Jay William Ringer, Sr.
Sep 28, 2005
Heavy equipment operator served in WWII Jay William Ringer, 80, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2005, following a two-month illness. He was born May 2, 1925, in Washington, a son of Charles L. and Daisy Lindley Ringer. Mr. Ringer served as a private in the 251st Combat Engineers Battalion of the U.S. Army during World War II. He...
William Hall Spencer
Sep 26, 2005
Worked for McAnallen Corp. and Ragnar Benson Corp. William Hall Spencer, 65, of Washington, died Monday, September 26, 2005, in his residence, with his family by his side, following a courageous and valiant five-year battle with lung cancer. He was born March 14, 1940, in Washington, a son of Thelma Irene Phillips Spencer of Washington and the late Harry Irwin...
Michael A. Cipolone, Jr.
Sep 25, 2005
Used car wholesaler from Claysville. Michael A. Cipolone Jr., 68, of Claysville, died at 10:04 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He had been ill since March 2002. He was born October 20, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a son of Michael A. and Anna A. Laugelli Cipolone. Mr. Cipolone was a graduate of Shadyside Academy and a self-employed...
Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith
Sep 23, 2005
Ellsworth resident was waitress, caretaker. Elizabeth Anna Goldsmith, 88, of Ellsworth, formerly of Newell and Carnegie, died Friday, September 23, 2005, in Washington County Health Center, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1916, in Newell, a daughter of Julius and Elizabeth Annie Wolf Ordos. She had been a waitress and caretaker and enjoyed caring for babies...
Mary M. Slavikosky
Sep 23, 2005
Florida resident worked at Hazel-Atlas. Mary M. Slavikosky, 83, of Gainesville, Fla., died Friday afternoon September 23, 2005, in Hospice of North Central Florida, Gainesville, following a brief illness. She was born May 20, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew and Lucy Malik Keron. Mrs. Slavikosky was a homemaker and previously worked at Hazel-Atlas Plant 2. She lived in...
Margie Kay Miller
Sep 22, 2005
Margie Kay Miller, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, September 22, 2005, in the Washington Hospital following a very brief illness. She was born in Washington on April 13, 1943, a daughter of the late Oliver L. and Judy Stolfer Hanam. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Trinity High School and Irene’s Beauty School. She had once been a self-employed Beautician....
Margaret Martha Casella
Sep 21, 2005
Margaret Martha Casella, 72, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 21, 2005. She was born July 23, 1933, in Carnegie, a daughter of Albert and Mary Spoharski Ciesielski. Mrs. Casella was a homemaker who enjoyed painting, artwork, traveling and sewing. She was Catholic. On September 6, 1952, she married John Robert Casella, who survives. Also surviving are a son, John...
John S. Gidley
Sep 19, 2005
Worked at Washington Steel's Houston plant. John Sheldon Gidley, 67, of Houston, died unexpectedly Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence. He was born December 24, 1937, in Waynesburg, a son of Harry A. and E. Alice Zimmerman Gidley. Mr. Gidley graduated from Washington High School in 1955 and attended Washington & Jefferson College. He enlisted in the Marine Corps...
James "Peck" Russell Roberts
Sep 19, 2005
Construction worker for Local 373. James Russell "Peck" Roberts, 81, of Washington, formerly of Webster, died at 6:05 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2005, in his residence, following a six-month illness. He was born June 30, 1924, in Webster, a son of James P. and Nettie Smith Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a construction worker for Local 373 for 40 years. He...
David Leroy Jones, Sr.
Sep 18, 2005
David L. Jones, Sr., 60, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, formerly of Washington, PA, died suddenly at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2005, at his residence. He was born on December 15, 1944, in Washington, PA, a son of Floyd P. and Ruth Brownlee Jones. Mr. Jones was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, and was a veteran...
Yvonne Renee Buckley
Sep 17, 2005
Homemaker, Max & Erma's waitress. Yvonne Renee Buckley, 30, of Bridgeville, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was born January 15, 1975, a daughter of William J. Buckley of Cleona and Roberta Charlene Minor Buckley Danley of Washington. Miss Buckley was a 1991 graduate of Gateway High School. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a waitress at Max...
Cheryl A. Strope
Sep 16, 2005
Office manager of Strope's Speed Shop. Cheryl A. Strope, 57, of Avella, died unexpectedly at 12:37 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in the Washington Hospital emergency room. She was born May 11, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of Dorothy Brownlee Andrews of Washington and the late Lyndon "Dutch" Andrews. Mrs. Strope was a 1966 graduate of Avella High School and...
Mary D. Beverina
Sep 16, 2005
Mary D. Beverina, 76, Washington, died unexpectedly at 12:30 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2005, in Washington County Health Center. She was born May 11, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Henry and Mary Tomassini Beverina. Miss Beverina was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She had once worked at Duncan Miller Glass and later at Hazel-Atlas, but most recently was...
Walter L. Kelley
Sep 14, 2005
J&L Steel retiree was WWII Corps of Engineers veteran. Walter Linsey Kelley, 85, of Washington, died at 2:57 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. He was born October 27, 1919, in Wolfdale, a son of James and Mabel Roup Kelley. During World War II, Mr. Kelley served in the Army Corps of Engineers...
Emma Rock
Sep 14, 2005
Emma Rock, 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly in the Washington Hospital Emergency Room, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. She was born in Washington on November 27, 1924, a daughter of John and Helen Pizner Rock. Ms. Rock had attended Trinity High School and worked at various local stores including Montgomery Wards prior to working more than twenty-five years at Hickson’s...
David Reed Swart
Sep 13, 2005
Worked at Meadow Lands ARC workshop and McDonald's David Reed Swart, 55, of Washington, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in his residence, following a lingering illness. He was born May 25, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late Samuel Reed Swart and Nancy Elliott Swart Lang. For the past six years, he resided at Washington-Greene ARS....
Thelma Mae Earley
Sep 13, 2005
Metro Glass packer-selector Thelma Mae Earley, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a one-year illness. She was born November 22, 1921, in Arnold City, a daughter of Charles and Mae McKay. Mrs. Earley graduated from Trinity High School in 1941 and was employed as a packer-selector at Metro Glass for 23 years. She was...
Roy Arthur Mccullough
Sep 12, 2005
Committed to Mason work. Roy Arthur McCullough, 77, of Washington, died unexpectedly at 6:45 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2005, in his home. He was born February 6, 1928, in Waynesburg, a son of James Taylor and Norma Baker McCullough. Mr. McCullough was a 1945 graduate of Waynesburg High School and attended Waynesburg College. During World War II, he served in...
Alice M. Richmond
Sep 12, 2005
Attended Friendship Community Church. Alice M. Richmond, 88, of Washington, died Monday, September 12, 2005, in Washington Hospital, following a two-month illness. She was born January 31, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of John H. and Mildred Pfeiffer Mossburg. Mrs. Richmond was a homemaker, attended Friendship Community Church and enjoyed all sports. During World War II, she worked at the...
Paul Raymond Cox
Sep 9, 2005
Paul R. Cox, 71, of Washington, died Friday, September 9, 2005, in the Presbyterian Medical Center, following a twenty-two year illness. He was born in Washington, a son of Thomas Paul and Lucy Fedis Cox, on August 22, 1934. Mr. Cox was a Korean War Veteran and served two terms with the National Guard. He worked for thirty years at...
