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Mary Carey
May 17, 2017
Mary McEnery Carey, age 88, of Erie passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. She was born February 9, 1929 in Erie the daughter of the late Raymond and Nora Murray McEnery. A lifelong resident of Erie, Mary was a graduate of Mercyhurst Prep High School. She along with her late husband, Emmett, owned and operated Erie Builders...
Donald Knauff
May 14, 2017
Donald C. Knauff, age 86, of Lake City, passed away Sunday May 14, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center.
He was born in Erie on June 12, 1930, a son of the late Alvah Ray and Grace Maxham Knauff.
Donald attended Strong Vincent High School and enlisted in the U.S Navy Reserves for 8 years. He worked as a machinist...
Janet Carlson
May 13, 2017
Janet M. Carlson of Erie, PA, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 95 on Saturday, May 13, 2017. She was born in Czechoslovakia on Dec. 12 1921, and migrated to the United States as a young child, living on a farm in rural Wisconsin. She was educated in a one-room schoolhouse, and she grew up helping to translate...
Frederick Johnston
May 13, 2017
Frederick A. Johnston, 91, of Erie, passed away, on Friday, May 13, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor. He was born on January 21, 1926 in Monessen, Pennsylvania a son of Merle Johnston and Sarah Clark Johnston. He married his wife, Judith A. Goetzinger on August 12, 1961, she survives.
He attended Latrobe High School in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, he was...
Peter Schaper
May 10, 2017
Peter G. Schaper Jr. age 89 of Erie, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at UPMC Hamot surrounded by his family.
He was born in Erie, PA on January 11, 1928 a son of the late Gustav and Florence Miller Schaper.
He graduated from Mercersburg Academy and attended the University of Maryland and Gannon College. He retired from the Charles H....
J. Donald Schwab
May 10, 2017
J. Donald Schwab, age 89, of Erie, a life-long resident of Erie County, died May 10, 2017. Don was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Frances Schwab, and a son, Mark Schwab.
Don graduated from Millcreek High School, served in the United States Navy and graduated Gannon College in 1951.
He was a co-founder of the Erie CPA...
William Trohoske
May 9, 2017
William R. Trohoske, age 79, passed away peacefully on May. 9, 2017 after a lengthy illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 18, 1937, son of the late Robert and Sarah Jane (Hall) Trohoske. Bill graduated from McDowell High School in 1955, where he excelled in sports, earning him the title “Pennsylvania All Around Athlete of...
Gale Ryan
May 9, 2017
Gale Patterson Ryan, age 45, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday May 9, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 6, 1972, a daughter of Linda Green Harmon (Howard) of West Virginia and the late Julian Patterson.
Gale attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, WV until her senior year and then...
Carolyn Brock
May 7, 2017
Carolyn Dexter Brock died at dawn Sunday May 7, 2017 age 82 years having suffered from Lewy Body Dementia for a number of years.
She was born February 17, 1935 in Deming, New Mexico a daughter of the late Leonard and Loula Marr Dexter.
After schools there, she graduated from Oberlin and the New England Conservatory of Music. She was organist at...
John Finn
May 6, 2017
John Thomas Joseph “Jack” Finn, age 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 6, 2017. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 26, 1924, and was the son of the late James F. and Julia M. Howard Finn. Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Leatrice Avie Finn; second wife, Jeanne Parker Finn;...
Herman Klauk
May 6, 2017
Herman K. Klauk age 100, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at his residence.
He was born in McKeesport, PA on January 29, 1917 a son of the late Herman P. and Clara I. Doering Klauk. Herman graduated from East High School in January 1935 and studied two years at Penn State prior to WWII. He married...
Charlene Carter Barnes
May 5, 2017
Charlene Carter Barnes, age 75, of Erie, transitioned from labor to reward on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital. She was born July 13, 1941 in Wayne County, MS a daughter of the late L.J. and Mabel Dickerson Carter.
Charlene was a 1959 graduate of Strong Vincent High School and earned an Administrative Assistant Degree at Erie Business...
Gladys Tompkins
May 5, 2017
Gladys Tompkins, age 91, of Fairview, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Fairview Manor.
She was born in Erie, the daughter of the late William and Edna Mae Kennedy Reck.
Gladys graduated from East High School.
She lived life to the fullest. Gladys was very outgoing, loved telling jokes and putting smiles on people’s faces. She will be...
Connie Canfield
May 5, 2017
Connie Canfield, age 77 of Erie, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer on Friday, May 5, 2017.
She was born in Erie, PA on February 19, 1940, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose Breckley Dylewski.
Connie attended McKean Elementary School and graduated from McKean High School.
She was a clerical supervisor for the Pennsylvania...
Joseph Driscoll
May 5, 2017
Joseph R. Driscoll, age 82, of Girard, passed away on Friday May 5, 2017 at Pleasant Ridge Manor, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Erie on August 6, 1934, a son of the late John Driscoll and Eda Niksa.
After serving in the Naval Air Corp during the Korean Conflict, Joe worked as a Welder, then as...
Kathleen Masolotte
May 5, 2017
Kathleen Ann O’Rourke Masolotte, age 62, of Erie passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at UPMC Hamot following an extended illness with her family at her side. She was born February 26, 1955 in Erie the daughter of the late John “Jack” and Margaret “Peg” Smith O’Rourke. Kathleen was a graduate of St. Benedict Academy (class of ’73) and Villa...
Charles Fey, Sr.
May 3, 2017
ERIE - Charles A. Fey, Sr., 71, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Walnut Creek Nursing Home. He was born in Sharon, PA on April 16, 1946, a son of Louis and Lillian Brockway Fey.
He was a graduate of Sharpsville High School in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, and he served his country with the United States Marines.
Charles...
Mary Spadacene
May 3, 2017
Mary Banducci Spadacene, born in Erie, PA on September 23, 1924, departed this life, surrounded by her loving family, on May 3, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA. Although the hallmark of Mary’s life was her devotion to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, Mary never met an estate sale she didn’t like, a deep-discount sale she could pass up, or an antique...
Nancy Brooder
May 3, 2017
Nancy M. Brooder, age 84, of Erie, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at her residence.
She was born in Bradford, PA on February 17, 1933, a daughter of the late James D. and Helen G. Moore McIntyre.
Nancy was a graduate of Bradford High School. She worked at the Boston Store and was a secretary at the Kahkwa Club...
John Joint
May 2, 2017
John Joseph Joint, age 62, of Erie passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. He was born January 23, 1954 in Erie the son of the late John M. and Anne Gehringer Joint. John attended East High School and played basketball on their JV Team. His love of basketball would carry on throughout his life and he was...
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