All Obituaries

Ronald E. Davis, 83, of 647 State Route 157, Oil City, PA. , died at 4:15 A.M. Wednesday Dec. 5, 2018 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab. Born June 18, 1935 in Oil City, PA., Ron was the son of the late William & Loretta Hutchinson Davis. Ron attended Oil City High School. He was married on Jan. 22, 1955 in Calvary United Methodist Church to the former Janet L. Manners and she survives. Mr. Davis had been employed by Manion Steel & Barrell and had delivered flowers in retirement...

Stephen G. Fedorek, 62, of Oil City, PA. , died Friday Nov. 30, 2018 in the ER at UPMC-Northwest in Seneca. Born May 29, 1956 in Oil City, PA., he was the son of the late Anthony J. Fedorek & Caroline Kielbowicz Fedorek Stephen was a graduate of Oil City High School. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Fedorek worked for Franklin Steel as a millwright and laid carpet as an independent contractor for many years. He was of the Catholic Faith. Stephen enjoyed...

Helen M. Bialo, 81, of 821 Oak Grove St. Oil City, PA. ,died at 11:05 A.M. Friday Nov. 23, 2018 at her home after an extended illness. Born Feb. 12, 1937 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Lewis H Fink & Florence “Flossie” Mealy Fink. Helen was a graduate of Oil City High School. She was married on Feb. 26, 1955 to Carl Bialo and he survives. A homemaker, Helen had worked at JB Oddlots, Armstrong Colliers, Grants and for Hickory Farms. She was a life...

Frances  Hajduk ,88, formerly of Venus, PA., died at 6:30 A.M. Tuesday Nov. 20, 2018 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab after suffering from dementia for many years. Born Jan. 9, 1930 in Oil City, PA., Frances was the daughter of the late Alex & Maria Biedrzycki Swacha. Frances attended Assumption B.V.M. School and was a graduate of Oil City High School. She was married on July 18, 1948 in the Assumption B.V.M. Church to Frank S. “Tex” Hajduk and he preceded her in...

Thomas L. Wood, 82, of Oil City, PA. ,died Sunday Nov. 18, 2018 in the ER at UPMC-Northwest in Seneca. Born Feb. 27, 1936 in Polk, PA., he was the oldest son of eight children born to the late George & Edith Jones Wood. Tom was a 1954 graduate of Franklin High School. He lived in Albuquerque, NM from 1955 until 1959. He entered the military in 1959 and served until 1961. Tom returned to New Mexico and stayed until 1964 when he came back to Pennsylvania. Tom was first married to Mary...

Scott D. Daugherty, 60, of Oil City, PA. ,died unexpectedly Nov. 14, 2018 at UPMC-Hamot in Erie. Scott had fallen and was transported to Erie for treatment and subsequently passed away from a ruptured aneurysm. Born Aug. 28, 1958 in Oil City, PA., Scott was the youngest of four children born to James E.E. Daugherty & Julia Ardelle Wilbert Daugherty. Scott was a graduate of Cranberry High School and attended Venango Campus of Clarion University. A real estate broker, Scott had worked...

Philip D. Harris, 65, of 1009 Elk St. Franklin, PA. died at 7:05 A.M. Saturday Nov. 10, 2018 at his home after a brief illness.  

Alberta E. Slaugenhaupt, 94, of 92 Alcorn Ave. Oil City died  Thursday Nov. 8, 2018 at her home.             She was born Aug. 25, 1924 in Knox, PA. daughter of the late Edward & Almeta McCall Reott. Alberta graduated from high school in Knox, PA. She was married to Robert Slaugenhaupt and he preceded her in death. Alberta had worked many years for Owens Illinois . She enjoyed playing solitaire and spending time with her...

Erin Irene Boucher, 49, of Poland, OH took her last breath at 11:22 A.M. Wednesday Nov. 7, 2018, surrounded by her family. Erin fought a courageous and graceful battle with breast cancer. She moved “home” to Oil City, where her heart had always resided, two months ago to be closer to family. Born May 9, 1969 in Ravenna, OH, she was the daughter of Kay Templeton Woods and stepdaughter of Stephen G. Woods. Erin was a 1987 graduate of Oil City High School. She attended...

Earl Arthur (Bud) Ames, age 95, of Oakwood Heights, formerly of Venus, passed away November 6, 2018. Born at West Hickory, Forest County, July 29th 1923, he was the only son of the late Arthur and Minnie (Wright) Ames. After graduating from Oil City High School in 1942, Bud joined the Navy during WWII and was assigned to the Amphibious Division where he served through 5 Pacific Island invasions on the Tank Landing Ship, USS LST 246.  He was awarded the Pacific Theater Ribbon with 2...