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On Thursday January 1, 2026 Carol Hamel (Hochendoner) Washabaugh of Pleasant Hills wife of the late Officer Richard Washabaugh (and the late Earl Hochendoner)
passed away at age 94 years old.
Mother of Carolyn Sereno, Joan Burke, Robert & Mark Hochendoner Grandmother of Michelle, Peter & Michael Sereno; Kelli & Tony Burke
Great Grandmother of Taylor & Kirsten; Alexis, Gabriella, Mia, Olivia, Juliette & Josephine;
Luciano & Roman; Liam, Jamie & Callan
Step-mother of Victoria Washabaugh-Procoffie (Molly) and Mark Washabaugh (Nathan)
Sister of Judson Hamel, Shirley Kleber & Judith Canipe School Guard in Pleasant Hills for 25 years.
Enjoyed many years at her lakefront property on Penn-Mar Estates in Deep Creek Lake, Md.
Avid Steelers fan to the very end.
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