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Frank Scheu
Sep 27, 2020
Frank Scheu, age 89, of Erie, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born April 9, 1931 in Canton Ohio. He moved to Erie in 1947, and worked for Lord Corporation. Franks passions were listening to music, especially banjos, old cars, and household projects.
He is preceded in death by his son, Frank L. Scheu, former...
Mary Fleming
Sep 26, 2020
Mary Catherine (Gallagher) Fleming, age 98, of Erie passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Regency at South Shore with her family at her side. She was born on April 4, 1922 in Erie, the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary (English) Gallagher.
Mary was a graduate of Gannon College and had worked in the Nursing Administration...
Harriet Taylor
Sep 25, 2020
Harriet Taylor, age 91, of Girard, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born in Port Allegheny, PA on January 26, 1929, a daughter of the late Oliver and Marion Aggers Bolte.
Harriet graduated from McKean High School. She had worked at Lake City Industries for over 20 years.
She enjoyed playing the guitar and keyboard; and painting...
Sandra Benoit
Sep 24, 2020
On Thursday, September 24, 2020, Sandra C. Benoit, of Millcreek, passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital at the age of 82.
She was born in Warren, PA on August 28, 1938, the daughter of the late Virgil G. Erickson and Elaine B. Hudson.
Sandra was a 1956 graduate of Warren Area High School and a 1959 graduate of St. Vincent’s School of...
Jeffrey Brown
Sep 24, 2020
Jeffrey A. Brown, 54, of McKean passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at UPMC Hamot after a brave battle with cancer.
He was born in Erie, PA on January 18, 1966, a son to Mary Kay Brown and the late Larry Eugene Brown who passed on June 4, 2019.
Jeff was a graduate of General McLane High School class of 1984...
Dolores Cagnoli
Sep 23, 2020
Dolores Cagnoli, age 85, formerly of Erie, passed away Wednesday September 23, 2020 at her residence in Marlboro, NY.
She was born in Erie on February 14, 1935, a daughter of the late Roman and Josephine Wienczkowski Andrzejewski.
Dolly started her career at St. Vincent Hospital and was further employed at Wolff’s Department Store and Kmart; and worked as an...
Joan Stevens
Sep 23, 2020
The family of Joan E. Stevens mourns her passing on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Springhill.
Joan was born in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of the late, Emil and Mildred Neumann. She graduated from the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and was Head Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit.
Following her marriage to the late Dr. Elmer Stevens, Dr. Stevens entered the...
Gloria Johnson
Sep 22, 2020
Gloria Jean Johnson received her heavenly reward on September 22, 2020. She was born on September 13, 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama. She was one of five children to the late Johnnie L. and Viola Matthews Johnson. Gloria was raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. She graduated from East High School in 1967. She was employed at the Hammermill Paper Company and the...
Michael Thompson
Sep 22, 2020
Michael George Thompson, 57, of Fairview, passed away on Tuesday September 22, 2020, after a valiant six-year battle with colon/liver cancer. Born December 15, 1962 to William and Alice Marie Thompson in Ridgway, PA, Mike spent his entire professional career in Erie.
With an undergraduate degree in Marketing from Clarion University, Mike earned an MBA from Gannon University where he met...
Jane Payne
Sep 21, 2020
Jane Elizabeth Payne, age 84, most recently of Winter Haven, Fla., passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. She was born on August 3, 1936, in Platea, Pa., the eldest daughter of LaVerne and Margaret Downer Payne. She graduated from Edinboro State Teachers College in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and she earned a Master of...
Virginia (Zinna , Ginny) Stebnisky
Sep 20, 2020
Virginia (Zinna , Ginny) Stebnisky of Erie went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at St. Vincent Medical Center.
Born on March 20, 1930 in a “little stone house” in Conneautville, Pa to the late William and Margaret Pearl Smyers Wallace.
Virginia graduated with honors from Albion Area High School, class of 1948, and attended Edinboro State Teacher’s...
Stephan Young
Sep 20, 2020
Stephan Young, age 58, of Erie, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020. He was born in Erie to the late Joseph and Evangelist R.M. Mims Young. Stephan worked for the Mental Health Association (CFST), and previously at the EMI plant, a part of the Gunite Corporation for many years in his younger life.
Stephan enjoyed living the good outdoor life, including...
Robert Grate
Sep 20, 2020
Robert E. Grate age 88, of Erie, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Meigs Co., OH on January 22, 1932 a son of the late Lorin and Gladys Walker Grate. Robert graduated from Harding High School in 1950 and God’s Bible School. He served in the United States Air Force during the...
Catherine Zimmerman
Sep 19, 2020
Catherine L. Zimmerman, age 96, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Elmwood Gardens.
She was born in Reynoldsville, PA on February 2, 1924, a daughter of the late E. Philip and Sara Keller Pifer.
Catherine was a 1941 graduate of Academy High School. She married Edgar Q. Zimmerman on September 9, 1943. She worked at Bliley...
H. Lorraine Steele
Sep 19, 2020
H. Lorraine Steele, age 85, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence with her loving husband and children at her side.
She was born on June 3, 1935 in Wilmington, DE daughter of the late Ralph K. Curry and Helen (Reath) Bloxsom.
Lorraine graduated in 1954 from Wilmington High School and within one month of graduation married
the...
Anthony Newcomb
Sep 17, 2020
Anthony G. Newcomb, age 54, of Lake City passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 after many years of extended illness. Tony was born on September 3, 1966 in Erie and is the son of Wieslawa “Vickie” (Karowicz) and Garlon E. Newcomb Jr.
Tony graduated in 1985 from Bethel Christian High School and attended Arizona State University before entering the U.S....
Mildred Theuerkauf
Sep 16, 2020
Mildred “Millie Kae” Theuerkauf, age 82, of Erie passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 22, 1937 in Conneaut, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roland Hakala and Marion McCleary. Following the death of her father, Millie was raised by her mother and stepfather, Andy Youhas.
Millie was a...
Nancy Kilianek
Sep 16, 2020
Nancy Kilianek passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at her home, following a brief illness.
She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 29, 1940, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ella Mae Polito.
Nancy worked for 27 years at Perry Plastics/Comtech. Afterward, she was a personal caregiver for 20 years, until the age of 76.
Nancy had a good work...
Louise Miller
Sep 15, 2020
Louise Miller, 82, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born on January 1, 1938, in Houston, Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her parents David and Rosa Hobson, two sisters Willa Mae Watson and Nellie Howard, and two brothers David Hobson and William Hobson.
She...
Edith Witt
Sep 14, 2020
Edith Dawkins Witt, age 87, of Erie, passed away peacefully at Elmwood Gardens on Monday, September 14, 2020.
She was born August 5, 1933 in Queens New York, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Tompkins Dawkins.
Edie was married to Ben Witt, the love of her life, who she met on New Year’s Eve in Times Square 1952. They were married...
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