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...
Blanche M. Crupe
May 14, 2002
Blanche M. Crupe, 76, of Amity, formerly of Findlay Street, Washington, died at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, in Washington Hospital. She was born March 8, 1926, in Bristoria, Greene County, a daughter of David and Nanny Brewler Simpson. Mrs. Crupe was Protestant. She had been employed by Flap Jacks for 10 years and was a member of Ladies...
Joseph Robert Willhoft, Sr.
May 12, 2002
Avella resident was auto mechanic Joseph Robert Willhoft Sr., 60, of Avella, died at 1 a.m. Sunday, May 12, 2002, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born May 25, 1941, in Washington, a son of the late William Sr. and Wilda Holmes Willhoft. Mr. Willhoft attended Washington and Avella schools. He was an auto mechanic and formerly...
Anna A. Baumgardner
May 9, 2002
Charter member of South Strabane fire auxiliary Anna A. Baumgardner, 72, of Manifold, died at 11:03 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2002, in her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 12, 1930, in Manifold, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Kita Apache. Mrs. Baumgardner was a homemaker and a 1947 graduate of Trinity High School. She was a...
Mary Jane Williams
May 7, 2002
Mary Jane Williams, 79, of Claysville, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2002, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 12, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Harry Melvin Sr. and Minnie Margarete Hickman Plants. Mrs. Williams worked for Ullom's Rest Home in Washington and later in Claysville. Her husband, Oliver Williams, died in 1981....
Charles Edward Provance
May 6, 2002
GG&C taxi driver Charles E. Provance, 69, of Washington, died at 5:51 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2002, in Washington Hospital, following an 11-year illness. He was born February 6, 1933, in Washington, a son of Claude and Jeanette McClay Provance. Mr. Provance worked as a driver for Suwak Trucking for more than 38 years and last worked for GG&C Taxi...
Lucille Strawn
May 6, 2002
Member of Martha Washington Quilters Guild Lucille (LuLu) Strawn, 64, of Washington, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2002, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 25, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of the late Carmen and Romaine Zullo Mongelluzzo. Mrs. Strawn attended Washington High School and Assembly of God Church. She was self-employed,...
Merle M. Parkinson
May 5, 2002
Merle Marie Parkinson, 78, of Washington, died Monday, May 6, 2002, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. She was born July 9, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Alonzo (Lonnie) and LuLu May Moore Ward. Mrs. Parkinson was a homemaker and attended Washington schools. She was Protestant. Mrs. Parkinson enjoyed caring for her son. On February 13,...
Jean Hale
May 5, 2002
Secretary for Ray Hale Excavating Jean Hale of Claysville died at 5:48 a.m. Sunday, May 5, 2002, in Washington Hospital. She had been ill since January. She was born in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Leisure and Pearl Temple Vance. Mrs. Hale was a homemaker and secretary for Ray Hale Excavating. She was a graduate of Carmichaels High School....
James Allen Wherry
May 4, 2002
Worked for Union Campfor 40 years James Allen Wherry Sr., 82, of Washington, died at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2002, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington, following a two-year illness. He was born May 18, 1919, in Tarentum, a son of James Jay and Blanche Anderson Wherry. Mr. Wherry was a member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church...
Leanette Polen
May 1, 2002
Former worker at Bards Leanette Polen, 57, of Washington, formerly of Avella, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born February 1, 1945, in New Eagle, a daughter of the late Wayne J. and Nellie Mae (Peggy) Bedford Polen. Mrs. Polen worked as a counter worker at Bards in Washington. She...
Frances C. Vorum
Apr 27, 2002
Frances C. Vorum Member of I.C. Church Frances C. Vorum, 77, of Washington, died at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2002, in her home. She was born April 6, 1925, in Waynesburg, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Gigliotti. Mrs. Vorum was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Washington, and Penn Commercial Business College. She was a member of...
Inez L. Warth
Apr 27, 2002
Inez L. Warth Centenarian was former Taylorstown resident Inez L. Warth, 100, a resident of Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington, formerly of Taylorstown and St. Petersburg, Fla., died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2002, in Presbyterian Medical Center, Washington. She was born October 1, 1901, in McMechen, W.Va., a daughter of Archibald and Georgianna Loy Ruckman. Mrs. Warth was a...
Gertrude R. Wright
Apr 25, 2002
Gertrude R. Wright 80-year member of Third U.P. Church Gertrude R. Wright, 90, of Thomas Campbell Apartments, Washington, died at 9 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2002, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington. She was born February 11, 1912, in Washington, a daughter of Silas V. and Myrtle May Miles Seaman. Mrs. Wright had been employed at Washington & Jefferson...
Edwin Wylie Piatt
Apr 22, 2002
Edwin Wylie Piatt WW II veteran retired from Washington Steel Edwin Wylie Piatt, 85, of Washington, died at 8:08 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2002, in his home. He was born July 23, 1916, in Ruff Creek, a son of John W. and Catherine Elizabeth Tharp Piatt. Prior to retirement, Mr. Piatt was employed for 19 years at Washington Steel and...
Donna Louise Mancina
Apr 21, 2002
Donna Louise Mancina, 72, of Washington, died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Washington Hospital. She had been ill since January. She was born December 1, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Wilbert James "Red" and Gladys Hazel Allen Carpenter. Mrs. Mancina was a member of Friendship Community Church and was a former employee of Ankrom Nursing Home....
