Winifred "Winnie" Kojancie

Winifred "Winnie" Kojancie, age 96, of Erie, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016. She was born in Erie on June 8, 1920, the daughter of the late John and Frances Coakley Sweet. She and her husband had resided in Florida for 25 years, returning to Erie in 2011.

Winnie was a member of St. Mark the Evangelist R.C. Church, and was past president of the Rosary Society. She had previously worked for 7 years at General Electric, and 17 years as a baker at the Iroquois High School cafeteria. She had also been a member of the Lawrence Park Golf Club, and enjoyed swimming and reading. Winnie was also very faithful at praying for others

Winnie is survived by two daughters, Roberta "Bobbi" Ameno (Peter) of Winter Springs, FL, and Debra Perino (Butch) of Harborcreek; one son, Mark Kojancie (Dorothy) of Lawrence Park; a sister, June Bules of Erie; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren with two more soon to be born, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Kojancie, six brothers, Albert, Frank, Warner, Robert, Benjamin and Lowell "Bussy" Sweet.

Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm and are invited to attend a Prayer Service there on Thursday at 9:30 am followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 am at St. Mark the Evangelist R.C. Church. Interment, Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be designated to the Anna Shelter, 1555 East 10th Street, Erie, PA 16511.