Alice Childs Virtue
Feb 10, 1997
Alice M. Virtue, 88, of Meadville, died Monday, February 10, 1997, at Meadville Medical Center after a brief illness.
She was born in Athens Township, Crawford County, June 1, 1908, a daughter of the late George Henry and Ivey May Morgan Salmon. She married Frank W. Childs, who died in 1956 and subsequently married J....
Bernadine R. Gee
Feb 8, 1997
Bernadine R. Gee, 90, a resident of Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, since January 1994, died there Saturday, February 8, 1997, after a period of declining health.
She was born in Meadville, August 7, 1906, a daughter of Albert and Arminta Cotton Poole. She married Spencer E. Gee, November 26, 1931, and he preceded her...
Mary M. Mccarney
Feb 7, 1997
Mary M. McCarney, 88, formerly of Philadelphia and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since August 1994, died there Friday, February 7, 1997, unexpectedly.
She was born in Philadelphia, July 5, 1908, a daughter of the late Matthew J. and Anna Finley Murphy. She married John A. McCarney, August 30, 1935, and he preceded...
Kathryn E. Derfus
Feb 5, 1997
Kathryn E. Derfus, 89, of Meadville, died Wednesday, February 5, 1997, at home following a three year illness.
She was born in Meadville, July 13, 1907, a daughter of the late John and Minnie Swartz Derfus.
She was a graduate of Meadville public schools and worked as an office secretary for...
Theodore R. Burton
Feb 4, 1997
Theodore R. Burton, 92, of Guys Mills, died Tuesday, February 4, 1997, at home following at two month illness.
He was born in Rome Township, November 20, 1904, a son of the late Herbert and Mary (Brooks) Burton. He married Marian V. Walton, October 22, 1927. She preceded him in death October 21, 1991.
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John M. Barrett
Jan 31, 1997
John M. Barrett, 48, of Meadville, died Friday, January 31, 1997, at Meadville Medical Center following a sudden illness.
He was born in Meadville, December 18, 1948, a son of Gordon O. and Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Haas Barrett.
He worked as a custodian at Neason Hill Elementary School for 13 years. ...
Michael J. Washnock
Jan 27, 1997
Michael J. Washnock, 78, of Pawcatuck, CT, died Monday, January 27, 1997 at his residence.
He was born October 29, 1918, at Rockwood, PA, a son of the late Andrew and Anna Urbanek Washnock.
He was a veteran of WWII with the US Army and had retired from Terry Steam Turbine...
Dorothy M. Pees
Jan 22, 1997
Dorothy M. Pees, 101, formerly of Meadville and current resident of Rolling Fields Nursing Home since December 18, 1990, died there, Wednesday, January 22, 1997 following a period of declining health.
She was born December 2, 1895 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Samuel and Clara Faifield Cook. She married H. Chester Pees on...
Anna Ellen Hickman
Jan 20, 1997
Anna Ellen Hickman, 76, of Countryside Trailer Court, of Meadville, died Monday, January 20, 1997 at Meadville Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
She was born December 29, 1920 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Thurman and Pearl (Hofius) Johnston. She married Howard W. Hickman in 1974. He survives.
Mrs....
Catherine Isobel Smith
Jan 19, 1997
Catherine Isobel (Ella) Smith, 81, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 19, 1997, at Crawford County Care Center following an extended illness. She was born in Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland, September 26, 1915, a daughter of the late John and Jessie (Harvey) Cooke. She married Harrington A. Smith, February 3, 1947. He survives. She was a graduate of Glasgow and West...
Catherine Isobel (Ella) Smith
Jan 19, 1997
Catherine Isobel (Ella) Smith, 81, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 19, 1997, at Crawford County Care Center following an extended illness.
She was born in Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland, September 26, 1915, a daughter of the late John and Jessie (Harvey) Cooke. She married Harrington A. Smith, February 3, 1947. He survives.
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Edna F. Buttray
Jan 16, 1997
Edna F. Buttray, 83, a resident of Wesbury since April 1991, formerly of Cochranton, died Thursday, January 16, 1997 at Wesbury following a period of declining health.
She was born August 9, 1913 in Rundletown, PA, a daughter of the late Irven S. and Minnia S. (Dorbritz) Rockwell. She married Donald I. Buttray March 23,...
Mabelle Wiard Willmarth
Jan 15, 1997
Mabelle Wiard Willmarth, 93, a resident of Meadville Health and Rehabilitation Center, died there Wednesday, January 15, 1997 following a period of declining health.
She was born September 11, 1903, in Cussewago, Township, Crawford County, a daughter of the late Henry W. and Clara Waldo Wiard. She married Arthur L. Willmarth on August 6, 1939. ...
John O. Shields
Jan 15, 1997
John O. Shields, Sr. 54, of Meadville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 15, 1997 in Daytona Beach, FL.
He was born April 15, 1942 in Sykesville, a son of Owen W. and Elizabeth (Enright) Shields. He married Eileen Briggs November 24, 1962. She survives.
He was a 1960 graduate of Erie Academy...
Ethel Waid
Jan 8, 1997
Ethel Waid, 89, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since November 1983, died there, Wednesday, January 8, 1997 following a period of declining health.
She was born May 2, 1907 in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Elliott Fitzgerald. She married Stephen D. Waid June 22, 1927. He died December...
Kathryn Hamilton
Jan 7, 1997
Kathryn Hamilton, 88, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since October 1995, died there Tuesday, January 7, 1997, after a sudden illness.
She was born in Meadville December 21, 1908, a daughter of Raymond E. and Ethel (Scoville) Peters. She married James C. Hamilton who preceded her in death October 14, 1949. He had...
Charles A. Wright, Jr.
Jan 6, 1997
Charles A. Wright, Jr., 73, of Meadville, died Monday, January 6, 1997 at Meadville Health and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health.
He was born in Meadville, May 23, 1923, a son of the late Charles A. and Mary Chambers Wright, Sr. He married Alice J. Martin December 20, 1946. She survives.
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Rev. Richard B. Snyder
Jan 4, 1997
Rev. Richard B. Snyder, 76, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 4, 1997 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.
He was born October 18, 1920 in Big Run, a son of the late Percy E. and Cora E. Bailey Snyder. He married Lela May Pifer December 4, 1938. She survives.
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Glenn F. Woodcock
Jan 3, 1997
Glenn F. Woodcock, 99, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since September 1985, died there, Friday, January 3, 1997 following a period of declining health.
He was born December 8, 1897 in East Hickory, Forest Co., a son of the late Frank L. and Hattie Ford Woodcock. He married Nellie M. Morrison June 9,...
Grace H. Mangan
Dec 29, 1996
Grace H. Mangan, 82, of Meadville, died Sunday, December 29, 1996 at her residence following a period of declining health.
She was born on June 30, 1914 in Anniston, AL, a daughter of Green B. and Lola Grubbs Hughes. She married Roy E. Boots Mangan on October 15, 1949. He preceded her in death on...