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William Hill
Apr 13, 2022
William D. Hill, age 94, of Millcreek, passed away on Wednesday April 13, 2022 at his daughter and son -in laws home. He was born in Erie on July 13, 1927, a son of the late Vernon and Adele Surman Hill.
He graduated from Academy High School in 1946. Bill lettered in football and basketball while there. He served in the...
Jennifer Bluey
Apr 12, 2022
Jennifer Lyn Bluey age 50, of Millcreek, passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2022 at UPMC Hamot.
She was born in Erie on January 7, 1972 a daughter of Michael B. Bluey and Barbara Farver Bluey Fetzner.
Jennifer graduated from Fairview High School in 1990 and went on to attend JH Thompson Beauty Academy. She went on to be the proud business...
Debra Fox
Apr 12, 2022
Debra Moore-Fox, 63, passed away on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022. Debi was born in Erie on May 2nd, 1958, and was a devout Christian, a lifelong caregiver, and a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, friend, and prayer warrior.
She was an extremely loving woman, an amazing cook and baker, an avid reader, and a woman of faith. She always had a...
Dr. Donald Van Damia
Apr 11, 2022
Dr. Donald Nicholas Van Damia, age 83, of Warren, Pennsylvania passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022.
Donald was born June 7, 1938 in Erie, PA, the son of Guy and Helen (DiPlacido) Van Damia. He graduated from Academy High School and went on to attend Gannon College as a student of Pre-Medicine. He received his Medical Degree at the Saint...
Paul Jewell
Apr 11, 2022
Paul Winsor Jewell age 76, of Millcreek joined his “bride” Joy, the love of his life, in eternal rest on Monday, April 11, 2022. Paul, who was known to his grandchildren as Papa, was devoted to his family and was an avid sports fan. He lived his life in service to his community and his country. He was born in...
Jay Ericson
Apr 10, 2022
Jay E. Ericson, age 59, of Erie, PA, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on April 10, 2022. He was born in Erie, November 14, 1962, son of the late William E. and Beverly Buerk Ericson.
Jay was a graduate of McDowell High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree at Mercyhurst University. He worked as a telephone operator at Verizon for...
John Mccormick, Jr.
Apr 9, 2022
John J. McCormick, Jr., age 90, of Erie, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at LECOM Senior Living Center. He was born in Erie on December 16, 1931, a son of the late John J. and Frances (Driscoll) McCormick.
John graduated from Cathedral Prep in 1949 and the University of Notre Dame in 1953. After graduation, he married the love of...
William Oshinsky
Apr 9, 2022
William J. Oshinsky, age 90, of Millcreek, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, after a 25 year struggle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Bill was born October 4, 1931, in Library, PA, the son of the late John and Catherine King Oshinsky.
He served in the U.S Army during the Korean War.
Bill was a skilled welder, working at General Electric, Copes Vulcan and...
Patrick Flanagan
Apr 9, 2022
Patrick William Flanagan, age 79, passed away very peacefully at UPMC Hamot Hospital on April 9, 2022.
He is the son of the late Patrick E. and Louise Kuhn Flanagan.
Patrick is survived by his loving wife of 36 years Susan Coffey Flanagan, a son Michael (Christina) Flanagan, and a daughter Caitlynn (Christopher) McCarthy. Patrick is also survived by three step-children, Rick...
Jeanne Kuby
Apr 8, 2022
Jeanne Benedict Kuby passed away on Friday April 8, 2022, at the Grace Homes Residential Care, in Richmond, California. Jeanne was born January 30, 1927, to Maryanna Rutkowski Smith and her husband Walter R. Smith (who had passed away from TB three weeks before her birth). She began her travels as an infant at the Erie Infant's Home and was...
Jeanne Kuby
Apr 8, 2022
We celebrate the life of Jeanne Benedict Kuby, who passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, April 8, 2022 in the Bay Area of Northern California.
Jeanne was born January 30, 1927 – her parents Ralph Benedict and Beatrice Armstrong Benedict of Erie, Pennsylvania. Early on, Jeanne enjoyed wide ranging educational experiences, including the Erie Day School, Franklin Elementary and...
David Hall, Sr.
Apr 6, 2022
David L. Hall, Sr., age 80, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
He was born in Erie on May 4, 1941, son of Culver and Ella Mae Carter Hall.
He is survived by his son David Hall, Jr. (Kathy), daughter, Melissa Hall-Corey, step-daughter, Theresa Borzilleri, his siblings, Bill Hall, Dolly Comstock, and Roy Hall, grandchildren, Tonie Hall, Nikki Chapple,...
Anne Mazzone
Apr 5, 2022
Anne K. Billings Mazzone age 79, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, April 5 2022 at. St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born on June 4, 1942, in Albany, New York, daughter of the late Arvin and Dorothy Billings.
She graduated from Strong Vincent High School, class of 1960. She attended Villa Maria College for two years.
She worked as an Executive Secretary...
Doretta Hubert
Apr 5, 2022
Doretta (Dee) Barbara Hubert, age 93, fell asleep in death on April 5, 2022. She was born to the late John C. Curry and Gertrude M. Flick on July 25, 1928 in Erie, PA. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Harold W. George, Richard E. Hubert, and her dearly beloved companion of many years Paul R. Blossey Sr....
Thaddeus Swanson
Apr 4, 2022
Thaddeus E. Swanson age 54, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital.
He was born in Erie on November 25, 1967 a son of Violet Foradori Steinbaugh and the late Frank Swanson.
Thaddeus loved to go fishing, golfing and building models. He was an avid Pittsburgh Steeler and Penguins fan. He also was an avid gardener...
Kevin Smith
Apr 3, 2022
Kevin D. Smith, age 65, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at UPMC Hamot hospital.
He was born on June 12, 1956, in Rochester, NY, to David Jacque and Shirley M. Stevenson.
Kevin graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School, located in Rochester. Kevin loved to play the drums and the bongo for the church and played in a band called the...
Betty Yarbenet
Apr 3, 2022
Betty Mae McAvoy Yarbenet, formerly of Neiger Road, Girard PA, died April 3, 2022 at The Lodge, Carson City Nevada with her family by her side.
She was born in Salamanca, NY on October 30, 1921 daughter of the late James and Myrtle Bundy McAvoy.
She was a graduate of Academy High School.
She worked at Erie Bell Telephone Company as a telephone...
Wayne Bowersox, Sr.
Apr 1, 2022
Wayne W. Bowersox, Sr., age 78, of Erie, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in New Kensington, PA on November 7, 1943 a son of the late Melvin and Celia Parks Bowersox.
Wayne graduated from Strong Vincent High School and worked for Kaiser Aluminum for more than 30 years before retiring in 1997.
Wayne enjoyed fishing...
Catherine Smelser
Mar 28, 2022
Catherine Hartleb Smelser, age 91, of Erie, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at The Residence at Presque Isle Bay (Bickford Senior Living). She was born in Wattsburg, PA on January 12, 1931 to the late Arthur Reed Merry and Grace Phillips Merry. Catherine was a graduate of Wattsburg High School.
Catherine, with her husband Bill, owned and operated Hartleb’s Delicatessen...
Kristen Wienczkowski
Mar 28, 2022
Kristen Wienczkowski, age 63, of Erie, died on Monday, March 28, 2022.
She was born in Erie, PA on August 23, 1958 the daughter of the late Melvin and Yvonne Christensen Johnson.
She attended Erie Day School. She was a member of McLane Church. She enjoyed reading particularly the Bible. Her children and grandchildren meant the world to her. She loved...
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