Leah A. HERMAN

HERMAN - Leah A. 96, passed away Friday March 16, 2012 at Manchester Presbyterian Lodge in Erie which was her home for the last five years. Leah was born on May 1, 1915 in Buffalo, NY to the late John and Mary Hahn. She married Irving L. Herman on her birthday, May 1, 1937. Leah worked for the JC Penney Company at the Thruway Plaza in Cheektowaga, NY for many years and was the Credit Manager at the time of her retirement. Then, Leah and Irv moved to Boca Raton, FL to live near Leah's brother, sisters and their families. She loved living in Florida for 27 years. Leah was an avid football fan especially admiring Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins! She was a charter member of QVC and enjoyed following the lives of the television hosts and ordering and then returning merchandise! Leah moved to Erie in 2004 at the age of 89 to be closer to family. Leah was preceded in death by her husband, Irving, who died in 1978 just three months after retiring to Florida. Also preceding her in death are her siblings, Ruie (John) Armbruster, Irene (Leo) Schlitz, Isabell (Frank) Miller, Evelyn (Arthur) Mauer, and Howard (Ethna) Hahn. Leah is survived by two sons, Ronald I. Herman and his wife, Mary Jane, of Chesterfield, VA and David L. Herman and his wife, Sandra, of Erie; four grandchildren, David M. Herman and his wife, Kristin, of Richmond, VA, Jennifer Rabung and her husband, Adam, of Mechanicsville, VA, Marleah Umpleby and her husband, Michael, of Cranberry Twp., PA, and James Herman and his wife, Meghan, of Brooklyn, NY; and her great grandchildren, Henry and Lucy Rabung and Oliver Umpleby. Leah is also survived by several nieces and nephews, including a niece, Nancy Thomas and her husband, Jerry, of Southbury, Connecticut, and nephews, Robert Mauer and his wife, Joanne, and Gary Mauer of Hamburg, NY. Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Road, Erie, on Monday from 7 to 9 PM and are invited to a funeral service at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 250 West Seventh St., Erie, at 11 AM on Tuesday morning. Flowers are gratefully declined. A private burial will be held in Boca Raton, Florida. Leah's family is grateful for the excellent care Leah received while living at Manchester Presbyterian Lodge. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 250 West Seventh St., Erie, 16501. To sign the Book of Memories please visit www.schmidtfuneralhomeerie.com