All Obituaries

Mary M. (Postas) Surovick, age 102 of Girard, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her family home.  She was born in Carteret, N.J., a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Muldavom) Postas.  Mary moved to Erie as a young girl with her family. She graduated from Villa Maria High School and later lived in Albion following her marriage to John Surovick. She moved to Girard with her family and had resided there the remainder of her life. She worked at Marx...

Susan I. (Martek) Jacobs, 66 of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center, following an extended illness.  She was born December 27, 1951 in Buffalo, NY, a daughter of the late Gerald and Irene (Wolicki) Martek.  Susan graduated from the Cheektowaga Central High School in 1970. She later furthered her education graduating from Mercyhurst University with an Associate Degree in Business Administration and also studied Accounting at...

Patricia L. (Martin) Hites, 87 of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center.  She was born in Erie, November 18, 1930 in Erie, a daughter of the late Carl H. and Hannah (Sullivan) Martin.  Pat began her education at St. Patrick’s Catholic School in Erie, later graduating from Strong Vincent High School in 1949. She worked at the former Halle’s Department Store in Erie and later at the Westwood Racquet...

Cade Michael Finnegan, infant son of Emily A. Morrow and Zachary S. Finnegan, died prior to birth and was delivered on Saturday May 12, 2018.  In addition to his parents he is survived by Maternal Grandparents, William Morrow (Barbara) of Millcreek; paternal grandparents,  Dan Finnegan (Christine) of Girard, Tracy Stockton-Fullerton (Thomas) of North East and Dan Henderson (Lillian); maternal great grandparents, William Morrrow (Florine) of Heartstown, PA and John Kiehl...

Robin Lee (Sullivan) Smith, 60, of Erie, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at UPMC Hamot.    She was born July 1, 1957 in Erie, a daughter of the late Richard and Joann (Dawley) Sullivan.   Robin met the love of her life as a teenager and married Al on August 18, 1975.  Robin enjoyed gardening, sewing and crocheting.  She was an avid reader and loved doing puzzles.  Robin's greatest treasure was spending time with her grandchildren, even...

Gary R. Eicher, 71 of Toms River, NJ and formerly of Akron, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center.  He was born in Akron on October 16, 1946, a son of the late Donald C. and Anne L. (Vargo) Eicher.   Gary graduated from South High School in Akron, OH in 1964. Following high school he worked at Firestone Tire Company. He enlisted in the US Navy during the Vietnam Conflict and served at the Joint Expeditionary Base in Little Creek,...

Leona A. (Hardner) Sleppy Holland, of Girard died on May 4, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.  She was born in Erie, a daughter of the late Louis C. and Dorris E. (Wester) Hardner.  She graduated from Strong Vincent High School and worked in the Sales Dept. at R.P. & C Valve (now PHB) for 20 years. She was most recently employed by the Girard School District in the cafeteria.  Leona was a member of  St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Girard...

Dale D. Thayer, 79, formerly of Albion, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor, following an extended illness.  He was born in Cherry Hill, Pa. on May 28, 1938 to the late Horace and Mary (Ryan) Thayer. He was raised and educated in the Albion/Springfield area and attended school in Cherry Hill. Dale enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1956  where he served with the 763rd Transportation Battalion. He was deployed to Greenland and also served stateside....

Dorothy E. (Daub) McCall: Her’s was the gift of long life. Of good health, clear thoughts, warm friendships, adoring family. Dorothy Emma Daub McCall, first born child of parents Raymond and Margaret Mayerhoefer Daub was born on October 23, 1919 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her life ended on December 30, during the historic snowfall of 2017, with memories of a wonderful family Christmas dancing in her head.  Dorothy was raised and educated in Erie at St. Johns Grade...

Jack E. Delavern, 79 of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday April 21, 2018 at his home.  He was born May 2, 1938 in Erie, a son of the late Edward M. and Elizabeth “Betty” L. (Carr) Delavern.  Jack graduated from McDowell High School in 1956 where he was known as “Whitey”. While there he was a stellar football player and also participated in basketball and baseball. Following high school he attended college at Grove City where he...