Sonty J. Finchio Jr., age 71, of Erie, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on November 19, 2022. He was born on January 26, 1951 in Erie, PA, the son of Wanda Ray and the late Sonty Finchio Sr. He, along with his one brother and five sisters, grew up on the […]
Raymond Joseph Hoffman Jr., age 88, of McKean, lost his battle with cancer on November 16, 2022 while being lovingly cared for by his daughter Missy, “the apple of his eye”. Ray was born on July 28, 1934 to Raymond J. Hoffman Sr. and Ethel Ives Hoffman in Erie PA.
Ray was preceded in death by […]
Bernice R. Graff, age 92, formerly of Saegertown, PA, passed away peacefully at Manchester Commons, Erie on Monday, October 31, 2022. Born August 26, 1930 in Cussewago Township, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Carrie McKissick Barnes. Bernice enjoyed country living, hunting, fishing, RV traveling, gardening, and NASCAR. In addition to her […]
Marie Stecko Smith, 94, formerly of Neville Island, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022 following a long and well-lived life. Marie was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 2, 1928, to the late Joseph and Paraska Stecko. She graduated from Neville Island High School and worked for many years for Mayco/Nopco Oil […]
Gary Ray Dugaw, age 78, of Erie, and formerly of Edinboro, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving wife and family, having fought a hero’s battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Union City on May 13, 1944, to the late Leon Henry Dugaw and Agnes Maude Hawley Dugaw.
Known as an excellent […]
Edwin “EJ” Rudolph Jassak, age 86, longtime resident of McKean and recent resident of Brevillier Village, passed away Thursday, October 6th, 2022. He was born in Utica, NY on January 26, 1936, son of the late Rudolph L. Jassak and Emilia Maziarz Jassak.
He was an engineer for General Electric for 38 years, retiring at the […]
Paul F. (Rick) McLaughlin, 74, of McKean, PA passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Saint Vincent Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Rick was born August 31, 1948, to Wilford and Betty McLaughlin. He was raised in McKean and graduated from General McLane High School in 1966. After high school he attended […]
David Henry Martin, son of Joseph and Carole Martin of Edinboro, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Lexington, KY on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. He was born in Erie, PA on January 23, 1987, making him 35 years old. David was a graduate of Wheeling University in Wheeling, WV and worked as […]
Gary Lee Billings, 77, of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on August 14th, 2022. He was born on December 8th, 1944 to Lloyd and Mazie Billings, in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Gary was a graduate of General McLane High School and served honorably in the United States Army until 1971.
In addition to his parents’ passing, Gary was also […]
Ernest Eugene Plyler, age 88, of McKean, died Monday, August 1, 2022 at LECOM Senior Living Center. He was born in Alcola, Jefferson County, PA on April 23, 1934, one of two sons of William and Viola Chitester Plyler.
After graduating from Redbank High School in 1952, Ernie moved to the Erie area where his […]