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Wayne Britton
May 16, 2021
Wayne P. Britton, age 73, of Erie, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Oil City, PA on June 15, 1947, a son of Melvin and Genevieve Miller Britton.
He graduated from Oil City High School. Wayne retired from General Electric Co. and Triangle Tech. He worked as a supervisor in the Manufacturing Engineering...
Eugene Dobrzynski
May 16, 2021
Eugene F. (Gene Dobro) Dobrzynski age 85 of Fairview, went to be with our Lord on Sunday May 16, 2021.
He was born in Erie on October 6, 1935, the son of the late Ignatius and Clara Konkol Dobrzynski.
Eugene graduated from St. John’s School and from Academy High School, and attended Toledo
University. He served in the United States Army from 1955...
Patrice Ditullio
May 16, 2021
Patrice M. DiTullio, age 63, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May16th. at home after a valiant battle with cancer.
She was born on September 20th,1957 in Erie, PA, the daughter of the late Richard Nicholas DiTullio and Rose Marie (Agnello) DiTullio.
Patrice attended St. Paul's elementary school, graduated from St. Benedict Academy in 1975, and attended Elizabethtown College. She was an...
Irene Chelune
May 13, 2021
Irene Louise Chelune, age 99, of Albion, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
She was born, in Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 1921, a daughter of the late Albert & Mary (Howard) Bajohr.
Irene worked as a bookkeeper. She was an active member of the Elk Valley Garden Club in Girard for many years.
In addition to her parents, Irene was...
Nancy Curran
May 13, 2021
Nancy L. Curran, 81, of Lake City, passed away Thursday May 13th, 2021 surrounded by her family at UPMC Hamot.
She was born August 21, 1939, in Lake City, PA, the daughter of the late Jack and Inez Brownlee Curran of Girard.
She was a 1957 graduate of Rice Ave. Union High School. She was a published poet in California, won many...
Clara Boone
May 12, 2021
CLARA G. BOONE (MOTHER) born February 6, 1935, in Jackson TN, to Levi and Louise Jordan Yarbrough (deceased), entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 12, 2021, at her home in Erie PA.
Clara G Boone, was an amazing woman. Her smile and infectious laughter was contiguous and filled her children’s heart with joy. She dressed with flare and sophistication and...
Annette Watson
May 11, 2021
Annette P. (Beveridge) Watson, age 85, of Erie passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at UPMC Hamot. She was born July 10, 1935 in Bellefonte, PA the daughter of the late William S. Beveridge and Margaret (Confer) Beveridge Groenendaal.
A longtime resident of Erie, Annette had worked from 1997 until her retirement in 2014 in the offices of Kmart at East...
Arlene Lanier
May 11, 2021
Arlene E. Scarth Lanier age 94, of Millcreek, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born in Manhattan, IL on October 15, 1926 a daughter of the late Edwin and Florence Pohlman Scarth. Arlene worked as an RN at the St. Vincent ER for over 25 years. She was a very active member of...
Robin Dumas
May 11, 2021
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Robin Ann (Woodring) Dumas, age 62, who died peacefully on May 11, 2021 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center.
She was born December 6, 1958 in Erie, PA the daughter of the late Bud and Sylvia (Stanton) Woodring. She graduated from the Erie County Vo- Tech High School and became a certified welder. She...
Michael Stearns
May 11, 2021
Michael A. Stearns, age 59, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Erie on November 25th, 1961, a son of the late James Lentz and Twila Gabbard.
He attended East High School. He was a worker for Seaway Windows for over 20 years. He enjoyed bowling and billiard leagues over the years. His...
Alex Howard
May 10, 2021
Alex Nathan Howard, age 25, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 10, 2021.
He was born on May 27, 1995, in Erie, to Michael and Catherine (Newcomb) Howard.
Alex graduated from McDowell High School, class of 2013. After graduation, he attended Fortis Institute. Alex was employed at Ellwood National Forge in Corry. He enjoyed listening to music, watching football and gaming. Alex...
Robert Chitester
May 8, 2021
Bob Chitester, 83, of Erie, PA, passed away after a seven-year battle with cancer on May 8, 2021. Bob was born in Kane, Pennsylvania, to Palmer and Louise Chitester on October 30, 1937. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Thomas and grandchild Arianna Behrendt.
Best known in Erie as the founding general manager of WQLN and WQLN-FM and...
John Shurer
May 7, 2021
John J. Shurer, age 85, passed away Friday May 7, 2021 at his residence.He was born June 24, 1935 in Williamsport, PA, a son of the late Edward and Florence Wenner Shurer.John graduated from St. Mary’s High School and The Pontifical College Josephinum. He worked for Maryland Casualty Insurance Co. John enjoyed reading, walking, watching sports – especially football and...
William Merski
May 6, 2021
William F. Merski, age 81, of Erie, passed away on Thursday May 6, 2021 at his residence.
He was born on June 21, 1939 in Erie, a son of the late Joseph H. and Marie Conley Merski.
Bill retired from Verizon after many years working as a special equipment installer.
He loved go to the YMCA and fundraising and campaigning for the Democratic...
Marjorie Stanger
May 6, 2021
Marjorie A. Niederriter Stanger, age 70, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on May 10, 1950, in Erie, to the late Michael J. and Margaret Loeffler Niederriter.
Marjorie graduated from Academy High School. She was an avid hockey fan and loved the Erie Otters. Marjorie enjoyed traveling to Florida to spend the winter months and...
Martin Ferrara
May 6, 2021
Martin F. “Marty” Ferrara, age 70, of Millcreek, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 6th following a valiant fight with a brain tumor. He was born in Erie on July 15, 1950 to the late Patrick and Teresa Ferrara. Marty graduated from St. Andrew’s School in 1964, from Cathedral Preparatory School in 1968, and from Gannon College in 1973 where...
Ruth Collman
May 6, 2021
Ruth E. Sherwood Bostaph Collman age 95, of Fairview, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at her residence.
She was born at St. Marys Hospital in Buffalo, NY on September 3, 1925 a daughter of the late Frank W. Sherwood & Loretta Loeffel Sherwood. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her sister Grace R....
Mark Cherpak
May 6, 2021
Mark Cherpak, age 60 passed away on May 6, 2021 in Davenport, Iowa.
He was born on November 16, 1960, in Erie, to the late Peter and Doris (May) Cherpak.
Mark graduated from Technical Memorial High School, class of 1979. He worked for Navajo Trucking as an over the road truck driver. He previously worked at various entertainment venues and trucking companies. ...
Peter Barnes
May 6, 2021
Peter Barnes, age 71, formerly of Erie, passed away on May 6, 2021.
He was born and raised in Erie, PA a son of the late Charles and Jayne Barnes.
Peter graduated from Harborcreek High School in 1968.
Peter worked for General Electric for 40 years. He worked for 20 years in Erie building locomotives and 20 years in Kansas City supervising the...
Francisco Deleón
May 5, 2021
Francisco DeLeón, Jr., a.k.a. “Chico”, age 44, of Erie, went home to God on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. He was born September 16, 1976, son of Francisco and Rosa Torres DeLeón.
Francisco was raised in Erie, PA and attended East High School. He loved anything electrical and figuring out how things worked and received a GED in Electrical Engineering. He loved...
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