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Deborah Mansur
Dec 16, 2012
Deborah Marie Kraus Mansur, 51, of Plano, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.
Debby was born in Erie, PA on December 23, 1960, a daughter of Marilyn Way Kraus and the late Paul B. Kraus.
Debby was a 1979 graduate of Fairview High School and a 1983 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For...
Dona Newcomer
Dec 15, 2012
Dona M. Pietrasiewicz Newcomer, 69, of Erie, died Sat., Dec. 15, 2012, at Meadville Medical Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1943 in Erie, daughter of the late Walter L. and Evelyn Westman Pietrasiewicz I. She graduated from Academy High School in 1962 and worked for Spectrum Control for 21 years. She had also worked as a waitress for...
Ralph Konopka
Dec 15, 2012
Ralph E. Konopka, age 74, of Erie, died at UPMC Hamot on Saturday, December 15, 2012.
He was born in Erie, Pa. on March 1, 1938 a son of the late Stanley and Marion Nielsen Konopka.
Ralph was a graduate of East High School and served in the United States Army. He worked for 43 years with the Erie General Electric Company.
After...
Richard Bridger
Dec 15, 2012
Longtime Millcreek Township Employee
Richard A. "Dick" Bridger, age 83, of Millcreek Township, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Saturday December 15, 2012.
Dick was born in Erie on January 26, 1929, son of the late Clifford and Winifred Wilkins Bridger. He began school in the one room schoolhouse at 5 Points (Hamot Road) and then attended Lakewood...
Mary Durkey
Dec 14, 2012
Mary Calhoun Durkey, age 87, of Fairview, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, at Pleasant Ridge Manor West. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 19, 1925, a daughter of the late John J. and Hannah Scanlon Casey.
Mary was employed at the Boston Store until they closed and then at Elmwood Presbyterian Lodge until her retirement. She enjoyed homemaking and...
Maxine Rogers
Dec 14, 2012
Maxine L. Rogers age 90, of Erie, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 14, 2012.
She was born in Jamestown, NY on November 12, 1922, a daughter of the late Carl and Hazel Lewis Swan. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School and married the late Andrew Rogers in 1941. She worked as a homemaker and raised four children....
Charles Kraus
Dec 10, 2012
Charles E. Kraus Jr., born July 29, 1929 in Aliquippa, PA., the son of Charles E. Kraus Sr. and Julia Greiner Kraus, was the oldest of four siblings. He attended St. Veronica's High School in Aliquippa, PA, where he served as captain of the basketball team and graduated at the top of his class with honors.
At age 17, he served...
Albert Harouff
Dec 9, 2012
Albert W. Harouff, age 68, of Lake City, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at his home. He was born December 7, 1944, in Meadville, a son of the late William E. and Oletha Shorts Harouff. Following graduation from Fairview High School, Al served in the US Navy. He had been employed as a machinist at Morelite-Vista in Erie. Al was...
Henry Brooks
Dec 8, 2012
Henry "Hank" E. Brooks, age 76, of Fairview, PA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on December 8, 2012, to go home and be with his Savior.
He was born on July 19, 1936 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County to the late Avery and Elsie Stafford Brooks.
He served in the US Army at the age of 27. He...
Fred Miller
Dec 8, 2012
Fred Miller Jr. passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday December 8, 2012.
Fred was born February 5, 1926 in Meadville, Pa. son of the late Fred Eugene and Agnes Laver Miller. He attended school in North Venango.
When younger, Fred loved working on the family farm and the Meabon Farm in Wattsburg, Pa. He then had a...
Bettie Hill
Dec 6, 2012
Bettie A. (Nicosia) Hill, age 47 of Erie, PA passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Golden Living Walnut Creek.
She was born in Erie, PA on October 14, 1965, the daughter of the late Charles Nicosia and Rosella Dunlap Nicosia.
She was employed as a personal care attendant.
She is survived by her fiancé, Tom McIntosh; three sisters; Juanita Buckner and...
Rudolph Mester
Dec 6, 2012
Rudolph Mester age 80, formerly of Erie, Pa., died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Med Central Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio.
He was born in Erie, Pa. on January 10, 1932 a son of the late John and Julia Tetar Mester.
He was a student at Strong Vincent High School and worked for many years as a contractor. He was a member of...
Theresa Donn
Dec 4, 2012
Theresa A. "Tessa" Donn, age 85, of Erie died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at St. Mary's at Asbury Ridge.
She was born in Erie, July 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Anthony and Loretta Mischehowski Krainski.
Theresa graduated from East High School and was a homemaker. She was a long time member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church. She loved...
Jean Sama
Dec 3, 2012
Jean Pauline Sama, age 74, of Maryland and formerly of 825 East Grandview Boulevard, Erie, died on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Bowie, Maryland.
Born in Erie on September 23, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Thelma Pauline Bagley Franklin Sr.
Jean was a graduate of Academy High School and Erie Business Center and attended Edinboro University; she...
Albert Straub
Dec 2, 2012
Albert F. Straub age 65, of Erie, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at UPMC Hamot.
He was born in Erie on July 27, 1947, a son of the late Albert J. and Lillian Metz Straub.
Albert graduated from Strong Vincent High School in 1966 and then went on to serve in the United States Navy. After the service, he worked for...
Norman Veith
Dec 1, 2012
Norman Lee Veith, age 79, of Erie and formerly Celebration FL, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Fairview Manor.
He was born in Fairview, PA on June 27th, 1933, the son of the late Raymond and Versal Karr Veith.
Norman was a math teacher for the Millcreek School District for 34 years. He enjoyed traveling with his wife all over...
Thomas Lapping
Dec 1, 2012
Thomas G. Lapping, age 68, of Fairview, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at his residence following a brief illness. Born May 1, 1944 in Green County, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur and Betty Jones Lapping. Tom was a 1962 graduate of Fairview High School and went on to work 50 years at Weislogel Shur Fine Market...
Adeline Harpootlian
Nov 30, 2012
Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Best Friend
Adeline Mary DeRosa Harpootlian, 88, of New Rochelle, New York, died on November 30, 2012 at Erie Presbyterian Lodge in Erie, Pennsylvania. She was born July 25, 1924, in New Rochelle, New York, Daughter of the late Lucy Cioffari DeRosa Lapero and Carlo DeRosa. She graduated from Albert Leonard High School. She...
G. David Burton
Nov 30, 2012
G. David Burton, born in Erie, Pa., a son of the late Donald C. and Ruth Trask Burton, graduated from Strong Vincent High School, Colgate University, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, and the National Foundation of Funeral Service.
He then joined the U.S. Air Force, following which he joined the family firm and became the fourth generation of the Burton Funeral...
Brenda Viszneki
Nov 28, 2012
Brenda Bagby Viszneki, age 62, of Millcreek, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh.
Brenda was born March 11, 1950 in Bumpass, VA, daughter of the late William Hughes and Ida Alice Bagby.
She was a member of St. Julia Catholic Church and past choir member at several parishes. She graduated from Louisa County High School in Virginia and...
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