Ronald Walter Laipple
Mar 10, 2022
Ronald Walter Laipple, 84, of Washington, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, in his home. He was born March 12, 1937, in Bridgeport, OH, the son of the late Walter G. and Bertie Scatterday Laipple. Mr. Laipple served in the United States Air Force and was a member American Legion Post 175. Ronald was a truck driver, having worked for Suburban...
Zona Gale White
Mar 8, 2022
Zona Gale White, 92, of Hickory, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. She was born in Houston on March 3, 1930, a daughter of the late Jesse Bowen and Elizabeth Smith Bowen. She attended grade school in Houston and graduated in 1948 from Hickory High School. On April 28, 1950, in Houston Methodist Church, she married Harry Mac White,...
Carl M. Danley
Mar 8, 2022
Early on the morning of March 8, 2022, the Danley family lost the patriarch of their family, Carl M. Danley, 83, of Washington. Even in his final moments, he never lost his wonderful sense of humor. He was born on November 28, 1938, in Washington, a son of the late Carl E. Danley and Susan F. Mounts Danley. Carl was...
Jamie Lee Kearns
Mar 6, 2022
Jamie Lee Kearns, 51, of West Alexander, died March 6, 2022, in her home. She was born April 9, 1970, in Washington, the daughter of James and Virginia Keenan Kearns. Jamie graduated from Avella High School, Vo-tech, and Penn Commercial Business School. She worked in customer service at Old Dominion Freight Lines for 17 years. She enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling,...
Ruth Ophelia Mcgruder
Mar 5, 2022
Ruth Ophelia Delores Garrison McGruder, of Merced, California, formerly of Washington, Pennsylvania, died Saturday March 5, 2022, at home with her family at her bedside. She was born February 10, 1935, in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Archie and Willa Ann Bonaparte Garrison. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1953....
Mary J. Rood
Mar 5, 2022
Mary J. Almo Reese Rood, 79, of Washington, died on March 5, 2022, in her home. She was born on June 16, 1942, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Richard and Geneva McIntosh Almo. Mary had attended Fort Cherry, and graduated from Trinity High School. For most of her life, 53 years, Mrs. Rood was in nursing, having worked...
Shirley Joann Sobansky
Mar 2, 2022
Shirley JoAnn Sobanksy, 87, of Washington, died on March 2, 2022, in McMurray Hills Manor. She was born on November 5, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of the late James and Margaret Gwilliam Jenkins. A graduate of Washington High School, Shirley was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mrs. Sobansky worked for fifteen years as the switchboard operator for...
Ruth C. Walters
Feb 28, 2022
Ruth C. Walters, 85, formerly of Connellsville, died February 28, 2022, in Strabane Trails Village Retirement Community, Washington. She was born April 28, 1936, In Gastonville, PA, the daughter of the late Henry and Nora Wallace Holzapfel. Ruth graduated from Monongahela High School and continued her education at The College of Wooster, earning a bachelor’s degree, and then a master’s...
Bill Meeks
Feb 27, 2022
Bill Meeks, 93, of Washington, died on February 27, 2022, in Washington Hospital. He was born on July 18, 1928, in Canton, OH, a son of the late John and Hazel Gray Meeks. A four-year veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Meeks served during the Korean War, with the 564th Supply Squadron. For his service, he was awarded...
Lillian "Sally" Irene Jackson
Feb 27, 2022
Lillian Irene “Sally” Jackson, 99, of Washington, died February 27, 2022, in her home. She was born November 30, 1922, in Roswell, OH, the daughter of the late William Henry and Ethel Irene Gardner Harmon. Lillian attended Church of Christ, Allison Avenue. She worked as an electronic technician for RCA, in Canonsburg. Lillian loved playing bingo, watching Westerns, and Family...
Betty Adeline Dyson
Feb 27, 2022
Betty Adeline “Little Face” Dyson, 76, of Washington, died February 27, 2022, in Washington Hospital. She was born November 26, 1945, in Washington, the daughter of the late Charles Walter and Betty Juanita Bird Hutter. Betty graduated from Trinity High School in 1965 and worked as a packer for Superior Valve for 37 years. She was Protestant by faith. She...
John "Jack" Frazier
Feb 27, 2022
John “Jack” Frazier, 77, of Washington, died February 27, 2022. He was born June 19, 1944, in Washington, a son of the late John Frazier and Martha Kelley Mackey. Mr. Frazier graduated from Trinity High School and worked as a coal miner at Enlow Fork Mining for 35 years. His passion was fishing, but he enjoyed helping others and would...
Lesley Ann Victoria
Feb 24, 2022
Lesley Ann Victoria, 60, of Washington, died February 24, 2022, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born January 26, 1962, in Washington, a daughter of the late James R. Phillips and Ella Clark Phillips. Mrs. Victoria graduated from Trinity High School in 1979, and attended nursing school in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was a homemaker and member of Friendship...
Robert "Gerry" Gerald Butler, Sr.
Feb 24, 2022
Robert Gerald “Gerry” Butler, Sr., 87, died peacefully on February 24, 2022, of Alzheimer’s disease, which darkened his brilliant mind. His beloved wife and family were at his side. He was born on April 2, 1934, in Mt. Lebanon, PA, son of the late Loyal G. and Ora Marguerite Sutton Butler. On November 21, 1956, he married the love of...
Carl N. Matteson
Feb 22, 2022
Carl N. Matteson, 66, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born October 5, 1955, in Washington, a son of Wanda Myers Lohmeyer and the late John A. Matteson. Mr. Matteson graduated from Trinity High School. A proud Vietnam War veteran, he served 13 years of active duty in the Air Force and...
Gladys Ralston
Feb 22, 2022
Gladys Ralston, 98, of Washington, died February 22, 2022, in Woodside Place of Washington. She was born April 18, 1923, in Washington, the daughter of the late John and Madelyn Glaum Jackson. Gladys graduated from Washington High School and attended Penn Commercial. She worked as a secretary for the Washington Observer-Reporter. She loved flower gardening, cooking, reading, and taking care...
Douglas Edward Miles
Feb 21, 2022
Douglas Edward Miles, 63, of Washington, died February 21, 2022, in Donnell House. He was born February 9, 1959, in Washington, a son of the late Palmer Miles and Rose Gisoni Miles. Mr. Miles was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School. He had successful careers in various business endeavors, including being the owner/operator of Demro Roofing and The Dog...
Thomas C. Shoup, Jr.
Feb 21, 2022
Thomas C. Shoup, Jr., 70, of Amity, died February 21, 2022, in his home, after a long struggle with COPD. He was born November 25, 1951, in Washington, the son of the late Thomas Shoup, Sr. and Delores Hanna Shoup. Thomas served two years active duty with the United States Army, stationed in Germany. Mr. Shoup was retired from Bayer...
George "Geegee" William Shargots, Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
George William "GeeGee" Shargots, Jr., of McMurray, died on February 19, 2022, in St. Clair Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1936, in Marianna, a son of the late George Anthony Shargots, Sr. and Sophia Kaminski Shargots. A 1953 graduate of West Bethlehem High School, where he was Valedictorian of his class, Mr. Shargots earned his Bachelor of Science...
Raymond Earl Dunlevy
Feb 18, 2022
Raymond E. Dunlevy March 30, 1943 – February 18, 2022 Raymond Earl Dunlevy, 78, of East Washington, died Friday, February 18, 2022, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 30, 1943, in Washington, a son of the late Morton Torrence “Buck” Dunlevy and Margaret Meredith Dunlevy. He grew up in the Moninger neighborhood of Houston, PA,...
