James Wesley Armstrong
Jan 26, 2020
James Wesley Armstrong, 71, of Washington, died Sunday, January 26 2020, in Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 12, 1948, in Washington, a son of the late Carl Armstrong and Christine Hartley Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong graduated from California High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was awarded a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam...
Judith Ann Rasel
Jan 25, 2020
Judith Ann Pavlick Rasel, 80, of Washington, died on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in the Donnell House. She was born on April 17, 1939, in Charleroi, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ann Brody Pavlick. Mrs. Rasel was a 1957 graduate of Monessen High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, from California...
Jacqueline Marie Spara
Jan 25, 2020
Jacqueline Marie Spara, 95, of Canonsburg, died Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was born June 9, 1924, in Louise, West Virginia, a daughter of John and Katherine Morrison Arcure. Mrs. Spara graduated from Trinity High School in 1941. A homemaker, she was also an accomplished pianist and a former Cub Scout leader. She enjoyed reading and taking walks and was...
Joseph Christopher Francis
Jan 24, 2020
Joseph Christopher Francis, 43 of Washington, died Friday, January 24, 2020. He was born April 2, 1976, in Washington, the son of Linda E. Lewandowski Francis, of Washington, and the late Joseph Francis. Joseph, a 1994 graduate of Washington High School, graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1998 and attained a law degree from Widener University in 2001. His...
Frank Craig
Jan 24, 2020
Frank Craig, 82, of Washington, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at UPMC, Mercy Hospital. He was born January 15, 1938 in Washington, the son of the late Zetta Frances Lewis Craig. Frank attended Washington High School and worked at the Tower Restaurant in his early years, He retired in 1985 from the Observer-Reporter Newspaper; he also owned and operated Craig’s...
Willard W. "Lock" Hartley Ii
Jan 24, 2020
Willard W. “Lock” Hartley II, 76 of Washington, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at the Washington Hospital Emergency Room. He was born November 24, 1943 in Canonsburg, the son of the late Willard W. Hartley and Norma “Peggy” Cochran Pressler. Lock was a 1961 graduate of Washington High School, a 1964 graduate of California University, where he received his Bachelor...
Lori Ann Dennick
Jan 23, 2020
Lori Ann Dennick, 57 of McKeesport, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, January 23, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Albert W. Dennick and Mary Alice Baldwin Dennick. Lori was a graduate of Trinity High School and Penn Commercial for Cosmetology. She was Presbyterian by faith. Lori loved football, hockey and all Pittsburgh Sports, she was very passionate about...
Ann J. Nordquist
Jan 22, 2020
Ann J. Nordquist, 91, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in Premier Washington Health Center. She was born August 19, 1928, in Arden, a daughter of Walter Fisher and Barbara Duncan. Mrs. Nordquist worked as a bartender for many years. A Gold Star Wife, she was a member of the American Legion in West Alexander and Disabled American Veterans. ...
Patricia "Patty" J. Barnes
Jan 22, 2020
Patricia J. “Patty” Barnes, 54, of Washington, died Wednesday January 22, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital. She was born April 17, 1965, in Washington, a daughter of the late Richard Jesse Barnes and Delores Mae Vaden Barnes. Patty was a 1983 graduate of Washington High School, and worked as a private caregiver. She was a member of United in Christ...
Charles "Chuckie" Matthews
Jan 20, 2020
Charles “Chuckie” Matthews, 64 of Washington, died Monday, January 20, 2020 at home. He was born June 25, 1955 in Washington, the son of the late Ernest Matthews and Thomasina Lowe Matthews. Chuckie was a 1974 graduate of Canonsburg-McMillan High School-l and retired from Columbia Gas in 2008. He was a jack of all trades; always helping everyone. He was...
Norma Jean Moore
Jan 18, 2020
Norma Jean Moore, 81, of Washington, died Saturday, January 18, 2020, in South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, in Canonsburg. She was born on August 25, 1938, in West Pike Run Township, a daughter of the late Albert and Ida Mae Rogers. Norma graduated from Chartiers Houston High School in 1956. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
Marion P. Mounts
Jan 16, 2020
Marion P. Mounts, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, January 16, 2020, in her home. Born March 29, 1937, in Aliquippa, a daughter of the late Ralph H. Powelson and Ruth Cowden Powelson, she was proudly raised in Tylerdale. Mrs. Mounts was a 1955 graduate of Washington High School, and also graduated from Penn Commercial the same year. She was a...
Samantha Anne Barron
Jan 16, 2020
Samantha Barron 36, of Lakeland, Georgia, formerly of Washington, passedaway Thursday, January 16, 2020. Sam was born on August 25, 1983 in Washington, PA, beloved daughter of David C. “Red” Brunner, of Washington and the late Gretchen Ann Schultz Brunner. She was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Edith and Amanda Brunner and her brother Stanley Brunner.Samantha is...
Kathleen Marie Mcguire
Jan 16, 2020
Kathleen Marie McGuire, 69, of Washington, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in her home. She was born on August 9, 1950, in Washington, a daughter of Alice McMasters DePaoli, of Washington, and the late Elwood Miles. She had attended Washington High School, and worked as a waitress. Kathleen enjoyed reading, watching movies, going to the casino, and listening to...
Alice Irene Cecchine
Jan 13, 2020
Alice Irene Cecchine, 74, of Washington, died Monday, January 13, 2020, in her home. She was born May 13, 1945, in Washington, a daughter of the late Thomas Kovacicek and Viola Trevina Kovacicek. Mrs. Cecchine loved the Steelers but the Penguins were her favorite team. She loved her family, which was her pride and joy. On October 28, 1988, she...
Madge Staley
Jan 12, 2020
Madge Staley, 75, of Washington, died on Sunday, January 12, 2020, in the Canonsburg Hospital. She was born on January 17, 1944, in Carnegie, a daughter of the late John Gesslyn and Maude Lane Ellington McClain. A 1962 graduate of Union High School, in Burgettstown, she was raised Methodist, with a strong emphasis on the importance of family. Madge was...
Maxine Hughey
Jan 10, 2020
Maxine Hughey, 77, of Washington, PA, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born February 24, 1942, in Atlasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Lois (Ellington) Stiffler. Maxine attended Burgettstown High School and graduated with an associate degree from IBM School of Business later in life. ...
Gene O. Clemens
Jan 10, 2020
Gene O. Clemens, 78, of Canonsburg, died Friday, January 10, 2020, in The Washington Hospital. He was born March 2, 1941, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Archie and Blanche Dinch Clemens. Mr. Clemens was a veteran of the Army, serving from 1961 to 1964. He worked as a printer at The Observer-Reporter for 36 years, retiring in 2002....
Scott E. Riggans
Jan 9, 2020
Scott E. Riggans, 62, of Washington, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 13, 1957, in Washington Hospital, a son of the late Edward L. Riggans, Sr., and Rosemarie C. Shaner Riggans. Mr. Riggans was a 1975 graduate of Washington High School and served in the Air Force from 1976 to 1982. He worked...
Janice Lynne Nelson
Jan 9, 2020
Janice Lynne Nelson, 71, of Washington, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 22, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of the late Robert C. Sampson and Janice R. Foringer Sampson. Mrs. Nelson was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a secretary for Western-Southern Insurance for 28 years. She loved her dogs,...
