H. Benjamin Hutchinson
Apr 5, 2007
WWII veteran was O-R head of photography. H. Benjamin Hutchinson, 87, of Washington, died at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2007, in Greenery Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing, Canonsburg. He had been ill since February. He was born June 10, 1919, in Washington, a son of William C. and Martha Paxton Hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson was a graduate of Washington High School....
Loretta Bernice Fisher
Apr 5, 2007
Loretta B. Fisher, 66, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 5, 2007, at her home. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 9, 1941, a daughter of the late Casimir and Irene Knopka Wieczorek. For more than twenty-seven years, she worked as a book keeper for the Washington Senior Citizens Organization. She enjoyed playing bingo at the American...
John James Duncan
Apr 4, 2007
Ohio resident. John James Duncan, 54, of Euclid, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007. He was the father of Louise, John, Joe, Jolene and Katie; grandfather of 16; brother of Joyce, Joseph, Jane, Josephine (deceased), Jacqueline, Jeannette, June, Tammy and Jace; and former husband and dear friend of Donna. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 and 4...
Daniel Francis Vorum
Mar 31, 2007
Entrepreneur was owner of City Motors Inc. Daniel Francis Vorum, 49, of Ironwood Drive, Southpointe, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 31, 2007, in his home. He was born June 20, 1957, in Washington, the youngest son of the late Stephen H. Vorum Sr. and Frances Corabi Vorum. Mr. Vorum attended Immaculate Conception Elementary and High School and graduated from Trinity High...
Rev. Lavon C. Holder
Mar 30, 2007
Rev. Lavon C. Holder, 85, of Avella, died at 6:32 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2007, in Washington Hospital. He had been in declining health. He was born September 11, 1921, in Bradford, Arkansas, a son of Andrew D. and Cornetia E. Scoggin Holder. On July 21, 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, receiving the rank of Seaman First Class...
Roberta Cecil Alrutz
Mar 29, 2007
Roberta Cecil Alrutz, 88, of Washington, died March 29, 2007, in Washington County Health Center, following a lingering illness. She was born March 27, 1919, in Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County, a daughter of A.C. and Elizabeth Briggs. Mrs. Alrutz graduated from Hickory High School and was a member of Chartiers Crossroads Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Alrutz was employed by Shanty...
William E. (Bill) Sams
Mar 29, 2007
Washington Native was WWII Veteran. William E. “Billâ€쳌 Sams, 86, of St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park, Florida. He was born December 18, 1920, in Washington, a son of Roy William and Carrie Edith Glover Sams. He attended Washington Schools and was a painter with Pence Painting and Decorating....
Caroline Lattimore
Mar 28, 2007
Caroline Lattimore, 93, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in the Washington Hospital. She was born September 16, 1913, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of Antonio and Marie Carlebella Marone. Mrs. Lattimore worked as a cook in several local restaurants and enjoyed cooking, baking and gambling. She was Catholic by faith. On February 14, 1934,...
Thomas L. Ulery
Mar 27, 2007
Glassworker, member of Fairhill Manor Church. Thomas L. Ulery, 89, of Claysville, died at 6:45 a.m Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in Donnell House, Washington. He had been in declining health. He was born December 27, 1917, in Washington, a son of Eli George and Madeline Sayre Ulery. Mr. Ulery attended Trinity High School and was a member of Fairhill Manor...
Clayton Lee Moore
Mar 21, 2007
Equipco Co. truck driver and custodian. Clayton Lee Moore, 72, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 5, 1934, in Lone Pine, a son of William Henry and Dorothy Ann Waites Moore. Mr. Moore was a truck driver and custodian at Equipco Co. for 151/2 years. He served...
John "Fred" Fredrick Grose
Mar 21, 2007
John (Fred) Fredrick Grose, 69, of Hickory, died at 4:14 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2007,in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born August 24, 1937, in Washington, a son of Walter R. and Lois J. Alexander Grose. Mr. Grose graduated from Claysville High School in 1956. He was the owner/operator of Grose Market in West Washington and Hickory for 45 years....
Lowell Thomas Frankenbery
Mar 19, 2007
Graphic artist from Eighty Four Lowell T. Frankenbery, 74, of Eighty Four, died at 2:09 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born January 25, 1933, in Uniontown, a son of Jay Donald and Margaret Pascoe Frankenbery. Mr. Frankenbery attended Uniontown High School, the University of Denver, Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago...
Linda Lee Cossu
Mar 17, 2007
Linda Lee Cossu, 57, of Washington, died at 10:25 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the Donnell House after a 3 year, 2 month illness. She was born on February 8, 1950, in Washington, PA, a daughter of Frank Cossu of Claysville, and the late Elsie Wilhoft Cossu. Ms. Cossu worked as an escort at the Washington Hospital. She...
William John Thompson
Mar 17, 2007
William John Thompson William John Thompson, 78, of Eighty-Four, died at 6:03 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the Greenery Nursing Home, after a five-month illness. He was born on July 28, 1928, in Fitchburg, MA, a son of William Henry and Sirri Esther Thompson. Mr. Thompson was President and Owner of the Penn Commercial Beauty Academy and was...
Duane E. Foringer
Mar 14, 2007
Duane Earl Foringer, 76, of Washington, died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in Washington Hospital following a lingering illness. He was born August 24, 1930, in Washington, a son of Albert John and Ruth Hannam Foringer. Mr. Foringer attended Washington High School. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, earning the Korean Service Medal, National...
Nellie Irene Berdine Whipple
Mar 13, 2007
Nellie I. Berdine Whipple, 88, of Antioch, Tennessee, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, following a short illness. She was born on February 3, 1919 in Washington, a daughter of Newton Arthur and Adda May Ewing Berdine. Mrs. Whipple was raised in the Amity area. On May 28, 1939, she married Carl Whipple, Sr. who died on April...
David Barry Porter
Mar 13, 2007
David Barry Porter, 56, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Washington Hospital. He was born August 7, 1950, in Canonsburg, a son of Clyde and Catherine Rhinaman Porter. Mr. Porter was a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and had served in the Marine Corps. He worked as a custodian for the Chartiers-Houston School District for three years...
Louis Robert Baumgartner
Mar 11, 2007
Longtime employee of McGraw-Edison. Louis Robert Baumgartner, 78, of Washington, died at 1:59 a.m. Sunday, March 11, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been in declining health for four years. He was born February 19, 1929, in Washington, a son of Joseph and Catherine Spitzner Baumgartner. On March 21, 1951, he entered the Army, serving during the Korean conflict,...
Elizabeth Durbin Krause
Mar 11, 2007
Elizabeth Durbin Krause Pentagon secretary was former clerk at Lang's. Elizabeth Durbin Krause, 86, of Canonsburg, died at 3:25 a.m. Sunday, March 11, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born June 20, 1920, in Washington, a daughter of Clyde and Hazel Jacobs Durbin. Mrs. Krause was a graduate of Washington High School and...
James Scott Sharrow
Mar 11, 2007
James Scott Sharrow of Strabane Woods, Washington PA died on March 11, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Sharrow was born on August 10, 1920 in Gallatin, PA, the son of James T. and Mable Wragg Sharrow. Mr. Sharrow graduated from Weirton High School in 1939 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II. He was awarded...
