Robert Estel Hodgson, Sr.
Feb 13, 2008
Robert E. Hodgson, Sr., 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in The Washington Hospital, following a six-month illness. He was born December 15, 1934, in Belleview, Allegheny County, a son of the late Robert F. and Macel M. Harless Hodgson. Mr. Hodgson was a 1952 graduate of Monongahela High School. He attended the Electronics Institute of Pittsburgh, the...
Ree Jean A. Salisberry
Feb 13, 2008
Ree Jean A. Salisberry, 91, of Washington, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in Donnell House. She was born November 8, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of Fred and Ruth Kahl Blake. Mrs. Salisberry graduated from Newark New Jersey High School. She was a member of Faith United Presbyterian Church and a member of Esther Circle at the...
Homer Dwight Byrd
Feb 11, 2008
Homer Dwight Byrd, 70, of Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 9, 1937, in Washington, a son of Floyd Robert and Margaret Leasure Byrd. Mr. Byrd graduated from Trinity High School in 1956, from Washington and Jefferson College in 1960, with a degree in political science, and from Duquesne...
Thomas Lee Franks
Feb 11, 2008
Thomas Lee Franks, 65, of Washington, died Monday, February 11, 2008, in his home. He had been in declining health. He was born July 9, 1942, in Uniontown, a son of Margaret Coffman Fuller, of Washington, and the late Thomas Reed Franks. Mr. Franks graduated from Trinity High School and Washington and Jefferson College. He was employed as an electrician...
Anthony Sorice
Feb 10, 2008
Anthony “Moe” Sorice, 86, of Washington, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. He was born December 14, 1921, in Washington, a son of Antonio and Florence Tesauro Sorice. A 1940 graduate of Washington High School, he entered the Army on October 31, 1940, serving during World War II and received the Good Conduct...
William Johnson Flynn
Feb 10, 2008
William Johnson Flynn, 82, of Washington, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, in Washington Hospital, after having been ill the past five years. He was born March 26, 1925, in Canonsburg, a son of Cecil Burns and Metta Naomi Johnson Flynn. Mr. Flynn was a January 1943 graduate of Washington High School and a graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He...
John George Paul Woods
Feb 9, 2008
John George Paul Woods, 65, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Saturday, February 9, 2008, in his home. He was born December 4, 1942, in Washington County, a son of the late William and Lillian Stenger Woods. Mr. Woods graduated from Washington High School and attended welding school. A retired welder, he worked at U.S Steel in Clairton for 10 years and...
Wanda Catherine Korowicki
Feb 9, 2008
Wanda Catherine Korowicki, 101, of Washington, died at 2:25 a.m., Saturday, February 9, 2008, in Humbert Lane. She had been in declining health for two years. She was born July 12, 1906, in Washington County, a daughter of Joseph and Katherine Florick Yamrog. Mrs. Korowicki was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church for several years. For more than...
Gerald Lee Snyder
Feb 9, 2008
Gerald Lee Snyder, 66, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 4:46 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2008, in Washington Hospital. He was born February 19, 1941, in Washington, a son of Arthur and Charlotte Hair Snyder. Prior to retirement, Mr. Snyder was employed as a truck driver for the state Department of Transportation for 16 years. He enjoyed woodworking and hunting. On...
Mary E. Kelley Warne
Feb 9, 2008
Mary E. Kelley Warne, 84, of Washington, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, in Canonsburg Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on August 8, 1923, a daughter of Wilbert and Annie Stewart Kelley. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Canonsburg and was very active in various Church Committee’s throughout her life. She enjoyed...
Robert Willis Bryner
Feb 8, 2008
Affectionately known as "Pap-Pap" to his family and many friends. Robert W. "Bob" Bryner was born October 14, 1903 in a tent at Yellow Creek, West Virginia in Calhoun County, near Grantsville, the 7th of 8 children born to James Willis & Theodocia Rosella Dickson Bryner. He passed away in his home on February 8, 2008. The family moved to...
Nicholas Louis Yurkovich
Feb 6, 2008
Nicholas Louis Yurkovich, 79, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. He was born November 25, 1928, in Washington, a son of Louis and Cecilia Girdish Yurkovich. Mr. Yurkovich served in the Marine Corps. from February 27, 1946, until his honorable discharge on December 11, 1947. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion. For...
Winona A. Kirkpatrick
Feb 5, 2008
Winona A. Kirkpatrick of Frazer, PA, aged 73, died on 5 February 2008 at Donnell House in Washington, PA after a brief illness. Winona’s astounding strength facing death was a powerful example to us all. Winona Rockefeller was born in Jersey City, NJ, on 12 December 1934. Surviving Winona are her three children, Dr. Lee Kirkpatrick, Dr. Michael Kirkpatrick, and...
Samuel Evans
Feb 5, 2008
Samuel Evans, 80, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in Washington County Health Center. He was born May 24, 1927, in Washington, a son of Cedar and Catherine Cole Evans. Mr. Evans worked in the dietary department at The Washington Hospital. He once played dart ball for the Slovak Club. Mr. Evans was Greek Orthodox. On November 26, 1961,...
Donard Loman Barney
Feb 5, 2008
Donard Loman Barney, 75, of Eighty-Four, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in his residence. He had been ill since the middle of September. He was born December 16, 1932, in Somerset Township, a son of J. Orville and Nettie Morrison Barney. Mr. Barney attended Trinity Schools. He was a self-employed dairy farmer as well as a carpentry contractor. In addition,...
Naomi Jean Lightner
Feb 5, 2008
Naomi Jean Lightner, 84, of Washington, formerly of Graysville, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in The Washington Hospital, following a three-month illness. She was born October 26, 1923, in Nineveh, Greene County, a daughter of Timothy F. and Artie B. Murdock Lightner. Miss Lightner was very active in Beulah Baptist Church. For 30 years, she worked at G.C. Murphy’s. Surviving...
Josephine Z. Popeck
Feb 4, 2008
Josephine Z. Popeck, 92, of Washington, died Monday, February 4, 2008, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. She was born February 25, 1915, in Wyano, a daughter of John and Honoratta Osika Zastawniak. Mrs. Popeck was a homemaker and member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. At one time, she worked the meat counter at Peppino’s on Wylie Avenue. She...
Anthus Wishner Barlow
Feb 3, 2008
Anthus Wishner Barlow, 91, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, February 3, 2008, in the Gracious Living Personal Care Home, Pittsburgh, after having been in declining health for several years. She was born in Washington on November 17, 1916, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth LeSavage Wishner. She was a longtime member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. Mrs. Barlow enjoyed...
William Reinhardt Stemple, Sr.
Jan 30, 2008
William Reinhardt Stemple, Sr., 79, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008, in his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born July 21, 1928, in Southview, a son of Thomas Harold and Frances Moreland Stemple. During World War II, Mr. Stemple served in the United States Army in the European Theater, where he earned the World War II Victory...
