Linda Sue Rideout
Jan 12, 2019
Linda Sue Rideout, 64, of Washington, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, in the emergency department of Washington Hospital. She was born August 23, 1954, in Greene County, a daughter of James Olan Lee Phillips and the late Elva Huggins Phillips. Mrs. Rideout graduated from Jefferson-Morgan High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed going to flea markets, collecting antiques, making...
Michael "Pop Sweety" Crile
Jan 11, 2019
Michael E. “Pop Sweety” Crile, 63 of Washington, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Washington Hospital. He was born April 28, 1955 in Washington, the son of Rachel E. Herron and the late Kenneth E. Crile. Mike was a 1973 graduate of Trinity High School and served in the Air Force Reserves for 6 years as a medic and communications...
Janis "Jan" M. Selway
Jan 10, 2019
Janis M. “Jan” Selway, 77, of Washington, died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on November 7, 1941, in New Castle, a daughter of the late James A. and Helen L. Harmon Shaffer. A graduate of Baldwin High School, she was a member of Faith United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Selway was retired from General...
Floyd "Buck" Anderson
Jan 9, 2019
Floyd "Buck" Anderson, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019. He was born May 10, 1933, in Holbrook, Greene County, a son of the late Louis and Ada Anderson. For over 30 years, Mr. Anderson worked as a machine operator at Washington Penn Plastics. He enjoyed hunting, especially deer, fishing, helping his friends and neighbors, and spending time with...
Ernest Ralph Donaldson
Jan 9, 2019
Ernest Ralph Donaldson Jr, 73 went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2019 after a long battle with Diabetes. He was born on January 24, 1945 in Washington, a son of the late Ruth and Ernest R. Donaldson, Sr. He retired from the Observer Reporter Publishing Company after 36 years. He loved bowling, golfing and going to the...
Zakkary Scott Wright
Jan 7, 2019
Zakkary Scott “Zakk” Wright, 26, of Butler, died on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was born on September 14, 1992, in Washington, a son of Scott Daniel Wright, of Washington, and Stacy Spence Senay, of Washington. A 2011 graduate of Trinity High School, he also attended college classes. Zakk graduated from the Nursing Assistant program at Western Area Career Technology...
Dorothy Louise Reed
Jan 6, 2019
Dorothy Louise Reed, 94 of Washington, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness. She was born August 28, 1924 in Cecil Township, the daughter of the late Robert Ross and Rachel McFall Ross. Dorothy attended Trinity High School and was a member of Chartiers Hill Presbyterian Church. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for...
Roseann Marie Bigler
Jan 6, 2019
Roseann Marie Bigler, 83 of Washington, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at St. Clair Hospital. She was born April 13, 1935 in Washington, the daughter of the late Frank and Ann Fedis Belcastro. Roseann attended Trinity High School and delivered papers for the Observer Reporter Newspaper and worked at Scotty’s Ice Cream. She enjoyed crafts, baking and playing dartball. She...
Walter Fedor
Jan 6, 2019
Walter Fedor, 97, died 6th January 2019, in Edmond, Oklahoma, where he has lived for the last nine months. His Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, January 9th at St. John the Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, followed by interment at Washington Cemetery, Washington, PA on January 14th at 11:00 am. Mr. Fedor was born on January 28,...
John "Jack" Eustis
Jan 5, 2019
John “Jack” Eustis, 84, of Bridgeville, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Canonsburg Hospital. He was born on September 5, 1934, in Washington, a son of the late John Wilbur Eustis, Sr. and Mary Crossland Eustis. A graduate of Trinity High School, he was Methodist by faith. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving during the Korean...
William "Skyball" Clark
Jan 5, 2019
William “Skyball” Clark, 76, of Meadowlands, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Allegheny General Hospital. He was born on May 13, 1942, in Washington, a son of the late William McCallister and Rose Gallo Clark. Mr. Clark worked as a steelworker for Forbes Steel for 22 years, and retired as a truck driver. An avid hunter and fisherman, William...
Clifford Knox, Jr.
Jan 4, 2019
Clifford Knox, Jr., 75, of West Alexander, died Friday, January 4, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born April 27, 1943, in Washington, a son of the late Clifford Knox, Sr., and Ruth Leonard Knox. Mr. Knox was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the Army from February 16, 1967, until his honorable discharge on February 14, 1969, with a...
Warren "Ken" Piatt
Jan 2, 2019
Warren K. “Ken” Piatt, 71 of Washington, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 2, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. Ken was born in Waynesburg on April 28, 1947, a son of Warren Grable and Jane Baker Piatt. He was a graduate of Trinity High School and attended the Washington Hospital School of Radiology. He went...
Mark H. Griffith
Jan 2, 2019
Former East Washington Police Chief, Mark Harper Griffith, 66, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019, in Donnell House. He was born February 3, 1952, in Monongahela, a son of the late Clinton William Griffith and Dorothy Harper Griffith. Mr. Griffith graduated from Charleroi High School in 1971. He enlisted in the Air Force on January 18, 1972, and was...
Nora Mae Levers
Jan 2, 2019
Nora Mae Levers, 83, of Washington, passed away quietly at home, on January 2, 2019, after a brief illness. She was born October 28, 1935, in McClellandtown, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Ruth Frost Townsend. She married Austin E. Levers, who is deceased. They made their home in Washington. Mrs. Levers worked various jobs and raised four sons:...
Frank A. Johnson Sr.
Jan 1, 2019
Frank A. Johnson Sr., 72 of Washington, died January 1, 2019 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born June 29, 1946 in Washington, the son of the late Ernest and Martha Klages Johnson. Frank was a graduate of Trinity High School and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during Vietnam. He was a truck driver for W. E....
Kathy Irene Wise
Jan 1, 2019
Kathy Irene Wise went home to be with the Lord on January 1, 2019. Kathy was born January 2, 1953 to the late Stanley and Lois Delia Bryner Wise. She graduated from Trinity High School in 1970 and was employed by Kwik-n-Ezy Market and later at Interstate Foodland. She is survived by her companion, Kenneth Briggs Sr.; five nieces and...
Helen Kopko Skariot
Jan 1, 2019
Helen Kopko Skariot, 93, of Washington, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on May 23, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of the late Mike and Julia Kozdra Kopko. She attended Washington High School. A lifelong member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church, Helen served on the Parish Committee and the Building Committee. For...
Dorothy Ann Ankrom
Jan 1, 2019
Dorothy Ann Ankrom, 82, of Lone Pine passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, January 1, 2019. She was born April 4, 1936, in Elm Grove, WV, the second of ten children born to the late August and Clara Bott Ricker. Dorothy married Floyd P. Ankrom on June 1, 1957. In October of that same year, her mother passed leaving her...
Mary M. Markulik
Dec 29, 2018
Mary M. Markulik, 89, of Washington, died Saturday, December 29, 2018, in South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. She was born October 31, 1929, in Lynchburg, a daughter of the late Howard Phillip Young and Mary Frances Ayers Young. Mrs. Markulik was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She enjoyed knitting and crafts. Mrs. Markulik retired from Brockway Glass after...
