Obituaries

Aug 18, 2014

Louise Kruszewski Stein passed away on August 18, 2014 in Rochester, N.Y. She was born in Erie, Pa. on September 11, 1942 to the late Jerome and Virginia Kruszewski. She is predeceased by her sister, Anita Kruszewski DeRemer. She is survived by her loving husband, Jack Rollwagen of Brockport, NY ; her siblings, Jerry Kruszewski (Judy) of Harborcreek, PA; Mary...

Aug 18, 2014

Louise Kruszewski Stein passed away on August 18, 2014 in Rochester, N.Y. She was born in Erie, Pa. on September 11, 1942 to the late Jerome and Virginia Kruszewski. She is predeceased by her sister, Anita Kruszewski DeRemer. She is survived by her loving husband, Jack Rollwagen of Brockport, NY ; her siblings, Jerry Kruszewski (Judy) of Harborcreek, PA; Mary...

Aug 16, 2014

Vena L. Bailey, of Erie, died on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services. She was born in Erie on March 19, 1937, a daughter of Ward and Gladys Watson.

Vena worked for Janitor Jim for 21 years. She often cleaned at the Court House and made many friends there. She loved to watch wrestling specially John Cena, Hulk Hogan,...

Aug 15, 2014

Charles (Chuck) E. Guagliardi, age 91, of Erie died on Friday August 15, 2014 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Warren, OH on October 28th, 1922 to the late Frank and Frances Napolitan Guagliardi, Chuck was the eldest son from a family of five children.

He and his family moved to Erie’s Little Italy at a young age and attended...

Aug 15, 2014

Calvin Jackson Jr. age 58, of Erie, passed away quietly at home on August 15, 2014. He was born in Erie, Pa. on May 5, 1956 a son of the late Calvin Jackson Sr. and Wileler Roberts. He was a graduate of Tech Memorial High School. Calvin served in the US Marines and returned to Erie where he attended Edinboro...

Aug 15, 2014

Philip F. Montowski, age 72, of Erie, passed away on Friday, August, 15, 2014 at Presque Isle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

He was born in Cleveland, OH on September 24, 1941 a son of Felix and Regina Bobrowski Montowski.

Philip was a graduate of Gilmour Academy High School and then attended John Caroll University and graduated from Kent State University with Bachelor’s...

Aug 14, 2014

Aug 13, 2014

William A. “DeeDae”, Graham Jr., age 67 of Erie, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness.

Born in Houston, Miss. On June 14, 1947, he was the son of the late William A. Graham, Sr. and Maudie Moffatt Graham.

He served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 36 years.

William...

Aug 12, 2014

Florence M. Smith, age 87, of Erie, was born on May 25, 1927 and died August 12, 2014 after a brief illness.

Florence received her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from Villa Maria College and her Master’s Degree in Library Science from Case Western Reserve.

She served the Erie community from 1949 through 1996 as a librarian with the Erie Public...

Aug 11, 2014

Richard L. “Rick” Ballard, Jr., age 43, of Albion passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 31, 1971, the son of Richard Ballard, Sr. and Doris Griffis Aleksiewicz.

Rick graduated from General McLane High School. He was a die hard Cleveland Browns fan, movie fanatic, but most of all, he loved his family.

In addition...

Aug 11, 2014

Terence Elliott Ponder, Sr., age 43, of Walkersville MD and formerly of Erie died Monday, August 11, 2014.

Born in Erie on June 18, 1971 a son of Willie Larkin and the late Laverne Copeland Ponder.

Terence was a graduate of Tech-Memorial High School, Class of 1989 and completed his education at WRITCO Technical School. He worked as a Telecommunications Analyst. He...

Aug 10, 2014

Aug 9, 2014

George E. Diller, age 89, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014 suddenly at home.

He was born on May 2, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Elvin J. Diller and Ruth Davis Diller. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Allison Diller and their son, James L. Diller and his wife Sheila of Tucson, AZ.

George graduated from Munhall High School...

Aug 9, 2014

Shirley A. Brunner, age 78, Fairview passed away Saturday August 9, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

She was born on May 31, 1936 daughter of the late Herschel M. and Edna Courtwright Clark.

She was a 1954 graduate of Bradford High School.

As well as being a homemaker, Shirley worked at the Bradford Area School District and Fairview School District as a...

Aug 6, 2014

Sung Won Baek, age 47, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at his residence following a battle with lung cancer.

He was born in South Korea on November 11, 1966 a son of Humdo and Jea S. Kwon Baek.

He was a devoted Decon of the Korean Presbyterian Church of Erie. He loved to play golf and started a...

Aug 6, 2014

William F. “Mac” McShane Jr. age 66, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

He was born in Youngstown, OH on July 12, 1948 a son of the late William F. Sr. and Nancy McCarthy McShane.

Mac graduated from Strong Vincent High School and then went on to serve in the United States Navy Seabees during the Vietnam War.

He worked...

Aug 5, 2014

Joseph Michael Szymanowicz

Joe Szymanowicz lost his battle with cancer on August 5, 2014 at the young age of 76. He was born in Erie on November 15, 1937 a son of the late Leo and Helen Szymanowicz.

He attended Cathedral Prep and graduated from Gannon University. Joe and his wife Fran were second generation owners of the Glass House Inn.

Joe had...

Aug 4, 2014

Jeffrey Warren Spare age 66 of Erie, died Monday August 4, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Ellwood City, PA on April 8, 1948 a son of the late Warren C. and Mary Matthews Spare. He had been employed most recently with CL Tech Group and taught computer networking at TSBI in the evenings. He had...

Aug 3, 2014

Richard (Dick) N. Trombetta. Age 85, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Pleasant Ridge manor West.

He was born in Erie on May 21, 1929, son of the late Peter and Cecelia Trombetta.

He graduated from Cathedral Prep and played on the basketball team. He went to St. Bonaventure University. He worked for the PA Railroad as a braker. Dick and...

Aug 3, 2014

Barbara J. Spearman Dykes, age 60 of Erie, died suddenly Sunday, August 3, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center.

She was born in Erie, Pa. on June 19, 1954 a daughter of the late Francis and Mary Dykes Spearman.

Barbara graduated from Academy High School, and the University of Buffalo.

She was a telephone operator with GTE for many years.

Barbara was a member...