John S. Gidley
Sep 19, 2005
Worked at Washington Steel's Houston plant. John Sheldon Gidley, 67, of Houston, died unexpectedly Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence. He was born December 24, 1937, in Waynesburg, a son of Harry A. and E. Alice Zimmerman Gidley. Mr. Gidley graduated from Washington High School in 1955 and attended Washington & Jefferson College. He enlisted in the Marine Corps...
James "Peck" Russell Roberts
Sep 19, 2005
Construction worker for Local 373. James Russell "Peck" Roberts, 81, of Washington, formerly of Webster, died at 6:05 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence, following a six-month illness. He was born June 30, 1924, in Webster, a son of James P. and Nettie Smith Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a construction worker for Local 373 for 40 years. He...
David Leroy Jones, Sr.
Sep 18, 2005
David L. Jones, Sr., 60, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, formerly of Washington, PA, died suddenly at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2005, at his residence. He was born on December 15, 1944, in Washington, PA, a son of Floyd P. and Ruth Brownlee Jones. Mr. Jones was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, and was a veteran...
Yvonne Renee Buckley
Sep 17, 2005
Homemaker, Max & Erma's waitress. Yvonne Renee Buckley, 30, of Bridgeville, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was born January 15, 1975, a daughter of William J. Buckley of Cleona and Roberta Charlene Minor Buckley Danley of Washington. Miss Buckley was a 1991 graduate of Gateway High School. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a waitress at Max...
Cheryl A. Strope
Sep 16, 2005
Office manager of Strope's Speed Shop. Cheryl A. Strope, 57, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 12:37 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. She was born May 11, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of Dorothy Brownlee Andrews of Washington and the late Lyndon "Dutch" Andrews. Mrs. Strope was a 1966 graduate of Avella High School and...
Mary D. Beverina
Sep 16, 2005
Mary D. Beverina, 76, Washington, died unexpectedly at 12:30 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in Washington County Health Center. She was born May 11, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Henry and Mary Tomassini Beverina. Miss Beverina was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She had once worked at Duncan Miller Glass and later at Hazel-Atlas, but most recently was...
Walter L. Kelley
Sep 14, 2005
J&L Steel retiree was WWII Corps of Engineers veteran. Walter Linsey Kelley, 85, of Washington, died at 2:57 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born October 27, 1919, in Wolfdale, a son of James and Mabel Roup Kelley. During World War II, Mr. Kelley served in the Army Corps of Engineers...
Emma Rock
Sep 14, 2005
Emma Rock, 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly in the Washington Hospital Emergency Room, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. She was born in Washington on November 27, 1924, a daughter of John and Helen Pizner Rock. Ms. Rock had attended Trinity High School and worked at various local stores including Montgomery Wards prior to working more than twenty-five years at Hickson’s...
David Reed Swart
Sep 13, 2005
Worked at Meadow Lands ARC workshop and McDonald's David Reed Swart, 55, of Washington, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in his residence, following a lingering illness. He was born May 25, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late Samuel Reed Swart and Nancy Elliott Swart Lang. For the past six years, he resided at Washington-Greene ARS....
Thelma Mae Earley
Sep 13, 2005
Metro Glass packer-selector Thelma Mae Earley, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a one-year illness. She was born November 22, 1921, in Arnold City, a daughter of Charles and Mae McKay. Mrs. Earley graduated from Trinity High School in 1941 and was employed as a packer-selector at Metro Glass for 23 years. She was...
Roy Arthur Mccullough
Sep 12, 2005
Committed to Mason work. Roy Arthur McCullough, 77, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:45 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005, in his home. He was born February 6, 1928, in Waynesburg, a son of James Taylor and Norma Baker McCullough. Mr. McCullough was a 1945 graduate of Waynesburg High School and attended Waynesburg College. During World War II, he served in...
Alice M. Richmond
Sep 12, 2005
Attended Friendship Community Church. Alice M. Richmond, 88, of Washington, died Monday, September 12, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a two-month illness. She was born January 31, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of John H. and Mildred Pfeiffer Mossburg. Mrs. Richmond was a homemaker, attended Friendship Community Church and enjoyed all sports. During World War II, she worked at the...
Paul Raymond Cox
Sep 9, 2005
Paul R. Cox, 71, of Washington, died Friday, September 9, 2005, in the Presbyterian Medical Center, following a twenty-two year illness. He was born in Washington, a son of Thomas Paul and Lucy Fedis Cox, on August 22, 1934. Mr. Cox was a Korean War Veteran and served two terms with the National Guard. He worked for thirty years at...
James "J.D." Smith
Sep 8, 2005
James D. "J.D." Smith, 91, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, September 8, 2005, in the Washington Hospital. He was born in Amwell Township, on November 10, 1913, a son of Fulton Steven and Florence Ola Christopher Smith. Mr. Smith was a 1933 graduate of Washington High School and had worked more than thirty-five years at the Observer-Reporter having held several...
Geraldine Grace Nixon
Sep 7, 2005
Washington Hospital employee Geraldine Grace Nixon, 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been ill since February 2004. She was born June 8, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Wylie James and Mary Agnes Beddow Murray. For 171/2 years, Mrs. Nixon was employed in the housekeeping department at Washington Hospital. She was a...
Ann Kolycheck
Sep 7, 2005
Washington homemaker. Ann Kolycheck, 90, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, in Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health for the past two years. She was born June 28, 1915, in Gibsonia, a daughter of Frank and Meri Panchura Hurzon. Mrs. Kolycheck was a homemaker and was Catholic. On August 12, 1934, in St. John Russian Orthodox Church,...
Margaret Elizabeth Hunter
Sep 6, 2005
Nursing instructor at Washington Hospital. Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Hunter, 68, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born April 2, 1937, in Prosperity, a daughter of Marion and Margaret Inghram McClain. Mrs. Hunter attended Morris Township schools and was a 1955 graduate of Trinity High School. In 1958, she graduated from...
Anne N. Walker-Wootton
Sep 5, 2005
Anne Wootton, formerly of Washington, died on Monday, September 5, 2005, in Indiana, Pa., where she had made her home since 2001. She was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Marko and Barbara (Radinich) Kovacic, on August 17, 1915. She was a 1933 graduate of Cecil High School, and a member of Laboratory Presbyterian Church, where she served on the Diaconate,...
Timmy Lee Loughry
Sep 2, 2005
Avella man worked at Home Depot, Lowe's Timmy Lee Loughry, 37, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 11:39 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital emergency room. He was born April 27, 1968, in Washington, a son of Robert Lee and Sharon McMillan Loughry of Avella. Mr. Loughry was a graduate of Avella High School and had a degree...
Marilyn Jean Dewitt
Sep 1, 2005
Marilyn Jean DeWitt, 74, of Washington, died Thursday, September 1, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been in declining health. She was born November 4, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of Charles and Nettie Nickenson Watters. Mrs. DeWitt was a 1948 graduate of Trinity High School. She was employed as a nurse's aide at Washington Manor and then at...
