Lorraine "Joan" Divell

Lorraine "Joan" Divell obituary, Erie, PA

Lorraine "Joan" Divell

Lorraine Divell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, LLP - West 38th St. on Mar. 4, 2025.
Lorraine "Joan" (Bitzer) Divell, age 83, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Corry Memorial Hospital. She was born in New Kensington, Pa., on July 2, 1941, a daughter of the late Harold and Lorraine (O'Connor) Bitzer.
Joan loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a long-time member of AA.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph K. Divell; a daughter, Diana Litz; a grandson, Jason Leonard Caylor and a brother, William Bitzer.
Survivors include a son, Leonard Caylor and his wife Wanda; five grandchildren, Lori and Kristina Caylor, Brian and Melissa Litz, and Lisa Williams; and many great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to call at Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 West 38th St., on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Burial in Erie County Memorial Gardens will be private.
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Larry Rick

March 5, 2025

Haven´t seen her for years but remember the many times sitting at her kitchen table (she was with my cousin at the time) and chatting. My wife and I thought the world of her. Very nice and pleasant, welcoming woman.

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