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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Frank L. Auld
Mar 10, 2007
Frank L. Auld, 96,of Washington, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2007, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born October 18, 1910, in South Franklin Township, a son of Mont and Bertha Auld. He lived all of his life in Washington County. Mr. Auld was a 1931 graduate of Morris Township High School and a...
Grace Bungard Nowlin
Mar 10, 2007
Grace Bungard Nowlin, 95, of Washington, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, in her home. She was born July 3, 1911, in Lone Pine, a daughter of the late Madge Gantz and C. Preston Hatfield. Mrs. Nowlin was a member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church and the church’s C.W.F. She belonged to the Washington Senior Citizens, where she was a volunteer,...
Mary Harrison
Mar 10, 2007
Mary L. Phillips Harrison, 60, of Brookville, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, in the Titusville Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Washington on January 15, 1947, a daughter of the late Cecil and Mary Lindley Ealy. Mrs. Harrison had worked for more than 12 years as a manager at Unimart in Brookville. Her first...
Kenneth Lee Lindley
Mar 10, 2007
35-year Jessop Steel crane operator was WWII vet. Kenneth Lee Lindley, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, in Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was born February 27, 1924, in Washington, a son of Lewis and Garnett Fisher Lindley. Mr. Lindley served in the U.S. Army during World War II, spending two years in England and France,...
Donnie Eugene Platt
Mar 9, 2007
Donnie Eugene Platt, 49, of Washington, died at 12:31 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2007, in the Emergency Department of the Washington Hospital. He was born November 14, 1957, in Orange, Texas, a son of the late Donald G. Platt and Dorothy E. Carpenter Platt Yater. Mr. Platt attended Trinity Schools. Before retiring in 1998, he worked as a nurse’s aid...
Gloria Jean Hopkins
Mar 8, 2007
Gloria J. Hopkins, 72, of Claysville, died at 4:35 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007, in her home, following a one-year illness. She was born September 25, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of Paul and Blanche Fisher Revella. Mrs. Hopkins attended Washington High School and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Washington. Mrs. Hopkins was owner of Gloria’s Tailoring and...
Helen Marie Pattison
Mar 8, 2007
“Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmotherâ€쳌 Helen Marie Pattison, 76, of Washington, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Donnell House following a brief illness. She was born August 10, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of Albert and Jessie Miller Keefe. Mrs. Pattison was a homemaker who had previously worked at G.C. Murphy’s on Main Street and was a...
Juanita H. Mounts
Mar 8, 2007
Juanita H. Mounts, 96, of Washington, died at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born July 10, 1910, in West Alexander, a daughter of Harry S. and Laura Gatten Anderson. Mrs. Mounts was a homemaker as well as a loving mother and friend. She enjoyed collecting ceramic dolls and especially cherished...
Richard E. Wieser
Mar 7, 2007
Richard E. "Rick" Wieser, 44, of Lakeville, Minnesota, formerly Prosperity, died at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, in Lakeville, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 23, 1962, in Pittsburgh, a son of Ernie and Jan Noll Wieser of Pittsburgh. Mr. Wieser served in the United States Army for three years before being employed by Northwest...
Helen Joy Lazek
Mar 6, 2007
Longtime Washington Hospital registered nurse Helen Joy Lazek, 77, of Washington, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in Washington Hospital, following a six-month illness. She was born June 18, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Jack P. and Mary C. Krugle Kelley. Mrs. Lazek graduated from Washington High School and Washington Hospital School of Nursing. She was a...
Robert F. Gibson
Mar 5, 2007
Robert F. Gibson, 83, of Washington, died at 5:10 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2007, in his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 1, 1923, in Monessen, a son of Francis Edgar and Thelma Kaupp Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a graduate of Centerville High School. He was owner and operator of Gibson Photo Center for more than 50...
Franklin Alexander O'Bryan
Mar 4, 2007
Franklin Alexander O'Bryan, 74, of Washington, died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital following a 13-month illness. He was born June 5, 1932, in McGovern, a son of Frank Brennan and Pearl Jester O'Bryan. He was Methodist. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict in Germany with Company K, 26th Infantry Regiment....
William R. Guldenschuh
Mar 2, 2007
William R. Guldenschuh of Ligonier died Friday, March 2, 2007, after a lengthy, courageous battle with colon cancer. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Guldenschuh was a funeral director with Kepple-Graft Funeral Home in Greensburg and William G. Neal Funeral Homes in Washington. Surviving are his wife of 34 years, Bonnie L. Waynar Guldenschuh; four sons, Todd D. Guldenschuh of Ligonier,...
Anna Mae Mancuso
Mar 1, 2007
Anna Mae Mancuso, 68, of Washington, died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2007, in the Washington Hospital following a lingering illness. She was born May 9, 1938, in Bentleyville, a daughter of John and Anna Kurnik Matay. Mrs. Mancuso graduated from Charleroi High School in 1956. She worked as a custodian at Washington and Jefferson College and as a...
Harold Jess Sumney, Sr.
Feb 28, 2007
Harold Jess Sumney,Sr., 87, of Washington, died at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, February 28, 2007, in the home of his daughter. He was born November 7, 1919, in Washington County, a son of Hazen M. and Jean V. Rennie Sumney. During World War II, Mr. Sumney served in the Army Air Force, 263rd BU, from February 5, 1943, till his honorable...
William O. Bryner
Feb 28, 2007
William Orville Bryner, 60, of Hickory, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2007, in Allegheny General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born September 28, 1946, in Washington, a son of Thelma Perry Bryner of Washington and the late Orville Ray Bryner. Mr. Bryner attended Trinity Schools. He was employed as a truck driver for 35 years at...
David Chester Emrock, Sr.
Feb 26, 2007
David Chester Emrock, Sr., 45, of Prosperity, died unexpectedly at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 2007, in the Emergency Department of the Washington Hospital. He was born August 30, 1961, in Washington, a son of the late Chester Ralph and Natalie Elizabeth Crossland Emrock. Mr. Emrock graduated from Trinity High School and delivered newspapers for the Observer-Reporter. He was Catholic...
Merle E. Kimble
Feb 26, 2007
Merle Edison Kimble, 92, of Washington, died at 5:10 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2007, in Washington County Health Center. He was born June 30, 1914, near Deep Valley, Greene County, a son of George Wilson and Nette Bell Watters Kimble. Mr. Kimble was a self-employed farmer and owned and operated Kimble’s Service Station and Luncheon Service. During the Depression years...
Mary Olive Whipkey
Feb 25, 2007
Mary Olive Whipkey, 89, of Washington, died at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, February 25, 2007, in Donnell House, Washington. She was born March 24, 1917, in Rutan, Greene County, a daughter of Francis Enlow and Nettie Mae McNeeley Fletcher. Mrs. Whipkey was a member of Hart Avenue Church of the Nazarene. She was a homemaker. She loved search puzzles and reading,...
William Alexander Lyle
Feb 25, 2007
William Alexander Lyle, 81, of Washington, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, February 25, 2007, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born October 26, 1925, in Washington, a son of Wakefield and Ruth Hamilton Lyle. Mr. Lyle attended Washington High School. He entered the U.S. Navy on October 25, 1943, and served during World War II in the Asiatic Pacific Theater....
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