Obituaries
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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Elsie Mae Postlethwait Baker
Jul 9, 2003
Elsie Mae Postlethwait Baker, 76, of Claysville, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003 in Hillsview Personal Care Home, Claysville, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on August 3, 1926 a daughter of Fred and Hazel Moore Postlethwait. She was a graduate of Trinity High School and had worked in the Inhalation therapy Department at Washington Hospital for many...
George Sheldon Hensel
Jul 8, 2003
George Sheldon Hensel, 81, of Washington died Tuesday, July 8, 2003 in the Donnell House . He was born in Canonsburg on March 19, 1922 a son of George P. and Bessie Smith Hensel. Mr. Hensel was a graduate of Hickory High School and had attended both, Washington & Jefferson College and Wittenberg University. He had served in the United...
David Emil Volk, Sr.
Jul 6, 2003
David Emil Volk, Sr., 59 of Washington, Pa., formerly of Pittsburgh and Tacoma, died unexpectedly Sunday July, 6, 2003 in Washington Hospital. He was born on January 18, 1944 in Heidelberg, PA a son of the late Jacob and Esther Nonnenberg Volk. Mr. Volk was a Vietnam Veteran and received an Art Degree from Tacoma Community College. He worked for...
Joseph Oliverio
Jul 6, 2003
Joseph Oliverio, 81, of Washington, died on Sunday, July 6, 2003 in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 3, 1921 in Holden County, West Virginia a son of William and Rose Tallerico Oliverio. Mr. Oliverio had attended Trinity High School and was retired having worked as a Crane Operator at Jessop Steel Corporation for more...
Geraldine P. Bunner
Jul 5, 2003
Geraldine P. Bunner, 74, of Washington, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 in the Washington County Health Center. She was born on June 6, 1929 in Washington a daughter of Donald and Sophie Samida Huggins. She was retired having worked more than 30 years at Brockway # 7. Mrs. Bunner was a graduate of Washington High School. She was a collector...
John Joseph Boyd
Jul 3, 2003
Vietnam veteran from Butler John Joseph Boyd, 52, of Butler, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, July 3, 2003, in his home. He was born January 4, 1951, in Nuremberg, Germany, a son of John and Mary Martinovich Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a disabled veteran who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Indochina. He received the Vietnam Service Medal,...
Emil Peter Dudash
Jul 3, 2003
Retired manager of Polish Club Emil Peter Dudash, 92, of O'Fallon, Mo., formerly of Washington, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2003, in St. Joseph Hospital West, Lake St. Louis, Mo. He was born January 10, 1911, in Austria, a son of Eli George and Mary Kish Dudash. Mr. Dudash was a member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church...
James Hill
Jul 1, 2003
James Hill, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 in the Washington County Health Center. He was born on October 7, 1924, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of Andrew and Viola Summerhill Hill. he was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School, was a World War II veteran, and worked as a manager of Sun Flooring. Mr. Hill...
Mildred Emma Ingersoll
Jun 29, 2003
Attended St. Hilary Church Mildred Emma Ingersoll, 76, of Washington, died at 4:05 a.m. Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Washington Hospital following a three-month illness. She was born December 30, 1926, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Kolarick Fedis. Mrs. Ingersoll attended St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. She was employed by Brockway Glass at Plants 2 and 7....
Rose Gersna
Jun 29, 2003
Member of St. Hilary Church, Washington Rose Gersna, 78, of Washington, died at 6:25 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. She was born December 23, 1924, in Manifold, a daughter of George and Agnes Tomecko Gersna. Miss Gersna was a member of St. Hilary Church in Washington. She was a box maker at Kress Box, Continental...
Marilyn J. Rogers Hunter
Jun 26, 2003
Marilyn J. Rogers Hunter, 71, of Prosperity, died Thursday, June 26, in the Donnell House following a lengthy illness. She was born in Wolfdale on October 11, 1931, a daughter of Robert Alvin and Sarah Jane Patterson Deyell Sr. She was a homemaker, a Trinity High School graduate, and enjoyed crossword puzzles, game shows, and her grandchildren. She was twice...
Raymond R. Mazon, Sr.
Jun 26, 2003
Washington boilermaker Raymond R. (Bob) Mazon Sr., 63, of Washington, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 26, 2003, in his home. He was born October 31, 1939, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late John W. and Ruth G. Koon Mazon. Mr. Mazon worked as a boilermaker for more than 20 years at Munroe Inc. in Pittsburgh and had been a member...
Wanda R. Kern
Jun 25, 2003
Wanda R. Kern, 89, of Washington died Wednesday, June 25, 2003 in the Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 16, 1914 in Weston, West Virginia a daughter of Olen and Mary Pearl VanPelt Robertson. Mrs. Kern was a home maker and had once worked at J.C. Penney’s during World War II. She is a member...
Rocendo Gomez
Jun 21, 2003
Former Washington sheriff's assistant Rocendo (Ross) Rivera Gomez, 80, of Washington, died at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2003, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born January 11, 1923, in Los Angeles, Calif., a son of Rocendo and Maria Rivera Gomez. Mr. Rivera Gomez was United Methodist. While he was in California, he worked in the...
Linda Kay Barney
Jun 18, 2003
Drove for Meals on Wheels in Houston Linda Kay Barney, 52, of Washington, died at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in her home. She was born May 18, 1951, in Washington, a daughter of the late Steve and Stella Earlywine Barney. Mrs. Barney was a member of First United Methodist Church of Houston and taught junior church and Sunday...
Thomas Gene Sliman
Jun 18, 2003
Washington resident was owner of Kozy Corner Bar Thomas Gene Sliman, 66, of Washington, died at 9:36 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in Washington Hospital. He was born February 12, 1937, in Washington, a son of Joseph Affif and Rose Arcuri Sliman. Mr. Sliman was Roman Catholic. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Mr. Sliman was...
James M. Shoaf
Jun 17, 2003
Washington School District teacher, administrator James M. Shoaf Jr., 77, of Washington, died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 12, 1926, in Clairton, a son of James Murray Sr. and Mary Crumrine Shoaf. Mr. Shoaf was a schoolteacher, principal and federal programs coordinator in Washington School District for 32 years. He...
Joanne M. Taylor
Jun 17, 2003
Florida resident was born in Washington Joanne M. Taylor, 69, of Davenport, Fla., formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, in Winter Haven, Fla. She was born May 11, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of Charles Wilson and Ruth Keirs Martin. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of Chartiers High School and a member of St. John's Episcopal Church...
Harold D. Mcdonald
Jun 16, 2003
Harold Dunbar McDonald, 71, of Washington died Tuesday, June 16, 2003 in the Donnell House. He was born on September 5, 1931 in Buffalo Village, a son of James Paul and Ida Mae McDaid McDonald. Mr. McDonald was a 1949 graduate of Washington High School. He was self employed in the real estate industry. Mr. McDonald was a member of...
Sarah Opal Bear
Jun 15, 2003
Sarah Opal Bear, 85 of Washington, died Sunday, June 15, 2003 in Humbert Lane Health Care Center. She had formerly lived in Pennsauken, New Jersey for 52 years. Sarah was born on January 1, 1918 in Ruston, LA a daughter of John Harvey and Maude Colvin Hightower. She grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated at the age of 14...
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