Obituaries
Ronald Baker
Sep 18, 2014
Dr. Ronald G. Baker, 75, of Edinboro, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his home. He was born in Erie, PA on March 21, 1939, son of the late Robert John and Genevieve McLaughlin Baker. In 1790 his ancestors settled in Edinboro, PA. He was a teacher at Warren Area High School for five years. For forty years before his...
Barbara Nordberg
Sep 17, 2014
Barbara Lee (Johnston) Nordberg, 72, of Edinboro, died at home September 17, 2014, after a 3 year long courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Sherwood and Henrietta Johnston; and a son, Brian Scott Nordberg. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Karl, two sons; Kevin Brent Nordberg (Tammy) of Rockford, Illinois and Keith...
Vincent Divito
Sep 14, 2014
Vincent Alan DiVito, 30, of Edinboro, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born in Erie on May 21, 1984, the son of Domenic and Karyn (Egloff) DiVito. Vincent was a 2002 graduate of General McLane High School then graduated from Edinboro University. He worked for DiVito Landscaping for more than 10 years and was currently working...
Mary Lou Caldwell
Aug 3, 2014
Mary Lou Jean Caldwell, 79, of Edinboro, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at UPMC - Hamot. She was born in Erie on June 27, 1935 the daughter of the late Elmer G. and Corabell (Allen) Miller. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Floyd in 2005; a brother Francis Miller; and two sisters, Leona Ellison and Geraldine Baney. Survivors...
Loretta Dzeskewicz
Jul 22, 2014
Loretta Y Dzeskewicz, age 77, of McKean passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at home in the care of her family. She was born in Hastings, PA, daughter of the late James and Lucy (Gray) Young. Her family moved to Waterford when she was a child and she graduated from Waterford High School. She met her future husband during school where he...
Ronald Teorsky
Jul 17, 2014
Ronald Leonard Teorsky, 71, of McKean died Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the loving and exceptional care of the Erie VA Medical Center. He was born in New Kensington, PA on July 4th (POW), 1943, the son of the late Casmere and Veronica (Kaczkowski) Teorsky. He was a graduate of Ken High and was a loyal employee of GE where he worked...
Barnett Jarvis
Jul 16, 2014
Barnett Robert Jarvis, 89, of Edinboro, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born in Detroit, MI on August 25, 1924, the son of the late John and Rebecca Goldstein Jarvis. Before his retirement Mr. Jarvis was a security guard for Securicor UK. Before that he worked as a manager at British Leyland Trucks. He served in the...
Melvin Wellman, Sr.
Jul 12, 2014
Melvin A. Wellman, Sr., 86, of Edinboro, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born in Edinboro on May 10, 1928, the son of the late Clyde D. and Blanche M. Colvin Budd Wellman. Among loving his family, Mel enjoyed farming, outdoors, tractors, cutting firewood, gardening, making maple syrup and camping. Melvin worked 11 years for Marx...
Jeffrey Chivari
Jul 7, 2014
Jeffrey Lawrence Chivari, 56, of Albion, formerly of Franklin Center, passed away peacefully at home on, Monday, July 7, 2014 after a long fight with cancer. He was born in Erie on October 24, 1957, the son of the late Stephen and June (McAnulty) Chivari, Jr.. Jeff was a General McLane High School graduate and then received a welding certificate from...
Louis Beck
Jun 18, 2014
Louis L. Beck was born in Cleveland, Ohio September 13, 1923 and died at age 90 on June 18, 2014 peacefully at home on the farm he loved surrounded by loving family and caregivers. Louis graduated from John Adams Senior High School in Cleveland and moved to his Edinboro farm after serving proudly as a sergeant in the Marines during World...
Dr. Richard "Dick" Gromen
Jun 12, 2014
Dr. Richard "Dick" Gromen was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 3, 1930. He was the only child of Jack Gromen and Rena Calcagni Gromen. His grandparents immigrated from Groussau, Romania and the Lake Como region in Italy. He loved to talk about his Transylvanian heritage and the lessons learned from his Italian grandmother. On January 27, 1951, Dick married...
Charlotte Mainon
May 31, 2014
Charlotte M. Mainon, only 45 years young, a quadriplegic for twenty-two years, who's health was a struggle for the last few years with Chronic Osteomyelitis then Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She was always a fighter and strong until the diseases took her away on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, PA. Charlotte is survived by her beloved cat,...
Thomas Kingston
May 31, 2014
Thomas Irvin Kingston, 76, of Edinboro died Saturday, May 31st, 2014, at the VA Hospital, Hospice Unit in Erie, PA. He was born in Erie on May 8th, 1938, the son of the late Paul and Gladys (Hornaman) Kingston. He graduated from Academy High School in 1956. After High School he joined the Air Force. A Veteran of the USAF,...
Wendy Sayers
May 24, 2014
Wendy Swanson Sayers, age 58, of Edinboro, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie. Wendy was born in DuBois, on Sept. 25, 1955 to Mary Ellen Allshouse Swanson, and the late Lawrence Swanson. Wendy graduated from DuBois High School, where she participated in Girl Scouts, Rainbow Girls, Choir, and as a Majorette. She went on to graduate from...
Goldie Hetz
May 16, 2014
Goldie Marie Kovaly Pyle Hetz, 90, of Edinboro, died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Independence Court in Erie. She was born in McKeesport, PA on May 20, 1923, the daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Medges) Kovaly. Goldie worked at Marx Toys in Girard on the assembly line as a tester and final inspector for 32 years. She was a...
Claude "Chip" Behr, Jr.
May 9, 2014
Claude B. “Chip” Behr, Jr., 66, of Edinboro, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home. He was born in Pittsburgh on February 18, 1948, the son of the late Claude and Helen (McCann) Behr, Sr. After graduating high school in Pittsburgh, Chip entered the US Army where he was part of military intelligence. He worked as a salesman in Pittsburgh...
George Reed
Apr 25, 2014
George Calvin Reed, 87, of McLane, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at his home. He was born in Saxton, PA on July 5, 1926, the son of the late Jacob Carl and Vera (McDaniels) Reed. George worked 35 years for G.E. in Erie, 29 of those years in building 22, where he was a member of the G.E. Quarter Century Club...
Robert Porterfield
Apr 24, 2014
Robert Jay Porterfield, 66, of Elkins, WV, formerly of Edinboro, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at his home. He was born in Butler, PA on May 5, 1947, the son of the late Orville and Sara (Murphy) Porterfield. Bob was a graduate of General McLane High School and served in the US Army during Vietnam. He worked for James Properties, in...
H. Craig Engel
Apr 20, 2014
H. Craig Engel, 68, of Edinboro, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at his home. He was born in North Tonawanda, NY on August 16, 1945, the son of the late Viola Hall Engel and Harold M. Engel. He lived in Kenmore, NY and Philadelphia, PA before moving to Edinboro in 1961. Craig was a 1963 graduate of General McLane High School. He received...
Mary Porto
Apr 12, 2014
Mary Rose Porto, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2014 at Wesbury’s Grace Health Center in Meadville, PA. She was born on January 6, 1921 in Morrisdale, PA, the daughter of the late Bruno and Jenny (Perry) Guidice. A lifelong resident of Ambridge, PA, Mary Rose received her beauty operator’s license in 1939, and in 1947 she and...
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