Leo Ankrom, Jr.
Jun 18, 2002
I. Richman Co. retiree Leo Ankrom Jr., 63, of Latrobe, died at 10:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2002, in Washington Hospital. He had been ill since 1984. He was born November 4, 1938, in Hays (Pittsburgh), a son of the late Leo Sr. and Violet Edna Link Ankrom. Mr. Ankrom was a graduate of Avella High School and served in...
Olympia M. Pisarcik
Jun 15, 2002
Waitress at Union Grill for 50 years Olympia M. (Libby) Pisarcik, 84, of Washington, died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in Washington Hospital. She was born November 12, 1917, in Gallatin, a daughter of Anna Faini and Peter Ciotti. She was a waitress at the Union Grill restaurant in Washington for 50 years and a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Washington,...
Rodney A. Cowden
Jun 15, 2002
Vietnam veteran was diesel mechanic Rodney A. Cowden, 51, of Crafton, died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital, following a two-year illness. He was born July 11, 1950, a son of Robert R. and Lois Lee Cowden of Avella. Mr. Cowden was a 1969 graduate of Avella Area High School. He served in U.S. Army during Vietnam and...
Donald L. Nelson
Jun 12, 2002
Retired ironworker from Avella Donald L. Nelson, 65, of Avella, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2002, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. He was born June 29, 1936, in Bristoria (Greene County), a son of James L. and Dora M. Hughes Nelson. Mr. Nelson was an ironworker for 35 years before retiring in 1993, having last worked for...
Gail E. Pettit
Jun 9, 2002
Washington homemaker enjoyed reading Gail E. Pettit of Washington, died Sunday, June 9, 2002, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born in Brinkhaven, Ohio, a daughter of Allen Albert and Jessie Gail Mellon Jinkens. Mrs. Pettit was Methodist and a 1932 graduate of Washington High School. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, crafts and...
Charles L. " Bud " Bard
Jun 9, 2002
NASA space engineer retired from ARMCO Charles L. "Bud" Bard, 82, of Washington, died Sunday, June 9, 2002, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born February 19, 1920, in Portersville, a son of John Samuel and Della Seybert Bard. Mr. Bard was a graduate of Washington High School and West Penn Technical School in Pittsburgh. During World War II, he...
Lola Lee Prowitt
Jun 8, 2002
Member of Alpine ladies dartball team Lola Lee Prowitt, 63, of Washington, died at 1:25 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2002, in her home. She was born September 8, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of the late Thomas and Doreen Phillips McCombs. Mrs. Prowitt was employed at Herds Drug Store, Washington, Bluebird Cafe, Washington, and was last employed as a pharmacy...
Harry E. Webster
Jun 7, 2002
Former township supervisor in Greene County Harry E. Webster, 92, formerly of Graysville, died Friday, June 7, 2002, in Rolling Meadows Nursing Home, Waynesburg. He was born November 9, 1909, in Morris Township, Greene County, a son of Charles M. and Alice Powers Webster. Mr. Webster was Protestant and a self-employed farmer. He served on Morris Township School Board, was...
William Clinto Alrutz
Jun 6, 2002
Avery United Methodist Church custodian William Clinton Alrutz, 91, of Washington, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 2002, in Washington County Health Center, Washington. He had been in failing health. He was born February 7, 1911, in Hickory, a son of Charles and Martha Briggs Alrutz. Mr. Alrutz was a member of Avery United Methodist Church, where he had...
James F. Ashmore
Jun 5, 2002
Glass cutter, U.S. Marine Corps veteran James F. Ashmore, 68, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, in Kindert Hospital, Oakdale, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 15, 1933, in Washington, a son of Frank E. and Margaret Mounts Ashmore. Mr. Ashmore was a 1951 graduate of Claysville High School and was a member of East Buffalo Presbyterian...
Russell Doak
Jun 4, 2002
U.S. Army veteran retired from McGraw-Edison Russell E. "Bob" Doak, 71, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 17, 1930, in Washington, a son of Russell and Blanche Maloy Doak. Mr. Doak retired from McGraw-Edison, working for 20 years as a winder's helper. He was a graduate of Washington...
Nora Jane Gough
Jun 4, 2002
Former nursing assistant for Washington Hospital Nora Jane Gough, 74, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a three-month illness. She was born May 18, 1928, in Tiffin, Ohio, a daughter of John and Nora Sloan King. Mrs. Gough was a graduate of Washington High School and a member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church...
Wanda Rohrer Tennant Hague
Jun 2, 2002
HAGUE, Wanda R., 74, a 35 year residant of Spring Hill, formerly Washington , died June 2, 2002. She was born April 17, 1928 in Vanceville, PA the daughter of Wilbert and Margaret Rohrer. Her husband, Cyril Hague died December 21, 2001. Surviving are a son Ray Tennant; 2 daughters, Peggy Gagich and Lee Ann Macdonald; four grandchildren; and four...
Thelma M. Lang
Jun 1, 2002
Former Canton Township schoolteacher Thelma M. Lang, 88, of Cranford, N.J., died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2002, in her home. She was born June 4, 1913, in Buffalo Township, a daughter of James Alexander and Emma Mounts McLoney. Mrs. Lang was a graduate of Indiana Normal School, where she received her teaching certificate. She studied public speaking at...
James C. Africa
Jun 1, 2002
Self-employed construction worker and farmer James C. Africa, 39, of Prosperity, died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2002, in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 22, 1962, in Fort Meade, Md., a son of Grace Lillian Clark Africa of Prosperity and the late William Joseph Africa Sr. Mr. Africa attended Canon-McMillan schools. He was self-employed...
Thomas O. Kraeer
May 31, 2002
Board chairman of Hickory Telephone Co. Thomas O. Kraeer, 81, of Hickory, died at 10:47 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2002, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. He was born September 26, 1920, in Woodrow, a son of Otto Irons and Bertha Bell Miller Kraeer. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Canonsburg, where he served on the church...
Frank Louis Paletta
May 20, 2002
Co-owner of Paletta's Market in Washington Frank Louis Paletta, 79, of Washington, died Monday, May 20, 2002, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 19, 1922, in Washington, a son of Tony and Rose Gualteri Paletta. Mr. Paletta was a 1941 graduate of Washington High School and a member of St. Hilary...
Kenneth D. Varner
May 17, 2002
Former Washington Steel maintenance foreman Kenneth D. Varner Sr., 74, of Washington, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2002, in Washington Hospital. He was born December 5, 1927, in Preston County, W.Va., a son of Everett B. (Jack) and Pearl Lytton Varner. Mr. Varner was employed as a maintenance foreman for Washington Steel. He was a member of Washington...
Helen E. Cornetto
May 17, 2002
Member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church Helen E. Cornetto, 80, of Washington, died at 7:18 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2002, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. She was born October 27, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of George and Amanda Hendrickson McMullen. Mrs. Cornetto was employed by Washington Hospital for 11 years prior to her retirement. She was a member of...
Thomas G. Linton
May 15, 2002
Former supervisor for Cooper Industries Thomas G. Linton, 64, of Washington, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2002, in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 5, 1938, in Waynesburg, a son of Eleanor Kathleen Condit Linton of Washington and the late Thomas Milliken Linton. Mr. Linton was employed for 31 years with Cooper Industries, formerly...
