Norma L. Skraitz – Washington, formerly of Rostraver Township
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June 24, 2025

Norma L. Skraitz – Washington, formerly of Rostraver Township

Norma L. Skraitz, 98, of Washington, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Monday, June 23, 2025. Born in Fells burg on Sept. 13, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Isabelle Atkinson Beck. Norma was a secretary for the Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds. She was a member of the Church of St. Anne and the Confraternity of Christian Mothers. She was also a member of the “Happy Nine Gang” high school group that continued their friendship and card club through the years. Nor...

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