Marie was a professional musician, vocalist, and entertainer of country music and performed with numerous entertainers including Hank Williams, Sr. and Roy Acuff.

Marie Elsie Boring KENNELLEY,
Marie Elsie Boring Loving Mother, Grandmother, &Great Grandmother Marie Elsie Blattenberger Boring, 78, a resident of Erie most of her life, died on Thursday morning November 15, 2007 at the Hamot Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Blair County, Pa. on October 9, 1929 a daughter of the late Bruce and Loretta Ake Blattenberger. Marie attended the First Church of God, was a member of the National Club, and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She was a professional musician, vocalist, and entertainer of country music and performed with numerous entertainers including Hank Williams, Sr. and Roy Acuff. Survivors include three sons, Anson Boring, III, Gary Boring and his wife Barbara, and Randy Boring, all of Erie; two daughters, Elsie Dickson and her husband William of McKean and Paula Royer of Erie; a special nephew John Blattenberger and his wife Donna, 22 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and numerous other nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by a sister Glenda McGuire; four brothers, Paul, Ronald, Draper, and Samuel Blattenberger; and a grandson, Ryan Donahue. and her 2nd,, husband. Clyde S. Kennelley, 73, of Millcreek Township, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, &two Step/sons, Smokey and Dusty Kennelley; two Step / daughters, Catherine Kocher KENNELLEY, and , Donna Payne, Slowikowski; and a brother, inlaw Barry KENNELLEY. and William P, KENNELLEY, Nephew William Parker, KENNELLEY, Jr, of Fairview Erie CO, PA,
Survivors include a Step / son, Aaron KENNELLEY and his wife, Briana, of Erie; CO Union City PA,
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt &Son Funeral Home, 5000 Wattsburg Road, Erie, corner of East Gore Rd. and Pine Ave., Friday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM and are invited to services there on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM. Burial will be in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.