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James Koman
May 19, 2019
James Edward “Butch” Koman, age 76, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his residence.
He was born in Erie on February 28, 1943, a son of the late Andrew and Mona Yvieta Hart Koman.
Jim attended Edinboro High School. He worked many years with his father in his masonry business and then drove truck for Dodsworth, Stroehmann Bakery and...
Dr. Jay Jenkins
May 19, 2019
Dr. Jay Jenkins, age 83, of Erie, died on Sunday May 19, 2019 at Forestview. He was born on October 2, 1935 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Alexander and Helen Kaufman Jenkins.
Jay graduated from Academy High School in 1957 and Washington and Jefferson College in 1961 where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He...
Mary Andrus
May 19, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Green) Andrus, age 89, of Summit Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Western Reserve Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 18, 1930, the daughter of the late James Leon and Irene (Watson) Green. Mary grew up in Cambridge Springs and had worked at GE and Riverside. She is preceded in death by...
Scott Robison
May 18, 2019
After 50 years of loving and living life on his own terms, Scott David Robison peacefully transcended to his next journey on May 18, 2019. Scott was surrounded by family and close friends and comforted by his life’s passion, music.
Scott was a 1986 graduate of East High School and received the Modern Musician Specialization from Berklee College of Music. An...
Ann Ostergaard
May 17, 2019
Ann Ostergaard, age 82, of Pittsburgh, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at her residence.
Raised in Erie, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Elizabeth Blume Knudsen Ostergaard.
After graduating from Smith College, Ann lived in New York City, where she worked in various positions, the last being Vice President for Morgan Guaranty, now JPMorgan Chase. She was...
Marilyn Nelson
May 17, 2019
Marilyn “Sweetie” Plank Nelson, age 58, of Albion, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at her residence.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 2, 1960, a daughter of Donna Patton Plank and the late Robert Plank.
Sweetie graduated from Romulus High School (Michigan) in 1978. She was co owner of Window Cleaning by Jim. In addition to being a...
Barbara Grygier
May 16, 2019
Barbara Ann Hilbert Grygier age 62, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, May 16th, 2019
following a brief illness.
She was born on May 25, 1956, daughter of the late Edward J. and Charlotte J. Hilbert.
She graduated from Tech Memorial High School in 1974 and married the love of her life, Bob in August
of 1974. She retired from the Erie...
John Swenson, Sr.
May 15, 2019
John Gordon Wilhelm Swenson, Sr. 83, of Erie, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. He was born on April 18, 1936 in Erie, son of the late Gordon C. Swenson and Hulda J. Carlson Swenson.
He attended Irving and Roosevelt , and graduated from Strong Vincent High School. He then went...
Burdella Barclay
May 14, 2019
Burdella (Marker) Barclay, age 102, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Independence Court, where she had been a resident for four years. Daughter of Ira M. “Bud” Marker and Clella (Glessner) Marker, Burdella was born April 30, 1917, on a farm in Rockwood, Pennsylvania. Burdella and her husband, Glenn, moved to Erie in their retirement, in 1990, to be close...
David Alloway
May 14, 2019
David C. Alloway, age 60, passed away in his home on May 14, 2019, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. He was born July 29, 1958 in Erie the son of Barbara Jean Chomas Alloway and the late Samuel Bascomb Alloway. He lived a full life and loved everything he did along his journey.
Dave graduated from Erie County...
Pauline Rensel
May 13, 2019
Pauline E. (Asel) Rensel, age 88, died on her birthday, Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Walnut Creek Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born May 13, 1931 in Strattanville, PA the daughter of the late John and Marie Elder Asel.
A longtime resident of Erie, she had worked at Erie’s General Electric before she became a homemaker who enjoyed...
Rosanna Kerner
May 12, 2019
Rosanna Irene Grafton Kerner age 97, formerly of Millcreek, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center surrounded by her family, where she has resided for the past 11 years.
Born on February 12, 1922 in Girard, Pa, the daughter of the late Robert C. and Margaret I. Bauer Grafton.
Rosanna graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School.
She...
Michael Dobrzynski
May 12, 2019
Michael (Mike) Anthony Dobrzynski, 58, of Fairview, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on July 24, 1960 into the loving arms of his parents, Eugene and Mary Ann (Perschler) Dobrzynski. Mike graduated from Fairview High School in 1978. Active for many years with the Boy Scouts...
Melvin Bishop
May 9, 2019
Melvin Bishop, age 86, of Erie, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Saint Vincent Medical Center Southside, in Jacksonville, FL.
He was born October 14, 1932 in Dubois, PA, son of the late Earl and Clara Wilson Bishop.
Melvin was a meat cutter and loved gardening and bass fishing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Deanna Zielinski
May 8, 2019
Deanna Victoria Zielinski, age 77, of Fairview, passed away Wednesday May 8, 2019 at her residence.
She was born in Indiana, Pa, on April 27, 1942, a daughter of the late Merle and Mary Ellen Gregg Fletcher.
Deanna was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Girard. She was a member of Silver Sneakers at the YMCA and a longtime...
Susan Billingsley
May 7, 2019
Susan Kudlock Billingsley, age 101, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Plum Creek Assisted Living, in Brunswick, Ohio. She was born in Newark, NJ on October 28, 1917, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sadina Megat Kudlock.
Susan was a graduate of East High School and attended college at Bryan College in Dayton, TN. She was a homemaker and...
David Earl
May 6, 2019
David Earl, age 58, of Erie, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at his residence.
He was born in Erie, on November 4, 1960, a son of the late Charles and Irene Boinski Earl.
David graduated from Academy High School in 1977. He worked at Erie Press Systems, Horwath Electric, Dobrich Electric, and owned and operated Earl Electronics.
David enjoyed camping, fishing,...
Dustin Nowoczynski
May 6, 2019
Dustin Lee Nowoczynski, age 33, of Erie, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at his parents’ home. He was born in Erie on December 22, 1985, a son of Carl and Colleen (August) Nowoczynski. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Groucutt. A 2004 graduate of Iroquois High School, Dustin also earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State Behrend....
Patricia Trejchel
May 5, 2019
Patricia L. (Forrester) Trejchel, age 86 of Erie passed away May 5, 2019 at St Vincent Hospital. She was born May 14, 1932 in Erie the daughter of the late George and Mary Sheehan Forrester.
Pat worked for Bucyrus Erie until she married her husband Philip in 1960. Upon their marriage, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for...
Donna Lemmler
May 4, 2019
Donna J. Lemmler, age 80, formerly of Erie, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Catherine Kasper Life Center in Plymouth, Indiana. She was born May 10, 1938 in Warren, PA, a daughter of the late William and Genevieve Matha Baker.
Donna was a graduate of Harborcreek High School and was a home maker all of her life. She enjoyed ...
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