Virginia Mae Grimm
Apr 20, 2007
Virginia Mae Grimm, 91, of Washington, died at 5:26 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2007, in her home. She was born January 11, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Grover Cleveland Burke and Mae Newman Burke. Mrs. Grimm graduated from Washington High School in 1934. She worked as an inspector for Hazel Atlas, Continental Can and Brockway Glass for 43 years....
James Roland (Ronnie) Frazee
Apr 18, 2007
WWII vet, Scenery Hill Telephone Co. employee. James Roland (Ronnie) Frazee, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born November 6, 1926, in Washington, a son of Newell "Doc" and Estella Marie Sutton Frazee. Mr. Frazee worked as a lineman for Scenery Hill Telephone Co. for 20 years. During...
William (Bill) Byron Mccracken
Apr 17, 2007
Former owner/operator of Ole Hickory Inn. William Byron (Bill) McCracken, 60, of Washington, died at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in his residence, following a one-year illness. He was born September 18, 1946, in Glendale, W.Va., a son of Betty Ruth Chase McCarrell of Washington and the late Basil McCracken Jr. A 1964 McGuffey High School graduate, Mr. McCracken...
Lee Ann Yevins
Apr 17, 2007
Member of Immaculate Conception Church Lee Ann Yevins, 51, of Houston, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a two-year illness. She was born January 16, 1956, in McKees Rocks, a daughter of Shirley Cartwright Miller of Houston and the late Samuel Pusateri. Mrs. Yevins was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. A homemaker, she was a...
Nancy Mae Mcfall
Apr 16, 2007
Salvation Army Church member Nancy Mae McFall, 58, of Washington, died at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2007, in her home. She had been ill since September. She was born March 27, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of the late Clarence M. and Margaret A. McCartney Smith. Mrs. McFall attended Trinity High School and worked as a waitress at the...
David Scott Garrett
Apr 16, 2007
Self-employed carpenter with Garrett Construction David (Scott) Garrett, 48, of Washington, died Monday, April 16, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following an 18-month illness. Mr. Garrett was born October 10, 1958, in Washington, a son of Esther Kowcheck of Avella and the late David Lee Garrett. He was a graduate of Avella High School. Mr. Garrett was self-employed as a carpenter...
Richard (Shag) James Shields
Apr 15, 2007
Founding member of Trinity Bible Fellowship Richard James "Shag" Shields, 64, of Washington, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 4, 1942, in Pittsburgh, a son of James and Jean Bernier Shields. Mr. Shields was a founding member of Trinity Bible Fellowship and served as an elder. He was a machinist...
Hugh Alvin Brown
Apr 15, 2007
Hugh Alvin Brown, 77, of Washington, died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007, in his home following a four-month illness. He was born August 15, 1929, in Cedar Point, Wisconsin, a son of Alvin and Juanita Grover Brown. Mr. Brown served in the Army. He was honorably discharged September 24, 1954, with a rank of Sergeant, First Class. Mr....
Mary Virginia Walters
Apr 14, 2007
Hickory homemaker enjoyed crossword puzzles. Mary Virginia Walters, 87, of Hickory, died at 9:55 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, in her home, following a six-month illness. She was born May 22, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Charles and Minnie Kelley Clemens. A homemaker, Mrs. Walters enjoyed crossword puzzles and playing cards. Her first husband, Henry Clemens, died in 1942....
Lawrence Thomas Tender
Apr 14, 2007
31-year employee with EJ & E Railroad. Lawrence Thomas Tender, 60, of Washington, died at 6 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2007, in his home. He had been ill since December 2006. He was born August 17, 1946, in Avella, a son of Vincent and Helen Allison Tender. Mr. Tender graduated from Burgettstown High School in 1966 and was a member...
Cecil Neil Hickman
Apr 14, 2007
Retired rural mail carrier for Prosperity Post Office. Cecil Neil Hickman, 81, of Prosperity, died at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, in Standish Assisted Living, Washington. He was born August 12, 1925, in Dunn Station, a son of Cecil and Pearl Cooper Hickman. Mr. Hickman graduated from Morris Township High School in 1943. He worked at Sharp's furniture for...
Jessie Delphine Mcnatt
Apr 14, 2007
Homemaker, hair stylist was hospital volunteer. Jessie Delphine McNatt, 80, of Washington, died at 5:55 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, in her home. She had been in declining health for the last three years. She was born March 19, 1927, in Carmichaels, a daughter of Oakey Osborne and Bertha Stella Blaker Osborne Howard. Mrs. McNatt graduated from Carmichaels High School...
Mary Louise Miller
Apr 11, 2007
Mary Louise Miller, 65, of Washington, died at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in her home. She had been ill since 1998. She was born December 31, 1941, in Sycamore, a daughter of Margaret R. Wilson Breese of Waynesburg and the late James Breese. Mrs. Miller graduated from Trinity High School in 1959. She was employed as a secretary...
Catherine Elizabeth Hixon
Apr 11, 2007
Former beautician, seamstress enjoyed crocheting Catherine E. Hixon, 84, of Washington, died at 2:23 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a two-month illness. She was born April 21, 1922, in Bunola, a daughter of Roy and Stella Opher Beam. A 1940 graduate of Monongahela High School, she attended cosmetology school and previously worked as a...
Grace Leona Progar
Apr 10, 2007
Grace Leona Progar, 84, formerly of Canonsburg, died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2007, in Greenery Specialty Care Center, where she had been a resident for several years. She was born September 3, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Lewis Hobart and Lucy Ellen Yeager Plott. Mrs. Progar graduated from Trinity High School and was a homemaker. She was...
Rose Ann Ferry
Apr 8, 2007
Rose Ann Ferry, 87, of Canton Township, died at 10:35 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2007, in Humber Lane Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born November 2, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Gallo Desmond. Mrs. Ferry attended Washington schools and worked at Clay Targets and as a packer at Tygart Valley Glass. She...
Howard (Tub) Berdine
Apr 7, 2007
Howard "Tub" Berdine, Sr., 77, of Washington, died on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the Donnell House, after a two-year illness. He was born on October 6, 1929, in Amity, PA, a son of Newton Arthur and Adda May Ewing Berdine. Mr. Berdine had worked as a maintenance foreman at Washington Penn Plastics from 1958 until 1995. Mr. Berdine was...
Gertrude Mera Stolfer
Apr 7, 2007
Gertrude Mera Stolfer, 86, of Washington, died at 1:05 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 26, 1920, in California, PA, a daughter of Stephen and Catherine Stonice Mera. Mrs. Stolfer had worked at the Amwell Township election polls for many years and also at the Atlantic & Pacific...
Genevieve J. Babiarz
Apr 7, 2007
Founding member of United Dairy Farms. Genevieve J. Babiarz, 73, of Washington, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, in Presbyterian SeniorCare, Washington, following a two-and-a-half-year illness. She was born August 12, 1933, in Lancaster, Ohio, a daughter of Theodore R. and Iva Pearl Gilkey Cave. A 1952 graduate of Hickory High School, Mrs. Babiarz was one of the first female lobbyists...
Alice Louise Cunningham
Apr 6, 2007
Alice Louise Cunningham, 83, of Washington, died at 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2007, in Donnell House. She was born February 17, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of Charles and Mildred Frazier Read. Mrs. Cunningham graduated from Washington High School in January 1942. She was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a homemaker. On June 21, 1947,...
