Beatrice Adams
Apr 18, 2006
Beatrice Adams ( Risbin) of Blue Bell, died suddenly on April 18th in Chestnut Hill Hospital at the age of 86. Daughter of Sara and Thomas Risbin; beloved wife of the late James J. Adams; loving mother of Kathleen (Richard) Serano , Patrick (Sue) Adams , Beatrice (the late Jerry) McCormick and Marie (Christopher) Hughes; devoted grandmother of Andrew (Allison)...
Mary Duvall
Apr 17, 2006
Worked for Duncan Miller Glass and The Meadows racetrack. Mary Duvall, 83, of Canton Township, died Monday, April 17, 2006, in Washington Hospital, after a brave two-month battle with cancer. She was born January 10, 1923, in West Finley, a daughter of Archie Linville Carroll and Mary Belle Burt. She worked at Duncan Miller Glass Factory in her early life...
Leona Mae Mull
Apr 14, 2006
Calvary Temple member enjoyed flower gardening. Leona Mae Mull, 65, of West Alexander, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, in Donnell House following a lengthy illness. She was born December 20, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of Howard and Thelma Tarr Allen. Mrs. Mull attended Trinity High School and had worked in the escort department of Washington Hospital....
Sally Ann Warth
Apr 14, 2006
Greene County Memorial nurse from Prosperity. Sally Ann Warth, 75, of Prosperity, died Friday, April 14, 2006, in Palms Pasadena Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. She had been ill since June 2005. She was born October 14, 1930, in Brownsville, a daughter of James Edward and Mary Ella O'Donnell Eckman. Mrs. Warth was a graduate of Scotdale High School, attended nursing...
William James Rush
Apr 12, 2006
Retired letter carrier helped construct PONY field William James Rush, 78, of West Alexander, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, in his home following a four-day illness. He was born April 13, 1927, a son of William James Sr. and Sophia Grace Rae Rush. Mr. Rush attended Washington High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, receiving...
Ronald James Jones, Sr.
Apr 10, 2006
Operator/engineer for Teamsters Local 66. Ronald James Jones Sr., 69, of Claysville, died Monday, April 10, 2006, in his home. He had been ill since January 2005. He was born May 28, 1936, in Washington, a son of Glenn William and Mary L. Ward Jones. Mr. Jones was an operator/engineer for Teamsters Local 66 for 40 years. He was Presbyterian...
Helen Marie Mckay
Apr 10, 2006
Worked for Krency's Bakery. Helen Marie McKay, 87, of Washington, died at 5:08 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2006, in Presbyterian SeniorCare, Washington. She was born August 18, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Warren McClease and Clara Belle Bird Crowe. Mrs. McKay worked for 12 years at Krency's Bakery, where she decorated cakes and waited on customers. She was a...
Beth Elaine Mcgrady
Apr 9, 2006
Employed by South Strabane Township, Centimark. Beth Elaine McGrady, 59, of Washington, died at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2006, in Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health for seven years. She was born August 6, 1946, in Mt. Holly Springs, a daughter of Anna Sheaffer of Connecticut and the late Ike Sheaffer. Mrs. McGrady was a 1964 graduate...
Lonn Everett Martsolf
Apr 9, 2006
Outdoorsman worked for Tim Kelly Construction. Lonn Everett Martsolf, 43, of Washington, formerly of Beaver Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 9, 2006, in Washington City Mission. He was born May 8, 1962, in Shreveport, La., a son of Charles R. and Patsy R. Liner Martsolf of Coraopolis. Mr. Martsolf worked at Steel Tower Maintenance and Tim Kelly Construction as a...
Gail E. Karr Andy
Apr 8, 2006
Member of Friendship Community Church. Gail E. Karr Andy, 86, of Washington, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Southmont of Presbyterian SeniorCare following a yearlong illness. She was born December 8, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Ralph and Della Evans Karr. She had attended Washington schools. Mrs. Andy was a homemaker and member of Friendship Community...
Roxie Martin
Apr 8, 2006
Margaret R. "Roxie" Martin, 77, of Washington died on Saturday, April 8, 2006, following a lengthy illness. Born on September 5, 1928, to Carl Kohler and S. Edith Hickman, she was raised by her grandparents Arch C. and Mary Matilda Hickman of Washington. On August 27, 1955, she married Rev. Henderson E. Martin, who died on November 22, 1973. A...
Cornielle Adelaide Caldwell
Apr 7, 2006
Cornielle Adelaide Caldwell, 86, of Claysville, died at 8:55 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2006, in The Washington Hospital following a brief illness. She was born February 20, 1920, in West Virginia, a daughter of Henry and Helen Nisperly. Mrs. Caldwell was a homemaker and enjoyed watching Pittsburgh Pirate baseball games and NASCAR racing on television. She was Protestant. On January...
George Mcelroy Helms
Apr 5, 2006
Co-owned Blue Diamond Enterprises. George McElroy Helms, 68, of East Washington, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born December 13, 1937, in Richmond, Va., a son of Roy S. and Frances McElroy Helms. Mr. Helms graduated from Osbourn High School, Manassas, Va., in 1955. He served in the National Guard in California and Virginia,...
Mary Kimberly Nestor
Apr 5, 2006
Employed at Foodland and Pink Chill. Mary Kimberly Nestor, 45, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in her home. She had been in failing health. She was born January 10, 1961, in Pensacola, Fla., a daughter of James William Ashmore of Midway and the late June Hall Ashmore. Mrs. Nestor was a graduate of Fort Cherry High School and...
Isabella Leigh Richardson
Apr 5, 2006
Isabella Leigh Richardson, infant daughter of Erik and Bethany Brock Richardson, of Prosperity, died in her home, Wednesday, April 5, 2006. She was born March 17, 2006, in Washington. Surviving are her paternal grandparents, Art and Susan Richardson, of Prosperity, paternal great grandmothers, Jean Allen and Hazel Allen, both of Washington; maternal grandparents, Jeanna and step grandfather, John Gerzsenye, of...
William Boyd Mcgowan, Sr.
Apr 5, 2006
Member of Liberty U.M. Church. William Boyd McGowan Sr., 81, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a one-month illness. He was born January 19, 1925, in Allegheny County, a son of William H. and Emma Beam McGowan. Mr. McGowan served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, receiving American Theater, Victory and...
Homer O. Hemelrick
Apr 5, 2006
Homer O. Hemelrick, 84, of Homosassa, Florida, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington on September 20, 1921, a son of William Gordon and Edna Miller Hemelrick. Mr. Helmelricj worked more than thirty-five years at Ciba Geigy prior to his retirement. On November 12, 1950, he married...
Ronald Michael Zink
Apr 3, 2006
Served in U.S. Army during Vietnam War. Ronald Michael Zink, 59, of Maidsville, W.Va., formerly of Ellsworth, died Monday, April 3, 2006, in Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. He was born September 8, 1946, in Washington a son of Walter "Smutz" and Christine T. Fedis Zink. He was a graduate of Bentworth High School. Mr. Zink served...
Arthur Franklin Lightner
Apr 1, 2006
Washington resident born in Nineveh. Arthur Franklin Lightner, 80, of Washington, died at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2006, in Greenery Specialty Care, Canonsburg, following a six-month illness. He was born May 16, 1925, in Nineveh, a son of Timothy Francis and Artie Murdock Lightner. Mr. Lightner attended Nineveh and Waynesburg high schools. He was a farmer and had worked...
Clement Charles Yancosek
Apr 1, 2006
Clement Charles Yancosek, 90, of Strabane Trails Village, formerly of Waynesburg Road, Washington, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. He was born June 24, 1915, in Manifold, a son of Austrian immigrants John and Rose Elchek Yancosek. Mr. Yancosek attended Immaculate Conception Grade School. He joined the I.C. Church choir in 1921 and serendipitously was...
