School in 1958. He served in the Air Force Reserves and attained the rank of...
Viola Leanna Kraeer
Mar 3, 2009
Viola Leanna Kraeer, 89, of Hickory, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born February 19, 1920, in Hickory, a daughter of the late Brady Wilford and Annie Schaeffer Ahrns. Mrs. Kraeer was born and lived her entire life on the family farm in Mt. Pleasant Township. She graduated from Hickory High School in 1939....
Leonard J. Sanpietro
Mar 3, 2009
Leonard Joseph Sanpietro, 88, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in his residence. He was born June 13, 1920, in Berdine, a son of Sam and Mary Luchese Sanpietro. Mr. Sanpietro graduated from Washington High School. He was inducted into the United States Army on October 30, 1941, and served until his honorable discharge on November 23, 1945, with...
Cheryl Lynn Jones
Mar 1, 2009
Cheryl Lynn Merashoff Jones, 54, of Washington, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 1, 2009, in her residence. She was born May 4, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of the late John “Porkey” and Ella Faye Farson Merashoff. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and Presbyterian by faith. Surviving are her long-time companion, Robert “Jobby” Jones; a son, Damon Bricker of Pittsburgh; a...
Ruth Joyce Stolfer
Mar 1, 2009
Ruth Joyce Stolfer, 71, of Amwell Township, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center. She was born March 10, 1937, in Rochester, New York, a daughter of Howard and Kathrine Shrontz Zimmerman. After graduation from high school, she attended Alfred University, majoring in art. For 24 years, she worked in the accounting department at Sears. Mrs....
Elizabeth Jean Jones
Mar 1, 2009
Elizabeth Jean �Betty� Jones, 82, of Washington, died Sunday, March 1, 2009. She was born August 31, 1926, in Washington a daughter of Albert and Grace Kohn Filosi. For 16 years, Mrs. Jones worked as a registered nurse in the coronary care unit of Washington Hospital. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and enjoyed working on her computer,...
Martin Joseph Quinn, Jr.
Feb 27, 2009
Martin Joseph Quinn, Jr., 84, of Washington, died Friday, February 27, 2009, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. He was born August 22, 1924, in Lincoln Heights, Westmoreland County, a son of Martin Joseph Quinn, Sr. and Josephine Constance Owens Quinn. Mr. Quinn graduated from Trinity High School in 1942 and attended Robert Morris College for accounting and Penn Commercial....
Grayson Plants
Feb 27, 2009
Army vet, member of Living Waters Church of God. Grayson Plants, 74, of Washington, died Friday, February 27, 2009. He was born January 15, 1935, in Claysville, a son of George W. Sr. and Mildred Hancher Plants. Mr. Plants was a member of Living Waters Church of God. He enjoyed a close relationship with his church and church family. He...
Syble Santee Thomas
Feb 24, 2009
Syble Santee Thomas, 63, of Aliquippa, formerly of Waynesburg, went to be with the Lord Jesus, on February 24, 2009, at 11:04 p.m. She was born June 14, 1945, in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Howard and Luella White Santee, who were from Waynesburg. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker. She enjoyed taking rides to see scenery and attend...
Grover Lee Holmes
Feb 22, 2009
Grover Lee Holmes, 77, of Washington, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, in The Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 2, 1931, in Washington, a son of Grover Cleveland and Marie Allen Holmes. Mr. Holmes served in the U.S. Army and was a caretaker at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church for many years. Mr. Holmes was Protestant...
Margaret (Peg) Ellen Shuba
Feb 22, 2009
Margaret Ellen “Peg” Shuba, 71, of Washington, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, in the Donnell House, following a three-year illness. She was born August 28, 1937, in Washington, a daughter of Ralph Edwin and Viola Mae Gallagher Anderson. Mrs. Shuba graduated from Trinity High School and worked for 29 years as a nurses’ aid at the Washington Hospital. She was...
