Ralph M. Devenney

WWII veteran worked for Pennsylvania Transformer Ralph Montgomery Devenney of Washington died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2006, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been ill since December. He was born May 26, 1923, in Washington, a son of Martin and Hanna Montgomery Devenney. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II in Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with one oak leaf cluster, American Defense Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with four bronze stars and a Bronze Arrow. Mr. Devenney was a member of Third United Presbyterian Church and a former member of Edwin Scott Linton American Legion Post 175. He worked at Pennsylvania Transformer as a furnace operator on the annealing line. He was married to Orma Pauline Smith, who died September 27, 2001. Surviving are a great-niece, Patty Ventura of Monongahela, and two nephews, James Crouch of Washington and Charles Crouch of Pittsburgh. Deceased are two half sisters, Frances Crouch and Virginia Krigline; a brother, Charles M. Devenney; and a great-niece, Brenda Bower. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 25, with the Rev. John Mark Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded graveside by Edwin Scott Linton American Legion Post 175.