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...
Marion A. Carlisle
Dec 15, 2007
Marion A. Carlisle, 92, of Washington, formerly Claysville, died Saturday, December 15, 2007, in Southminster of Presbyterian Senior Care. She had been in declining health. She was born October 30, 1915, in Claysville, a daughter of Charles O. and Charolotte Miller Allender. She was a graduate of Claysville High School and was a homemaker. Mrs. Carlisle was a member of...
Robert William Kaste
Dec 15, 2007
Graduate of Fort Cherry High School Robert William Kaste, 58, of Washington, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 2007, in Tandem Health Care, North Strabane Township, following a three-month illness. He was born May 31, 1949, in Washington, a son of Arthur and Helen W. Kraeer Kaste. Mr. Kaste was a graduate of Fort Cherry High School. He was...
Loann Clark
Dec 14, 2007
LoAnn Clark, 72, of Washington, died Friday, December 14, 2007, in Presbyterian Senior Care, following a lengthy illness. She was born March 5, 1935, in Langeloth, a daughter of Frank Melvin Sr. and Dorothy Mounts Melvin. For 20 years, Mrs. Clark worked at The Washington Hospital in the central supply department. She enjoyed watching game shows, collecting clocks, playing bingo,...
Reynolds James Adams
Dec 13, 2007
Reynolds James “Wizard” Adams, 64, of Washington, formerly Los Angeles, California, died Thursday, December 13, 2007, in The Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born October 21, 1943, in South Strabane Township, a son of Raymond J. and Margaret Blake Adams. Mr. Adams was employed by PK Cleaning and previously employed by Immaculate Conception Cemetery for several years....
Clayton E. Gregg, Iii
Dec 12, 2007
Clayton Edgar Gregg, III, 56, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, in Donnell House. He had been in declining health the past few months. He was born September 13, 1951, in Washington, a beloved son of Audrey Chipps Gregg of Washington and the late Clayton E. Gregg, Jr. Mr. Gregg attended Wolfdale School and graduated from Trinity High School....
Willis Roger Gray, Jr.
Dec 12, 2007
Willis Roger Gray, Jr., 65, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007, in his residence. He had been in declining health. He was born February 10, 1942, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Willis R. and Katherine R. Philabaum Gray, Sr. Mr. Gray was a self-employed truck driver for 40 years and enjoyed mud bogging. Surviving are a son,...
