Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Washington, Pennsylvania
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Washington, Pennsylvania area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Genevieve Mcmurray
Nov 30, 2007
Genevieve Ann McMurray, 73, of Longmont, died November 30, 2007, in her home. She was born June 24, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of Doumett and Annie Yimin Mansour. She graduated from Washington High School in 1952. Mrs. McMurray worked for Brockway Glass for ten years and then became a homemaker. On June 25, 1955, in Washington, she married Robert...
Virginia M. Baldwin
Nov 30, 2007
Virginia M. Baldwin, 90, of Spring, Texas, formerly Washington, died Friday November 30, 2007, in Regent Care Center, Woodlands, Texas, following a lingering illness. She was born November 24, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of Vivian and Eva Clutter McVehil. Mrs. Baldwin had worked at the Washington Laundry and as a practical nurse at the Washington County Home. She was...
Charles Andrew Mass
Nov 30, 2007
Charles Andrew Mass, 85, of Washington, died Friday, November 30, 2007, in Donnell House, following a brief illness. He was born November 22, 1922, in Monongahela, a son of Anthony and Ann Misevich Mass. In 1983, Mr. Mass retired from Jessop Steel after 43 years of service. He was a member of S.O.A. R., Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees, USWA...
Larry Ray Haskey
Nov 29, 2007
Larry Ray Haskey, 54, of Washington, died Thursday, November 29, 1007, in his residence, following an eight-month illness. He was born September 10, 1953, in Washington, a son of Joe and Ruth McMasters Haskey. Mr. Haskey attended Washington High School and was a general laborer and handyman. He was a member of Wolfdale Bible Chapel, where he drove the church...
Louise Jenkins
Nov 28, 2007
Louise Jenkins, 72, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, in Donnell House, following a two-year illness. She was born December 2, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of Albert and Dola Bucannon Pounds. Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, NASCAR, football, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of Friendship Community Church. On...
David Lee Martin
Nov 28, 2007
David Lee Martin, 49, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Oakland, following an eight-month illness. He was born August 23, 1958, in Washington, a son of Donald Roy Martin of Canton, West Virginia, and Lillian Hampson Martin of Canonsburg. Mr. Martin was a self-employed building contractor. He was a member of Calvary Temple...
Louretta Carolyn Amos
Nov 26, 2007
Nursing assistant enjoyed crafts and art Louretta Carolyn Amos, 83, of Washington, died Monday, November 26, 2007, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington. She had been ill since March. She was born June 20, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of Zeno and Jane Mahalia Reedy. Mrs. Amos attended Trinity High School and worked as a certified nursing assistant for local nursing...
Raymond T. Frank
Nov 26, 2007
Raymond T. Frank, 55, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Monday, November 26, 2007. He was born August 18, 1952, in Sharon, a son of Barbara Stafford of Akron, Ohio, and the late Albert Richard Frank. Mr. Frank was a manager for MOJ Corporation for six years. He was a member of Avery United Methodist Church and Moose Lodge #22, and volunteered...
Mildred Sikora
Nov 25, 2007
Mildred Sikora, 77, of Washington, died Sunday, November 25, 2007, in her home. She was born February 27, 1930, in Indianola, a daughter of Emmett and Florence Bowlands Crupe. Mrs. Sikora was a homemaker and excellent baker. She loved her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. Mrs. Sikora was a member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church....
Dorotha Helen Kujawa
Nov 25, 2007
Dorotha Helen Kujawa, 87, of Washington, PA., formerly Pleasant Valley, Fairmont, WV, died Sunday, November 25, 2007, in Consulate Health Care, Canonsburg, following a one-year illness. She was born April 23, 1920, in Fairmont, WV, a daughter of Hubert D. and Edna Alta Travis Hull. Mrs. Kujawa was a member of West Washington United Methodist Church. She had worked in...
Rita Christina Close
Nov 24, 2007
Rita Christina Close, 77, of Claysville, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, in Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born August 19, 1930, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Frank and Anna Vulchak Krolczyk. Mrs. Close was Lutheran by faith. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo, crocheting and knitting. On June 6, 1956, she married Irvin Lee Close, who...
Shirley Louise Noviski
Nov 24, 2007
Shirley Louise Noviski, 60, of Washington, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born August 10, 1947, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Fred D. Shepherd, Sr. and Violet Tutay Shepherd. Mrs. Noviski was a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and attended California University in conjunction with Washington Hospital School of Nursing. She was...
Metro Podolek
Nov 24, 2007
Metro Podolek, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, in Canonsburg Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 18, 1924, a son of Anthony and Cecelia Polynick Podolec. Mr. Podolek attended Washington High School, then worked at Tygart Valley Glass Company in Washington, before entering the U.S. Navy April 5, 1943, serving during World War II, in...
Frank J. Losko
Nov 24, 2007
Frank J. Losko, 91, of Canonsburg, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, at Greenery Skilled Nursing of Canonsburg. He was born January 8, 1916, in Westland, a son of Michael and Nellie Gazda Losko. Mr. Losko entered the U.S. Army November 19, 1942, serving during World War II, in the Caribbean, and receiving the World War II Victory Medal, American Service...
Esther Jane Hays
Nov 24, 2007
Homemaker, former member of Canonsburg U.P. Church. Esther Jane Hays, 59, of Washington, formerly of Hohenwald, Tenn., died Saturday, November 24, 2007, following a five-month illness. She was born in Wheeling, W.Va., a daughter of Ralph Edward and Norma May McMahan Greene. Mrs. Hays was a homemaker and was once a member of Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, prior to leaving...
Dennis Wray Huffman
Nov 23, 2007
Dennis Wray Huffman, 49, of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly, Friday, November 23, 2007, in his home. He was born March 29, 1958, in Washington, a son of Francis Delmar and Edith Hutter Huffman. Mr. Huffman was once a groom at the Meadows Race Track in Meadowlands. His faith was Methodist. He enjoyed fishing, playing bingo, and was an avid Steeler Fan....
Virginia Mary Cox
Nov 21, 2007
Virginia Mary Hamilton Cox, 90, of Washington, died November 21, 2007, in Greenery Skilled Nursing Center. She was born August 26, 1917, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of William Raymond and Mary Rose Bruchbacker Hamilton. In 1944, she moved to the United States and took a job as a secretary in the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she...
Bernard F. Bunner
Nov 15, 2007
Bernard Franklin Bunner, 79, of Washington, died November 15, 2007, in the Washington Hospital. He had been in ill health since September. He was born January 15, 1928, in Washington, a son of Frederick Sevor Bunner and Thelma Cahill Bunner. Mr. Bunner attended Clark School and graduated from Washington High School in January 1947, where he was a member of...
Rev. Harold Orr
Nov 15, 2007
Rev. Harold Orr, 81, of Washington, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, in Presbyterian Senior Care, following a 22-month illness. He was born April 17, 1926, in Allerton, Iowa, a son of Rev. Harvey J. Orr and Ina Marie Sterrett Orr. Mr. Orr graduated from Lincoln High School in Midland and from Geneva College in Beaver Falls. He completed seminary work...
Walter W. Collins, Sr.
Nov 14, 2007
Walter William Collins, Sr., 77, of McMurray, formerly Castle Shannon, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007, in McMurray Hills Manor, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 28, 1930, in Castle Shannon, a son of Harry and Helen Marie Buch Collins. Mr. Collins served in the United States Marine Corps From July 10, 1946, until his honorable discharge as a...
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