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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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Emma Rock
Sep 14, 2005
Emma Rock, 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly in the Washington Hospital Emergency Room, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. She was born in Washington on November 27, 1924, a daughter of John and Helen Pizner Rock. Ms. Rock had attended Trinity High School and worked at various local stores including Montgomery Wards prior to working more than twenty-five years at Hickson’s...
David Reed Swart
Sep 13, 2005
Worked at Meadow Lands ARC workshop and McDonald's David Reed Swart, 55, of Washington, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in his residence, following a lingering illness. He was born May 25, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late Samuel Reed Swart and Nancy Elliott Swart Lang. For the past six years, he resided at Washington-Greene ARS....
Thelma Mae Earley
Sep 13, 2005
Metro Glass packer-selector Thelma Mae Earley, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a one-year illness. She was born November 22, 1921, in Arnold City, a daughter of Charles and Mae McKay. Mrs. Earley graduated from Trinity High School in 1941 and was employed as a packer-selector at Metro Glass for 23 years. She was...
Roy Arthur Mccullough
Sep 12, 2005
Committed to Mason work. Roy Arthur McCullough, 77, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:45 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005, in his home. He was born February 6, 1928, in Waynesburg, a son of James Taylor and Norma Baker McCullough. Mr. McCullough was a 1945 graduate of Waynesburg High School and attended Waynesburg College. During World War II, he served in...
Alice M. Richmond
Sep 12, 2005
Attended Friendship Community Church. Alice M. Richmond, 88, of Washington, died Monday, September 12, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a two-month illness. She was born January 31, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of John H. and Mildred Pfeiffer Mossburg. Mrs. Richmond was a homemaker, attended Friendship Community Church and enjoyed all sports. During World War II, she worked at the...
Paul Raymond Cox
Sep 9, 2005
Paul R. Cox, 71, of Washington, died Friday, September 9, 2005, in the Presbyterian Medical Center, following a twenty-two year illness. He was born in Washington, a son of Thomas Paul and Lucy Fedis Cox, on August 22, 1934. Mr. Cox was a Korean War Veteran and served two terms with the National Guard. He worked for thirty years at...
James "J.D." Smith
Sep 8, 2005
James D. "J.D." Smith, 91, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, September 8, 2005, in the Washington Hospital. He was born in Amwell Township, on November 10, 1913, a son of Fulton Steven and Florence Ola Christopher Smith. Mr. Smith was a 1933 graduate of Washington High School and had worked more than thirty-five years at the Observer-Reporter having held several...
Geraldine Grace Nixon
Sep 7, 2005
Washington Hospital employee Geraldine Grace Nixon, 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been ill since February 2004. She was born June 8, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Wylie James and Mary Agnes Beddow Murray. For 171/2 years, Mrs. Nixon was employed in the housekeeping department at Washington Hospital. She was a...
Ann Kolycheck
Sep 7, 2005
Washington homemaker. Ann Kolycheck, 90, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, in Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health for the past two years. She was born June 28, 1915, in Gibsonia, a daughter of Frank and Meri Panchura Hurzon. Mrs. Kolycheck was a homemaker and was Catholic. On August 12, 1934, in St. John Russian Orthodox Church,...
Margaret Elizabeth Hunter
Sep 6, 2005
Nursing instructor at Washington Hospital. Margaret Elizabeth (Betty) Hunter, 68, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born April 2, 1937, in Prosperity, a daughter of Marion and Margaret Inghram McClain. Mrs. Hunter attended Morris Township schools and was a 1955 graduate of Trinity High School. In 1958, she graduated from...
Anne N. Walker-Wootton
Sep 5, 2005
Anne Wootton, formerly of Washington, died on Monday, September 5, 2005, in Indiana, Pa., where she had made her home since 2001. She was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Marko and Barbara (Radinich) Kovacic, on August 17, 1915. She was a 1933 graduate of Cecil High School, and a member of Laboratory Presbyterian Church, where she served on the Diaconate,...
Timmy Lee Loughry
Sep 2, 2005
Avella man worked at Home Depot, Lowe's Timmy Lee Loughry, 37, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 11:39 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital emergency room. He was born April 27, 1968, in Washington, a son of Robert Lee and Sharon McMillan Loughry of Avella. Mr. Loughry was a graduate of Avella High School and had a degree...
Marilyn Jean Dewitt
Sep 1, 2005
Marilyn Jean DeWitt, 74, of Washington, died Thursday, September 1, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. She had been in declining health. She was born November 4, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of Charles and Nettie Nickenson Watters. Mrs. DeWitt was a 1948 graduate of Trinity High School. She was employed as a nurse's aide at Washington Manor and then at...
James Leonard Jackson, Sr.
Sep 1, 2005
James Leonard Jackson, Sr., 70, of Washington, died on Thursday, September 1, 2005, at Kade’s Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 23, 1935, in Washington, PA, a son of Wayne and Ruth Henderson Jackson. Mr. Jackson was employed for 15 years at Hazel Atlas #2 and for 11 years at Spang Industries (Ft. Bridge Works)....
Howard Paul Bissett, Sr.
Aug 30, 2005
Howard Paul Bissett, Sr., 83, of Hickory, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at his home. He was born on November 1, 1921, in Amity, PA, a son of Joseph V. Rea and Roxanna Briggs. Mr. Bissett was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of the Chartiers Crossroads Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed antique tractors and farm equipment. He also...
Katherine R. Shrader
Aug 27, 2005
Katherine R. Shrader, 83, of Washington, formerly of East Finley Township., died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a four-month illness. She was born April 5, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Robert Alvin Jr. and Sarah Jane Patterson Deyell. Mrs. Shrader had been a custodian and teacher's aide in McGuffey School District for...
Leslie M. Yanavich
Aug 25, 2005
Leslie "Big Les" Yanavich, 59, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 25, 2005. He was born in Washington on June 17, 1946, a son of the late Leslie "Butch" Yanavich and Loretta Bednarski Yanavich of Washington. Mr. Yanavich was a graduate of Trinity High School. He once worked at McGraw Edison in Canonsburg, enjoyed farming, and has been the...
Walter F. Mccartney
Aug 23, 2005
Western Area Vo-Tech maintenance department worker. Walter F. McCartney, 74, of Claysville, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a three-year illness. He was born September 22, 1930, in Washington, a son of Walter Cleveland and Irene Hemelrick McCartney. Mr. McCartney attended Washington High School. He was employed in the maintenance department of Western Area Vocational-Technical School for...
Sally Wrubleski
Aug 22, 2005
Sally “ Mustang “ Wrubleski, 80, formerly of Canton Township, died Monday, August 22, 2005, in the Humbert Lane Health Care Center. She was born in Washington on August 9, 1925, a daughter of Arthur and Bertha McCombs Moore. She had attended both Washington and Trinity Schools. While a resident these past several years at Humbert Lane, she enjoyed the...
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