Obituaries

Feb 2, 2018

Gloria Virginia Mann, 91, of McKean, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at Edinboro Manor. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on October 15, 1926, the daughter of the late Joel Edward and Valda Mae Wardell.

Gloria attended school in Long Branch, New Jersey and Monmouth Junior College. She took a course in Art from 1945 – 1946....

Jan 31, 2018

Mary Ann (Beckwith) Jacobsen, 102, of Erie, formerly of Tacoma, WA, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Roanoke, VA on September 3, 1915, the daughter of the late Forrest and Mary Jane Beckwith.

She previously worked and then retired from Raymond Manufacturing in Corry.

Mary loved to travel, square...

Jan 21, 2018

Mark Richard Erdely, 58, of Edinboro, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born in Erie on March 15, 1959, the son of George and Elizabeth Dietrich.

Mark was a 1977 graduate of General McLane High School. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves for six years.   He was ...

Jan 20, 2018

Diane L. Perry (Flach), 51, of Edinboro, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa, following a brief illness.

Diane was born April 2, 1966 in Akron, Ohio and during her life lived in Stow, Ohio; Oakland, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

Diane was a loving person devoted to her...

Jan 14, 2018

Phyllis E. Vatter, 93, of Edinboro, formerly of Lakewood, Ohio, died at home on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born in Edinboro, on August 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Albert and Iva Vatter.

Phyllis graduated from Edinboro High School and attended Edinboro State Normal School, Fenn College and Cleveland State University. During her years...

Jan 13, 2018

Dr. James Ray Kennedy, Ph.D., 85, of Edinboro died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in California, PA on January 25, 1932, the son of the late James and Katherine Kennedy.

Jim was a 1953 graduate of California State College (now California University of PA) and later received his Masters and Ph.D. from...

Jan 6, 2018

Michael Phillip Swift, 30, of Erie, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at home. He was born in Erie, on November 13, 1987, the son of Sharon Swift of Saegertown and Jeffery Swift of Edinboro.

He enjoyed playing guitar, video games, and listening to music. He loved his family and especially his nephews (Richard Diehl and Sebastian Swift)...

Dec 31, 2017

Eugene “Gene” Caldwell, 71, of Cambridge Springs, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Edinboro Manor. He was born in Cambridge Springs on December 22, 1946, the son of the late Arthor L. and Mary E. Caldwell.

Eugene worked as a foreman at Penn Union in Edinboro for 35 years.

He was preceded in death by...

Dec 30, 2017

Donna Mae Kaufman, 67, beloved mother and grandmother, of Edinboro, passed away peacefully on, December 30, 2017 at UPMC Hamot. She was born in Erie, PA on May 27, 1950, the daughter of the late Clyde and Elizabeth “Betty” Henderson.

She married the love of her life, John (Jake) Kaufman on June 7, 1968. They were married...

Dec 30, 2017

Jennifer Thaler, 42, of Albion, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 in the arms of her loving mother and step-father. She was born in Erie, Pa on October 1, 1975, the daughter of Denise Brown Phillips and the late David James Thaler, Sr.

Jennifer enjoyed life. If a day was bad, she would make it good. She loved...

Dec 30, 2017

Ruth Mae (Nesbitt) Robinson was born May 11, 1925, in Syracuse, New York, to Laura Schrader. Ruth grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, and became the older sister to one sister and two brothers. She married Grover Jacob Robinson, and she and Grover built their home in McKean, Pennsylvania. They were the proud parents of five children, and were active...

Dec 27, 2017

Dorothy Pavkov, 92, of McKean, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville. She was born in Erie on October 25, 1925, the daughter of the late George and Lola Nick.

Dorothy graduated high school from Academy High in Erie. She married her husband Milan “Sy” Pavkov on May 1, 1945. Other than...

Dec 24, 2017

Wilson Anthony Gruver was born June 28, 1939 at home and was nicknamed WAGS by the doctor who delivered him.

Wags is survived by his wife, Nancy (Blount) Gruver, whom he married on July 20, 1957; their three sons, Dan (Deb) Gruver, Jeff Gruver and Steve (Elizabeth) Gruver; 8 grandchildren, Rachel Gruver, Amanda (Garrett) Yates, Natalie (Dan)...

Dec 13, 2017

On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, our greatly beloved David W. Szymanski unexpectedly went to be with our Lord.

He was born on January 2, 1953, in Erie PA, to the late Joseph Szymanski, Sr. and the late Irene Wedzikowski Szymanski. A 1970 graduate of Gen. McLane High School, David attended Gannon University and went on to graduate...

Dec 10, 2017

Kathleen Astarael Herrington Robin, 35, of Franklin Township, passed away suddenly as a result of a tragic accident.

She was born Sarah Kathleen Herrington in Winter Park, Florida in 1982. She moved to Franklin Township with her family in 1998 and graduated from General McLane High School in 2000.

Until recently Katie lived in Maryland...

Dec 7, 2017

Anthony John Felicijan, 64, of Browns Mills, New Jersey, formerly of Edinboro, died at home on December 7, 2017. He was born in Eastlake, Ohio on November 4, 1953, the son of the late Edward and Eleanor (Plavsity) Felicijan.

Tony had a 20 year decorated military career in the U.S. Navy and served in Operation Desert Storm....

Dec 4, 2017

James Daniel Roseberry, 59, of Edinboro, formerly of Meadville, died December 4, 2017 at Edinboro Manor. He was born in Meadville, PA on November 2, 1958, the son of Robert and Dorothy (Heffner) Roseberry.

He served in the U.S. Army and worked in maintenance at Meadville Forge Co.

Jim enjoyed fishing with his sons.

Dec 4, 2017

Peter “Pete” Bol, 81, of Edinboro, died Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born in Bayonne, NJ on October 13, 1936, the son of the late Carl and Madeline Bol.

He enjoyed hunting and gardening.

Peter served in the United States Navy.

He worked at Snap-Tite, Inc. in Union City, and served as...

Nov 27, 2017

Marian Margaret Vanco, 92, of Edinboro, passed away on November 27, 2017 at Independence Court, tended to by her loving family.

Marian was born on September 20, 1925 in Erie, PA, the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Elliot) Banister. She was the eldest of the 11 Banister children. Marian finished her education in 8th grade...

Nov 27, 2017

George G. Pencille, 71, McKean, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at St. Vincent Health Center. He was born in Erie, PA on September 12, 1946, the son of the late William B. and Dorothy (Trojanovich) Pencille.

George worked for Penn Dot for 30 years as a operator and served as a volunteer fireman at Kuhl Hose Fire...