Robert G. Galbraith passed from this life on November 9, 2019 at his residence at the age of 79 years. He was born in Cleveland Ohio, the son of the late Alexander and Mathilda (Kimmel) Galbraith on November 20, 1939. A native of Cleveland, OH…

Alton Clinton Zilhaver, 61, of Cambridge Springs, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at UPMC Hamot. Alton was born on August 23, 1958, in Meadville, the son of M. Ross Zilhaver and Neva E. Wykoff Zilhaver.  Alton attended Cambridge Springs High School with…

Barbara D. Gromacki, born August 31st, 1951, was a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to all who knew her. She enjoyed fishing, her favorite color was red, and she would say her “soul husband” was Elvis Presley. Spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and…

Donald Elroy Van Dyke, age 83 of Summit Township, died Friday, November 8th, 2019. Born in Erie on August 29, 1936, he was the son of Clair H. and Margaret L. Skelly Van Dyke. Don retired in 1995 after many years of employment at General…

Catherine J. Florek Chamberlain, 89, of Crossingville, died Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at Edinboro Manor following a brief illness. She was born at the Florek homestead in Edinboro, PA, on January 23, 1930, the daughter of the late John and Veronica Sumihora Florek (immigrants from…

Zona June Miller, of Waterford, died Friday, November 8, 2019. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. The post Miller, Zona June appeared first on Van Matre Family Funeral Homes :: Serving Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Todd Harry Albert, age 51, of Hickory, NC, and formerly of Waterford, PA, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 from natural causes while archery hunting in Crawford County, PA. He was born on March 11, 1968 in Erie, PA. An avid sportsman, Todd enjoyed…

Raymond E. Whitmer, better known as Ray, of Waterford, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at home. He was born on January 17, 1932 in Emporium, PA to the late Charles and Ruth Logan Whitmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death…

Irma Jane (Montgomery) Horneman, “Mungi”, age 89, of Waterford, died Friday, November 1, 2019. Born in Alum Rock, Clarion County, PA on April 12, 1930, she was the daughter of Trenna and Esther Ferringer Montgomery. She married Joseph Lawrence Horneman Sr. on October 21, 1950,…

Theodore K. Burns, age 87, lifelong resident of Waterford, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Edinboro Manor. Born September 7, 1932 in Waterford, he was the son of the late Charles Everett Burns and Mable Dumond Burns. He was also preceded in death by…

Ellen Leone (Ester) Kinney, age 92, born April 20, 1927, passed away October 20, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Ester and Hazel Woodford Ester. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Gerald Ester, and two sisters, Irene McArdle…

Jeanne Mae Petitt, 96, of Cambridge Springs passed away on October 16, 2019, at Rolling Fields Elder Care Community, Conneautville. Jean was born in Erie on September 21, 1923, the daughter of the late Frank Smith and Jesse Van Winkle Smith. She married Raymond Leo…

Rodney L. Rutkowski, 65, passed away October 14, 2019 of natural causes at his home in Allison Park, PA. Rodney was born January 26, 1954 in Waterford, PA, the son of the late John “Kaki” Rutkowski and the late Lucile Elegeer Rutkowski. Rod is survived…

Gena Reneé McEntire Kane, 55, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Little Cooley on Monday, October 14, 2019. Gena was born on September 30, 1964, in Union City the daughter of Robert Blaine McEntire and the late Lois Ann Dean McEntire. She graduated from…

On Thursday, October 10, 2019, we lost an angel. Our beloved Dorothy M. Wolfe of Waterford went home to be with the Lord.She is preceded in death by her husband James C. Wolfe; her son James L. Wolfe; her parents Martin “Van” Miller and Laura…

Rachel Irene Eaton Marcinko, age 89, beloved wife, mother, aunt, sister, and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. She was at home in McKean, Pennsylvania, surrounded by her family and her loving cat “Frankie” when she died of complications of dementia/Alzheimers. Born April…

Phillip E. Gebler, “Monk”, passed away unexpectedly October 6, 2019 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center at the age of 75.Monk was born January 30, 1944 in Erie, Pennsylvania the son of the late Milton and Gertrude (Carpenter) Gebler. Phil graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School…

Clara Mae Albrecht, 94, of Waterford, who loved to laugh, tell stories and was a whirlwind on the dance floor, passed to the light peacefully at home on October 4, 2019. She was born in Rockdale Township on May 25, 1925, the daughter of Earl…

Dianne Rosamond Horn (Harned), age 82, of Franklin Township, Edinboro, passed away at her home on Friday, October 4, 2019 after a short illness. She was born in Edinboro on April 6, 1937, the daughter of the late Glen R. and Fannie M. Fellows Harned.…

Delanne Heckman, of Waterford, was born May 14, 1957 in Union City, the daughter of Charles and Betty Patton Baney. She died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Edinboro Manor. She will be missed by many family members and friends. A memorial service will be held…

Hilda Marie Kuffer, age 92, lifelong resident of Waterford, died Friday, October 4, 2019 at Corry Manor. She was born August 21, 1927 to the late Louis Rummell and Amelia Bastian Dinjer Rummell. She married Walter Kuffer on June 12, 1948 and he preceded her…

Wallace H. “John” Kerr, Jr., age 83, resident of Mill Village, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at UPMC Hamot surrounded by his loving family. John was born May 9, 1936 in Mill Village, the youngest of 14 children…

Vera Mae Lacny, 95, of Waterford, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Forestview Skilled Nursing Center. She was born on April 28, 1924 in Munderf, Pennsylvania to the late Goldie and Daniel Webster. The youngest of seven children, she attended school in Brookville…

Gloria Jean Muckinhaupt Miklovic Port, age 92, former resident of Millers Station, Cambridge Springs, died September 20, 2019, at Rolling Fields where she resided the last five years. Gloria, the daughter of the late Stanley Muckinhaupt and Mable Kincaid Muckinhaupt, was born on November 19,…

Joan Elanor Vogt Diemer, age 90, passed away at her home in Waterford, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. She was born in Erie on February 2, 1929, a daughter of the late Clarence and Hilda Weber Vogt. Joan was preceded in…

Dawn Blackburn of Edinboro, died peacefully at Edinboro Manor with her family at her side on Saturday, September 14, 2019 following a brief illness. Dawn was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in Grand Island, NY where she attended Grand Island High School. Her…

James V. McArdle (McGoo), 78, of Edinboro passed away peacefully at his home on September 11, 2019, surrounded by his family, after the last few months of deteriorating health conditions. Born on May 4, 1941, he was the son of the late Virgil and Irene…

Helen Boyd, age 92, longtime resident of LeBoeuf Township, passed away on Wednesday September 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family and the exemplary care from UPMC Home Health and Family Hospice. Born in Sandy Lake, PA on August 20th, 1927, Helen was the daughter…

     Janice E. Nichol, 76, of Meadville, passed away after a period of declining health on September 10, 2019, at Meadville Medical Center. Janice was born in Meadville on May 20, 1943, the daughter of the late Raymond C. Harmon and Doris Mae Charles Harmon. …

Paula Jean “JJ” Clapper, age 64, lifelong resident of McKean, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at Edinboro Manor. Born in Erie on April 7, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Robert Clapper and Dorothy May Richter Clapper. Paula grew up in…

Audrey E. (Volkman) Bauer, age 86, of Cambridge Springs, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Edinboro Manor. She was born in Millcreek Township on October 26, 1932, the daughter of Harry J. Volkman and Laura Beckman Volkman. Audrey graduated from Millcreek High School…

Maria Lina “Dina” Black, 70, of Cambridge Springs passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Millcreek Community Hospital after a period of declining health. Dina was born on November 7, 1948, in Terceira, the Azores Islands, Portugal, the daughter of the late Joseph Silva and…

Danny Walter Timko, 56, of Titusville passed away suddenly at his home on Monday August 26, 2019. He was born in Union City on October 27, 1962, the son of David Frank Timko and Peggy Blum Timko. After he graduated from Northwestern High School, he…

Donald Francis Dowler, age 89 of Mill Village, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Edinboro on March 4, 1930, the son of the late Clyde E. and Ruth I. (Isherwood) Dowler, and moved to Stone Quarry Road, LeBoeuf…

Michael James Pierro, age 69, of Waterford, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at UPMC Hamot in Erie. Mike was born in Pittsburgh on February 14, 1950 to the late Michael George Pierro and Mary Vargo Pierro. He married Elaine M. Perry 50 years ago…

George Everett Donaldson, 82, of Cambridge Springs passed away at the Erie VA Medical Center on Thursday, August 22, 2019, after a period of declining health. George was born in Pittsburgh on July 8, 1937, the son of the late Thomas Donaldson and Anna Eleanor…

Jerome E. “Jerry” Landis, age 80, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at his home in Waterford. He was born October 8, 1938 in Harborcreek, the son of the late Howard Milton Landis and the late Dorothy Marie Ebert Eisert. A welding inspector, Jerry worked at…

Robert John Krieger, Sr., age 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, August 17, 2019 at home surrounded by his family after a hard fought 2 1/2 year battle with kidney cancer. Bob was born in Erie on September 12, 1950 to the late Violet…

Alex L. Musser, age 19, of Waterford, a loyal, generous and loving young man, died tragically on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was recently honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps and was a 2018 graduate of Fort LeBoeuf High School. He played soccer…