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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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Dorothy Frances Lavender
Oct 14, 2006
Dorothy Frances Lavender, 91, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Winter Park, Florida. She was born May 18, 1915, in Braddock, PA, a daughter of Charles and Roberta Dessauer. In 1921, she moved to Media, PA and later graduated from Media High School. She was an office worker for Westinghouse Electric in Lester, PA until her marriage to Stanley C....
Adam Wayne Clark
Oct 13, 2006
2004 Trinity grad worked at XTREEME Motorcycles. Adam Wayne Clark, 20, of Claysville, died at 2 a.m. Friday, October 13, 2006, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born April 28, 1986, in Washington, a son of Barry Wayne Clark of Claysville and Brenda Kay Miller Megyesy of Washington. Mr. Clark was a 2004 graduate of Trinity...
Keith E. Halsey
Oct 13, 2006
Keith E. Halsey, 53, of Dale City, VA. suddenly passed away Friday, Oct. 13th, 2006. He was born March 30, 1953 in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Avalon High School in 1971 and Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1975 with a degree in Criminology and Psychology. He was employed for 31 years with the FBI at the Bureau’s Headquarters in...
Samuel Paul Dille
Oct 12, 2006
Samuel Paul Dille, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, October 12, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. He was born August 20, 1944, in Dothan, Ala., a son of Samuel Thompson Dille of Washington and the late Betty Cole Dille. Mr. Dille was a graduate of Washington High School and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He...
Amelia "Mimi" Richardson Engel
Oct 11, 2006
Amelia Richardson Engel, 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006. She was born August 28, 1923, in Castle Shannon, a daughter of the Rev. John Taylor and Lottie Medley Richardson. She graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School and was a homemaker. Mrs. Engel was a member of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Glenn Street Free Methodist Church and recently Mt. Pleasant...
Gail I. Tutay
Oct 8, 2006
Gail I. Tutay, 75, of Washington, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in the Beverly Healthcare Center, Canonsburg. She was born in Washington, on March 28, 1931, a daughter of Frank Randolph and Doris Elizabeth Mossburg Scott. After graduating from Washington High School, she worked at Brockway Glass for twenty years, as a packer-selector and inspector. Mrs. Tutay was a member...
John Robert Calloway, Jr.
Oct 8, 2006
John Robert Calloway, Jr., 83, of Washington, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in the Washington Hospital, following a short illness. He was born in Montgomery, West Virginia, on March 20, 1923, a son of John Robert and Mabel Greene Calloway, Sr. Mr. Calloway was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Europe during World War II. He...
Judith Ann Burt
Oct 4, 2006
Judith Ann Burt, 65, of Canonsburg, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been ill since January 2004. She was born October 15, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of Raymond J. and Marjorie Ferguson Bainbridge Karp. Mrs. Burt attended Washington High School. Before retiring in 1997, she worked as a nurse's aide at...
Edward (Sonny) C. Simms, Jr.
Oct 3, 2006
Trinity graduate was U.S. Air Force veteran. Edward C. "Sonny" Simms Jr., 72, of Washington, died at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a five-year illness. He was born July 2, 1934, in Taylorstown, a son of Edward Clarence Simms Sr. and Hazel Jean Westfall Simms. Mr. Simms graduated from Trinity High School in 1952. He...
Kathryn (Kate) V. Apache
Oct 3, 2006
Longtime Sunday school teacher and homemaker. Kathryn (Kate) V. Apache, 80, of Washington, died at 4:02 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in Washington Hospital. She was born November 27, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of Ralph and Clara Douglas Brownlee. She attended Trinity High School and was a homemaker and member of First Church of the Nazarene. An active member...
Freda Irene Day
Oct 3, 2006
Claysville resident was homemaker. Freda Irene Day, 86, of Claysville, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in Donnell House,Washington, following a brief illness. She was born August 18, 1920, in Grafton, W.Va., a daughter of Bryan and Jennie M. Lawson Dixon. Mrs. Day was Protestant and a homemaker. On April 19, 1946, she married Harry A. Day, who died December 9,...
Larry William Thomas
Oct 2, 2006
Washington H.S. grad, self-employed painter. Larry William Thomas, 59, of Canonsburg, died Monday, October 2, 2006, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a three-month illness. He was born December 5, 1946, in Washington, a son of William Harry and Jeannie Ramona Simms Thomas. Mr. Thomas attended Washington High School and was a self-employed painter. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. On...
William Adrian (Bill) Mccool
Oct 1, 2006
William Adrian (Bill) McCool, 91, of Strabane Woods, formerly of Murdock Street, Washington, died at 9:55 a.m. Sunday, October 1, 2006, in his home, following a two and one-half year illness. He was born June 11, 1915, in Washington, a son of William John and Ada R. Curran McCool. He was a longtime member of Immaculate Conception Church. Mr. McCool...
William Richard Mccombs
Sep 30, 2006
William Richard McCombs, 76, of Washington, died Saturday, September 30, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington. He had been ill since July. He was born April 1, 1930, in Washington, a son of Boyd Everette and Bertha Louise McNeal McCombs. He attended Washington High School. Mr. McCombs served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War in the Pacific Theater on...
Benjamin William Amshay
Sep 29, 2006
Benjamin William Amshay, 84, of Washington, died Friday, September 29, 2006, in Donnell House, following a five-month illness. He was born January 15, 1922, in Washington, a son of Paul and Petrona Barnes Amshay. Mr. Amshay graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1940 and was a member of St. Hilary Church. He served in the U.S. Marines during World...
Jeffrey Alan Hepner
Sep 28, 2006
Jeffrey Alan Hepner, 60, of Washington, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 3, 1946, in Pittsburgh, a son of Webster and Helen McClain Hepner. He was a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School and Point Park College. Mr. Hepner served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era for six...
Mary L. Markley
Sep 28, 2006
60-year member of Fourth Presbyterian Church Mary L. Markley of Washington, died at 10:07 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2006, in Strabane Woods, following a three-year illness. She was born in Washington, a daughter of Fred and Emma Hillberry Kuhn. Mrs. Markley graduated from Trinity High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed ceramics and crocheting. Mrs. Markley was a member...
Charles Minton Groves
Sep 26, 2006
Washington resident served in U.S. Army during WWII. Charles Minton Groves, 87, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, in Washington County Health Center, Washington. He had been ill since 2001. He was born May 10, 1919, in Waynesburg, a son of Charles Parley and Ella Minton Groves. Mr. Groves served in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving...
George Edmund Funka, Sr.
Sep 24, 2006
George Edmund Funka, Sr., 86, of Washington, died at 2:50 p.m. Sunday, September 24, 2006, in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 23, 1920, in Canonsburg, a son of John E. and Anna C. Neiser Funka. Mr. Funka served in the US Army Quartermaster Corps. as a Technician, 5th grade, in the European Theater during World...
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