Paul Albert Weibel

Paul Albert Weibel, 91, of Oil City died Wednesday at Oakwood Heights.

Born Aug. 24, 1925, in East Brady, he was a son of the late Martin Frederick and Anna Ethel Curts Weibel.

Mr. Weibel was a graduate of Clarion State Teacher’s College and worked for 33 years until his retirement as a teacher at Oil City High School.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II.

Paul had been a member of Second Presbyterian Church and later of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Mr. Weibel loved teaching seventh grade social studies and was proud to have sharpened the minds of so many students over the years.

He enjoyed cooking, baking and traveling around the United States. Paul was an avid Pirates and Steelers fan. Spending winters in Bradenton, Fla., he attended many Pirates spring training games.

On Aug. 4, 1950, he was married in Butler to the former Catherine Viola Stewert, who preceded him in death on Sept. 8, 1984. He was remarried on April 12, 1986, in Oil City to the former Mary Ann Gilbert, who preceded him in death on Sept. 21, 2013.

He is survived by three children, a son, Joseph John Weibel and his wife, Donna, of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Paula Jean Curzi and her husband, Dan, of New Wilmington and Karen Maureen Simons and her husband, Steve, of Universal City, Texas; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are two sisters, Mary “Medzie” Schultz and Ana June Hiles.

In addition to his parents and wives, he was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.

WEIBEL — Friends of Paul Albert Weibel, who died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the Morrison Funeral Home, 110 Petroleum St., Oil City.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 25 at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Rusnak, chaplain of Ascera Care Hospice, officiating.

Interment will be in Brandon Cemetery.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Venango County Humane Society.

Please visit the Tribute Wall at www.morrisonhome.com to share a memory or leave a condolence.