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Wednesday September 1, 2004

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Charles J. Bialomizy
Charles J. Bialomizy, 91, of Erie, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at Saint Vincent Health Center.
He was born Jan. 25, 1913, in Grand Rapids, Mich., son of the late Alexander and Rose Wierzbicki Bialomizy.
He retired from General Electric Co.
He was a life member of the East Erie Turners. He also was a member of the GE Quarter Century Club. He also was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
He enjoyed carpentry.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Miller; four brothers, Joseph, Frank and Edward Bialomizy and Walter Youngs; and a grandson, Robert Kapsar Jr.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Clara Kowalski Bialomizy; two daughters, Rosemarie Kapsar and her husband, Robert, of Erie and Cathy Kranz of Bainbridge, Ohio; a brother, Stanley Bialomizy and his wife, Betty, of Erie; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Carl A. Slomski & Son Funeral Home, 2101 Ash St. A service will be held there Friday at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Entombment will be at Calvary Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2220 Reed St., Erie, PA 16503.

Yukiko M. Komotsu Kane
Yukiko M. Kane, 56, of Cary, N.C., died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, after a lengthy illness.
She was born March 12, 1948, in Komatsu, Japan, daughter of Tomoyoshi and Kimiko Komotsu.
She worked for IBM's research division in Cary.
She was a graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Survivors include her husband, John R. Kane, of Cary and formerly of Erie; a son, John Kane of Cary; and a daughter, Elizabeth Kane, of Cary.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Japanese Mission, 99 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603 or New Life Wesleyan Church, 2967 Benson Road, Garner, NC 27529.
Dusckas Funeral Home West, 536 W. 10th St., is handling arrangements.

Margaret Campbell Minnich
Margaret Minnich, 78, of Abington Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at her residence.
She was born Jan. 13, 1926, in Louisville, Ky., daughter of the late James and Mina Stowe Campbell.
She was a manager of Sims Apartments for many years. She formerly resided at St. James Manor.
She was a member of First Assembly of God.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Minnich, and a sister, Theona "Irene" Sterling.
Survivors include a son, James Lee Campbell of Erie; a brother, James "Leo" Campbell of Union City; a half-brother, Henry Watkins of Daytona, Fla.; and three grandchildren, Jamie Lee Campbell, Jason Reider and Ryan Reed Campbell.
There will be no calling hours.
Friends may attend a memorial service at First Assembly of God, 8150 Oliver Road, at a day and time to be announced.
Memorials may be made to the family in care of Burton Funeral Home, 602 W. 10th St., Erie, PA 16502.

Charles August Sauer
Charles August Sauer, 82, of Millcreek Township, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at his home.
He was born July 27, 1922, in Pittsburgh, son of the late August and Josephine Buerkle Groetsch Sauer.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering.
He retired from AMSCO Systems Co., a division of American Sterilizer Co., where he worked as director of project management and engineering.
He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Kay Davin Sauer; a son, Charles A. Sauer Jr.; a daughter, Beth Molitoriss; and three sisters, Helen Groetsch Meisinger, Rose Bernadette Groetsch, and Mary Groetsch Davis.
Survivors include four sons, Kenneth Sauer and his wife, Jo Ellen, of Fairview Township, Mark Sauer and his wife, Mary, of Palo Alto, Calif., James Sauer, and Paul Sauer and his wife, Kim, all of Erie; three daughters, Barbara Goyzueta and her husband, Roberto, of Norman, Okla., Mary Nientimp and her husband, Ed, of Erie, and Kathy Bronakoski and her husband, Tom, of Tallahassee, Fla.; and one sister, Jeanne Sauer McCollaum of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 30 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Friends may call Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Burton West Lake Funeral Home, 3816 West Lake Road. A service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Church, 2801 W. Sixth St.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sisters of St. Joseph Retirement Fund, 1020 State St., Baden, PA 15005.

Edith M. Hopkins Schauer
Edith M. Schauer, 89, a resident of Sarah A. Reed Retirement Center, died there Monday, Aug. 30, 2004.
She was born Sept. 16, 1914, in Johnsonburg, daughter of the late Oscar and Lottie Bliss Hopkins. She had lived most of her life in Erie and was a former resident of 1752 E. 43rd St.
She was a homemaker and formerly worked as head cook for several families, including those of Skinner Engine Co. owner Herman Mueller and industrialist F.F. Curtze. She also worked in the interior decorating industry and retired as a home interior designer for W.T. Grant Co. after 20 years.
She appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on Nov. 17, 1934, as one of the "Campbell Kids" as drawn by Eugene Iverd.
As a 1932 graduate of Academy High School, she attended elderhostel programs at Edinboro University and Frostburg (Md.) State University.
As a member of Lawrence Park Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, she taught Sunday school for many years. She was also a member of the Wesley Keenagers.
She enjoyed art, music, watching birds and collecting antiques.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Schauer, whom she married April 16, 1938, and who died in 1987; and four brothers, Orville, Ellsworth, Neale and Marlin Hopkins.
Survivors include two sons, George H. Schauer and his wife, Sara, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Joseph H. Schauer and his wife, Nellie Mae, of Clayton, N.Y.; two sisters, Shirley Guelcher of Erie and Ruth Collett of Cypress, Calif.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dusckas Funeral Home East, 2607 Buffalo Road. A service will be held there Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Vision and Blindness Resources — Erie Center, 2402 Cherry St., Erie, PA 16502.

Blanche R. White Simshauser
Blanche R. Simshauser, 95, of Village at Luther Square, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at Millcreek Community Hospital.
She was born May 30, 1909, in Fairfield, Neb., daughter of the late Henry and Mattie White.
She lived in Erie for four years. She also had lived in Ellijay, Ga.
She was a homemaker.
She enjoyed bowling and bowled until she was 85.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Herman Simshauser, and a son, Gerald Simshauser.
Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Miller and her husband, Thomas, of Anchor Point, Alaska, Rose Longo and her husband, Frank, of Erie, and Kathryn Oplinger and her husband, Douglas, of Ellijay; a son, Walter Simshauser and his wife, Barbara, of Largo, Fla.; a sister, Ella Goosic, of Hastings, Neb.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Burial was in Spartanburg, S.C.
Dusckas Funeral Home East, 2607 Buffalo Road, is handling arrangements.

Walter Swiderski
Walter Swiderski, 85, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Thursday, July 22, 2004.
He was born Jan. 18, 1919, in Erie, son of the late Michael and Regina Swiderski.
He was employed as a driver for Janitor Supply Co. in Erie. He also worked as a draftsman, carpenter and cabinet maker.
He attended East High School.
Serving with the Merchant Marine, he was assigned throughout the Great Lakes.
He volunteered with the Peace Corps in Grenada, where he taught students how to make things out of wood. A fan of jazz, he enjoyed collecting record albums and periodicals.
Survivors include a niece, Deirdra Baldwin Lapin; and a nephew, David Luke Baldwin.
Friends may attend a graveside service on Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, 3325 West Lake Road.
Arrangements are being handled by Cremation Services of the Palm Beaches, 115 W. Woolbright Road, Suite D, Boynton Beach.

Evan A. Young
Evan A. "Dreb" Young, 87, of Drums, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at Hazleton General Hospital.
He was born Sept. 8, 1916, in Drums, son of the late Martin and Kathryn Rodgers Young.
He graduated from Freeland High School.
Serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne in the Pacific Theater.
He was a member of Conyngham United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace Young; his second wife, Frances Weaver Young; a daughter, Priscilla Young Samec; and a brother, Duane O. Young.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Vilushis and her husband, George, of Erie; a son, Bradley E. Young and his wife, Wendy, of Drums; a son-in-law, Michael Samec of Tresckow; two sisters, Vivian Luchi of Conyngham and Phyllis Culp and her husband, Ronald, of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home, 530 W. Butler Drive, Drums. A service will be held there Thursday at 10 a.m.
Burial will be private at Drums Methodist Cemetery.
Local arrangements are being handled by Brugger Home for Funerals, 1595 W. 38th St.
Memorials may be made to Conyngham United Methodist Church, 411 Main St., Conyngham, PA 18219; or Sugarloaf Fire Co., P.O. Box 80, Sybertsville, PA 18251.

Helen Rizzo Young
Helena Young, 71, of Morristown, N.J., died Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 8, 1933, in North East, daughter of the late Anthony and Concetta Rizzo. She had lived in Morristown for 32 years.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church in Morristown.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, F. Richard Young; four sons, Richard Anthony, Matthew Charles, James Joseph and John Andrew Young; a brother, John J. Rizzo; and 11 grandchildren.
Friends may attend a service Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Dangler Funeral Home, 600 Speedwell Ave., Morris Plains. Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, 6 Sussex Ave., Morristown.
Entombment will be at Holy Rood Cemetery Mausoleum, Morris Township.

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