All Obituaries

Mary E. Yockey, 87, of Seneca, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday May 27, 2022 at UPMC-Hamot in Erie after an extended illness. Born Oct. 18, 1934 in President, PA., she was the daughter of Henry & Eva Meehan Markley. Mary attended Tionesta High School. She was married on June 12, 1951 to Samuel K. Yockey and he preceded her in death on May 25, 2012. Mary was a residential cleaner for 44 years and prior to that had worked for Huffman Cleaning for 5 years. She enjoyed...

Barbara E. McDonough, 83, formerly of Oil City, PA. , passed away Saturday May 21, 2022 at Rolling Fields in Conneautville, PA. Born May 10, 1939 in Reicedach, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt & Marta Fuller Kirtzel. She was married on Feb. 17, 1962 to Harvey H. McDonough and he preceded her in death on March 24, 2020. Barbara had worked for the American Card Factory, Reno Plastics and as a stocker at Wolf's Head. She enjoyed playing bingo, doing crafts, cooking,...

Robert S. Wolbert, 62, of Oil City, PA. , passed away May 20, 2022 at UPMC-Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Born Nov. 26, 1959 in Oil City, PA., he was the son of the late R. Lee Wolbert &Dorothy Pierce Wolbert. He was a graduate of Oil City High School. Robert was married on June 2, 2006 to the former Tina L. Chapman and she survives. He was employed by Clarion Bathware as a shipping manager. Roberts second love after his wife was Sprint Car racing with good friends Dave Stralko and...

Joseph P. Kenniston, 76, of Oil City, PA., passed away Monday May 16, 2022 at UPMC-Hamot in Erie. Born April 15, 1946 in Oil City, PA., he was the son of the late Clarence J. & Anna Shaffer Kenniston. Joe attended St. Joseph Schools and was a 1966 graduate of Venango Christian High School. Joe had worked for Stranford Dry Cleaners, Kessler's Dry Cleaning and had worked at the Oil City Library. He was a member of St. Joseph Church. Joe enjoyed NASCAR, the Oakland Raiders and...

Patricia K. Scierka, 88, of Coraopolis and formerly of Oil City, passed away Saturday May 14, 2022 at ProMedica in Greentree. Born Oct. 23, 1933 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Aniela Maziarz Potkoscielny. Pat was married on July 21, 1956 in Our Lady Help of Christians Church to Frank J. “Cisco” Scierka and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1996. A homemaker, Pat worked for Bell Telephone for many years as an operator. She was a...

Harry R. Detar, 80, of Oil City, PA. , passed away Wednesday May 11, 2022 at his home following an extended illness. Born Oct. 24, 1941 in Cleveland, OH., he was the son of the late Reed & June Irwin Detar. Harry was a graduate of Oil City High School. He was married on Nov. 11, 1967 in Trinity United Methodist Church to the former Pamela K. Sterner and she survives. Harry was a meat cutter and had worked for Riverside, Henry's Riverside, Bilo and retired from Thorne's...

Mary Jo (Frank) Dumbleton passed on Saturday, May 7th , 2022, after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer.      She was born on January 7, 1950, in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mary (Ponish) and Joseph Frank. She was a 1967 graduate of Phillipsburg-Osceola High School and went on to use her creative talents as a self-employed hairdresser for many years. She married the love of her life, John P. Dumbleton, on April 8, 1972, at Immaculate Conception...

Dallas Ray Gosnell Jr., 88, of Titusville, PA., passed away at 3:13 A.M. Saturday May 7, 2022 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab. after an extended illness. Born July 18, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA., he was the son of the late Dallas R. & Winifred Ferguson Gosnell. Mr. Gosnell was a Corporal in the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He had been employed by Bell Telephone. Dallas enjoyed hunting. He is survived by five children Linda Miley of Titusville Barbara Hayes...

Carl Bialo, 88, of Oil City passed away Friday May 6, 2022 at his home. Born March 10, 1934 in Oil City, PA., he was the son of Karol & Caroline Dypka Bialo, and was raised by George Owens, due to his fathers passing. Carl was a veteran of the United States Marines. He was married on Feb. 26, 1955 to the former Helen M. Fink and she preceded him on Nov. 23, 2018. Carl had worked as a trackman on the railroad for Pennsylvania, Conrail and CSX. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and taking...

Danny R. Parson, 62, of Franklin, PA., passed away at his home on Thursday May 5, 2022 after an extended illness. Born Aug. 31, 1959 in Oil City, PA., he was the son of Patricia A. Fox Parson and the late Robert G. Parson. Danny graduated from Indian River High School in New York. He was employed for many years as a prison guard and later worked at the Cranberry Walmart in Loss Prevention. He was married on Aug. 20, 1994 in Watertown, NY., to the former Sarah J. Patterson, and she...