Donald Stolz

Donald Stolz age 91, of Erie passed away following a brief illness on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at LECOM Senior Living Center.

He was born on July 14, 1927 a son of the late Theodore C. and Cecilia Savage Stolz.

Don was a 1945 graduate of Millcreek High School and attended Grove City College.

He served in the United States Navy during WWII. Don had worked as a plant manager for the Gilsen Company for 6 years and then had worked in the construction industry the remainder of his working career. He was a life member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie, where he was a Lay Reader, and was very active in the Food Pantry.  He was also a member of the Carpenters Local #81 for over 50 years, the Siebenbuerger Club, and the Zukor Club.

Don was a high school football official in the Erie area for 57 years, was an avid sports fan and most recently enjoyed golfing.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Stolz in 2009 and a niece Susan White.

He is survived by his son Theodore O. Stolz and his wife Joann of Salem, Mass.; a daughter Darcie J. Stolz Tolan and her husband Bruce of Strasburg, PA; four granddaughters: Anthea Stolz and her husband Patrick Mills, Miranda Stolz and Corinne and Emily Tolan; a great granddaughter, Amara Mills; and a nephew Fredrick Hall and his wife Annie of Plains, PA.

Friends may call at the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 West 26^th St. Erie on Friday from 4 to 7pm. and are invited to attend services at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul, West 6^th Street, Erie on Saturday at 11am. with The Very Rev. Dean John Downey. Burial will follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Food Pantry at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul 134 West 7^th Street, Erie, PA 16501 or the Shriners Hospital for Children 1645 W. 8^th Street, Erie, PA 16505.