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Martha T. Campbell
Jul 31, 2023
Martha T. Campbell, age 95, of Erie, passed away and in so doing fulfilled her baptism on Monday, July 31, 2023 at The Sarah Reed Home. She was born in Bellefontaine, OH on April 5, 1928 to the late Otis and Mary Tannehill.
Martha graduated from Cedarville College and Pittsburgh Xenia Seminary; among only the second class of women to have...
Elfreda P. Karmazin
Jul 29, 2023
Elfreda P. Karmazin, age 91, of Erie, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at home with her granddaughter, Destiny Pursell by her side.
She was born in Erie on September 26, 1931, a daughter of the late William Nelson and Media (Weldon) Silvis Nelson.
Pat worked as the head cook at Gannon University for 25 years.
In addition to her parents, she...
Lillian Kennedy
Jul 28, 2023
Lillian Blackman Nemenz Kennedy, age 95 of Erie, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at St. Vincent Hospital.
She was born in Edmonton, Canada on February 5, 1928, a daughter of the late Helen and Michael Sereda.
Lillian came to Erie from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and was a hostess at the Erie Maennerchor Club for 48 years.
She was a member of...
Joseph E. Craven
Jul 28, 2023
Joseph E. Craven 63 of Erie passed away on Friday, July 28,2023, at home following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born February 14, 1960, in Erie, a son of the late John Sr. and Jane Myhoffer Craven.
He worked as a laborer in plastic manufacturing for many years. He enjoyed fishing and was a former member of the...
Delores A. Sigman
Jul 26, 2023
Delores A. Sigman, age 68, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Atlanta, GA, on October 12, 1954, a daughter of the late Cullom Oliver and Mary Elizabeth Handley Wakefield.
Delores was a graduate of Towers High School in Decatur, GA. She worked at Tops Friendly...
Joseph Elton "Jody" Leopold
Jul 26, 2023
Joseph Elton “Jody” Leopold, age 67, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday July 26, 2023, at his home.
He was born on November 17, 1955, in Erie, PA, the son of May Elaine Pfeffer Leopold Zula and the late Edward Ralph Leopold.
Joseph was a 1973 graduate of Fairview High School. He worked as a laborer in plastic manufacturing. He loved spending...
Maureen E. Hoffman
Jul 26, 2023
Maureen E. (Jones) Hoffman, age 86, of Fairview, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
She was born in Erie, PA on September 3, 1936, the eldest daughter to the late Luella (Haaf) and Maurice C. Jones.
Maureen attended Holy Rosary Elementary School, Mercyhurst Seminary and college, graduating with a BA in English Literature in 1958. She married Robert J. Hoffman...
Lorrie Lynn Harrison
Jul 25, 2023
Lorrie Lynn Harrison, age 50, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 at her residence.
She was born in Erie on March 4, 1973, a daughter of Dale Matha and the late Patricia Kimmy Matha.Lorrie worked in the health care field and later went on to become the co-owner and operator of the Brink’s auto service where she worked...
Martha Elinore Elaine Kocher
Jul 24, 2023
Martha Elinore Elaine Kocher, age 74, of Lake City, passed away peacefully Monday July 24, 2023. Martha was a strong and caring woman who faced a challenging illness with grace and humor, she taught her family a lot and will be missed by many.
Martha was born July 29, 1948 in Erie, PA, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Eleanore...
William P. Nelson
Jul 24, 2023
William P. Nelson, age 73, of Erie, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023, at his home.
He was born on June 16, 1950 in Erie, PA, a son of the late Leonard and Mary (Christie) Nelson.
William was a process technician with Erie Molded Company for over 30 years. He was a dedicated member of the American Legion Post #773, where he...
Cheryl Mason
Jul 23, 2023
Cheryl Mason, age 70, of Erie, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Saint Vincent Hospital. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 12, 1953 to the late Benjamin and Flora Brown Mason. Cheryl earned her master’s degree and worked as a case manager and social worker.
She loved to cook, read, spend time with her family, and her church...
Cheryl LaCoe
Jul 22, 2023
Cheryl LaCoe, age 77, of Erie, PA passed away July 22, 2023, at LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Erie, PA on September 7, 1945, to the late Louis Carl Faulhaber and Leatrice May Engle Faulhaber.
Cheryl had a very strong faith and was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church. The Lord was her life,...
Karen E. Brinklow
Jul 22, 2023
Karen E. Brinklow, age 79, of East Springfield, passed away on Saturday July 22, 2023, at her home.
She was born on March 30, 1944, in Erie, PA, the daughter of the late Douglas D. and Eleanor M. Brinklow.
Karen was a graduate of St. Benedict Academy. She worked as a machine operator at Steris Corporation for over 30 years.
In addition to...
Bernard L. "Barney" McLaughlin
Jul 21, 2023
Bernard L. (Barney) McLaughlin, age 99, of Erie passed away Friday July 21, 2023 at the Sarah Reed Senior Living Center. He was born February 17, 1924 in Erie the son of the late Daniel and Bridget McLaughlin.
Bernard attended Sacred Heart grade school, Rosevelt Junior High School and graduated from Erie Tech High School. He served with the US Army...
Mary Ellen Carrick
Jul 20, 2023
Mary Ellen Carrick, age 84, formerly of East Grandview Boulevard, in Erie, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at UPMC Hamot Hospital.
She was born on July 2, 1939, in Erie, to Rufus and Euellen (Green) Falk.
Mary Ellen graduated from Strong Vincent High School. For more than fifty years, she worked in various departments for Loblaws and Quality Markets, acting...
Judith Minhinnick
Jul 20, 2023
Judith Crowell Minhinnick, age 81, of Erie, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 20, 2023
She was born in Erie on May 23, 1942, a daughter of the late Merle and Emma Walter Crowell.
She graduated from Katherine Gibbs College.
Judy worked for Calvary Cemetery for 10 years and she very much enjoyed going to the hairdresser.
In addition to her parents,...
Brian Dale Jacobs
Jul 20, 2023
Brian Dale Jacobs, age 34, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at his home.
He was born on May 31, 1989, in Erie, PA, a son of Dean Jacobs and the late Stacy Chase Jacobs.
He was a graduate of Fairview High School, class of 2007, and enjoyed his career as a toolmaker. He apprenticed and worked at Penn...
Sally "Sal" Cubetus
Jul 19, 2023
Sally “Sal” (Wahl) Cubetus, age 80, of Erie passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at UPMC Hamot from complications of Crohn’s disease. She was born September 8, 1942 in Erie the daughter of the late Luther and Dolores (Walker) Wahl.
Sally was a proud 1961 graduate of Academy High School and up until this day she was still meeting every...
George Edward Plavcan
Jul 17, 2023
George Edward Plavcan passed away peacefully on Monday July 17, 2023 at the age of 70, after a brief illness.
He was born in Erie, on August 18, 1952, a son of the late George and Margaret (Wolf) Plavcan.
He graduated from Academy High School in 1971. George worked at Penn Brass and Copper for several years. He worked at General Electric...
Patricia "Patty" Jo Ballman
Jul 16, 2023
Patricia “Patty” Jo Smith Ballman, age 64, of Erie, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2023, at Saint Vincent Hospital surrounded by family. She was born in Erie, PA on May 7th, 1959, a daughter of the late Carl and Josephine Pakela Smith.
Patty was a 1977 graduate of Tech Memorial High School and went on to earn her RN from...
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