Brooke Leigh Bode

Brooke Leigh Bode

Dec 25, 1996

Brooke Leigh Bode, 21, of Meadville, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996 in Cussewago Township as the result of a house fire.

She was born December 31, 1974 in Meadville, a daughter of William and Brenda (Barker) Bode.

Brooke was a 1993 graduate of Meadville Area Senior High.  She was currently a...

Cindy Grunefeld

Cindy Grunefeld

Dec 25, 1996

Cindy Grunefeld, 8, of Espyville, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996 at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh following an illness of several months.

She was born December 7, 1988 in Karlsruhe, Germany, a daughter of Robert and Elke Heinrich Denne.

Cindy attended Alice Shafer Elementary School, Linesville and Espyville United Methodist Church.  She...

Andrew S. Miller

Andrew S. Miller

Dec 25, 1996

Andrew (Andy) S. Miller, 26, of Meadville, died Wednesday, December 25, 1996 at his residence as the result of a house fire.

He was born September 14, 1970 in Cleveland, OH, a son of Ronald and Norma Miller.

Andy attended Meadville Area Senior High School and played hockey on the first...

Samuel B. Mears

Samuel B. Mears

Dec 21, 1996

Samuel B. Mears, 84, of Guys Mills, died Saturday, December 21, 1996 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born in Urichsville, OH, May 24, 1912, a son of the late Jamie and Martha Grussey Mears.  He married Grace Braymer December 28, 1932.  She survives.

He worked for...

Ruth Klippel

Ruth Klippel

Dec 19, 1996

Ruth Klippel, 79, of Meadville, died Thursday, December 19, 1996 at Meadville Medical Center, following a brief illness.

She was born in Fort Wayne, IN, on March 8, 1917, a daughter of the late Rollo and Sarah Burke Bennett.  She married Donald H. Klippel on November 6, 1938 and he preceded her in death March...

Elizabeth R. Pauline

Elizabeth R. Pauline

Dec 17, 1996

Elizabeth R. Pauline, 88, of Glenrock, WY, formerly of Meadville, died Tuesday, December 17, 1996, at St. Vincent Hospital, Billings, MT following a sudden illness.

She was born October 12, 1908 in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Elmer W. and Laura M. (Jones) Kelley.

Mrs. Pauline was a 1929...

Arthur Christian Haise

Arthur Christian Haise

Dec 17, 1996

Arthur Christian Haise, 92, of Meadville, died Tuesday, December 17, 1996 following a sudden illness.

He was born February 28, 1904 in Erie, a son of the late John F. and Melsina (Henneous) Heise.  He married Irene Bonaminio on May 20, 1929.  She preceded him in death on May 27, 1973.

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Willa W. Jones

Willa W. Jones

Dec 16, 1996

Willa W. Jones, 96, a former Guys Mills resident, a resident of Piperville, PA, and most recently of Homestead Nursing Home, died Monday, December 16, 1996, at Abington, Hospital, Abington, after a brief illness.

She was born November 14, 1900, at Mt. Hope, a daughter of Eugene and Emma (Gorley) Messerall.  She married Arnold F....

Glenn D. Conser

Glenn D. Conser

Dec 12, 1996

Glenn D. Conser, 71, of Meadville, died Thursday, December 12, 1996, at home, following a period of declining health.

He was born in Curwensville, Clearfield Co., on September 8, 1925, a son of Lucian E. and Bessie Decker Conser.  He married Barbara Jean McCracken on August 9, 1949.  She survives.

He...

Robert F. Bright

Robert F. Bright

Dec 6, 1996

Robert F. Bright, 73, of Meadville, died at home Friday, December 6, 1996, following a period of declining health.

He was born in Oakmont, PA, May 18, 1923, a son of William J. and WillaBelle Bright.

Mr. Bright had worked as the greenskeeper at Hailwood Golf Course for 40 years.  He...

Ellen Genevieve Karns

Ellen Genevieve Karns

Dec 2, 1996

Ellen Genevieve Karns, 94, of Meadville, died Monday, December 2, 1996 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born December 13, 1901 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Anthony and Louise Vasieu Smith.  She married Ray Jonas Karns on January 29, 1926.  He preceded her in death in 1977.

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Florence M. Kerr

Florence M. Kerr

Nov 29, 1996

Florence M. Kerr, 91, a resident of Wesbury Unite Methodist Community, died at her residence Friday, November 29, 1996 following an extended illness.

She was born May 8, 1905 in Parker, a daughter of the late Burton and Birdie Sloan McCall.  She married Norwood W. Kerr on June 20, 1939.  He preceded her in death...

Amelia Miller Gross

Amelia Miller Gross

Nov 6, 1996

Amelia Miller Gross, 92, of Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, died Wednesday, November 6, 1996 at her residence following a lengthy illness.

She was born August 17, 1904 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Bauer) Miller.  She married John Gross.  He preceded her in death in 1976.

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David G. Snodgrass

David G. Snodgrass

Nov 6, 1996

David G. Snodgrass, 74, of Meadville, died at home Wednesday, November 6, 1996 following a period of declining health.

He was born in Meadville, June 30, 1922 a son of the late John D. and Dorothy (Deitz) Snodgrass.  He was raised by his grandparents, Dr. David G. and E. Pauline VanHorn Snodgrass.  He married Bernice...

Ruth Marie Reichle

Ruth Marie Reichle

Nov 1, 1996

Ruth Marie Reichle, 80, of Meadville, died Friday, November 1, 1996 at her daughter's residence following an extended illness.

She was born November 20, 1915 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Arthur H. and Marie C. Lang Robinson.  She married William George Reichle, Sr. on November 20, 1935.  He preceded her in death in...

Gladys Powell

Gladys Powell

Oct 25, 1996

Gladys Powell, 95, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since November 1984, and formerly of Grove City, died at Wesbury Friday, October 25, 1996.  She was born at Sarver, Butler Co., June 25, 1901, a daughter of John Wesley and Mary Agnes Weber Powell.

She was a 1929 graduate of Westminster College and had...

Thelma E. Terrill

Thelma E. Terrill

Oct 24, 1996

Thelma E. Terrill, 84, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, October 24, 1996 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born in Meadville, November 11, 1911 a daughter of the late Earl M. and Hazel Stull Boyd.  She married Frederick P. Terrill in 1933 and he preceded her in death July 30, 1968....

Auburn C. Smith

Auburn C. Smith

Oct 20, 1996

Auburn C. Smith, 93, of Meadville, died Sunday, October 20, 1996, at Crawford County Care Center, after a period of failing health.

He was born February 6, 1903, in Pocahontas County, WV, a son of the late David and Minnie Curry Smith.  He married the former Stella Woods, September 10, 1925.  She survives.

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William W. Baker

William W. Baker

Oct 16, 1996

William W. Baker, 66, of Saegertown, died Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born May 14, 1929 in Center Point, WV, a son of the late Stanley and Grace Mick Baker.  He married Elsie Lee on April 24, 1953.  She survives.

Mr. Baker...

Marian M. Murray

Marian M. Murray

Oct 14, 1996

Marian M. Murray, 93, formerly of Beaver and Conneaut Lake, and current resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since January 1995, died there, Monday, October 14, 1996.

She was born July 14, 1903 in Oil City a daughter of the late Charles A. and Jenny West Munson.  She married W. Sackett Murray.  He preceded her...