Obituaries

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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Mildred S. Fleissner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

John Edgar Sten

John Edgar Sten

Feb 22, 2006

Florida resident formerly of Washington. John Edgar Sten, 55, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, February 22, 2006. He was the son of John A. and Julia R. Ferguson Sten. He attended Washington High School and was employed as a printer for 30 years, working for print shops in California, Arizona and Florida. Surviving are his wife,...

Joseph Louis Gelli

Joseph Louis Gelli

Feb 21, 2006

Owned Gelli Painting and Sandblasting Co. Joseph Louis Gelli, 82, of Claysville, died at 8:22 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2006, in Washington Hospital. He was born July 9, 1923, in DeKalb, Ill., a son of Emmanuel and Livia Cipriano Gelli. He owned Gelli Painting and Sandblasting Co. Mr. Gelli was Catholic and attended DeKalb High School. He was a member...

Ralph M. Devenney

Ralph M. Devenney

Feb 21, 2006

WWII veteran worked for Pennsylvania Transformer Ralph Montgomery Devenney of Washington died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2006, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been ill since December. He was born May 26, 1923, in Washington, a son of Martin and Hanna Montgomery Devenney. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II in Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes...

Alexander Scott Hankins

Alexander Scott Hankins

Feb 21, 2006

Alexander Scott Hankins, 16 months, of Washington, died at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh February 21, 2006. He was born in Washington on October 12, 2004, a son of Marcus Alexander Hankins and Melissa Lynn Kalich. Also surviving are grandparents Dan and Lynn Kalich, Greggory Hankins of Washington and Karen Flemister of Hampton, VA, Eugenia Watkins of Crafton, PA, Alfred Watkins...

Charles Alvin Lapp

Charles Alvin Lapp

Feb 20, 2006

Mechanic for CONSOL Coal Mine 6 Charles Alvin Lapp, 91, of Eighty Four, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2006, in Plant City Health Care Center, Plant City, Fla. He had been ill for three weeks. He was born May 31, 1914, in Carrick, a son of Charles G. and Stella Schuab Lapp. Mr. Lapp graduated with honors from...

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