All Obituaries

Richard G. "Dick" Winston, 78, (the Plumber on Plum Street), died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  Dick was born June 26, 1942 in Erie, a son to the late Richard L. Winston and Ruth Winston Leubke. He graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School, Girard, in 1960. Following high school he began work with his father at the company his grandfather began more than 100 years ago, the George Winston Company. He...

Darlene A. (Maitlen) Lance, 64 of Millcreek, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at St. Vincent Health Center following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 13, 1956 in Manchester, CT, the daughter of Donna R. (Farrand) Penner of Erie and the late Darrel D. Maitlen. Darlene graduated from McDowell High School in 1974. Later in life she attended and graduated from St. Vincent School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse in 1995. She began her professional employment as a nurse at Dr....

Edward Kicey, 97, of West Springfield, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Strongsville, OH.  He was born March 21, 1923 in California, PA (Washington County) a son of the late Peter and Julia (Matsko) Kicey. Ed graduated from the Albion High School and then enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard during WW2. He served as a Signalman and participated in the Philippine Liberation. He was awarded the American Area Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the...

Christine A. Kalicky, 67, died at home surrounded by those she loved on Thursday January 14, 2021.  Christine was born February 10, 1953 a daughter to the late Stanley P. and Lucille I. (Gilbert) Kalicky. She graduated from Fairview High School. Following high school she worked with RPC Valve and later with General Electric as a production supervisor. Christine continued her schooling, graduating from Gannon University with a Bachelors degree in business administration. During her time...

George R. Kalman, 84, died following an extended illness, at Pleasant Ridge Manor on Thursday January 14, 2021.   He was born March 31, 1936 a son to the late Gellert and Hazel Kalman (Heroon).  George graduated from high school in 1954. Following high school he began work in construction and later as a machinist in various manufacturing facilities. He then worked at the Millcreek American Legion post #773 as a manager for many years. Most recently he worked with Industrial...

Owen O. Waxham, 94, of Lake City, died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at St. Mary’s Home, Erie.  He was born in Erie, May 28, 1926, a son of the late Oliver J. and Elizabeth I. (Loffi) Waxham.  Owen attended the Fairview High School. As America was at War, he enlisted prior to graduation in the United States Navy. There, he served at Naval Training Stations, Bainbridge and Newport and was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Wyoming and the U.S.S. Savannah in both the European and Pacific...

  Aaron Wittenmyer died on Thursday January 14, 2021 after spending his short one month of life in the NICU at Saint Vincent Health Center.   Aaron was born premature to Kara Wittenmyer and Aaron Pettigrew on December 11, 2020.   In addition to his parents, Aaron is survived by four brothers, Tristyn Wittenmyer, Christian Wittenmyer, Ashtyn Wittenmyer, Gabriel Wittenmyer; maternal grandmother, Julene Wittenmyer; grandfather, Bradley Wittenmyer; paternal grandmother, Sylvia...

Thomas P. Buie, 73 of East Springfield, died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy illness.  He was born July 12, 1947 in Conneaut, Ohio, a son of the late Robert B. and Evelyn L. (Dalrymple) Buie. Tom moved with his family to Fairview when he was a boy and attended Rice Avenue Union High School. Following high school, he began his own business, Buie Excavating, which he operated throughout his life. He enjoyed spending his winters in Florida for many...

Shoshana G. Connor, 48, of Lake City, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 11, 2021 at her home of natural causes. She was born October 14, 1972 in Rochester, NY, a daughter of Neil Connor of AZ and Roberta (Heyler) Johnston (Dalton) of Wellsboro, PA. Shoshana graduated from Liberty Junior-Senior High School in Liberty, PA in 1991. Following high school, she moved to the Erie area, where she attended Penn State Behrend. She worked for Accuspec in McKean in the Quality Control department...

Veteran of The Chosin Reservoir, Korea Junior Oval Wilfong, 88, died at his home surrounded by family on Saturday January 9, 2021.    Junior was born on May 26, 1932, in Ten Mile, West Virginia, a son of the late Ace and Grace (Strader) Wilfong.   He attended Tennerton High School in Buckhannon, West Virginia and enlisted in the US Army in 1949. Following basic training, Junior was deployed to Korea, where he served with Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division and was a...