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Dorothy Anderson
Nov 26, 2013
Dorothy Irene Anderson
Dorothy Irene Anderson, age 88, of West Springfield, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born on January 5, 1925, in Punxsutawney, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jennings Clay and Margaret Berkey Barnett.
Dorothy graduated from Punxsutawney High School. She was a homemaker and was devoted to her family. She...
Dorothy Gorndt
Nov 26, 2013
Dorothy Mae Knablein Gorndt, age 91, of Erie, passed away Tuesday November 26, 2013 at Pleasant Ridge Manor East. She was born in Erie, on October 23, 1922, the daughter of the late Jack and Vera Lininger Knablein. She graduated from Academy High School in 1940, and was a bookkeeper for Security Peoples Trust Co. for 27 years. She was...
Marilyn Herhold
Nov 26, 2013
Marilyn A. Herhold, 85, of Fairview, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Pleasant Ridge Manor West. She was born in Erie, PA on April 4, 1928, the daughter of the late Bronson Irving Miller.
She graduated from Fairview High School and had worked for Marx Toys. Marilyn belonged to St. James Lutheran Church of Fairview. She and her husband worked...
John Meister
Nov 26, 2013
J. Peter Meister, age 62, died Tuesday, November 26th at the family home of his dear cousin, Wm. Paul Diefenbach and his wife Tracey in Erie, PA after an eleven month battle with esophageal/stomach cancer.
Peter was in the care of his cousin Tracey Diefenbach, His husband and longtime best friend, Gerald Mcloughlin and the Great Lakes Hospice team.
Peter was a...
Kenneth Cleaver
Nov 26, 2013
Kenneth J. Cleaver, age 64, of Erie, died Wednesday, November 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born February 24, 1949 in Erie, a son of the late James R. and Lois Swanson Cleaver.
Kenny attended Strong Vincent High School and left to join the Navy during the Vietnam Era, joining his two brothers already serving. Kenny and Bob both sailed...
Nicholas Matney
Nov 23, 2013
Nicholas (Nick) Lee Matney, age 46, of Erie, died suddenly Saturday, November 23, 2013 at his residence. He was born August 16, 1967 in Pikeville, KY, son of the late Bascom and Eleanor Handsaker Matney.
Nick graduated from Mack High in McKinleyville, CA. Afterwards he attended AZ State University. While there, he played baseball. When he was young he worked in...
John Vannucci
Nov 23, 2013
John Louis Vannucci age 40, of Erie, died at home on November 23, 2013.
He was born in Erie, Pa. on April 14, 1973 a son of Richard L. and Debra A. (Schley) Vannucci.
John was a 1992 graduate of Harborcreek High School and worked as a machinist with Custom Engineering and Affinia Brake Parts.
He enjoyed bowling, fishing for steelhead, and was...
Alan Youngquist
Nov 23, 2013
Alan G. Youngquist, age 81, of Millcreek, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home.
He was born in Erie, PA on January 21, 1932, a son of William L. and Carolyn Reid Youngquist.
He was associated with the Asbury Woods Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Asbury Road.
Alan enjoyed fishing and golfing with friends.
In addition to his...
Kathy Buetikofer
Nov 20, 2013
Kathy Ann Buetikofer age 57, of Erie, died peacefully at St. Vincent Medical Center on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. She was born in Erie, Pa. on August 22, 1956, a daughter of Carl Buetikofer and the late Irene Pearl Roberts. She was a 1974 graduate of McDowell High School and also graduated from St. Vincent School of Nursing and worked...
Glenn Evans
Nov 19, 2013
Glenn Ewing Evans, age 98, formerly of Butler, PA, passed away Tuesday November 19, 2013 at Manchester Commons in Erie.
He was born in Carnegie, PA on May 30, 1915. Glenn had two brothers, Harold and Edward, and one sister Olive. He was a graduate of Langley High School and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) where he obtained...
Michael Galena
Nov 18, 2013
Michael “Mike” Galena, age 87, of Erie entered into rest on November 18th at the Veteran’s Medical Center, Erie.
Born in Erie on January 30, 1926, he was the son of the late Wassell and Anna Brodawski Galena.
Mike was a U.S. Navy Veteran and served during the Pacific Theatre during WW II.
Mike was an avid reader.
He was preceded in death by...
Rosa Allen
Nov 18, 2013
Rosa Cotcamp Dey Allen, 84, of Erie passed away Monday, November 18, 2013. She was born in Fayetteville, WV on July 16, 1929, a daughter of the late Corbett S. and Goldie Decker Cotcamp. Mrs. Allen received her Associates Degree and complete several other post graduate studies. Mrs. Allen was the former owner and operator of The Fireline Group which...
Norman Kraus
Nov 17, 2013
Norman S. Kraus, 92, of Erie, died Sun, Nov. 17, 2013 at St. Vincent Health Center following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 24, 1921 in Erie son of the late Stefan and Martha Maeder Kraus. He graduated from Erie Tech High School and was a tool and die maker at Nosco Plastics and Triangle Tool. He was...
Maurice Levesque
Nov 16, 2013
Maurice “Morrie” John Levesque, 79, passed away peacefully on November 16th, 2013 in his favorite spot, his chair, after properly mowing the lawn and storing the lawnmower for the season.
He was born June 12, 1934 in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Charles J. Levesque and Jeanne Ouellet Levesque.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Cheryl (Guthrie)...
Irene Colvin
Nov 16, 2013
Irene Heberlein Colvin, 85, formerly of East 34th Street, passed away on Saturday November 16, 2013 at her home in Erie. She was born in Erie on August 15, 1928, the daughter of the late Albert V. and Cecelia Klick Heberlein. Irene was a graduate of Academy High School (Class of 1946) and Saint Vincent School of Nursing (1949). She...
Charles Joint
Nov 15, 2013
Charles “Charlie” Joint age 84, a resident of Millcreek died at UPMC Hamot on Friday, November 15, 2013. He was born in Erie, Pa. on February 15, 1929 a son of the late Charles J. and Ruth Whipple Joint Sr. He was a graduate of East High School and served in the US Army from 1947 till 1951. He worked...
Kay Lindquist
Nov 12, 2013
Kay L. Lindquist, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Pleasant Ridge Manor West. She was born in Kane, PA on October 18, 1935, the daughter of the late George K. and Pearl L. Thompson Lamper. She attended school in Jamestown and was a licensed beautician. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers,...
Norma Yaple
Nov 11, 2013
Norma Lowstuter Yaple, 87 of Erie, PA and Houston, TX passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 at Manchester Presbyterian Lodge at Woodside surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Cora Peters Lowstuter and George Washington Lowstuter.
Norma was baptized in the Methodist Episcopal Church on April 16, 1936.
She was...
Stephen Schmidt
Nov 11, 2013
Stephen John Schmidt, 53 of Erie, died Monday, November 11, 2013. He was born on January 12, 1960 in Erie where he lived his entire life. Steve was a 1978 McDowell High School graduate and a 1982 graduate of the Penn State University at Behrend where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
He was employed at Scobell Plumbing. Steve...
Mae Sherman
Nov 11, 2013
Mae Frances Sherman age 81, of Erie, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at home. She was born in Lake City, FL. On February 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Budd and Leila Jones Rentz. She was married to the late Levi Sherman Jr. and worked for well over thirty years as a presser with Franks cleaners. She also worked...
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