All Obituaries

Joyce Marie Christ, age 79, of Westfield, New York, passed away on Saturday September 24, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born on March 27, 1943 in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Mary (Dickey) Prichard. Joyce graduated North East High School and was formerly employed by Welch Foods in Westfield, N.Y. in the Sales & Marketing and Customer Service Departments for 36 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, crocheting, and traveling to North...

On Friday, September 23, 2022 Beatrice Fern (Post) Odell, age 97, of Ripley, New York went to be with her Lord and Savior in her Heavenly Home. She was born on December 12, 1924 in North East, PA, the daughter of the late Arthur and Emma Fern (Chesley) Post. Beatrice was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Vincent Odell; grandson, Tylor Lee Abbey; brothers, Clarence Post and Lester Post; and a sister, Shirley Podlasek. She is survived by her children, David Odell (Linda) of Columbus,...

Pat Louise Woodburn Pierce, age 65, of North East, peacefully passed away on Tuesday September 20, 2022 at her residence. She was born on September 25, 1956 in Jamestown, New York the daughter of the late Carl Edmund and Florence (Dillenbeck) Woodburn. Pat graduated Youngsville High School and attended Jamestown Business College. She was formerly employed as an administration secretary by Prendergast Library for 22 years. Pat was a member of the North East First Baptist Church;...

Patricia Flynn Lonyo, age 72, of Erie, passed away on Saturday September 17, 2022 at UPMC Hamot. She was born on October 14, 1949 in Titusville, Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Wallace and Fern (Finn) Theubet. Patricia graduated Harborcreek High School and was formerly employed as a cashier at Sally Beauty in Erie and a corner store in Brookside for several years. She volunteered at the PTA and was a member of the Brookside...

NORTH EAST - Thomas “Tommy” Doyle, age 76, of North East, passed away on Thursday September 15, 2022 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1946 in Erie, Pennsylvania the son of the late Archie and Mary E. Vella Doyle. Tommy graduate St. Gregory High School in 1964 and was formerly employed by General Electric for 30 years until retirement in 1994. He served on the North East Hall of Fame Committee and was a member of...

NORTH EAST - Ramona “Onie” C. (Alford) Barnett, age 89, of North East, PA passed away at home on September 9, 2022. She was born on December 22, 1932, in Brookville PA, the daughter of the late Harry B. and Faye J. Greeley Ross Alford. She married her beloved husband David on January 1, 1954, who passed away in 2004 after celebrating 50 years of marriage. In 1955, with their twins, they moved from Brookville to North East, PA. A...

William L. (Bill) Lewis, age 85, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born on April 17, 1937 in Erie, PA, Bill was the son of Leo J. and Dorothy (Perrine) Lewis and the oldest of four siblings. He is preceded in death by his parents; half-brothers, Bruce and Duane Heflin; sister-in-law, Tanis Lewis; nephew, Jeff W. Lewis. As a lifelong resident of North East, PA, Bill graduated from North East High School...

Alan "Arnie" Glenn Arnold, age 71, of North East, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 9, 1951 in Erie, Pennsylvania the son of the late Glenn and Audrey (Peterson) Arnold. He was formerly employed by PennDot and Jim Sul Farms driving semi truck and tractor during grape season for several years. Arnie was a volunteer fireman for 32 years; first with Greenfield Fire Department and then with Fuller Hose Company...

Rose Rohman Whitman, age 89, of North East, passed away on Saturday September 3, 2022 at Parkside North East. She was born on July 26, 1933 in Ripley, New York the daughter of the late William and Vivian (Beatty) Rohman. Rose graduated from Sherman High School and was an active member of the Stateline United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, volunteering at church functions, listening to audio books, and collecting frog figurines. Rose was...

Walter John Fisher, age 81, of Ripley, NY, passed away on Thursday September 1, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was born on September 11, 1940 in Ripley, New York the son of the late Martin and Gertrude (Adams) Fisher. Walter was formerly employed by the Times Publishing Company and Knight Farms in Ripley. He was a member of the Ripley United Methodist Church. Walter enjoyed farm work, growing tomatoes, and spending time with his family and dog, Diesel. He was preceded in death by...