Patricia "Patty" L. Marsh
Mar 7, 2020
Patricia “Patty” L. Marsh, 82 of Washington passed away with her family by her side on Saturday, March 7, 2020. She was born May 21, 1937 in Washington, the daughter of the late George “Jud” Klinzing and Viola Humphrey Klinzing. Patty was a 1955 graduate of Washington High School and worked at the Observer-Reporter Newspaper for over 30 years, retiring...
Robert "Rob" Bruno
Mar 6, 2020
Robert A. "Rob" Bruno died peacefully on March 6, 2020. He was born April 27, 1967, in Pittsburgh, the son of Robert G. Bruno and Joan E. Witsberger Bruno. Rob was a 1985 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and continued his education at the University of Maryland in film studies prior to receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in...
Glenn E. Mcnary
Mar 6, 2020
Glenn E. McNary, 88 of Washington, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at Canonsburg Hospital. He was born November 4, 1931 in Thomas, PA, the son of the late Merle McNary and Dorothy Cuthbert McNary. Glenn attended Trinity High School, where he met and married Mary Hurzon, his high school sweetheart. They celebrated 68 years of marriage on February 6, 2020....
Delmont F. Rush
Mar 6, 2020
Delmont F. Rush 97, of Cranberry Township, formerly of Washington, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020 at home. He was born June 20, 1922, in Nineveh, the son of the late Floyd Rush and Elizabeth Patterson. Delmont attended Waynesburg High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army proudly serving in WWII from 1942 to 1943. On...
John "Jobe" Bird
Mar 5, 2020
John R. “Jobe” Bird, 88 of Claysville, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was born July 4, 1931, in Prosperity, the son of the late John D. Bird and Enola Bird. Jobe was a graduate of Trinity High School and a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during the Korean War and stationed...
Karen Ashcraft Mankey
Mar 5, 2020
Karen E. Ashcraft Mankey, 70 of Washington, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian. She was born December 29, 1949, in Monongahela, the daughter of the late Clarence G. Ashcraft and Virginia Sickels Ashcraft. Karen was a graduate of Monongahela High School. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and going to yard sales. Karen loved spending time with her grandchildren. On...
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...
