All Obituaries

Linda Kay (Strawbridge) Umstead, 75, of Seneca, died early Sunday morning, January 12, 2020 at UPMC Northwest in Seneca, following a brief illness.  She was born in Franklin on September 15, 1944 to the late James W. and Gladys (Hanna) Strawbridge.  She was a 1962 graduate of Rocky Grove High School. Linda worked as a secretary for Joy Manufacturing in Franklin, and also for the Rocky Grove school district.  She retired from the Cranberry school district as a secretary to...

Joyce A. (McKean) Gahring, 84, of Rockmere Road, Oil City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020, following a brief illness, while visiting her daughters in Florida.  She was born in Oil City on June 12, 1935 to the late Paul and Hazel (O'Neil) McKean.  She was married on January 30, 1954 to Merle L. Gahring, Jr., and he preceded her in death on July 21, 2016. Joyce spent most of her life living in Oil City; she and her husband Merle also lived in Lancaster,...

                Darlene L. Moon, 70, of Grove City, formerly of Seneca, died at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Quality Life Services in Grove City.                  She was born in Oil City on September 24, 1949 to the late Ray Charles and Helen Lee (Dolan)...

            Rebecca A. Winters, 78, of Franklin, died early on the morning of Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitation, following a lengthy illness.             She was born in Franklin on February 13, 1941 to the late Herbert and Hazel Mae (Schaffer) Griffen.             She attended Cranberry High...

Janis A. (Smith) Cook, of Seneca, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 peacefully in her sleep, following an extended illness.  She was born in 1951 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Smith of Oil City, and they preceded her in death along with an infant brother and an infant daughter.  Jan was a 1969 graduate of Oil City High School.  She then attended nursing studies at St. Vincent Hospital and Oil City Hospital.  In 1974, she married Craig Cook, and he...

Leta Beck, 77, of Landisburg, Pennsylvania, formerly of Rockland-Nickelville Road in Emlenton, died at Claremont Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Carlisle, PA after a brief illness on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Leta was born in Franklin, PA on October 28, 1942, a daughter of the late Charles and Eunice Slye. Leta graduated from Cranberry High School in 1960. Leta was an active member of the First Free Methodist Church of Oil City. She taught Sunday School, was a youth group...

          Mark A. Burgdorfer, Jr., 31, of Oil City, died at his home Friday, December 13, 2019 at 9:00 pm, following a brief battle with cancer.            He was born in Oil City on July 14, 1988 to Mark A. Burgdorfer and Deborah S. (Stone) Burgdorfer.            Mark graduated from Oil City High School, and later earned a Master's Degree as...

             Jason Michael Fair, 41, of Warren Ohio, died at his residence on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.              He was born in Oil City on April 12, 1978 to James L. Fair and Debra A. (Curran) Beach.              Jason attended Cranberry schools and graduated from Oil City High School in 1996.  He...

              Dianne Louise Bevier, 80, of Cranberry, formerly of Oil City, died at UPMC Northwest in Seneca on Wednesday night, December 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.              She was born in Grove City on December 13, 1938 to the late Donald Kenneth and Louise (Seyler) Rodgers.             ...

Betty A. O'Neil, 86, of Cranberry-Rockland Road, Kennerdell, Cranberry Township, died early Saturday morning, November 30, 2019 at The Caring Place in Franklin, with her loving husband at her side. She was born in Oil City on February 8, 1933 to the late Ira and Alice (Lockhart) Dunkle. Betty was active with several bowling leagues over the years, and served as league treasurer. She enjoyed her card clubs and playing '500' with family and friends. She also enjoyed trips to the...