All Obituaries

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...

Kathleen Ann Herrmann, age 62 of Albion, passed away early Saturday, March 23, 2019 at her home with her loving husband, and sister by her side. There will be no services for Kathleen and arrangements were handled with care and love by the Jean Evans Thompson Funeral Home, East Springfield, Pa. Please feel free to light a candle or leave a remembrance for Kathleen at www.jeanevansthompsonfh.com.

Sandra Mosier, age 76 of Albion, Pa., passed away quietly early Monday morning, March 18, 2019 at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, Pa. Sandy was born on January 31, 1943 in Meadville, Pa., the daughter of Valary and Dorothy (Hillman) Gulu. She married Russell Mosier on March 17, 1962 and together they raised two wonderful daughters; Valerie and Kimberly.  Besides being a devoted mother and housewife, Sandy worked hard to help make a great life for her family. She worked at the Girard...

Milton Eugene Ganger Junior “Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think” – This snippet of philosophy was passed on to Milt by his uncle Monty Ganger, performing on his 90th birthday at his memorial tennis tournament at the Cleveland Skating Club. Milt did enjoy himself, primarily by working hard to create the best achievement in anything and everything he did – from his time in the Merchant Marines on the Great Lakes during breaks at Cleveland Heights High and...