Betty M. Baumgardner
Aug 20, 2005
Betty Margaret Baumgardner, 80, of Washington, died on Saturday, August 20, 2005, in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on June 4, 1925, a daughter of Jacob and Nellie Marie Grey Loar. Mrs. Baumgardner was a home maker, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, White Shrine. On November 12, 1954, she...
John Frank Lenhart, Jr.
Aug 15, 2005
Member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bridgeville. John Frank Lenhart, Jr., 79, of Houston, died Monday, August 15, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born November 23, 1925, in Washington, a son of Frank and Benetta Sutton Lenhart. Mr. Lenhart was a graduate of Washington High School and a member of Zion Lutheran Church in...
Jacqueline L. " Jackie " Chropek
Aug 14, 2005
Jacqueline L. “ Jackie “ Chropek, 60, of Washington, died Sunday, August 14, 2005, at 6:15 am in the home of her sister, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on January 28, 1945, a daughter of Paul and Madeline Salamone Frank. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and Penn Commercial Business School. She had...
Dr. Andrew Stephen Balta
Aug 14, 2005
Husband, father, oral surgeon, community leader. Andrew Stephen Balta, D.M.D., a well-known oral surgeon in the Washington area, died Sunday, August 14, 2005, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness. He was 67. He was born January 19, 1938, in Duquesne, a son of Andrew and Margaret Balta. Dr. Balta graduated from Duquesne High School and University of Pittsburgh,...
Robert M. " Bob " Miller
Aug 12, 2005
Robert M. “ Bob “ Miller, 81, of Washington, died Friday, August 12, 2005, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington on June 17, 1924, a son of Henry and Barbara Sheets Miller. He was retired after 23 years as a truck driver for Forbes Steel. Mr. Miller was Catholic by faith. He was...
Mildred Keith Lukas
Aug 11, 2005
Worked at Hazel Atlas and B.F. Drakenfeld Mildred Keith Lukas, 82, of Washington, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2005, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. She had been ill since January. She was born September 10, 1922, in Wind Ridge, a daughter of John W. and Emma Henry Riggs. Mrs. Lukas was a graduate of Wind Ridge High School...
Olive Mae Shrontz
Aug 10, 2005
Member of Wolfdale Bible Chapel. Olive Mae Shrontz, 92, of Washington, died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2005, in Washington County Health Center following a three-month illness. She was born July 2, 1913, in Aleppo Township, a daughter of Thomas Dorsey and Kathryn Jane Turner Williams. Mrs. Shrontz was a member of Wolfdale Bible Chapel and a former member...
Gertrude A. Brehl
Aug 7, 2005
Gertrude A. Brehl, 87, of Pittsburgh, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, after an eight-month illness. She was born December 26, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Lena Heidelmeier Brehl. She was a 1935 Immaculate Conception High School graduate. Miss Brehl was an administrative assistant for First Boston Corp. of New...
Jack Mousetis
Aug 6, 2005
Retired Merchant Marine with more than 20 years of service. Jack Mousetis, 79, of Fort Washington, N.Y., died Saturday, August 6, 2005, in Sun Harbor Heights, Roslyn, N.Y., after a six-month illness. He was born March 13, 1926, in Washington, a son of Xenophon and Angela Leventis Mousetis. Mr. Mousetis was a seaman in the Merchant Marines and retired after...
Diana J. " Dee " Dyson
Aug 6, 2005
Diana J. “ Dee “ Dyson, 55, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 6, 2005, in the Donnell House following a seven year illness. She was born in Washington on September 19, 1949, a daughter of the late Stanley Kazarick and Eleanor Zulkos Kazarick of Washington. She was a graduate of Washington High School...
Richard "Rick" James Strope
Aug 4, 2005
Former owner of K&G Pizza in Avella. Richard James (Rick) Strope, 45, of Eighty Four, died unexpectedly at 7:48 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2005, in his home. He was born in Washington, a son of Richard Lee Strope of Washington and Charlene Louella Nuzum Strope Paluda of Washington. Mr. Strope was a self-employed cabinetmaker. He belonged to Jessop Employees Club....
Robert William Welsh, Jr.
Aug 3, 2005
Construction worker enjoyed fishing Robert William Welsh Jr., 47, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005, in UPMC-Presbyterian hospital, Pittsburgh, following a seven-month illness. He was born March 28, 1958, in Washington, a son of the late Robert W. Sr. and Norma Jean O'Brien Welsh. Mr. Welsh was a construction worker and enjoyed fishing, camping and attending concerts. He formerly...
Edward Louis Border
Aug 3, 2005
Self-employed mechanic from Amwell Township. Edward Louis Border, 59, of Amwell Township, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born May 29, 1946, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Elmer and Helen Aichroth Border. Mr. Border was Catholic and was a self-employed mechanic. He enjoyed biking and the...
Claudette Simone Forgues
Aug 2, 2005
Formerly worked at Brunswick Naval Air Base. Claudette Simone Forgues, 64, of Washington, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2005, in Washington Hospital. She had been ill since January. She was born August 9, 1940, in Lewiston, Maine, a daughter of the late Arthur W. and Cecil LaVelle. Mrs. Forgues was a stock clerk for the military commissary at...
Michael "Chilli" Aaron Cowden
Aug 2, 2005
1999 Fort Cherry graduate. Michael Aaron "Chilli" Cowden, 25, of Hickory, died at 12:25 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2005, in Jackson Top, N.J., from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born December 30, 1979, in Washington, a son of James Gregory Cowden of Hickory and Marci Jo Zinn of Houston. Mr. Cowden graduated from Fort Cherry High School...
Helen Louise Shaffer
Aug 1, 2005
Nurse at Allegheny General Hospital. Helen Louise Shaffer, 86, of Washington, died at 8:47 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2005, in her home. She was born November 7, 1918, in Bessemer, a daughter of Robert Dean and Jennie Lois Davidson Harman. Mrs. Shaffer worked as a licensed practical nurse at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was a member of Faith United...
Thomas Eugene " Skit " Tarr
Jul 31, 2005
Thomas Eugene “ Skit “ Tarr, 71, of Washington, died unexpectedly in his home on Sunday, July 31, 2005. He was born in Washington on August 19, 1933, a son of Edward E. and Agnes Rowe Tarr. Mr. Tarr was retired from Moly Corp. after having worked more than 27 years. He later was self employed and repaired heating and...
James Lee Kilgore
Jul 31, 2005
James Lee Kilgore, 83, of Washington, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, in his home following a brief illness. He was born in Washington, on July 2, 1922, a son of Clarence L. and Pearl Adams Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore was a retired Truck Driver. He first worked for Beatty Motor Express and later for Suwak Trucking prior to retirement in 1984....
Adda Elizabeth Wise
Jul 30, 2005
Adda Elizabeth Wise, 85, of Triadelphia, formerly of Claysville, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, in the home of her daughter, following a short illness. She was born in West Finley, on August 31, 1919, a daughter of Samuel and Christina Trussell Pattison. She was a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Wise loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
Helen Louise Sloane
Jul 28, 2005
Member of West Finley women's and friendship clubs. Helen Louise Sloane, 76, of Claysville, died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a two-month illness. She was born September 15, 1928, in McKeesport, a daughter of George and Alice Fechter Loeffler. Mrs. Sloane graduated from Irwin High School. She was a homemaker who enjoyed baking...
