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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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Sarah Jeanette Gordon
Mar 20, 2005
Member of First Presbyterian Church, Washington. Sarah Jeannette Gordon, 90, of Washington, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born January 29, 1915, in East Springfield, Ohio, a daughter of Walter Preston and Frances Henderson Berry. Mrs. Gordon was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in...
Donald Snyder, Sr.
Mar 18, 2005
Donald Snyder, Sr., of Washington, formerly of Dagmar Avenue, Beech View, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 18, 2005, in the Washington Hospital Emergency Room. He was born in Pittsburgh, on September 26, 1940, a son of Herbert Stewart and Evelyn Evans Snyder. Mr. Snyder was Catholic. He had worked more than thirty-five years for Equitable Gas and his last capacity...
Jean Marie Kovalcik
Mar 17, 2005
Member North Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Jean Marie Kovalcik, 79, of Washington, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at The Washington Hospital following a one-month illness. She was born April 18, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of George and Lauretta Buchanan Wilhelm. She was a graduate of Trinity High School. Mrs. Kovalcik was a homemaker and member of North Buffalo Presbyterian Church....
Thomas Anthony Bova, Iii
Mar 16, 2005
Thomas Anthony Bova III Thomas Anthony Bova III, 48, of Greensburg, died at 3:22 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in his home. He was born September 8, 1956, in Washington, a son of Thomas Anthony Jr. and Jean Orum Bova. Mr. Bova was the chief financial officer of Westminster Holdings, formerly Trinity Holdings. He was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Ernest Boyd
Mar 16, 2005
Worked for Washington Steel in maintenance department. Ernest Richard Boyd, 69, of Washington, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in Washington Hospital, after a three-year illness. He was born September 17, 1935, in Pittsburgh, a son of Ernest James and Gertrude Margaret Bedell Boyd. Mr. Boyd worked at Washington Steel in the maintenance department. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Ethel Popper
Mar 16, 2005
Member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church. Ethel Popper, 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2005, in her residence. She was born September 3, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of Charles and Frances Guby Dollish. Mrs. Popper was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards and shopping. She was a member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church. On...
Dolores Ann Konicki
Mar 15, 2005
Member of Immaculate Conception Church. Dolores Ann Kervin Konicki, 79, of Washington, died at 10:24 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2005, in Brownsville General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 9, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of Daniel and Anna Barger Kervin. Mrs. Konicki attended DePaul Institute in Pittsburgh and Penn Commerical Business School in Washington. She was...
Virginia Clutter Grudi
Mar 13, 2005
Gramma Gini Virginia Clutter Grudi, 77, of Washington, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 13, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 7, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of Laura Clutter. She was raised by her adoptive parents, William Eric and Lyda G. Clutter. Mrs. Grudi was employed in sales in various Washington area...
Thomas Francis Fodor
Mar 13, 2005
Loving father and grandfather. Thomas Francis Fodor, 83, of Washington, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, March 13, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 5, 1922, in Avella, a son of Louis and Rosa Berzig Fodor. Mr. Fodor was an Avella High School graduate and served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater during...
Marlene M. Garrett
Mar 12, 2005
WAVES vet was longtime Fairmont Supply accountant Marlene M. Garrett, 69, of Washington, died at 11:26 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in her home after a brief illness. She was born December 17, 1935, in Export, a daughter of Howard W. and Sophie Oskey McAnany. Mrs. Garrett was a 1953 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School. She worked as an accountant...
Daniel J. Gruber
Mar 12, 2005
Warehouseman worked for HBC, enjoyed the outdoors. Daniel J. Gruber, 52, of Claysville, died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the home of his parents, following a 13-month illness. He was born July 22, 1952, in Pittsburgh, a son of Ralph D. and Edith Kirchman Gruber of Pittsburgh. Mr. Gruber was a 1970 Bethel Park High School graduate...
Robert Eugene Mcglumphy
Mar 12, 2005
Robert Eugene McGlumphy Korean War vet worked for Brockway Glass, GG&C Bus Robert Eugene McGlumphy, 72, of Washington, died at noon Saturday, March 12, 2005, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. He was born November 14, 1932, in Washington, a son of Gaylord E. and Irene Marshman McGlumphy. He was a 1950 graduate of Washington High School and...
Kenneth Wilson Davis
Mar 12, 2005
WWII vet was member of Jefferson Avenue U.M. Church Kenneth Wilson Davis, 91, of Washington, died at 1 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in Washington Hospital. He had been in declining health for six weeks. He was born July 31, 1913, in Prosperity, a son of Melvin Edward and Verna Clutter Davis. Mr. Davis was a 1932 Washington High School...
Robert Clark Roth, Sr.
Mar 10, 2005
Robert Clark Roth Sr., 83, of Washington, died at 1:20 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born December 9, 1921, in New Martinsville, W.Va., a son of William Edgar and Nancy Jane Oldfield Roth. Mr. Roth was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Biloxi in the Pacific...
Tina Arlene Loughman
Mar 8, 2005
Homemaker attended Washington High School. Tina Arlene Loughman, 45, of Washington, died at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Washington Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born September 9, 1959, in Washington, a daughter of Millard James Miller of East Finley and Alberta Hancher of Washington. Mrs. Loughman attended Washington High School. She was a homemaker and attended...
William D. Rumbaugh
Mar 8, 2005
International Paper retiree, member of Glenn Street church. William D. Rumbaugh, 85, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born January 5, 1920, in Washington, a son of William J. and Emma Chivers Rumbaugh. Mr. Rumbaugh was a member of Glenn Street Free Methodist Church in Washington and was...
Melvin Manuel Anderson
Mar 7, 2005
Country singer was Army veteran. Melvin Manuel Anderson, 72, of Washington, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Anderson was born January 17, 1933, in Washington, a son of Melvin J. and Gladys Hull Anderson. He was a 1953 graduate of Trinity High School and had attended Washington & Jefferson College....
Robert W. Stedman, Jr.
Mar 7, 2005
Worked in shipping department at Hazel-Atlas. Robert W. Stedman Jr., 75, of Washington, died at 10:35 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2005, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. He was born January 15, 1930, in Washington, a son of Robert William Sr. and Ethel Boone Stedman. Mr. Stedman worked in the shipping department at Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. He also had been a...
Rev. James R. Grimm
Mar 6, 2005
Rev. James R. Grimm, 87, of Amherst, Ohio and formerly of Washington, Pa., died Sunday, March 6, 2005 at Amherst Manor following a four month illness. He was born October 25, 1917 in Connellsville, Pa. He was a resident of Pennsylvania until 2002 when he moved to Amherst to be near family. From 1930-1972 he was a miner at Robena...
Patricia Lucy Salomonsen
Mar 4, 2005
Patricia Lucy Salomonsen, 54, of Washington, died Friday, March 4, 2005, in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Oakland. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 10, 1951, a daughter of Fred Pescatore of Effort, Pennsylvania, and the late Lucy DiCaprio. Mrs. Salomonsen was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in Staten Island and had worked...
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