All Obituaries

Carol A. (Bartlebaugh) Lotz, 59, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at St. Vincent Health Center, following a brief illness.  She was born December 4, 1959 in Erie, a daughter of the late Everett and Rita (Lahr) Bartlebaugh.  Carol graduated from McDowell High School in 1977. She later worked as a seamstress for many years in the Erie area and also worked at Girard Plastics, Maple Donuts and day cares in Girard. She was most recently employed at ...

Willis G. Bax, 89, of Fairview, passed away on Saturday October 5, 2019 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Girard on January 1, 1930, a son of the late George W. and Ruth Irene Walts Bax. Willis graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1948 and worked at the Girard Model Works. While attending high school he enlisted in the US Naval Reserves. During the Korean Conflict he was called into active duty with the US Navy where he was stationed in Bainbridge MD. Upon his...

Charles T. "Charlie" Bateman, 65, of Lake City, died Sunday, September 29, 2019 at UPMC Hamot, following a brief illness.  He was born May 29, 1954 in Erie, a son of the late Archie L. and Martha (Kemling) Bateman.  Charlie was raised and educated in the Girard area, attending Rice Avenue Union High School. He worked for Precise Plastics in Fairview for 14 years. He was severely injured due to an auto accident.  He worked as a Foreman at Century Plastics in Erie...

Jarod S. Mitchell, 29, of Lake City and formerly of Albion, died Friday, September 27, 2019 following a motor vehicle accident.  He was born November 8, 1989 in Erie, a son of Carrie (Thompson) Herman and Roger "Perry" Mitchell.   Jarod attended Northwestern High School. Following high school, he worked for Greenscape Landscaping in Girard. He Studied Computer Science at Erie Institute of Technology and lived for a time in Dillon, SC, where he was employed by...

Jean A. (Yarrington) Franks 95, of Girard, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.  She was born  in West Girard, PA, on June 22, 1924, a daughter of Lloyd and Myrtle (Vorse) Yarrington.  Jean graduated from Fairview High School in 1942. Following high school worked at Talon Mfg. in Erie also Fairview Evergreen and Farmer's Tavern in Franklin Township as a cook.  She was a homemaker for many years.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Clinton "Clint" E. Weaver, 68, of Girard, died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his home following a lengthy illness.  He was born July 12, 1951 in Meadville, a son of the late Clifford L. and Lulua (Shields) Weaver.  Clint was raised and educated in the Stoneboro and Sandy Lake area, attending Lakeview High School. As a young man he worked hauling milk for local dairies and also operated his own saw mill in the Meadville area. He also worked at Channel-Lock in Meadville...

Charles E. " Earl" McConnell, 90 of Erie and formerly of Rouseville, PA, died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at his daughters home in Girard.  He was born March 24, 1929 in Harrisville, PA, a son of the late Charles E. and Alda (Vincent) McConnell.  Earl graduated from Harrisville High School in 1947. Following high school he was inducted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served with Company A, 712th Transportation Railway Operations Battalion. He was awarded the...

Nancy E. (Rouse) Fiolek, 72 of Girard, died Friday September 20, 2019 at Pleasant Ridge Manor following a brief illness.  She was born October 26, 1946 in Erie, a daughter of the late Terrence and Nancy (Heath) Rouse.  Following her graduation in 1964 from the Rice Avenue Union High School in Girard, she married and traveled throughout the United States with her husband, raising and taking care of her family. She later was employed at the now, FBO North Coast Air at the Erie...

Donald E. Eagley, 90, of Lake City, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.  He was born September 24, 1928 in Erie, a son of late Karl C. and Nellie M. (Fairburn) Eagley.   Donald was raised and educated in Girard, graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in 1946. Following high school he enlisted in the US Army during the occupational force following WW2 combat operations. He was deployed to Puson, Korea, with the 60th Military Government HQ, serving 14...

Dewey E. "Papa Dew" Callicott, Jr. 71, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at St. Vincent Health Center.  He was born on January 30, 1948 in Tulsa, OK, a son of the late Dewey E. Callicott, Sr. and Dorothy (Hembree) Pierce.  Dewey worked at various locations throughout the United States. Most recently, he had been employed at Chemetron True-Temper in Lake City as a Foreman. He left there in 1996 due to a disability.  Prior to becoming disabled, he...