Belinda E. " Boots " Ostrander
Jul 3, 2005
Belinda E. “ Boots “ Ostrander, 58, of Washington, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, in the Donnell House after having been ill since January, 2004. She was born on May 20, 1947, in Washington, a daughter of the late Paul Milton Riethmiller and Edith E. Wheatley Riethmiller of Washington. Mrs. Ostrander was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School. She...
James A. Ashmore
Jun 30, 2005
Vietnam vet worked at Washington Hospital. James A. Ashmore, 57, of Washington, died at 11:17 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 23, 1947, in Washington, a son of Nellie G. Miller Ashmore of Washington and the late Kenneth Lorne Ashmore. Mr. Ashmore attended North Buffalo Presbyterian Church and was a...
Louise Ellen Priest
Jun 28, 2005
Nurse was member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington. Louise Ellen Brown Priest, 83, of Washington, died at 11 :30 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in Humbert Lane, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 18, 1922, in Erie, a daughter of Charles and Adah Clark Brown. Mrs. Priest was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Current Events Club...
Mabel Marie Gray
Jun 25, 2005
Mabel Marie Gray, 83, of Washington, died at 2:27 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2005, at her home, after a short illness. She was born in Marshall County, WV, on February 6, 1922, a daughter of Grant and Della Hillberry. Mrs. Gray was a homemaker, and she was Protestant. She belonged to the Washington Eagles and enjoyed scrap booking and...
William H. Burke
Jun 23, 2005
William H. Burke, 68, of Washington, formerly of Westerville, Ohio, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, in his residence. He had been ill since 2000. He was born December 23, 1936, in Washington, a son of Lucille Hampe Ackley of Washington and the late William Franklin Burke. Mr. Burke was a graduate of Hickory High School. He worked as a janitor...
Dorothy Helen Gergosky
Jun 23, 2005
Homemaker was member of Holy Rosary Church in Muse. Dorothy Helen Gergosky, 82, of Washington, formerly of Muse, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 11, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Harry Harton Sr. and Myrtle May Cunningham Harton. Mrs. Gergosky was a homemaker and a loving...
Paul L. Brownlee, Sr.
Jun 22, 2005
Avella dairy farmer owned B&F Sales. Paul L. Brownlee Sr., 71, of Avella, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a two-year illness. He was born July 9, 1933, in Washington, a son of Clark and Margaret Perkins Brownlee. Mr. Brownlee graduated from Trinity High School in 1951 and attended Grove United Presbyterian Church. He was a self-employed...
Margaret "Peg" J. Kennedy
Jun 20, 2005
Retired records clerk for state DPW. Margaret J. (Peg) Kennedy, 66, of Washington, died Monday, June 20, 2005, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington, following a 21/2-year illness. She was born August 20, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of John R. and Emma L. McKinney Kennedy. Miss Kennedy was a records clerk for the state Department of Public Welfare, retiring after...
John Henry Catlin
Jun 19, 2005
Beautician and teacher. John Henry (Johnny) Catlin, 42, of Washington, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 19, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He was born January 19, 1963, in Washington, a son of William Hilton Catlin Sr. of Washington and the late Atheria Lavada Black Catlin. Mr. Catlin was a 1982 graduate of Washington High School and a graduate of Penn Commercial Academy....
Ronald Lee Hunter
Jun 19, 2005
Mechanic, driver for AIM Leasing. Ronald Lee Hunter, 31, of Washington, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a six-week illness. He was born November 2, 1973, in Washington, a son of John Leroy (Lee) Hunter of Washington and the late Karen Elaine Vorhes Hunter. Mr. Hunter graduated from Grace Bible School and attended Pittsburgh Diesel...
Steve "Curley" Kovalcik
Jun 19, 2005
Rubber Rolls retiree was 60-year SNPJ member. Steve "Curley" Kovalcik, 92, of Washington, formerly of Wolfdale, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, June 19, 2005, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 22, 1913, in Avella, a son of Andrew and Barbara Balog Kovalcik. Mr. Kovalcik was a lathe operator for Rubber Rolls...
Delia Sweeny
Jun 16, 2005
Delia "Dee" Sweeny, 78, of Washington, died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2005, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born August 20, 1926, in Vandergrift, a daughter of John and Jesorina Santy. Mrs. Sweeny was a graduate of Vandergrift High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at Washington Hospital for...
D. Edward Mccoy
Jun 16, 2005
D. Edward McCoy, 76, of Washington, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 16, 2005, in his residence. He was born October 7, 1928, in Washington, a son of William Carl and Lulu Blanche Davidson McCoy. Mr. McCoy was a steelworker for Tri-State Engineering and a member of the steelworkers local. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and being with his grandchildren. Mr. McCoy was...
Shirley R. Hamilton
Jun 15, 2005
Worked as an accountant. Shirley R. Hamilton, 62, of Atwater, Ohio, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in her home. She was born January 20, 1943, in Allegheny County, a daughter of the late John and Dorothy Jobe Roessler. Mrs. Hamilton earned an associate of science degree from California State College and was employed as an accountant for 20 years. She...
Donald Edwin Clutter, Sr
Jun 15, 2005
WWII vet was an inspector at Brockway Glass. Donald Edwin Clutter Sr., 75, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 16, 1929, in Washington, a son of Lloyd George Clutter Sr. and Velma Higgins Clutter. Mr. Clutter, a graduate of Washington High School, was Protestant....
Margaret R. Hutchinson
Jun 14, 2005
Teacher for Canton Twp.and North Allegheny schools. Margaret R. Hutchinson, 92, of Washington, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2005, in her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 21, 1913, in Moundsville, W.Va., a daughter of John W. and Cora Harsh Riggs. Mrs. Hutchinson was a graduate of Washington High School and University of Pittsburgh. She...
Richard Thomas Narus, Sr.
Jun 12, 2005
Sarris Candies security guard was Army veteran. Richard Thomas Narus Sr., 57, of Washington, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 12, 2005, in his home. He was born May 1, 1948, in Danville, a son of Henry Narus of Houston and Beverly Marquette of Williamsport. His stepmother is Shirley Narus of Houston. Mr. Narus was a 1966 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School...
Laurence Grant Foutz
Jun 9, 2005
Larry G. Foutz, 80, of Washington, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Manor Care Nursing Home, McMurray. He had been ill since March. He was born January 7, 1925, in Poland Mines, a son of Charles W. and Della Hughes Foutz. Mr. Foutz attended Ellsworth High School. He served as a PFC in the United States Army,...
Ermelinda Marchese
Jun 9, 2005
Ermelinda Marchese, 96, of Washington, died at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Presbyterian Senior Care following a lingering illness. She was born June 6, 1909, in Aquara Province, Salerno, Italy, a daughter of Lucido and Nancy Englese Durso. Mrs. Marchese worked for seven years as a seamstress at Washington & Jefferson College. She was a member of Immaculate...
