All Obituaries

Blaine M. Cosner, 59 of Lake City, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Cleveland Clinic, after a brief illness. He was born September 1, 1961 in Erie, son to the late Richard C. and Jeannette (Hinkle) Cosner. Blaine graduated from Girard High School in 1981. He then worked at Lake City Homes in construction for 32 years and more recently was employed by General Aluminum Manufacturing Company in Conneaut, OH for the last 5 years. He enjoyed riding his bike through West...

  Julie Anna Maria Williamson fell asleep Sunday, September 27, 2020. Born October 29, 1984, the daughter of Julie and the late Richard Williamson.   She graduated from Northwestern High School after a long recovery from a disabling accident at age 16. Julie’s love of elephants could only be surpassed by her enjoyment of bowling with her many friends at West Way Lanes in Girard or using her gift of making new friends anywhere and everywhere she went!   Julie will be...

"D-Day Veteran" Andy Simkovitch, 95 of Lake City, died Friday, October 9, 2020 at his home.    He was born on August 25, 1925 in Girard,  a son of the late Peter and Anna (Lagacza) Simkovitch. He worked for Marx Toy's in Girard until 1970, then Copes- Vulcan of Lake City for 20 years retiring in 1990.  As America was at war, Andy enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in 1943. He deployed to the European Theater aboard the LST (Landing Ship Tank) 501....

Ilene M. Bisbee passed away on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 at UPMC after battling health issues.  Ilene was born July 13, 1945, and is now with Lyle on a farm high in the sky. Ilene grew up in Phillipsville, PA and married Lyle Bisbee on November 16, 1963, and spent 51 loving years of marriage with Lyle until his passing in 2014.  They operated a dairy farm in Hatch Hollow, near Wattsburg, PA.  Ilene loved art, dancing and her family.  She took art classes at the Main...

Andrew Joseph Backmeier, 38, of Girard, died on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, following a bicycle, motor vehicle accident in Girard on September 25, 2020. Andrew was born July 15, 1982, in Manhattan, NY, the son of Lisa Backmeier of Girard.  He grew up in Bayside, Queens, NY and later lived in New Hyde Park, NY. He also lived in North Merrick, NY, where he graduated from the Sanford H. Calhoun High School. Following high school, he was the first person from life skills, that was hired by...

Harry C. Drury, 92, formerly of Albion, died Monday October 5, 2020 at West Lake Woods Assisted Living surrounded by his family.   He was born in Cranesville, PA, October 30, 1927, a son of the late Donald and Zella (Taylor) Drury.  Harry graduated from the Albion High School in 1945. He had been employed in the construction business for many years and also worked as a ForestFire Inspector for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, which he retired from in 1991.  He was a...

Cheri L. (Beals) Pacansky, 69 of East Springfield, passed away on Saturday October 3, 2020 at Pleasant Ridge Manor surrounded by her family.  She was born March 11, 1951 in Salamanca, NY, a daughter of Harry and Martha (Mischler) Beals of Conneaut, OH.  Cheri moved with her family as a young girl in 1952 to the East Springfield area. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1969. She had been employed as a Waitress for several locations in  the area including...

Norman E. Blackmer, 81, of Girard, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Edinboro Manor.  He was born on December 7, 1938 in Jamestown, New York, a son of the late Marion J. and Gladys (Atkins) Blackmer.   Norman graduated from Youngsville High School in 1956 and later attended Grove City College. He then enrolled in the GE Apprentice Program, graduating in 1962 and receiving as Associate Degree in Engineering Manufacturing Training.  Norman worked for National Forge in 1962 in...

Paul E. Crouch, age 69, born January 28, 1951 a son of the late Sidney and Blanche (Phillips) Crouch went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home. Paul graduated from Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri. After getting his Bachelors Degree from Ozark Bible Institute. He and his wife went into mission work in Brazil, South America. He enjoyed good food, good music, and good books.  He often reminisced of his childhood home in Connecticut and loved all...

Nancy A. (Peckham) Sisson, 84, of Girard, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Erie, PA on March 15, 1936, a daughter of the late Glenn and Dorothy (Schuster) Peckham. She was a fourth-generation Girardite whose family settled in Girard in the 1850s and owned the first florist and nursery business in the area, designing and maintaining the original Erie Extension Canal Gardens. She graduated from Girard’s Rice...