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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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Lois Martin
Nov 14, 2007
Lois Martin, 59, of Natrona Heights, formerly of Washington, died November 14, 2007, after a long battle with illness. Beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ms. Martin was an avid reader, gardener, and music/entertainment aficionado. She was a dedicated employee of 22 years of Cooper Crouse-Hinds. She is dearly missed and survived by brothers Jack and James Moore, son Gene...
Kathleen Elizabeth Kamenski
Nov 12, 2007
Motorcyclist enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Kathleen Elizabeth Kamenski, 57, of Washington, died Monday, November 12, 2007, in Washington Hospital. She was born November 28, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of Walker and Catherine Gump Pirt. Mrs. Kamenski was a graduate of Trinity High School. She worked as a payroll/accounts payable clerk in Humbert Lane for 13 years and prior to...
Mary Grace Interval Trifaro
Nov 11, 2007
Mary Grace Interval Trifaro, 89, of Washington, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, Sunday, November 11, 2007, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. She was born April 2, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Samuel and Mamie Spagnola Interval. Mrs. Trifaro, a graduate of St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing, was a registered nurse. She was a supervisor in...
Linda May Logue
Nov 11, 2007
Washington resident enjoyed gardening and bowling. Linda M. Logue, 60, of Washington died Sunday, November 11, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a ten-month illness. She was born November 17, 1946, in New Rochelle, N.Y., a daughter of the late John and Patricia Mandarano May. A 1964 graduate of Milford Connecticut High School, she was a member of Sacred Heart Church,...
Robert Kenneth Knestrick
Nov 11, 2007
"Decorated Veteran" World War II Robert Kenneth Knestrick, 89, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Sunday, November 11, 2007, in Washington Hospital. He was born November 23, 1917, in Washington, a son of John S. and Regina Marshall Knestrick. Mr. Knestrick entered the U.S. Army, April 8, 1941, serving during World War II, with A Battery 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in Normandy,...
Fern Edna Werner
Nov 10, 2007
Fern Edna Werner, 95, of Washington, died Saturday, November 10, 2007, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Grapeville, Pennsylvania, on October 7, 1912, a daughter of William and Margaret Sadler Knauss. Earlier in her life, she worked at Jeanette Glass and Victory Glass as a Mould Cleaner. Mrs. Werner enjoyed making Embroidery, Quilting, as well as Crocheting. On...
Richard Lee Garrett
Nov 8, 2007
Richard Lee Garrett, 80, of Washington, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a two-month illness. He was born May 14, 1927, in Washington, a son of Ernest W. and May Carlisle Garrett. Mr. Garrett was a graduate of Trinity High School and had attended college. On September 29, 1950, during the Korean Conflict era, he entered the...
James Edward Burk
Nov 8, 2007
James Edward Burk, 86, of Washington, died Thursday, November 8, 2007, in The Washington Hospital. He was born September 23, 1921, in East Buffalo Township, a son of John D. and Charlotte Fife Burk. During World War II, Mr. Burk served in the army with Company A, 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, in the European Theater. He was honorably discharged on...
Shirley Anne Armstrong
Nov 6, 2007
Shirley Anne Armstrong, 77, of Winchester, Indiana, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, in Randolph Nursing Home, Winchester. She had been ill since February. She was born August 10, 1930, in Lone Cedar, West Virginia, a daughter of Peter and Vern Davis Mills. Mrs. Armstrong worked in the admitting office of The Washington Hospital for 14 years. She...
Robert Wayne Sprowls
Nov 6, 2007
Robert Wayne Sprowls, 48, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 6, 2007. He was born December 11, 1958, in Washington, a son of Ralph Eugene and Betty Lou Cummins Sprowls of Washington. Mr. Sprowls attended McGuffey High School. He worked as a laborer and machine operator at PennPro and for many years had worked as a landscaper for Blackburn Construction....
John Barney
Nov 5, 2007
WWII veteran enjoyed winemaking. John Barney, 94, of Washington, died Monday, November 5, 2007, in Washington County Health Center, following a brief illness. He was born October 22, 1913, in Scenery Hill, a son of John and Cora Carter Barney. Mr. Barney worked as a maintenance supervisor in Washington Rubber Co. He enjoyed winemaking and helping others with small projects....
Debra Jean Shaffer
Nov 4, 2007
Debra Jean Shaffer, 55, of Washington, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, in Donnell House following a two-year illness. She was born September 17, 1952, in Washington, a daughter of Clarence V. and Olive Mary Richmond Shaffer. Ms. Shaffer was a graduate of Washington High School and worked as a medical billing specialist at South Western Pennsylvania Neurology for six years....
Fred L. Williams
Nov 3, 2007
WWII Marine vet was driver for Frito Lay, Archway Fred L. Williams, 84, of Washington, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 3, 2007, in Leesburg (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, Leesburg. He was born March 11, 1923, in Sugar Grove, Greene County, a son of Thomas Dorsey and Kathryn Turner Williams. During World War II, Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
Joan Diane Minor
Nov 2, 2007
Joan Diane Minor, 61, of Washington, died unexpectedly Friday, November 2, 2007, in The Washington Hospital. She was born October 11, 1946, in New Eagle, a daughter of Walter Elmer and Pearl Eden Leopold. Mrs. Minor was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening, cooking, and caring for her children. On August 28, 1964, she married Ronald Ray Minor, Sr., who...
Jerome Paul Marry
Nov 1, 2007
Jerry Marry, 59, of Washington, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, in his residence. He had been in declining health. He was born April 22, 1948, in Washington, a son of Nello and Amelia Montecalvo Marry. Mr. Marry graduated from Washington High School and Duff’s Business School. He served in the United States Army in Vietnam, where he earned the M14...
Mary S. Czmiel
Nov 1, 2007
Mary Sophie Spara Czmiel, 97, of Washington, died Thursday, November 1, 2007, in Washington County Health Center. She was born June 9, 1910, in Washington, a daughter of Jacob and Josephine Olszanicki Spara. Mrs. Czmiel worked as a glass decorator for Washington Company and Duncan Miller Glass. She was a member of and very active in Holy Trinity National Catholic...
Clara (Trudi) Wanetta King
Oct 31, 2007
Clara Wanetta "Trudi" King, 64, of Washington, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007, in Donnell House. She had been ill since December 2006. Born November 19, 1942, she was the daughter of Joseph and Cleo Pearl Randolph Brown, Sr. She was born and raised in Avella. Mrs. King was a graduate of McGuffey High School. She worked for 25 years at...
Robert L. Mcdaniel, Jr.
Oct 30, 2007
"World War II Marine Veteran" Robert L. McDaniel, Jr., 86, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, in Donnell House, surrounded by his family. He was born July 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Robert L. Sr. and Pauline Strosnider McDaniel. During World War II, Mr. McDaniel served in the U.S. Marine Corps, entering on August 9, 1942, and...
Catherine E Cox
Oct 29, 2007
Catherine Elizabeth Cox, 95, of Washington, died Monday, October 29, 2007, in Humbert Lane, following a 6-month illness. She was born October 13, 1912, in Bridgeville, a daughter of John William and Catherine Beierlein Flinn. Mrs. Cox was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, bingo, dances, and shopping...
Ann Zenner
Oct 26, 2007
Ann Zenner, 77, of Washington, died Friday, October 26, 2007, in the Donnell Hospice House. She was born in Washington on February 27, 1930, a daughter of John and Julia Ann Lazor Tulock. Mrs. Zenner was a graduate of Washington High School, a home maker and member of St. Hilary Catholic Church in Washington. In January of 1952, she married...
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