All Obituaries

Arlene J. (Wilson) Beam, 88 of Girard, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was born January 4, 1930 in North Girard (now Lake City), a daughter of the late Emanuel and Thelma (Case) Wilson.  Arlene attended the East and West Springfield Schools and later the Rice Avenue Union High School in Girard. She worked at the Girard Model Works (Marx Toys) and later Spectrum Control where she was an Assembler and Tester, retiring from there in...

Florence (Wasiulewski) Skapura, 89 of Girard, passed away on Friday December 14, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.  She was born November 27, 1929 in Erie, a daughter of the late John and Bertha (Lubiejewski) Wasiulewski.  Florence graduated from East High School in 1948. Throughout her life, she and her husband Mike owned and operated various business interests. Also, enjoyed reading, traveling, talk radio and was an avid card player. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist...

Charles N. "Charlie" Miller, 76 of Girard, passed away on Monday December 10, 2018 at West Lake Woods, where he had recently resided.  He was born on February 19, 1942 in Slippery Rock Township, Pa., a son of the late Clayton and Anna (Kiester) Miller.  Charlie graduated from Girard's Rice Avenue Union High School in 1960. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Greenland and Germany. Upon his honorable discharge from the military, he...

  Kathleen M. Wuenschel, 61, of Erie, PA, died on December 8, 2018, at Pleasant Ridge Manor West, following a brief illness.    She was born on July 21, 1957, the daughter of Harold Wuenschel and Nancy Degner Wuenschel.    She attended Academy High School and graduated in 1975.   She is survived by four brothers, Donald and James Wuenschel of Erie, Henry Wuenschel of McKean, Gerald and his wife Judy Wuenschel of Girard. Also, four nephews, Stephen, Mark, Bryan...

 Paul A. Bensur Sr. 86, of Lake City, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center, following a brief illness.   He was born on September 8, 1932 to the late Joseph and Mary Justina (Pitch) Bensur in North Girard, PA. He graduated from Rice Avenue Union High School in 1950.  After graduation he worked on the Nickel Plate Railroad as a trackman and at Lake Erie Forge and Steel.  Paul enlisted in the US Army in March of 1951.  Following...

  On December 6, 2018, Jeanne A. Adams, 69, formerly of Albion,  entered into rest.    She was born on January 25, 1949 in Erie, a daughter of the late Raymond and Matilda (Rossoll) Taylor.   Jeanne was a life long resident of Albion. She retired in 2013 from General Electric in Erie and previously worked 29 years at Copes Vulcan in Lake City.  She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, the love’s of her life.  She also...

Norma Jean (Huston) Jarmolowicz, 84, formerly of Erie, passed away on Tuesday December 4, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.   She was born May 28, 1934 in Erie PA, a daughter of the late Raymond and Gladys (Cowley) Huston.   Norma was raised and educated in Erie graduating from Millcreek High School in 1952. She married Vincent Jarmolowicz, on July 9, 1966. Taking care of her family and home was always her first priority.  She had also been employed with Erie Resistor,...

Rev. Paul K. Klein, 84 of Albion, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday November 28, 2018 at his home in Albion.  He was born In Kingsville, OH, May 22, 1934, a son of the late Chrystal C.and Lura (Huston) Klein.  Paul was raised and educated in the Kingsville area, and also lived in Albion area as a young man. He had been employed at various school districts in the Janitorial department, while at the same time serving local church's as Pastor.  He enlisted in...

Vickie L. Vanderhoof, 64 of Girard and formerly of Fairview, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at Pleasant Ridge Manor.  She was born April 10, 1954 in Erie, a daughter of the late Russell and Myra (Loury) Vanderhoof.   Vickie grew up in Marion Center, Indiana County and later, Millcreek, where she graduated from McDowell High School. Following high school she attended the University of Pittsburgh and Edinboro University, where she studied music and art. She had been...

John B. Cornwell, 88, of Girard, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 12, 2018 at St. Vincent Health Center.  He was born September 25, 1930 in Cranesville, a son of the late Joseph Paul and Sylvia Ann (Richardson) Cornwell.  John was raised and educated in Erie and attended Academy High School. Following high school, he went to work at the Erie Forge and Steel. During the Korean Conflict he was inducted into the US Army where he served with Charlie Company; Ordinance, in Japan as...