Selene Ann Durbin

Selene Anna Durbin, 93, of Washington, died Saturday, November 20, 2004 in the Washington County Health Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on May 9, 1911, a daughter of Joseph and Louise Hoover Stein. She once worked as a packer and quality control inspector at Hazel Atlas Plant # 1. She was a member of Friendship Community Church in Washington. Her joys included sewing and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1943 she married Richard L. Durbin who died on May 25, 1959. Surviving are two sons, Richard P. Durbin of Washington and Harold C. Pitzer of High Point, North Carolina; a daughter, Ann Selene Kelley of Washington; a brother, William Stein of Greenville, South Carolina; a sister, Louise Sharpless of Hurricane, Utah; six grandchildren, David W. and Michael R. Lucas, Patrick Pitzer, Lucinda L. Hill, Richard C. and David G. Durbin; and five great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death are three brothers, Fred, Joseph and John Stein; six sisters, Roseann Riley, Mary Jane Harbour, Rita Marlow, Elizabeth Hockersmith, Eleanor Stowell, and Ruth Gault. Friends of Selene Anna Durbin, 93, of Washington, who died Saturday, November 20, 2004, will be received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 395 East Maiden Street, Washington, where services will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at 11:00 am, Pastor Floyd Marasco officiating. Interment will follow in Washington Cemetery. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Friendship Community Church, 1090 Weirich Avenue, Washington, PA 15301.