Obituary
Tuesday, September 17,2013
Local physician
George F. Tibbens, M.D., of Washington, passed away September 16, 2013, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born on October 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Clyde E. Tibbens, M.D., and Nina Whitehill Tibbens, and raised in East Washington. Dr. Tibbens was a 1940 East Washington High School graduate and attended Washington & Jefferson College, followed by basic training under the U.S. Army ASTP at Camp Grant, Ill. He then transferred to Jefferson Medical College and graduated in 1947. Internship was served at Bryn Mawr Hospital and he graduated from Graduate School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania in Ophthalmology in 1949. After a two-year residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, he joined the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan for a year and then spent a year at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Phillipines. He met Nancy Kostenbauder, a nurse from Hazleton, while a resident at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. They married in Hazleton June 5, 1952. In 1953, Dr. Tibbens was discharged from the U.S. Air Force as a captain. He joined his father in the practice of medicine in 1954 in Washington. He was a member of the staff of Washington Hospital, American Medical Association, Washington County Medical Society and other medical organizations. Dr. Tibbens was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Washington.
At age 70, he retired from the practice of medicine and continued to reside in North Franklin Township. He was a member of American Legion Post 175, the Bradford House, a founding member of Pittsburgh Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a charter member of the Ruffed Grouse Society. His passions encompassed hunting,fishing, gardening, farming and woodworking. Dr. Tibbens was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Nancy, and a sister, Martha Olshock. Surviving are four children, Pamela (Robert) Bowser of Hudson, Ohio, William (Marti) Tibbens of Midlothian, Va., Susan Tibbens of Washington and Martha (Douglas) Miller of Mooresville, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Rob) Ellinger of Charlotte, N.C., Andrew Bowser of Kent, Ohio, Abigail Bowser of Hudson, Hilary Tibbens of Midlothian, Emily Tibbens of Midlothian, Lee Miller of Columbia, S.C. and Marla Miller of Cornelius, N.C.; a niece; two nephews; a great-grandson, Aaron Jacob Ellinger, who was born September 17, 2013.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 27, in Piatt Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where the Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 28, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Roger Fischer. Graveside interment following the service will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial donations to either Washington Hospital Foundation, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301, 724-223-3875, or ALS Association, The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601, 877-568-4347.
Tuesday, September 17,2013
Local physician
George F. Tibbens, M.D., of Washington, passed away September 16, 2013, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born on October 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Clyde E. Tibbens, M.D., and Nina Whitehill Tibbens, and raised in East Washington. Dr. Tibbens was a 1940 East Washington High School graduate and attended Washington & Jefferson College, followed by basic training under the U.S. Army ASTP at Camp Grant, Ill. He then transferred to Jefferson Medical College and graduated in 1947. Internship was served at Bryn Mawr Hospital and he graduated from Graduate School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania in Ophthalmology in 1949. After a two-year residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, he joined the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan for a year and then spent a year at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Phillipines. He met Nancy Kostenbauder, a nurse from Hazleton, while a resident at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. They married in Hazleton June 5, 1952. In 1953, Dr. Tibbens was discharged from the U.S. Air Force as a captain. He joined his father in the practice of medicine in 1954 in Washington. He was a member of the staff of Washington Hospital, American Medical Association, Washington County Medical Society and other medical organizations. Dr. Tibbens was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Washington.
At age 70, he retired from the practice of medicine and continued to reside in North Franklin Township. He was a member of American Legion Post 175, the Bradford House, a founding member of Pittsburgh Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a charter member of the Ruffed Grouse Society. His passions encompassed hunting,fishing, gardening, farming and woodworking. Dr. Tibbens was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Nancy, and a sister, Martha Olshock. Surviving are four children, Pamela (Robert) Bowser of Hudson, Ohio, William (Marti) Tibbens of Midlothian, Va., Susan Tibbens of Washington and Martha (Douglas) Miller of Mooresville, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Rob) Ellinger of Charlotte, N.C., Andrew Bowser of Kent, Ohio, Abigail Bowser of Hudson, Hilary Tibbens of Midlothian, Emily Tibbens of Midlothian, Lee Miller of Columbia, S.C. and Marla Miller of Cornelius, N.C.; a niece; two nephews; a great-grandson, Aaron Jacob Ellinger, who was born September 17, 2013.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 27, in Piatt Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where the Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 28, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Roger Fischer. Graveside interment following the service will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial donations to either Washington Hospital Foundation, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301, 724-223-3875, or ALS Association, The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601, 877-568-4347.
Obituary
Tuesday, September 17,2013
Local physician
George F. Tibbens, M.D., of Washington, passed away September 16, 2013, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born on October 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Clyde E. Tibbens, M.D., and Nina Whitehill Tibbens, and raised in East Washington. Dr. Tibbens was a 1940 East Washington High School graduate and attended Washington & Jefferson College, followed by basic training under the U.S. Army ASTP at Camp Grant, Ill. He then transferred to Jefferson Medical College and graduated in 1947. Internship was served at Bryn Mawr Hospital and he graduated from Graduate School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania in Ophthalmology in 1949. After a two-year residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, he joined the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan for a year and then spent a year at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Phillipines. He met Nancy Kostenbauder, a nurse from Hazleton, while a resident at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. They married in Hazleton June 5, 1952. In 1953, Dr. Tibbens was discharged from the U.S. Air Force as a captain. He joined his father in the practice of medicine in 1954 in Washington. He was a member of the staff of Washington Hospital, American Medical Association, Washington County Medical Society and other medical organizations. Dr. Tibbens was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Washington.
At age 70, he retired from the practice of medicine and continued to reside in North Franklin Township. He was a member of American Legion Post 175, the Bradford House, a founding member of Pittsburgh Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a charter member of the Ruffed Grouse Society. His passions encompassed hunting,fishing, gardening, farming and woodworking. Dr. Tibbens was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Nancy, and a sister, Martha Olshock. Surviving are four children, Pamela (Robert) Bowser of Hudson, Ohio, William (Marti) Tibbens of Midlothian, Va., Susan Tibbens of Washington and Martha (Douglas) Miller of Mooresville, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Rob) Ellinger of Charlotte, N.C., Andrew Bowser of Kent, Ohio, Abigail Bowser of Hudson, Hilary Tibbens of Midlothian, Emily Tibbens of Midlothian, Lee Miller of Columbia, S.C. and Marla Miller of Cornelius, N.C.; a niece; two nephews; a great-grandson, Aaron Jacob Ellinger, who was born September 17, 2013.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 27, in Piatt Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where the Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 28, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Roger Fischer. Graveside interment following the service will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial donations to either Washington Hospital Foundation, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301, 724-223-3875, or ALS Association, The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601, 877-568-4347.
Tuesday, September 17,2013
Local physician
George F. Tibbens, M.D., of Washington, passed away September 16, 2013, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born on October 19, 1921, in Washington, a son of Clyde E. Tibbens, M.D., and Nina Whitehill Tibbens, and raised in East Washington. Dr. Tibbens was a 1940 East Washington High School graduate and attended Washington & Jefferson College, followed by basic training under the U.S. Army ASTP at Camp Grant, Ill. He then transferred to Jefferson Medical College and graduated in 1947. Internship was served at Bryn Mawr Hospital and he graduated from Graduate School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania in Ophthalmology in 1949. After a two-year residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, he joined the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan for a year and then spent a year at Clark Air Force Base Hospital in the Phillipines. He met Nancy Kostenbauder, a nurse from Hazleton, while a resident at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. They married in Hazleton June 5, 1952. In 1953, Dr. Tibbens was discharged from the U.S. Air Force as a captain. He joined his father in the practice of medicine in 1954 in Washington. He was a member of the staff of Washington Hospital, American Medical Association, Washington County Medical Society and other medical organizations. Dr. Tibbens was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Washington.
At age 70, he retired from the practice of medicine and continued to reside in North Franklin Township. He was a member of American Legion Post 175, the Bradford House, a founding member of Pittsburgh Chapter of Trout Unlimited and a charter member of the Ruffed Grouse Society. His passions encompassed hunting,fishing, gardening, farming and woodworking. Dr. Tibbens was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Nancy, and a sister, Martha Olshock. Surviving are four children, Pamela (Robert) Bowser of Hudson, Ohio, William (Marti) Tibbens of Midlothian, Va., Susan Tibbens of Washington and Martha (Douglas) Miller of Mooresville, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Rob) Ellinger of Charlotte, N.C., Andrew Bowser of Kent, Ohio, Abigail Bowser of Hudson, Hilary Tibbens of Midlothian, Emily Tibbens of Midlothian, Lee Miller of Columbia, S.C. and Marla Miller of Cornelius, N.C.; a niece; two nephews; a great-grandson, Aaron Jacob Ellinger, who was born September 17, 2013.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 27, in Piatt Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where the Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 28, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Roger Fischer. Graveside interment following the service will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial donations to either Washington Hospital Foundation, 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301, 724-223-3875, or ALS Association, The Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapter, 4 N. Blount Street, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601, 877-568-4347.
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