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Jaqueline Williams
Apr 21, 2017
Jacqueline V. Williams, age 69 of Erie, passed away quietly at home on Friday, April 21, 2017. She was born in Erie, PA on May 8, 1947 a daughter of the late Henri and Bessie Wright Ellman. Jacqueline was a 1966 graduate of East High School and also attended Tri State Institute. She worked for many years as an administrative...
Phyllis Ennis
Apr 21, 2017
Phyllis Bateman Crowe Ennis, age 92, of Millcreek, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at Forestview Healthcare Center.
She was born in Houtzdale, PA on October 1, 1924 daughter of the late Robert Earl and Fern Kephart Bateman.
Phyllis was a Machinist at AO Smith for 20 years, retiring in 1987.
Phyllis was an avid fisherman. She loved going to the casino, playing...
Betty Wagner
Apr 20, 2017
Betty J. Wagner, age 94, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.
She was born in Milroy, Pa on September 24, 1922, a daughter of the late Russell W. and Mary Ethel Henry Pecht.
Betty graduated from Milroy High School and then worked at Stouffer Frozen Foods for over 10 years. She later became a caregiver.
She...
Lydia Asplund
Apr 19, 2017
Lydia Davey Asplund, age 86, formerly of West 10th Street in Millcreek, passed away Thursday April 19, 2017 at Manor Care in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
She was born in Erie on November 30, 1930, daughter of the late Lydia Haskins and William Davey.
She graduated from East High School and Magna Cum Laude from Mercyhurst College (now University) where she won the...
Marilyn Heberlein
Apr 19, 2017
Marilyn Alice Graham Heberlein, age 75, formerly of Millcreek died peacefully on April 19, 2017 at home in Auburn, Georgia.
She was born in Clearfield, PA on July 18, 1941, the daughter of the late Harvey and Nettie Coble Graham.
Besides being a loving wife, mother and grandmother, Alice was a member of Saint George Catholic Church and was involved as member...
Tonya Walker
Apr 19, 2017
Tonya Marie Walker age 31, of Erie, passed away quietly at home on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. She was born in Erie, PA on September 22, 1985 a daughter of James Walker and Tonynia Babcock.
Tonya was a student at Strong Vincent High School. She enjoyed fashion, and traveling. She enjoyed life with friends and family.
Tonya was preceded in death by...

John Armbruster
Apr 18, 2017
John (Jay) Michael Armbruster, age 85, a resident of Erie passed to his final reward on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center from complications of vascular dementia. He was born January 27, 1932 in Wheeling, West Virginia, as son of the late Vincent John and Rosemary Shields Armbruster. A 1949 graduate of Wheeling Central Catholic High School,...
Neil Schmalenbach
Apr 16, 2017
Neil Schmalenbach, age 84, of Millcreek, passed away Sunday April 16, 2017.
Neil was born in Erie on October 20, 1932, son of the late Herbert and Alma StalghrenSchmalenbach.
He was a graduate of Academy High School, Class of 1951, served in the U. S. Navy and worked as a tester at American Sterilizer for 31 years until his retirement in 1994.
Along...
Cynthia Drew
Apr 16, 2017
Cynthia D. Drew, age 68 of Erie, passed away at UPMC Hamot on Sunday, April 16, 2017. She was born in Erie, PA on June 3, 1948, a daughter of the late Milton A. and Edna Moultrie Drew.
Cynthia was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School and continued her education at Mercyhurst University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Dorothy Mazzagoth
Apr 16, 2017
Dorothy J. Mazzagotti age 78, of Millcreek, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Fairview Manor.
She was born in East Hickory, PA on July 19, 1938 a daughter of the late John and Dorothy Mauthe Range.
Dorothy graduated from McDowell High School and worked in the office at Sears for over 20 years.
She loved being outdoors and doing yardwork. She...
Clarice Euliano
Apr 15, 2017
Clarice Marie (Matz) Euliano, age 94, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2017. She was born on June 16, 1922, in Erie, PA, daughter of the late Archie J. and Ruth (Walker) Matz. She was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School and attended Hamot Hospital’s School of Nursing. Clarice, lovingly called “Keeko” by her children and grandchildren, was an...
Pamela Roseto
Apr 15, 2017
Pamela Jean Roseto age 57, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Ridgeway, Pa on July 22, 1959 a daughter of Dino Roseto and the late Carol Foster Roseto.
Pamela graduated from Ridgeway High School and then went on to graduate from Erie Business Center. She worked as...
Darrin Hillinski
Apr 13, 2017
Darrin Raymond Hilinski age 51, of Erie, passed away at home on Thursday, April 13, 2017. He was born in Erie on October 26, 1965 a son of the late Richard J. and Shirley L. Irwin Hilinski. He was a 1984 graduate of McDowell High School and married Cheryl Lehr Hilinski. Darrin was a singer songwriter who recorded and performed...
Robert Tredway
Apr 13, 2017
Robert Emmet Tredway, 70, of Fairview, one of the most loyal “long-suffering” fans of the Cleveland Browns and Indians, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. Just days before his death, Mr. Tredway watched the Indians’ first game of the season and pronounced his “Tribe” ready for competition.
He was born in Erie, on December 17, 1946, a son...
Patricia Michalczik
Apr 11, 2017
Patricia Michalczik, age 63, of Erie passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born in Erie on November 2, 1953 a daughter of Edward and Clara Aquillono Smock. Patty attended McDowell High and spent her life caring for her family as a homemaker. Her greatest love and joy was her family; her children, grandchildren and...
Shirlie Schaming
Apr 9, 2017
Shirlie A. Jackson Schaming, age 85, of Erie passed away at Pleasant Ridge Manor West on Sunday April 9, 2017.
Shirlie was born on December 23, 1931, in Coudersport, PA, a daughter of the late Earl S. and Kathryn (Lindberg) Jackson. She graduated from Fairview High School class of 1949. Shirlie spent more than 35 years as a heater assembler for...
Kathlene Chernauskas
Apr 8, 2017
Kathlene Sparks Chernauskas, age 65, of Erie, passed away on Saturday April 8, 2017 at Walnut Creek Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 16, 1951 in Altoona, PA, a daughter of the late Robert and Jane Blake Sparks.
Kathlene grew up in Erie. She graduated from Strong Vincent High School and attended Penn State Behrend, graduating from University Park with...
Ralph Suscheck
Apr 8, 2017
Ralph M. Suscheck, age 92, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Golden Living Western Reserve. He was born on January 16, 1925 in Erie, PA, a son of the late Michael and Alvina Suscheck.
Ralph served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was stationed with SHAEF Headquarters from 1942-1946 during World War II. Upon returning...
Stanley Wharton M.D.
Apr 7, 2017
Stanley W. “Bill” Wharton, M.D., age 91, formerly of Erie, passed away on April 7, 2017 at St. Barnabas Retirement Village in Gibsonia, PA.
Born in Braddock, PA on June 24, 1925, the son of the late Stanley C. and Lulu Bollinger Wharton, he was reared after their deaths in 1929 by his Uncle Robert G. Wharton and his wife, Rita...
Williams Betty
Apr 6, 2017
Betty M. Williams age 89 of Erie, passed away at her residence on April 6, 2017. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 17, 1927, a daughter of the late Burdette and Mary King Bane.
She was a 1945 graduate of Sharon High School and attended Kent State University where she studied Home Economics.
Betty loved decorating her home and was...