All Obituaries

                Bruce B. "Pops" "Hitch" Hitchcock, Sr., 62, of Kennerdell, died on Friday, July 23, 2021 as a result of a tree-trimming accident.                  He was born in Warren, Ohio on September 5, 1958 to the late Donovan and Ruth (Haswell)...

      Donna Lee Best Tebay, 58, of 503 Plummer Street in Oil City, PA passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at home, leaving this earth and entering the arms of Jesus.       Donna was born February 13, 1963 in Anchorage, Alaska to Kenneth Best and Linda Krahn Best.        Donna was known for a lot of things, but one thing was for sure, no matter what happened in her life she loved her kids and grandkids and enjoyed...

            John A. Nelson, 73, of Greenville, PA went to be with his Lord Jesus on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at his home with his wife, Gale; his brother-in-law, Joe Klingler; and dear friend, Chris Wright, by his side following a two and a half month battle with pancreatic cancer.              He was born March 11, 1948 in Coudersport, PA; the youngest of two sons born to...

                Kenneth Roy "Ken" Kratzer, 78, of Xenia, Ohio, formerly of Seneca, died Friday, June 11, 2021 at Xenia Health and Rehab following an extended battle with Parkinson's.                  He was born March 28, 1943 in Buford, Ohio to the late Victor Roy and Wanda (Young)...

                 Violet M. (Rode) Spatharos, 90, of Oil City (Oakland Township), died at her home Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021 of natural causes following a brief illness.                  She was born in Oil City on February 12, 1931 to the late August Rode, Sr. and Ethel (Reid)...

                Russell A. Gregory, Sr., 65, of Franklin, died at his residence Monday night, July 12, 2021.                  He was born in Franklin on July 6, 1956 to the late Arthur Gregory and Joan (Beers) Gregory McGuire.                  He attended...

    Betty Mae Ochalek-Flinchbaugh, age 87, of Oil City, died on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at UPMC Northwest surrounded by her loving children.      Born January 4, 1934 in Oil City, Betty was the daughter of Ernest and Arvilla Proper Porath.     She was a 1951 graduate of Oil City High School and lived in the Oil City area her entire life and retired from the Oil City Glass Company in 1974.      Betty was a member of St....

           Brian Keith Battin, 58, of Oil City, died at his residence on Sunday, July 4, 2021.           He was born in Franklin on September 9, 1962 to the late Jack Edward Battin, Sr. and Anna Ellen (Sharpe) Battin.            He was a 1980 graduate of Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, North...

            Tim Miller, 55, of Seneca, formerly of Tionesta, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday morning, June 21, 2021, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.            He was born in Oil City on April 7, 1966, a son of Sherry L. Miller of Seneca, and the late Kenneth E. Miller and Pamela (Piercy)...

            Patricia J. “Patti” Thompson, 60, of Oil City, died unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday evening, June 13, 2021 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.           She was born in Pittsburgh on November 22, 1960 to the late Regis and Dolores (McCaffrey) Holland.            She was a 1978 graduate of Cranberry High...