Obituaries

Aug 10, 2014

Aug 9, 2014

George E. Diller, age 89, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014 suddenly at home.

He was born on May 2, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Elvin J. Diller and Ruth Davis Diller. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Allison Diller and their son, James L. Diller and his wife Sheila of Tucson, AZ.

George graduated from Munhall High School...

Aug 9, 2014

Shirley A. Brunner, age 78, Fairview passed away Saturday August 9, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

She was born on May 31, 1936 daughter of the late Herschel M. and Edna Courtwright Clark.

She was a 1954 graduate of Bradford High School.

As well as being a homemaker, Shirley worked at the Bradford Area School District and Fairview School District as a...

Aug 6, 2014

Sung Won Baek, age 47, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at his residence following a battle with lung cancer.

He was born in South Korea on November 11, 1966 a son of Humdo and Jea S. Kwon Baek.

He was a devoted Decon of the Korean Presbyterian Church of Erie. He loved to play golf and started a...

Aug 6, 2014

William F. “Mac” McShane Jr. age 66, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

He was born in Youngstown, OH on July 12, 1948 a son of the late William F. Sr. and Nancy McCarthy McShane.

Mac graduated from Strong Vincent High School and then went on to serve in the United States Navy Seabees during the Vietnam War.

He worked...

Aug 5, 2014

Joseph Michael Szymanowicz

Joe Szymanowicz lost his battle with cancer on August 5, 2014 at the young age of 76. He was born in Erie on November 15, 1937 a son of the late Leo and Helen Szymanowicz.

He attended Cathedral Prep and graduated from Gannon University. Joe and his wife Fran were second generation owners of the Glass House Inn.

Joe had...

Aug 4, 2014

Jeffrey Warren Spare age 66 of Erie, died Monday August 4, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Ellwood City, PA on April 8, 1948 a son of the late Warren C. and Mary Matthews Spare. He had been employed most recently with CL Tech Group and taught computer networking at TSBI in the evenings. He had...

Aug 3, 2014

Richard (Dick) N. Trombetta. Age 85, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge manor West.

He was born in Erie on May 21, 1929, son of the late Peter and Cecelia Trombetta.

He graduated from Cathedral Prep and played on the basketball team. He went to St. Bonaventure University. He worked for the PA Railroad as a braker. Dick and...

Aug 3, 2014

Barbara J. Spearman Dykes, age 60 of Erie, died suddenly Sunday, August 3, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

She was born in Erie, Pa. on June 19, 1954 a daughter of the late Francis and Mary Dykes Spearman.

Barbara graduated from Academy High School, and the University of Buffalo.

She was a telephone operator with GTE for many years.

Barbara was a member...

Aug 3, 2014

Wendy A. Seegar, age 44 of North East, PA, died on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

She was born in Buffalo, NY on January 10, 1970, a daughter of Patricia Hoppe Wiesner and the late Edward Wiesner.

Wendy graduated from Lancaster High School in NY, and worked for Erie Insurance Company in their IT Department.

She enjoyed being a...

Aug 1, 2014

Jack D. Barber age 84, of Erie, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Manchester Commons following a brief illness.

He was born in Kane, PA on September 19, 1929, a son of the late Walter Hartwin and Ida Isabell Goodwin Barber.

Jack was raised in Burning Well, PA, graduated from Mt. Jewett High School and then went on to the...

Jul 31, 2014

Mary Louise “ Mary Lou” Hubler Wren, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Elmwood Gardens. Her family is grateful that after a twenty year struggle with Alzheimer’s she is finally at peace.

She was born in Youngstown, OH on June 28, 1923, the daughter of the late Edwin and Doris Klingensmith Hubler.

She graduated from Rand High School...

Jul 31, 2014

Kelly J. Tingley, age 49, of Erie, PA, passed away on Thursday July 31, 2014 at Golden Living Western Reserve Living Center. She was born on September 1, 1964 in Erie, a daughter of Henry Chapman and the late Connie Chapman Rogala.

She graduated from Tech Memorial, class of 1982. She worked in various retail capacities for Pizza Hut, K-Mart, and...

Jul 30, 2014

Nicholas Salvia age 64 of Erie, died quietly on July 30, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Erie, Pa. on November 9, 1949 a son of the late Nick and Theresa Piccirillo Salvia. Nick was a graduate of East High School, served in the US Marine Corp and then worked for many years in transportation for...

Jul 30, 2014

PAUL F. MALONE, JR, age 93, of Erie, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Golden Living Western Reserve.

Born in Brockway, Pa on November 26, 1920 the son of the late Paul F. and Mary Weber Malone, Sr.

He was a graduate of Dubois High School and had worked as an automobile mechanic. Paul loved Karaoke, fishing and

hunting.

In addition to his parents...

Jul 26, 2014

Mary Jane Reichard, age 93, of Lake City and Clermont, FL, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at her son’s residence

She was born in Atlantic, PA on May 4, 1921, daughter of C. Vertner and Mildred Walker McQuiston.

Mrs. Reichard worked for Harborcreek School District for over 30 years; first in the high school cafeteria and then a secretary in...

Jul 25, 2014

James A. Anderson, age 69, of Girard, died peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home in the care of his family.

Born April 14, 1945, in Erie, he was a son of the late George and Basilee Rose Cook Anderson. Jim was a 1963 graduate of McDowell High School where he enjoyed his art and drafting classes which gave...

Jul 25, 2014

Josephine Mary Carrig, age 94, of Erie, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Presque Isle Rehab and Nursing Center.

She was born in South Fork, PA on April 27, 1920, a daughter of the late George and Amelia Katilis Walukas.

Josephine worked at Hector’s Café for over 30 years and had the wonderful opportunity to “wait on” several celebrities. She...

Jul 25, 2014

Richard F. Veith, age 92, of Erie, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Erie, Pa. on November 16, 1921, a son of the late Fred and Bertha Schmidt Veith. Richard was a graduate of Cathedral Preparatory High School before training in the General Electric Apprentice Program. Richard served during WWII in the...

Jul 24, 2014

Robyn Fratus-Pristello, age 44, of North East, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Thursday, July 24, 2014.

She was born in Erie, on February 19, 1968, the daughter of the late Frank Fratus and Judy Pollock Fratus.

Robyn attended McDowell High School. Robyn was a very loving mother who acted as both mother and father to her children....