Elaine Phyllis Amos
Dec 19, 2006
Elaine Phyllis Amos, 64, of East Washington, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006, in Family Hospice Manor, Pittsburgh, following an extensive battle with cancer. She was born November 20, 1942, in Washington, a daughter of Henry Mason Abbas and Sophia Edith Garbinski Abbas. Mrs. Amos received her undergraduate degree at Washington and Jefferson College and a Master’s Degree of Education at...
Vale Mccarl Ross
Dec 19, 2006
Vale McCarl Ross, 85, of Washington, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2006, in the Washington Hospital following a brief illness. She was born July 24, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of James Wilson McCarl and Esther A. Ward McCarl. Mrs. Ross graduated from Washington High School in 1939. She was Protestant. On August 26, 1939, she married Kenneth...
Catherine (Kay) Montgomery
Dec 17, 2006
Catherine (Kay) Montgomery, 80, of Washington, died at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, December 17, 2006, in her home. She had been ill since August. She was born October 16, 1926, in Clarksville, a daughter of George and Mary Nestor DeClair. Mrs. Montgomery worked as a nurses assistant for 22 years at the Washington Hospital. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with...
Marilyn Louise Hannen
Dec 17, 2006
Marilyn L. Hannen, 82, of Washington, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2006, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg, following a lengthy illness. Born Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924, in Denbo, she was a daughter of George S. and Ellen Mae Hyatt Bloyer. Mrs. Hannen graduated from Charleroi High School in 1942. During World War II, from 1943 to 1946,...
Jason Glenn Cathers
Dec 16, 2006
Jason G. Cathers, 29, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 16, 2006. He was born in Washington on February 9, 1977, a son of the late Milton Glenn Cathers and Marlene Diesel Cathers of Washington. Mr. Cathers was a graduate of Trinity High School and had participated in various sports while attending school. Additionally, he had been involved in...
Anthony J. Zelenka
Dec 15, 2006
Anthony J. Zelenka, 80, of Washington, died at 8:31 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2006, following a brief illness. He was born April 10, 1926, in Enterprise, South Strabane Township, a son of Paul and Teresa Kolinek Zelenka. Mr. Zelenka was a steelworker at Universal Cyclops for 40 years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Washington,...
Timothy Clutter
Dec 15, 2006
Timothy Brian Clutter, 47, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:53 p.m. Friday, December 15, 2006, in his residence. He was born June 27, 1957, in Washington, a son of Lloyd G. “Ham” Clutter of Washington and the late Mary Ann Bober Clutter. Mr. Clutter attended grade school at St. Hilary, graduated from Trinity High School in 1978, and attended heating...
Alfred Kenneth Foutz
Dec 14, 2006
WWII Veteran, Employed in Sales. Alfred Kenneth Foutz, 84, of Washington, Pa., died Thursday, December 14, 2006, in the Donnell House, following a four-month illness. He was born, October 31, 1922 in Poland Mines, Pennsylvania, a son of Charles William and Della Hughes Foutz. Mr. Foutz grew up in Scenery Hill and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1941. During...
John Macchiaroli
Dec 14, 2006
John Macchiaroli, 92, of McMurray, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, December 14, 2006, in his home, following a two-month illness. He was born April 28, 1914, in Bellosquardo, Italy, a son of Angelo and Maria Antoinette Torre Macchiaroli. Mr. Macchiaroli served in the Italian Army during World War II. A member of Immaculate Conception Church, Mr. Macchiaroli was a member...
Paul Martin Bardella
Dec 13, 2006
18-year Penn Dot Employee. Paul M. Bardella, 46, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, in his home, following a seven-month courageous battle with cancer, with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born December 19, 1959, in Washington, a son of the late William and Marilyn (Jerry) Kossarak Bardella. He was a 1978 graduate of Avella...
William Edward Bashur
Dec 11, 2006
William Edward Bashur, 81, of Washington, died at 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 11, 2006, in the Washington Hospital following a six-month illness. He was born August 30, 1925, in McKeesport, a son of Frederick and Elizabeth Jacobs Bashur. Mr. Bashur graduated from Washington and Jefferson College. He was a public accountant and owned William Bashur and Associates accounting firm. During...
Susan Kongelka Taksa
Dec 9, 2006
Susan Kongelka Taksa, 88, of Washington, died at 8:50 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been ill since July 17, 2006. She was born June 27, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Michael and Susanna Yanchik Kongelka. Mrs. Taksa was a 1938 graduate of Washington High School and a graduate of Penn Commercial College. She...
Thelma A. Mazzie
Dec 9, 2006
Active church member crocheted for homeless. Thelma A. Mazzie, 94, of Washington, died at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2006, in Tandem Health Care, North Strabane Township, following a six-year illness. She was born November 20, 1912, in McDowell, W.Va., a daughter of Samuel and Serafine Dioro Mancini. Mrs. Mazzie was a homemaker. She was a charter member of the...
Lee H. Earnest
Dec 8, 2006
Former Union Camp worker was WWII veteran. Lee H. Earnest, 88, of Washington, died 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 8, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a six-month illness. He was born December 27, 1917, in Washington, a son of Florence Cunningham. Mr. Earnest served in the U.S. Army during World War II, with the rank of Tech 5, in Normandy,...
A. Ray Plants
Dec 7, 2006
29-year employee of Molycorp. A. Ray Plants, 77, of Washington, died Thursday, December 7, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a one-year illness. He was born March 31, 1929, in Washington, a son of Harry M. and Minnie M. Hickman Plants. A graduate of Washington High School, Mr. Plants was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict,...
Darwin Raymond Nestor
Dec 5, 2006
Darwin Raymond (Ray) Nestor, 71, of Bentleyville, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 23, 1935, in Topeka, Kan., a son of Mary Freeland Farrow of Greenville. Mr. Nestor owned Ray's Sign Shop in Washington from 1973 to 1991. He worked as a welder for Fort Pitt Bridge Works for more than 20 years...
Laura Conner Houston
Dec 5, 2006
Attended First Lutheran Church, Washington. Laura Conner Houston, 85, of Washington, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2006, in her home. She had been in failing health. She was born August 31, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of John Weldon and Lenna Moore Conner. She was a homemaker. She attended First Lutheran Church, Washington. She enjoyed bingo and her...
Theresa A. Julian
Dec 4, 2006
Theresa A. Julian, 90, of Claysville, died Monday, December 4, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 18, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Thomas and Rose Andreola Arena. Mrs. Julian attended Washington High School. She was a homemaker and a member of Christian Church of North America. She was a clerk at Montgomery Ward,...
Andrew (Andy) Rock
Dec 4, 2006
Andrew (Andy) Rock, 84, of Washington, died Monday, December 4, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a two-month illness. He was born November 8, 1922, in Washington, a son of John and Helen Pizner Rock. Mr. Rock attended Wolfdale schools and was a member of St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Canonsburg. He was an Army Veteran of World War...
Edith F. Craft
Dec 4, 2006
Edith F. Craft, 90, of Prosperity, died Monday, December 4, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a one-month illness. She was born August 17, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Robert and Addie Florence Gray Kelley. Mrs. Craft graduated from Washington High School in 1934. She was very active in Upper Ten Mile Presbyterian Church, where she was a member for...
