Wendel B. Gower
May 19, 2016
Wendel B. Gower, 81, of Washington, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, in the Emergency Department of The Washington Hospital. He was born December 31, 1934, in Confluence, Somerset County, a son of the late John and Effie Smith Gower. Mr. Gower was a 50-year member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee and usher. He...
Allen John Croasmun
May 19, 2016
Allen John Croasmun, 59, of Meadowlands, died Thursday, May 19, 2016, in his home. He was born November 15, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, a son of Virginia Jones of Waynesburg and the late Dallas J. Croasmun. Mr. Croasmun served in the Army in Germany during the Vietnam Era. He worked as a miner for 40 years and attended classes...
Larry Eugene Young
May 17, 2016
Larry Eugene Young was called home to Glory on May 17, 2016, surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness. He enjoyed spending time with friends and living life to the fullest. He was born June 20, 1957, a son of the late Clara and Norman Young. Also deceased are a brother Norman Young Jr. and two sisters Darlene East and...
Ruth Wilson O'Brien
May 16, 2016
On May 16th the world lost one its unsung, but none the less, inspiring souls when Ruth Wilson O’Brien died after a lingering illness. While not a religious or overly spiritual person, and unlike so many who claim to be so, Ruth led a life which was exemplary of the tenants of the Judeo- Christian religions. In so doing she...
Margaret A. Lindsay
May 13, 2016
Margaret A. (Gorby) Lindsay, 97, of Washington, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2016, in her home. She was born in Washington, on February 23, 1919, a daughter of the late William and Kate Gallagher Gorby. Mrs. Lindsay was a graduate of Trinity High School, and had worked for a brief time, running the elevators at the Washington Hospital....
Christopher J. Wall
May 11, 2016
Christopher James Wall, 33, son of Bill and Beth Wall, and brother of Erin Nichols, Megan Wall and Kelly Wall, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Despite Chris’s valiant efforts, he lost the battle against the disease of addiction. Chris was an extremely kind, compassionate, and fun loving human being. All who knew Chris enjoyed being in his company, and...
Russell Joseph Chuey
May 10, 2016
Russell Joseph Chuey, 91, of Scenery Hill, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in his sleep after a two-month illness. He was born October 29, 1924, in Washington, a son of the late Andrew and Mary Gamble Chuey. Mr. Chuey was a veteran of the Navy, serving in World War II from 1943 to 1946. His duties included serving aboard the...
Harry E. Evans, Sr.
May 9, 2016
Harry Eugene Evans, Sr., 83, of Centerville Boro, formerly of Malone Ridge Road, Washington, died Monday, May 9, 2016, in his home. He was born July 18, 1932, in Washington, a son of Martin M. Evans and Elizabeth Mastnock Evans. A 1950 graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Evans was a veteran of the Navy and was honorably discharged July...
Sherrie L. Neal
May 9, 2016
Sherrie L. “Shae” Neal, 49, of Washington, died Monday May 9, 2016, in Shadyside Hospital following a 11 year, 5 month battle with Stage 4 Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Cancer. She was born in Washington on January 7, 1967, a daughter James R. Crouch, Jr., and the late Carol Whipple Crouch. Sherrie was a 1984 graduate of Trinity High School and after...
Cherie Lynn Games
May 8, 2016
Cherie Lynn Games, 59, of Washington, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, in her home. She was born September 4, 1956, in Glen Dale, West Virginia, a daughter of Robert Eugene Games and Zelma Lemasters Games. Ms. Games graduated from Trinity High School in 1974, and was a homemaker. Surviving are a son, Bret Stiffler of Pittsburgh; a sister, Carole Brownlee...
Robert "Tom" Thomas Sterling
May 7, 2016
Robert “Tom” Thomas Sterling, 76, of Washington, died on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He was born on January 29, 1940, into the Ray family, and was adopted by Harry and Gertrude Sterling at an early age. Mr. Sterling was a bricklayer, with Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 9....
Jane Elizabeth Adams
May 6, 2016
Jane Elizabeth Adams, 92, of Washington, died Friday, May 6, 2016, in the Donnell House. She was born March 2, 1924, in Moundsville, West Virginia, a daughter of James and Pearl Thompson Montgomery. Mrs. Adams was a homemaker and Presbyterian by faith. She loved cats and enjoyed reading, drawing, playing guitar and piano, and being with her family. On January...
David Ellsworth Lehew
May 5, 2016
David Ellsworth Lehew, 66 of Claysville, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at home. He was born August 22, 1949 in Washington, the son of the late John and Betty Griggs Lehew. David was a self-employed welder. On September 7, 1968 he married Marlene Joy Cole, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Christel (Craig) Colter of West Alexander and Chastity...
Josephine Mary Calabro
May 4, 2016
Josephine Calabro, 92, of Washington, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in UPMC - Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as the beloved “Aunt Sippy” to many nieces and nephews. Josephine was born on June 18, 1923, the oldest child of Catherine (Coraggio) and Mike Matullo. She grew up on Mill Street...
Alexis Marcille Barnett
May 4, 2016
Alexis Marcille Barnett, 19 of Washington, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Washington Hospital. She was born August 24, 1996 in Washington, the daughter of Larry Thompson and Anissa Brown Thompson both of Washington. Alexis was a 2015 graduate of Washington High School and was attending the Pittsburgh Technical Institute. She was a friend to all who knew her...
Kenneth "Moe" Shrader
May 3, 2016
Kenneth "Moe" Shrader, 74, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, surrounded by his family in the Washington Hospital, following a nine-month illness. Born August 12, 1941, he was a son of the late William and Anna Shrader. Mr. Shrader was employed by Washington Penn Plastic for 25 years. He enjoyed riding quads, working on tractors, being retired and spending...
Robert Reed Bedillion
Apr 27, 2016
Robert Reed Bedillion, 82, of Washington, went home to heaven on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. He was born May 21, 1933, in Lone Pine, a son of the late Cam N. Bedillion and Mabel Peterson Bedillion. Surviving are his beloved wife of 62 years, Theresia “Carol” Havelka Bedillion, whom he married in May 1954; twin sons, Robert and Richard (Lisa)...
Alberta Marie Lunn
Apr 27, 2016
Alberta Marie “Bertie” Lunn, 83, went home to heaven on April 27, 2016, to reunite with those who have gone before her. Welcoming her with loving arms were her husband and first true love, Herbert Crouse; a daughter, Brenda Sue Lunn; her parents, Clarence and Helen Dicks; sister, Jean Kelly, brothers Clarence, Francis and William Dicks; second husband, Stanley Lunn;...
Sarah Ann Broad
Apr 26, 2016
Sarah Ann Broad, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in Transitions Health Care, formerly Humbert Lane Health Care.. She was born February 26, 1935, in Oakdale, a daughter of Carl and Susan Nelson Conn. Mrs. Broad worked at the Washington Hospital in the housekeeping department. On May 14, 1955, she married William J. Broad, Jr., who died March...
Esther Ann Kowcheck
Apr 26, 2016
Esther Ann Kowcheck, 76, of Avella, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in UPMC – Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. She was born May 25, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late Leonard Sphar and Virginia Stetson Sphar. Mrs. Kowcheck was a homemaker and member of St. Michael’s Church, Avella. On June 8, 1964, she married Hugh Matthew Kowcheck, who survives. Also surviving...
