Francis E. Rondinelli, 90, of 1102 Grandview Rd. Oil City, PA. died Tuesday afternoon July 22, 2014.

Born Sept. 28, 1923 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late George E. Mitcham & Mary Elizabeth Pratt Mitcham.

Francis was a 1942 graduate of Oil City High School.

She was married on July 25, 1944 in St. Stephen’s Church in Oil City to John F. Rondinelli and he survives.

A homemaker, Mrs. Rondinelli had worked many years at Armstrong-Colliers in Oil City.

She was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

Francis enjoyed crocheting, knitting and sewing. She also enjoyed cooking, painting and fishing for Walleye on Chautauqua Lake.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children and their spouses, Dona Buckingham of West Palm Beach; John and Mary Jo Rondinelli of Pleasantville; and Brian and Ann Rondinelli of Seneca. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Deidre Buckingham of Madison, WI; Larry Rondinelli of Smethport and his children Sophia and Olivia; Krista and her husband Eric Krake of Washington, DC; and Craig Rondinelli of Oil City.

She was preceded in death by a sister Evelyn Vender and a brother Paul Mitcham

Friends will be received from 12-2 Thursday in the Reinsel Funeral Home.

Private Committal Services will be held at Calvary Cemetery with Fr. Matt Ruyechan,Presiding.

Memorials may be made to the Oil City Library or to Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

Condolences may be sent at www.reinselfuneralhome.com.