Sophia Pauline Junko
Jul 3, 2008
Sophia Pauline Junko, 92, of Washington, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Washington County Health Center. She had been in declining health for the last three years. Mrs. Junko was born December 19, 1915, in Collinsville, Oklahoma, a daughter of Samuel and Pauline Burcyk Chmiel. She worked at Union Camp as a machine operator for thirty years. Mrs. Junko was...
Kenneth Eugene Ammons, Sr.
Jul 3, 2008
Kenneth Eugene Ammons, Sr., 85, of Claysville, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. He had been ill since January. He was born May 14, 1923, in Claysville, a son of Carl and Della Meadville Ammons. For 25 years, Mr. Ammons worked for the Claysville Water Company as a plant operator. He enjoyed gardening and the outdoors. On...
Richard Christman
Jun 24, 2008
Richard Christman, 86, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born March 11, 1922, in Washington, a son of Paul and Hazel Burroughs Christman. Mr. Christman graduated from Washington High School in 1940. On August 21, 1943, he entered the United States Army, serving in the European Theater with the 251st Engineering Company of...
Alfred Maryanski
Jun 22, 2008
Alfred Maryanski, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and decorated World War II veteran, died on Sunday, June 22, 2008, at the Donnell House in Washington. Mr. Maryanski fought cancer for ten months prior to his death. He was 87. He was born October 8, 1920, in Moundsville, WV, a son of Stanley J. and Catherine Astemborowski Maryanski. He was the fourth...
Wm. Kellar Oldfield
Jun 21, 2008
Kellar Oldfield, 87, of Uniontown, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, in The Marquis House following a one year illness. He was born in St. Mary’s, West Virginia, on December 22, 1920, a son of William and Jessie Kellar Oldfield. Mr. Oldfield was a Veteran of the United States Army, 2nd Division, 9th Regiment, K- Company, having received...
Gertrude Nichols
Jun 19, 2008
Gertrude Nichols, 103, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, in Country Meadows Nursing Home, Bridgeville. She was born July 16, 1904, in Mill Run, Fayette County, a daughter of Ross V. and Mary Eliza Cox Marietta. Mrs. Nichols was a 1922 graduate of Connellsville High School. For 34 years, she was an accountant with the FDIC, and also worked for five...
Rodney Harold Yerger
Jun 19, 2008
Rodney Harold Yerger, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in his residence. He was born December 31, 1948, in Allentown, a son of Harold and Anna Mae Butterwick Yerger. Mr. Yerger was a machinist gunsmith and had worked at Federal Firearms for five years. He enjoyed fly-fishing and owned and operated a fly-tying business. Mr. Yerger was Catholic...
Merrill A. Baumgartner
Jun 19, 2008
Retired from W&J College. Merrill A. Baumgartner, 78, of Washington, died Thursday, June 19, 2008. She was born January 22, 1930, in Wheeling, W.Va., a daughter of Lucille Wilson. Mrs. Baumgartner graduated from Waynesburg High School. She was retired from Washington & Jefferson College, where she worked as a manager of the snack bar for 20 years. Mrs. Baumgartner was...
James Jay Ullom, Sr.
Jun 19, 2008
James Jay Ullom, Sr., 78, of Washington, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, in his home, following an eight-year illness. He was born April 23, 1930, in Chartiers Township, a son of Harry Kibe, Sr. and Alice Grimes Ullom. On March 31, 1948, he entered the U.S. Navy, and served as a Ship's Serviceman Seaman, aboard the USS Krishna. He received...
Clara Greene
Jun 18, 2008
Clara Almedia Greene, 88, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in her residence. She was born November 14, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Roy and Evelyn Baumgardner Cummings. Mrs. Greene owned New York Café in downtown Washington. She enjoyed crafts and making baby dolls and was a former member of LOOM, where she had played dart ball. Mrs....
Charles Albert Gallaer
Jun 17, 2008
Charles Albert Gallaer, 85, of Upper St. Clair, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born July 30, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Charles Walker and Clara Dooley Gallaer. He grew up in New York City, where he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. He then graduated first in...
Dolores Gloria Bell
Jun 15, 2008
Homemaker was Fountain of Life Church member. Dolores Gloria Bell, 80, of Washington, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health for nine months. She was born February 18, 1928, in Canonsburg, a daughter of David and Angelina Amaistadi Bazzoli. A homemaker, Mrs. Bell was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She was...
William ( Bill ) Henry Murray
Jun 14, 2008
William Henry Murray Performance Products foreman enjoyed country music William Henry (Bill) Murray, 49, of Washington, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Canonsburg General Hospital emergency room, after becoming ill at work. He was born April 18, 1959, in Washington, a son of Betty E. Knox Murray of Washington and the late Clyde R. Murray. Mr. Murray graduated from Chartiers-Houston...
George Earl Harris
Jun 14, 2008
George E. Harris, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Christopher’s Personal Care Home, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington, on January 9, 1921, a son of Esther Amon Harris. He attended Washington Schools and was a World War II Veteran having served in the United States Army. For many years, he worked at Brockway...
Barbara Dale Gordon
Jun 12, 2008
Barbara Dale Gordon, 75, of Washington, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care, following a brief illness. She was born July 25, 1932, in Washington, a daughter of Clifford and Leona Shafer Andrew Warrick. Mrs. Gordon was Methodist by faith and was a homemaker. She was a great caregiver for her husband. On May 20, 1949,...
Esker Harold Cottrill, Iii
Jun 11, 2008
Animal lover enjoyed rock collecting Esker Harold Cottrill III, 26, of Canonsburg, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008, as a result of a drowning accident. He was born August 23, 1981, in Washington, a son of Esker H. Jr. and Sherry Marshman Cottrill of Washington. Mr. Cottrill attended University of Phoenix and Triangle Tech. He was a handyman by trade. Mr....
Jack Edward Taylor
Jun 8, 2008
Jack Edward Taylor. 76, of Washington, died Sunday. June 8, 2008, following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 16, 1932, in Canton Township, a son of Perry and Ann Wiecheck Taylor. Upon graduation from high school, he served in the United States Army. He later completed the Dale Carnegie Course and the American Banking Institute Course. Being a...
S. Dale Cross
Jun 8, 2008
Dale Cross, 92, of Washington, died Sunday, June 8, 2008, in the home of her daughter, after having been in declining health. She was born in Wana, West Virginia, on April 4, 1916, a daughter of W. Gay and Nancy M. Wise Wilson. After graduation from Wadestown High School in 1934, she completed study at the Sayre Academy of Cosmetology....
James Clark Montecalvo
Jun 7, 2008
James Clark Montecalvo 26, of Washington, died at 2:35 p.m. Saturday, June 7th in Shadyside Hospital, following his admirable battle against the little understood J.C. Virus. He was born on July 1, 1981, in Washington, and was the son of Guy V. and Marie D. Montecalvo. Jim was a 2000 graduate of Washington High School and participated in football, golf,...
William Donald Schoenig
Jun 6, 2008
William Donald "Don" Schoenig, 87, of Eighty-Four, died on Friday, June 6, 2008, at his home, after a brief illness. He was born on February 14, 1921, in Pittsburgh, a son of Henry Leo and Emma Alfreda Rothkaetal Schoenig. Mr. Schoenig had worked as a draftsman at James Matthews for 30 years. He was Catholic by faith, and he enjoyed...
