James Leonard Jackson, Sr.
Sep 1, 2005
James Leonard Jackson, Sr., 70, of Washington, died on Thursday, September 1, 2005, at Kade’s Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 23, 1935, in Washington, PA, a son of Wayne and Ruth Henderson Jackson. Mr. Jackson was employed for 15 years at Hazel Atlas #2 and for 11 years at Spang Industries (Ft. Bridge Works)....
Howard Paul Bissett, Sr.
Aug 30, 2005
Howard Paul Bissett, Sr., 83, of Hickory, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at his home. He was born on November 1, 1921, in Amity, PA, a son of Joseph V. Rea and Roxanna Briggs. Mr. Bissett was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of the Chartiers Crossroads Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed antique tractors and farm equipment. He also...
Katherine R. Shrader
Aug 27, 2005
Katherine R. Shrader, 83, of Washington, formerly of East Finley Township., died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a four-month illness. She was born April 5, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Robert Alvin Jr. and Sarah Jane Patterson Deyell. Mrs. Shrader had been a custodian and teacher's aide in McGuffey School District for...
Leslie M. Yanavich
Aug 25, 2005
Leslie "Big Les" Yanavich, 59, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 25, 2005. He was born in Washington on June 17, 1946, a son of the late Leslie "Butch" Yanavich and Loretta Bednarski Yanavich of Washington. Mr. Yanavich was a graduate of Trinity High School. He once worked at McGraw Edison in Canonsburg, enjoyed farming, and has been the...
Walter F. Mccartney
Aug 23, 2005
Western Area Vo-Tech maintenance department worker. Walter F. McCartney, 74, of Claysville, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a three-year illness. He was born September 22, 1930, in Washington, a son of Walter Cleveland and Irene Hemelrick McCartney. Mr. McCartney attended Washington High School. He was employed in the maintenance department of Western Area Vocational-Technical School for...
Sally Wrubleski
Aug 22, 2005
Sally “ Mustang “ Wrubleski, 80, formerly of Canton Township, died Monday, August 22, 2005, in the Humbert Lane Health Care Center. She was born in Washington on August 9, 1925, a daughter of Arthur and Bertha McCombs Moore. She had attended both Washington and Trinity Schools. While a resident these past several years at Humbert Lane, she enjoyed the...
Betty M. Baumgardner
Aug 20, 2005
Betty Margaret Baumgardner, 80, of Washington, died on Saturday, August 20, 2005, in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on June 4, 1925, a daughter of Jacob and Nellie Marie Grey Loar. Mrs. Baumgardner was a home maker, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, White Shrine. On November 12, 1954, she...
John Frank Lenhart, Jr.
Aug 15, 2005
Member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bridgeville. John Frank Lenhart, Jr., 79, of Houston, died Monday, August 15, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born November 23, 1925, in Washington, a son of Frank and Benetta Sutton Lenhart. Mr. Lenhart was a graduate of Washington High School and a member of Zion Lutheran Church in...
Jacqueline L. " Jackie " Chropek
Aug 14, 2005
Jacqueline L. “ Jackie “ Chropek, 60, of Washington, died Sunday, August 14, 2005, at 6:15 am in the home of her sister, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on January 28, 1945, a daughter of Paul and Madeline Salamone Frank. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and Penn Commercial Business School. She had...
Dr. Andrew Stephen Balta
Aug 14, 2005
Husband, father, oral surgeon, community leader. Andrew Stephen Balta, D.M.D., a well-known oral surgeon in the Washington area, died Sunday, August 14, 2005, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness. He was 67. He was born January 19, 1938, in Duquesne, a son of Andrew and Margaret Balta. Dr. Balta graduated from Duquesne High School and University of Pittsburgh,...
Robert M. " Bob " Miller
Aug 12, 2005
Robert M. “ Bob “ Miller, 81, of Washington, died Friday, August 12, 2005, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington on June 17, 1924, a son of Henry and Barbara Sheets Miller. He was retired after 23 years as a truck driver for Forbes Steel. Mr. Miller was Catholic by faith. He was...
Mildred Keith Lukas
Aug 11, 2005
Worked at Hazel Atlas and B.F. Drakenfeld Mildred Keith Lukas, 82, of Washington, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2005, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. She had been ill since January. She was born September 10, 1922, in Wind Ridge, a daughter of John W. and Emma Henry Riggs. Mrs. Lukas was a graduate of Wind Ridge High School...
Olive Mae Shrontz
Aug 10, 2005
Member of Wolfdale Bible Chapel. Olive Mae Shrontz, 92, of Washington, died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2005, in Washington County Health Center following a three-month illness. She was born July 2, 1913, in Aleppo Township, a daughter of Thomas Dorsey and Kathryn Jane Turner Williams. Mrs. Shrontz was a member of Wolfdale Bible Chapel and a former member...
Gertrude A. Brehl
Aug 7, 2005
Gertrude A. Brehl, 87, of Pittsburgh, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, after an eight-month illness. She was born December 26, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Lena Heidelmeier Brehl. She was a 1935 Immaculate Conception High School graduate. Miss Brehl was an administrative assistant for First Boston Corp. of New...
Jack Mousetis
Aug 6, 2005
Retired Merchant Marine with more than 20 years of service. Jack Mousetis, 79, of Fort Washington, N.Y., died Saturday, August 6, 2005, in Sun Harbor Heights, Roslyn, N.Y., after a six-month illness. He was born March 13, 1926, in Washington, a son of Xenophon and Angela Leventis Mousetis. Mr. Mousetis was a seaman in the Merchant Marines and retired after...
Diana J. " Dee " Dyson
Aug 6, 2005
Diana J. “ Dee “ Dyson, 55, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 6, 2005, in the Donnell House following a seven year illness. She was born in Washington on September 19, 1949, a daughter of the late Stanley Kazarick and Eleanor Zulkos Kazarick of Washington. She was a graduate of Washington High School...
Richard "Rick" James Strope
Aug 4, 2005
Former owner of K&G Pizza in Avella. Richard James (Rick) Strope, 45, of Eighty Four, died unexpectedly at 7:48 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2005, in his home. He was born in Washington, a son of Richard Lee Strope of Washington and Charlene Louella Nuzum Strope Paluda of Washington. Mr. Strope was a self-employed cabinetmaker. He belonged to Jessop Employees Club....
Robert William Welsh, Jr.
Aug 3, 2005
Construction worker enjoyed fishing Robert William Welsh Jr., 47, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005, in UPMC-Presbyterian hospital, Pittsburgh, following a seven-month illness. He was born March 28, 1958, in Washington, a son of the late Robert W. Sr. and Norma Jean O'Brien Welsh. Mr. Welsh was a construction worker and enjoyed fishing, camping and attending concerts. He formerly...
Edward Louis Border
Aug 3, 2005
Self-employed mechanic from Amwell Township. Edward Louis Border, 59, of Amwell Township, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born May 29, 1946, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Elmer and Helen Aichroth Border. Mr. Border was Catholic and was a self-employed mechanic. He enjoyed biking and the...
