All Obituaries

James “Jimmy” L. Karg Sr., 68, of Tylersburg passed away unexpectedly on Monday October 18, 2021.   Born on December 15, 1952 in Oil City he was the son of James E. and Catherine “Cass” Guth Karg.   He was a 1970 graduate of North Clarion High School.   On May 6, 1978 he was married to the former Mary “Trish” Carroll Karg who survives.   He was a member of St. Joseph Church in Lucinda.   Jimmy was a forklift operator at...

Paul E. Rapp Sr,, 69, of Tionesta passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 7, 2021.   Born June 21, 1952 in Clarion he was the son of Leanus and Irene Hartle Rapp.   He was a graduate of North Clarion High School.   On May 10, 1980 he was married to Sheryl J. Palmer Rapp who preceded him in death on February 15, 2021.   Paul worked for Devonian Resources where he was an equipment operator and truck driver.   In his free time Paul enjoyed hunting, going...

Delores K. Knight 88, of Shippenville passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at home after a period of declining health.   Born on July 19, 1933 in Fryburg she was the daughter of John and Caroline Beary Lambert.   Delores was a graduate of Shippenville High School and also Erie School of Business.   On August 1951 she was married to Emmett “Pete” Knight who preceded her in death on February 12, 2016. They were married for 64 years.   Delores worked...

Bernard W Eck, 81, of Tionesta, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer.   Born on July 9, 1940 in Fryburg he was the son of Thomas E. and Augusta E. Eck.   He was a graduate of North Clarion High School.   On October 15, 1971 he was married to M. Kay Rossman Eck who preceded him in death on January 29, 2019.   Bernard served as a custodian at West Forest Junior Senior High School for over 20 years. Outside the school he...

Kathleen L. Flockerzi, 73, of Lake Lucy passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 after a period of declining health.   Born on August 17, 1948 in Cleveland OH she was the daughter of Earl and Gertrude Folop Ford .   She graduated from Parma Heights High School in Ohio.   On April 17, 1971 she was married to Paul Flockerzi who survives.   She was a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Tionesta.   Kathleen worked as a waitress at Faymores in...

Patricia Ditz, 72, of New Castle, formerly of Fryburg, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Heritage Valley Beaver after a period of declining health.   Born on March 28, 1949 in Brookville she was the daughter of Albert and Evelyn Myers Risinger.   Her husband of 54 years, Walter V. “June” Ditz who she married in May 1967, preceded her in death on July 3, 2021.   Prior to moving to New Castle she attended Shippenville United Methodist...

Norma M Burns, 85, of Venus passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Highland Oaks at Water Run after a period of declining health.   Born on February 24, 1936 in Venus she was the daughter of Charles and Naomi Kapp Burns.   Normie graduated from Shippenville High School and studied business at Welch's Business School in Oil City. She was a bookkeeper for many years and later helped on their family dairy farm. They were proud of their Holstein herd and sold milk to...

Mary Louise Banner, 89, of Shippenville passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, September 12, 2021 after a period of declining health.   Born on January 4, 1932 in Marble she was the daughter of Fredrick and Mary Ellen Martin Rapp.   She was a 1950 graduate of Shippenville High School.   On November 17, 1951 she was married to Russell L. Banner who preceded her in death on November 4, 1994.   She was a member of St. Michael Church and St. Michael Rosary...

Virginia Mealy Motter Groner, 82, of Shippenville passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 after a period of declining health.   Born on February 3, 1939 in Venus she was the daughter of Harvey and Dorothy Huffman Mealy.   She was a graduate of Farmington High School.   On September 1, 1989 she was married to Joseph Groner who preceded her in death on February 27, 2017.   She was a member of St. Michael Church in Fryburg.   Virginia was a school bus driver...

Mark “Alex” King, 34, of  Oil City, tragically passed away on August 16, 2021 as the result of a vehicle accident.   Born on August 7, 1987 in Mesa AZ he was the son of Mark T. and the late Lori L Dengel King.   He was married on July 6, 2019 to Cheyenne Wolbert King who survives.   Alex spent his working career as a contractor for Nick Reisinger Contracting, Colony Homes and currently Kennedy Landscaping Supply in Cochranton.    He enjoyed...