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Gary Baughman

Gary Baughman

Apr 30, 2019

Gary R. Baughman, age 53 of Erie, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. 

He was born in Erie, May 21, 1965, a son of Carol Raymond Baughman and the late Richard Baughman. 

Gary graduated from Academy High School in 1984. He was employed in the maintenance department of Country Fair for many years...

Mark Peterson

Mark Peterson

Apr 30, 2019

Mark Alan Peterson, age 54, of Charolette, North Carolina, passed away at his home, Thursday, April 30, 2019. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, August 25, 1964, to John and Patricia Brogden Peterson. 

Mark Graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School class of 1982, before attending West Virginia University. After college, Mark began a career as a computer security engineer and...

Douglas Steiner

Douglas Steiner

Apr 29, 2019

Douglas L. Steiner, age 64, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born in Erie, on September 29th, 1954, a son of the late Dale and Shirley Steiner.

Doug worked for 35 plus years at General Electric as an Assembler.

He was a lover of being outdoors and loved boating and water sports....

Dr. Karen Williams

Dr. Karen Williams

Apr 27, 2019

Dr. Karen Christensen Williams, 50, of Erie, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at UPMC Hamot after complications of breast cancer.  She was born on July 15, 1968 in Ames, Iowa.

Karen grew up on a Midwest farm near Ogden, Iowa where she graduated from Ogden High School and was active in her community.  She received her bachelor's...

Audrey Adell (Reisenauer) Boyd Bolger

Audrey Adell (Reisenauer) Boyd Bolger

Apr 27, 2019

Audrey Adell (Reisenauer) Boyd Bolger, passed away on, April 27, 2019 at Manchester Commons surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Erie, June 12, 1927, daughter of the late Joseph and Hildegard Reisenauer. 

A life-long resident of Erie, she graduated from Academy High School and was employed at Lake Shore Pattern Works.  She was a member of Immanuel...

Helene Grande

Helene Grande

Apr 25, 2019

Helene Comtesse Stent Grande joined eternity on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Helene was born in Erie on January 5, 1947 the daughter of the late Albert A. Stent and Janice A. McCartney Stent.

Helene was a graduate of Strong Vincent High School class on 1964. She earned an Associate’s Degree in Specialized...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Apr 24, 2019

Robert W. Johnson, age 80 of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at St. Mary’s Asbury Ridge. Born on August 2, 1938 in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Orville and Edith (Winne) Johnson.He served as a Museum Curator and Director at a number of museums including the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Landis Valley Village...

Lena Filippo

Lena Filippo

Apr 24, 2019

Lena M. Filippo, age 101, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Sarah Reed Senior Living Center. She was born August 12, 1917 in Erie the daughter of the late Constantino and Antoinette Amendola Filippo.

Lena was a graduate of East High School and had worked at the former Boston Store and later was an executive secretary at the...

Lois Lyons

Lois Lyons

Apr 23, 2019

Lois T. Lyons age 76, of Erie passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Aliquippa, PA on January 31, 1943 a daughter of the late Owen Bruce and Julia Matijasic Thompson. Lois was a 1960 graduate of McDowell High School. She was employed by GE and later worked for Urick Foundry. She was...

Grace Semrau

Grace Semrau

Apr 23, 2019

Grace Howard Semrau, age 100, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the Sarah Reed Senior Living Center with her family at her side. She was born September 7, 1918 in Erie the daughter of the late Charles W. Howard, Sr. and Catherine Barrett Howard.

Grace was retired from Isaac Baker & Son clothing store and was a member of...

Jacqueline Lewicki

Jacqueline Lewicki

Apr 22, 2019

Jacqueline June Lewicki age 36 of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 in Erie, PA.

She was a 2000 graduate of McDowell High School and attended IUP.

Jacqueline worked in the restaurant industry as a Kitchen Manager.

She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Ed and June Lewicki; maternal grandparents, Bill and Ginny Freeman; an aunt, Kathy Lewicki Pude and...

Ingrid Elwell

Ingrid Elwell

Apr 21, 2019

Ingrid E. Elwell, age 85, of Erie, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Walnut Creek Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born in Leipzig, Germany on May 9, 1933, a daughter of the late Paul and Erna Erdmann Dummer.

Ingrid graduated from school in Germany and was a wonderful wife and mother.  She loved “the people” of Ridgebury Apts., and...

Stanley Marsowicz

Stanley Marsowicz

Apr 20, 2019

     Stanley F. Marsowicz, 76, of Erie, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Sarah Reed Senior Living.  Formerly of West 26th Street.     

     He was born on July 15, 1942, in Erie, Pa., son of the late Anthony and Rose Marie Manna Marsowicz.  A graduate of Tech Memorial High School, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked...

Kelly Helsel

Kelly Helsel

Apr 20, 2019

Mary Patricia McCallion Helsel (Patti) age 73, died April 7, 2019 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her daughter, Kelly Ann Helsel, age 48, passed away two weeks later on April 20, 2019.

Patti was born May 15, 1945, the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Veiga McCallion. Patti was a proud graduate of St. Patrick grade...

William Barto

William Barto

Apr 19, 2019

William S. “Bill” Barto, age 66, of Fairview, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital following recent surgery.

He was born in Erie on April 12, 1953 a son of the late Joseph and Helen Bartko Barto.

Bill graduated from Fairview High School in 1971, worked many years at Ryder Truck Rental as a mechanic and then becoming...

Christine Mulvin

Christine Mulvin

Apr 19, 2019

Christine M. Mulvin, age 54 of Erie, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at her residence.                

She was born September 24, 1964 in Erie, before attending Union City High School.

Christine is survived by many loving family members, whom she enjoyed spending all of her time with. She was an excellent cook, she loved to crochet, to go fishing, and spend...

Judith Wallace

Judith Wallace

Apr 18, 2019

Judith D. Wallace, age 80, of Millcreek, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Bickford of Presque Isle Bay following a brief illness.

She was born on February 4, 1939 in Ridgeway, PA, a daughter of the late Ellwood and Lavonia Garber Kriegel.

Judith graduated from Ridgway High School.

She was a longtime member of Lakewood United Methodist Church, where she was...

Lee Robertson

Lee Robertson

Apr 17, 2019

Lee H. Robertson, 85, of Millcreek, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center.

He was born in Erie, on July 29, 1933, the son of the late Carl and Katherine Nicholas Robertson.

Lee attended the old Millcreek High School. He worked for the family business, C.L.R. Robertson & Sons, building new homes and remodeling existing ones.  The business...

Joan Goodwin

Joan Goodwin

Apr 17, 2019

Joan Goodwin, age 81, of Erie, went home to be with The Lord, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at her residence.

 

She was born September 9, 1937 to the late Wallace Rounds and Dorothy Cipriano. Joan was a member of the first graduating class of McDowell High School in 1955, before beginning her career as a tester for API for over...

Ed Askey

Ed Askey

Apr 14, 2019

Ed V. Askey Jr. passed away from natural causes on Sunday, April 14, 2019, two months before his 90th birthday.

Survivors include wife Lynn; children Vince, Karen (husband Lance) and Lynda (husband Craig); brother Dave (wife Sheila); six grandchildren (Bradley, Cameron, Duncan, Dougie, Jason and Sabrina); and several nieces/nephews and grand-nieces/nephews.

His friends and family will always remember Ed as a loving,...

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