Betty Lou Cossu
Oct 10, 2016
Betty Lou Cossu, 68, of Washington, went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 10, 2016. She was born December 27, 1947, in Washington, a daughter of the late Frank Cossu Sr. and Elsie Louise Willhoft Cossu. Ms. Cossu graduated from McGuffey High School in 1966, and worked at Washington Harley Davidson for 10 years as an...
Cheryl "Cherie" Reda
Oct 8, 2016
Cheryl Lynn “Cherie” Nicholas Reda of Washington, passed away October 8, 2016, in Donnell House, following a two-year illness. She was born August 21, 1946, in Canonsburg Hospital and was baptized in the former Central Presbyterian Church in Canonsburg. She was the daughter of the late Shirley Wesner Nicholas Presto and Nick Nicholas. Her step-father was the late Joseph...
Robert George Hodinko
Oct 6, 2016
Robert George Hodinko, 82 of Washington, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Washington Hospital. He was born July 27, 1934 in Connellsville, the son of the late Andrew and Anne Hovanic Hodinko. Robert was a graduate of Uniontown High School and California State Teachers College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was President and COO of...
Ronald Albert Romanetti
Sep 30, 2016
Ronald Albert Romanetti, 71 of Hickory, died Friday, September 30, 2016 in his home. He was born May 17, 2016 in Rea, PA, the son of the late Lee Romanetti and Louise Deco Romanetti. Ronald was a graduate of Avella High School and was a farmer and heavy equipment operator. His passion in life was farming and he was awarded...
George E. Failinger
Sep 30, 2016
George E. Failinger, 81, of Washington, died on Friday, September 30, 2016, in Transitions Health Care. He was born on July 26, 1935, in Washington, a son of Clayton and Esther Inks Failinger. A graduate of Trinity High School, he had worked for thirty years at Brockway Glass. Mr. Failinger was a veteran of the United States Army. George enjoyed...
Charles Edgar Taylor Jr.
Sep 28, 2016
Charles E. Taylor, Jr. 84, of Davenport, Florida, formerly of Salem, New Jersey, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Winter Haven, Florida. His wife, Joanne Taylor preceded him in death. Born in Washington, on September 22, 1932, to Charles E. Taylor, Sr. and Gertrude F. Taylor, who both also preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Washington High...
Mike Ferrari
Sep 27, 2016
Mike Ferrari, 80 of Washington, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Donnell House, after a 15-month courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side. He was born September 3,1936 in Avella, the son of the late Angelo Ferrari and Rosa Dotto Ferrari. Mike graduated from Avella High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving...
Samuel Patterson
Sep 23, 2016
Samuel Patterson, 88, of Washington, died on Friday, September 23, 2016, in his home. He was born on October 31, 1927, in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late William and Margaret Pearl Lyttle Patterson. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked as a mechanic at Washington Mould and Foundry. Samuel could fix anything and everything. He was...
Amy Nancy Hendricks Megyesy
Sep 21, 2016
Amy Nancy Hendricks Megyesy, 33 of Washington, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Washington Hospital. She was born March 8, 1983 in Washington, the daughter of John and Shelby Hendricks of Washington. Amy was a graduate of Trinity High School and a homemaker. She loved singing, bling, shopping and going out for coffee. She also loved spending time with...
Louis Ruscello, Jr.
Sep 20, 2016
Louis Ruscello, Jr., 61, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, in his home. He was born March 9, 1955, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Louis Ruscello, Sr., and Mary Lucchese Ruscello. Mr. Ruscello worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. He was a home handyman and enjoyed riding his Harley, playing guitar, and going on road trips for...
Jefferey F. Florian
Sep 19, 2016
Jefferey F. Florian, 33, of Claysville, died Monday, September 19, 2016, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, due to complications of melanoma. He was born July 26, 1983, in Washington, a son of Gerald R. “Jerry” Florian and Sonja E. Evans Florian of Washington. Mr. Florian was a 2001 graduate of Washington High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Science/Physics in...
Richard W. Sprowls
Sep 16, 2016
Richard W. Sprowls, 80 of Washington, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Donnell House. He was born September 24, 1935 in Washington, the son of the late Gordon Sprowls and Helen Klenzing Sprowls. Richard was a graduate of Trinity High School and took some college classes. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during peace time. Mr....
Clarence "Shorty" Shrader
Sep 15, 2016
Clarence E. “Shorty” Shrader, 66, of Washington, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, in his home. He was born March 7, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late William and Anna Elizabeth Ellifritz Shrader. Mr. Shrader retired from Al’s Water Service, where he had worked as a mechanic. A jack-of-all-trades, he enjoyed tinkering with things and antique cars. Mr. Shrader...
Beatrice N. Conn
Sep 15, 2016
Beatrice N. Conn, 89, of Washington, passed into the loving arms of her “Lovey”, on Thursday, September 15, 2016. She was born on April 29, 1927, a daughter of Harry E. Noble, and Dessie Dean Miller Faris Noble. On February 10, 1944, she married the love of her life, Howard S. “Lovey” Conn, who passed away on February 26, 2012,...
Bruce Edgar Dennick, Sr.
Sep 14, 2016
Bruce Edgar Dennick, Sr., 68, of Washington, died on September 14, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on December 1, 1947, in Washington, a son of the late Albert and Mary Alice Baldwin Dennick. Mr. Dennick was a graduate of McGuffey High School, and had worked at Washington Steel Corporation. Bruce loved spending time with his family, and...
William Lee Watt
Sep 13, 2016
William Lee Watt, 45, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016, in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 1, 1971, in Pittsburgh, a son of Glenda Harris Watt of Washington and the late Dwight Watt. Mr. Watt was a member of the Church of Christ and volunteered at the Habitat for Humanity Store. Surviving, in addition...
Christopher Thomas Kelly
Sep 12, 2016
Christopher Thomas Kelly, 66, of Avella, died Monday, September 12, 2016, in Oak Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Greensburg. He was born December 9, 1949, in Pittsburgh, a son of Eileen Hollahan Kelly of Mt. Lebanon and the late Frank Kelly. Mr. Kelly graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School. He served in the Army for 7 years, the Navy for...
Scott David Taneyhill
Sep 12, 2016
Scott David Taneyhill, 56, of Washington, died Monday, September 12, 2016. He was born September 17, 1959, in Johnstown, a son of George Edward (Evelyn) Taneyhill of Altoona and the late Marion Joan Daughterty Taneyhill. Mr. Taneyhill graduated from The Ohio State University. He worked for McRay Landscape and Stone Work in McMurray for several years. Mr. Taneyhill loved spending...
Rhoda Lynn Malone
Sep 9, 2016
Rhoda Lynn Malone, 40, of Canonsburg died Friday, September 9, 2016, in an automobile accident in Clarksburg, West Virginia while traveling for a Christian Outreach program. She was born on February 6, 1976, in Vineland, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Irene Ruth Schulz. Her life was dedicated to serving Jesus Christ, her savior and Lord. Expanding the Kingdom...
Patricia Dolores Jessop
Sep 9, 2016
Patricia Dolores Jessop, 73 of Scenery Hill, died September 9, 2016 at home. She was born April 21, 1943 in Hopewell, VA, the daughter of the late Edward John Kennelly and Bertha Alice John Kennelly. Patricia graduated from South Hills High School in Pittsburgh and also graduated from Presbyterian School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at the...
