Frank E. Brown, Jr.
Oct 3, 2005
Owner of Frank Brown Masonry Contractors. Frank E. "Bruiser" Brown Jr., 76, of Washington, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born September 15, 1929, in Washington, a son of Frank E. Brown Sr. and Anna Barbara Megyesy Brown. In 1949, he graduated from Trinity High School, where he was a member of the 1948 WPIAL co-champions...
Raymond Duvall
Oct 3, 2005
Steelworker was horse racing enthusiast, enjoyed farming. Raymond Duvall, 87, of Canton Township, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in his residence. He was born July 25, 1918, in Coal Center, a son of Walter S. and Mary Louisa Jobes Duvall. Mr. Duvall was a steelworker at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for 39 years. He was Protestant. Mr. Duvall was a horse racing...
Virginia D. Hart
Oct 3, 2005
Member of Church of the Covenant. Virginia D. Hart, 81, of Bridgeville, formerly of Washington, died Monday, October 3, 2005, in Country Meadows Nursing Home, Bridgeville, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 20, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of James and Ethel Clutter Armour. Mrs. Hart was a graduate of Washington High School and a homemaker. She was...
Betty Mae Bedillion
Oct 1, 2005
Betty Mae Bedillion, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, in the Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born in Washington, on August 21, 1918, a daughter of Preston G. and Madeline Chesser Roach. Mrs. Bedillion was a member of the West Washington United Methodist Church, enjoyed traveling, reading, and eating out with her family. On July...
Raymond Eugene Mowell
Sep 30, 2005
Served in U.S. military and worked for GTE. Raymond Eugene (Gene) Mowell, 70, of Woodstock, Ga., died Friday, September 30, 2005. He served 20 years in the U.S. military, with service in the Marine Corps in Korea and in the Air Force in Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he worked for GTE for 20 years, retiring in 1991. Mr....
Gertrude Frances Taylor
Sep 29, 2005
Nurse formerly of Washington. Gertrude Frances Taylor, 93, of Davenport, Fla., died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Cross Roads North Central, Davenport. She was born July 10, 1912, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of Evan Richard and Effie Hutchison Morgan. Mrs. Taylor lived in Washington until she moved to Florida 20 years ago. She was an...
Jay William Ringer, Sr.
Sep 28, 2005
Heavy equipment operator served in WWII Jay William Ringer, 80, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2005, following a two-month illness. He was born May 2, 1925, in Washington, a son of Charles L. and Daisy Lindley Ringer. Mr. Ringer served as a private in the 251st Combat Engineers Battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. He...
William Hall Spencer
Sep 26, 2005
Worked for McAnallen Corp. and Ragnar Benson Corp. William Hall Spencer, 65, of Washington, died Monday, September 26, 2005, in his residence, with his family by his side, following a courageous and valiant five-year battle with lung cancer. He was born March 14, 1940, in Washington, a son of Thelma Irene Phillips Spencer of Washington and the late Harry Irwin...
Michael A. Cipolone, Jr.
Sep 25, 2005
Used car wholesaler from Claysville. Michael A. Cipolone Jr., 68, of Claysville, died at 10:04 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been ill since March 2002. He was born October 20, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a son of Michael A. and Anna A. Laugelli Cipolone. Mr. Cipolone was a graduate of Shadyside Academy and a self-employed...
Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith
Sep 23, 2005
Ellsworth resident was waitress, caretaker. Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith, 88, of Ellsworth, formerly of Newell and Carnegie, died Friday, September 23, 2005, in Washington County Health Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1916, in Newell, a daughter of Julius and Elizabeth Annie Wolf Ordos. She had been a waitress and caretaker and enjoyed caring for babies...
Mary M. Slavikosky
Sep 23, 2005
Florida resident worked at Hazel-Atlas. Mary M. Slavikosky, 83, of Gainesville, Fla., died Friday afternoon September 23, 2005, in Hospice of North Central Florida, Gainesville, following a brief illness. She was born May 20, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Lucy Malik Keron. Mrs. Slavikosky was a homemaker and previously worked at Hazel-Atlas Plant 2. She lived in...
Margie Kay Miller
Sep 22, 2005
Margie Kay Miller, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, September 22, 2005, in the Washington Hospital following a very brief illness. She was born in Washington on April 13, 1943, a daughter of the late Oliver L. and Judy Stolfer Hanam. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Trinity High School and Irene’s Beauty School. She had once been a self-employed Beautician....
Margaret Martha Casella
Sep 21, 2005
Margaret Martha Casella, 72, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 21, 2005. She was born July 23, 1933, in Carnegie, a daughter of Albert and Mary Spoharski Ciesielski. Mrs. Casella was a homemaker who enjoyed painting, artwork, traveling and sewing. She was Catholic. On September 6, 1952, she married John Robert Casella, who survives. Also surviving are a son, John...
John S. Gidley
Sep 19, 2005
Worked at Washington Steel's Houston plant. John Sheldon Gidley, 67, of Houston, died unexpectedly Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence. He was born December 24, 1937, in Waynesburg, a son of Harry A. and E. Alice Zimmerman Gidley. Mr. Gidley graduated from Washington High School in 1955 and attended Washington & Jefferson College. He enlisted in the Marine Corps...
James "Peck" Russell Roberts
Sep 19, 2005
Construction worker for Local 373. James Russell "Peck" Roberts, 81, of Washington, formerly of Webster, died at 6:05 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence, following a six-month illness. He was born June 30, 1924, in Webster, a son of James P. and Nettie Smith Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a construction worker for Local 373 for 40 years. He...
David Leroy Jones, Sr.
Sep 18, 2005
David L. Jones, Sr., 60, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, formerly of Washington, PA, died suddenly at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2005, at his residence. He was born on December 15, 1944, in Washington, PA, a son of Floyd P. and Ruth Brownlee Jones. Mr. Jones was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, and was a veteran...
Yvonne Renee Buckley
Sep 17, 2005
Homemaker, Max & Erma's waitress. Yvonne Renee Buckley, 30, of Bridgeville, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was born January 15, 1975, a daughter of William J. Buckley of Cleona and Roberta Charlene Minor Buckley Danley of Washington. Miss Buckley was a 1991 graduate of Gateway High School. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a waitress at Max...
Cheryl A. Strope
Sep 16, 2005
Office manager of Strope's Speed Shop. Cheryl A. Strope, 57, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 12:37 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. She was born May 11, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of Dorothy Brownlee Andrews of Washington and the late Lyndon "Dutch" Andrews. Mrs. Strope was a 1966 graduate of Avella High School and...
Mary D. Beverina
Sep 16, 2005
Mary D. Beverina, 76, Washington, died unexpectedly at 12:30 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in Washington County Health Center. She was born May 11, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Henry and Mary Tomassini Beverina. Miss Beverina was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She had once worked at Duncan Miller Glass and later at Hazel-Atlas, but most recently was...
Walter L. Kelley
Sep 14, 2005
J&L Steel retiree was WWII Corps of Engineers veteran. Walter Linsey Kelley, 85, of Washington, died at 2:57 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born October 27, 1919, in Wolfdale, a son of James and Mabel Roup Kelley. During World War II, Mr. Kelley served in the Army Corps of Engineers...
