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Robert Orlosky Jr.
Mar 20, 2018
Robert S. (Bob’O) Orlosky, Jr , age 74, of Erie passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 28, 1944 in Erie the son of the late Robert and Mary Ann Kramer Orlosky.
Bob served with the US Army during the Vietnam War and later became a computer programmer at E.C.C.A....
Joseph Donato
Mar 19, 2018
Joseph "Joe" F. Donato, age 79, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Sarah Reed Senior Living.
He was born in West Hickory, PA on November 17, 1938 a son of the late Millie Gruteria Lord and Alphonso Donato.
Joe graduated from West Forest High School in Tionesta, PA, served in the U. S. Army National Guard and...
Daniel Landsberg
Mar 19, 2018
Daniel Morris Landsberg, age 95, of Erie, died on Monday March 19, 2018. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 5, 1922, a son of the late Morris and Rose Landsberg.
Daniel graduated from Academy High School in 1940 and attended classes at Gannon College. He proudly enlisted and served in the United States Army Air Force during World...
Clarence Shearer
Mar 19, 2018
Clarence J. Shearer age 90, of Girard, passed Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Soldiers and Sailors home in Erie.
He was born in Erie, on September 11th, 1927, the son of the late John and Chlorice (Brosius) Shearer.
Clarence served in the 511th Parachute Infantry of the United Sates Army during WWII.
He retired as a semi-truck driver from GE in Erie....
Gary Skovron
Mar 19, 2018
Gary Michael Skovron passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at Pleasant Ridge Manor. Gary lived fast, died relatively young, and looked good through it all.
He was truly one of a kind.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Michael Skovron and Mrs. Jean Aitken Skovron, along with a grandson, Michael Skovron Harkness.
Gary is survived by his...
Jean Altomonte
Mar 19, 2018
Jean Ruth Altomonte, age 87, of Erie and formerly of Uniontown, PA, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Ball Pavilion of Brevellier Village.
She was born on August 30, 1930 in Uniontown, PA, the daughter of the late Andrew and Suzanna Hllavach.
She worked as a telemarketer for more than 20 years with the Herald Standard newspaper and...
Sr. Dorinda Young Ssj
Mar 18, 2018
Sister Dorinda Young, SSJ, age 78, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on March 18, 2018. She was born Judith Anne Young in Erie, PA on March 6, 1940, the daughter of Daniel and Dorinda (DeMaison) Young. She later became Sister Dorinda after entering the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1958 from St. Andrew Parish, Erie,...
Wanita Orzechowski
Mar 17, 2018
Wanita M. Ploss Orzechowski age 77 of Erie, passed away Saturday March 17, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born in Union City on December 23, 1940, a daughter of the late Ethel M. Thornton Brookhouser and Nellis Ploss.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, and loved books and crocheting. Most important she was a dedicated mother...

Nataline Masolotte
Mar 17, 2018
Nataline M. “Tillie” Masolotte passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA after a brief illness.
Born June 27, 1915 in Norwich, PA, she was the daughter of Massimo and Marea (Garbi) Mosolotti.
Upon her graduation from high school in 1932, Tillie worked as a secretary. At the outbreak of WWII, she then worked for the...
John Colvin
Mar 16, 2018
John W. Colvin, 97 years old and a former Summit Township Supervisor, died on Friday, March 16, surrounded by family in the home he built 70 years ago. He spent his childhood working on his grandparents’ farms in Summit and went onto serve in the army during WWII as a Tech Sargent First Class with the 5th Army, 88th Division,...
Florence Zatkoff
Mar 16, 2018
Florence Orloff Zatkoff, age 78, of Erie passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. She was born January 29, 1940 in Erie the daughter of the late John and Katherine Zuravleff Orloff.
Florence was a graduate of East High School and Hamot’s School of Nursing. She worked at Hamot Medical Center, and for many years...
Fr. Deacon Phillip Popoff
Mar 15, 2018
Fr. Deacon Phillip William Popoff, age 92, of Erie passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at St. Mary’s at Asbury Ridge. He was born on December 29, 1925, in Erie, Pennsylvania where he lived the majority of his life. He was the youngest son of John “Evan” and Agafia Popoff. He attended East High School, as well as Tech...
Peter Bogardus
Mar 15, 2018
Peter Charles Bogardus, age 80 Fairview, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at UPMC Hamot in Erie.
He was born October 14th 1937, in Bradford, PA to the late Charles T. and Rowena Iverson Bogardus. He attended Bradford High School and upon moving to North Canton, OH in his senior year he graduated from Hoover High School. He enlisted...
Robert Snyder
Mar 14, 2018
Robert “Butch” Snyder, Jr. age 61, of Fairview, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Erie on February 9, 1957 a son of the late Anna Deutsch Snyder Erven.Butch attended Fairview High School and then went on to work as a Welder and Foreman at Erie Sand and Gravel for...
Violet Neal
Mar 13, 2018
Violet C. Hill Neal, age 76 of Erie, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
She was born in Punxsutawney, PA March 22, 1941, a daughter of the late John Carson Hill and Ethel May Lewis Hill.
Violet graduated from Harborcreek High School, and was a molding division supervisor at Plastek retiring in 2001.
Violet enjoyed much in life...
Margaret Bogardus
Mar 11, 2018
Margaret (Peggy) Hain Bogardus, age 77, of Erie passed away peacefully Sunday, March 11, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 3, 1940 in Erie the daughter of the late Robert D. and Margaret Mahoney Hain.
Peggy was a 1958 graduate of East High School and then attended Hamot’s School of Nursing. She then received...
Britt Everett Jr.
Mar 11, 2018
Britt Everett, Jr., age 62 of Erie, passed away on March 11, 2018 at his residence.He was born in Erie on December 27, 1955, a son of the late Britt Everett, Sr. and Ollie Mae McKines Everett.Britt graduated from Strong Vincent High School, Class of 1975.He was an avid pool shooter, and was a Buffalo Bills fan. He was loveable,...