Metty (Matt) Onopiuk
Jan 1, 2008
Metty “Matt” Onopiuk, 82, of Washington, died January 1, 2008, in the Washington Hospital, following a one-year illness. He was born July 28, 1925, in Washington, a son of Louis and Agnes Kanish Onopiuk. Mr. Onopiuk was a bricklayer and member of the local Bricklayer and Allied Craftworkers. He also was CEO of Interstate Buildings and Construction, Inc., for 30...
Anna K. Innis Heatley
Dec 29, 2007
Anna K. Innis Heatley, 95, of Washington, died Saturday, December 29, 2007, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, Washington. She was born June 22, 1912, in Brownsville, a daughter of George and Mary Fedak Kurtinecz. Mrs. Heatley was a packer-selector at Hazel Atlas, retiring after working 35 years. Mrs. Heatley was of the Russian Orthodox faith. She enjoyed cooking, taking...
Frances L. Pattison
Dec 26, 2007
Frances Louise “Bricky” Pattison passed away on December 26th, 2007 and is now dancing with the angels in heaven. Bricky or Brick-Top as she was called because of her bright red hair, was born in Los Angeles California on July 30, 1923 to Thomas and Barbara Coleman (Belohlavek). She moved to the Panama Canal Zone in 1933 with her parents...
Sarah J. Watters
Dec 25, 2007
Senior Citizens member enjoyed fishing, cooking Sarah J. Watters, 85, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, in Presbyterian SeniorCare, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born August 16, 1922, in Delphine, a daughter of Louis and Ada Anderson. For seven years, Mrs. Watters worked as a packer at Hazel Atlas. She was a member of Senior Citizens of...
Lester Marlin Anderson
Dec 25, 2007
Washington resident was long-distance truck driver Lester Marlin Anderson, 58, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, in his home. He had been in declining health. He was born September 7, 1949, in Nineveh, a son of Robert and Dorothy Lyons Anderson. Mr. Anderson worked as a long-distance truck driver and formerly worked as a groom at various horse racing...
Mary Ann Spina
Dec 24, 2007
Washington Hospital retiree was member of I.C. Church Mary Ann Spina, 95, formerly of Washington, died Monday, December 24, 2007, in Gurley, Ala. She was born August 4, 1912, in Canonsburg, the third child of Andrew and Helen Furchak. In 1933, she married John Spina, who is deceased. They had four children. Mrs. Spina worked at Washington Hospital for 20...
Catherine R. Eklund
Dec 23, 2007
Catherine R. (Kay) Eklund, 94, of Washington, died December 23, 2007, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. She was born in Meadowlands on July 3, 1913, the daughter of the late John Weber and Rosalie (Skalka) Weber. Mrs. Eklund worked at the Hazel Atlas Glass Factory prior to her marriage to the late Arnold C. (Ernie) Eklund of Washington on...
Shirley Louise Monk
Dec 23, 2007
Shirley Louise Monk, 89, of Washington, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, in her residence at Strabane Woods, where she had lived for the past five and a half years. She was born January 16, 1918, in Luzerne, a daughter of William and Bertha Austin Hawke. Mrs. Monk graduated from Luzerne High School and Wilkes Barre Business College. She was a...
Helen Kuzy Beverina
Dec 23, 2007
Helen Kuzy Beverina, 84, of Washington, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, in her residence. She was born March 13, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Anastasia Carmen Kuzy. Mrs. Beverina graduated from Trinity High School in 1941. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. On October 17, 1948, she married Carl J....
Ruth Marie Schelander
Dec 21, 2007
Ruth Marie Schelander, age 88, passed away in Fresno, CA on December 21, 2007. Ruth, a retired secretary, was baptized, confirmed, and married in the First Lutheran Church of Washington, PA. She was quite proud of the pin she received for perfect Sunday School attendance from kindergarten through high school. Ruth, an accomplished musician, was a member of the Fresno...
Olga Mae Phillips
Dec 20, 2007
Olga Mae Phillips, 66, of Washington, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, in The Washington Hospital. She had been ill since 2000. She was born September 8, 1941, in Greene County, a daughter of Clifford and Anna Wolfe Dillie. Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, reading, and shopping at the mall. She was a member of Friendship Community Church...
Katherine Anna Anderson Heatley
Dec 20, 2007
Katherine Anna Anderson Heatley, 89, of Washington, died at 1:50 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Consulate Health Care, Canonsburg, following a lengthy illness. She was born August 21, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Edward C. and Mary O. Moore Bennett. Mrs. Heatley was a private duty caregiver and also had worked at Washington Glass Company for thirty years....
Mildred Elizabeth Magnatto Lackovich
Dec 19, 2007
Mildred Elizabeth Magnatto Lackovich, 94, of Washington, died at 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2007, in Donnell House. She was ill for several months. Mrs. Lackovich was born July 2, 1913, in Washington, a daughter of Michael and Genevieve Tissi Magnatto. She grew up on Mill Street, in Washington. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was a...
Betty Jane Hewitt
Dec 18, 2007
Betty Jane “B.J.” Hewitt, 79, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, in The Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born October 22, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of Emil M. and Emma M. Ruckert Heres. Mrs. Hewitt graduated from Washington High School in 1947, and worked as a secretary for Amanati and Tucci Insurance. Mrs....
Hilda D. Wagner
Dec 18, 2007
Hilda D. Wagner, 85, of Brighton passed away on December 18, 2007 in Brighton, Colorado. She was born on February 16, 1922 to Lawrence and Francis Maye (Dunn) Davidson in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Hilda attended Mt. Pleasant Township Public Schools. She was married to Harry Wagner on August 16, 1952. Hilda had lived in the Brighton area since 2001. She...
Edwin Burns Swartz, Jr.
Dec 17, 2007
Edwin Burns Swartz, Jr., 96, of Hickory, died Monday, December 17, 2007, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care, following a brief illness. He was born May 31, 1911, in Hickory, a son of Dr. Edwin Burns Swartz, Sr. and Mabel Irene Kille Swartz. Mr. Swartz was a graduate of Hickory High School and Westminster College. He also attended Carnegie Mellon...
Kathryn E. Rutan
Dec 17, 2007
Kathryn E. Rutan, 92, of Washington, died Monday, December 17, 2007, in Hawthorne Woods, following a three-month illness. She was born May 4, 1915, in Washington, a daughter of J. Frank and Gretta Belle Miller Rutan. She was a 1932 graduate of Washington High School and attended night classes at Washington and Jefferson College. After graduation, she worked locally in...
Mary Belle Goga
Dec 17, 2007
Mary Belle Goga, 88, of Washington, died Monday, December 17, 2007, following a two-month illness. She was born July 2, 1919, in Cross Creek, a daughter of Millard Earl and Helen Powelson Findling. Mrs. Goga was a graduate of Midway High School and worked in the deli at Town and Country Market for 22 years and at Gaylord’s for eight...
Ethel M. Bell
Dec 17, 2007
Washington resident loved to be with family, play cards. Ethel M. Bell, 87, of Washington, died Monday, December 17, 2007, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been in declining health. She was born August 18, 1920, in Washington, a daughter of Howard and Marie Crile Sargent. Mrs. Bell worked at F.W. Woolworth's for 22 years. She was a member of...
Doris D. Nicolella
Dec 16, 2007
Dearly loved grandchildren, great-grandchildren. Doris D. Nicolella, 84, of Washington, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 16, 2007, in Washington Hospital. She was born September 1, 1923, in Langeloth, a daughter of Stanley Suica. Mrs. Nicolella was a 1941 graduate of Union High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh under a war training program. During World War II, she worked for...
