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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Sudie " Sue " Elizabeth Reese

Sudie " Sue " Elizabeth Reese

Sep 24, 2006

Sudie E. ( Sue ) Pierce Reese, 85, of Washington, died Sunday, September 24, 2006, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Deep Valley, Green County, on August 19, 1921. She was a homemaker and attended the Washington Senior Citizens Center. She was a member of North Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Surviving are several nieces and nephews, including Vanessa Reese,...

Stephen "Beanie" Leroy Gardner

Stephen "Beanie" Leroy Gardner

Sep 22, 2006

Millcraft Mining painter. Stephen Leroy "Beanie" Gardner, 79, of Washington, died at 5:25 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 10, 1927, in Washington County, a son of Harold H. and Sarah Strawn Gardner. Mr. Gardner was a painter for Millcraft Mining. Previously, he had worked at Hazel-Atlas and Hazel-Atlas...

James "Tree" Howard Carroll, Jr.

James "Tree" Howard Carroll, Jr.

Sep 22, 2006

James Howard "Tree" Carroll Jr., 51, of Washington, died at 5:50 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2006, in Washington Hospital. He had been ill since October 2005. He was born March 17, 1955, in Washington, a son of James Howard and Lillian Levers Carroll. Mr. Carroll worked for Comodey Sanitation for 30 years, before working for Chambers Sanitation. He enjoyed playing...

Robert Allen Connor, Sr.

Robert Allen Connor, Sr.

Sep 21, 2006

Robert Allen Connor Sr., 69, of Washington, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following an 11--year illness. He was born January 17, 1937, in Washington, a son of Clarence I. and Francis Lemunyon Connor. Mr. Connor had worked as a mould maker at Washington Mould for many years. Prior to his illness, he enjoyed horses...

Regina Jane Huskey

Regina Jane Huskey

Sep 20, 2006

Regina Jane Huskey, 71, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington. She was born November 9, 1934, in Houston, a daughter of Marion W. and Martha B. Toland Knestrick. Mrs. Huskey attended Eighth Ward School, graduated from Washington High School in 1952 and attended Penn Commercial College. She was a bookkeeper for Brown and Husted Motors....

Freda Ealy Vankirk

Freda Ealy Vankirk

Sep 19, 2006

Freda Ealy VanKirk, 92, of Washington, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2006, in Manor Care Nursing Home, McMurray. She had been since June. She was born February 28, 1914, in East Finley Township, Greene County, a daughter of Harley and Arleigh Wise Ealy. Mrs. VanKirk was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, flowers and walking. She also enjoyed her...

Louis Derose

Louis Derose

Sep 18, 2006

Washington resident served in World War II. Louis DeRose, 78, of Washington, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday September 18, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a two-year illness. He was born February 20, 1928, in Washington, a son of Frank and Teresa Acquaro DeRose. Mr. DeRose attended Washington High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II....

Roger Plants

Roger Plants

Sep 12, 2006

Roger Plants, 61, of Washington, died at 3:52 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2006, in Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital following a lingering illness. He was born July 23, 1945, in East Finley, a son of George and Mildred Hancher Plants. Mr. Plants attended Claysville High School. He worked as a packer at Brockway Glass and in the rolling department of J&L Steel...

Fred J. Trasoline

Fred J. Trasoline

Sep 12, 2006

Served in Europe during WWII. Fred J. "Boots" Trasoline, 82, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006, in Washington Hospital. He had been ill since November. He was born December 15, 1923, in Washington, a son of Fred J. Trasoline Sr. and Catherine Lonero Trasoline. Mr. Trasoline attended Washington High School. During World War II, he served as a staff...

Frederick A. "Buddy" Boone

Frederick A. "Buddy" Boone

Sep 10, 2006

Master printer for U.S. Government Printing Office. Frederick A. "Buddy" Boone, 69, of Washington, died at 3:35 p.m. Sunday, September 10, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born August 21, 1937, in Greensboro, a son of Theodore and Martha Boone. Mr. Boone graduated from Mapletown High School in 1955 and served in the U.S. Army in...

Thelma A. Hanna

Thelma A. Hanna

Sep 10, 2006

Thelma A. Hanna, 92, of Washington, died Sunday, September 10, 2006, in the Washington County Health Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on May 21, 1914, a daughter of Robert and Freda Pabst Harshman. In her working years, she had once worked as a cook at the Victory Diner in Washington and later was a private...

Barbara Blanche Fisher

Barbara Blanche Fisher

Sep 8, 2006

Barbara Blanche Fisher, 70, of Washington, died on Friday, September 8, 2006 at the Washington County Health Center. She was born on July 4, 1936, in Washington, PA, a daughter of George Harold and Sarah Darraugh Shoemaker. Mrs. Fisher worked for twenty-five years at the Gladieux-Marriott Corporation. She was a member of Wright’s Methodist Church in Venetia, PA. Mrs. Fisher...

Anna Mae Allen

Anna Mae Allen

Sep 8, 2006

Washington homemaker. Anna Mae Allen, 84, of Washington, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2006, in Washington County Health Center following a six-year illness. Mrs. Allen was born June 17, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret Jane Clemens Bell. On June 17, 1952, she married Alvin Allen, who died in 1980. She was a homemaker. Surviving...

Burl Goughenour

Burl Goughenour

Sep 7, 2006

Burl Goughenour, 78, of Hickory, died at 6:28 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2006, in Canonsburg General Hospital following a one-week illness. He was born August 20, 1928, in Avella, a son of James and Grace Hines Goughenour. Mr. Goughenour served in the Army in Korea during the Korean War. He worked as a laborer for 22 years at B.F. Drakenfield....

Albert A. Bier, Sr.

Albert A. Bier, Sr.

Sep 7, 2006

Albert A. Bier Sr., 76, of Washington, died at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 7, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a yearlong illness. He was born December 31, 1929, in Meadow Lands, a son of August Carl and Anna C. Giovanni Bier. Mr. Bier served in the U.S. Army as a medic at Fort Riley, Kansas, from September 1950 until February...

Anne Elizabeth Christy

Anne Elizabeth Christy

Sep 5, 2006

Anne Elizabeth Christy, 87, of Houston, died at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2006, in her home. She had been in declining health. She was born November 22, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Nichola and Nancy Rota Consalmagno. Mrs. Christy graduated from Washington High School in 1937. She was a homemaker and helped raise her grandchildren. She enjoyed playing...

Dorothy Ellen Riggle

Dorothy Ellen Riggle

Sep 4, 2006

Dorothy Ellen Riggle, 81, of Washington, died at 4:55 a.m. on Monday, September 4, 2006 at the Washington County Health Center, after a one and a half year illness. She was born on October 10, 1924, in Washington, PA, a daughter of Edgar and Lulu Irene Sollinger Rush. Mrs. Riggle worked on the assembly line at Union Camp. She was...

Francesco (Frank) Policicchio

Francesco (Frank) Policicchio

Sep 2, 2006

Washington County Courthouse watchman. Francesco (Frank) Policicchio, 83, of Hawthorne Woods, Washington, died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2006, following a four-month illness. He was born November 7, 1922, in the Province of Cosenza, Italy, a son of DaGiuseppe and Elisabetta DeLuga Policicchio. Mr. Policicchio was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. He had been a watchman at Washington...

Elaine Renee Sprowls Majer

Elaine Renee Sprowls Majer

Sep 2, 2006

Elaine Renee Sprowls Majer Devoted mother and grandmother. Elaine Renee Sprowls Majer, 85, of Washington, died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born May 11, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of Howard and Josephine Crossland Sprowls. Mrs. Majer was a homemaker and a graduate of Washington High School. She was...

Albert Curtis Mcdaid

Albert Curtis Mcdaid

Aug 31, 2006

Albert Curtis McDaid, 74, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2006, in his residence. He was born April 18, 1932, in Cross Creek, a son of Albert Herman and Ruth Logsdon McDaid. Mr. McDaid graduated from Hickory High School and attended four years of college. He was an electrician for Acme Service Company for more than...

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