Obituaries

Sep 23, 2016

Irene Miller Puline, age 71, of Millcreek, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at her residence.

She was born in Glasgow Scotland on October 17, 1944.

Irene loved her family and will be remembered for being very caring and never having a bad word to say about anyone. She loved Christmas, Christmas shopping and giving her grandchildren and great grandchildren their gifts.

She...

Sep 22, 2016

Margaret Regina Ring, age 93, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016.

She was born in Coalport, PA on October 4, 1922 a daughter of the late Clifford and Frances Rafferty Jepson.

Margaret graduated from Academy High School.

She was a member or St. Jude Church and most recently Holy Cross Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Sep 21, 2016

Colleen Gant, age 42, of Erie, passed away at UPMC Hamot on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. She was born in Albany, NY on November 22, 1973, daughter of John Briggs and the late Patricia Stone Briggs.

Colleen was a member of the 1991 graduating class of Strong Vincent High School. She was kind-hearted, giving and funny yet very stubborn. Colleen enjoyed...

Sep 20, 2016

Georgiann Moles Tressler, age 73, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her immediate family.

She was born in Erie on June 16, 1943, a daughter of the late George Allen and Norma Viola Turnwall Moles.

Georgiann graduated from McDowell High School. She worked as a dispatcher at Cablevision and was most recently a...

Sep 19, 2016

Dianne Marie Balsiger Reyes, age 65, of Edinboro, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016. Born May 29, 1951 in Camp Atterbury, IN, she was the daughter of Mary Anne Buoy Balsiger Grumblatt, and the late Rudolph C. Balsiger.

She was a member of Abiding Hope Lutheran Church and was employed by Minority Health and Education Delivery Systems (M.H.E.D.S) until March...

Sep 19, 2016

Ruth Soder Michalak, age 76, of Erie, passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness, on September 19, 2016. She was born March 28, 1940, a daughter of the late Martha Harmon Soder Tubbs and William Soder.

Ruth was a founding member of the Saint Jude the Apostle Church where she was a member of the Altar Society for many...

Sep 17, 2016

Joseph E. Rice, age 78, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at LECOM Senior Center in Erie. He was born in Erie, on June 14, 1938, the son of the late Joseph S. and Bernetta Katzenberger Rice.

Joseph was a driver for Hammermill Paper Company for almost 48 Years and was a member of the Siebenbuerger Club, Pulaski...

Sep 17, 2016

Donald W. Matters age 95, of Erie, passed away surrounded by family, on Saturday September 17, 2016, at Sarah A. Reed Retirement Center. He was born in Erie Pa. on June 13, 1921. He was the last remaining son of the late Raymond and Jeanetta Matters. Don left high school after the 9th grade to go into the CCC camps...

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

Harold “Hal” Edwin Harrington age 87, of Fairview, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 following an extended illness.

The son of the late Oscar and Mildred Harrington, Hal was born on March 9, 1929 in Martin, Michigan. Raised on a farm in Hickory Corners, MI, he attended school at the W. K. Kellogg School. Hal graduated from the University of...

Sep 15, 2016

Steven E. Riley, Sr., age 99, formerly of Girard Township, died on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Sunrise Senior Living on Presque Isle Bay.

He was born on March 6, 1917 in Girard Township, PA to the late Arthur Riley and Eunice Stevens Riley Godfrey.

Mr. Riley graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in Girard, PA in 1935, and attended the...

Sep 15, 2016

Rose Marie Agnello DiTullio, age 86, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 15, 2016 from a brief illness while surrounded by her family. Rose was born in Erie on July 31, 1930 to John and Josephine Verga Agnello of Villa Praiola, Sicily. She graduated from Strong Vincent High School in 1948, and worked at GTE Corporation for 24 years before retiring...

Sep 14, 2016

Richard C. Chauncey, age 88, of Erie, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

He was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 17, 1928 son of the late Amber Clayton Chauncey and Mary Anderson Patton Chauncey.

Richard attended Academy High School. He was a mailman at Behrend College for 22 years. He was a World War II Vet...

Sep 14, 2016

Judith A. Peterson, age 69, of Fairview, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at her residence after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born in Erie on September 19, 1946, a daughter of the late Andrew and Florence Salchak Zuber.

Judy graduated from Fairview High School in 1964 and Cosmetology School. She worked for many years as a hairdresser and then...

Sep 13, 2016

Mary Jean Dodsworth Walter, 79, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 19, 1937 in Olean, NY, the daughter of the late William Milburn and Isabel Jantzer Dodsworth.  A lifelong resident of Erie, Mary was a graduate of McDowell High School Class of 1956. She worked at...

Sep 10, 2016

Robert Kramer Dietly age 92 of Erie, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Forest View Skilled Nursing Center. He was born in Erie, PA on December 26, 1923 a son of the late Uras and Magdalena Kramer Dietly. After his graduation from Strong Vincent High School in 1941 he served in the 104th Infantry, 26th Division during WWII...

Sep 10, 2016

James E. Smith, of Fairview, passed away on his 84th birthday on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his residence.

He was born in Erie on September 10, 1932, a son of the late John and Veronica Carnecki Smith. Jim attended Cathedral Prep.

Jim was a teacher in a class called Buildings, Trades, and Maintenance at East High School. Then had gone on...

Sep 9, 2016

Richard P. Brady age 91, of Fairview, passed from this world to his heavenly home on Friday, September 9, 2016. He went peacefully, surrounded by his family who will miss him dearly.

He was born in Indiana, PA on July 3, 1925, a son of the late Arlington and Bertha Lightcap Brady. Following graduation from Plumville High School he served in...

Sep 9, 2016

John H. Barnett age 85, of Erie, passed away Friday September 9, 2016 at Millcreek Community Hospital. He was born in London, England on May 19, 1931 a son of the late Herbert and Marge Fern Barnett.

John graduated from the Naval Academy in Greenwich, England. He was employed as the Chief Bar Keeper by the Q.E. II Cunard Lines. John...

Sep 8, 2016

Robert Gottlieb Young, 79, formerly of East 31st Street, died on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at St. Mary's East.  He was born on November 5, 1936, in Eden, NY, son of the late Theodore and Doris Rebman Young. 

A 1954 graduate of Eden High School and a U.S. Army veteran, he earned an associate degree in accounting from Bryant...