Beverly Rose Gatten
Mar 4, 2020
Beverly Rose Gatten, 83 of Washington, passed peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. She was born March 13, 1936, in West Brownsville, the daughter of the late Ernest Barnard and Thelma Miller Barnard. Beverly attended Centerville High School and was the co-owner along with her husband of Wolfdale Garage for many years. She was...
Frank "Dennie" Thornburg
Mar 4, 2020
Frank “Dennie” Thornburg, 71 of Belle Vernon, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian. He was born March 2, 1949 in Washington, the son of the late George and Ruth Carroll Thornburg. Dennie was a graduate of Washington High School and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. After his service in the Navy, he completed schooling to become...
Betty J. Strawn
Mar 2, 2020
Betty J. Strawn, 86 of Washington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on March 2, 2020. She was born February 25, 1934 in Prosperity, the daughter of the late Miller Strawn and Ruth Thomas Strawn. Betty was a 1952 graduate of Trinity High School. She was a member of Mt. Hermon Church, where she played guitar. Betty...
Frances Locante Lescallett
Mar 1, 2020
Frances Locante Lescallett a long-time resident of the Washington County area died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Premiere Health Care Facility in Washington. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, (year withheld) Frances attended secretarial school and became very proficient in shorthand, dictation and typing. While working in Pittsburgh, she met Edward J. Lescallett, who became the love of her life. They married...
Carolyn Shuman
Feb 29, 2020
Carolyn Elizabeth Gooding Shuman, 80, of Washington, died Saturday, February 29, 2020, in her home. She was born May 24, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late William Gooding and Grace Elizabeth Mosier Gooding. Mrs. Shuman worked in food service at the Washington County Health Center for 15 years. She enjoyed playing cards and bingo, cooking, watching horse racing,...
Donald Gene Dever
Feb 29, 2020
Donald Gene Dever, 91, of Washington, died on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in Cambridge Creekside Senior Living, in Charleroi. He was born on October 18, 1928, in Washington, a son of the late Freeman Sargent and Georgia Elizabeth Wright Dever. Donald was a graduate of Washington High School. Formerly a member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church, Donald was currently a...
Donnie Gratz, Jr.
Feb 28, 2020
Donnie Gratz, Jr., 41, of Washington, died February 28, 2020, in UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born January 29, 1979, in Washington, a son of Donald Gratz, Sr., and Ellen Green Gratz, both of Washington. Mr. Gratz graduated from McGuffey High School and was a truck driver for Hogan Trucking in St. Louis, Missouri. He loved being a truck driver, was...
Martha Jeanette Cowden
Feb 28, 2020
Martha Jeanette Cowden, 85, of Washington, died on Friday, February 28, 2020, in Allegheny General Hospital. She was born on August 22, 1934, in Burgettstown, a daughter of the late Thomas and Jeanette Fox Long. A graduate of Burgettstown High School, Martha went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, from California University of Pennsylvania. She was...
Corri Lynn Bales
Feb 26, 2020
Corri Lynn Bales, 49 of Washington, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020. She was born April 17, 1970, in Washington, the daughter of Michael Bales and Carolyn Evans. Corri was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator. She was catholic by faith. Corri enjoyed skating, swimming, hiking and was a wonderful artist. She was a...
Jean O Bova
Feb 25, 2020
Jean O. Bova, 82, of Washington, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, in her home. She was born on July 4, 1937, in Scenery Hill, a daughter of the late Fred and Orpha Orum. A graduate of Washington High School, she was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mrs. Bova worked at Bobbie Brooks for twenty years, was the...
Charlene Nuzum Paluda
Feb 25, 2020
Charlene Nuzum Paluda, 80, of Canonsburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, in McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray, PA. She was born on November 7, 1939, in Washington, PA, a daughter of the late Merle Nuzum, and Clara Goslin Nuzum (William L. Reed) Reed. Charlene attended Washington High School, in Washington, PA. Growing up, she attended the Full Gospel...
Daniel "Danny" Kenneth Miller
Feb 22, 2020
Daniel Kenneth “Danny” Miller, 60, of Washington, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, in Premier Health Center, Washington, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born December 18, 1959, in Washington, a son of John C. Miller, Sr., of Washington and the late Romaine E. Burns Miller. Mr. Miller graduated from McGuffey High School and earned diplomas in air conditioning/refrigeration...
Jaxon Fredrick Taylor
Feb 22, 2020
Jaxon Fredrick Taylor, 5 months, of Washington, died Saturday, February 22, 2020, in UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was born September 20, 2019, in Washington, a son of Evan Jimenez and Chelsea Papa of Washington. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a brother, Billy Ray Cox, Jr.; three sisters, Alexandra Monae Cox, Sabrina Lynnette Taylor and Lily May...
Susan M. Donahue
Feb 21, 2020
Susan M. Donahue, 70, of Washington, died on Friday, February 21, 2020, in Transitions Healthcare. She was born on June 11, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of the late John William Bresock, and Helga Josephine Nichols Bresock. A 1967 graduate of Washington High School, she also attended Ohio State University. Susan worked for twenty-five years at Julian's Banquet Hall, before...
Mary Joan Fogle
Feb 17, 2020
Mary Joan Fogle, 84, of Washington, died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in The Washington Hospital. She was born on February 18, 1935, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Prentis Mitchell. Mrs. Fogle was Roman Catholic by faith, and loved attending church. Mary enjoyed bingo, spending time with friends and family, and attending family outings. On...
Violet M. Tustin
Feb 17, 2020
Violet M. Tustin, 94, of Washington, died Monday, February 17, 2020, in The Washington Hospital. She was born October 12, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of Martin Malcolm Evans and Elizabeth Mastnock Evans. Mrs. Tustin spent her childhood in Wolfdale, where she attended Wolfdale Elementary School, and graduated from Trinity High School in 1944. She attended all of her high...
Daniel E. "Dan" Cottrill, Sr.
Feb 17, 2020
Daniel E. “Dan” Cottrill, Sr., 74, of Washington, died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on August 12, 1945, in Clarksburg, WV, a son of the late Daniel Owen Cottrill and Jean Lipscomb. Daniel proudly served in the United States Air Force. Mr. Cottrill was a member of the Edwin Scott Linton Post 175...
Mary Jane Dellinger
Feb 13, 2020
Mary Jane Grimes Dellinger, 90, went to be with the Lord, February 13, 2020 at Premier Health Care. Mary Jane was born on April 7, 1929, in Washington Township, Greene County, the daughter of the late Clarence Perry Grimes and Bertha Jane McCullough Grimes. She was born and raised on the historic McClelland-Grimes Farm. Growing up, she worked long hours...
William "Bill" Jenkins
Feb 13, 2020
William “Bill” Jenkins, 65, of Washington, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 at home. He was born June 21, 1954 in Washington, the son of the late William Edward Jenkins and Louise Pounds Jenkins. Bill was a veteran of the U. S. Army, where he received the National Defense Medal. He was a machinist for West Penn Wire and a member...
Glenna Janoski
Feb 9, 2020
Glenna Jean Janoski, 53, of Washington, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, in The Washington Hospital. She was born March 8, 1966, in Washington, a daughter of the late Glen Saffel and Virginia Gail Varner Saffel. Ms. Janoski attended Washington High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping, cooking, and arts and crafts. Surviving are her husband, Melvin Manes; two...
