Obituaries

May 22, 2018

John B. Greenawalt, age 90, of Millcreek, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Manchester Commons.

He was born in Sligo, PA on June 11, 1927, son of the late Meade and Myrtle Pollum Greenawalt.

John served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Munich area as a tank driver during the reconstruction immediately following WWII. He was self-employed...

May 21, 2018

Nicholas A. Lupo, age 78, of Erie died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Walnut Creek Healthcare & Rehab Center.  He was born June 8, 1939 in Erie the son of the late Nicholas and Catherine Leone Lupo.

A lifelong resident of Erie, Nick enjoyed the outdoors, was a fan of NASCAR, and loved country music having made a yearly trip...

May 21, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Belsan age 93, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center.

She was born in Cleveland, OH on August 22nd, 1924, a daughter of the late Carl A. Neff and Mary Louise (Hubbard) Neff.

She was a 1942 graduate of Lakewood High School and a 1947 graduate of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, OH.  She was employed as a...

May 20, 2018

Bernard “Benny” Garczynski, age 78, of Erie , passed away Sunday May 20, 2018 at Walnut Creek Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born in Erie on May 14, 1940 son of the late Peter and Frances Sucharski Garczynski.

Benny was a group home resident of the Barber National Institute for many years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

May 17, 2018

Quaneshia D. Seawright, age 10, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at UPMC Hamot Hospital.

She was born in Erie on April 8, 2008, a daughter of Willie Carter-Dixon and Shaquanna Johnson.

Quaneshia was a straight A student who loved school and wanted to be a doctor.  She loved to go to church, music, and to dance and sing....

May 17, 2018

John E. Reigel, age 82, of Girard passed away Thursday May 17, 2018 at Manchester Commons.

He was born in Erie, on January 5, 1936, a son of the late Omer and Adeline (Heibel) Reigel.

John was a graduate of Cathedral Prep High School.  As a young man, he worked as a lineman for the electric company and he owned several auto...

May 16, 2018

D’Airius Hall, age 5 months, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

He was born in Pittsburgh on December 31, 2017, the son of Cesar Tejeda and Lakesha Hall.

He is preceded in death by his grandfather, John Carder, his uncle, James Matlock and his cousins, Marques Lee, Jr., Averionna Lee and Antonio O’Neal.

In...

May 16, 2018

Anna Jean (Duarte) Shoop, age 84, of Erie passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. Jean was born December 11, 1933 in Oil City, PA the daughter of the late Luis and Wilda Rowland Duarte.

She had worked as an executive secretary at the former Erie Co. Crippled Children’s Home         (Achievement Center) and later at Hamot Medical Center....

May 15, 2018

May 14, 2018

Harold Thaler, age 62, of Erie, passed away at his residence on Monday, May 14, 2018. 

He was born in Erie on September 25, 1955, son of the late Neal and Dorothy Lawrence Thaler.

Harold worked in the Locomotive Division at General Electric for 41 years, until his retirement from there in 2016.  Harold enjoyed taking walks and always wore a...

May 12, 2018

Robert E. Smith passed away quietly on May 12th, 2018 in Girard, PA, following a two year illness.  Robert was born in 1927, in Portland, ME, to Charles I. Smith Sr. and Edith Hayes Smith, the fifth of their seven children.  He attended Portland local schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1945.

He served in the Navy during the...

May 12, 2018

Kenneth "Ken" Robert Green, age 71, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at his home in Wattsburg. 

He was born in Erie July 25, 1946, son of the late Robert W. and Victoria E. Bosko Green.

Ken graduated in 1964 from Melbourne High School in Florida. He worked for Judda's Fish, at the Kennedy Space Center, and Piper Air Craft...

May 12, 2018

Nellie L. Wright, age 79, of Fairview, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Saint Vincent Hospital.  She was born in Bridgewater, PA on February 22, 1939, a daughter of the late William Alfred and Anna Mae (Philips) Radcliff.

Nellie attended Beaver County Area Schools in her youth and as an adult was very involved in church related activities in...

May 10, 2018

Cheryl J. Rodgers, age 71, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at UPMC Hamot.

She was born in Erie on June 10, 1946, a daughter of the late William V. and Jean L. (Wittenburg) Lossie.

Cheryl was a 1964 Graduate of McDowell High School and a member of the Jr. R.O.T.C. program.  Cheryl worked quality control at Engineered Plastics...

May 8, 2018

William J. Munch, age 95, of Fairview, passed away Tuesday May 8, 2018 at UPMC Hamot.

He was born in Erie on December 29, 1922, a son of the late John and Anna Schroeck Munch.

Bill graduated from Fairview High School in 1942 and attended Gannon University.  He served in the United States Army in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, receiving 3 Bronze Stars,...

May 8, 2018

John “Jack” W.  Eyerly, 78, of Erie passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 8, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home in Erie, PA.

Born in Morrisdale, PA, on February 17, 1940, a son of the late Robert L. and Sara J. (McClement) Eyerly, he graduated in 1958 from Morris Township High School in Clearfield County, PA....

May 7, 2018

George M. Feller, Jr. age 90, of Lake City, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.

He was born in Buffalo, NY on November 3, 1927, a son of the late George M. Sr., and Bernadette Lavea Feller.

He enlisted in the U.S Navy and served during the Korean War.He worked at Bethlehem Steel as a truck driver and...

May 6, 2018

Barbara Ione Miller Ralph died peacefully on May 6, 2018 while surrounded by her loving family.  Barbara (nicknamed “Bim”) was a lifelong resident of Fairview and for the past 3 1/2 years resided at Rolling Fields in Conneautville where she received compassionate and loving care from the Care Partners.

Barbara was born on August 10, 1933 to the late Florence (Waidley)...

May 5, 2018

Gloria Jean Roach, 72, of Girard, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, surrounded by her loving family and her two dogs.  She was born in Erie on January 1st, 1946, a daughter of the late Dominic and Marion Marchionna.

Gloria was a graduate of Stong Vincent High School and she was a retired business owner, working...

May 4, 2018

Leslie Lewis Jackson, age 71, of Millcreek, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Erie January 23, 1947, a daughter of the late Carl B. and Elizabeth Fryer Lewis.Leslie graduated from Lawrence Park High School, Class of 1964, and Villa Maria College, Class of 1975.She served in the U.S. Army.Leslie was employed as...