Thelma Desmond Derose
Apr 21, 2019
Thelma Desmond DeRose, 90, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Jefferson Hospital. She was born July 18, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Gallo Desmond. She lived most of her life in Washington. Thelma graduated from Trinity High School in 1945 and from Penn Commercial College in 1946. On August 6, 1949, she...
Donald Eugene Rush
Apr 20, 2019
Donald Eugene “Duck” Rush, 61, of Washington, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in his home. He was born on November 30, 1957, in Washington, a son of Wilma Jean Moore (Ronald R.) Westfall, of Washington, and the late Raymond Eugene Rush. He was a 1976 graduate of Trinity High School. Mr. Rush worked as an auto technician for Nadalin...
Loretta Sue Hall
Apr 20, 2019
Loretta Sue Hall, 69, of Washington, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She had survived cancer three times. She was born on June 1, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of the late Herbert and Betty Casto Nicholls. Ms. Hall was a 1967 graduate of Washington High School. She was a member of Hart Avenue Church...
Martha Ann Neal
Apr 17, 2019
Martha Ann “M.A.” Ashcraft Kahle Neal, 89, of Washington, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, peacefully in her sleep, snug in her warm bed, at home. She had battled a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on February 24, 1930, in Monongahela, a daughter of the late Harry John and Nellie Sickels Ashcaft. Martha was a 1947 graduate...
Earl "Dan" Gump
Apr 17, 2019
Earl “Dan” Gump, 71, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Weirton Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1948, in Washington, a son of Jean Brooks Gump of Washington. A 1966 graduate Trinity High School, Mr. Gump graduated with high honors from ITT Tech with a degree in computer forensics. For 28 years, he worked for...
Ralph Edward Hancher
Apr 14, 2019
Ralph Edward ‘Ed” Hancher, 68 of Washington, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Meadville Medical Center. He was born August 2, 1950 in Washington, the son of the late Walter D. Hancher and Pearl L. Jackson Hancher. Ed was a graduate of McGuffey High School and ECPI of Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a cancer...
Eleanor M. Donaldson
Apr 13, 2019
Eleanor M. Donaldson, age 90, formerly of Washington, PA, now of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away on April 13, 2019. She was born in New Castle, PA. Mrs. Donaldson married Ralph M. Donaldson on July 24, 1953. They happily were married for 53 years. Mrs. Donaldson was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, her parents; siblings John D. McFate, Eileen...
Norman D. Boyd
Apr 5, 2019
Norman D. Boyd, 78, of Washington, died on Friday, April 5, 2019, in Premier Washington County Health Center, due to complications of dementia. He was born on December 16, 1940, in Elizabeth, a son of the late Ernest James Boyd, and Gertrude Margaret Bedell Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a member of Bricklayer’s Union Locals #9 and #11, and earned his...
William Steven Holmes
Apr 4, 2019
William Steven Holmes, 73 of Avella, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. He was born January 13, 1946 in Canonsburg, the son of the late William E. Holmes and Ann Derkach Holmes. William was a 1963 graduate of Trinity High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Waynesburg College in 1967 and his master’s degree in education...
Charlotte Jean Rydzak
Apr 4, 2019
Charlotte “Jeanie” L. Rydzak, 79, of Washington passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, April 4, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 26, 1939 in Washington, the daughter of the late Frank Sr. and Stella C. Slavikosky Lesnock. Jeanie was a 1957 graduate of Trinity High School and lived in the Washington area her entire life. She...
Bertha E. Colditz Dye
Apr 4, 2019
Bertha E. Colditz Dye passed away gracefully on Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Lady Lake, Florida, where she lived under the tender care of her youngest daughter, Kathy, and son-in-law Mark Harshman. She was born November 2, 1924, in Charleroi, PA, to Ernest Hugo Colditz and Rose Anna Katherine Ochsenhirt Colditz and grew up in Washington, PA. She graduated from...
Katelyn E. Razvoza
Apr 3, 2019
Katelyn E. Razvoza, 30, of Claysville, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at home. She was born December 9, 1988, in Washington, the daughter of Jon Razvoza of Washington and the late Cathy Lynn Cain Razvoza. Katelyn was a graduate of McGuffey High School. She loved animals, music and loved her children more than anything. Surviving are her children, Maximus Conklin...
Erik C. Provance
Apr 2, 2019
Erik C. Provance, 54, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on December 27, 1964, in Washington, a son of the late Charles E. and Martha Jean Glendenning Provance. He was a graduate of Washington High School. Mr. Provance worked for more than twenty-five years at the Washington Hospital. Erik loved...
Clara Lou Sutterfield
Apr 1, 2019
Clara Lou Sutterfield, 87, of Cecil, died Monday, April 1, 2019, in St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 13, 1932, in Cameron, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lee Glen Shipman and Eva Conrad Shipman. Mrs. Sutterfield attended Aleppo High School. A homemaker with a great sense of humor, she enjoyed reading, drawing, shopping, yard sales, flea...
Neal E. Roth
Apr 1, 2019
Neal E. Roth, 71, of McMurray, died Monday, April 1, 2019, in McMurray Hills Manor, with his wife and son by his side. He was born January 23, 1948, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Edward John and Alma Mae Norris Roth. A 1965 graduate of Langley High School, Mr. Roth graduated from Penn State in 1970 with a...
Carl J. Bennett, Sr.
Apr 1, 2019
Carl J. Bennett, Sr., 81, of West Finley, died Monday, April 1, 2019, in his home. He was born November 16, 1937, in Washington County, a son of the late Jack Mason Bennett and Faith Hemelrick Bennett. He was raised by his stepfather, Dalton Lindley. Mr. Bennett worked at Chevrolet Motors in Cleveland for 10 years and at Brookman’s Auto...
James Palfreyman
Apr 1, 2019
James Palfreyman, 84 of Washington, died Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. He was born November 7, 1934 in Washington, the son of the late Peter William Palfreyman Sr. and Agnes McGarrigle Palfreyman. James was a graduate of Washington High School and a veteran of the U. S. Army. He worked at Brockway Glass for 31 years and...
Rebekah Jane Greely
Mar 30, 2019
Rebekah Jane Greely, 65, of Washington, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, in the Emergency Department of Washington Hospital. She was born October 9, 1953, in Meadville, a daughter of Florence Weir Gillette of Linesville and the late Lloyd Gillette. A 1971 graduate of Linesville High School, Mrs. Greely earned Bachelor of Art’s degrees in education and psychology at Thiel College,...
James Edward Noga
Mar 30, 2019
James Edward Noga, 87, of Langeloth, died Saturday, March 30, 2019. He was born February 7, 1932, in Grove City, a son of the late Joseph and Minnie Belle Harshey Noga. Mr. Noga was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a carpenter for many years. Mr. Noga enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with friends and...
James "Jim" L. Verderber
Mar 29, 2019
James “Jim” Verderber, 82, of Washington died on Friday, March 29, 2019, in the Donnell House. He was born on January 16, 1937, in Washington, a son of the late Otto and Helen Fonner Verderber. A 1955 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mr. Verderber was a veteran of the United States...
