Gilbert John Dentel
Oct 15, 2008
WWII vet, active church member, professional clown. Gilbert John Dentel, 82, of Washington, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, in his home. He was born October 11, 1926, in Brownsville, a son of Gilbert John and Jessie Mae Bennett Dentel. Mr. Dentel attended Washington High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a squad leader. While...
Naomi Ruth Donahue
Oct 14, 2008
Naomi Ruth "Ootie" Donahue, 76, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, in Kade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Washington. She was born October 29, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Edward Raymond and Juanita Muriel Dunn Johnson. Mrs. Donahue was graduated from Trinity High School. A homemaker, she had worked for 11 years in Woolworth's. She was a First Christian...
Kenneth W. Sprowls
Oct 13, 2008
Kenneth W. Sprowls, 70, of Washington, died Monday, October 13, 2008, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 29, 1938, in Washington, a son of Harold and Dorothy Bradley Sprowls. Mr. Sprowls was a veteran of the United States Air Force. For 35 years, he worked as a corporate controller for Delta Airlines. Mr. Sprowls was...
Mary Kathryn Mitchell
Oct 13, 2008
Mary Kathryn Donley Mitchell, 71, of Washington, died Monday, October 13, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. She was born March 27, 1937, in McKeesport, a daughter of Brady and Ruth Moore Harshman Donley. Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker. In October 1975, she married Leonard Rick Mitchell, who died October 24, 1997. Surviving are a son, John Mitchell of Washington; a...
Kathleen Moran Yaquinto
Oct 7, 2008
Deeply devoted to her faith Kathleen Moran Yaquinto, 55, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in her home. She was born May 24, 1953, in Plainfield, N.J., a daughter of Joseph and Marjorie Foley Moran. At the age of 17, her mother died; she then helped to raise her younger sister. Mrs. Yaquinto graduated from Academy of Holy Angels...
Richard J. Jankoski
Oct 7, 2008
Richard J. Jankoski, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born April 24, 1927, in Canonsburg, a son of Walter and Cecelia Kosiorek Jankoski. During World War II, Mr. Jankoski served in the Army from June 22, 1945, until his honorable discharge on November 7, 1946, with a rank of corporal....
Stanley Majewski
Oct 5, 2008
Stanley Majewski, 90, of Washington, died Sunday, October 5, 2008, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. He had been ill since December. He was born July 22, 1918, in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, a son of Zygmont and Sophie Zaleski Majewski. Mr. Majewski graduated from Washington High School in 1941 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in...
Mildred H. Balukas
Oct 3, 2008
Mildred Hazel Meeks Dyson Balukas, 79, of Washington, died Friday, October 3, 2008, in Breese’s Rest Home. She was born August 25, 1929, in Powhatan Point, Ohio, a daughter of the late Solman Theodore “Ted” and Mary Vittek Meeks. Mrs. Balukos lived all of her life in Washington where she worked for a total of 32 years in the glass...
Pauline Korman
Oct 3, 2008
Pauline Korman, 82, of Washington, died Friday, October 3, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. She was born August 14, 1926, in Avella, a daughter of Steve and Mary Dolak Suhay. Mrs. Korman graduated from Avella High School. For 30 years, she worked as a quality control technician for ALCAN, a division of DuPont. Mrs. Korman was a member of Immaculate...
Mary P. Mirto
Oct 2, 2008
Mary Pollock Mirto, 92, of Washington, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 in the Washington County Health Center, following brief illness. She was born August 8, 1916, in Marguerite, a daughter of Mike and Julie Kopcho Pollock. During World War II, Mrs. Mirto worked at Duncan Miller, and later, as a housekeeper at First Christian Church. She was a member of...
Geraldine L. Piatt
Oct 2, 2008
Geraldine Little Piatt, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 26, 1926, in Littleton, West Virginia, a daughter of Arthur William and Frances Poland Little. Mrs. Piatt graduated from Trinity High School in 1945, and had worked as a selector-packer at Brockway #7. She was...
Walter M. Dille
Oct 2, 2008
Walter Minton Dille, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, in the Washington Hospital. He was born June 15, 1926 in the Washington, a son of Walter E. and Della Jordan Dille. He graduated from Washington High School in 1944. Mr. Dille joined the Army Air Forces on December 19, 1945. He served as a military policeman during the...
Mary Ann Elias
Oct 2, 2008
Mary Ann Elias, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, in her residence. She was born January 1, 1926, in Washington, a daughter of Frank and Frances Zaccari Gualteri. Mrs. Elias worked as a packer and painter at Hazel Atlas. She was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time with her family. On January...
Donald Edward Mcclain
Sep 29, 2008
Donald Edward McClain, 71, of Washington, died Monday, September 29, 2008, in Donnell House following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 24, 1937, in Kiger, a son of Sheldon and Lula Fusle McClain. For many years, Mr. McClain was a self-employed produce vendor. On November 23, 1957, he married Patricia Wilkins, who survives. Also surviving...
John A. Manning
Sep 28, 2008
Former City of Washington Fire Chief and former city councilman Jack Manning passed away September 28, 2008, in the Donnell House, following a brief illness. He was born July 10, 1928, a son of Nellie Manning and grandson of Michael Manning and Susan Manning. He served with the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean conflict and was awarded...
Charlotte Helen Barber
Sep 28, 2008
Charlotte Helen Barber, 90, of Amwell Township, formerly of Chicago, Illinois and Edison, New Jersey, died Sunday, September 28, 2008, in her residence. She was born October 21, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of George and Fern Biddle Senger. Mrs. Barber was a homemaker and loved to read. She was Protestant. On August 20, 1938, she married Robert Milton...
James William Hodgens
Sep 28, 2008
James William Hodgens, 73, of Washington, died Sunday, September 28, 2008, in Washington County Health Center, following a brief illness. He was born October 23, 1934, in Taylorstown, a son of Verne O. and Margaret Elizabeth Rush Hodgens. He graduated from Claysville High School and was a member of Fourth United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hodgens enjoyed family and friends, cars,...
Grayson H. Davenport
Sep 27, 2008
Grayson H. Davenport, 74, of Washington, died at 11:36 a.m., Saturday, September 27, 2008, in his residence, after a 10-year illness. He was born on January 28, 1934, in Monongahela, PA, a son of Herschel and Myrtle Phillips Davenport. Mr. Davenport worked for 33 years as a steelworker at Washington Steel Corporation. He was a member of John Wesley United...
Howard Henderson
Sep 27, 2008
Howard Henderson, 94, of Washington, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, in Donnell House. He was born September 8, 1914, in Washington, a son of Clyde G. and Mary Buchanan Henderson. From 1933 until 1957, Mr. Henderson worked as an inspector at Hazel Atlas, from 1957 until 1963, he worked as a supervisor in quality control at Continental Can, and, from...
Ronald L. Hancher, Sr.
Sep 26, 2008
Ronald L. Hancher, Sr., 57, of Washington, died Friday, September 26, 2008. He was born November 8, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late Paul and Charlotte Adams Hancher. Mr. Hancher worked as a laborer and driver for Camalloy. He was a member of Central Assembly of God Church, Houston, and the Elm Grove Civics Group. Mr. Hancher was...
