Frances Clinton

Frances A. Clinton, 91, died on December 31, 2013, at Fairview Manor. Born in Erie on January 25, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Bronislaus and Alexandra Wojtkielewicz Skowronski. She attended East High School and last worked at The Erie Club.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Dewitt Clinton. She was the last surviving member of a large Polish family that included five brothers- Frank (her twin), Stanley, John, Louis and Henry Skowronski -and five sisters- Genieve Moyak, Joan Niemic, Veronica Boler, Irene Lubecki, and Wanda Conley.

Frannie was much-loved for her independent spirit and lively sense of humor. She is deeply missed by her daughter, Patricia Firch Jerioski (husband, Jerry) and her son, Douglas Clinton, both of Erie. She is further survived by seven grandchildren: Kathie Lang (Scott), Karen Courteau (Larry), Kristine Skrzypczak (Dan), Kenneth Jerioski (Bonnie), Kelly Jerioski (Andy), April Clinton Diaz and Jon Seelinger, as well as fifteen great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and two brothers-in-law, James Conley and Edward Lubecki. The family wished to acknowledge a special niece, Janice Fisherowski, and a caregiver, Vivian, for their loving presence and devotion in recent years.

Family and friends may call at the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 West 10th Street Erie, PA 16502, on Monday, January 6, 2014, beginning at 1:00 PM. A prayer service will follow at 2:30 PM.