Samuel Henry Collis
Mar 11, 2006
Samuel Henry Collis, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Washington Hospital. He had been in declining health for the past two years. He was born December 8, 1918, in Pitcairn, W.Va., a son of Frank and Mary Rowe Collis. Mr. Collis was a welder at Jessop Steel for 43 years and was president of his welders local...
Dorothy Elizabeth Wright
Mar 10, 2006
Virginia homemaker formerly of Washington. Dorothy Elizabeth Wright, 83, of Newport News, Va., formerly of Arch Street, Washington, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2006, in Riverside Regional Convalescent Center, following a brief illness. She was born December 3, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of William and Ellen Watson Bennett.Mrs. Wright was a graduate of Washington High School and...
Dale Franklin Riggle
Mar 10, 2006
35-year McGraw-Edison employee was WWII veteran. Dale Franklin Riggle, 82, of Washington, died Friday, March 10, 2006, in his residence following a three-week illness. He was born June 14, 1923, in Claysville, a son of Charles Leslie and Ona Susan Hunt Riggle. Mr. Riggle served in the U.S. Army during World War II, earning the Bronze Star, European-African-Middle Eastern Service...
Dianne Riether Garlick
Mar 10, 2006
Dianne Riether Garlick, 72, of Canonsburg, died Friday, March 10, 2006, in her home after an 8-year battle with breast cancer. She was born June 3, 1933, in Crafton, a daughter of Harry and Helen Ingram Riether. Mrs. Garlick was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting. She was a member of Ruthfred Lutheran Church in Bethel Park. She previously worked in...
Eleanor Blanche Karoleski
Mar 8, 2006
Active member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Eleanor Blanche Karoleski, 89, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, in Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health since August. She was born July 23, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Helen Dubelle Urbanek. Mrs. Karoleski attended Washington High School and worked as a packer-inspector at Metro Glass/Tygart...
Mildred S. Fleissner
Mar 8, 2006
Mildred S. Fleissner, 90, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, in her home, following an eighteen month illness. She was born March 26, 1915, in Washington, a daughter of Harry and May Young Seibert. Mrs. Fleissner graduated from Washington High School in 1932. Her faith was Presbyterian. Mrs. Fleissner served in the Army Air Force, during World War II....
Wilma R. Hazen
Mar 7, 2006
Member of Claysville United Presbyterian Church Wilma R. Hazen, 86, of Claysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Washington Hospital. She was born December 23, 1919, in Buffalo Village, a daughter of Edwin and Anna Taggart Ralston. Mrs. Hazen graduated from Trinity High School in 1939 and was a member of Claysville United Presbyterian Church. She was a secretary...
Richard H. Dunne
Mar 7, 2006
Member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church. Richard Howard Dunne, 65, of Washington, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in Humbert Lane Healthcare following a 2 1/2-year illness. He was born November 16, 1940, in Washington. He was a son of Clyde H. and Ruth A. Cole Rendall. He was a member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church, where he...
Bertram A. Holloway
Mar 5, 2006
35-year Washington Steel employee served in Korea. Bertram A. (Butch) Holloway, 72, of Florida, formerly of Washington, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Donnell House. He had been ill since February 7, 2005. He was born April 28, 1933, in East Bethlehem Township, a son of Horace L. and Marie Elizabeth Gallagher Holloway. He was a member...
John Urbanik
Mar 5, 2006
WWII Navy veteran. John Urbanik, 81, of Washington, died at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Washington County Health Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 25, 1924, in Washington, a son of Frank and Dzikowicz (Helen) Jackson Urbanik. Mr. Urbanik attended Trinity High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who...
Maragret Jane Rowe
Mar 5, 2006
Sears office worker, Bell telephone operator. Margaret Jane Rowe, 88, of Washington, died Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Washington County Health Center, Washington. She had been in declining health for six months. She was born September 23, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of John and Margaret Brown. Mrs. Rowe graduated from Trinity High School and was a former member of...
Florence C. Note Pollock
Mar 4, 2006
Co-owner of Pollock Jewelers, Bridgeville. Florence C. Note Pollock, 77, of Bridgeville, formerly of Houston, died at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2006, in Washington Hospital following a four-month illness. She was born March 5, 1928, in Houston, a daughter of Frank and Helen Marra Note. She was a member of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church in Bridgeville. She had...
William A. Colvin
Mar 3, 2006
William A. Colvin, 77, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:43 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2006, in the Washington Hospital. He was born November 24, 1928, in Littleton, West Virginia, a son of William and Georgia Shuman Crouser Colvin. Mr. Colvin graduated from Washington High School. He was a timekeeper for Occidental Petroleum in McKees Rocks for twenty years. Mr. Colvin...
Andrew Joseph Lovrencic
Mar 2, 2006
Universal Cyclops retiree was veteran of WWII. Andrew Joseph Lovrencic, 86, of Washington, died at 9:11 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2006, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 25, 1919, in Washington, a son of Anthony and Frances Zupancic Lovrencic. His stepfather was Abyjias Logay. Mr. Lovrencic worked at Universal Cyclops in Bridgeville from 1935 to 1941 and...
Margaret Jane Kita
Mar 1, 2006
McGuffey graduate worked for All-Clad Metals Margaret Jane Kita, 31, of Nineveh, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in her home. She was born December 26, 1974, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph James and Anna Mae Welling Kita. She was a graduate of McGuffey High School, where she was a member of Vo-Ag and enjoyed farm animals. She...
Mary Yevins
Feb 26, 2006
Was clerk for federal government. Mary Yevins, 83, of Washington, formerly of New York, died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday, February 26, 2006, in Washington Hospital following a two-week illness. She was born December 15, 1922, in Avella, a daughter of George and Mary Salesi Yevins. She was Roman Catholic. She was a graduate of Avella High School. Prior to her...
Betty Jane Murphy
Feb 25, 2006
Betty Jane Murphy Betty Jane Murphy, 78, of Washington, died at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 25, 2006, in the Donnell House after a one-year illness. She was born in Washington, PA, on August 9, 1927, a daughter of Dorsey Edison and Ethel Mae Jones Strosnider. Mrs. Murphy worked at a sales clerk and preparatory worker for Krencey's Bakery for...
Norma Jean Tarr
Feb 24, 2006
Norma Jean Ruetschi Tarr, 73, of Washington, died on Friday, February 24, 2006, in the Donnell House after a short illness. She was born in Washington, PA, on March 9, 1933, a daughter of Joseph and Florence E. Rhodabeck Ruetschi. Mrs. Tarr was a homemaker. She had previously worked at Hazel Atlas. She was Protestant. Mrs. Tarr was an avid...
Glenn Ralph Mcadams
Feb 24, 2006
Washington Mould employee for 37 years Glenn Ralph McAdams, 90, of Washington, died Friday, February 24, 2006, in Washington Hospital after having been in declining health for three years. He was born September 30, 1915, in VanKirk Station, a son of Ralph and Florence Post McAdams. He was a 40-year member of West Washington United Methodist Church. Before retirement, he...
John Paul Baumgardner
Feb 23, 2006
WWII veteran worked for Columbia Gas. John Paul Baumgardner, 80, of Washington, died Thursday, February 23, 2006, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington, following a two-year illness. He was born January 7, 1926, in Washington, a son of Paul and Ethel Gray Baumgardner. Mr. Baumgardner attended Trinity High School. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy during World War...
