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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Sarah " Sally " Jane Mcconnell

Sarah " Sally " Jane Mcconnell

Dec 2, 2005

Sara Jane " Sally " McConnell, 63, of Washington, died Friday, December 2, 2005, following a seven month illness. She was born in Taylorstown, on April 17, 1942, a daughter of Wilbur “ Tom “ and Gladys McDough Stewart. She had attended Claysville Schools and was a member as well as a Deacon at the Taylorstown Christian Church. Mrs. McConnell...

Mildred Liggett Jones

Mildred Liggett Jones

Dec 2, 2005

Mildred Liggett Jones, 91, of Avella, formerly of Buffalo Village, died Friday, December 2, 2005, in the Washington Hospital following a one month illness. She was born in Independence on July 23, 1914, a daughter of Robert G. and Alma Campbell Liggett. She was a graduate of Avella Schools and was a life long member of the Upper Buffalo United...

Robert Kevin Bernardini

Robert Kevin Bernardini

Dec 2, 2005

Robert Kevin Bernardini, 46, of Prosperity, died Friday, December 2, 2005, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Washington, a son of the late Raymond C. Bernardini, and Linda Leasa Bernardini of Pittsburgh. Mr. Bernardini was a graduate of McGuffey High School and had attended Allegheny Community College. He was a veteran of the United States...

Ralph E. Conaway

Ralph E. Conaway

Dec 1, 2005

Ralph E. Conaway, 77, of Washington, died Thursday, December 1, 2005, in The Washington Hospital. He was born April 18, 1928, in Brandonville, West Virginia, a son of Paul and Mary Guthrie Conaway. He worked many years for Washington Feed and more recently for Parkhurst Dining at Washington and Jefferson College. He is survived by his wife of 59 years,...

Charles Kenneth Armstrong

Charles Kenneth Armstrong

Nov 30, 2005

Avella resident was Zappi Oil driver. Charles Kenneth Armstrong, 61, of Avella, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005. He was born May 31, 1944, in Washington, a son of Harriet Mabel Riggle Armstrong of Washington and the late John Paul Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong was a tractor-trailer driver for Zappi Oil Co. He was Presbyterian and a member of Taylorstown American Legion...

Thomas L. Conner, Jr.

Thomas L. Conner, Jr.

Nov 30, 2005

Roofer with L.W. Miller was McGuffey H.S. graduate. Thomas L. Conner Jr., 59, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005, in the emergency room of Indiana (Pa.) Hospital, due to injuries sustained in a fall in Blairsville. He was born July 24, 1946, in Claysville, a son of the late Thomas Lawson Conner Sr. and Edna Clark Conner. Mr. Conner...

Velma Loretta Beck

Velma Loretta Beck

Nov 29, 2005

Member of Trinity Bible Fellowship Velma Loretta Beck, 88, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born April 26, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of James I. and Mary Frances Wolfe Seaman. Mrs. Beck was a graduate of Trinity High School and a member of Trinity Bible Fellowship. She worked as...

Donna Charlene Wright

Donna Charlene Wright

Nov 29, 2005

Member of Liberty Methodist Church. Donna Charlene Wright, 51, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a one-year illness. She was born February 6, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of Ella Mae Faulkner Johnson of Washington and the late Donald G. Johnson. Mrs. Wright, a graduate of Trinity High School, was a homemaker who formerly worked...

Gaylord E. Chadwick

Gaylord E. Chadwick

Nov 28, 2005

Prosperity farmer. Gaylord Chadwick, 66, of Prosperity, died unexpectedly at 2:20 a.m. Monday, November 28, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born June 11, 1939, in South Franklin Township, a son of Hiram V. and Florence Ealy Chadwick. Mr. Chadwick was a farmer who enjoyed his friends and neighbors. He also enjoyed collecting dog figurines and knick-knacks. Surviving are four...

Nancy D. Christopher

Nancy D. Christopher

Nov 28, 2005

Sam's Club cashier was member of Eagles and Pulaski Club. Nancy D. Christopher, 47, of Washington, died unexpectedly Monday, November 28, 2005. She was born April 20, 1958, in West Virginia, a daughter of David Boyd Allen and the late Patricia Jean Jenkins Allen. She was Apostolic. Mrs. Christopher had been employed as a cashier at Sam's Club for nine...

Lillian Anna Inverso

Lillian Anna Inverso

Nov 27, 2005

South Strabane Township homemaker. Lillian Anna Inverso, 79, of South Strabane Township, died at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2005, in her residence. She had been ill since May 2005. She was born September 6, 1926, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Charles and Julia Toth. Mrs. Inverso was a homemaker and member of First Christian Church. She was a devoted...

Shirley Davis Fetherlin

Shirley Davis Fetherlin

Nov 26, 2005

Shirley Davis Fetherlin, 71, of Bethel Park, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, November 26, 2005, in the Donnell House following a sixteen-month illness. She was born in Washington, on September 10, 1934, a daughter of Samuel Albert and Sara Elizabeth Mounts Davis. Mrs. Fetherlin was a 1952 graduate of Washington High School, a former member of the First Christian Church...

Mary Clara Durbin Haskey

Mary Clara Durbin Haskey

Nov 21, 2005

Nurse's aide at Humbert Lane, other nursing homes. Mary Clara Durbin Haskey, 69, of Washington, died at 11:48 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2005, in her residence following a five-year illness. She was born July 19, 1936, in Amwell Township, a daughter of William H. and Anna Elizabeth Ellifritz Shrader. Mrs. Haskey worked as a nurse's aide in area nursing homes,...

Mildred A. Sanek

Mildred A. Sanek

Nov 21, 2005

Member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Mildred A. Sanek, 87, of Washington, died Monday, November 21, 2005, in her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born February 15, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Yacienty and Tekla Skoczylas. Mrs. Sanek attended Trinity schools and was a homemaker who once worked for Hazel-Atlas Glass for 15 years. She was...

Edward Charles Couts, Jr.

Edward Charles Couts, Jr.

Nov 20, 2005

Union carpenter was WWII Army veteran Edward Charles Couts Jr., 85, of Washington, died Sunday, November 20, 2005, in Washington Hospital following a two-week illness. He was born May 25, 1920, in Washington, a son of Edward C. Sr. and Florence Mossburg Couts. Mr. Couts was a graduate of Washington High School. During World War II, he served in the...

Joseph Stephen Horency

Joseph Stephen Horency

Nov 20, 2005

Mineworker, avid hunter and fisherman. Joseph Stephen Horency, 91, of Washington, died at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, November 20, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. He had been ill since March. He was born July 21, 1914, in Plymouth, a son of Joseph Florian and Susan Brindzo Horency. He was a graduate of the former Hurst High School, now Mt. Pleasant High...

John Mark Sprowls, Sr.

John Mark Sprowls, Sr.

Nov 19, 2005

U.S. Air Force vet owned, operated lawn care service. John Mark Sprowls Sr., 54, of Claysville, died at 6:14 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005, in Washington Hospital from complications due to lung cancer. He had been ill since April 6, 2005. He was born April 28, 1951, in Washington, a son of the Rev. Mary J. Chase Sprowls of Claysville...

Betty Louise Crouser Pardeaux

Betty Louise Crouser Pardeaux

Nov 18, 2005

Betty Louise Crouser Pardeaux, 74, of Washington, died Friday, November 18, 2005, in The Washington Hospital following a three-month illness. She was born August 15, 1931, in Waynesburg, a daughter of Russell Harry and Cora Margaret Courtwright Crouser. Mrs. Pardeaux attended West Union Grade School and Waynesburg High School. She was a homemaker and member of West Union Presbyterian Church....

Eleanor Louise Vankirk

Eleanor Louise Vankirk

Nov 16, 2005

Member of First Christian Church. Eleanor Louise VanKirk, 87, of Washington, died at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a six-week illness. She was born October 1, 1918, in Claysville, a daughter of John and Florence Cushing Jolley, and was raised by Carson Reed and Bernice Cushing Bane. Mrs. VanKirk graduated from Claysville High School and...

Dawn "Dee Dee" Denise Braden

Dawn "Dee Dee" Denise Braden

Nov 16, 2005

Worked in Shop 'n Save food court Dawn Denise "DeeDee" Braden, 44, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 16, 2005, in her residence. She was born September 30, 1961, in Washington, a daughter of Donald Ross Braden of Washington and the late Betty Dague. She attended Immaculate Conception High School and graduated from Washington High School. She had worked in...

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