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Jaree Warren
Dec 6, 2014
Jaree Robert Warren, Sr., age 24, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born February 11, 1990 in Erie, the son of Jennifer (Overton) Evans and Randall Warren.
Jaree attended East High School, and later enrolled in the barbering program at Tri-State. He was employed at AJ’s Barbering on Buffalo Road in Erie.
In...
Maurice Smith
Dec 4, 2014
Maurice Ohmar (Moe) Smith, age 92, beloved husband of Mary Alice Knobloch Smith , of Erie and Green Valley, AZ, died Thursday December 4, 2014. He was born June 21, 1922 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Ohmar Henry and Amelia Vater Smith.
He attended Strong Vincent High School, the University of Notre Dame and Gannon College. He piloted...
Cleon Kolpack
Dec 3, 2014
Cleon C. Kolpack age 88, of Millcreek, passed away on Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at Elmwood Gardens.
He was born in Buffalo, NY on December 1, 1926, the son of the late Arthur A. and Marian E. Brunner Kolpack.
He graduated from Buffalo Tech High School and went on to serve in the United States Army during WWII.
Cleon was employed at Fenestra,...
Donna Waller
Dec 2, 2014
Donna Waller, age 73, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Rolling Fields Senior Living in Conneautville, PA.
She was born in Lake City on July 19, 1941 the daughter of the late Paul and Thelma Bloeser Blystone.
Donna was a bus driver for the Fairview School District for 21 years. She also worked at Marx Toys and the Carl Company. She...
Edward Mcwilliams
Dec 2, 2014
Edward Franklin McWilliams, age 75 of Erie, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at St. Mary’s Home East.
He was born in Ellisville, MS on February 15, 1939, the son of Namon and Ida Jones McWilliams.
He was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School. He served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
He was employed by Charles E. Smith Maintenance, Alexandria,...
Barbara Thomas
Dec 2, 2014
Barbara Thomas, age 76, of Erie was called home to the Lord on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 following a long and courageous battle. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 28, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Reverends Ezekiel and Minnie Lockett Henry, Sr.
Mother Thomas graduated from High School in Jacksonville, Florida; while in Jacksonville she had...
Annie Jells
Nov 30, 2014
Mother Annie B. Jells, age 97, of Erie went from labor to reward Monday, November 30, 2014. Born in Alport Arkansas_ on May 15, 1917 she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Idella Battles Lewis.
Mother Annie B. Jells was appointed Church Mother of the Greater Calvary Full Gospel Church by Bishop Jesse N. Gavin’ She was a homemaker...
John Olenski
Nov 30, 2014
John J. Olenski, 92, of Fairview, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday November 30, 2014, at the Erie Veterans Medical Center.
He was born in Milford CT, on August 16, 1922, the son of the late Chester and Anna Brzozoska Olenski.
John attended college at the University of Bridgeport and also served in the Navy during World War II from 1942...
Rosalie Mattocks
Nov 30, 2014
Rosalie Gorzynski Mattocks, age 76, of Erie, died on Sunday November 30, 2014 at Golden Living Center Walnut Creek. She was born in Erie on August 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Habczyk Gorzynski.
Rosalie graduated from St. Stanislaus Grade School and St. Benedict Academy High School. She worked in the downtown Erie Boston Store until she...
Lorraine Dailey
Nov 30, 2014
LORRAINE KOEBLEY DAILEY On November 30, 2014 Lorraine Lucille Mary Koebley Dailey joined her one true love, Paul E. Dailey, after 38 years of separation. She was born in Warren, PA on September 7, 1921 to Frederick Jacob Koebley and Minnie Eldora Chrysthansia Larson Koebley, the second of four daughters. After attending Warren High School she worked for the American...
Paul Layden
Nov 29, 2014
Paul William Layden Sr., MD, age 90, died peacefully November 29, 2014 at his home. He was born March 2, 1924, the only son of Nan and Francis Layden of Union City, PA.
Paul graduated from Bucknell University in 1946 where he met his beloved wife, Jane. In 1950, he graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his...
Pierrette Honard
Nov 28, 2014
Pierrette Nadeau Honard, age 80, formerly of Fairview, went to be with her husband, on Friday, November 28, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge Manor West.
She was born April 30, 1934 in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada. A daughter of the late Dr. Emile Nadeau and Marie Louise Bouchard Nadeau.
She graduated from Le College Notre Dame D’Acadie, Moncton, N.B. and worked as...
Florence Pithers
Nov 28, 2014
Florence Oleta (Bell) Pithers died at St Vincent Hospital on Friday, November 28, 2014. She was born on March 17, 1923 in Kaylor, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Raymond Westley Bell (1897-1979) and Laura Florence (Rohrbach) Bell (1902-1993).
Oleta married William Sidney Pithers on October 12, 1946 at Mt Pleasant Lutheran Church in Kaylor, Pennsylvania. William preceded her in death...
Gus Taylor
Nov 27, 2014
Gus Taylor, III, age 60 of Erie, died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center following an illness of 3 years.
He was born in Erie on June 24, 1954, a son of Gus Taylor, Jr. and the late Ora Lee Frye Bankhead Taylor.
Gus graduated from Central High School in Jackson, MS in 1972 and served in the...
Dorothy Baginski
Nov 27, 2014
Dorothy Baginski Lamison, age 87, of Erie, was taken from us very unexpectedly on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2014 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Erie on May 14, 1927, a daughter of the late Gustave and Clara Pelkowski Zelasky.
Dorothy was a cook for the Sisters of Mercy and the Mothers of Mercy Mother House for 16 years....
Marjorie Tillman
Nov 27, 2014
Marjorie J. Tillman age 90, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014.
She was born in Sharon, PA on December 1, 1923, a daughter of the late Elmer F. and Alice Donavan Claffey.
Marjorie graduated from Strong Vincent High School and attended Mercyhurst College where she majored in fashion illustration and fine arts.
She served in the US Navy Waves in...
Mary Claffey
Nov 26, 2014
Mary R. Claffey age 90, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
She was born in Sharon, PA on December 1, 1923, a daughter of the late Elmer F. and Alice Donavan Claffey.
Mary graduated from Strong Vincent High School, she then went to work at Erie Technological Products where she was known as “M.R.” She was an executive secretary...
Kenneth Snider
Nov 26, 2014
Kenneth Joseph Snider, 61, was called home by God on November 26th, 2014. He was an exceptional father and grandfather, and was loved by all whose lives he touched.
Ken was born in Erie, PA on January 3, 1953, the son of Robert and Evelyn Snider.
He grew up in Erie, and graduated from Tech Memorial High School in 1972. Shortly after...
Thomas Fye
Nov 25, 2014
Thomas C. Fye age 73, of Millcreek, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Oil City, PA on January 26, 1941, a son of the late Clarence E. and Hazel Keeley Fye.
Tom graduated from Titusville High School and went on to receive his Associates Degree at Penn State Behrend.
He worked as a Mechanical Engineer...
Dolores Bertges
Nov 24, 2014
Dolores E. Bertges, age 86, of Wattsburg, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at UPMC Hamot.
She was born in Erie on September 5, 1928, daughter of the late John and Ruth Biehler Bertges.
Dolores attended Strong Vincent High School. She loved gardening and flowers. She sold her fresh grown goods at the Farmer’s Market on State Street for many years. She had...
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