All Obituaries

Howard E. Dye, 78, of Washington passed away Tuesday February 23, 2021 in Washington Hospital. He was born January 13, 1943 in Washington the son of the late Howard E. and Ellen Carroll Dye. Mr. Dye was a graduate of Washington High School Class of 1961. He was Lutheran by faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing bingo and was a social member of the American Legion Post # 175 in Washington. McGraw Edison/Cooper Industries in Canonsburg employed him as a brazier. He was then...

John J. Heiser Owner/Operator of Service Stations in Canonsburg/Washington   John J. Heiser, 86, of Canonsburg, passed away at home peacefully Friday, February 12,2021, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born April 7, 1934, in Canonsburg, the son of the late Jack and Anna Heiser Mr. Heiser was a member of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg. John was a 1954 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School where he met his wife Erma Scarsellato and later...

Louis Benedict Aquilino, Jr. 92, of Washington passed away Thursday February 4, 2021. He was born April 6, 1928 in Canonsburg a son of Louis and Eva Mildred Kanzius Aquilino, Sr. Mr. Aquilino was a graduate of Canonsburg High School Class of 1946. Hunting and fishing, Gardening and lawn care were some of the things he enjoyed. Mr. Aquilino was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Washington.  Washington Steel Company employed him as a Crane Operator/Steel Worker where he was...

Cornelius Barry Devine, 75, of Houston passed away on Monday February 1, 2021 in Canonsburg Hospital. He was born October 29, 1945 in Canonsburg the son of Cornelius and Betty Bender Devine. Mr. Devine was an Honorably Discharged Vietnam Veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a Crane Operator in the Steel Industry for many years. Surviving is a sister Colette Cox of Chesapeake, VA and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Interment will be held in the National...

Josephine (Jo or Pena) Prencipe, 95, of Canonsburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 26, 2021.  Josephine was happily married for 69 years to James V. Liberatore, a World War II veteran who preceded her in death in 2015, and the loving mother of both Karen (Israel) and James Liberatore (deceased, 2008). She was a beloved sister to Philomena (Bob) Chuey, Mary (Steve} Berti (deceased), and Leonard (deceased), and loving mother-in-law to Bob Israel as well as sister-in-law...

Emma Elizabeth Morrell (Nee Ponzo) was born in Washington, Pa. on June 24, 1924, to the late Mary Irene Mills and Harley Calvin Ponzo. She married her childhood sweetheart, Albert in 1948.  To their union was born three lovely children Marrietta, Marsha and Albert Jr. At a very early age Emma accepted Christ as her lord and Savior at Bethlehem Temple Church.  She was a faithful servant of the church and rarely missed her weekly and Sunday services. She served as a member/Trainer...

Richard Lee “Dick “ Strope, 81, of Washington passed away on Thursday January 21, 2021 in Washington Hospital. He was born April 23, 1939 in Taylorstown a son of the late James Richard and Flossie Frances Waycoff Strope. During his youth, he attended Trinity High School. Following High School, he enlisted in the United States Army and served at Fort Hood in Texas. Dick liked hunting with his dog “Brandy”,  golfing,  gardening and spending time with his...

  Gabriel A. “Sonny” Prince On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Sonny passed away in Canonsburg Hospital. He was born November 21, 1935 in Canonsburg, a son of the late Gabor and Mary Betarie Prince. Sonny was a member of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Canonsburg.  He was also a member of the White Eagles, PNU, VFW Post #2026 and the Sons of Lake Erie. He was employed as a Carpenter by Easley and Rivers in Monroeville and was a member of the United Brotherhood...

Violet A. Cononge Mrock, 91, of Washington passed away Friday January 1, 2021 in Washington Hospital. She was born May 13, 1929 in Strabane, a daughter of the late Edmond and Anna Rodenski Cononge, Sr. Brockway Glass Company employed her in General Production for forty-five years. She enjoyed playing Bingo, but her favorite thing that she like to do was to sit on her front porch and speak to her friends and neighbors as they would walk by. She also enjoyed word search puzzles. On...

NOTICE: A blessing Service will be live streamed for June E. Babka at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday January 6, 2020 on the web at romeroparish.org > click Worship and Sacrements Tab >click Romero Mass Live Stream.   JUNE ELIZABETH BABKA June Elizabeth (Peterka) Babka died at age 95-1/2 of natural causes on December 26, 2020 at St. Clair hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born on June 13, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. June is pre-deceased by her husband George Babka in 2012, and her...