Steve Krajacic
Dec 21, 2005
Self-employed roofer was Canton police officer Steve Krajacic, 89, of Washington, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, in Washington County Health Center, Washington. He had been in declining health for two and a half years. He was born August 25, 1916, in Washington, a son of Anton and Philomena Stanfel Krajacic. Mr. Krajacic was a self-employed roofer and...
Lonnie Amon
Dec 19, 2005
Retired Eighty Four Agway store manager. Lonnie (Jack) Amon, 76, of Washington, died at 7:50 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2005, in his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born December 29, 1928, in Washington, a son of Jacob Alonzo and Margaret Zoe Bedillion Amon. Mr. Amon attended Washington schools and worked at Agway in Eighty Four for 47 years,...
George Gesiak
Dec 13, 2005
Longtime Manifold resident helped construct I-79. George Gesiak, 85, a longtime resident of Manifold, South Strabane Township, died Tuesday, December 13, 2005, in Presbyterian SeniorCare, Washington. He was born April 20, 1920, in Republic, a son of Michael and Anna Gafric Gesiak. Mr. Gesiak was a truck and uke driver for highway construction firms. While working for Mashuta Construction, he...
Olga Patsy Johnson
Dec 13, 2005
Olga Patsy Johnson Olga Patsy Johnson, 89, of Washington, formerly of Concord, California, died at 8:39 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born July 31, 1916, in Weed, California, a daughter of Peter and Adela Constanzo Ottino. Mrs. Johnson had worked as a retail clerk in a pharmacy. Her husband, Seth Arthur Johnson, died in...
Earl Henry Yater, Jr.
Dec 13, 2005
Self-employed freight driver. Earl Henry Yater Jr., 46, of Holbrook, formerly of Center Township, died Tuesday, December 13, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born October 10, 1959, in Washington, a son of Delores Victoria Yater of Washington and the late Earl Henry Yater Sr. Mr. Yater was a self-employed freight driver. He enjoyed dogs, fishing,...
Ralph C. Hanes
Dec 12, 2005
Crane operator did electrical and carpentry work. Ralph C. Hanes, 53, of Amity, died at 7 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born May 19, 1952, in Pittsburgh, a son of Patricia Ann Smith Hanes of Amity and the late Ralph Albert Hanes. He graduated from Trinity High School in 1970. He had attended Washington Institute...
Manuel Gomez, Sr.
Dec 11, 2005
Worked for McGraw-Edison, Robinson Pipe Cleaning. Manuel "Poncho" Gomez Sr., 64, of Washington, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2005, in his home. He was born July 19, 1941, in Luzerne Township, Fayette County, a son of the late Jose and Julia Lutz Gomez. Mr. Gomez was a graduate of Trinity High School and enjoyed being a handyman. He...
Robert A. Brahs
Dec 11, 2005
33-year truck driver for Suwak Trucking. Robert A. Brahs Jr., 71, of West Finley, formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2005. He was born December 25, 1933, in Washington, a son of Robert Sr. and Rachel Rose Patterson Brahs. Mr. Brahs graduated from Chartiers Township High School in 1951 and was a member of St....
Dorothy M. Grimm
Dec 10, 2005
Retired custodian worked at state police barracks. Dorothy M. Grimm 83, of Washington, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday December 10, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a six-week illness. She was born November 8, 1922, in Chartiers Township, a daughter of James W. and Sarah Temple Null. Mrs. Grimm was a member of Chartiers Cross Roads United Presbyterian Church and had...
Edwin J. Hendricksen
Dec 8, 2005
Member of Hickory U.P. Church. Edwin J. Hendricksen, 89, of Hickory, died at 3:50 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2005, in his home. He was born April 16, 1916, in Jersey City, N.J., a son of Jonathan and Emily Schilling Hendricksen. He was a member of Hickory United Presbyterian Church. He was an ironworker, who worked out of Local 3 in...
Sharon Richmond
Dec 8, 2005
Sharon "Colleen" Richmond, 57, of Avella, died Thursday, December 8, 2005, in the Washington Hospital following a four month illness. She was born in Washington on October 10, 1948, a daughter of the late Harold "Apples" Knestrick and Martha Jane Thomas Knestrick, of Washington. Mrs. Richmond was a 1966 graduate of Trinity High School and had once worked at Frazier...
Catherine Adeline Bell
Dec 6, 2005
Former member of Fairview Presbyterian Church. Catherine Adeline Bell, 70, of Eighty Four, died at 12:19 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a lingering illness. She was born April 2, 1935, in Thomas, a daughter of Jessie McCartney Kennell. She had been a former employee of Marshall’s in Scott Township and a former member of Fairview...
Mary " Lillian" Roach
Dec 5, 2005
Mary “ Lillian “ Roach, 87, of Washington, died Monday, December 5, 2005, in the Hillsview Personal Care Home, following a short illness. She was born in Grafton, West Virginia, on November 18, 1918, a daughter of Charles Morgan and Martha Roseanna Cox Watson. For almost fifty years, she worked as a Packer-Selector for Washington Glass Company, Hazel Atlas, and...
Carolina Mae Stull
Dec 5, 2005
Carolina M. Stull, 82, of Washington, died Monday, December 5, 2005, in the Evergreen Assisted Living Home after having been in declining health for the past two years. She was born in Washington, on February 28, 1923, a daughter of Arthur and Iva Bedillion Drauker. Formerly, she had attended the Avery United Methodist Church and was a member of the...
Catherine Cushman Confort
Dec 5, 2005
Catherine "Kay" Cushman Confort, 75, of Washington, died Monday, December 5, 2005, in Shadyside Hospital after having been in declining health. She was born in Canonsburg on February 2, 1929, a daughter of Andrew and Helen Goldbach Cushman. She was a member of the Christian Church of North America. For many years Mrs. Confort had worked as a Waitress in...
William Edward Anderson
Dec 4, 2005
Amity man worked for Peters Township schools. William Edward Anderson, 53, of Amity, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 4, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born April 28, 1952, in Washington, a son of Charles and Louise Bopp Anderson. Mr. Anderson was Catholic and graduated from Trinity High School in 1970. He worked in the Peters Township schools maintenance department...
Douglas Ray Hamlin
Dec 3, 2005
Douglas R. Hamlin, 56, of Washington, died Saturday, December 2, 2005, in his home following a brief illness. He was born on February 9, 1949, in Welch, West Virginia, a son of the late Douglas F. and Frances Allen Hamlin. Mr. Hamlin was Catholic by faith. He had served in the United States Air Force for twelve years. For the...
Esther Derry
Dec 2, 2005
Esther Derry, 81, of Waynesburg, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, December 2, 2005,, in the Rolling Meadows Nursing Home after having been in declining health. She was born in Washington, on June 17, 1924, a daughter of the late Edward Lee. She had been a home maker and member of the Wright Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church. In 1969, she married...
