C.E. "Jake" Johns
Sep 25, 2017
C.E. “Jake” Johns, 91 of Washington, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Presbyterian Senior Care Southminister Place. He was born March 19, 1926 in Washington, the son of the late Michael and Mary Louise Oretella Johns. Jake graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and attended Canterbury College in Danville, IN., where he was a member of the varsity football team...
Fred Lee Ross
Sep 24, 2017
Fred Lee Ross, 81, of Washington, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at the Donnell House, following a lengthy battle with diabetes, and heart disease. He was born on June 14, 1936, in Marianna, a son of the late William and Margaret Swihart Ross. Mr. Ross was a fifty-year member of the First Baptist Church of...
Elizabeth "Betty" Wolfe
Sep 24, 2017
Elizabeth “Betty” Kozlowski Wolfe, 88, of Bridgeville, died Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Country Meadows, Bridgeville. She was born August 4, 1929, in Bridgeville, a daughter of John and Mary M. Kozlowski. Mrs. Wolfe graduated from Bridgeville High School in 1947 and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, especially growing irises. She also enjoyed quilting and was a member of...
Judith Lynn Hennick
Sep 24, 2017
Judith Lynn Hennick, 59, of Washington, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in her home. She was born on September 24, 1958, in Washington, a daughter of the late Frank and Emma Jean McGowan Hennick. A graduate of McGuffey High School, she enjoyed photography, coloring velvet pictures, and family gatherings. Judith was a participant in the ARC Program. Surviving are...
Barbara Jean Gantz Lemley
Sep 24, 2017
Barbara Jean Gantz Lemley, 77, of Washington, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 22, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of the late Donald B. and Dorthea P. Bristor Gantz. A 1958 graduate of Trinity High School, Barabara along with her husband Donald owned and operated Scotty’s Hardware and Ice Cream Store for...
William R. Doak
Sep 23, 2017
William R. “Bill” Doak, 78, of Washington, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Washington, on May 18, 1939, a son of the late William A. and Caroline T. Durbin Doak. A 1958 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a dedicated member of Abundant Life Baptist Church. Bill retired from PennDot,...
William B. Burt
Sep 23, 2017
William B. Burt, 66, of Washington, passed away unexpectedly in his home on September 23, 2017.Bill was the son of the late Weir and Maxine Hart Burt.He graduated from Chartiers Houston High School and California State University. Mr. Burt was a produce clerk at Giant Eagle for 44 years. He enjoyed auto racing, attending 49 Indianapolis 500 races, golfing and...
James V. Rankin
Sep 21, 2017
James V. "Red" Rankin, 73, of Washington, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, September 21, 2017, in the Donnell House, surrounded by his family. He was born on April 4, 1944, in Washington, a son of the late Samuel Hupp "Hupp", and Mary Frye Rankin. A 1962 graduate of Fort Cherry High School, he had worked as a mechanic for PennDOT,...
Theresa Desmond Funka
Sep 21, 2017
Theresa D. Funka, 86, passed away on September 21, 2017, in Princeton, NJ, due to complications from a recent fall. She was born on March 6, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of the late Samuel and Frances Desmond. She graduated from Washington High School in 1949, and worked at Brockway Glass, in Washington, for many years. . Theresa was a...
Lloyd Vincent Knox
Sep 17, 2017
Lloyd Vincent Knox, 98, of Washington, died on Sunday, September 17, 2017, in the Donnell House. He was born on February 16, 1919, in Grindstone, a son of the late Wilbur S., and Catherine Wensing Knox. Mr. Knox was a 1937 graduate of Redstone High School. Lloyd was a member of the National Guard, serving as a medic, during WWII,...
Danielle Lynn Jones
Sep 17, 2017
Danielle Lynn Jones, 37, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 17, 2017. She was born on December 6, 1979, a daughter of Timothy (Lucinda Fitch) Harding, of Lawrence, and Lynette Clark Pease, of Charleroi. A graduate of Trinity High School, she also graduated from Penn Commercial. Danielle worked as a cashier at Sheetz, in Harrisburg, and attended First Christian...
William Lowry
Sep 13, 2017
W. L. “Bill” Lowry, 86, of Avella, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in Donnell House, with his family by his side. He was born in Washington on May 20, 1931, a son of the late Lawrence and Florence Davidson Lowry. Mr. Lowry graduated from Hickory High School in 1950, and attended Friendship Community Church in Washington. Born into...
Donald L. "Don" Calvert
Sep 13, 2017
Donald “Don” L. Calvert Sr., 82 of Waynesburg, died unexpectedly September 13, 2017 at Southwest Regional Hospital. He was born October 29, 1934 in East Finley, the son of the late Edgar Calvert and Della Mae Ashbrook Calvert. Don attended Claysville High School and retired from Brockway Glass in 1984. After retirement, he worked for GG & C Bus Company...
Betty Lou Larkin
Sep 13, 2017
Betty Lou Larkin, 85 of Washington, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Donnell House. She was born June 27, 1932 in Claysville, the daughter of the late Edward Simms and Hazel Jean Westfall Simms. Betty was a 1950 graduate of Trinity High School and worked in accounts payable at Fairmont Supply for many years. She was a member of...
John "Pluto" Colon
Sep 9, 2017
John R. “Pluto” Colon, 93, of Washington, died peacefully, Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born May 31, 1924, in Grafton, West Virginia, a son of John B. Colon and Julia Morasco Colon. Mr. Colon owned and operated Pluto’s Auto Sales in Tylerdale for many years. Additionally, he worked for William G. Neal Funeral...
Walter W. Comer
Sep 7, 2017
Walter W. “Uncle Wally” Comer, 89, of Washington, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Donnell House. He had been in declining health since January. He was born on November 5, 1927, in Washington, a son of the late Walter and Leona Howell Comer. Mr. Comer had attended Wylie Avenue School, and Trinity High School. When he was young,...
Robert B Anderson
Sep 7, 2017
Robert B. “Bob” Anderson, 63, of Claysville, passed away unexpectedly, on Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1954, in Washington, a son of Charles H. and Louise Bopp Anderson, of Washington. He attended Trinity High School. Bob worked for West Penn wire as a machine operator, for twenty-seven years, this month. He...
Bradley Kirk Thompson
Sep 6, 2017
Bradley Kirk Thompson, 49, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. He was born on November 11, 1967, a son of Dianne Hartbarger Thompson, of Belle Vernon, and the late Jeffrey Owen Thompson. A graduate of Belle Vernon High School, he also attended California University of PA. Mr. Thompson had worked as a self-employed truck driver for more...
Harry "Jim" James Clemens
Sep 5, 2017
Harry James “Jim” Clemens, 58, of Washington, died unexpectedly, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, in his home. He was born on December 29, 1958, in Washington, a son of the late John F. Clemens, Sr., and Mildred Loughman Clemens. Jim attended Trinity Schools, and worked as a machinist at several local machine shops, most recently at Lincoln Manufacturing, in Houston,...
Wilma Marie Rush
Sep 4, 2017
Wilma Marie Rush, 89, of Washington, died on Monday, September 4, 2017, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on December 23, 1927, a daughter of the late William and Luna Wrick Fieldson. Mrs. Rush was a graduate of Mapletown High School, in Greensboro, PA. Wilma was formerly a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Waynesburg, and more recently...
