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Guido Bucci
Oct 27, 2017
Guido (Papa) W. Bucci, Sr., age 87, of Erie passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born November 25, 1929 in Erie the son of the late Anthony and Florinda Chicatelli Bucci.
Guido was a 1948 graduate of Strong Vincent High School and served with the US Army during the Korean War. From 1951-1953 he...
Betty Stufft
Oct 27, 2017
Betty Ann (Jablonowski) Stufft, of Millcreek township, passed away peacefully at age 70, on Friday, October 27, 2017 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Ferdinand and Kordula Jablonowski, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Larry Stufft, in 2016, her first-born son, Timothy,...
Joyce Gary
Oct 27, 2017
Joyce C. Gary, age 51, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away unexpectedly on October 27, 2017.
She was born in Abilene, TX on October 29, 1965, a daughter of Tommy Gary (Sharon) of Harrah, OK and the late Linda Shann.
Joyce grew up in Phoenix where she raised her five children, whom she absolutely adored. They were her greatest accomplishments in life. She...
Nancy Weisenbach
Oct 27, 2017
Erie - Nancy E. Weisenbach, 82, of Erie, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Forestview Skilled Nursing Center after an extended illness. She was born on January 22, 1935 in Erie, Pennsylvania a daughter of Michael J. Ring and Lillian S. Johnson Ring. She married Thomas J. Weisenbach, Sr., he survives. Nancy was a 1952 graduate of...
Kenneth Rausch
Oct 26, 2017
Kenneth S. Rausch, age 53 of Erie, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his residence.
He was born in Warren, Ohio February 13, 1964, a son of Janet Garland Rausch and the late Eugene Rausch.
Ken graduated from Warren Western Reserve High School in Warren, OH, Class of 1982 and attended the University of Cincinnati majoring in Electrical Engineering.
He was a...
James Quinn
Oct 26, 2017
James D. Quinn, age 81, of Fairview, passed away October 26, 2017 at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Jim was born April 21, 1936 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was the son of the late Daniel Leo and Irene (Weston) Quinn.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1959 with a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering. Later, he went on to take...
Gloria Shiley
Oct 25, 2017
Gloria Shiley, age 75, formerly of Albion, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.
She was born in Erie on July 22, 1942, a daughter of the late William and Vera Devies Butler.
Gloria graduated from Albion High School. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide at Pleasant Ridge Manor for over 20 years.
She was a great mom and...
Peter Jackson
Oct 25, 2017
Peter Jackson, age 26, of Edinboro and Fairview, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.
He was born in Erie on January 27, 1991, a son of Mark A. and Keegen M. Guyer Gennuso of Fairview.
Peter graduated from Fairview High School in 2010 where he was a star athlete on the football team. He went on to serve in the...
Ronald Linton
Oct 24, 2017
Ronald Lee Linton age 76, of Erie, passed away quietly on October 24, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Franklin, PA on July 16, 1941. After graduating from Franklin High School he moved to Erie and worked as a tube bender for Riley Stoker for 39 ½ years before it’s closing in 2009. Ron was always a hard...
Rosalie Eppley
Oct 24, 2017
Rosalie “Rose” F. Eppley, age 77 of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at her residence.
She was born in Erie January 1, 1940, a daughter of the late Ethelburt and Mae Brozell Fiesler.
Rose graduated from McDowell High School, Class of 1957.
She owned and operated a local quilt shop, Patches, until she retired in 1998. In earlier years, she...
Howard Lincoln
Oct 23, 2017
Howard Conrad Lincoln, age 79, of Erie, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2017, surrounded by his wife and family. Howard was born June 28, 1938 in Erie, PA to Nina Soloway Lincoln and Barney Lincoln. A graduate of Academy High School, Howard participated in many sports including football and swimming, and followed in his father’s footsteps as a...
Marjorie Harmon
Oct 22, 2017
Marjorie Jane (Morrison) Harmon, age 94, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2017 in Erie, PA.
Margie was born June 15, 1923 on a farm in Hawthorn, Pa, the oldest child of Percie and Cora Mae (Hepler) Morrison. She walked 4 miles to a country school and had 8 years of perfect attendance.
She graduated in 1941 from Hawthorn High School.
Margie was...

Nancy Wright
Oct 22, 2017
Nancy Wright, age 71, of McKean, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday October 22, 2017.
Nancy was born in New Hampshire on August 19, 1946 daughter of the late Albert K. and Helen (Orloski) Deckman. She graduated from Greenlawn NY High School and attended Kathryn Gibbs Secretarial School in Manhattan. Some of her favorite hobbies included rubber stamping, ceramics...
Madelyn Johnson
Oct 21, 2017
Madelyn Johnson passed away on October 21, 2017 at the age of 93 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri from complications associated with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Buckingham, Colorado on June 11, 1924. Madelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Richard “Dick” Johnson, daughter Martha Johnson of Seattle and son Paul of Leland, N.C. She is survived by her...
Cecelia Guagliardi
Oct 21, 2017
Cecelia F. Grumblatt Guagliardi, age 92 of Erie, passed away quietly at Manchester Commons in Erie, on Saturday, October 21, 2017.
A lifelong Erieite, Ceil was born at home on West 24th Street to Frank (Joe) and Frances Hellman Grumblatt on March 26th, 1925. She was the youngest daughter and the oldest surviving child from a family of nine children. She...
Maurita Mead
Oct 20, 2017
Maurita Ann (Costa) Mead, age 74 of Erie, passed away on October 20, 2017 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 15, 1942 alongside her surviving, beloved twin sister, Marie Bebell, whom she shared an extraordinary bond with. They are the daughters of Genevieve Costa and the late James Costa.
Maurita attended St....
Douglas Smith
Oct 18, 2017
Douglas M. Smith, age 67, of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
He was born in Erie on May 19, 1950, a son of the late Ellsworth and M. Irene Stevens Smith.
Doug attended Fairview High School. He was in construction his whole life. Started his own business, Smith Drywall and then worked for...
Felecia Skala
Oct 18, 2017
Felecia Nicole Skala age 31, of Erie passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2017 at her residence.
She was born in Erie on February 11, 1986 a daughter of Thomas Eugene Dick (Cindi Farbo) and Hillary Anne Skala.
She attended Summit High School in Colorado and went on to receive her BA degree in Marketing and Communications from the University of South...
James Chapin
Oct 17, 2017
James R. “Jim” Chapin age 86, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Sarah A. Reed Retirement Center.
He was born in Buffalo, NY on February 16, 1931 a son of the late George A. and Ethel Shoen Chapin.
Jim graduated from Kenmore High School in 1949 and the Pratt Institute in 1954 with a BFA dgree. He served...
Frances Stefurak
Oct 15, 2017
Frances E. Stefurak, age 102 of Fairview, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 15, 2017, surrounded by her family at Manchester Commons Senior Living.
She was born in Pittsburgh on April 20, 1915, a daughter of the late George and Frances Landstorfer Eibeck.
Frances was a homemaker most of her life and had worked as a receptionist at Hess Brother Optical for over...