Carla Fay Miller
Feb 21, 2019
Carla Fay Miller, 63, of Washington, died on Thursday, February 21, 2019, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born on November 19, 1955, in Washington, a daughter of the late Carl and Patricia Holmes Pryor. A graduate of Trinity High School, she went on to receive her nursing degree from the Ohio Valley School of Nursing. ...
Rosemarie "Rose" C. Riggans
Feb 20, 2019
Rosemarie C. “Rose” Riggans, 88, of Washington, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, in her home. She was born on October 25, 1930, in Bedford, OH, a daughter of the late Scott and Ethel Cashmore Shaner. Rosemarie enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, oil paintings and watercolors, and when she was younger, she loved woodworking. She had been married to Edward Leroy...
John Donald Rizak, Iii
Feb 19, 2019
John Donald Rizak, III “The Candy Man of Central Assembly” John Donald Rizak, III, 91, of Washington, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born on August 5, 1927, in Cuddy, PA, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Deak Rizak. A 1945 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a member...
Ferris Leroy Davis
Feb 18, 2019
Ferris Leroy Davis, 91, of Claysville, died Monday, February 18, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born January 19, 1928, in Short Creek, West Virginia, a son of Leroy and Beulah Toland Davis. Mr. Davis served in the Army Reserves from November 15, 1950, until January 26, 1956. He worked at Campsey Feed Store for 15 years and retired...
Carl "Bub" D. Gunnerson
Feb 18, 2019
Carl D. “Bub” Gunnerson, 81, of Washington, died on Monday, February 18, 2019, in Mercy Hospital. He was born on October 23, 1937, in Butler, a son of the late Carl E. and June Thompson Gunnerson. He was a 1956 graduate of Washington High School. Carl was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Berlin Crisis, and served as an...
Walter John Shankovich
Feb 17, 2019
Walter John Shankovich, 96, of Washington, died on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on December 13, 1922, in Washington, a son of the late Anthony and Sophie Shankovich. A member of the Bible Chapel, he had formerly attended the Polish National Catholic Church. Mr. Shankovich had worked for twenty-five years as a foreman for...
Larry William Murray
Feb 16, 2019
Larry William Murray, 67, of Sycamore, PA, died on Saturday, February 16, 2019, in his home. He was born on July 11, 1951, in Washington, a son of Betty Knox of Washington, and the late Clyde R. Murray. He was a graduate of Chartiers Houston High School. Mr. Murray worked as a machinist for Star Dynamics for over twenty-five years....
Shirley Ann Julian
Feb 15, 2019
Shirley Ann Julian, 82 of Claysville, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. She was born November 21, 1936, in Carmichaels, the daughter of the late Joseph and Francis Bowman. Shirley worked at Frank’s Auto Repair as an administrator. She was a member of Christian Church of North American. Shirley loved spending time with family, especially her grandchildren...
Mildred Pearl Gehrke
Feb 15, 2019
Mildred Pearl Gehrke, 79, of Meadowlands, died on Friday, February 15, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on July 5, 1939, in Penn, PA, a daughter of the late Paul and Edna Heminger Brant. Mildred was a social butterfly, who loved being around people, and taking long walks. On October 27, 1956, she married Paul William Gehrke, who...
Loraine Wheeler Engle
Feb 14, 2019
Loraine Wheeler Engle June 20, 1940 – February 14, 2019 Loraine Wheeler Engle passed away the afternoon of February 14, 2019, in her home, following a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Washington, to James Stocking Wheeler and Elizabeth Reihner Wheeler, on June 20, 1940. She was a graduate of Washington High School...
Dennis S. Campbell
Feb 13, 2019
Dennis S. Campbell, 64, of Washington, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, in his home. He was born on December 22, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Floyd and Mildred Ankrum Campbell. A graduate of Washington High School, he worked as a journeyman electrician for a Pittsburgh Local Union. Dennis enjoyed cars and computers. Surviving are three siblings,...
Frank Joseph Mazur, Jr.
Feb 12, 2019
Frank Joseph Mazur, Jr., 87, of Washington, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, in Bridgeville Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was born on February 12, 1932, in Carnegie, a son of the late Frank J. and Ann Zarvis Mazur. A 1950 graduate of Robinson Township High School, he was a member of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church. Mr....
James Glenn Young
Feb 12, 2019
James Glenn “Jim” “Cranky” Young, 80, of Washington, died February 12, 2019, in The Grove of Washington, following an extended illness. He was born April 12, 1938, in Claysville. From 1956, until his honorable discharge in 1959, Mr. Young served in the Army, working in the motor pool. He was a proud union equipment operator with Local 66 Operating Engineers...
Dorothy Jean Harshman
Feb 11, 2019
Dorothy Jean Hartzell Briggs Harshman, 95, of Washington, died on Monday, February 11, 2019, in Southminster Place of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born on May 29, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of the late Harley and Virginia Rockwell Hartzell. After attending Trinity High School, she married and settled into the routines of a homemaker. Dorothy enjoyed reading, local history,...
Shirley A. George
Feb 11, 2019
Shirley A. George, 82 of Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. She was born March 12, 1936, in Waynesburg, the daughter of the late Norman Lemley and Mary Anderson Lemley. Shirley was a housekeeper in Germany, Caroselli’s restaurant and ManorCare. She later worked as a private caregiver. She enjoyed watching Family Feud, Judge Judy, going to...
Anthony Foster Lesnock
Feb 10, 2019
Anthony Foster Lesnock, 35, of Washington, died early Sunday, February 10, 2019 in the Washington Hospital. He was born February 12, 1983, in Washington Hospital, a son of Anthony Lesnock, Jr., and the late Terri Lyn Foster. Mr. Lesnock was a 2001 graduate of Trinity High School and a 2003 graduate of PTI. He has worked the last five years...
Robert Denton Good
Feb 10, 2019
Robert Denton Good, 74, of Bentleyville, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, in the Emergency Department of The Washington Hospital. He was born March 11, 1944, in North Braddock, a son of the late William C. Good and Louise Hempel Good. Mr. Good graduated from Trinity High School in 1962, and California University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In the early 1960s,...
Bernard P. Augier
Feb 8, 2019
Bernard P. “Bernie” Augier, 45, of Canonsburg, died Friday, February 8, 2019, surrounded by family and friends, in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, due to respiratory complications from Hodgkin’s Disease. He was born August 25, 1973, in Washington, a son of Bernard R. Augier of Canonsburg and Patricia L. Murray-Augier of Canonsburg, with whom he lived. Mr. Augier graduated from Canon-McMillan High...
James Melvin Shrader, Sr.
Feb 8, 2019
James Melvin Shrader, Sr., 71, of Scenery Hill, died Friday, February 8, 2019, in his home. He was born October 15, 1947, in Amwell Township, a son of the late Ford Lincoln Shrader and Katherine Rosella Deyell Shrader. Mr. Shrader attended McGuffey High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Beacons as a truck...
Archie R. Lindley
Feb 7, 2019
Archie R. Lindley, 89, of Washington, died Thursday, February 7, 2019, in Premier Washington Health Center. He was born August 10, 1929, in Washington, a son of the late Harry Lindley and Nellie Adams Lindley Cook (the late Edward Cook). Mr. Lindley was the owner of Lindley Roofing, an industrial roofing business, for 60 years. An outdoorsman, he was an...
