Morrison Funeral Home

06/01/2026

Please join us in congratulating our very own Madalyn King on her graduation from Leadership Venango!

Check out the Chamber's post here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ti8HSPLA/

Leadership Venango is a nine month program designed to identify, educate, involve and motivate individuals who desire to become more effective leaders and they are registering for the class of 2027. Check it out https://venangochamber.org/leadership-connections/leadership-venango/

05/29/2026

Loretta A. Strawbridge, 81, of Oil City, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at UPMC Northwest.

Born on October 14, 1944 in Chloe, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Thelma (Siers) Lichlyter.

After high school, Loretta graduated from the Mountain State Business School w...

05/25/2026

05/16/2026

William C. “Cody” Smith, 78, of Oil City, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 at The Collins House after a lingering illness.

Born on July 28, 1947, in Oil City, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Mary Kay (Seth) Smith.

Cody was a 1965 graduate of Oil City High School. After gr...

05/10/2026

Karen D. Barr, 74, of Rouseville, passed away Friday, May 8, 2026 at Select Specialty Hospital in Boardman, Ohio. She was born on November 27, 1951 in Oil City, the daughter of the late John and Lillian (George) Gustafson. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Jim and Jon Gustafson. Karen gradu...

05/09/2026

Judy L. Snow, 84, of Oil City, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026 at the Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with her loved ones by her side.

Born on September 10, 1941 in Van, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Sara (Beebe) Whitling.

On April 14, 1960, Judy marr...

04/30/2026

David Lee Schoch, 88, of Glendale, MO, formerly of Oil City, PA, died Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

Born June 1, 1937, in Oil City, PA he was the son of the late George Ray and Ethel Mae Schoch.

David was 1955 graduate of Oil City High School. He then ...

04/27/2026

Julie Anne Catherine Hughes (Krug), born October 9, 1953, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, crossed back over into the cosmic energy of the universe to be with those who came before on Saturday, April 25, 2026, a little after 3:00 p.m., surrounded by those she loved.

Julie was a woman of quiet stre...

04/24/2026

Anne Shiley passed away on April 22, 2026, after a short illness. She was born February 9, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA to Robert H. and Geraldine Miller Jackson and lived in Sewickley, graduating from Quaker Valley High School. She married Ronald L. Shiley in 1978, and they shared 33 years together...

04/20/2026

Pamela J. (Bemis) Hale, 62, of Oil City, passed away on April 16, 2026 at Sugar Creek Station surrounded by her loving family.

Born on October 12, 1963 in Oil City, she was the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Dorothy (Etzel) Bemis.

Pamela was a homemaker for most of her life and w...