Obituaries
Afton Kohut, Jr.
Jul 23, 2012
Afton Kohut, Jr., 94, of Albion, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at Manchester Presbyterian Lodge. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 29, 1917. Son of the late Afton Kohut, Sr. and Pearl Naglowski Kohut. Afton married Norma Fornash, on July 23, 1955. They celebrated their 57th anniversary together when Afton joined Norma Monday afternoon. Afton was a talented farmer and...
Doyle Stuck
Jul 20, 2012
Doyle Edward Stuck, 96 of Valrico, Florida, formally of McKean, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2012. He was born June 5, 1916 in Cranberry, PA to parents Avon and Sylvia Perry Stuck. He was employed at Erie Forge and Steel for 27 years in the maintenance department, retiring in 1979. He enjoyed traveling, camping, and hunting, especially coon hunting with his...
William King
Jul 13, 2012
William H. “Pappy” King, 70, of Edinboro, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at his home. He was born June 7, 1942. Son of the late Charlie and Pearl Kitzmiller King. Bill married Vicki Beldham on October 22 1962 and they were married for 30 years. Bill spent his life driving truck over the road and met many friends along the way. He never left...
Dorothy Jennings
Jun 27, 2012
Dorothy Jennings, 97, of Edinboro, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Edinboro Manor. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 21, 1915. Daughter of the late Voit L. and Katheryn Ruckert Dickinson. Dorothy was an active member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, where she was also a charter member. She was preceded in death by her...
Norman Green
Jun 23, 2012
Norman Richard Green, 80, of Waterford died Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Erie. He was born in Erie on August 5, 1931. Son of the late Elwyn and Ruth Williams Green. Norman was a decorated war veteran, serving during the Korean War in the United States Army. He worked for Hayes and national Forge for...
Debra Long
May 28, 2012
Debra Louise Long, 57, of Girard, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012. Debbie was born in Oil City on October 7, 1954, daughter of Elizabeth Louise Peterson Motter and the late Everett Eugene Motter. Debbie was a member of the Lake Erie Christian Fellowship Church. After graduating from General McLane High School, she attended Edinboro University, and recently graduated at the...
Irene Tobin
May 25, 2012
Irene Kingston Tobin, 93, formerly of Eureka Road, Edinboro, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Crawford County Care Center. She was born in Edinboro on November 28, 1918, daughter of the late George and Ethel Merle Kingston. Irene was a member of St. Phillip Roman Catholic Church and a member of it's Altar Rosary Society. She was a member of the Edinboro...
Catherine Bozek
May 21, 2012
Catherine May Bozek, 91, of Erie, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at St. Mary's Asbury Ridge Nursing Home. She was born in Rome, NY on July 18, 1920, the daughter of the late Josephine Foley. Catherine raised three children during her life along with also driving Powder Puff Race Cars at the old Kuhl Road Speedway. She loved to read and to watch...
Mark Blair
May 17, 2012
Mark Anthony Blair, 62, of Edinboro, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, suddenly at his home. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on June 13, 1949, the son of the late Thomas P. and Marie Findley Blair. After growing up in Cincinnati, Mark attended the University of Cincinnati earning a BFA in painting. He also attended the University of Arizona where...
Frances Come
May 6, 2012
Frances Ann Williams Come, of York PA, 82, formerly of Edinboro, died May 6, 2012 at ManorCare in York, PA. The daughter of Ida Hall Williams, she was born July 16, 1929 in Toronto Canada and graduated from Edinboro High School, Edinboro and Erie Commercial College. She was married in 1950 and lived in Edinboro from 1959 until 2007 when she moved to...
Chester Dzeskewicz
May 4, 2012
Chester Stanley Dzeskewicz, Sr., 79, South Hill Road, McKean, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at home in the care of his family. He was born on the family farm in McKean, son of the late John and Katherine Skupinski Dzeskewicz. He was a 50 year member of the Laborer’s Local #603 and a talented mason. He was the last of five...
Eleanor Braun
May 1, 2012
Eleanor Cecilia Carusi Braun, 75, of Washington Twp., died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Fowlerville, Michigan on December 14, 1936, the daughter of the late John and Lena Eleanora Bruno Carusi. Eleanor graduated from Fowlerville High School in 1955 and was the Salutatorian of her class. She had passion to travel, especially to almost every...
Susan Morris
Apr 26, 2012
Susan Ann Higgins Morris, 65, of Edinboro, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home. She was born in Erie, on September 27, 1946, daughter of the late James B. and Elizabeth Valiga Higgins. Susan was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Edinboro. She also loved crafts including, quilting, ceramics, crocheting, knitting and cross stitching. She was...
Florence Major
Apr 4, 2012
Florence K. Major, 94, of Edinboro, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at St. Vincent Health Center. She was born in Chicago, IL on June 12, 1917. Daughter of the late Anthony and Julia Kuzas. Florence had worked for All State Insurance as a stenographer when she retired. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Joseph Major; and two...
Donald Bryant
Mar 24, 2012
Donald Forest Bryant, 92, of McLane, PA passed on March 24, 2012. He was born September 26, 1919, in Titusville, PA to Margaret Mae (Reynolds) Bryant and Leonard Guy Bryant. He graduated from Comstock Titusville High School in 1938. He married Ellen Louise Carter in 1941 and they celebrated 62 years prior to her death in 2003. He worked for...
Roberta Harriman
Mar 22, 2012
Roberta “Pat” Harriman, 76, of Edinboro, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Edinboro Manor after a short illness. She was born in Meadville, on March 17, 1936. Daughter of the late Arthur and Amelia Henry. Pat graduated from Edinboro High School. She worked at Schure's Dairy for sometime. Also Pat worked at Edinboro State College until she retired. She was pre-deceased by her husband Gilbert...
Kenneth Flak
Mar 19, 2012
Kenneth Joseph Flak, 68, of McKean, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at home. He was born in Erie on May 25, 1943, son of the late Henry and Gladys Bojarski Flak. Kenneth proudly served in the U.S. Air Force obtaining the rank of Airman 1st Class. He was a member of the St. Francis Ushers Club where he served on the...
Michael Millspaw
Mar 10, 2012
Michael Wesley Millspaw, 63, of McKean, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was born in Erie, on April 22, 1948. Son of the late Merton Millspaw and Mary Jane Gagnon. Mike proudly served the United States of America for 27 years, as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He served during the Vietnam War. After leaving the Army...
Alice Bilinski
Mar 6, 2012
Alice Ruth Bilinski died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at St. Mary's Asbury Ridge. She was born on December 22, 1919, in Dunbar, West Virginia, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Henry Dunbar. Alice Ruth was retired from the Erie School System and taught second grade at Edison Elementary for many years. She was a direct descendant of Patrick Henry...
Mary Zimmer
Mar 3, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Burge Zimmer, 91, of Erie, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Independence Court of Erie. She was born in Meadville on July 24, 1920. Daughter of the late Ralph and Gladys Flickenger Burge. She was a longtime active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in McKean. Mary also loved gardening, sewing and crocheting. She was a past member of the McKean Garden...