June Marie Fischer
Apr 18, 2009
June Marie Fischer, 69, 0f Washington, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, in her home, following a two year illness. She was born February 29, 1940, in Piorio, South Africa, a daughter of the late Jasper Augusta and Sheila McIntosh Reis. Mrs. Fischer lived in South Africa until the age of twenty-four. She graduated from high school and attended one year...
Aaron M. Gould
Apr 18, 2009
Aaron M. Gould, 26, of Portage, Indiana, formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly, Saturday, April 18, 2009, in his residence. He was born August 13, 1982, in Washington, a son of Thomas H. and Patricia L. Campbell Gould. Mr. Gould was a 2000 graduate of Trinity High School, where he had played on the lacrosse team, was president of the French...
Mary Golna
Apr 18, 2009
Homemaker enjoyed reading, gardening. Mary Golna, 93, of Washington, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, in Southmont of Presbyterian SeniorCare, Washington. She was born November 11, 1915, in Leadville, Colo., a daughter of Anthony and Anna Blacka Ambrose. At one time, she was employed at Washington Hospital, Kade Nursing Home and Club 40 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Golna was a...
Nellie Cahill
Apr 17, 2009
Nellie Cahill, 96, of Washington, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in The Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health the past year. She was born February 27, 1913, in Washington, a daughter of Stanley Klick, Sr. and Mary Urban Klick. Mrs. Cahill was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was a homemaker. On December 18, 1960, she married...
Alan A. Hill
Apr 17, 2009
Alan A. Hill, 60, of Hickory, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born June 28, 1948, in Washington, a son of Dorothy Daguanno Hill, of Hickory, and the late Paul H. Hill. He was a 1966 graduate of Fort Cherry High School and a 1970 graduate of the University of Arkansas, with a degree...
Elsie M. Kovachik
Apr 16, 2009
Elsie Mary Kovachik, 80, of Livonia, Michigan, formerly Washington, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, in her residence. She was born March 21, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Kolariak Fedis. Mrs. Kovachik was retired from a national motel chain where she had worked as a housekeeper for many years. She enjoyed taking care of her family and...
William "Billy" Kimmey
Apr 15, 2009
William R. “Billy” Kimmey, 58, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. He had been ill for several months. He was born December 21, 1949, in Washington, a son of William Ross Kimmey of Washington and the late Orlanda Taylor Kimmey. Mr. Kimmey was a graduate of McGuffey High School and was a former heavy...
Helen Louise Donel
Apr 14, 2009
Helen Louise Donel, 86, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born January 16, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Bemis and Margaret Ann VanKirk White. She and her sister, Jean, were raised by their grandmother, Clara VanKirk. Mrs. Donel was a dietician at Washington Hospital for 13 years, retiring in 1985. She...
Annette Lynn Shuba
Apr 14, 2009
Annette Lynn Shuba, 48, of Chandlersville, Ohio, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in The Morrison House, Genesis Hospice and Palliative Care, Zanesville, Ohio, following a three and a half-year battle with cancer. She was born October 24, 1960, in Waynesburg, a daughter of Shirley Ball Craig of Washington and the late Edmond Craig. Mrs. Shuba formerly worked...
Gladys C. Crompton
Apr 13, 2009
Gladys Clark Crompton, 81, of Washington, died April 13, 2009, in Manor Care, Bethel Park, due to injuries sustained in a fire. She was born August 2, 1927, in Claysville, a daughter of Chester A. and Mary Hazel Whiteman Clark. Mrs. Crompton was a member of Church of the Covenant. She was a bank teller at Mellon Bank for many...
Helen Elaine Fisher
Apr 12, 2009
Helen Elaine Fisher, 83, of Washington, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Donnell House surrounded by family and friends. She was born January 2, 1926, in Somerset, a daughter of Jerome and Rosa Pletcher. She was raised by Frank and Alverta Schilling. Mrs. Fisher drove a school bus for GG&C for 12 years. She was a member of Allison Avenue...
Wilbur Lee Logsdon
Apr 12, 2009
Wilbur Lee Logsdon, 89, of Washington, formerly of Chartiers Township, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Washington Hospital after having been in declining health. Mr. Logsdon was born in Taylorstown, on March 12, 1920, a son of Willard Ricky and Mary Jane Rothwell Logsdon. He attended Taylorstown Schools and served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War...
James Michael Flaherty, Jr.
Apr 12, 2009
James Michael Flaherty, Jr., 75, of Washington, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in his home. He was born January 9, 1934, in Crafton Heights, a son of James Michael Flaherty, Sr. and Anna Saville Flaherty. Mr. Flaherty was an elevator mechanic with Industrial and Commercial Elevators for thirty-five years. He was a member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church. Mr....
Billy H. Bell
Apr 11, 2009
Billy Harold Bell, 86, of South Strabane Township, died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born January 14, 1923, in Washington, a son of Thomas Jefferson Bell and Sarah Manon Bell. Mr. Bell worked at Jessop Steel for 21 years. He served as a South Strabane Township Supervisor for 41 years and as...
Edith M. Gisoni
Apr 9, 2009
Edith M. Gisoni, 85, a lifelong resident of Washington, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Donnell House, following a four-month illness. She was born March 24, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of the late Michael and Donata DeCarlo Altieri. Mrs. Gisoni was a clerk at Washington Importing for 53 years. She was a devoted member of Immaculate Conception Church and...
Samuel Charles Kelley
Apr 8, 2009
Samuel Charles Kelley, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in Washington Hospital. He was born April 14, 1923, in Washington, a son of James Kelley Jr. and Mabel Roupe Kelley. Mr. Kelley entered the U.S. Army in 1939, serving in Company B, 7th Battalion. He received the World War II Victory Medal and was honorably discharged September 3,...
Jerald Lee Thompson
Apr 7, 2009
Korean War veteran, 23-year USPS letter carrier Jerald Lee Thompson, 75, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Donnell House, Washington. He had been in declining health for the past two years. He was born November 14, 1933, in Washington, a son of James and Esther Kisner Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service...
Daniel Okley Byrd
Apr 6, 2009
Daniel Okley Byrd, 64, of Washington, died Monday, April 6, 2009, in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh. He was born May 13, 1944, in Washington, a son of the late Archie Frank Byrd and Tosie Varner Byrd. Mr. Byrd was a graduate of Trinity High School and optician school. Since 1986, he was employed as an optician at Byrd Optical...
Rose Marie Bieda Lacock
Apr 5, 2009
Rose Marie Bieda Lacock, 95, of Washington, died Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care, following a ten-day illness. She was born January 18, 1914, in Poland, a daughter of Michael and Josephine Ptak Bieda. Mrs. Lacock worked as a selector/packer at Brockway Glass and Hazel Atlas #2. She enjoyed needlework, gardening, reading and shopping with her...
Merritt Downing
Apr 4, 2009
World War II Navy veteran was avid outdoorsman. Merritt Downing, 87, of Washington, died at 4 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 10, 1921, in New Castle, a son of Lucien M. and Sarah Morris Downing. Mr. Downing was a World War II Navy veteran, who served from November...
