WPSD Alumni Association

Category: Necrology

  • Obituary: Don Daberko, Class of 1955

    Donald Daberko (Larry Daberko’s Father and Gretchen Daberko’s Father-in-law) He passed away this morning at 4am Monday, August 1, 2016. David J. Henney Funeral Home 6364 Library Road South Park, PA 15129 Visitation will be on Tuesday evening 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday 2pm to 4pm, then 6pm to 8pm. Service Wednesday 8pm at Funeral Home.

  • Obituary: Dennis James, Class of 1973

    Dennis Paul James, 63, of Indiana died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Diane Lynn (Wolfe) James, whom he married Sept. 22, 1979. Dennis was born Jan. 16, 1953, in Clymer to the late Valgene James and Marjorie Stock James. He attended the Western Pennsylvania School for…

  • Obituary: Virginia Weber, Class of 1963

    ​Virginia L. Weber, 70 of Saxonburg passed away on March 26, 2016 at the Saxony Health Center. Born March 14, 1946 in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of John Francis Fitzpatrick and Virginia Marie Sechrist. Virginia was a homemaker. She enjoyed puzzles, and loved spending time with her family. Surviving are her children, Tony…

  • Obituary: Darvin Bennett, Class of 1962

    Darvin Bennett 72, Class of 1962 was passed away last March 22, 2016. He is He was in Clearwater, Florida Nursing Home.

  • Obituary: Donald S. Mowl, WPSD Graduate of 1940

    Donald S. Mowl, 94 of Washington went home to be with Jesus on Saturday January 30, 2016 in Transitions Health Care. He was born on August 19, 1921 in Washington, PA son of the late Harold McGary Mowl and Grace Jobes. Donald was a 1940 graduate of Western Pa School for the Deaf, Edgewood, Pittsburgh,…

  • Obituary: Douglas Horner, Class of 1989

    Douglas Allen Horner, 45, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, after a sudden illness. Born April 15, 1970, in Clarion, he was the son of Donald J. and Ethel Mae Shockey Horner. Douglas attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Pittsburgh and graduated in 1989. He then attended the National…

  • Obituary: Sandra Picard, Class of 1965

    Sandra Picard, 68 years old and graduated in year 1965, passed away on October 20, 2015.

  • Obituary: Dwayne Sumpter, Class of 1972

    Dwayne Andrew Sumpter of Youngstown, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 11:29 a.m. in the emergency room of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He was 63. Dwayne was born on May 8, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Ruben Sr. and Anna Nelson Sumpter. Mr. Sumpter was a graduate of Western Pennsylvania School for…

  • Obituary: Kathleen Womer, Class of 1992

    Kathleen M. “Kathy” Womer, 42, Jackson Center, passed away peacefully at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015, at home after an extended illness. Born July 24, 1972, in Oil City, she was the daughter of Edward N. and Betty L. Gifford Womer. Ms. Womer attended Hickory High School in Hermitage and graduated from Western Pennsylvania…