Elizabeth Malc Dwyer's Obituary
Elizabeth Malc Dwyer (Beth), 50, of Cornelius NC, formerly of Waterford, PA passed on February 9, 2014. She was born on February 9, 1964 in Painesville, OH to Virginia Louise (Malc) Miller of Erie, PA and the late Edward Stanley Malc.
In addition to her mother, survivors include her husband James Joseph Dwyer, III; step-children, Melissa Covert and husband Marty and granddaughter Madison Covert of Cornelius, NC; James Joseph Dwyer, IV and wife Ronda and grandsons Owen & Brody Dwyer of Waterford, PA; step-father William R. Miller of Erie PA and step-sisters, Claudette Miller and Kathleen Mele of Chicago, IL; beloved nephew Alex Pacoe of Cornelius, NC.
Beth graduated from Allegheny College, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She obtained her Law degree at the University of Toledo School of Law and joined the Erie County Bar in 1990, subsequently becoming an independent practitioner in 1996. Although she specialized in Family Law throughout most of her career, she also served for a number of years as Solicitor for the Erie (PA) County Council and, briefly served as an Assistant Public Defender. More recently she had served as a Dependency Lawyer, representing parents in matters relating to the County Office of Children and Youth.
She owned her own building in the historic district that adjoins the Erie County Courthouse. Since her building was built over the bed of the Erie Extension Canal, which had connected Pittsburgh with Lake Erie, she decorated her reception room and conference rooms with canal memorabilia. When, due to her failing health, she had to give up her law practice, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania accepted the entire collection and it has become the core of an exhibit at the Erie Maritime Museum
Beth enjoyed gardening and animals she spent her free time walking the Dwyer’s two black Labradors (Otto & Reuben). In the evenings you could find Beth snuggled up with her two cats, (Zelda & Loci).
A funeral mass and burial is being planned for early May. She will be laid to rest beside her father in the Edinboro Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held following her burial. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Dr. Huntersville, NC 28078 or your local Humane society.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is serving the family. www.jamesfuneralhomeLKN.com
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