Gary Donald Smith
Dec 10, 2021
Gary Donald Smith, 56, of Avella, died on December 10, 2021 in his home. He was born on November 9, 1965, in Washington, a son of Elaine H. Dryer Smith, of Washington, and the late Donald Keenan Smith. A graduate of Avella High School, Gary went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Edinboro University, and his master's degree from...
Ralph "Butch" R. Dunn
Dec 10, 2021
Ralph R. "Butch" Dunn, 65, of Washington, died on December 10, 2021, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on June 3, 1956, in Cleveland, OH, a son of the late Donald Wayne and Celia "Maxine" Johnston Dunn. Ralph had attended Trinity High School. Mr. Dunn was a proud veteran of the United States Army, having served as a Private...
Jerry Lee Beckner
Dec 9, 2021
Jerry Lee Beckner, 58, of Washington, died December 9, 2021, in The Washington Hospital. He was born January 31, 1963, in Washington, a son of William R. “Bill” Beckner of Washington and the late Margaret V. “Peg” Beckner. Mr. Beckner graduated from Washington High School and had worked at Shop N Save and Peppino’s Restaurant. He enjoyed cooking, baseball, and...
Peggy Joan Armstrong
Dec 8, 2021
Peggy Joan Armstrong, 80, of Reedsville, West Virginia, formerly of Washington, died December 8, 2021. She was born January 1, 1941, in Beaver Falls, a daughter of the late Marshall and Margaret Beckner. Mrs. Armstrong was a 1958 graduate of Trinity High School. On August 1, 1958, she married Delbert “Wayne” Armstrong, who died April 9, 2010. Surviving are two...
Robert William Nelson
Dec 7, 2021
Robert William Nelson, 79, of Washington, died December 7, 2021, in Canonsburg Hospital. He was born September 19, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, a son of the late Frank Nelson and Nancy Elizabeth Bowser Nelson. A veteran, Mr. Nelson served in the Army from August 10, 1967, until August 8, 1969, and again from December 15, 1970, until December 7, 1973....
Frank David Bellotti
Dec 7, 2021
Frank David Bellotti, 88, of Washington, died December 7, 2021, in his home. He was born January 26, 1933, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Frank David Bellotti, Sr., and Mary Caputo Bellotti. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Bellotti served in the Marines from January 28, 1953, until his honorable discharge on January 27, 1956, with a...
Irene Charlene Robison
Dec 7, 2021
Irene Charlene Robison, 67 of Avella, died December 7, 2021, at the Donnell House, surrounded by family. She was born Irene Charlene Thomas, on September 25, 1954, the daughter of late Valgene Hayes Clemens and Charles Thomas, and raised by late Ralph Clemens. Irene graduated from Trinity High School. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, puzzle books, watching the game network and...
Louis P. Armenini
Dec 7, 2021
Louis P. “Pro” Armenini, 83, of Washington, died December 7, 2021, in The Washington Hospital, due to complications from Covid. He was born July 15, 1938, in Monongahela, a son of the late Andrew and Ann Christina Armenini. Mr. Armenini graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1959, and was a veteran of the Army, serving from 1960 to 1963. He...
Jay "Randy" Randall Price
Dec 6, 2021
Beloved Husband Jay "Randy" Randall Price, 62, of Washington, died on December 6, 2021, in his home, surrounded by family. He was born on September 2, 1959, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Alfred and Margaret Renner Price. Randy was a graduate of Canon-McMillan High School. Mr. Price was owner and operator of K&R Used Appliances. A man who...
Duane "Wayne" Delmar Loar
Dec 5, 2021
Duane “Wayne” Delmar Loar, 67, of Avella, died on December 5, 2021, in Washington Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Joseph Winford and Ochel Lelia Richardson Loar. Wayne had attended Washington High School. Mr. Loar had worked as a truck driver for Waste Management, and was a local D.J., known as...
William E. Moore
Dec 5, 2021
William E. “Bill” Moore, 72, of Washington, died December 5, 2021. He was born June 26, 1949, in Washington, a son of the late Tom Moore and Ruth Langland Moore. Mr. Moore worked at Wolfdale Garage, Elmo’s Garage, and Washington County Fairgrounds. He was a member of St. Hilary Church. Mr. Moore enjoyed auto racing, fishing, and spending time with...
Patricia Naomi Hartzell
Dec 4, 2021
Patricia Naomi Hartzell, 81, of Washington, died December 4, 2021, in her home. She was born September 29, 1940, in Claysville, a daughter of the late Thomas Gray and Sara Naomi Woods Gray, and raised by the late Willard and Eleanor Gray. Mrs. Hartzell graduated from Claysville High School, worked at Imperial Cleaners, and was a member of East Buffalo...
Jeffrey Mark Hartzell
Dec 4, 2021
Jeffrey Mark Hartzell, 61, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, died December 4, 2021, in The Washington Hospital. He was born October 27, 1960, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, a son of the late Patricia Naomi Gray Hartzell, who also died on December 4, 2021, and the late Earl “Dude” Hartzell, who died July 26, 2006. Mr. Hartzell graduated from Trinity High...
Diane M. Byrd
Dec 3, 2021
Diane M. Byrd, 73, of Washington, died Friday, December 3, 2021, in The Washington Hospital. She was born January 11, 1948, in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late Arthur DeThomas, Sr., and Adelaide Stocker DeThomas. Mrs. Byrd graduated from Canon-McMillan High School in 1966. She worked for 12 ½ years at Bon Ton and 9 ½ years at RCA in...
William George Tamulinas
Dec 1, 2021
William George Tamulinas, Jr., 52, of Washington, died December 1, 2021, in Canonsburg Hospital. He was born September 1, 1969, in Pittsburgh, a son of William George Tamulinas, Sr., and Carol Gibson, both of Washington. Mr. Tamulinas graduated from Freedom High School where he participated in baseball, football and wrestling. He worked in the oil and gas industry as a...
John Joseph Zawacki, Jr.
Dec 1, 2021
John Joseph Zawacki, Jr., 66, of Claysville, died on December 1, 2021, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on November 25, 1955, in Washington, a son of the late John Joseph Zawacki, Sr., and Mary Siedlak Zawacki. A graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, John was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mr. Zawacki was co-owner and operator,...
William "Bill" Metts
Nov 30, 2021
William H. “Bill” Metts, 81, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died November 30, 2021, in The Washington Hospital. He was born November 18, 1940, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Howard J. Metts and Margaret Louise Shappacher Metts. Mr. Metts graduated from Montour High School and the University of Alaska, where he studied Computers and Air Traffic Control. A veteran,...
Thomas "Tommy" J. Wise Iii
Nov 30, 2021
Thomas J. “Tommy” Wise III, 51, of West Finley, formerly of Wichita Falls, Texas, died on November 30, 2021, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1970, in Wichita Falls, Texas, a son of Barbara L. Jones (Scott) Burleson, and the late Thomas Jones Wise, Jr. A graduate of Iowa Park High School, in Iowa Park, Texas,...
Dan Rugg, Sr.
Nov 29, 2021
Dan Rugg, Sr., 63, of Washington, died November 29, 2021, in his home. He was born December 15, 1957, in Washington, the son of the late Aaron Rugg and Frances Rugg, of Washington. Dan graduated from Trinity High School and made his living in maintenance and electrical work. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed camping. Family was...
Barbara M. Laird
Nov 29, 2021
Barbara M. Laird died on November 29, 2021, in her home. She is survived by her three children, Cathie A., Jeffrey (Vicki Thalman), and Samuel M. (Sherri Hewitt); five grandsons, Jordan (Marissa Sciulli), Evan, Taylor, Brittan, and Brandon; and one great grandson, Jordan Joseph. She was preceded in death by two grandsons, Derek and Christopher Laird. Arrangements are entrusted to...
