All Obituaries

 Deborah A. (McNeish) Vasilik, 66, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday October 11, 2018 at UPMC Hamot, following an extended illness.  She was born January 13, 1952 in Slippery Rock, Pa, a daughter of the late Harold L. and Dorothy (Johnson) McNeish.  Deborah graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1970. She began her employment career, shortly after and worked at various manufacturing facilities in the area. She worked several years at Visiting Nurses...

Marilyn M. Marthaler, 88 of Girard, passed away on Sunday October 7, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center.  She was born in Girard April 16, 1930, a daughter of the late John Elmer and Rose J. (Wegmiller) Marthaler.  Marilyn graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1948. Following high school she began working at a local grocery store in Girard and later worked on the assembly line at Marx Toys. Most recently she had been employed by the Presbyterian Homes in Girard as a...

William  L.Grace, 88, of Fairview passed away on Thursday October 4, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home in Fairview.  He was born to the late Henry and Thelma (Cray) Grace in Erie, on Nov. 23, 1929.  Bill enlisted in the United States Air Force in September of 1950 and was deployed to Korea and the Philippines during the Korean War. He returned from deployment to the states and was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.  Upon his honorable discharge...

Miranda Lynn White, 24 of Lake City, passed away on Saturday October 6, 2018 at her home following a recent illness.  She was born June 15, 1994 in Erie, a daughter of Katrina (Ackerman) White of Lake City and the late John A. White.  Miranda graduated from McDowell High School, where she was active on the cheer leading squad throughout her high school days.  She was a very artistic individual, who excelled at many types of artwork, her favorites being dance and cheer...

Richard L. Burch, 75 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday September 30, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born November 29, 1942 in Erie, a son of the late Lavern and Dorothy (Reckopf) Burch.  Rich attended various schools in the Erie area and lived most of his youth in the state of California. He later returned to the Erie area and worked at various manufacturing facilities. Rich joined the Merchant Marines in 1967 and served aboard the S.S. John Sherwin on the...

Bernard B. "Bernie" Repel, 89, of Girard, joined the love of his life, Agnes, on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Westlake Woods, where he recently resided.  He was born April 15, 1929 in North Braddock, PA, a son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Vrabel) Repel.  Bernie graduated from the Albion High School in 1947 and began working at Marx Toys in Girard in 1948. He later became foreman and eventually production manager, retiring from there in 1983. He and his wife Agnes...

Anthony M. "Tony" Jackson, 46 of Lake City, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 13, 2018 following a long illness.  He was born in Erie, May 5, 1972, the son of Rex P. and Alice J. (Randall) Jackson of Lake City.  Anthony graduated from Fairview HIgh School, where he was a proud manager of the "Tigers" basketball team. Following high school he attended Edinboro University where he studied accounting. He enjoyed computers and music and was...

Melanie M. Cornman, 41, of Erie, died unexpectedly of heart complications to reunite with her father and grandmother that have preceded her, on Saturday September 15, 2018.  She was born in Jacksonville, NC, October 11, 1976, a daughter of Nadine M. (Craig) Cornman Oleson and the late Frank A. Cornman.  Melanie graduated from Strong Vincent High School in 1993 and later worked at Giant Eagle (Yorktowne Plaza), the Blair Call Center and Lowes in Erie. Most recently she had been...

Esther E. (Gustafson) Bax, 86, of Fairview, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Manchester Presbyterian Commons.  She was born December 27, 1931 in Erie, a daughter of the late Victor and Clara (Windahl) Gustafson.  Esther graduated from Academy High School in 1950 and worked as a secretary for Lord Corp., and later worked later as an administrative assistant to the president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Erie. She was a member of the Professional...

Lee Roy Bochert, 70 of Edinboro, joined his parents, William and Lois (Levi) Bochert, great grandson, Levi Snyder, and his best friend, Mike Tousey  in heaven, on Thursday September 13, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones at home.  Lee was born in Erie August 28, 1948. He was a hard worker since he was 12, sometimes working two jobs to provide for his family. He never asked for help, but would be the first to help anyone who needed help! He had three loves in his life, Jean his wife...