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Richard Miklinski

Richard Miklinski

Apr 12, 2016

Richard (Dick) Miklinski, age 77, of Harborcreek, died Tuesday, April 12 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Erie, PA on December 2, 1938, a son of the late Alexander and Catherine (Jalinski) Miklinski.

Richard was a 1957 graduate of Academy High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958-1962. He was a resident of San Diego, CA where...

Marilyn Lipinski

Marilyn Lipinski

Apr 11, 2016

Marilyn M. Lipinski age 92, of Fairview, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at St. Vincent Medical Center.

She was born in Erie on December 8, 1923, a daughter of the late John and Agatha Godlewski.

Marilyn graduated from East High School. She and her husband owned the Sugar Bowl Restaurant in Lake City right after WWII and then she worked...

Terrence Miller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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