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Mary Martin
Dec 28, 2015
Mary Rose Martin, age 89 of Erie, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015 at her daughter’s residence.
She was born in Frostburg, MD on March 25, 1926.
Mary was a lifelong member of St. John’s Catholic Church, and loved her family and grandchildren.
She was an antique lover, enjoyed collectibles, and traveling to the Seneca Casinos in Salamanca, NY.
In addition to her...
Beatrice Tave
Dec 28, 2015
Beatrice Bennett Tave, of Erie, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center. She was 101 years old. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 25, 1914, and lived in Erie since 1951. Beatrice was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Tave.
Survivors include her son Leonard Tave of Coconut Creek, FL, and his wife Barbara;...
Anita Campeau
Dec 26, 2015
“DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER”
Anita K. Campeau, age 95, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 26, 2015. She will be greatly missed by each member of her family.
Anita was the only daughter of Herbert and Ada Smith of Kentucky. She was raised in Highland Park, Michigan, lived in Ferndale and Royal Oak, Michigan. Most...
Ruth Nichols
Dec 26, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth (Harris) Nichols age 92, of Erie, passed away with grace on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Manchester Commons.
She was born in Battle Creek, MI on March 18, 1923 a daughter of the late Arthur and Elsie Wood Harris.
Ruth graduated with distinction from Millcreek High School, class of 1941.She was a member of the National Honor Society and attended...
Susan Spencer
Dec 25, 2015
Susan C. Spencer, age 61, of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2015 at her residence.
She was born in Erie, on January 17, 1954 a daughter of the late John and Genieve Kahn Sartin.
Susan graduated from McDowell High School and was a loving mother and grandmother. Her family meant the world to her.
In addition to her parents, she was...
Naomi Fohner
Dec 23, 2015
Naomi W. Fohner, age 89, of Millcreek, passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2015 at home. She was born in Lawrence Park, the daughter of the late LaRue and Blanche Young Weed.
Naomi graduated from Millcreek High School and soon thereafter met the love of her live, Harvey Fohner, as they crossed paths in the woods. She was devoted to her...
Anthony Rigazzi
Dec 22, 2015
Anthony (Mix) Rigazzi, age 100, of Erie passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 11, 1915 in Rocca Pia, Italy the son of the late Paul and Marietta Clemente Rigazzi. A longtime resident of Eire, Anthony served with the US Army during WW II and worked for 37 years at...
Donna Martin
Dec 22, 2015
Donna L. Martin, age 50 of Erie and formerly of Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at St. Vincent Health Center following an extended illness.
She was born in Newfane, NY. On September 18, 1965, a daughter of Donald and Linda Franklin Halstead, both of Newfane, NY. She was a graduate of Wilson Central High School in Wilson NY. She...
Shirley Smith
Dec 21, 2015
Shirley Ann Cotton Smith, age 87, of Erie, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at her residence.
She was born in Meadville, PA on February 5, 1928, the daughter of the late John D. and Jessie King Cotton.
Shirley graduated from Conneaut Lake High School.
Prior to her retirement she had worked for Talon in Meadville, and the Erie School District.
She was a member...
Virginia Purple
Dec 20, 2015
Virginia Knapp Purple, age 90, of Erie and formerly of Norwich, New York, died on Sunday December 20, 2015 at Forestview. She was born in Newark Valley, New York on July 26, 1925, daughter of the late Carl Edward and Dorothy Knapp Purple.
She worked for and was a part of the family business known as Chenango Valley Telephone Company, which...
Marie Boice
Dec 20, 2015
Marie Louise Eschbach Boice, age 93 of Erie, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Asbury Ridge.
She was born in Paris, France on November 1, 1922 daughter of the late Everett V. and Madeleine Angot Eschbach.
Marie graduated from Michigan State University and did post graduate work at Villa Maria College.
She was a nursery school teacher at St. Stephen’s Episcopal...
Samuel Perry
Dec 18, 2015
Samuel Arthur Perry died Friday, December 18, 2015. Sam was a life-long resident of Erie, attended Erie schools and graduated from Edinboro University with a B.S. and M.Ed. in Elementary Education. He spent his professional years as a teacher. Sam enjoyed bowling, following Major League Baseball and playing keyboard. Sam was the son of Kenneth A. Perry and Florence N....
James Debello
Dec 18, 2015
James V. DeBello age 99, of Millcreek, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Fairview Manor.
He was born in Erie on April 20, 1916, a son of the late Carmine and Domenica DeCescare DeBello.
He serve in the United States Army during WW II and had received a Victory Medal. He worked as a maintenance foreman for the Erie Times...
Audrey Yost
Dec 17, 2015
Audrey Jean Irvin Yost, age 89, passed away peacefully after a long illness, in Erie, PA on December 17th, 2015.
She was born in 1926, on Arlington Avenue overlooking downtown and the South Side of Pittsburgh, PA. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, John and Florence Irvin and brothers, John, Jr. and Matthew.
Audrey was a graduate of South Hills...
Catherine Eppolito
Dec 17, 2015
Catherine (Kate) Hancherick Eppolito, age 96, of Erie passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Fairview Manor. She was born March 25, 1919 in Twin Rocks, PA the daughter of the late John and Catherine Kuharik Hancherick. Kate had worked as a cook at Elmwood Presbyterian Lodge and when her late husband John retired in 1980, they moved to Clymer,...
Casimer Boncella
Dec 15, 2015
Casimer F. Boncella, Jr. age 79 of Erie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at St. Mary’s East.
Cas was born in East Vandergrift, PA on September 12, 1936. He was the son of the late Casimer Sr., and Emily (Gaydos) Boncella.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Boncella and a sister,...
Robert Brosche
Dec 15, 2015
Robert F. Brosche, age 60, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his residence after a brief illness.
He was born in Erie on January 4, 1955, a son of the late John and Mary Panighetti Brosche.
Robert graduated from McDowell High School. He was avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed flower gardening. He loved art of any kind...
Alexandra Slonimskay
Dec 14, 2015
Alexandra Slonimskay, 89, passed away on the morning of December 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical
Center. She was born in Milatopil, Ukraine on August 10, 1926. In the former Soviet Union she received a
medical degree and worked as a pediatrician. After retirement she immigrated to Israel with her beloved
husband Josef Peysakhovich, where she lived for seven years. Ultimately, she joined...
Agnes Fisher
Dec 13, 2015
Agnes Helen Anna Katherine Kuczaj Fisher, age 90, of Millcreek, passed away on December 13, 2015 at Manchester Commons.
She was born in Union City, PA on March 3, 1925, a daughter of the late Stanley and Katherine Rapacz Kuczaj.
Aggie graduated from Union City High School and went to work as a telephone operator at the Boston Store where she met...
Helen Wedzik
Dec 13, 2015
Helen Wedzik, age 83, formerly of Lake City, passed away, Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Health South Rehab.
She was born in Mill Village, on January 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Glen and Marie Gable Whitney.
Helen worked at General Electric for many years and retired from there in 1991.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
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