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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.Â
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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...
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....
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,...
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.Â
Donna was a graduate of Harborcreek High School and was a home maker all of her life.  She enjoyed ...
Janet Slupski
May 4, 2019
Janet F. Slupski, age 75, of McKean, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Saint Vincent Hospital.
She was born in Erie on February 15, 1944, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Balkovic.
Janet was a graduate of McDowell High School and worked for many years as an Electronic Assembler for several local companies. She enjoyed playing bingo and spending...
Rima Arutyunova, Md
May 4, 2019
Rima Surenovna Movsesova Arutyunova, MD, age 87, of Erie, died on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at St. Mary's at Asbury Ridge. She formerly lived at High Point Towers. She was born on October 1, 1931, in Baku, Azerbaijan, daughter of the late Suren Movsesov and Tamara Carenok Movsesova. Dr. Arutyunova was a physician at Baku Hospital #8 in Baku, Azerbaijan...
Joseph Keller
May 2, 2019
Joseph William Keller, age 64, of Erie, passed away peacefully at his home, Thursday, May 2, 2019. He was born in Erie, November 11, 1954, to Leo and Marjorie Maloney Keller.
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Joseph graduated from Fairview High school, class of 1972, and went on to work for Erie Coke. He later became a semi-truck driver for Birkmire Trucking Co. “for over...
Mary Thompson
May 2, 2019
Mary Louise Thompson, age 85, of Erie, passed away on May 2, 2019 at St. Mary’s Home East.
She was born in Erie on December 18, 1933, daughter of the late John and Irene Hess Neuer.
Mary was a 1952 graduate of Villa Maria Academy High School and was a Computer Specialist for Erie Insurance Group for 18 years.
She was a member...
Elsie Buchner
May 2, 2019
Elsie Buchner, age 86, of Erie, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Erie, on November 10, 1932, daughter of the late Forrest and Hildur Amsden.
Our Mom’s mission in life was to serve her Lord and her family. Mom would always say, “I serve the...
Wayne King
May 1, 2019
Wayne Leighton King, age 85, of Erie, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, May 01, 2019.
He was born February 16, 1934 in Union Township, Crawford County, PA, son of the late Glenn and Phoebe Bechtold King. Â
Wayne was a graduate of Bloomfield High School, in Lincolnville, PA, class of 1953. He then served in the...
Florence Denning
May 1, 2019
Florence V. Denning age 93, of Harborcreek, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Twinbrook Heath care and Rehab Center.
She was born in Batavian, NY on December 24, 1925 a daughter of the late Lee and Martha Bouton Getman.
Florence attended Hope Redeemer Church.
She enjoyed doing crafts, crocheting, gardening and going to casinos with her husband.
In addition to her parents,...
Gary Baughman
Apr 30, 2019
Gary R. Baughman, age 53 of Erie, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.Â
He was born in Erie, May 21, 1965, a son of Carol Raymond Baughman and the late Richard Baughman.Â
Gary graduated from Academy High School in 1984. He was employed in the maintenance department of Country Fair for many years...
Mark Peterson
Apr 30, 2019
Mark Alan Peterson, age 54, of Charolette, North Carolina, passed away at his home, Thursday, April 30, 2019. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, August 25, 1964, to John and Patricia Brogden Peterson.Â
Mark Graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School class of 1982, before attending West Virginia University. After college, Mark began a career as a computer security engineer and...
Douglas Steiner
Apr 29, 2019
Douglas L. Steiner, age 64, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born in Erie, on September 29th, 1954, a son of the late Dale and Shirley Steiner.
Doug worked for 35 plus years at General Electric as an Assembler.
He was a lover of being outdoors and loved boating and water sports....
Dr. Karen Williams
Apr 27, 2019
Dr. Karen Christensen Williams, 50, of Erie, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at UPMC Hamot after complications of breast cancer. She was born on July 15, 1968 in Ames, Iowa.
Karen grew up on a Midwest farm near Ogden, Iowa where she graduated from Ogden High School and was active in her community. She received her bachelor's...
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