All Obituaries

Fay Marie (Jordan) Pitonyak, 91, peacefully passed away October 20, 2021 at her home in Erie PA, surrounded by family.   She was born on Friday the 13th of December, 1929 at her aunt’s house in Emporium PA, to Rex and Helen (Teats) Jordan. Fay graduated from Renovo High School in 1947. Soon after graduation her mother passed away, at which time Fay took over the care of her five younger siblings. On August 4, 1951, she married John Pitonyak, who preceded her in death on June 20,...

Walter J. Lechefsky, 95, formerly of Edinboro (Lavery) and recently of Manchester Commons, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.  He was born on September 30, 1926 to the late Joseph and Mary (Pojawis) Lechefsky in Erie, PA.  He graduated from Erie Tech in 1944 and soon after joined the US Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Bremerton (CA-130), a heavy cruiser. He served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of operation during World War II. He was awarded the Asiatic...

Virginia A. (Rausch) Fetsuga, 77, died on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.    “Ginna” as she was known to friends and family, was born in Lake City, PA on October 26, 1943 to the late Mathew and Clarissa (Jeffrey) Rausch where she was   raised, educated and resided for all but the last portion of her life. Ginna graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in 1961 and worked at a number of jobs in local manufacturing and assembly as well as...

Wallace L. “Sonny” English, 90, of East Springfield, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Pleasant Ridge Manor following a brief illness.  He was born June 14, 1931, in East Springfield, on “Flag Day”, a son of the late, Clair A. and Oleta (Loucks) English. Sonny graduated from Springfield Township High School in 1950. As America was at war in Korea, he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps. He was deployed to the Korean Theater and later returned to the United States...

  Gary L Sharman 73, of Girard died at home on October 8, 2021.   Gary was born June 12, 1948 a son to Sam and Betty (Deshane) Sharman. Gary graduated from Perry High School in 1966. Following high school, he began working as a carpenter with a local construction company building homes. After a short time, he went out on his own continuing to build homes in Perry, NY. Moving to the Erie area he began working in tool and die at Modern Tool Company. Gary changed employment to...

Michael J. Skapura, Jr., 67, of Lake City and formerly of Girard., died Sunday, October 3, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital following a brief illness. Michael was born July12, 1954 a son to the late Michael and Florence (Wasiulewski) Skapura.  Michael graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in 1972. He then continued his education at the Lenoir Community College attaining an Associates Degree in Applied Science. Throughout Michaels life he worked in transportation. He saw most...

Loretta M. (Fantaske) Jordan, 90, passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Nightingale Nursing Home, formerly St. Mary’s East. She was preceded in death by her brother, Paul (Bud) Fantaske and her son, Jeffrey Jordan, and his wife, Melanie (Mattis) Jordan and granddaughter, Jenelle Jordan. After graduating from St. Joseph High School in Renovo, Loretta worked at numerous jobs in Renovo that included waitressing at Genopolis' Restaurant where she met her future husband,...

James Robert Bible, 80, of Springdale, Arkansas and formerly of Lake City, passed away Tuesday October 5, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  He was born June 7, 1941, in Lake City, a son of the late Robert Earl and Geraldine Lou (Wing) Bible.  Jim graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School and later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was a hard-working man; who never met a stranger. He enjoyed golf. In addition to his parents, he was...

Jesse "Ben" Yates 79, died on Thursday September 30, 2021, at UPMC Hamot. Ben was born August 27, 1942, a son to the late Jesse B. and Dorothy (Disney) Yates. Ben started working at the early age of fourteen to provide for his family. He quit school and began working in the local grocery store in Harvey, Illinois. He continued working, learning many new trades including utility lineman in the Chicago area. Ben was a gifted singer and used his talents when he joined his neighbor,...

James A. Erickson, 67 of Girard, died Saturday, September 25, 2021, at his home, following a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born in Erie, April 22, 1954, a son of the late, Jesse D. and Lois J. (Patten) Erickson. Jim graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1972, where he played basketball and baseball all four years for the Yellowjackets and was the graduating class Salutatorian. Following high school, he attended Penn State Behrend, where he...