All Obituaries

Betty Jayne Auerbach, age 91, a resident of Manchester Commons, formerly of East Springfield, PA passed away Monday, October 28, 2019.  She was preceded in death by her husband Donald G. Auerbach in 2011.  Betty is survived by her daughter, Janice Auerbach and her Partner, Kerry Kondrit of Fairview and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and close friends. Betty was born August 20, 1928 daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Stanicar) Gruzosky in West Springfield, PA.  She was the...

     Harry L.. Kiple, Jr., age 78, formerly of the Philadelphia area died peacefully Friday, November 8, 2019 at the home of his daughter, Noetta Gilbert where he had been residing the last year and a half of his life.     He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Kiple in 2018 and a son, Robert Scott Kiple, and a step-son, Bobbie Scott and a brother, Michael Kiple.    Harry is survived by three daughters; Noetta Gilbert (Jesse) of Albion, Pa;...

Anthony W. "Tony" Luna Anthony W. "Tony" Luna, age 33, of Erie, Pa was taken by the hand of the Lord on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his home. Tony was born in Erie, PA on November 18, 1985, the son of Cindy L. (Turner) and Jacob Haaf and the late Andres D. Luna. As a young man, Tony was full of ideas and ambition. He liked to try many things and correct those things that didn't work. He had many jobs in the past one of them being the manager of the Valvoline on...

Howard A. Smock, age 95 of Albion, Pa, died peacefully at the Edinboro Manor where he had been recently residing Sunday morning, August 18, 2019. Howard was born on October 27, 1923, the son of the late Arnold and Velma (Robertson) Smock in Albion, Pa. During his time with us here, he had worked at Tishes Restaurant in Albion and also the Albion VFW, Roger Brothers in Albion and the Albion Post office where he was the Postmaster for a few years and then became the mail carrier. He also...

Richard R. Otteni, age 73 of Albion, Pa, died peacefully at his home with his wife, Wendy, by his side on Friday morning, August 2, 2019 after a very long illness. Rich was born in Erie, Pa on August 31, 1945, the son of the late Lloyd E. and Winifred M. (Wadsworth) Otteni.  He served in the Army National Guard and then his first job after the service was working at the Green Shingle Truck Stop as till manager for several years.  After that, he worked at Identification Systems for...

Roberta J. Beery Cheney, age 89 of Erie, Pa. was taken by the hand of Angels Friday evening, August 2, 2019. Roberta was born in Erie, Pa on May 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Robert and Jean (Lawrence) Killheffer.  She worked for many years as the Principal's secretary at Northwestern Middle School and also helped many people as a private bookkeeper.  She attended Grace United Methodist Church in Albion and was a member of the Lioness’ Group of the Lions Club and...

Zella M. (Fails) Goodenow Zella M. Goodenow, age 91 of Conneaut, Ohio, died late Sunday night, July 14, 2019 at the David Simpson Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio where she had only recently been residing the last three days of her life. Zella was born on February 29, 1928 in Fairview, PA, the daughter of the late William S. and Alice (Shaffer) Fails. She attended schools in East, West and North Springfield, Pa., graduating in Conneaut, Ohio on July 19, 1950. She married...

FloraBelle "Babe" Walker FloraBelle "Babe" Walker, age 94 of Kingsville, Ohio was gently lead home by the hand of Jesus early Saturday morning, June 1, 2019 at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home where she had been residing. Babe was born in Conneaut, OH on August 19, 1924 the daughter of the late Floyd T. Smith and Jennie E. (Rogers) Smith Sousa. She retired from the EMSCO Inc. in Girard, Pa (formerly known as Erie Mop and Wringer). In her earlier years, she liked to...

Kevin John Park Kevin John Park, age 55 of Lake City, Pa. died Thursday evening, May 16, 2019 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center after injuries he had sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, May 13th. Kevin was born in Erie on June 23, 1963, the son of the late Watson S. and Cleo M. (Shoemaker) Park. Kevin was a member of the Masons and the Fairview, Girard, and Millcreek American Legions. He also was member of...

Anne Marie Szablowsky Anne Marie Szablowsky, age 46 of Waynesburg, OH died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at her home. Anne was born in Akron, OH on October 14, 1972, the daughter of the late John and Brenda (Coleman) Szablowsky. Anne Marie loved spending time with her son, Tony and her family. She looked forward to getting together with them all playing board games and cards until all hours of the night and watching movies. She also had a real love of...