All Obituaries

Emelie T. (Sebunia) Lunger, age 98, of Erie, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Golden Living Western Reserve.  She was born in Erie on November 27, 1922 to the late Joseph and Stephania (Milewski) Sebunia. Emilie was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, the St. Stanislaus Mom’s Club, and the Siebenburger Club and enjoyed painting and crocheting.  In addition to her parents, Emelie is preceded in death by her husband Isaac “Ike” C. Lunger, Jr., brothers...

Daniel M.  Schweitzer, age 61, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his residence.  He was born in Erie on June 6, 1959 to Thomas A. and Jean E. (Gaertter) Schweitzer, Sr. Daniel enjoyed fishing, using is CB radio, playing with his grandchildren, and NASCAR, with the Earnhardts being his favorite drivers. Daniel is preceded in death by his son, Joshua Schweitzer, maternal grandparents Dan and Bette Cleaver, and paternal grandparents Ted and Katie McQuaid. In...

John  Zielinski, age 58, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Erie on April 30, 1962 to the late Clarence F.  and Mary L.  (Tyczkowski) Zielinski. John was a machinist at Modern Industries and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. In addition to his parents, John is preceded in death by his brother Joseph Zielinski. John is survived by his son Andrew Merchant and his fiancée Siera Marks, granddaughters Jayden...

Alberta J.  (Deceder) Mushalansky, age 83, of Erie, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at St. Mary’s Home East from complications of Covid-19.  She was born in Aliquippa, PA on August 17, 1937 to the late Albert and Antoinette (Evanstanko) Deceder. Alberta worked as a dining room manager at the airport Holiday Inn and Hyeholde Restaurant in Coraopolis, PA and was a rector assistant for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. In addition to her parents, Alberta is...

Thomas W.  Ragen, age 92, of Erie, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at UPMC Hamot.  He was born on September 24, 1928 to the late James P. and Dora (Enssle) Ragen. Tom graduated from East High School in 1946 before joining the US Army.  He later worked as a machinist for over 44 years at American Meter.   During the last 24 years at American Meter, he served as chief steward and president of the union.  He loved baseball, both watching and collecting...

Norene T.  Pifer, age 65, of Millcreek, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her residence.  She was born in Erie on November 11, 1955 to the late John and Theresa (Zyskowski) Laskowski. Norene worked as a waitress at various restaurants and likes to go to the gym to work out, power walking, and loved to cook. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, David Pifer. Norene is survived by two brothers, Gerald Laskowski (Barbara) of Pittsburgh, and...

Kas’ir K.  Gambill, age 13, of Erie, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.  He was born in Erie on February 28, 2007 to Alliesheia (Gambill) Brown and Danny “Scoop” Nicholson, Jr. Known as “Nana’s Boy”, Kas’ir enjoyed playing basketball at Erie Rise Charter School wearing jersey #2, attending after school programs at the JFK Center, taking rides, fashion, shopping, singing, music...

Marcel “Mikey” Szymecki, age 49, of Corry, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at St.  Vincent Hospital.  He was born in Erie on December 23, 1970 to the late Marcel and Anna S.  (Grabowski) Szymecki, Jr. Mikey was a machinist and enjoyed fishing, spending time with family and friends, and day trips to local state parks. Mikey is survived by three sisters, Cynthia Rosequist of Cranberry Township, PA, Denise Picus (Michael) of Brooklyn, OH, and Lori Burns...

Gerald D. Hankinson, age 68, of Erie, passed away on December 11, 2020.  He was born in Indiana, PA on April 12,1952 to the late Theodore D. and Edna Belle (Smith) Hankinson. Gerald worked at a phone company in Ohio, at General Electric in Erie, and also did construction work as well.  He enjoyed working on his trucks and cars, as well as several other projects he had going on in his garage and around the house. He also loved helping other people with their projects...

Tyrus “LC” Bailey, age 73, of Erie, passed away on December 11, 2020 at UPMC Hamot.  He was born on June 20, 1947 in Chatanooga, TN to the late George and Mary (Wofford) Bailey. LC graduated from the Howard School of Academics/Tech, and later studied at Mercyhurst College before worked for many years at the Keystone Foundry.  He was a member and chairman of the Trustee Ministry at Community Missionary Baptist Church.  He was a 40 year member of Elks Lodge 328, a...