Dolores Ann Tarr
Jan 27, 2015
Dolores Ann Tarr, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born February 27, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Walter Hanna and Thelma Harshman. Mrs. Tarr retired from the housekeeping department of the Washington Hospital. She attended activities at the Senior Citizens Center, loved animals, and enjoyed crafts, bingo,...
Carl Thomas Holmes Jr.
Jan 27, 2015
Carl Holmes, Jr.,, 59 of Washington, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Washington Hospital. He was born December 30, 1955 in Washington the son of the late Carl Thomas Holmes Sr. and Opal McBee Holmes. Carl graduated from McGuffey High School and worked for West Penn Wire. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Taylorstown,...
James Onesko
Jan 26, 2015
James Onesko, 85, of Washington, died Monday, January 26, 2015, in Washington County Health Center, following a seven-month illness. He was born July 12, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Mary Onesko. Mr. Onesko was a member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church and the Polish Club. He enjoyed bowling, golfing and traveling with his wife. Mr. Onesko...
Jacqueline Julian Watson
Jan 25, 2015
Jacqueline Julian Watson, 76, of Claysville, died Sunday, January 25, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. She was born July 8, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of the late Anthony Julian and Theresa Arena Julian. A homemaker, Mrs. Watson was very family-oriented and was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother with a strong religious faith. On November 22, 1956, she...
Mary Jane Merchant
Jan 24, 2015
Mary Jane Merchant, 89, of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born November 23, 1925, in Grafton, West Virginia, a daughter of Earsel Rutz McGowan and Lelia Inus Yeager McGowan. Mrs. Merchant graduated from Washington High School in 1943. She worked as a clerk in the men’s department of Montgomery Ward’s and was a...
Donna Lucille Wightman
Jan 24, 2015
Donna Lucille Wightman, 97 of Washington, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Transitions Healthcare. She was born December 27, 1917 in Colby, Kansas, the daughter of the late Charles B. Bainer and Zona Breese Bainer. Donna was a 1935 graduate of Washington High School and was a beautician. She was a bowler up until her early nineties, bowling twice a...
Margaret Ruth Phillips
Jan 23, 2015
Margaret Ruth Phillips, 75, of Washington, formerly of Prosperity, died Friday, January 23, 2015, in Washington County Health Center. She was born June 24, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late Samuel Lambert Pattison and Mildred Jenkins Pattison. Mrs. Phillips attended Trinity High School. She had worked for five years at Hills Department Store as a cook and was...
Lloyd M. Allen
Jan 23, 2015
Lloyd M. Allen, 81, of Washington, died Friday, January 23, 2015, in Donnell House. He was born July 16, 1933, in Washington, a son of Tony Allen and Ida Mae Dillie Allen. Mr. Allen worked as a union carpenter with Local 541 for more than 50 years. He was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. On June 9,...
Charles M. Philp
Jan 22, 2015
Charles M. Philp, 77, of Washington, died Thursday, January 22, 2015, in Washington Hospital. He was born March 26, 1937, in Deemston Borough, a son of the late Nelson and Charlotte Baker Philp. Mr. Philp graduated from Centerville High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh for three years. He worked at Ross Mold for 25 years, retiring in 2005...
Clarence L. Miller
Jan 19, 2015
Clarence L. Miller, 70 of Washington, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at home, following a four-year illness. He was born February 7, 1944 in Washington the son of Marjorie King Miller of Hickory and the late Okey Miller. Clarence graduated from McGuffey High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed at Jessop Steel/ Allegheny Ludlum...
Irvin Dale Thompson
Jan 19, 2015
Irvin Dale “Tom” Thompson, 64, of Washington, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Monday, January 19, 2015, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on April 11, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late Irvin Paul Thompson and Pearl Edgell Thompson McKinney. A graduate of Trinity High School, he also graduated from the Pittsburgh...
James Richard Prigg, Sr.
Jan 19, 2015
James Richard Prigg, Sr., 63, of Washington, died Monday, January 19, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. He was born October 20, 1951, in Erie, a son of Marion Rosner Prigg of Pittsburgh and the late William Prigg. Mr. Prigg served in the Air Force from March 12, 1971, until his honorable discharge on July 3, 1972, with a rank of...
Daniel Harrison Hammond
Jan 14, 2015
Daniel Hammond, a life long resident of Washington, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the age of 73, surrounded by his family. He was active in his church, varied in his interests, and loved by his family. Mr. Hammond was born in Washington, PA on September 24, 1941. He is the son of the late Helen Bonham Hammond and Merritt...
Thomas Richard O'Shell
Jan 13, 2015
Thomas Richard O’Shell, 80 of Hudson, Florida, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Hudson, Florida. He was born November 26, 1934 in Altoona the son of the late Paul W. O’Shell and Jennie Gonsman O’Shell. He graduated from Holidaysburg High School and worked for Richmond Brothers for over 30 years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Robert Hageter
Jan 13, 2015
Robert Hageter, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in Greensburg Convalescent Care Center. He was born April 26, 1931, in Chartiers Township, a son of August Hageter and Mary Kuzma Hageter. Mr. Hageter served in the Air Force from April 14, 1951, until his honorable discharge on April 13, 1955, with a rank of Airman First Class. For...
Karen Marie Kraeer
Jan 11, 2015
Karen Marie Kraeer, 64, of Washington, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, in the Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born May 11, 1950, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Matthew R. Badali and Lillian Grosklos Badali. Mrs. Kraeer was a graduate of Keystone Oaks High School and the Median School. She worked as a medical assistant for...
Jean B. Moninger
Jan 11, 2015
Jean B. Moninger, 83, of Washington, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, in Washington County Health Center, Chartiers Township, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 3, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Dominick and Mary Mazzie Bonus. Mrs. Moninger was a graduate of Washington High School and a longtime member of Christian Church of North America. For more than...
Theodore Carl Carlson
Jan 11, 2015
Theodore Carl Carlson, 80, of Washington, died on Sunday, January 11, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on March 20, 1934, in Monongahela, a son of the late Theodore John and Viola Rose Carlson. A Veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served during the Korean War, from January 20, 1954, until his Honorable Discharge on November 22, 1957....
Jacqulyn T. Elliott
Jan 10, 2015
Jacqulyn Taneesha Elliott, 18, of Washington, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, in her home. She had been ill for a year and a half. She was born August 30, 1996, in Cheverly, Maryland, a daughter of Prentice Donell Strand of Temperanceville, Virginia and Tracy Elliott of Fort Ashby, West Virginia. Ms. Elliott was a graduate of Trinity High School and...
Walter J. Howden Jr.
Jan 8, 2015
Walter J. Howden Jr., 71 of Washington, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Washington Hospital. He was born December 25, 1943 in Pittsburgh, the son of the late Walter Howden Sr. and Elizabeth Seres Howden. Walter graduated from West Mifflin North High School in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and Army National Guard for six years. He...
