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Anne Hantke
May 23, 2017
Anne M. Hantke, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at her residence in the Lake Shore section of Fairview.
Anne was born in Grabow Mecklenberg, Germany on July 20, 1920, the daughter of George and Anneliese Senff Williams. The family immigrated to the United States in 1924, and in her early years lived throughout the New York...
William Sesler
May 22, 2017
William G. Sesler, Esq., 89, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2017 at UPMC Hamot Hospital, surrounded by his wife and family. Born April 18, 1928 in Uniontown, PA, Bill was the son of Frederick Allen Sesler and Nina Pauline Dixson Sesler. Along with his parents, older brother Frederick (Dick), and his identical twin Thomas (Tom), he moved to Erie...
Donna Baker
May 20, 2017
Donna Stromenger Baker, age 82, of Erie, died on May 20th, 2017. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family after difficulties following surgery.
Donna was born on April 27th 1935 in Erie, PA to the late Howard and Lillian Stromenger and was the oldest of four children. She graduated from East High School in 1953 and shortly after, she...
Lee Jackson
May 19, 2017
Lee Phillip Jackson, age 71, of Millcreek Township, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 after a brief illness.
Lee was born on August 20, 1945 and was predeceased by his birth mother, Mildred Wolf Jackson and an infant son, Scott Allyn Jackson. He was raised by his late parents, William T. Jackson, Sr. and nurturing mother, Helen Stent Jackson.
Lee attended...
Roderic Karpen
May 18, 2017
Roderic (Rod) B. Karpen, age 78, of St. Louis, MO passed away May 18, 2017 with his family at his side. Rod was born in Erie on October 31, 1938 the son of the late Joseph E. and Vivian (Burns) Karpen
Rod graduated from Cathedral Prep in 1956 and received as BS degree in Industrial Management from Gannon in 1963...
Shirley Kujan
May 18, 2017
Shirley M. (Hacker) Kujan, age 87, of Erie, PA passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on May 18, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born on March 26, 1930 in Stevens Point, WI. She was raised in Des Plaines, IL.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward & Eleanor (Konopacki) Hacker, husband Edward and son Mark.
Her favorite pastimes...
Gordon Walker, Ii
May 18, 2017
Gordon Joseph Walker II, age 30, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017. He was born in Erie on August 27, 1986, a beautiful son, to Christine Ann Walker and the late Marvin Axel Walker. He was baptized at Immanuel Baptist Church, graduated from Collegiate Academy and attended Mercyhurst University where he attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Gordon...
Mary Carey
May 17, 2017
Mary McEnery Carey, age 88, of Erie passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. She was born February 9, 1929 in Erie the daughter of the late Raymond and Nora Murray McEnery. A lifelong resident of Erie, Mary was a graduate of Mercyhurst Prep High School. She along with her late husband, Emmett, owned and operated Erie Builders...
Donald Knauff
May 14, 2017
Donald C. Knauff, age 86, of Lake City, passed away Sunday May 14, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center.
He was born in Erie on June 12, 1930, a son of the late Alvah Ray and Grace Maxham Knauff.
Donald attended Strong Vincent High School and enlisted in the U.S Navy Reserves for 8 years. He worked as a machinist...
Frederick Johnston
May 13, 2017
Frederick A. Johnston, 91, of Erie, passed away, on Friday, May 13, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor. He was born on January 21, 1926 in Monessen, Pennsylvania a son of Merle Johnston and Sarah Clark Johnston. He married his wife, Judith A. Goetzinger on August 12, 1961, she survives.
He attended Latrobe High School in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, he was...
Janet Carlson
May 13, 2017
Janet M. Carlson of Erie, PA, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 95 on Saturday, May 13, 2017. She was born in Czechoslovakia on Dec. 12 1921, and migrated to the United States as a young child, living on a farm in rural Wisconsin. She was educated in a one-room schoolhouse, and she grew up helping to translate...
J. Donald Schwab
May 10, 2017
J. Donald Schwab, age 89, of Erie, a life-long resident of Erie County, died May 10, 2017. Don was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Frances Schwab, and a son, Mark Schwab.
Don graduated from Millcreek High School, served in the United States Navy and graduated Gannon College in 1951.
He was a co-founder of the Erie CPA...
Peter Schaper
May 10, 2017
Peter G. Schaper Jr. age 89 of Erie, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at UPMC Hamot surrounded by his family.
He was born in Erie, PA on January 11, 1928 a son of the late Gustav and Florence Miller Schaper.
He graduated from Mercersburg Academy and attended the University of Maryland and Gannon College. He retired from the Charles H....
William Trohoske
May 9, 2017
William R. Trohoske, age 79, passed away peacefully on May. 9, 2017 after a lengthy illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 18, 1937, son of the late Robert and Sarah Jane (Hall) Trohoske. Bill graduated from McDowell High School in 1955, where he excelled in sports, earning him the title “Pennsylvania All Around Athlete of...
Gale Ryan
May 9, 2017
Gale Patterson Ryan, age 45, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday May 9, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 6, 1972, a daughter of Linda Green Harmon (Howard) of West Virginia and the late Julian Patterson.
Gale attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, WV until her senior year and then...
Carolyn Brock
May 7, 2017
Carolyn Dexter Brock died at dawn Sunday May 7, 2017 age 82 years having suffered from Lewy Body Dementia for a number of years.
She was born February 17, 1935 in Deming, New Mexico a daughter of the late Leonard and Loula Marr Dexter.
After schools there, she graduated from Oberlin and the New England Conservatory of Music. She was organist at...
John Finn
May 6, 2017
John Thomas Joseph “Jack” Finn, age 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 6, 2017. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 26, 1924, and was the son of the late James F. and Julia M. Howard Finn. Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Leatrice Avie Finn; second wife, Jeanne Parker Finn;...
Herman Klauk
May 6, 2017
Herman K. Klauk age 100, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at his residence.
He was born in McKeesport, PA on January 29, 1917 a son of the late Herman P. and Clara I. Doering Klauk. Herman graduated from East High School in January 1935 and studied two years at Penn State prior to WWII. He married...
Charlene Carter Barnes
May 5, 2017
Charlene Carter Barnes, age 75, of Erie, transitioned from labor to reward on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital. She was born July 13, 1941 in Wayne County, MS a daughter of the late L.J. and Mabel Dickerson Carter.
Charlene was a 1959 graduate of Strong Vincent High School and earned an Administrative Assistant Degree at Erie Business...
Joseph Driscoll
May 5, 2017
Joseph R. Driscoll, age 82, of Girard, passed away on Friday May 5, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Erie on August 6, 1934, a son of the late John Driscoll and Eda Niksa.
After serving in the Naval Air Corp during the Korean Conflict, Joe worked as a Welder, then as...
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