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Ramona Petros Obituary

Ramona Roberts Petros, 90, of Waynesburg, passed away peacefully in her home, with her children by her side, Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 11:35 p.m. She was born November 30, 1934, to the late Clyde Roberts and Nettie Shriver Roberts Taylor. She was a graduate of Waynesburg High School Class of 1953. She later earned a PA Real Estate Brokers license. Ramona married John Waychoff in 1956; he preceded her in death in 2007. They leave three children, Bonnie Waychoff, John Waychoff, and Mark Waychoff. She married Walter Petros in 1980; he preceded her in death in 1998. Ramona was a resident of Waynesburg most of her life, where she worked as a seasonal telephone operator and real estate agent/broker. She was also a homemaker and gardener. She enjoyed harvesting her own crops, plus gathering wild seeds, nuts, and berries for baking. Her flower gardens were always beautiful. She was very charitable to family, friends, and neighbors and will be missed widely. Surviving are two sons, John and wife Kim of Alaska, and Mark and wife Annemarie of Oak Forest; daughter, Bonnie of Waynesburg; six grandchildren, Shawn Wilson, Charles Yoders Jr., Travis Yoders, Jerry Waychoff, Matthew Waychoff, and Sarah Waychoff; and 27 great- grandchildren. In addition to her husbands, John and Walter, and her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Clyde Roberts Jr.; grandson, Scott Yoders; stepfather, Wilbur Taylor; and stepmother, Margaretta Stone Roberts. Family and friends are invited to the visitation from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at 12 noon Thursday, October 16, in Behm Funeral Home, 182 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Burial to follow at Rosemont Cemetery in Rogersville.

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Published by Observer-Reporter from Oct. 14 to Oct. 15, 2025.

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Delbert Jones

October 16, 2025

Sad to here of her passing. She was always a friend to my mother and I.

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