Obituaries

May 31, 2018

Mary Elizabeth (Mahon) Camphire, 75, of Edinboro, died Thursday, May 31, 2018.  She was born in Pittsburgh on December 11, 1942, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Driscoll) Mahon.

Mary’s life was dedicated to family and service to others. She attended Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Edinboro, was a member of the...

May 28, 2018

David L. Zindel, 67, of Dade City Florida and Edinboro Pa, passed away Monday, May 28th 2018 after recently moving back to his hometown in western Pennsylvania. He was born there on October 28th 1950 and graduated from General McLane High School in 1968. Upon completing his education he worked at the family business, Zindel’s Hardware, for the Borough...

May 14, 2018

Carol Lewandowski, 64, of Edinboro, died Monday, May 14, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born in Erie, PA on January 8, 1954, the daughter of the late Edward and Virginia Lewandowski.

She was a social butterfly, willing to always listen and never turn away. She loved to cook and garden, as well. She was an...

May 14, 2018

Jessica Leigh Jakubac, 27, of Cambridge Springs, PA, died Monday, May 14, 2018. She was born in Erie on December 18, 1990, the daughter of Leigh Ann Griffin and the late William M. Jakubac, and step daughter of Arnie Waldinger.

Jess was very artistic. She enjoyed crafts and drawing with watercolors. She loved the water and kayaking,...

May 13, 2018

Edward Lee Miller, 84, of Erie, passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Edinboro Manor.

Ed was born May 11, 1934 in West Virginia to the late Lillian and Joseph Vern Miller. He was the youngest of 3 sons. He was married to Carol Miller also of Erie.

Ed’s trade for many years...

May 2, 2018

Patricia Burke Hametz, 88, of Springhill Senior Living Community, died Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at Forestview Skilled Nursing Center. Born May 23, 1929 to the late Dr. Clemens and Sarah Burke in Mahanoy City, PA.  She attended Mahanoy Catholic and public schools and graduated from Goucher College, MD, as a Chemist. This led to employment at TungSol Electric, Weatherly,...

May 1, 2018

Winifred Bernice Panko, 95, formerly of Edinboro, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Wellsboro, PA. She was born in Edinboro on September 5, 1922, the daughter of the late Andrew and Alice (Bierwerth) Wetsell.

Mrs. Panko was a homemaker, and loved to knit and crochet. She was employed as a housekeeper at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for...

Apr 25, 2018

Dr. William Peddie Alexander, 90, of Edinboro, PA died April 25, 2018. He was known by his friends as Bill. He lived a full life, a life of which he can justifiably be proud. He focused on the great loves of his life, which were his wife Mary, composing in his own unique style, developing the music department at...

Apr 23, 2018

Helen M. Hayes of Edinboro, PA, age 98, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2018 in Florida, surrounded by family.

Preceding her in death was her husband, Walter F. Hayes, in April of 1989 and her two sons-in-law, Ralph Myers and John Morris.

She is survived by her five children;...

Apr 19, 2018

Virgil Leslie Fox, Sr., 91, of Erie, died April 19, 2018 at Edinboro Manor. He was born in LeBoeuf Township on July 21, 1926, the son of the late Clarence and Nellie Fox.

Virgil served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He worked as a Punch Press Leader at General Electric for many...

Apr 17, 2018

Betty J. Woodward, 92 of New Port Richey, FL died on April 17, 2018. She was born in Meadville, PA on June 12, 1925, the daughter of Robert D. Thompson and Katherine Hall.

Preceding her in death was her first husband, Charles R. Longshore; her second husband, Walter V. Woodward; 2 brothers, Robert and Fred Thompson; a...

Apr 16, 2018

Virginia Louise “Ginny” Jamison, 90, of Edinboro, died Monday, April 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Parkersburg, WV on September 14, 1927, the daughter of the late John and Lillian Utterback.

She loved being the coaches wife. She and her husband, Robert, were long time season ticket holders for West...

Apr 8, 2018

Dr. Tim Lee Kinch, Ph.D, 73, of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, formerly of Canton, Ohio, and Bowling Green, Ohio, died after a long illness on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Carrollton, Ohio, on March 17, 1945, the son of the late Raymond Burke and the late Myrna Cummings Burke Kinch Bullock.

He earned...

Apr 7, 2018

Edwin J. Machacek, 71, of Waterford, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at home. He was born in Erie, on January 3, 1947, the son of the late James and Virginia Machacek.

He began working for Kaiser Aluminum in Erie, before they were bought out by Accuride, where he retired after 45 years as a Hydraulic Press Operator....

Apr 5, 2018

Lawrence Edward “Larry” Didion, 92, of Edinboro died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Meadville Medical Center. He was born in Erie on September 21, 1925, the son of the late William and Mary (Herman) Didion.

Larry had a distinguished 24 year military career that spanned 3 wars; WWII, Vietnam and Korea; serving with both U.S. Army and...

Apr 1, 2018

Irene Barbara Mamrak, 98, of Edinboro, died Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Edinboro Manor. She was born in Erie on February 25, 1920, the daughter of the late Marion and Stanislava Zakrzewski.

She previously worked as a teller for the Bank of Erie, and retiring from Union Bank.

She was a parishioner of Our Lady...

Mar 26, 2018

H. Robert Cannell, 89 of Edinboro, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at Edinboro Manor. He was born in Pottstown, PA on July 7, 1928, the son of the late Horace and Stella Cannell.

Retired as zone manager from Sears Roebuck & Co., Bob also proudly served his nation and local communities such as: a medic in the...

Mar 26, 2018

Denise Helene Minor, 69, of Edinboro, died March 26, 2018 at Kane Regional Center in Scott Township, after a courageous 10 month battle with cancer. She was born in Meadville on December 6, 1948, the daughter of the late William and Helen White.

Denise enjoyed her family immensely and flourished in her roles as mother, grandmother and...

Mar 21, 2018

William E. Harvey, 82, of McKean, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at home. He was born in Erie, on August 5, 1935, the son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Harvey.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, at 8th and I Marine Barracks, Washington D.C. He was one of President Eisenhower's chefs.

He worked...

Mar 20, 2018

Betty Bennett González, 90, of Greenville, Ohio, formerly of Edinboro, PA and Ponte Vedra, FL, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 22, 1927, the daughter of the late Audley C. and Clara (Diebold) Bennett.

Betty served with the US Army in 1955-56 and...