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Charles Libell
Jan 1, 2022
Charles “Chuck” L. Libell, age 73 of Lake City, went home to Jesus on January 1, 2022 at Western Reserve Skilled Nursing Home.
Charles was born on May 3, 1948 in Butler, PA to the late Harold Libell and Eleanor L. Bauer Libell
He moved to the Erie area in 1951. He graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 1966 and attended...
Linda Merski
Dec 31, 2021
Linda Nowack Merski, age 74, of Erie, passed away unexpectedly at Millcreek Community Hospital on Friday, December 31, 2021. She was born in Rochester NY, August 12, 1947, a daughter to the late Milton and Anne (Lysak) Nowack.
She worked at Carlisle’s Department store and later retired from GeorgeKo Industries. After retirement, she enjoyed wintering in St. Augustine, Florida, and loved...
Charles Phillips
Dec 30, 2021
Charles J. Phillips, age 65, of Erie, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2021 at his residence.
He was born in Farrell, PA on April 21, 1956, a son of the late Charles E. and Doris (Cleveland) Phillips.
Charles graduated from Tech Memorial High School. He had formerly worked at General Electric as a fork lift operator; and most recently worked as...
Destiny Bucci
Dec 30, 2021
Destiny Arlette (Sharp) Bucci, age 34 of West Springfield, lost her life to COVID-19 at St. Vincent Health Center on Thursday, December 30, 2021.
She was born in Erie on May 6, 1987, a daughter of Charles Sharp III of Las Vegas and Shelly Sharp (Dan Susi) of Erie.
Destiny was a 2005 graduate of McDowell High School and worked in the...
Robert Teliski
Dec 28, 2021
Robert John Teliski, age 78, of Erie, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his residence.
He was born in Erie, February 18, 1943 to the late John and Anna Leone Teliski.
A 1961 graduate of Tech Memorial High School, Robert went on to serve as an Electronics Technological Communications Petty Officer in the United States Navy. Following his service to our...
Lawrence D'Ambrosio
Dec 28, 2021
Lawrence “Larry” Anthony D’Ambrosio, age 89, passed away on December 28, 2021 in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
He was born on January 26, 1932 in McKeesport to the late Salvatore and Rosina Guarino D’Ambrosio.
Larry grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania along with four siblings where he was loved, learned his work ethic, and developed many of his favorite stories (the story of him driving...
Eleanor Pless
Dec 27, 2021
Eleanor M. (Krawitz) Pless, age 94, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born on July 18, 1927, in Philadelphia, PA, to Edward and Anna (Arnoff) Krawitz.
Eleanor was preceded in death by her twin sister, Shirley, and her brothers, Phil Krawitz, Joseph and Harry Krawitz, also twins, and their respective spouses, Marianne, parents of Gil,...
Carol Lauderbaugh
Dec 25, 2021
Carol R. Lauderbaugh, age 93, of Erie, passed away on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Forestview Health Care Center.
She was born in Erie, PA on December 20, 1928, a daughter of the late Michael J. and Lillian (Johnson) Ring.
She graduated from East High School in 1946. Carol was a member and a secretary at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church...
Barbara Henry
Dec 25, 2021
Barbara Ann Henry, age 66, of Erie, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at her residence.
She was born in Erie November 21, 1955 to the late Fordyce and Elizabeth ( Lindenburger) Holes. She graduated from Ft. LeBoeuf High School.
Barbara enjoyed baking, leading her to a career as a cake decorator in the Giant Eagle bakery. She loved to crochet and...
Robert Laird
Dec 25, 2021
Robert L. Laird, age 92, of Erie, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born on June 13, 1929, in Union City, the son of the late Ralph and Maude Harmon Laird.
He was a graduate of Academy High School, Class of 1947. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War on the...
Fred Deluca
Dec 24, 2021
Fred Michael DeLuca, 89, passed away Friday, December 24th at St. Vincent Hospital. He was surrounded by family at his favorite time of the year.
Fred was born in Erie on May 19, 1932, a son of the late Frank and Assunta “Sue” Biancasino DeLuca. He was a 1950 graduate of Cathedral Prep, and went on to serve in the United...
Saundra Koscelnik
Dec 24, 2021
Saundra (Shenia) A. (Zatkoff) Koscelnik, age 80, of Erie, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at her residence.
She was born in Erie on January 29, 1941, a daughter of the late Lazer and Esther (Evans) Zatkoff.
Saundra graduated from East High School in 1959 and for forty years worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was a member of...
Gunvor Skogsholm
Dec 22, 2021
Gunvor Alice Skogsholm, age 83, died on December 22, 2021, in her home in Erie, PA.
Gunvor was born in Trondheim, Norway on March 21, 1938, to Alida Ovedie Winter and Gabriel Singstad. She was raised in Trondheim, the youngest of six children. On March 29, 1958, she married Einar Skogsholm, of Vuku, Norway. They moved from Norway to Erie, PA...
Sandra Henry
Dec 21, 2021
Sandra J. Henry, age 57, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her residence.
She was born in Erie on June 18, 1964, a daughter of Charles and Margaret Dobson Chatham.
She enjoys spending time with family and sitting around the campfire.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 32 years, Ronald Henry, two daughters,...
Ann Lux
Dec 18, 2021
Ann Williams Lux, 81, of Kissimmee, Florida, and formerly of Erie, died following a long illness on Dec. 18, 2021, at her home with family at her side.
Ann was born in Erie on May 10, 1940, a daughter of the late Rogers and Ann Burke Williams.
She graduated from Villa Maria Academy in 1958 and received a degree in education from...
Karen Botwright
Dec 17, 2021
Karen Botwright, age 66, of Millcreek, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Erie on May 19, 1955, a daughter of Norbert and Norma (McCollum) Kuhl.
Karen graduated from McDowell High School in 1973. She had worked at Barber Center International, Card and Party Outlet, Special Kids Network and retired from...
Douglas Hilbert
Dec 16, 2021
Douglas Hilbert, age 57, of Erie, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Erie, October 17, 1964 to the late Douglas Hilbert Sr. and Maryann Gebhardt. Doug was a graduate of McDowell High School, before becoming a welder, working with Signal Tech.
He loved working on his cars, he was a talented metal worker and...
Mark Charles
Dec 16, 2021
Mark Charles, age 65, of Albion, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Erie, a son of the late Carl and Lonita (Ward) Charles.
Mark graduated from Fairview High School in 1974. He worked as a welder and inspector at GE for over 39 years, retiring in 2013.
In addition to being a great welder and fabricator,...
Jody Bowers
Dec 16, 2021
Jody P. Bowers, age 56, of Cranesville, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Erie, PA on August 20, 1965, a son of Carol (Keith) Bowers of Girard and the late Gerald P. Bowers.
Jody graduated from Girard High School in 1983. He worked construction for over 25 years with Building Systems Inc. His title was...
David Mayhew
Dec 16, 2021
David Michael Mayhew, age 52, of Erie, passed away on Thursday December 16th, 2021. He was born on December 9, 1969 in Erie to the late Carl and Violet Norman Mayhew.
David was graduate of Cathedral Preparatory and obtained his BS in Psychology at Gannon University. He was an avid sports fan especially the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Indians. He...
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