Obituaries

Sep 6, 2014

Dolores Spanggard Dunsmore, age 82 of Erie, passed away on Saturday September 6, 2014 at St. Mary’s Asbury Ridge. She was born on April 7, 1932 in Erie, PA daughter of the late Andrew and Lucille Gorney Spanggard.

Dolores attended Strong Vincent High School and was a devoted homemaker and crossing guard for over 20 years at Lakewood-Ridgefield. She was a...

Sep 6, 2014

Dona Joan Puette died quietly on the evening of September 6, 2014 with her two children at her side. Born in Erie on April 4, 1941, to Madelon Nicholson and J. Norman Eakin, Dona lived her all of her 73 years in the city she loved.

After attending Millcreek High School, Dona graduated from the Orra-Jean Beauty Academy, fulfilling her dream...

Sep 6, 2014

Raymond L. Strawn of Stuart, FL and formerly of Fairview passed away on Saturday September 6, 2014 after a courageous battle with a brain tumor.

He was born in Spraggs, PA, on July 12, 1932, a son of the late Morris B. and Mary A. Phillips Strawn.

He was a graduate of Waynesburg High School and served as a Staff Sargent /...

Sep 5, 2014

Edward Charles Perrye, Sr, age 71, formerly of Girard, died on Friday September 5, 2014 at Wesbury Senior Living in Saegertown.

He was born in Cumberland, MD on September 27, 1942, a son of the late Glendon and Mattie Arbutus Metz.

Edward graduated from Strong Vincent High School and attended Penn State, earning his drafting certification. After serving in the US Air...

Sep 5, 2014

Ruth I. Stevenson Love, age 92, of Erie, died on Friday, September 5, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge Manor West. She was born in Erie, PA on November 16, 1921, the only child of the late Clarence E. and Ida Schumacher Stevenson.

Ruth graduated from West Millcreek High School in 1940. In high school, she sang in the girls’ trio. She married...

Sep 5, 2014

Margaret Luke Birkner age 79, of Lake City passed away Friday September 5, 2014 at her residence

She was born in Suffix, Virginia on July 10, 1935, a daughter of the late Sherman and Carrie Carr Luke.

She was a graduate of Chuckatuck High School and She worked for Brook Park in Lake City for over 28 years and had been President...

Sep 1, 2014

Lorraine E. “Lori” Matson Sauers RN, age 55 of McKean, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Erie, PA on April 4, 1959, a daughter of Jeanne Schweitzer Matson and the late Earl Matson, Sr.

She was a graduate of St. Joseph Grade School, St. Benedict Academy High School and St. Vincent School...

Aug 31, 2014

Aug 31, 2014

Donna Louise Thornton-Summerville, age 72, of Erie, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014 at St. Mary’s Asbury Ridge.

She was born in Fairview, PA on September 27, 1941, the daughter of the late Spencer and Vera Thorton.

Donna was a country girl who loved painting, drawing, gardening and cooking. She was a proud mom, who loved her children and grandchildren with all...

Aug 30, 2014

Richard A. Zimmerman, age 64, of Erie, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

He was born in Erie on November 25, 1949 son of the late Julia Lewandowski and William H. Zimmerman. Richard graduated from Strong Vincent High School, served in the United States Army and retired as a City of Erie police officer, serving 26...

Aug 30, 2014

Calvin Mehnert Henry, age 89, of Wattsburg and Sun City West, Arizona passed away Saturday August 30, 2014 in Arizona.

He was born November 18, 1924, son of the late Robert H. and Cora M. Lander Henry. Calvin attended Brookside grade school, graduated from Harborcreek High School and was a lifetime dairy farmer in Wattsburg. He was a member of Prince...

Aug 29, 2014

Anne C. Gent, age 65, of Indianapolis, Indiana and formerly of Erie, passed away on August 29, 2014 in Indianapolis.

Anne was born on June 27, 1949, in Erie, PA to John and Emily (O’Brien) Gent.

She was a graduate of Mercyhurst High School in 1967, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in history in 1971. Anne also...

Aug 29, 2014

Aug 28, 2014

Robert “Bob” E. Prylinski age 74, of Erie, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Golden Living Western Reserve. He was born in Erie, Pa. on September 11, 1939 son of the late Edward and Catherine Paluh Prylinski. After graduating from Technical Memorial High School in 1957, he attended Gannon College. As a draftsman he worked for American Sterilizer and then...

Aug 26, 2014

Janice Scheloske Berchtold age 77, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday August 26, 2014 at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY.

Born in Erie on March 25th, 1937 the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Davidson Scheloske.

Janice graduated from Academy High School, class of 1955.

She was employed as a bookkeeper, tax preparer and a school bus driver. She was...

Aug 26, 2014

Lyle C. “Corky” Fairchild, age 81, of Fairview, passed away Tuesday August 26, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge Manor West.

He was born in Fairview on May 21, 1933, the son of the late Leon and Jeanette Fogelbach Fairchild.

After serving in the United States Army, Lyle was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Fairview American Legion, V.F.W Post...

Aug 26, 2014

Susan “Trudi” (Graybill) Featsent, 69, of Fairview, PA, was reunited with her soul mate and husband, Larry Featsent, on Tuesday August 26, 2014. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

She was born in Massillon, Ohio, on August 1st, 1945, the daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude Graybill.

Trudi was all things ‘Tiger’, graduating from Massillon Washington High School in...

Aug 25, 2014

The Reverend John Thomas Dugan, 70, died Monday, August 25th in Philadelphia. Father Dugan was born on January 29, 1944 in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas and Mary Jo (Weist) Dugan.

After attending Elementary School in Osceola Mills and High School in Philipsburg, he was a student at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University before...

Aug 25, 2014

Mary Lou McKenna, age 85, of Millcreek, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at UPMC Hamot, surrounded by her loving daughters.

Mary Lou was born on July 25, 1929, daughter of the late Edna Bodecker Schupp and Robert Stewart. She was raised in Kane, PA and Jamestown, NY.

She was a graduate of Jamestown High School and attended nursing school in Washington...

Aug 25, 2014