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Gary Terella
Dec 7, 2015
Gary Terella, age 58, passed away on Monday, December 07, 2015 at his residence in Millcreek following a long battle with cancer.
Gary was born in Erie on November 10, 1957 son of Emma Barbish Terella and the late Michael Terella.
Gary graduated from McDowell High School and Erie County Technical School and was a master craftsman. His passion for playing guitar,...
Kimberly Gorr-Scott
Dec 7, 2015
Kimberly Rae Gorr-Scott age 59, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical Center after a long and difficult illness with her loving mother at her side.
She was born in Erie on October 30, 1956 the daughter of James Richard Gorr and Beverly Conboy Gorr both of Erie.
She graduated from East High School and then...
Robert Allen
Dec 6, 2015
Robert F. (Bob) Allen, age 84, left this earthly plain peacefully on Sunday morning, December 6, 2015 at home with his beloved animals, after a brief bout with oat cell cancer.
He was born in Erie on February 16, 1931, son of the late Charles and Sarah Dengle Allen.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Bob always worked hard...
Ernest Scott
Dec 6, 2015
Ernest Scott, age 75, of Girard, passed away, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Millcreek Community Hospital.
He was born in Corry, on February 25, 1940, a son of the late Howard Scott and Mavis Debarr Nichols.
Ernest graduated from Wattsburg High School and then entered the Army where he was a cook. He worked at Erie Strayer as steel worker and security...

Robert Jackson
Dec 5, 2015
Robert W. Jackson, age 79, formerly of Erie, died on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Meadville, PA. He was born on June 13, 1936, in Erie, son of the late Herman Lehman and Loretta Schultz Jackson. Mr. Jackson worked at General Electric Corporation for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Theodore Trampenau
Dec 4, 2015
Theodore C. (Ted) Trampenau died December 4, 2015 at St. Mary’s at Asbury Ridge. Son of the late Fred and Monica Trampenau, he was born in Erie, PA November 7, 1919. While his goal was to live to be 100, a second bout with cancer kept him from reaching that milestone.
Ted’s wife of 68 years, Nancy, their daughters Susan, Sara,...
Katherine Lopes
Dec 4, 2015
Katherine A. Lopes age 59, of Millcreek, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness.
She was born in Erie on August 13, 1956 the daughter of the late William A. and Katherine A. Kelberg Lopes.
Kathy graduated from Villa Maria Academy and received her B.S. and MBA degrees from Gannon University. She worked as a...
Matthew Mclaughlin, Esq,
Dec 3, 2015
Matthew J. McLaughlin, Esq., age 54, a resident of Erie died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at his home from natural causes. He was born on February 6, 1961, the son of the late John M. and Mary Lou (Sitterle) McLaughlin. He graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School and received a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J. D. from Dickinson School...
Pamela Holsopple
Dec 3, 2015
Pamela J. Holsopple, age 63, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at her residence.
She was born in Erie, on September 5, 1952, a daughter of the late Charles and Norma (Beaumont) Kalie.
Pamela was a 1972 graduate of McDowell High School and worked in an office as a custodian. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
She is...
Louise Loesel
Dec 3, 2015
Louise Kennedy Loesel, age 87, of Erie, PA died peacefully at home on December 3, 2105 surrounded by her loving family. A daughter of the late Fred Ingham Kennedy and Irene Roth Kennedy, Louise was born on June 28, 1928, in Erie.
She graduated from Mercyhurst Preparatory School and attended Mercyhurst College. Louise was an accountant for the family business Loesel-Schaaf...
M. Fletcher Gornall
Dec 2, 2015
M. Fletcher Gornall, Esq., age 92, of Erie, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The son of the late Merle F. and Madeline Kellie Gornall and grandson of Rev. Oliver W. and Phoebe Lamb Gornall, and William N. and Clara Moran Kellie, Fletcher was born on March 25, 1923 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
On September 11, 1943,...

Norma Hutchinson
Dec 2, 2015
Norma I. Hewitt Hutchinson, 89, of Erie, passed away peacefully at Forestview Skilled Nursing Center on December 2, 2015.
She was born in Erie on May 25, 1926 daughter of the late Roland and Irene Halmer Weissert.
She was a graduate of St. Joseph’s School and Academy High School.
She was a Homemaker, and previously worked as a secretary at Ruberoid Company and...
Matthew Dibell
Dec 1, 2015
Matthew S. Dibell, age 51, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Saint Vincent Health Center.
He was born in Ashtabula, OH, on February 20, 1964, a son of Donna Councilman Hood and Clayton Dibell.
He served in the United States Marines. Matthew was a religion connoisseur and knew the Bible extremely well. He enjoyed time with family especially...
Antoinette Riazzi
Nov 28, 2015
Antoinette “Toni” (Marano) Riazzi, age 83, of Erie passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 28, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Toni was born June 16, 1932, the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Jenco) Marano. Toni had lived in North East until 1941 when she moved to Erie to spend the rest of her life. She was a...
Sylvia Fouch Leonard
Nov 28, 2015
Sylvia Jean Brown Fouch Leonard, age 74, died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at her home in Erie. She was born on August 17, 1941, in Big Otter, WV, daughter of the late William and Violet Butler Brown. Sylvia worked at various jobs throughout her life, was always willing to lend a helping hand to family and friends, and enjoyed playing...
Grace Ferraro
Nov 27, 2015
Grace Marie LoCastro Ferraro, 86, died peacefully, Friday, November 27th at her home after a year long battle with lymphoma. Grace was born on April 25th, 1929 in Erie, Pa. the daughter of Leonard and Antonina Moscato LoCastro. After losing her mother when she was only two, she was raised by her father and her ten older siblings in Erie’s...
Florence Faulhaber
Nov 27, 2015
Florence (Flossie) V. Faulhaber, age 98, of Erie passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at Fairview Manor surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Erie on May 10, 1917. To her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all their friends she was known with great affection and love as “Umma” Florence was a lifelong resident of Erie and along with her...
Shirley Stack
Nov 27, 2015
Shirley (Smith) Stack, age 83, of East Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 27, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness.
She was born in Warsaw, NY, on November 4, 1932, a daughter of the late Vernon and Margaret Smith.
Shirley graduated from Warsaw High School. After working as a nurse’s aide for many years she...
Eloise Foster
Nov 24, 2015
Eloise Lewis Foster, age 90, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her residence.
She was born in Lyman, Mississippi on October 31, 1925, daughter of the late James and Evelyn (Ella) Starks Robinson and Stepfather Percy Jenkins.
Eloise was a nurse’s aid at the former Erie Geriatric Hospital, now Pleasant Ridge Manor West, and also Pleasant Ridge Manor...

David Leschorn
Nov 23, 2015
David A. Leschorn age 78, of Erie, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Millcreek Community Hospital.
He was born in Rochester, New York on January 8, 1937, a son of the late Alexander and Marion Edith Steinline Leschorn.
David graduated from Webster High School and received his BS degree from Clarkson University: School of Engineering. He continued graduate work at...