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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Albert Thomas Rea

Albert Thomas Rea

Sep 3, 2007

Albert Thomas Rea, 74, of Washington, died at 7:47 p.m., on Monday, September 3, 2007, at his home, after several years of declining health. He was born on May 9, 1933, in Washington, a son of Giavacchino “Jack” and Anna Paul Rea. Mr. Rea worked for 30 years as a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service. He retired...

Wanda H. Ezersky

Wanda H. Ezersky

Sep 2, 2007

Wanda H. Ezersky, 88, of Washington, died at 9:13 a.m., Sunday, September 2, 2007, in her home, following a three-month illness. She was born March 22, 1919, in Littleton, W.V., a daughter of Howard and Maude Bradley Hamilton. Mrs. Ezersky was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She was a Girl Scout leader, a...

Carmela Cunningham

Carmela Cunningham

Sep 1, 2007

Carmela Theresa Castelluzzo Cunningham, of Washington, died Saturday, September 1, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She had been ill since 2002. Carmela, was known to her siblings as Camel and to her friends as Connie. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of Vincenzo and Vincenza Farrauto Castelluzzo, where she later met and married a sailor, Reet “Rex”...

Robert W. Sweeny

Robert W. Sweeny

Sep 1, 2007

Robert W. Sweeney, 82, of Washington, died at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2007, in Washington Hosptial. He had been ill for eighteen months. He was born December 8, 1924, in Lawrenceville, a son of Frederick and Margaret Wallace Sweeny. Mr. Sweeney was a graduate of Washington High School and entered the U.S. Marine Corps on April 10, 1944. He...

Thomas Randell Coffman

Thomas Randell Coffman

Aug 30, 2007

Thomas Randell Coffman, 53, of Houston, died at 8:10 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2007, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born May 4, 1954, in Uniontown, a son of Jean Savage, of Houston, with whom he made his home, and Robert Coffman, of Peters Township. Mr. Coffman graduated from Trinity High School in 1971. He served in...

Matthew M. Medovich

Matthew M. Medovich

Aug 30, 2007

Matthew Marco Medovich, 84, of Washington, died at 6:05 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2007, in Donnell House. He had been ill since July. He was born October 14, 1922, in Washington, a son of John and Sophia Medovich. Mr. Medovich was a Canton Township supervisor and worked as a welder-fabricator for Star Mould. He was a member of St. Hilary...

Rudolph Bobik

Rudolph Bobik

Aug 29, 2007

Rudolph Bobik, 90, of Washington, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2007, in Kade Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born November 25, 1916, in Yugar, West Virginia, a son of Regina Stanco Bobik Wozniak. During World War II, Mr. Bobik served in the Army, Company B, 135th Infantry, 34th Division, in North Africa and the European...

Helen Jane Bryner

Helen Jane Bryner

Aug 27, 2007

Helen Jane Bryner, 92, of Claysville, formerly of Washington, died Monday, August 27, 2007. She had been in failing health. She was born May 8, 1915, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph T. and Helen J. Lindberg Perry. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Bryner worked for thirteen years in sales at J.C. Penney. She was Methodist and was a life member...

Theresa Louise Mccormick

Theresa Louise Mccormick

Aug 26, 2007

Theresa Louise (Fedor) McCormick, 69, died at Washington Hospital on Sunday, August 26, 2007 from complications associated with lymphoma. She was born February 19, 1938, a daughter of Michael and Anna Fedor. Devoted wife, mother, sister and aunt, her family was always most important to her. She worked as judge of elections for more than 30 years in Canton Township....

Darrell J. Temple

Darrell J. Temple

Aug 25, 2007

Farmhand for Manchester Farm enjoyed dartball. Darrell J. Temple, 67, of Hickory, died Saturday, August 25, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a long and debilitating illness. He was born July 23, 1940, near Morristown, Ohio, a son of Elizabeth Barb Temple of Hickory and the late Ben F. Temple. He was member of Hickory United Presbyterian Church. Before his illness,...

Phillip S. Buckingham

Phillip S. Buckingham

Aug 24, 2007

"Shadow" in Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club. Phillip S. "Flip" Buckingham, 60, of Hickory, died at 12:51 p.m. Friday, August 24, 2007, in his residence. He had been ill since March 2004. He was born August 6, 1947, in Washington, a son of Robert G. and Helen L. Buckingham Ankrom. Mr. Buckingham graduated from Trinity High School in 1965. He was...

Bradley (Barry) Barrett Deems, Sr.

Bradley (Barry) Barrett Deems, Sr.

Aug 23, 2007

Bradley Barrett "Barry"쳌 Deems, Sr., 66 of Taylorstown, died at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2007, in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, due to injuries received in a truck accident. He was born August 8, 1941, in Brownsville, a son of Merle Samuel and Mildred Irene Rodgers Deems. Mr. Deems attended Centerville Schools and served in the Army National Guard. He was...

Julia Anne Linck

Julia Anne Linck

Aug 21, 2007

Julia Anne S. Linck, 85, of Washington, died at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in Presbyterian Senior Care following a 16-month illness. She was born January 15, 1922, in Williamsport, a daughter of Ralph and Julia Shaw Staver. Mrs. Linck graduated from Williamsport High School and attended Lycoming College for two years. She worked as a secretary for the...

James F. Reese

James F. Reese

Aug 21, 2007

James Franklin Reese, 61, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in the Emergency Room of the Washington Hospital. He was born August 12, 1946, in Washington, a son of the late John and Sudie Pierce Reese. Mr. Reese graduated from McGuffey High School in 1965, and served in the United States Army in Vietnam. Before his retirement, Mr....

Sarah Elizabeth Klein

Sarah Elizabeth Klein

Aug 19, 2007

Sara Elizabeth Klein, 95, of McMurray, died Sunday, August 19, 2007. She was born in Bridgeville, on January 29, 1912, a daughter of Charles Edward and Sarah Penson Godwin. She was a member of the Center Presbyterian Church and had been attending the Upper St. Clair Alliance Church. Gardening and reading as well as crochet, knitting and various crafts were...

Howard Edward Wolfe

Howard Edward Wolfe

Aug 19, 2007

Howard Edward Wolfe, 82, of Washington, died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2007, in his home. He was born July 23, 1925, in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Norman and Bertha Pettit Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe attended Washington High School. He joined the United States Navy on September 28, 1943. During World War II, he served aboard the...

Anna Catherine Higginbotham

Anna Catherine Higginbotham

Aug 18, 2007

Anna Catherine Higginbotham, 91, of Washington, died Saturday, August 18, 2007, in Washington County Health Center following a lingering illness. She was born January 20, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of John Sherman and Bertha Lennox McNeal. Mrs. Higginbotham worked as a custodian for Trinity School District and Washington County Jail, as a waitress at Julia's Restaurant, and as a...

Juanita V. Gallagher

Juanita V. Gallagher

Aug 16, 2007

Juanita V. Gallagher, 83, of Washington, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, in Washington Hospital Emergency Department following a five-year illness. She was born September 7, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Melvin and Retta Patterson Vankirk. Mrs. Gallagher graduated from Trinity High School. She worked at Grant’s Department Store in uptown Washington for ten years and then in the deco...

Thomas David Maurice Fox

Thomas David Maurice Fox

Aug 15, 2007

Thomas David Maurice Fox, 75, of Washington, died at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2007, in his home, following a six-week illness. He was born November 11, 1931, in Washington, D.C., a son of the late David and Emily Young Fox. Mr. Fox was Catholic. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, photography and Ham Radio. His call sign with Ham Radio...

Pamela Jo Hudak

Pamela Jo Hudak

Aug 15, 2007

Pamela Jo Hudak, 44, of Washington, died at 11:07 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2007, in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. She was born April 23, 1963, in Washington, a daughter of John Zylo, of Meadowlands, and Rosemary Krajacic Rudolph, of Washington. Mrs. Hudak graduated from Chartiers-Houston High School in 1981 and was employed by Holiday...

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