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Terrence Miller
Apr 10, 2016
Terrence A. “Terry” Miller age 59, of Millcreek, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016.
He was born in Erie on July 3, 1956, a son of Donald and Faye Miller and the late Carol Schmid Miller.
Terry attended McDowell High School and has been a member of the Laborers Union 603 for over 40 years.
He loved spending time outdoors, especially hunting...
Mary Ellen Valimont
Apr 10, 2016
Mary Ellen Valimont age 58, of Erie, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 following a lengthy illness.
She was born in Erie on February 6, 1958, the daughter of the late LeRoy J. Valimont, Sr. and Carmella Bongiovanni Valimont.
She was a 1976 graduate of McDowell High School and a 1981 graduate of Villa Maria College. She also attended Gannon University,...
Irwin Wurst
Apr 9, 2016
Irwin R. Wurst, age 87, of Erie passed away Saturday April 9, 2016 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born April 30, 1928, a son of the late Gotlieb R. and Barbara Seelinger Wurst.
Irwin was an avid sportsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, bowling and pitching horseshoes. He worked for Meadowbrook Dairy as a home delivery milkman.
In addition to his parents, he...
Karen Bahrenburg
Apr 7, 2016
Karen Brooks Bahrenburg, age 78, of Erie died on Thursday April 7, 2016 at home. She was born in Erie on Nov 3, 1937, the only child of the late Allene Skinner and Robert W. Brooks.
Karen attended Mercyhurst Prep for two years and graduated from Stoneleigh Burnham School in Greenfield, MA and Marjorie Webster Jr. College. She was a member...
Margaret Fogle
Apr 7, 2016
Margaret Power Fogle, age 88, of Millcreek, passed away Thursday April 7, 2016 at St. Mary’s Asbury Ridge. She was born June 21, 1927, in Oil City, PA, daughter of the late Maurice A. and Helen Donaghy Power.
She was a 1945 graduate of Strong Vincent High School and a 1949 graduate of Villa Maria College. She was an American Red...
Pearl Hammer
Apr 7, 2016
Pearl I. Jones Truschel Pasketvitz Hammer, age 67 of Erie, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 at her residence.
Born on October 17, 1948 in Washington, PA, a daughter of the late Lewis and Myrtle Nichols Jones.
She was a 1966 graduate of Canon McMillen School. She moved to Erie in 1973 and worked in the medical field her entire life until...
Vivian Lemmon
Apr 6, 2016
Vivian Owens Lemmon, age 96, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Manchester Commons. She was born in Warren, PA on February 3, 1920, daughter of the late Leo and Ruth (Patterson) Owens.
Vivian was a 1938 graduate of Kittaning High School. She was employed in retail sales by Eckerd Drug Store and G.C. Murphy’s at the West...
Deborah Wykoff
Apr 4, 2016
Deborah L. Wykoff “Pude”, age 62, of Millcreek, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 4, 2016 at UPMC Hamot.
She was born in Erie on August 31, 1953, a daughter of the late John Thomas and Dorothy Bishop Flynn.
Deborah attended Strong Vincent High School. She enjoyed computer games, family research and ancestry online, camping and family gatherings.
In addition to her parents, she...
Marianne Joint
Apr 4, 2016
Marianne “Joe” Joint, age 86 of Erie, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at St. Vincent Health Center.
She was born June 9, 1929 in Erie, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Blossey Joint.
Marianne worked as a quality control inspector and was a machine inspector in local manufacturing working for R.M. Kerner CO and Plastex.
She was a member...
Jane Peiffer
Apr 4, 2016
Jane Sarah Peiffer passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday the 4th of April, 2016 at her home in Tucson, Arizona. She was a former resident of Corry and Erie, Pennsylvania, and New Bern, North Carolina.
Born in 1922 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, she was the loving daughter of parents who immigrated to the United States from Great Britain.
Jane received...
Phyllis Botwright
Apr 4, 2016
Phyllis A. Botwright, age 83, of Millcreek, passed away Monday April 4, 2016 at St Mary’s East, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Erie on December 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Elizabeth Wertz Clinton.
She graduated from Millcreek High School, Class of 1950, attended Erie Comptometer School from 1951-1952 and was a comptometer operator for...
William Callahan
Apr 3, 2016
William R. “Billy” Callahan, Jr., age 60, formerly of Fairview, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Niagara Village.
He was born in Erie, on August 5, 1955, a son of the late William and Arlene Baldwin Callahan.
Billy graduated from Fairview High School in 1975. He worked for Fairview School District for 25 years in the maintenance department, retiring in 2008.
He...
Edward Rapela
Apr 2, 2016
Edward J. Rapela, 79, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1936, in Erie, son of the late Walter and Mary Mazurski Rapela. A 1955 graduate of Erie Technical High School, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War. He worked as...
Lois Cox
Apr 2, 2016
Lois June Burger Cox, age 88, of Girard, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 2, 2016, peacefully at home.
She was born in Pittsburgh, on October 1, 1927, the daughter of the late Herbert and Matilda Burger.
She worked for 28 years as a meat clerk at Brown Brothers Grocery in Girard.
Lois was a...
Nello Fiorenzo
Apr 1, 2016
Nello Salvatore Fiorenzo, age 90, of Erie, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at UPMC Hamot Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on February 15, 1926 in Erie the son of the late V. James and Flora (Bonaminio) Fiorenzo. Nello graduated from Technical Memorial High School and following graduation served in the U.S. Navy during WW II as...
Matthew Lyden
Apr 1, 2016
Matthew P. Lyden, age 90, of Hermitage died Friday, April 1, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA following a brief illness. He was born May 18, 1925 in Sharon the son of the late Thomas and Ann (Casey) Lyden. Matt was a 1944 graduate of Sharon High School and had attended Youngstown State College before serving with the...
George James
Mar 31, 2016
George Lloyd “Jesse” James, 88, of Millcreek, passed peacefully on March 31, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Erie. He was born on April 19, 1927 in Lock Haven, PA, a son of the late Dorothy and Charles Lewis and Charles James.
After graduating from Lock Haven High School, Jesse joined the Marines in 1945, serving in WWII and the...
Margaret Demarco
Mar 31, 2016
Margaret C. DeMarco, of Erie, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Westlake Woods Assisted Living. She was born in Erie the daughter of the late Ferdinando and Frances (Trolli) DeMarco and later moved to Conneaut, Ohio where they lived for over 15 years before returning to Erie. On July 1, 1942 she married her...
Floy Jordan
Mar 31, 2016
Floy E. Hopkins Zahn Jordan, age 85, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Sarah A. Reed Senior Living Center.
She was born in Spartansburg, PA on November 24th, 1930 the daughter of the late Ward and Lois Smith Hopkins.
Floy graduated from Millcreek High School, class of 1949.
She was a member of the Corry Quilters Guild, the Brokenstraw Antique Tractor...

Janet Miller
Mar 29, 2016
Janet F. Kinsinger Miller, 74, of Erie, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Millcreek Community Hospital. She was born on April 1, 1941, in Erie, PA, daughter of the late James and Loretta Grieshober Kinsinger. A 1960 graduate of Tech Memorial High School, she worked for MediCenter, LEIR, and Health South, retiring in 2004 after 28 years. In addition...