All Obituaries

Linda M. (Boll) Chrispen, 65, of North East, PA, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, March 21, 2026. She was born on October 23, 1960, in Erie, PA, a daughter of Jane Royce and the late William Sam Boll, Sr. Linda was a longtime member of South Harborcreek United Methodist Church. In her downtime, she loved crocheting for charities, gardening, cooking dinners, camping, hunting, and traveling to different states. Above all, she cherished time spent with her children, ...

Linda M. (Boll) Chrispen, 65, of North East, PA, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, March 21, 2026. She was born on October 23, 1960, in Erie, PA, a daughter of Jane Royce and the late William Sam Boll, Sr. Linda was a longtime member of South Harborcreek United Methodist Church. In her downtime, she loved crocheting for charities, gardening, cooking dinners, camping, hunting, and traveling to different states. Above all, she cherished time spent with her children, ...

Frank Piazza, 83, of North East, PA, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026, at his residence.  Born on February 16, 1943, in Erie, PA he was the son of the late Sam and Rosina Frankina Piazza.   Frank was a member of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus Parish in North East. He owned and operated a grape vineyard as well as a fruit and vegetable farm stand and he was a member of the National Grape Co-Op Association in Westfield, NY. In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by ...

Mary A. Moloney Triana, 95, of North East, PA, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026, at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA.  She was born on August 2, 1930, in Altoona, PA, daughter of the late Edward Michael and Genevieve Bender Moloney.   Mary was a member of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus Catholic Church in North East and attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Georgetown South Carolina. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Donald J. Triana in 2020; her granddaughter, ...

JAMES BERT HESLING James Bert Hesling, 68, of North East, PA, passes away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at his residence.   He was born on September 10, 1957, in Erie, PA, a son of Rose Jean Gillum Hesling of North East and the late John David Hesling. He owned and operated his own Grape Farm in North East for many years.  In addition to his mother Rose, he is survived by his two sons, Joshua Venne (Catherine) and Brendan Venne (Elsa) all of New York State and his sister Julia ...

Cullen James Hazelton, 49, of North East, PA, died peacefully, on Monday, January 12, 2026, after battling cancer for 10 months.  Cullen was born on August 1, 1976, in Erie, PA to James Orman Hazelton and Kathleen DeVore Hazelton. Cullen was a 1995 graduate of Harbor Creek High School.  He went on to attend Penn State Behrend and continued his studies at University Park.  While at University Park he worked as an assistant golf professional at Penn State’s Blue and White ...

Beatrice Ann (Lepley) Schoenfeldt, 90, of North East, PA passed away peacefully at home, January 6, 2026. She was born in North East, daughter of the late Michael and Ruth (Nightingale) Lepley.  Beatrice married her sweetheart and love of her life, Charles Robert Schoenfeldt on March 30, 1953, and were married for 68 happy years. She was a long-time member of Lakeview Church of God.  Bea had a Servant’s heart and loved to teach adult Sunday school.  She loved and ...

DIANE M. ERET Diane M. Eret, 69, of North East, Greenfield Twp, PA, passed away on December 14, 2025 at her residence with her family at her bed side. Diane was born on March 30, 1956, in Erie, PA a daughter of the late Harold Roy and Helen Louise McClelland Titus. Diane was a member of the Greenfield Baptist Church, North East, PA.  She enjoyed crocheting, doing puzzles, word search and spending time with her family.  Over the years Diane worked at Welch Foods, Brevillier ...

Frank Semelka, age 85, of North East, died following a brief illness surrounded by his family on Friday November 21, 2025, at UPMC Hamot.  He was born on May 17, 1940, in Scranton, PA to the late William and Marie Marciano Semelka.  Frank attended North East High School and later served in the United States Army. He was a grape farmer and owner of Semelka Farms, Inc. and a member of the National Grape Co-operative Association.  He was also a member of St. Gregory Catholic ...

Jack Michael Wall, 67, of Harborcreek, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. He was born in Erie on September 10, 1958, the son of the late Robert and Barbara (Martin) Wall.  Jack was a 1977 graduate of North East High School. He attended Lipscomb University, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and later trained at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. He served as a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Mercer County, and later at the Lawrence Park Barracks and Crime Lab. Over ...