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Robert Brosche
Dec 15, 2015
Robert F. Brosche, age 60, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his residence after a brief illness.
He was born in Erie on January 4, 1955, a son of the late John and Mary Panighetti Brosche.
Robert graduated from McDowell High School. He was avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed flower gardening. He loved art of any kind...
Alexandra Slonimskay
Dec 14, 2015
Alexandra Slonimskay, 89, passed away on the morning of December 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical
Center. She was born in Milatopil, Ukraine on August 10, 1926. In the former Soviet Union she received a
medical degree and worked as a pediatrician. After retirement she immigrated to Israel with her beloved
husband Josef Peysakhovich, where she lived for seven years. Ultimately, she joined...

Ruth English
Dec 13, 2015
Ruth "Hennie" Karl English, 90, of Erie, died on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Golden Living Center - Walnut Creek.  She was born on November 3, 1925, in Erie, daughter of the late Frank and Ruth Saurwine Karl.  She Attended Strong Vincent High School and First Alliance Church.     In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...
William Young
Dec 13, 2015
William H. Young, age 85, of Millcreek, died on Sunday December 13, 2015 at Millcreek Community Hospital. Born in East St. Louis, IL, on May 20, 1930, son of the late William and Dorothy Radell Young.
Mr. Young was a graduate of New Kensington High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-1954. He was a graduate of...
Lucille Sweigard
Dec 13, 2015
Lucille E. Sweigard, age 98 of Erie, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Forestview Skilled Nursing Center.
She was born September 7, 1917 in Greenville, PA, daughter of the late Irvin and Martha Hauer Sweigard.
Lucille graduated from Penn High School in Greenville, PA in 1935.
She loved to cook, and was the owner of the LaMeda Tea Room, 713 French St. in...
Helen Wedzik
Dec 13, 2015
Helen Wedzik, age 83, formerly of Lake City, passed away, Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Health South Rehab.
She was born in Mill Village, on January 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Glen and Marie Gable Whitney.
Helen worked at General Electric for many years and retired from there in 1991.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Agnes Fisher
Dec 13, 2015
Agnes Helen Anna Katherine Kuczaj Fisher, age 90, of Millcreek, passed away on December 13, 2015 at Manchester Commons.
She was born in Union City, PA on March 3, 1925, a daughter of the late Stanley and Katherine Rapacz Kuczaj.
Aggie graduated from Union City High School and went to work as a telephone operator at the Boston Store where she met...
Paul Sieber
Dec 12, 2015
Paul A. Sieber passed away surrounded by family on Saturday December 12, 2015. He was born January 21, 1927 in Erie PA to the late Albert and Louise Sieber.
Paul graduated from Erie Tech High School where he was a standout football player and played in the first Save An Eye football game. He served in the United States Army during...
Barbara Weldon
Dec 11, 2015
Barbara Elizabeth Sharp Weldon, age 68, of Erie, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 at St. Vincent Health Center.
She was born in Titusville, PA on January 30, 1947, a daughter of the late Dr. H. David and Adalaide R. (Rush) Sharp.
Barbara was a 1965 graduate of Titusville High School. She worked at Titusville Hospital as a medical secretary and...
Eddie Smith-Riley
Dec 10, 2015
Eddie Lee Smith Riley, age 87, transitioned from labor to reward on Thursday, December 10, 2015.
She was born in Dunnellon, Florida on February 23, 1928 to the late Alzo and Alberta Harrison Smith.
Eddie Lee attended Lakewood High School and was selected class vali Victorian her senior year, then continued her education at Edinboro University majoring in Social Work.
She worked in...
Tiffany Jefferson
Dec 10, 2015
Tiffany Jefferson Gonzales, age 30 of Erie, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her residence.
She was born April 1, 1985 in Erie, daughter of the late Laurie Jefferson and Max Gonzales.
Tiffany attended Strong Vincent High School.
She loved music and was a very kind person. She worked as a caregiver for several years at St. Mary’s Home East.
In addition to her...
Agnes Peterson
Dec 8, 2015
Agnes McDonald Peterson, age 93, of Westlake Woods, passed away Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 at UPMC Hamot.
She was born in Venango, PA on June 2, 1922 a daughter of the late George E. and Frieda Metzger McDonald.
She was a graduate of Cambridge Springs High School and a 1943 graduate of Thiel College. Mrs. Peterson was a schoolteacher in the Uniontown...
Gary Terella
Dec 7, 2015
Gary Terella, age 58, passed away on Monday, December 07, 2015 at his residence in Millcreek following a long battle with cancer.
Gary was born in Erie on November 10, 1957 son of Emma Barbish Terella and the late Michael Terella.
Gary graduated from McDowell High School and Erie County Technical School and was a master craftsman. His passion for playing guitar,...
Kimberly Gorr-Scott
Dec 7, 2015
Kimberly Rae Gorr-Scott age 59, of Millcreek, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical Center after a long and difficult illness with her loving mother at her side.
She was born in Erie on October 30, 1956 the daughter of James Richard Gorr and Beverly Conboy Gorr both of Erie.
She graduated from East High School and then...
Robert Allen
Dec 6, 2015
Robert F. (Bob) Allen, age 84, left this earthly plain peacefully on Sunday morning, December 6, 2015 at home with his beloved animals, after a brief bout with oat cell cancer.
He was born in Erie on February 16, 1931, son of the late Charles and Sarah Dengle Allen.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Bob always worked hard...
Ernest Scott
Dec 6, 2015
Ernest Scott, age 75, of Girard, passed away, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Millcreek Community Hospital.
He was born in Corry, on February 25, 1940, a son of the late Howard Scott and Mavis Debarr Nichols.
Ernest graduated from Wattsburg High School and then entered the Army where he was a cook. He worked at Erie Strayer as steel worker and security...

Robert Jackson
Dec 5, 2015
Robert W. Jackson, age 79, formerly of Erie, died on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Meadville, PA.    He was born on June 13, 1936, in Erie, son of the late Herman Lehman and Loretta Schultz Jackson. Mr. Jackson worked at General Electric Corporation for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Theodore Trampenau
Dec 4, 2015
Theodore C. (Ted) Trampenau died December 4, 2015 at St. Mary’s at Asbury Ridge. Son of the late Fred and Monica Trampenau, he was born in Erie, PA November 7, 1919. While his goal was to live to be 100, a second bout with cancer kept him from reaching that milestone.
Ted’s wife of 68 years, Nancy, their daughters Susan, Sara,...
Katherine Lopes
Dec 4, 2015
Katherine A. Lopes age 59, of Millcreek, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness.
She was born in Erie on August 13, 1956 the daughter of the late William A. and Katherine A. Kelberg Lopes.
Kathy graduated from Villa Maria Academy and received her B.S. and MBA degrees from Gannon University. She worked as a...
Matthew Mclaughlin, Esq,
Dec 3, 2015
Matthew J. McLaughlin, Esq., age 54, a resident of Erie died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at his home from natural causes. He was born on February 6, 1961, the son of the late John M. and Mary Lou (Sitterle)Â Â McLaughlin. He graduated from Cathedral Preparatory School and received a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J. D. from Dickinson School...