Thora E. Bliley Obituary (1929 - 2020)

Thora E. Bliley, age 90, of Greene Twp., passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Ball Pavilion. She was born in Erie on July 16, 1929, daughter of the late Adolph and Minnie Harris Martin. Thora enjoyed being a homemaker. She loved traveling with her husband, sisters, and sisters-in-law, watching old movies, and playing weekly card games with her family. She was a 70 year member of St. Boniface R.C. Church, where she volunteered at the school and for the festival. She worked at the voting polls in Greene Twp. for 30 years. Thora is survived by four children, Kathy Gonser (Gary), Richard Bliley, Andrew Bliley (Linda), and Betsy Bliley (Kathy); her twin sister, Dora Francis, and her sister, Thelma Burton; two sisters-in-law, Mary Shafer and Josephine Bliley; six grandchildren, Philip Pinzok (Jen), Matthew Pinzok (Beth), Kara Veltri (Michael), Jacob Bliley (Linda), Mary Bliley (Michael) and Henry Bliley; six great-grandchildren, Lilly, Eli, Emily, Vanessa, Vincent and Rocco; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald; a great-granddaughter, Amelia; three brothers, Melvin, Howard, and Edward Martin; and one sister, Helen George. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Monday from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Further visitation will be held at St. Boniface R.C. Church, on Tuesday from 10 am until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11 am. Interment will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Boniface R.C. Church, 9367 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509, or Brevillier Village, 5416 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16511.