All Obituaries

Charlotte R. (Gill) Newton, 73, of Albion, passed away at her daughter's home on Monday, February 24, 2020 following a brief illness.  She was born June 29, 1946 in Buffalo, NY, a daughter of the late Glenn and Grace (Grosso) Gill.  Charlotte attended Perry High School in Perry, NY. Following high school she raised her family and later moved to Platea in 1977. Charlotte had been employed at Skat Gas on Route 18, Anderson's Restaurant (The Hitching Post), McDonalds in Girard...

Geraldine A. "Jerrie" (Beck) Taylor, 76, of Cranesville, passed away on February 25, 2020 at Allegheny General Hospital, following a brief illness.  She was born January 25, 1944 in Erie, a daughter of the late Gerald Beck.  Jerrie grew up in Girard and lived at Sunnyside Home for Girls on Lake St. in Girard, graduating from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1962. Following high school she studied Nursing in Erie and graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked...

George R. Wintemute, 74, of Lake City, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Erie VAMC.  He was born August 24, 1945 in Erie, a son of the late Richard and Catherine (Kasper) Wintemute.  George grew up in the Lake City area, and attended the Rice Avenue Union High School. Following high school, George enlisted in the U.S Army in 1962. Following basic training, he deployed with Troop E, 2nd Armored Cavalry and was stationed at the Rose Barracks in Vilseck,...

James R. "Jay" MacKendrick, 60 of Girard, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home.  He was born May 12, 1959 in Erie, a son of Marilyn (King) MacKendrick and the late James R. MacKendrick.  Jay attended Girard High School and worked at various locations and lived in Erie for many years, recently returning to his hometown of Girard to live.  He was a well known handyman and had the unique ability to fix almost anything.  In addition to his father, he...

Ashley Jean Gilbert, 36, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born September 21, 1983 in Erie, a daughter of Gerald and Nora (Mosinski) Gilbert of Girard.   Ashley graduated from Girard High School and following high school she graduated from Great Lakes Institute, as a Medical Assistant. She then worked as a cook at the Fairview Legion, the VFW Albion, and at the Mound Grove Golf Course in Wattsburg...

Thomas J. Wnek, 67, of Girard, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his home.  He was born May 26, 1952 in Erie, a son of the late John and Anna (Mader) Wnek.  Tom graduated from Fairview High School. As a young boy of fourteen he went to work with his dad's business, J & T Auto on West Lake Road. He eventually became owner of the business and was self-employed there his entire life as a Mechanic and Owner, retiring in 2017.  Tom attended St. John the...

  Carolyn J. (Campbell) Sundberg, 76,  formerly of Lake City died Friday February 14, 2020 at her home in Sykesville, MD surrounded by her family.  She was born May 13, 1943 in Erie, a daughter of the late Milton and Verna (Jackson) Campbell.  She graduated from Girard's Rice Avenue Union High School in 1961 and was later employed by the Girard School District in the cafeteria at Elk Valley Elementary School for many years.  Carolyn was a member of Ward's...

Rev. James G. Skelton, 85 of Girard, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at St. Vincent Health Center.  He was born June 28, 1934 in Bath, NY., a son of the late Rev. Gaven B. and Evelyn (Clark) Skelton.  Jim moved to the Springfield area in 1952 and attended the Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical arts degree in 1956. His first charge as a Pastor was at the Kidders Corners Church in Springfield Twp....

Shirley A. (Burkhalter) Swift Corbin, 83, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday February 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born January 17, 1937 in Naples, TX, a daughter of the late Felix B. and Rebecca (Crabtree) Burkhalter.  Shirley was raised and educated in Texas, near Texarkana and moved to the Girard and Albion area. She was a school bus driver for the Northwestern School District and later worked for Molded Fiberglass in Ashtabula. Most recently she had...

 Shirley A. Black, 68 of Erie, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.  She was born October 3, 1951 in Erie, the only daughter of Michael Bayus and Anne Harayda. Shirley graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School, class of 1969.  Following high school she was employed by Girard Model Works and Brown Brothers Grocery Store.  She retired from the Tri-County Intermediate Unit after 19 years of service as an aide helping special needs...