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Local Obituaries for Erie, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania & Surrounding Areas
Richard A. Allen
Apr 4, 2023
Richard A. Allen, age 87, of Erie, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Butler, PA September 29, 1935 to the late Rueben and Dorothy Daughtery Allen. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Army.
He was a member of the Billy Simpson VFW, and the Knights of St. George, he loved socializing,...
Charles "Boomer" Baker
Apr 4, 2023
Charles “Boomer” Baker, of Franklin, Pa, passed away April 4th, 2023, after a courageous battle of illness. Born on May 3rd, 1962, in Phillipsburg, NJ. Boomer touched the lives of everyone he met!
He was a man of many talents, with a career in modeling, Over the Road Truck Driving, working on Wall Street in Loans and Financing, to eventually...
Maxie Joyce Hooker
Apr 4, 2023
Maxie Joyce Hooker, age 76, resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at UPMC Hamot Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born April 5, 1946, in Prentiss, Mississippi, daughter of the late C.L. Hooker and Ardella Newton Hooker Armstrong.
A resident of Erie for over 40 years, she worked for GECAC Headstart, Twinbrook Medical Center and retired...
Thomas Vorse, Jr.
Apr 3, 2023
Thomas Vorse Jr, age 84, of Lake City, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023. He was born in Erie on October 20, 1938, a son of the late Thomas and Lucille Brown Vorse Sr. Thomas had a varied academic career and spent most of his life in the medical profession as a LPN and Surgical Technician. He was employed with...
Perrie M. Soth
Apr 1, 2023
Perrie M. Soth, age 67, of Erie, PA, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at her residence. She was born on August 15, 1955, the adoptive daughter of the late Roger and Mary Lee (Crawford) Soth.
Perrie was a 1973 graduate of Fairview High School, and a 1981 graduate of Edinboro University with a BFA in Art Education.
She worked as a...
Roosevelt Stevenson
Mar 31, 2023
Roosevelt Stevenson, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Meadville Medical Center.
He was born on June 27, 1966, in Erie, to Roosevelt Stevenson and Catherine Hunter Leggett.
After graduation from Camden High School, Camden, New Jersey, Roosevelt joined the U.S. Army Reserve. Roosevelt worked at the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in Cambridge Springs where he served...
Joan Paulson
Mar 31, 2023
On March 31st, in Mobile, Alabama, Joan Marilyn (Rausch) Paulson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away at the age of 85.
Joan, born in Keepville, Pennsylvania, attended the Hamot School of Nursing after graduating from Albion High School. She was a proud and committed nurse who dedicated more than 50 years of her life helping people, working...
Louise Hewitt
Mar 30, 2023
Louise Seifreit Hewitt age 81, of Erie passed away on Thursday, March 30 2023 at her residence.
She was born in Erie on May 3, 1941 a daughter of the late Maurice and Lillian Leonard Seifreit.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas J. Hewitt and a brother, Norman Seifreit.
She is survived by a son, Scott Dumeyer (Tanya Besnier); daughter,...
Frances Thompson
Mar 30, 2023
Frances Thompson, age 90, of Erie, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born in Oil City, PA, a daughter of the late Henry and Irene Knight.
Frances enjoyed quilting, doing puzzles, shopping, Chinese food, taking walks, and listening to country music. She always took care of others, and never met a stranger, she cared for everyone...
Diane Lee "D.D." Connick
Mar 29, 2023
Diane Lee “D.D.” Connick, age 66, of Girard, passed away at her residence, March 29, 2023. She was born in Meadville, PA on December 11, 1956, a daughter of the late LeRoy Connick and Theresa Roberts Connick Hauser Wheeler.
Diane was a 1975 graduate of Conneaut Valley High School and retired from Pleasant Ridge Manor after 41 years of providing loving...
Barbara "Bobby" Osborn
Mar 28, 2023
Barbara “Bobby” Crawford Osborn, age 103, of Erie, died on Tuesday March 28, 2023. She was born on March 1, 1920 to Carl and Dorothea Tanssig Scott in Yonkers New York.
Bobby grew up in Pleasantville, NY graduating high school from Pleasantville High School. She was the 3rd generation of her family to attend Wellesley College where she earned her BS...
Margaret Elizabeth Plavcan
Mar 28, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Plavcan passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the age of 81.
She was born in Erie on March 24, 1942, a daughter of the late George and Margaret (Wolf) Plavcan.
She graduated from Academy High School, class of 1961. Marge, or Margie, as most knew her, at St. Vincent Hospital for 36 years in the dietary department. Following her...

Bonnie L. Dodge
Mar 27, 2023
Bonnie L. Dodge age 90, of Erie, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at AHN St. Vincent.
Sher was born in Knox, Pa on September 5, 1932, a daughter of the late John A. and Marybelle Flemming Hanst.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Dodge; three brothers, John, Gayle and Harry Allen Hanst...
Richard Kelly Bentley
Mar 27, 2023
Richard Kelly Bentley, 60, of 5200 Henderson Road, Erie Pa, died unexpectedly on March 27, 2023.
He was born on August 12, 1962 in Jamestown, NY, to the late Daniel F and Margaret Bentley.
He attended Saints Peter and Paul parochial school in Jamestown and was a 1980 graduate of Jamestown High School. He was also a graduate of SUNY-Fredonia and Mercyhurst...
Evelyn M. Sosey
Mar 27, 2023
Evelyn M. Sosey, age 99, of Erie, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Parkside at Glenwood surrounded by her family. She was born in Erie on March 2, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie E. Wetterhuer-Weber. Evelyn was 6 years old when her mother died and was raised by her maternal grandparents, Fredrick & Catherine...
Donna Mae Powell
Mar 27, 2023
Donna Mae Locke Powell, age 90, died at her Millcreek home on Monday, March 27, 2023.
She was born January 4, 1933 at home in Platea, Pennsylvania to Russell and Dolly (Payne) Locke.
As a teenager, she enjoyed skating at Shadeland, hanging out with cousins Marilyn and Marlene, and playing with her dog Penny. When she was 16 years old, she accepted...
Lucie Arndt
Mar 26, 2023
Lucie Arndt, age 103, of Erie, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Westlake Woods Senior Living. She was born in Erie, February 22, 1920, to the late Herbert Groome and Bessie Yarger. Lucie was a graduate of Academy High School.
She worked as a certified swimming instructor, and a World War II ambulance driver for the American Red Cross. Lucie...
Darlene Lynn Teed
Mar 26, 2023
Darlene Lynn (Hoover) Teed of Albion, PA was called home on Sunday morning March 26, 2023, at the age of 60. She was born on August 6, 1962, in Erie PA, a daughter of the late Robert and Lila Hoover.
Darlene was a 1980 graduate of Northwestern High School and attended Edinboro University. She always had the biggest heart...
Ann Bach
Mar 24, 2023
Ann Marie Lynch Bach, passed from this world peacefully on March 24, 2023 at the age of 95. Ann was a remarkable, fun loving and fiercely independent woman who was especially proud of her family and her Irish heritage. She could always be seen “wearing the green” and celebrating with her family and friends on St. Patrick’s Day. In fact,...
Frank Filipski
Mar 24, 2023
Frank Filipski, age 89, of Buffalo, NY, Erie, PA and Florida, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 surrounded by family.
He was born in Buffalo, NY on October 10, 1933, a son of the late Stanley and Helen Kwiatkowski Filipski.
Frank was a retired Buffalo police officer since 1985 and served in Navy during the Korean war.
Frank enjoyed music, playing the...