All Obituaries

                Cynthia Kaye "Cindy" Waters, 59, of Cranberry, died at her home on Sunday morning, September 25, 2022 while surrounded by loved ones, following a brief cancer illness.                 She was born in Oil City on April 17, 1963 to Arthur Daye Phillippi and his wife Dorothy and Carol M. (Heeter) Swartzfager and the late...

Steven James Rembold, Retired Police Lieutenant, 52, of Oil City, passed away Wednesday night, September 14, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 2 ½ year courageous battle with Cancer. Steve was born in Oil City on October 14th, 1969.  He was the son of James and Judith Rembold of Oil City. Steve was a 1987 graduate of Cranberry Junior Senior High School and completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at Pitt Community College in Greenville, North Carolina....

                Mary Ann Shreffler, 78, of Cranberry, died at Sugar Creek Station in Franklin on Monday, September 12, 2022.                 She was born in Roswell, New Mexico on April 17, 1944 to the late Earl Ernest and Verna Abbie (Collins)...

                Austin "Lee" Marsh, Jr., 85, of Venus (Pinegrove Township), passed away at his home on Sunday, September 11, 2022, following a period of declining health.                  He was born in Oil City on August 26, 1937 to the late Austin Lee Marsh, Sr. and Helen Isabelle (Pleger)...

          Caroline Jane McCreary, 81, of Rockland Township, died Friday morning, August 26, 2022 at UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca .           Private funeral arrangements will be completed by Hile-Best Funeral Home in Seneca.  Interment will be in the Rockland Cemetery.            To express online condolences to her family, please visit...

                R. Kelly Trusel, of Oil City, passed away in his home on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the age of 63, following several years of declining health.                  On February 11, 1959, in New Castle, PA, he became the fourth son of the late Rev. James A. and Patricia A. (Sadler)...

Funeral  Arrangements  for  Charles  "Jack"  Shields:   A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31st   from 5 - 7 p.m. at Hile-Best Funeral Home, 2781 Rte. 257, Seneca, PA  16346.   A celebration of his life will follow in the funeral home at 7 p.m., led by family and friends.                                   ...

                 Alma R. Kinch, 87, of Seneca, died at the Collins Hospice House in Rocky Grove on Tuesday afternoon, August 23, 2022, following a lengthy illness.                  She was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on September 21, 1934 to the late Wade and Ruth Margaret (Knight)...

  Shirley A. Zacherl passed peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Oakwood Heights in Oil City.  Born in Fryburg on June 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Florence (Baker) Detar. She was a graduate of North Clarion High School. She was married to Joseph H. Zacherl on May 14, 1955, in St. Stephen Church.  He preceded her in death on September 6, 1985. Mrs. Zacherl was of the Catholic faith.  She was instrumental in starting and organizing the...

Skyler Penn Gibson, of Oil City, passed away August 10, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, He was 34 years old, born January 27,1988 in Pottsville, PA, he was the son of William M. Gibson and the late Sheilah I. (Griffin) Gibson. Skyler enjoyed the outdoors. As a very young child he liked camping and fishing at Two Mile Run County Park. He was ready to go if anyone mentioned fishing or building a campfire. Later, he learned to handle a gun and started shooting skeet and...