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Cleona Harden

Cleona Harden

Aug 17, 2011

Beloved wife and mother Cleona Mae Harden 74 of Deemston died August 17 2011 in her home following a short illness. She was born September 10, 1936 a daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth King. She was a 1954 graduate of Beth-Joint High School. She married Homer Harden on April 3, 1955. They enjoyed a 57 year loving relationship....

Ruth Bell

Ruth Bell

Aug 15, 2011

Ruth Ellen Bell 50 of Washington died Tuesday August 15 2011 in her home. She was born on January 16, 1961 in Washington, a daughter of Kenneth Lloyd and Janice Marie Redd Briggs. She was a 1978 graduate of Trinity High School and then went on to attend the Wilma Boyd career School. She worked for South Fayette as an...

Thomas Eugene Hartman

Thomas Eugene Hartman

Aug 15, 2011

Thomas Eugene Hartman 70 of Washington died Monday August 15 2011 in the Washington hospital. He was born April 20, 1941 in Allegheny County. He attended Pittsburgh schools. Mr. Hartman worked at the Washington Hospital for 29 years in maintenance until his retirement in 1997. He attended Zion United Methodist Church where he previously served as a trustee and usher....

Mary D. Brady

Mary D. Brady

Aug 14, 2011

Mary D. "Necie" Brady 50 of Marianna died Sunday August 14 2011 in the Washington Hospital. She was born in Homestead on October 18, 1960 a daughter of Harvey Harry and Dolores Patricia Walters Ferguson. She was a 1978 graduate of Bethlehem Center high School and then went on to work there, starting as a substitute, then a lunch lady...

Donna Marie Deems

Donna Marie Deems

Aug 9, 2011

Donna Marie Deems 48 of Marianna died Tuesday August 9, 2011 in her home. She was born June 5, 1963 in McKeesport; a daughter of the late Donald Deems Sr. and Edith Shirley Gosney Deems. She was a 1981 graduate of Bethlehem Center High School and a 1999 graduate of computer Tech in Pittsburgh. She worked as a CNA in...

Andrew Vargo

Andrew Vargo

Aug 4, 2011

Andrew "Butch" Vargo 59 of Marianna died Thursday August 4, 2011 in the Donnell House. He was born on November 27,1951 in Washington a son of Andy R and Helen Nicholas Vargo. He was a graduate of Bethlehem Center High School. He then worked at Beth Energy Mines #58 of Marianna for 19 years until 1988 and then as a...

Shirley Schulz

Shirley Schulz

Jul 19, 2011

Shirley A. Schulz died July 19 2011 in the Washington hospital. Mrs. Schulz was the daughter of William H. Fleet and Mary E. Wagner Fleet and stepdaughter of Eleanor Jane Thomas Fleet. She was born at mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh on November 8, 1933. She was the wife of Paul A Schulz for fifty years until his death on january...

Charles Cox

Charles Cox

Jul 19, 2011

Charles R. "Raymie" Cox 89 of Amity died Tuesday July 19, 2011. He was born February 17, 1922 in Greene County a son of the late James B. and Deborah Gump Cox. He attended Greene County school and worked construction for D.F and D.R. Farabee until his retirement in 1982. Mr. Cox proudly served in WWII. On November 7, 1942...

Martha Munce

Martha Munce

Jul 11, 2011

Martha M. Munce "Lifelong interest in learning and teaching, enjoyed spending time with family" Martha M. Munce 102 of Washington formerly of Strabane Trails, died Monday July 11, 2011 in Standish Assisted Living, Amwell Township. She was born in McMurray on June 12, 1909 a daughter of the late William J. and Sarah Caldwell McMurray. She graduated from Westminster College...

Rena Ligoski

Rena Ligoski

Jul 1, 2011

Rena Mae Ligoski 88 of Marianna died Friday July 1, 2011 in Presbyterian Senior Care-Southmont. She was born April 2. 1923 in Barnesboro, Cambria County, a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Davis Formeck. Rena was raised by her late grandparents Charles and Rena Mae Davis Tufford. She attended Barr School in Marianna. Ms. Ligoski worked in the food...

Patricia Kathryn Kiskadden

Patricia Kathryn Kiskadden

Jun 30, 2011

Patricia K. Kiskadden 71 of Amwell township died Thursday June 30, 2011 in her home surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington on October 22, 1939 a daughter of the late Walter Morris and Kathryn A. McDonald Morris Keener. She attended Lagonda School as well as Trinity, and Washington High School from where she...

Joanne L Hustava

Joanne L Hustava

Jun 22, 2011

Joanne Louise Hustava 69 of Coal Center died Wednesday June 2, 2011 in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on April 25, 1942 in Marianna, a daughter of Stanley and Catherine Vargo Smalley. She attended Marianna schools and worked as a custodian for California University of Pennsylvania until her retirement in 2003. She was a member of Sts Mary &...

Rickey Huffine

Rickey Huffine

Jun 14, 2011

Rickey Allen Huffine Beloved father, grandfather, and free spirit Rickey Allen Huffine 56 of finleyvilee died Tuesday June 14, 2011 in the Donnell House, Washington. He as born on January 31, 1955 in Steubonville, Ohio a son of the late Donald L. and Francis Naylor Huffine. He was a 1972 graduate of Mon valley High School. He served in the...

Kenneth Burns

Kenneth Burns

Jun 9, 2011

Kenneth Richard Burns 83, of Amwell Township died peacefully Thursday June 9, 2011 surrounded by his family in the Washington Hospital. He was born in Washington on June 12, 1927 a son of the late Amos and Julia Burns. He was a 1945 graduate of Trinity High School. Prior to his retirement in 1988 he worked for 41 years at...

Lyle H. Szupinka

Lyle H. Szupinka

Jun 9, 2011

Retired Major Lyle H. Szupinka 64 of Amwell Township died Thursday June 9, 2011 in his home. He was born February 14, 1947 in Canonsburg , a son of the late John Felix and Elizabeth Szafraniec Szupinka. He was a graduate of Chartiers Houston High School. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his bachelor's degree. Lyle...

Mildred Valentino

Mildred Valentino

May 31, 2011

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John Stopka

John Stopka

May 30, 2011

John Stopka 93 of Amwell township died Sunday May 30, 2011 in the Washington County Health Center. He was born May 1, 1918 in Marianna, a son of the late Vincent and Veronica Hrossh Stopka. Mr. Stopka worked as a foreman/mine maintenance for over 48 years in marianna mine #58 until his retirement in 1983. He was Catholic, a member...

David L Gibson

David L Gibson

May 22, 2011

David L. "Hoot" Gibson 59 of Scenery Hill died Sunday May 22, 2011 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born in Washington on March 25, 1952 a son of the late Ralph Gibson and Marjorie Wotherspoon Gibson. He was a graduate of Bethlehem center High School and worked as a coalminer for 84 mining until his retirement in 2009....

Ralph Watson

Ralph Watson

May 19, 2011

Ralph Dale Watson 65 of Amwell township died Thursday May 19 2011 in his home. He was born in Washington County on September 30 1945 a son of the late Boyd E Watson and Edna Cox. He worked for over 25 years as a chemical operator for ICI Americas in Eighty Four. Mr Watson enjoyed coon hunting his horses and...

Mary Abbott

Mary Abbott

May 18, 2011

Mary Pechulis Abbott formerly of Marianna died Wednesday may 18, 2011 in Townview Health and Rehab Center, Canonsburg. She was born in Pitt Gas on July 6, 1937 a daughter of the late Pete and Antonia Walensa Pechulis. She attended West Beth Township Schools. Ms. Abbott was Catholic. She is survived by 4 sisters Frances Kennedy of Marianna, Anna Berg...

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