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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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Theodore Louis Siedlak, Sr.
May 15, 2006
Theodore Louis Siedlak, Sr., 76, of Washington, died at 9:10 p.m., Monday, May 15, 2006, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington. He had been ill since November. He was born July 27, 1929, in Washington, a son of Jacob and Brony Brzezanski Siedlak. Mr. Siedlak graduated from Trinity High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He...
Barbara Pochiba Hoffman Ventresca
May 15, 2006
Claysville resident was beautician. Barbara Pochiba Hoffman Ventresca, 86, of Claysville, formerly of Washington, died at 8:18 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington. She was born October 17, 1919, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Steve and Mary Halvonik Pochiba. Mrs. Ventresca worked as an assembler at RCA and was a beautician for many years with a beauty...
Elsie Mae Lehew
May 14, 2006
Grandmother of 20, great-grandmother of 9. Elsie Mae Lehew, 75, of Washington, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 2006, in the home of her daughter on Dunn Avenue, Washington. She had been in declining health for a year. She was born August 16, 1930, in Shenandoah Valley, Va., a daughter of Hosea and Marion Shelton Dalton. She was last...
Brenda Jean Vanmeter
May 11, 2006
Brenda Jean VanMeter, 53, of Washington, died Thursday, May 11, 2006. She was employed by Arc Human Services. Private services were held, with William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., Washington, in charge of arrangements.
Patricia Eva Cosentino
May 11, 2006
Patricia Eva Cosentino, 47, of Avella, died at 1:00p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2006, in her residence following a four-year illness. She was born December 21, 1958, in Mt. Lebanon, a daughter of John Russell of Bethel Park and Eva Reed Russell of Mt. Lebanon. Mrs. Cosentino graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1976 and from West Penn School of...
Howard "Howdy" Naser
May 9, 2006
Steelworker was member of First Christian Church Howard E. "Howdy" Naser Sr., 73, of Canonsburg, formerly of Washington, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Manor Care, McMurray, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 4, 1932, in Washington, a son of John Edward and Ruth Alice White Naser. Mr. Naser attended Washington High School. He served...
Rain Jean Falcon
May 8, 2006
Rain Jean Falcon died May 8, 2006, the day of her birth, in Washington Hospital. She was a daughter of Shellisa L. Chandler and Francis Falcon, both of Washington. Also surviving are a brother, Antonio James Falcon; maternal grandparents, James Chandler Sr. and Norma Welsh; and paternal grandparents, Cheryl Ann and Robert Lancaster Sr., all of Washington. Services will be...
Frank Robert Knotts
May 6, 2006
Frank Robert Knotts, 68, of Washington, died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in the Donnell House, having been ill since 1999. He was born in Washington on August 2, 1937, a son of the late Frank D. and Opal Borror Knotts. Mr. Knotts was a retired truck driver and had worked more than twenty years for Columbia Gas Company. He previously...
James Edward Matthews
Apr 30, 2006
Self-employed contractor James Edward Matthews, 47, of Washington died at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 30, 2006, in his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 6, 1959, in Canonsburg, a son of Thomas J. Matthews of Washington and the late Alegra Janet Dailey Matthews. Mr. Matthews attended Trinity High School and was a self-employed contractor. He previously worked...
Harriett Riggle Mccracken Armstrong
Apr 29, 2006
Member of Friendship Community Church. Harriett Riggle McCracken "Grams" Armstrong, 96, of Washington, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington. She was born September 29, 1909, in Greene County, a daughter of William and Martha Polen Riggle. Mrs. Armstrong was a member of Friendship Community Church for more than 40 years. She worked at...
Lloyd Park Bricker
Apr 29, 2006
Washington man was 37-year employee of Ball Glass Lloyd Park Bricker, 70, of Washington, died at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington. He was born August 16, 1935, in Amwell Township, a son of Lloyd Murphy and Elizabeth Vaughn Snyder Bricker. Mr. Bricker worked for 37 years as a mould cleaner at Ball...
Willis F. Jenkins
Apr 29, 2006
23-year employee of Eighty Four Coal Co. Willis F. Jenkins, 71, of Washington, died at 9:11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 12, 1935, in Washington, a son of Henry and Annabelle Jenkins. He was a coal miner, having worked 23 years for Eighty Four Coal Co. He attended...
Joann Musto
Apr 27, 2006
Member of Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department. JoAnn Musto, 67, of Bakersville, died April 27, 2006, in Conemaugh Medical Center in Johnstown.-- She was born October 7, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Nell Dunn Hoffman.-- Mrs. Musto was a 1956 graduate of Washington High School and a graduate of Penn Commercial College in Pittsburgh. She was a member...
Wayne Richard Rankin
Apr 26, 2006
Wayne Richard Rankin, 71, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in his home following a one-year illness. He was born September 7, 1934, in Washington, a son of Thomas and Gladys Miller Rankin. Mr. Rankin, a veteran of the Korean War, was a self-employed construction worker and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of Shiloh Fellowship in...
Dorothy Jean Kirkpatrick
Apr 25, 2006
Retired secretary at Frazier-Simplex. Dorothy Jean Kirkpatrick, 75, of Washington, died at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2006, in Washington Hospital. She had been ill since November 2005. She was born January 21, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Harold E. and Grace Porter Kirkpatrick. After graduating from Washington High School in 1948, she first worked at Hillsview Clinic and...
Sarah Louise Zook
Apr 24, 2006
Washington homemaker. Sarah Louise Zook, 67, of Washington, died Monday, April 24, 2006, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 23, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of Leonard and Louise Tiano Veltri. Mrs. Zook attended Trinity High School and was a homemaker. Her husband, William C. Zook Jr., died October 6, 1999. Surviving are a son,...
Clara B. Anthony
Apr 22, 2006
Liberty U.M. Church member was reflexologist. Clara B. Anthony, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She had been ill since April 17. She was born December 2, 1918, in Banetown, a daughter of Frank Hill and Myrtle Amos Bainer. Mrs. Anthony graduated from Washington High School in 1937 and was a member of...
Catherine Ann Brownlee
Apr 22, 2006
Catherine Ann Brownlee, 88, of Washington, died on Saturday, April 22, 2006, in the Humbert Lane Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born in East St. Louis, Missouri, on September 28, 1917, a daughter of George and Rose Pozqai Pavkovich. Mrs. Brownlee had attended Wylie Avenue School and Penn Commercial Business School. She was a member of...
John William Anthony
Apr 20, 2006
Liberty U.M. Church member worked for Jessop Steel. John William Anthony, 88, of Washington, died at 11:25 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Donnell House, following a five-year illness. He was born April 19, 1918, in Washington, a son of Simon and Helen Bedillion Anthony. Mr. Anthony was a 1937 graduate of Washington High School and a veteran of World...
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