Mary Ann Devenney
Oct 22, 2015
Mary Ann Devenney, 74 of Washington, died October 22, 2015 in Washington Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 12, 1940 in Washington the daughter of the late LeRoy Ashmore and Anna Schneider Ashmore. Mary Ann graduated from Claysville High School in 1958. She worked as a Pharmacy Tech and as a baker at the Washington Park...
George E. Barney
Oct 22, 2015
George E. Barney, 92, of McMurray, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, in Country Meadows, Bridgeville. He was born September 25, 1923, in Eldersville, a son of Archie Milligan Barney and Edith Jackson Barney. Mr. Barney graduated from Hickory High School and worked for 40 years for the U.S. Government with the Department of Agriculture’s Milk Marketing Division. A veteran of...
Ruth Ann Mcgurgan
Oct 21, 2015
Ruth Anne McGurgan, 86, loving mother and grandmother, of Washington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, in Donnell House following a brief illness. She was born March 26, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Harry Harte and Elizabeth Magill Harte. Ruth graduated from Langley High School, Sheraden, in 1947 and from California University with a Bachelor...
Charles Thomas Boyd
Oct 20, 2015
Charles Thomas Boyd, 70, of Washington, died October 20, 2015. He was born May 17, 1945, in Washington, a son of the late Earnest James Boyd and Gertrude Margaret Bedell Boyd. Mr. Boyd worked as a laborer in the construction industry. He was a member of VFW Post 927 and the Slovak Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting pool....
Charles E. Mccormick
Oct 18, 2015
Charles E. McCormick, 93, of Washington, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, in his home. He was born August 29, 1922, in Claysville, a son of Elmer L. and Bessie E. Gleason McCormick. Mr. McCormick graduated from Morris Township High School. He owned and operated McCormick Roofing & Heating for 15 years and retired from Port Authority of Allegheny County in...
Sondra Lee Caffrey
Oct 17, 2015
Sondra Lee Fletcher Caffrey, 79, of Washington, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 24, 1936, in Bristoria, a daughter of the late Adrian Fletcher and Gladys Anderson Fletcher. A graduate of Washington High School, Ms. Caffrey was the executive director of Parents Anonymous in Washington County and a ticket teller at Regal...
Albert Dewey White
Oct 16, 2015
Albert Dewey White, 60, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Friday, October 16, 2015, in his home. He was born October 27, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Alvin C. White and Loretta Lucille Gallagher Risbin. A 1972 graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. White graduated from California University of Pennsylvania and did post graduate work in English at the...
Anthony Dan Dalesio
Oct 15, 2015
Anthony Dan Dalesio, 69 of Washington, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Donnell House. He was born April 29, 1946 in Washington the son of the late Anthony Rudolph Dalesio of Osterburg, PA and Lillian Ruth Schrockman. Dalesio. Anthony was veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Vietnam War, as Naval Aircraft Mechanic, receiving the National Defense Service...
Suzanna C. Armstrong
Oct 15, 2015
Suzanna Carol Armstrong, 67, of West Alexander, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, in Wheeling Hospital. She was born July 19, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of the late William Bissett and Gwendolyn Kinney Bissett. Ms. Armstrong graduated from McGuffey High School and worked as a retail sales clerk. She had a great sense of humor, loved to read, and loved...
Goldie Fields
Oct 11, 2015
Goldie Fields, a lifetime resident of Washington, died Sunday, October 11, 2015. Mrs. Fields was born in Glencoe, Ohio, in 1916, a daughter of Calvin and Bertha Dunfee. She was married to Herbert L. Fields. She was a devoted member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which provided her and her husband the opportunity to serve a full-time...
Dorothy Evalena Patterson
Oct 11, 2015
Dorothy Evalena Patterson, 78 of Washington, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Washington County Health Center. She was born February 13, 1937 in Library, PA the daughter of the late General Smith and Anna V. Brown Smith. She was raised by Edward and Bessie Furman. She was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Dorothy attended Snowden Township, now...
Paul David Yates Sr.
Oct 9, 2015
Paul David Yates Sr., 95 of Eighty Four, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Donnell House. He was born May 5, 1920 in Independence the son of the late Clarence and Ethel Cunningham Yates. Paul graduated from Trinity High School in 1939. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Northern France as a Rifleman, where he...
Arleen Jane Malarkey
Oct 9, 2015
Arleen Jane Malarkey, 75 of Washington, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Donnell House. She was born October 7, 1940 in Washington, the daughter of the late Joseph Francis Samida and Annabelle Bainbridge Samida. Arleen graduated from Trinity High School in 1959, was employed as an Administrative Assistant for an Interior Designer for 12 years and was a Real...
James Charles Shoman, Sr.
Oct 8, 2015
James Charles Shoman, Sr., 73, of Washington, died Thursday, October 8, 2015. He was born June 16, 1942, in Charleroi, a son of the late James Edward Shoman and Helen Jesko Shoman. Mr. Shoman graduated from Charleroi High School. He attended school in Connecticut for airline training prior to becoming employed at United Airlines, where he worked for over 40...
George D. Harrison
Oct 8, 2015
George D. Harrison, 89 of Washington, passed on to a new life to be with His Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at home. He was born August 1, 1926 in Normalville, the son of the late Matthew and Rebecca Robbins Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a Christian. His deep and abiding faith was the primary focus of his...
Mildred Hague Neal
Oct 6, 2015
Mildred Hague Neal, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born September 23, 1932, in Washington, a daughter of the late Cyril Hague and Catherine Pettit Hague. Mrs. Neal attended Washington High School and graduated from Trinity High School. She formerly managed the office of Ron Wiles Real Estate...
Emma Jean Hennick
Oct 5, 2015
Emma Jean McGowan Hennick, daughter of William Alvin and Emma Justena Beam McGowan. Born December 28, 1928, one of seven children. She grew up working with her family on various farms, in Greene and Washington Counties. Emma graduated from Trinity High School in 1946. She then worked various jobs, one being Brockway Glass. She married and raised four daughters and...
Jean Young
Oct 4, 2015
PLEASE NOTE: this service is at First Lutheran Church, NOT at the Funeral Home. The Observer-Reporter printed the incorrect information this morning. ___________ Helen Jean Albright Young, 93 of Washington, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Washington Hospital. She was born June 6, 1922 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Margaret McRae Albright. Jean graduated from...
Judith A. Bradshaw
Oct 3, 2015
Judith Ann Bradshaw, 71, of Washington, died on Saturday, October 3, 2015, in Allegheny General Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born on March 26, 1944, in Washington, a daughter of the late William Frank and Edna Elizabeth Cole Burke. A graduate of Trinity High School, she went on to receive a degree from Penn Commercial Business...
Judith Gregg
Oct 3, 2015
Judith L. “Judy” Gregg, 76, of Washington, died on Saturday, October 3, 2015, in her home. She was born on September 17, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late Violet Bedillion. A member of Church of Christ, she had worked for fifteen years at Shorty’s and Club 40. Judy was a graduate of Trinity High School. Mrs. Gregg was...
