All Obituaries

Ashley Jean Gilbert, 36, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born September 21, 1983 in Erie, a daughter of Gerald and Nora (Mosinski) Gilbert of Girard.   Ashley graduated from Girard High School and following high school she graduated from Great Lakes Institute, as a Medical Assistant. She then worked as a cook at the Fairview Legion, the VFW Albion, and at the Mound Grove Golf Course in Wattsburg...

Thomas J. Wnek, 67, of Girard, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his home.  He was born May 26, 1952 in Erie, a son of the late John and Anna (Mader) Wnek.  Tom graduated from Fairview High School. As a young boy of fourteen he went to work with his dad's business, J & T Auto on West Lake Road. He eventually became owner of the business and was self-employed there his entire life as a Mechanic and Owner, retiring in 2017.  Tom attended St. John the...

  Carolyn J. (Campbell) Sundberg, 76,  formerly of Lake City died Friday February 14, 2020 at her home in Sykesville, MD surrounded by her family.  She was born May 13, 1943 in Erie, a daughter of the late Milton and Verna (Jackson) Campbell.  She graduated from Girard's Rice Avenue Union High School in 1961 and was later employed by the Girard School District in the cafeteria at Elk Valley Elementary School for many years.  Carolyn was a member of Ward's...

Rev. James G. Skelton, 85 of Girard, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at St. Vincent Health Center.  He was born June 28, 1934 in Bath, NY., a son of the late Rev. Gaven B. and Evelyn (Clark) Skelton.  Jim moved to the Springfield area in 1952 and attended the Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical arts degree in 1956. His first charge as a Pastor was at the Kidders Corners Church in Springfield Twp....

Shirley A. (Burkhalter) Swift Corbin, 83, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday February 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born January 17, 1937 in Naples, TX, a daughter of the late Felix B. and Rebecca (Crabtree) Burkhalter.  Shirley was raised and educated in Texas, near Texarkana and moved to the Girard and Albion area. She was a school bus driver for the Northwestern School District and later worked for Molded Fiberglass in Ashtabula. Most recently she had...

 Shirley A. Black, 68 of Erie, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.  She was born October 3, 1951 in Erie, the only daughter of Michael Bayus and Anne Harayda. Shirley graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School, class of 1969.  Following high school she was employed by Girard Model Works and Brown Brothers Grocery Store.  She retired from the Tri-County Intermediate Unit after 19 years of service as an aide helping special needs...

James E. Lasher, 77 of Girard, Pa., died Tuesday January 28, 2020 at St. Vincent Health Center following a brief illness. He was born August 6, 1942 in Rahway, NJ, son of the late Edward Lasher and the late Norma (Eaton) Lasher Herman and stepson of his beloved Pop, Fred Herman.  Jim enlisted in the U.S Navy following his 1960 graduation from Lackawanna High School in Western New York.  His service continued until retirement with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer in 1990. ...

  Kim Ann Sheehan 66, of Erie died Saturday, February 8, 2020 at UPMC Hamot.   She was born August 19, 1953 in San Antonio TX, a daughter of Arlene B. (Cornwell) Sheehan Byrne of Fairview and the late, James A. Sheehan.   Kim graduated from Burnsville High School in Minnesota. Following high school she made her home in Minneapolis where Kim worked for the Sustainable Resource Company for twenty years and Cup Foods in Minneapolis retiring as a clerk in 2016.   Along with...

Robert D. "Bebe" Otis, Sr., 87, of Lake City died on Wednesday January 29, 2020 at St. Vincent Health Center.    Bob was born June 23, 1932 in Olean, NY, a son of the late Hollis and Ruth M. (Fields) Otis.  He attended Strong Vincent High School and enlisted in the US Army prior to graduation. He was deployed to Korea in 1951, serving with the 171st EVAC Hospital as a Medic. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal with 4 bronze service stars, the Korean...

Sylvia J. (Wright) Crane, 82, of Cranesville, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at UPMC Hamot, following a brief illness.  She was born August 11, 1937 in Conneaut, OH, a daughter of the late W. Ely "Doc" and Iva (Lyntz) Wright.  Sylvia graduated from the West Springfield High School in 1955. Following high school she began employment at the P&J Variety store in Conneaut as a clerk and later for Marx Toy's in Girard. For many years she worked at the Northwestern...