Obituaries
Family Members In Our Care
Local Obituaries for Erie, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania & Surrounding Areas
Vincent Liberatore
Jan 8, 2013
Vincent "Jimmy" Liberatore, age 90, of Erie, died on Tuesday January 8, 2013 at Sarah Reed Retirement Center.
Jimmy was born in Erie on October 6, 1922, a son of the late Giovanni and Lucia Pace Liberatore.
He graduated from Tech Memorial High School in 1942 and served in the United States Air Force from 1944-1946.
He lived in Erie, PA all his...
Mark Wysocki
Jan 7, 2013
Mark P. Wysocki, age 48 of Millcreek, died Monday, January 07, 2013 at St. Vincent Health Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Erie, May 1, 1964, son of Nina Gorelikow Wysocki of Erie and the late Raymond Wysocki.
Mark graduated from McDowell High School. He was previously employed at Lowe's and most recently as a field technician at Urban...
Betty Recicar
Jan 7, 2013
Betty Gallagher Foht Recicar, age 98, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away on Monday January 7, 2013.
She was born November 21, 1914, daughter of Barbara Wellinger and Frank Gallagher.
Betty assisted her husband Howard J. Foht with his retail business for many years. She was also a dedicated homemaker as well as a skilled seamstress. She volunteered many years at...
Hope Moore
Jan 5, 2013
Hope J. Moore, 88, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2013 at Westlake Woods Assisted Living Community in Erie, Pennsylvania. Hope had spent the last several years living in Pennsylvania with her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gary Madara and at Westlake Woods Assisted Living Community. Hope was born the daughter of Howard and Flora Ball in Spencer, West Virginia...
Thomas Karle
Jan 5, 2013
Thomas E. "Tom" Karle, age 80, of Erie, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 5, 2013 at St. Vincent Health Center surrounded by his family.
He was born in Erie on March 20, 1932 son of the late George H. and Frances Karle.
Tom was a proud graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School. He attended Gannon College and went on to serve in the...
Robert Hassler
Jan 4, 2013
Robert Edgar Hassler, age 86, of Erie, died, Friday January 4, 2013.He was born September 28, 1926 in Grove City, PA to the late Jacob P. and Mary E. Dippman Hassler.
Robert attended Grove City Public Schools and Grove City College, graduating in 1949 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He served in the Navy from 1944-1946 in the Radio Intelligence...
James Keene
Jan 4, 2013
James Robert Keene, 64, of Fort Mill, South Carolina passed away unexpectedly, Friday January 4, 2013.
Jim died at his home due to heart complications.
Jim was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 12, 1948. He served in the US Army and is a Vietnam veteran. He lived in Erie, PA where he worked at GE Rail for 39 years, before retiring...
Arthur Donahue
Jan 4, 2013
Arthur J. Donahue, III, age 55 of Erie, died at UPMC Hamot on Thursday, January 3, 2013.
He was born in Erie on March 26, 1957, a son of the late Arthur J. Donahue, Jr. and Diane DeCarolis Donahue.
Arthur attended Strong Vincent High School, and worked for the Erie School District as their school mail man.
He was an avid Browns fan.
In...
Marylin Zysk
Jan 4, 2013
Marylin Mae Anderson Zysk, age 76, of St. Mary's East passed peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, January 4, 2013.
She was born in Lawton, MI on June 13, 1936, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Katherine Delmatter Anderson.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Richard F. Zysk, her brother Jerry Anderson and her sister Thelma...
Kory Perry
Jan 3, 2013
Kory J. Perry, age 24, of Fairview, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, of natural causes at UPMC Hamot. Born October 12, 1988, in Erie, he was a son of Ty C. and Kimberly D. Moore Perry. Kory was a 2008 graduate of Fairview High School where he played football and basketball. He was employed at John V. Schulz Furniture Company...
Doris Gleditsch
Jan 3, 2013
Doris Tyson Gleditsch, age 91, died January 3, 2013 in Erie, PA
She was born on February 10, 1921 in McKeesport, PA, the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Agnes Bankey Tyson. She was a retired executive secretary of the former G.C. Murphy's Co. home office.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Charles W. Gleditsch and...
Myrna Campbell
Jan 2, 2013
Myrna Anna Campbell, age 83, formerly of the Regency at South Shore died Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at St. Mary's at Asbury Ridge.
She was born August 18, 1929 in National City, CA, daughter of the late Jacob and Katharine Bardar Urick.
Myrna was a customer service supervisor with the New York Telephone Co. She retired in 1987 after 20 years of...
Eugene Miller
Jan 2, 2013
Eugene T. Miller, age 81, passed away on January 2, 2013 at Brevillier Village.
He was born on August 14, 1931 the son of the late Eugene and Esther Hartung Miller.
Mr. Miller was a draftsman for 37 years with G.E. He also was a member of Wayne Park Baptist Church and eventually became a deacon. At the age of 7, he...
Gertrude Bonini
Jan 2, 2013
Gertrude Seelinger Bonini, 90, of Erie, died Wed., Jan. 2, 2013 at St. Mary's at Asbury Ridge. She was born Feb. 3, 1922 in Erie, daughter of the late Edward J. and Clara Uhlman Seelinger. A 1940 graduate of Academy High School, she was an executive secretary for Ernst & Whinney CPA, now known as Ernst & Young LLP,...
Jane Arrowsmith
Jan 2, 2013
"Marjorie" Jane Streuber Arrowsmith, 95, of Forestview and formerly of 302 Indiana Drive, Erie, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Born in Erie on March 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alice Veeder Streuber.
In 1936, Jane graduated from Strong Vincent High School and then married her husband, the late Harold F. Arrowsmith, Sr. She enjoyed gardening, travel,...
Emil Michalczik
Jan 1, 2013
Emil W. "Dee" Michalczik age 58, of Erie, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2012 following an extended illness.
He was born in Erie on March 9, 1954, son of the late Emil and Virginia Walter Michalczik.
He was a 1972 graduate of Strong Vincent High School.
Emil owned and operated EWM Telemarketing for over 30 years.
He loved spending time with his family especially...
Donald Gurnett
Jan 1, 2013
Donald G. Gurnett, age 84 of Erie, died Tuesday January 1, 2013 at the Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home.
He was born in Buffalo, NY on June 11, 1928 son of the late George and Helen Hobbs Gurnett.
He attended school in Gasport, NY and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He then came to the Erie Area in...
Loi Phan
Jan 1, 2013
Loi Thanh Phan age 85, of Erie, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Vietnam on November 1, 1927. He came to the United States 20 years ago and lived here in Erie.
He is survived by his wife Hoa Bach; his daughters, Phan Thi Nhung; Phan Thi Lien and her husband Nguyen Minh Luan;...
Nancy Rankin
Dec 29, 2012
Nancy J. Gailey Rankin, 49, died Sat., Dec. 29, 2012 at her residence in Erie. She was born Feb. 12, 1963 in Erie, daughter of the late Edward Gailey and the late Ruth Geist Gailey Fickenworth. She attended Tech Memorial High School, loved spending time with her grandchildren, and enjoyed playing Bingo, going to the casino, and camping. Survivors...
Jack Zeller
Dec 29, 2012
Jack William Zeller, 85, of Manchester Presbyterian Lodge Erie, died Saturday, December 29, 2012.
He was born in Erie, on May 9, 1927 son of the late Hazel Cooper and August Zeller.
Jack served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
He had worked for Penn Dot for 10 years prior to his retirement in 1993.
Jack was a member of the...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
365 Days Of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a lose
