Obituaries

May 5, 2014

Steven James Burkhart, age 35, of Erie, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Erie on

July 22, 1978 a son of Larry and Debra Withrow Burkhart. Steven was a graduate of East High School and had

been a manager with Rent One.

He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Kenneth C. Burkhart; his maternal grandfather, James

Witherow.

In...

May 4, 2014

Millard Wyatt, age 96, died peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Presque Isle Nursing Home and Rehab Center.

He was born December 5, 1917 in Dalton, Arkansas, the son of the late Sam and Avie Wyatt.

Millard moved to Erie in 1929 where he assisted in the building of the Church of the Covenant, in addition to meeting his beloved wife,...

May 4, 2014

Helen R. Strickland, age 63 of Erie, died Sunday May 4, 2014 at her residence following a short illness.

She was born in Erie, PA, a daughter of the late William and Velma “Jo” Barnett Esters.

Helen graduated from East High School, attended Mercyhurst College, ITT, and Erie Business Center receiving an Associate Degree.

She served in the U.S. Army Reserves and worked...

May 3, 2014

MaryJane “Jane” Vincent, age 87, of Erie, PA passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at home. Jane was born in Watertown, NY on December 24, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Russell and Rebecca Jane Tobin Anderson.

She graduated from Academy High School. In addition to raising her children, Jane worked at GE, the American Heart Association,...

May 2, 2014

Mrs. Alice Denson Fowler heard the voice of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to come home and be with him on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Avalon Spring Nursing Center, where she fought her battle of Parkinson’s disease with love, dignity and great strength. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Alice was born on July 12, 1929 to the late...

May 1, 2014

Beatrice N. Holter, age 90, of Erie, passed away on Thursday May 1, 2014 at Springhill. She was born in Bridgeport, CT, on January 21, 1924, the daughter of the late Chester Encell and Dorothea Seeth Nichols.

Bea was a graduate of Kean College, in Union, New Jersey, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1956, she moved to Erie...

Apr 29, 2014

Wanda Will, age 80, of Erie passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at UPMC Hamot after a brief illness.

She was born in Erie on May 28, 1933, a daughter of the late Stephen and Rose J. Gua Patalita.

After she graduated from Academy High School, Wanda worked at General Electric and then worked with her husband at Will’s General Store....

Apr 28, 2014

Pauline Coffey Tracy, age 66 of Erie passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge Manor East.

Arrangements will be announced by the Burton Wintergreen Funeral Home, 2532 Norcross Road.

Apr 26, 2014

Karl Hagmaier, age 70, of Millcreek passed away Saturday April 26, 2014, at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Karl was born May 31, 1943 in Canonsburg PA son of the late Karl and Agnes Morgan Hagmaier. He attended Strong Vincent High School, Cathedral Prep and graduated from Tech Memorial High School. Karl was an auto mechanic and owned and operated...

Apr 26, 2014

Harvey R. “Butch” Pettys, age 77, of Millcreek passed away Saturday April 26, 2014 at his residence following a long illness.

He was born in Erie, PA October 18, 1936, son of the late Harvey A. and Camella Prouten Pettys.

Harvey was employed at Waldameer Park for 47 years. He was a member of Kearsarge Fire Department for 15 years and a...

Apr 25, 2014

Donald F. Kauffman, age 79, of Fairview passed away on Friday April 26, 2014 at his home at Niagara Village.

Donald was born February 28, 1935 in Champagne County OH son of the late Laurence A. and Mildred Thayer Kauffman.

He attended school there and retired from General Electric in Erie after 28 years of service as a machinist. He was a...

Apr 22, 2014

Atty. Lawrence “Larry” Kinter passed away on April 22, 2014 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Erie, February 9, 1946, the son of the late Dr. Harold “Doc” Kinter and Mildred Wells Kinter. He was a graduate of Cathedral Prep, the University of Pittsburgh and Pitt Law School.

In 1972 he started practicing law as an attorney in private practice....

Apr 21, 2014

Trijaun Cortez Williams age 17, of Homestead, Pa. and formerly of Erie, died at home on Monday, April 21, 2014.

He was born in Erie on January 8, 1997 a son of Chris Williams and the former Trinese Hosey.

He was a senior at Steel Valley High School near Pittsburgh.

Trijaun enjoyed dancing, laughing, cracking jokes, fashion, sports, eating, and kicking it with...

Apr 19, 2014

Apr 18, 2014

Debra Weiss Dombrowski age 55, of East Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 18, 2014 at her residence.

She was born in Erie on June 7, 1958 a daughter of Judith Takach Weiss Lisek of Cranesville and the late Larry P. Weiss Sr.

Debra graduated from Fairview High School in 1976.

Throughout her life she had a love for gardening, baking and...

Apr 18, 2014

Mary “Kay” Wright, 89, of Erie, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at her daughter’s home with her loving family at her side.

She was born in Newtown, IN, on December 2, 1924, the daughter of the late Ralph and Caroline

Miller Harris.

Mrs. Wright was a graduate of Jefferson High School, in Lafayette, Indiana, and St. Elizabeth

School of Nursing and St. Francis...

Apr 16, 2014

Lois Sisson Wilson Gordon, age 93, of Erie, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Millcreek Community Hospital.

She was born January 25, 1921 in Erie, daughter of the late Spencer Alec and Marguerite Nash Sisson.

She graduated with the first class at Erie Day School, attended Mercyhurst Seminary, graduated from Ashley Hall in Charleston, SC and Bradford Junior College in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

She...

Apr 16, 2014

Paul E. Zarenko, Professor Emeritus from Edinboro University and member of Biology and Health Sciences Department for 21 years, age 89, of Erie passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center.

Paul was born in Albion, PA on August 11, 1924, son the late Mike E. and Prona Donch Zarenko. He graduated from Albion High School in...

Apr 16, 2014

Ronald White, age 79 of Greenfield Township, died Wednesday April 16, 2014 at UPMC Hamot.

He was born in Erie, PA in March, 1935, a son of the late Louis and Catherine White.

Mr. White graduated from Northeast High School and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

He was a maintenance mechanic with Welch Foods in Northeast and had...

Apr 15, 2014

Joan Prizinsky Hudson, age 79, of Fairview, died on Tuesday April 15, 2014 at UPMC Hamot. She was born on September 5, 1934 in Erie, the daughter of the late Norma Coleman and Andrew Prizinsky.

Joan graduated from Strong Vincent, class of 1952 and the Hamot Nursing School, class of 1956. She was an ob/gyn nurse at Hamot Hospital where she...