Mary Plants
May 26, 2003
Washington homemaker enjoyed crocheting Mary Plants, 94, of Washington, died Monday, May 26, 2003, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington. She was born June 29, 1908, in Washington, a daughter of James I. and Mary Wolfe Seaman. Mrs. Plants was Presbyterian. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting and reading. On December 24, 1924, she married Elgie Myers (Jack)...
Pearl Irene Brooks
May 23, 2003
Member of Calvary Baptist Church Pearl Irene Brooks, 92, of Washington, died Friday, May 23, 2003, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 28, 1910, in Washington, a daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Olive Gertrude Long Carter. Mrs. Brooks was a homemaker and a Washington High School graduate. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church...
Ronnie J. Terry
May 22, 2003
1977 Washington High School graduate Ronnie J. Terry, 44, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 22, 2003, in Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. He was born September 15, 1958, in Washington, a son of Gladys Smith Terry of Washington and the late Isaac Terry. Mr. Terry was a 1977 graduate of Washington High School. He...
Irene Elizabeth Rankin
May 22, 2003
Retired nurse at Washington Hospital Irene Elizabeth Rankin, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born March 9, 1921, in North Charleroi, a daughter of Lawrence and Florence Booth Wentzel. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Rankin worked as a registered nurse for more than 30 years at Washington Hospital. She...
Margaret Wells " Peg " Patterson
May 21, 2003
Longtime member of First Christian Church Margaret Wells (Peg) Patterson, 96, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003, in Donnell House, Washington, after a brief illness. She was born February 11, 1907, in Holbrook, a daughter of George M. and Minnie Boone Wells. Mrs. Patterson was a member of First Christian Church for more than 50 years and its married...
William Wasuchno
May 19, 2003
Cement truck driver for Judson Wylie William Wasuchno, 62, of Washington, died Monday, May 19, 2003, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 25, 1940, in Canonsburg, a son of Phillip and Helen Hrabcsak Wasuchno. Mr. Wasuchno had been employed by Judson Wylie & Sons Inc. for 30 years as a cement truck driver. He was a member...
Robert A. Risbin
May 16, 2003
Retired assistant mine foreman at Mathies Mine Robert Anthony "Red" Risbin, 80, of Washington, died at 5 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2003, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 8, 1922, in Marianna, a son of Thomas J. and Sarah Quinn Risbin. Mr. Risbin attended Trinity High School in Washington. He served in the U.S. Army...
Nellie Rita Sams
May 14, 2003
Washington resident enjoyed square dancing Nellie Rita Sams, 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, in Washington County Health Center, Washington. She was born August 10, 1919, in Vance Station, Washington County, a daughter of Thomas and Nell Guest Carton. She was a graduate of Trinity High School. She was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and...
Samantha Lynn Schulz
May 14, 2003
Samantha Lynn Schultz, infant daughter of Kenneth Neil and Lynn Helen Sargent Schultz of Washington, was born and died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, in Washington Hospital. Surviving are a brother, Jake Ryan Schultz, at home; maternal grandparents, Vincent and Audrey Sargent of Washington; and paternal grandparents, Lorena and Carl Brigich of Hickory. Deceased is her paternal grandfather, George Schult SCHULTZ...
Adam Michael Stockett
May 14, 2003
Adam Michael Stockett, newborn son of Darren Lee and Cheryl Lynn Locke Stockett of Washington, died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, in Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 14 in Washington. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a twin brother, Noah James Stockett; maternal grandparents, Michael and Christine Kapper of Erie; and paternal grandparents, Dwight and Helen Stockett Snyder...
Gerald Lee " Jack " Hanna
May 14, 2003
Employed at Mel Blount Youth Home Gerald Lee (Jack) Hanna , 54, of Bithlow, Fla., died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, in Florida Hospital of Orlando, Fla. He was born September 19, 1948, in Washington, a son of Thelma Harshman Hanna of Washington and the late Walter Hanna. Mr. Hanna had been employed at Mel Blount Youth Home and later at...
Karen Sue Anderson
May 13, 2003
Florida resident formerly of Washington Karen Sue Anderson, 48, of North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly in her home Tuesday, May 13, 2003. She was born September 24, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of Lyle Keith and Ruth Leona Richmond Junge of Washington. Mrs. Anderson was a Trinity High School graduate. Her husband, Thomas Garnett Anderson, survives....
Robert Allen Green, Sr.
May 13, 2003
1983 Trinity graduate Robert Allen Green Sr., 39, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, in Washington Hospital. He was born March 26, 1964, in Washington, a son of Robert L. Green of Lyndora and Joyce Anderson Bowser of Reno, Nev. Mr. Green was a 1983 graduate of Trinity High School. He was a member of Glenn Street Free Methodist...
Enid Susanna Webb Desantis
May 12, 2003
1943 Wash High graduate Enid Susanna Webb DeSantis, 78, of Biloxi, Miss., died at 6:20 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2003, in Biloxi Regional Hospital. She was born June 29, 1924, in McDonald, a daughter of Claude W. and Giulia Cunningham Holden. Mrs. DeSantis graduated in June 1943 from Washington High School. She was a member of Lady Hogue Rebecca Lodge...
Helen Marie Carter
May 8, 2003
Restaurateur worked at Herd's Drug Store Helen Marie Carter, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, May 8, 2003, in Washington Hospital, following a three-week illness. She was born January 23, 1927, in Perth Amboy, N.J., a daughter of Sebastian and Anna Hoffenpradel Szeg. With her husband, Mrs. Carter owned and operated Town and Country Restaurant and Greentree Restaurant and Lounge. She...
Kurtz L. Houser, Jr.
May 7, 2003
Kurtz L. Houser, Jr., 83 of Washington, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003 in the Donnell House following a brief illness. He was born on May 9, 1919 in Houtzdale, PA a son of Kurtz L. and Marie Kerin Houser, Sr. Mr. Houser was a 1937 graduate of Somerset High School and had attended Duquesne University. He was a member of...
Malcolm E. Blakeslee
May 7, 2003
General Electric machine operator was WWII veteran Malcolm E. Blakeslee, 77, of Washington, died at 3:57 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2003, in Washington Hospital, following a two-month illness. He was born May 13, 1925, in Portville, N.Y., a son of Merle F. and Belle Baker Blakeslee. Mr. Blakeslee was Presbyterian. He was employed as a machine operator by General Electric...
Elvira Elizabeth Spossey Mancuso
May 6, 2003
IC rectory cook Elvira Elizabeth Spossey Mancuso, 87, of Washington, and formerly of Morgantown, W.Va., for 19 years, died Tuesday, May 6, 2003, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born April 10, 1916, in Brier Hill, a daughter of Anthony and Rose Golemma Spossey. Mrs. Mancuso graduated from Redstone High School. She was employed at Morgantown...
George Allison Ward
May 6, 2003
World War II veteran worked for GE George Allison Ward, 85, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 6, 2003, in Washington Hospital. He was born August 25, 1917, in Washington, a son of William Winfield and Edna Rachael Hufford Ward. Mr. Ward was Presbyterian. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II....
