Martha Louise Henderson
Feb 25, 2008
Martha Louise Henderson, 81, of Bridgeville, died Monday, February 25, 2008, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 15, 1926, in Washington, a daughter of Edward and Lucy Johnson Keener. Mrs. Henderson was a homemaker who enjoyed reading and gardening. She was a very loving mother who enjoyed time spent with her family�they were her life. Mrs. Henderson was...
Kenneth Krikorian
Feb 25, 2008
PNC Bank vice president Kenneth Krikorian, 69, of Washington, formerly of Providence, R.I., died unexpectedly Monday, February 25, 2008, in Washington Hospital. He was born January 7, 1939, in Providence, a son of Peter and Lucy Garabedian Krikorian, who are deceased. Mr. Krikorian served in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed as vice president of PNC Bank in Washington....
Paul R. Roth
Feb 25, 2008
Paul R. Roth, 28, of Pittsburgh, died Monday, February 25, 2008, in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. He was born July 16, 1979, in Washington, a son of Neal E. and Janice M. Dornan Roth of McMurray. Mr. Roth was a graduate of Peters Township High School and a 2002 graduate of Penn State. At the time of...
Dr. Joseph F. Bayer
Feb 25, 2008
Patient, prayerful and accepting, in the presence of loving family, Dr. Joseph F. Bayer, of Washington and McMurray, succumbed Monday afternoon after a protracted fight with complications of Parkinson’s disease. Born in Brackenridge, PA, May 25, 1930, he graduated from Harbrack High School. He did undergraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh in chemistry and math, subsequently graduating from the...
Joseph E. Pastorok
Feb 24, 2008
Joseph Edward Pastorok, 83, of Washington, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 18, 1924, in Oakdale, a son of Stephen and Mary Bartosic Pastorok. During World War II, he served in the United States Marine Corps. from April 7, 1943, until his honorable discharge as a corporal on March 30,...
Lois Jean Clayton
Feb 23, 2008
Former sales clerk for Towers Jewelry. Lois Jean Clayton, 74, of Avella, died at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2008, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 17, 1933, in Claysville, a daughter of William W. and Myrtle Cunningham Miller. Mrs. Clayton attended Claysville High School and once worked as a sales clerk at Towers...
Patricia Barr Dorgan
Feb 21, 2008
Patricia “Pat” Dorgan, 75, of Houston, PA, died at 9:05 p.m., on Thursday, February 21, 2008, at The Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born on September 18, 1932, a daughter of James Clifford and Jo Anna Burns Barr. Pat was very popular in the Washington Area. She worked for many years in retail at the Franklin Mall,...
Furlo Lloyd Ellis
Feb 20, 2008
Furlo Lloyd Ellis, 39, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, February 20, 2008. He was born April 27, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio, a son of Alice Francene Ellis of Washington and the late Milton Waverly Short. Mr. Ellis was a graduate of Washington High School, where he was a member of the 1984 and 1986 state championship basketball teams. He was...
David Ray Lindsay
Feb 20, 2008
David Ray Lindsay, 57, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, February 20, 2008, in his residence. He was born April 5, 1949, in Washington, a son of the late Glenn and Marian Laird Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay was a graduate of McGuffey High School and worked at Penn Mould as a mould maker. He enjoyed camping, golfing and working on his computer....
Betty "Sis" Louise Keener
Feb 19, 2008
Washington homemaker enjoyed puzzles, writing poems. Betty "Sis" Louise Keener, 75, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Washington Hospital. She was born May 26, 1932, in Washington, a daughter of Lester and Olive Mae Rodgers Allen. Mrs. Keener was Protestant and a homemaker. She enjoyed bingo, crossword puzzles, writing poems and spending time with her grandchildren. On...
Anna Gail Morrow
Feb 19, 2008
Anna Gail “Annie” Morrow, 53, of Hickory, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Presbyterian, in Oakland, after a one-week illness. She was born on August 10, 1954, in Washington, PA, a daughter of Helen Kovalcik Piacenza, of Washington, and the late Antonio Piacenza. Mrs. Morrow was a homemaker. She was a member of...
John Leonard Sherburne
Feb 19, 2008
John Leonard Sherburne, 84, of Prosperity, died at 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Washington County Health Center. He was born November 25, 1923, in New York, NY, a son of Walter F. and Rachel Campbell Sherburne. Mr. Sherburne was a purchasing clerk at U.S. Steel Corporation for 38 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of Upper...
Mona Louise Brahs
Feb 17, 2008
Mona Louise Brahs, 74, of Richhill Township, Greene County, formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly, Sunday, February 17, 2008, in her residence. She was born May 2, 1933, in Washington, a daughter of Carl and Mary Phillips Nystrom. Mrs. Brahs was a licensed practical nurse and homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting and quilting. On September 15, 1954, she married Robert A. Brahs,...
Kathryn Baer Jones
Feb 16, 2008
Kathryn B. Jones, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, February 16, 2008, following a one year illness. She was born in Washington, on May 25, 1920, a daughter of John L. and Lucille Wiles Baer. On February 17, 1942, she married Charles L. Jones, who died on December 30, 1972. Mrs. Jones retired from Metro/Ball Glass in 1980. She later became...
Virginia Mary Cassidy
Feb 15, 2008
Virginia Mary Cassidy, 83, of Washington, died Friday, February 15, 2008, in the Washington County Health Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hopedale, Ohio, on June 13, 1923, a daughter of Loretta and Julia Zabon Daquanno. A graduate of Penn Commercial Business School, Mrs. Cassidy worked several years as a receptionist at the Y.W.C.A. in Washington. She...
Robert Estel Hodgson, Sr.
Feb 13, 2008
Robert E. Hodgson, Sr., 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in The Washington Hospital, following a six-month illness. He was born December 15, 1934, in Belleview, Allegheny County, a son of the late Robert F. and Macel M. Harless Hodgson. Mr. Hodgson was a 1952 graduate of Monongahela High School. He attended the Electronics Institute of Pittsburgh, the...
Ree Jean A. Salisberry
Feb 13, 2008
Ree Jean A. Salisberry, 91, of Washington, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in Donnell House. She was born November 8, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Fred and Ruth Kahl Blake. Mrs. Salisberry graduated from Newark New Jersey High School. She was a member of Faith United Presbyterian Church and a member of Esther Circle at the...
Homer Dwight Byrd
Feb 11, 2008
Homer Dwight Byrd, 70, of Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 9, 1937, in Washington, a son of Floyd Robert and Margaret Leasure Byrd. Mr. Byrd graduated from Trinity High School in 1956, from Washington and Jefferson College in 1960, with a degree in political science, and from Duquesne...
Thomas Lee Franks
Feb 11, 2008
Thomas Lee Franks, 65, of Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, in his home. He had been in declining health. He was born July 9, 1942, in Uniontown, a son of Margaret Coffman Fuller, of Washington, and the late Thomas Reed Franks. Mr. Franks graduated from Trinity High School and Washington and Jefferson College. He was employed as an electrician...
Anthony Sorice
Feb 10, 2008
Anthony “Moe” Sorice, 86, of Washington, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. He was born December 14, 1921, in Washington, a son of Antonio and Florence Tesauro Sorice. A 1940 graduate of Washington High School, he entered the Army on October 31, 1940, serving during World War II and received the Good Conduct...
