Myra Cecile Fleischman

M. Cecile Fleischman, 87, of Clarion, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, October 13, 2024 at the Clarion Hospital Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 8, 1937 in Oil City to the late Russell and Alta Brumbaugh. Cel was a 1956 graduate of Oil City High School. She married Donald L. Fleischman on August 14, 1961, who preceded her in death. Cel worked in many capacities throughout the years, but mostly in the food service industry. She started working in her youth at their family business, Bridge Lunch, in Oil City. Cel then went on and worked for Woolworth’s Lunch Counter, Rollie’s Pizza, White Eagle, and Oil City School District where she retired from after many years. She then became re-employed at the Oil City Walmart before finally retiring in 2008. Throughout the years, Cel enjoyed cooking and baking. She baked several birthday and wedding cakes, even both of her daughters’ wedding cakes. Physical limitations in her later years prohibited her from taking long trips, but she always enjoyed day trips and road trips to take in the local scenery. In 2015, Cel relocated to Clarion where she established new friends and relationships to enjoy her cooking and even their pets could depend on her for a treat. She is survived by her daughters, Dawn Fornof and her husband, Mike, of Clarion and Gayle Oxenham and her husband, James, of Oil City; 4 grandchildren, Erik, Bradley, Renee and Ryan; her sister, Mary Lou Karns; and a sister-in-law, Jenny Brumbaugh; along with numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Cel was preceded in death by her sister, Pearl Jackson; 2 brothers, Charles Brumbaugh and William Brumbaugh; a sister-in-law, Becky Brumbaugh; and 2 brothers-in-law, Theodore Jackson and David Karns. Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home in Clarion where a memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Laura Saffell, pastor of the Liberty Chapel in Washington and the Amity Methodist Church, presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Cel’s honor to Tri-County Animal Rescue Center, 9562 Route 322, Shippenville, PA 16254, which would mean so much more to her memory in helping our four-legged friends.

Myra Cecile Fleischman

February 8, 1937 - October 13, 2024