All Obituaries

 Audrie E. Jackson, 85, of Girard, PA. died Saturday the 28th of March at the home of her son, Rex (Alice) Jackson in Albion PA after a brief illness.   She was born January 21, 1935 in Rock Creek, OH.  She moved to Conneaut OH in the early 1940’s. After a tragic accident took the life of her beloved step-father, Walter Gardner, she left high school to work and care for her three younger siblings. In 1953 she married long time Conneaut resident and Korean War...

Jewell C. Murphy, 96, of Girard, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29 at the home of her son Norman in Sunbury, OH. Born August 18, 1923 in Reader, WV, she was the daughter of Friend and Bertie Cochran. Jewell graduated from Harbor Creek High School and attended Villa Maria College. She started her career at Bliley Electric, and went on to work at General Electric, where she met her future husband, Norman E. Murphy. After raising their family, Jewell then went on to have a long and...

Betty M. (McCall) Grimshaw, 98, of Fairview Twp., passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 at St. Vincent Health Center.  She was born April 11, 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late Ralph E. and Lillian C. (Hazen) McCall.   Following her graduation from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1940 , she married Howard C. Grimshaw, Sr., on August 17, 1940, who preceded her in death in 2001.  Betty worked side by side with her husband on the family owned, Willowbrook Farm,...

Gerald E. "Gil" Gilbert, 70 of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at UPMC Hamot following a lengthy illness.  He was born in Erie, March 19, 1949, a son of the late George W. and Virginia (Peters) Gilbert.  Gil grew up in the Erie area and enlisted in the U.S Navy during the Vietnam War. He served aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea with the Knightriders, Squadron 52 in the West Pacific/Vietnam area. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy he was awarded the...

Robert C. "Red" Applebee, 89, passed away Tuesday March 3, 2020 in the home he built after a brief illness. He was born August 1, 1930 in Amity Twp., near Union City, a son of the late Arlo T. and Alma B. (Curtis) Applebee.   Bob graduated from the Wattsburg High School in 1947.  Although beginning work at a very young age on the family farm, he started his paid working days following high school at General Electric. He also was self-employed in the roofing and...

Lisa Ann (Stolz) Brooks, 56, of Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March, 9, 2020. She was born in Erie, January 19, 1964, a daughter of R. John Stolz of Lake City and the late Shirley Ann (Uhl) Stolz. Lisa graduated from Fairview High School in 1982. Following high school she attended and graduated from Penn State University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management in 1986. She began her employment career as Manager of the Hoss's...

Todd A. Balko, 46, of Girard, passed away with his family by his side on March 2, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic.     He was born on August 29, 1973 to Thomas and Linda (Baker) Balko in Erie, PA. He graduated from McDowell High School in 1991.  Upon graduation, Todd attended Triangle Tech in Erie, earning a degree in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design.  He worked at Bliley Electric, Finish Thompson, 84 Lumber and most recently at Lakeview Forge.   Todd was...

Mary Ann (Johnson) Mays, 88, of Lake City, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, February 29, 2020 a St. Vincent Health Center. She was born in Erie on October 23, 1931, daughter to the late Howard and Emma (Coates) Johnson.  Mary Ann graduated from the Rice Avenue Union High School in 1949. She was employed at Elk Valley Elementary in the cafeteria for over 40 years, as well as at Lake City Voting booths during elections for many years.   She was an...

Donald A. Dunn, 87, of Albion, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at his home. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on July 18, 1932, a son to the late Ray and Mildred (Oliver) Dunn. Donald grew up in New Jersey where he graduated high school and then university. Shortly after earning his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, he had an epiphany and decided to switch to Prairie Bible Institute to follow his calling to spread the Gospel. He then went to South America to do missionary work....

Linda (Franks) Platz, 72, of Fairview, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.   She was born on February 19, 1948 to the late Bernard and Jean (Yarrington) Franks in Erie, PA. Linda graduated in 1966 from General McLane High School and later assisted with the daily operations and business aspects of the family dairy farm in Fairview until her retirement in 1987.    Linda is survived by her husband, Lawrence "Larry", whom she...