Dolores Luella Bird Dawes
Oct 11, 2005
Washington homemaker. Dolores Luella Bird Dawes of Washington died Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a five-year ilness She was born in Washington, a daughter of Peter Orin and Frances Fisher Bird. Mrs. Dawes was a homemaker who enjoyed bingo and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She always was helping others, regardless of personal cost. She...
William L. Prigg, Jr
Oct 11, 2005
Machinist and farmer William L. Prigg Jr., 76, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He had been ill since March. He was born December 2, 1928, in Washington, a son of William L. Prigg Sr. and Ada Lucinda Milliren Prigg. He was a graduate of Trinity High School. Mr. Prigg was a machinist for U.S. Steel,...
Edith Evelyn Riethmiller
Oct 11, 2005
Member of Churchof the Covenant. Edith Evelyn Riethmiller, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Evergreen Assisted Living, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born August 7, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of John Andrew and Elizabeth "Tootie" Kirschenbauer Wheatley. Mrs. Riethmiller was a member of Church of the Covenant and worked as a clerk in the...
Dorothy Melvania Ward
Oct 9, 2005
Member of Cornerstone Covenant Church. Dorothy Melvania Ward, 84, of Prosperity, died at 3:38 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2005, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington. She had been ill since February 22, 2005. She was born July 15, 1921, in Grafton, W.Va., a daughter of Deward and Gertrude Felton Knotts. She was a Washington High School graduate. She had...
James Leonard Stienstraw, Sr.
Oct 8, 2005
Retired Jessop Steel worker. James Leonard (Jim) Stienstraw Sr., 67, of Washington, died unexpectedly Saturday, October 8, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born February 12, 1938, in New Cumberland, W.Va., a son of the Rev. Jacob Stienstraw and Stella Ann Morris Stienstraw. Mr. Stienstraw earned his high school diploma while serving in the U.S. Navy. He served in the...
Irene Constance Baer
Oct 6, 2005
Lab technician. Irene C. Baer, 82, of Washington, died at 1:05 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2005, in her home. She was born June 21, 1923, in Natrona, a daughter of John and Mary Grzywienski Markoski. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She had been a lab technician at Ball Glass and Metro Glass for 28 years. She retired...
Viola Mae Porter Fullerton
Oct 5, 2005
Viola Mae Porter Fullerton, 89, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, October 5, 2005, in her home. She was born in Burgettstown on February 16, 1916, a daughter of Perry A. and Fannie Louetta Walker Porter. Mrs. Porter had worked many years as a sales clerk at Ralph's Superette in Washington and later at the Gabby Market. On February 19, 1935,...
Frank E. Brown, Jr.
Oct 3, 2005
Owner of Frank Brown Masonry Contractors. Frank E. "Bruiser" Brown Jr., 76, of Washington, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born September 15, 1929, in Washington, a son of Frank E. Brown Sr. and Anna Barbara Megyesy Brown. In 1949, he graduated from Trinity High School, where he was a member of the 1948 WPIAL co-champions...
Raymond Duvall
Oct 3, 2005
Steelworker was horse racing enthusiast, enjoyed farming. Raymond Duvall, 87, of Canton Township, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in his residence. He was born July 25, 1918, in Coal Center, a son of Walter S. and Mary Louisa Jobes Duvall. Mr. Duvall was a steelworker at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for 39 years. He was Protestant. Mr. Duvall was a horse racing...
Virginia D. Hart
Oct 3, 2005
Member of Church of the Covenant. Virginia D. Hart, 81, of Bridgeville, formerly of Washington, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in Country Meadows Nursing Home, Bridgeville, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 20, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of James and Ethel Clutter Armour. Mrs. Hart was a graduate of Washington High School and a homemaker. She was...
Betty Mae Bedillion
Oct 1, 2005
Betty Mae Bedillion, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, in the Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born in Washington, on August 21, 1918, a daughter of Preston G. and Madeline Chesser Roach. Mrs. Bedillion was a member of the West Washington United Methodist Church, enjoyed traveling, reading, and eating out with her family. On July...
Raymond Eugene Mowell
Sep 30, 2005
Served in U.S. military and worked for GTE. Raymond Eugene (Gene) Mowell, 70, of Woodstock, Ga., died Friday, September 30, 2005. He served 20 years in the U.S. military, with service in the Marine Corps in Korea and in the Air Force in Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he worked for GTE for 20 years, retiring in 1991. Mr....
Gertrude Frances Taylor
Sep 29, 2005
Nurse formerly of Washington. Gertrude Frances Taylor, 93, of Davenport, Fla., died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Cross Roads North Central, Davenport. She was born July 10, 1912, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of Evan Richard and Effie Hutchison Morgan. Mrs. Taylor lived in Washington until she moved to Florida 20 years ago. She was an...
Jay William Ringer, Sr.
Sep 28, 2005
Heavy equipment operator served in WWII Jay William Ringer, 80, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2005, following a two-month illness. He was born May 2, 1925, in Washington, a son of Charles L. and Daisy Lindley Ringer. Mr. Ringer served as a private in the 251st Combat Engineers Battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. He...
William Hall Spencer
Sep 26, 2005
Worked for McAnallen Corp. and Ragnar Benson Corp. William Hall Spencer, 65, of Washington, died Monday, September 26, 2005, in his residence, with his family by his side, following a courageous and valiant five-year battle with lung cancer. He was born March 14, 1940, in Washington, a son of Thelma Irene Phillips Spencer of Washington and the late Harry Irwin...
Michael A. Cipolone, Jr.
Sep 25, 2005
Used car wholesaler from Claysville. Michael A. Cipolone Jr., 68, of Claysville, died at 10:04 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been ill since March 2002. He was born October 20, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a son of Michael A. and Anna A. Laugelli Cipolone. Mr. Cipolone was a graduate of Shadyside Academy and a self-employed...
Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith
Sep 23, 2005
Ellsworth resident was waitress, caretaker. Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith, 88, of Ellsworth, formerly of Newell and Carnegie, died Friday, September 23, 2005, in Washington County Health Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1916, in Newell, a daughter of Julius and Elizabeth Annie Wolf Ordos. She had been a waitress and caretaker and enjoyed caring for babies...
Mary M. Slavikosky
Sep 23, 2005
Florida resident worked at Hazel-Atlas. Mary M. Slavikosky, 83, of Gainesville, Fla., died Friday afternoon September 23, 2005, in Hospice of North Central Florida, Gainesville, following a brief illness. She was born May 20, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Lucy Malik Keron. Mrs. Slavikosky was a homemaker and previously worked at Hazel-Atlas Plant 2. She lived in...
Margie Kay Miller
Sep 22, 2005
Margie Kay Miller, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, September 22, 2005, in the Washington Hospital following a very brief illness. She was born in Washington on April 13, 1943, a daughter of the late Oliver L. and Judy Stolfer Hanam. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Trinity High School and Irene’s Beauty School. She had once been a self-employed Beautician....
Margaret Martha Casella
Sep 21, 2005
Margaret Martha Casella, 72, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 21, 2005. She was born July 23, 1933, in Carnegie, a daughter of Albert and Mary Spoharski Ciesielski. Mrs. Casella was a homemaker who enjoyed painting, artwork, traveling and sewing. She was Catholic. On September 6, 1952, she married John Robert Casella, who survives. Also surviving are a son, John...
