John R. Stedman
Jan 29, 2009
John R. Stedman, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, January 29, 2009, in his residence. He was born April 7, 1932, in Washington, a son of Harry and Florence Burke Stedman. Mr. Stedman graduated from Washington High School in 1950 and went on to work at Washington Steel Corporation for 37 years. His last position was on the pickling line. He...
Howard Thomas Harvey
Jan 28, 2009
Howard Thomas Harvey, 91, of Wilmington, North Carolina, formerly of Washington, died January 28, 2009, in Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove, Wilmington. He was born February 9, 1917, in Canton, Ohio, a son of Howard Elmer and Edith Ross Harvey. Mr. Harvey served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He enlisted on October 22, 1942,...
Barbara Mccrerey Claypoole
Jan 28, 2009
Barbara McCrerey Claypoole, 68, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 29, 1940, in Buffalo Village, a daughter of Walter I. and Margaret McElroy McCrerey. Mrs. Claypoole graduated from Trinity in 1958 and from University of Pittsburgh in 1975. She was an elementary school teacher in Avella School District...
Donald Dale Miller
Jan 27, 2009
Donald Dale Miller, 73, of Hickory, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, in his residence, as a result of acute myeloid leukemia. He was born at home in Hickory on December 3, 1935, a son of the late David Freeman and Roberta Jane Malone Miller. Following graduation from Hickory High School in 1953, Mr. Miller traveled to Greenwich, Ohio, to...
Richard Allen Doncals, Sr.
Jan 27, 2009
Richard Allen Doncals, Sr., 75, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, January 27, 2009, in Washington Hospital. He was born March 4, 1933, in Pittsburgh, a son of Nicholas A. and Mabel Van Allen Doncals. Mr. Doncals graduated from South Hills High School in 1951, earned a bachelor�s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1955, and a master�s degree from Carnegie...
Charles T. Griffin
Jan 26, 2009
Charles T. Griffin, 63, of Washington, died Monday, January 26, 2009, in The Washington Hospital, following a 3-½ year illness. He was born June 19, 1945, in Johnstown, a son of Charles W. and Jane Weicht Griffin of Bedford. For 40 years, Mr. Griffin was self-employed at Griffin Carpeting. He enjoyed his family and grandchildren, fishing and singing. Mr. Griffin...
Albert Leroy Sochor
Jan 26, 2009
Meadow Lands resident enjoyed fishing. Albert Leroy Sochor, 76, of Meadow Lands, died Monday, January 26, 2009, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born March 31, 1932, in Canonsburg, a son of Albert and Gertrude Clark Sochor. Mr. Sochor did housekeeping for several local businesses and worked at Canonsburg Pottery for 12 years. He enjoyed fishing. Mr. Sochor was Protestant...
Eugene John Voytek
Jan 24, 2009
Eugene John Voytek, 80, of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington. He was born August 13, 1928, in Clarksville, the oldest child of John A. and Anna Voytek. Due to his father’s death, Mr. Voytek was forced to quit school at the age of 13 in order to go to work to help bring in...
Robert Scott Mccartney
Jan 24, 2009
Robert Scott McCartney, 40, of Washington, died unexpectedly Saturday, January 24, 2009. He was born July 8, 1968, in Washington, a son of Wayne E. McCartney and Carolyn Bird McCartney, both of Washington. Mr. McCartney attended Trinity High School and worked as a cook at the 7/11 Diner in Eighty-Four. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, played guitar in...
Patricia Smyth Guarascio
Jan 24, 2009
Patricia Smyth Guarascio, 82, of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born April 2, 1926, in Monessen, a daughter of the late Hugh Alexander and Alice Margaret Murphy Smyth. Mrs. Guarascio was a graduate of Monessen High School. She worked as a secretary for Drs. Berman and Smith for many years. Her...
Mary Louise Hunter
Jan 24, 2009
40+ years volunteer at Washington Hospital. Mary Louise Hunter, 84, of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. She was born January 16, 1925, in Hopewell Township, a daughter of James Faunt Leroy and Hazel Belle Patterson Taggart. Mrs. Hunter graduated from East Washington High School. She was a homemaker who volunteered for many community...
Chester A. Majewski
Jan 24, 2009
Chester A. "Chet" Majewski, 60, of Chartiers Township, died unexpectedly Saturday, January 24, 2009, in the Washington Hospital Emergency Department. He was born February 6, 1948,in Washington, a son of Chester A. and Julia Kubeckis Majewski. Mr. Majewski was a truck driver for Robinson Pipe Cleaning. He enjoyed fishing, Harley Davidson motorcycles and playing war games on the computer. Mr....
Leonard Wingrove
Jan 24, 2009
Leonard Wingrove, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Kade Nursing Home. He was born June 24, 1925, in Perryopolis, a son of David Haze and Dicie Wilks Wingrove. Mr. Wingrove worked for Layton Township on the road crew. He was Protestant. Surviving are a brother, Thurman Wingrove of Perryopolis; and a sister, Gladys Fisher, of Star Junction....
Dale Ealy
Jan 24, 2009
Dale Robert Ealy, Sr., 49, of Claysville, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 17, 1959, a son of Ruth I. Anderson of Washington and the late Floyd F. Ealy. Mr. Ealy worked as a laborer for Central Blood Bank. His wife, Connie Piatt Ealy, survives. Also surviving...
Dorothy Louise Baumgartner
Jan 23, 2009
Dorothy Louise Baumgartner, 82, of Washington, died Friday, January 23, 2009, in Consulate Health Care, North Strabane Township. She was born November 22, 1926, in Washington, a daughter of Elmont and Helen Wood Clark. Mrs. Baumgartner was a homemaker and member of Immaculate Conception Church. She enjoyed flowers, crossword puzzles, crocheting, playing cards and building and making furniture. Her children...
James Ashley Cordy
Jan 22, 2009
James Ashley Cordy, 88, of Washington, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born July 8, 1920, in Washington, a son of Thomas Ivor M. and Matilda Shanley Cordy. Mr. Cordy graduated from Washington High School and retired from Penn Mould where he had worked as a mould maker. During World War II, Mr. Cordy enlisted...
Mary Lou Crile
Jan 22, 2009
Mary Lou Crile, 63, of Claysville, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 22, 2009, in Washington Hospital. She was born February 3, 1945, a daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel Thomas Crile. Mrs. Crile was a graduate of Trinity High School. She worked at Washington Hospital for 17 years and then worked as a psychiatric technician at Centerville Clinic for 29...
Lydia Beatrice Harton
Jan 21, 2009
Lydia Beatrice Harton, 86, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, in Washington County Health Center, Chartiers Township, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 11, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Alonzo and Garnett Greer Vankirk. Mrs. Harton was a homemaker and a member of the Moose, Slovak Club and Polish Club. In 1945, she married Clifford Lee...
Jonathan Michael Gillespie
Jan 21, 2009
Jonathan Michael Gillespie, Jr., one month old, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. He was born December 20, 2008, in Washington, a son of Jonathan Michael Gillespie, Sr. and Angela Nicole Moschell, both of Washington. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two half-sisters, Jasmine and Asia Gillespie; maternal grandparents, Rose Moschell and Vearney Moschell of Washington; paternal grandparents, Debbie Gillespie...
Margaret M. Kovatch
Jan 20, 2009
Margaret M. Kovatch, 79, of Canonsburg, formerly Meadowlands, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born September 10, 1929, in Meadowlands, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Giovanninni. Mrs. Kovatch was a graduate of Chartiers Houston High School and a member of Miraculous Medal Catholic Church. She was a member of Christian Mothers Guild in Meadowlands,...
