All Obituaries

Miriam Ruth Byers, 61, of Karns City, passed away Saturday morning September 5, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot. Ruth was born in Ridgway, Elk County, on April 22, 1959. She was the daughter of the late Clayton and Shirley Richards Amacher. She was a 1977 graduate of Ridgway High School and in her earlier years had worked at Ames Department Store in St. Marys. Ruth was a homemaker, enjoyed decorating for the holidays, and had a love for animals, music, and...

Miriam Ruth Byers, 61, of Karns City, passed away Saturday morning September 5, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot. Ruth was born in Ridgway, Elk County, on April 22, 1959. She was the...

Darlene Hildebrand

Darlene R. Hildebrand, 78, of Petrolia, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 3, 2020 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her loving husband and family. Darlene was born in Petrolia on November 25, 1941. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Ruth Garing Moore. She was a 1959 graduate of Fairview Township Karns City High School. Darlene attended the Chicora Alliance Church for many years and was most recently attending...

Darlene R. Hildebrand, 78, of Petrolia, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 3, 2020 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her loving husband and...

Jamie Bowser

Jamie L. Bowser, 44, of Bruin, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, August 27, 2020 shortly after his arrival in the Emergency Department at Butler Memorial Hospital. Jamie was born in Butler on January 21, 1976. He was the son of Gary L. and Barbara Jean DeLoe Bowser of Bruin. He was a 1995 graduate of Karns City Area High School and had been a member of the Bruin Fire Department. Jamie was of the protestant faith. He was an avid hunter and...

Jamie L. Bowser, 44, of Bruin, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, August 27, 2020 shortly after his arrival in the Emergency Department at Butler Memorial...

Jack Neese

Jack Lee Neese, 87, formerly of Knox, passed away Friday morning, August 21, 2020 at Oakwood Heights in Oil City. Jack was born on February 8, 1933. He had been employed at the box factory in Knox for 35 years. While employed at the box factory, Jack met his future wife, Patty Page and they were married in 1977. Jack loved to hunt and race, and won many trophies in which he took great pride. Surviving is a son, Daniel Neese of Sheffield Lake, OH; his stepchildren, Terri and...

Jack Lee Neese, 87, formerly of Knox, passed away Friday morning, August 21, 2020 at Oakwood Heights in Oil City. Jack was born on February 8, 1933. He had been employed at the box factory in...

Edward J. Parker

Edward J. “Ed” Parker, 64, of Medical Center Rd., Chicora, a well-known retired Chicora businessman, passed away in the company of his family early Wednesday morning, August 19, 2020 at Paramount Senior Living in Cranberry Twp., Butler County. Edward was born in Butler on September 25, 1955. He was the son of the late William J. and Alene “Sis” Weiland Parker. He was a lifelong member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church in Chicora and a 1973 graduate of...

Edward J. “Ed” Parker, 64, of Medical Center Rd., Chicora, a well-known retired Chicora businessman, passed away in the company of his family early Wednesday morning, August 19, 2020...

Joan Tejchman

Joan E. Tejchman, 53, of Troutman Rd., Chicora, Concord Twp., passed away of natural causes early Saturday morning, August 15, 2020 shortly after her arrival in the emergency department at Butler Memorial Hospital. Joan was born in Smithtown, Suffolk, NY on September 13, 1966. She was the daughter of Kenneth Goss of Randolph, VT and Barbara Miller Goss of Jamesport, NY. Joan was a baptized Roman Catholic. She was a 1984 graduate of Centereach High School in Long Island, New...

Joan E. Tejchman, 53, of Troutman Rd., Chicora, Concord Twp., passed away of natural causes early Saturday morning, August 15, 2020 shortly after her arrival in the emergency department at Butler...

I. Phillip Summerville

Irvin P. “Phil” Summerville, 74, of Carbon Center, Clearfield Twp., a Vietnam veteran and clustered purple heart recipient, passed away late Monday morning, August 10, 2020 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Irvin was born in Elfinwild, near Allison Park on June 18, 1946, he was the son of the late Irvin Dean and Isabella Marcella Hieber Summerville. Phil was of the Presbyterian faith. He was a 1966 graduate of Butler High School and a U.S. Army veteran, who had served in...

Irvin P. “Phil” Summerville, 74, of Carbon Center, Clearfield Twp., a Vietnam veteran and clustered purple heart recipient, passed away late Monday morning, August 10, 2020 at Butler...

Rita Winkler

Rita Marie Winkler, 57, of Cincinnati, OH, formerly of Emlenton, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Terrace View Gardens. Rita was the youngest of seven siblings born to Harold and Mary Jane Oglesby Winkler on July 9, 1963. Rita grew up on the family farm near Emlenton. She attended school in Clarion and later worked at the Venango County Training Center for years while living at home. She was a special child, always happy, with a...

Rita Marie Winkler, 57, of Cincinnati, OH, formerly of Emlenton, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Terrace View Gardens. Rita was the youngest of seven siblings born...

James Brown

James A. “Jim” Brown, 93, of Bruin, went to be with the Lord, Monday Afternoon, August 3, 2020. James was born in Concord Township on November 23, 1926. He was the son of the late William A. and Celia Mae Sipes Brown. James was a graduate of Bruin High School. He was a longtime member of the Martinsburg Church in Bruin. Jim was a Mason and a 44 year member of the Parker Allegheny Canby Lodge #521 F&AM in Parker. He was a U.S....

James A. “Jim” Brown, 93, of Bruin, went to be with the Lord, Monday Afternoon, August 3, 2020. James was born in Concord Township on November 23, 1926. He was the...

Nellie Stiffy

Nellie V. Stiffy, 64, of Clarion, passed away early Sunday morning, August 2, 2020 at Clarion Hospital. Nellie was born in Callensburg on April 6, 1956. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Nellie T. Kellerman Bowser. She was a homemaker and enjoyed camping, cookouts, fishing, and riding her side by side. She was a graduate of Knoch High School. Surviving is her husband, Charles C. Stiffy, whom she married in Saxonburg on June 7, 1975. Also surviving are two children,...

Nellie V. Stiffy, 64, of Clarion, passed away early Sunday morning, August 2, 2020 at Clarion Hospital. Nellie was born in Callensburg on April 6, 1956. She was the daughter of the late...