May 20, 1987

John (Arch) Melville, Sr., 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 20, 1987, at Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH, following a brief illness. He was born in Elizabeth, November 29, 1912, a son of Oliver and Martha Rue Melville. He had been married to Wilma Ribb. Mr. Melville had last worked part-time in the security department at Channellock. He had...

May 20, 1987

John (Arch) Melville, Sr., 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 20, 1987, at Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH, following a brief illness.

He was born in Elizabeth, November 29, 1912, a son of Oliver and Martha Rue Melville.  He had been married to Wilma Ribb.

Mr. Melville had last worked part-time...

May 19, 1987

Walter Bean Andre, 72, Star Route, died Tuesday, May 19, 1987, at his home following an extended illness.

Mr. Andre was born in Cochranton, March 5, 1915, a son of Stanley and Susie Bean Andre.  He married Helen Hecker.  He subsequently married Dorothy Babbitt.  She preceded him in death.  He then married Jean Wiesman December...

May 13, 1987

Alice E. Cousins, 61, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 13, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Cousins was born in Summit Township, August 10, 1925, a daughter of Mark and Olive Clark Fiscus.  She married Richard W. Cousins June 26, 1943.  He preceded her in death July 13, 1982.

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May 13, 1987

John Arden Cutshall, 81, of Cochranton, died Wednesday, May 13, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a period of failing health.

Mr. Cutshall was born in East Fairfield Township, March 21, 1906, a son of Ira and Mary Heath Cutshall.  He married Ethel Nesbitt.  She preceded him in death.

He retired...

May 10, 1987

Dr. Carl Sturdevant, 82, of Meadville, died Sunday, May 10, 1987, at Wesbury United Methodist Community following a brief illness.

Dr. Sturdevant was born in Linesville, November 21, 1904, a son of Dr. Homer and Ada Salisbury Sturdevant.  He married Louise E. Leimbach, May 27, 1932.  She survives.

He was a...

May 5, 1987

Mrs. Grace E. Sheakley, 92, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since September 1980, died Tuesday, May 5, 1987, at Wesbury following a period of failing health.

She was born in Greenwood Township, October 22, 1894, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Mook.  She married Warren G. Sheakley in 1914.  He preceded her in...

Apr 30, 1987

Wendell E. Nageotte, 75, of Blooming Valley, died Thursday, April 30, 1987, at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, following a three-month illness.

He was born in Guys Mills, May 23, 1911, a son of Bert and Edna Mae Conrad Nageotte.  He married Mildred Williams April 8, 1939.  She survives.

Mr. Nageotte...

Apr 25, 1987

Eva E. Cutshall, 93, a resident of Hillside Home since 1979, died at Meadville Medical Center Saturday, April 25, 1987, following a short illness.

She was born in Meadville, February 5, 1894, a daughter of Edward and Fannie Shilling Brown.  She married Millard P. Cutshall, who preceded her in death.

Mrs....

Apr 23, 1987

Esther L. Moyer, 62, of Meadville, died Thursday, April 23, 1987, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, following an illness of three months.

She was born in Meadville, August 20, 1924, a daughter of Raymond and Stella Daniels Miller.

Mrs. Moyer was briefly employed by Crawford County Motor Club and was employed...

Apr 19, 1987

Dr. Guy Emerson Buckingham, 88, of Meadville, professor emeritus of Allegheny College, died at his home Sunday, April 19, 1987, after an illness of five months.

He was born March 18, 1899, in Deemston, a son of William Hughes and Laura Baker Buckingham.  He married Luna Guesman on June 9, 1920.

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Apr 7, 1987

Elliot N. (Andy) Anderson, 78, a resident of Florida since 1980, died Tuesday, April 7, 1987, in Florida following a lingering illness. He was born in Falconer, NY, December 21, 1908, a son of Alfred and Thilda Londahl Anderson. He first married Lulu Beckerinck October 15, 1931. She preceded him in death on August 3, 1974. He then married...

Apr 7, 1987

Elliot N. (Andy) Anderson, 78, a resident of Florida since 1980, died Tuesday, April 7, 1987, in Florida following a lingering illness.

He was born in Falconer, NY, December 21, 1908, a son of Alfred and Thilda Londahl Anderson.  He first married Lulu Beckerinck October 15, 1931.  She preceded him in death on August 3,...

Apr 5, 1987

Blanche D. Leech, 96, of Meadville, died Sunday, April 5, 1987, at Wesbury United Methodist Community, where she had resided for the past three months.

Mrs. Leech was born in Grand Valley, March 7, 1891, a daughter of James E. and Lillian D. Elderkin Daniels.  She married Joseph P. Leech September 12, 1916.  He preceded...

Mar 12, 1987

Mrs. Mildred L. Smith, 69, of Meadville, Woodcock Township, died Thursday, March 12, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center after a short illness.

She was born in West Mead Township, May 18, 1917, a daughter of Raymond and Marietta Barton Lewis.  She married Edgar D. Smith July 25, 1941.

Mrs. Smith was...

Mar 9, 1987

Orlando Joseph (Lon) Leri, 71, of Meadville, died Monday, March 9, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a one-month illness. He was born in Freeport, November 24, 1915, a son of Eugene and Scholastica Molli Leri. He married Sarah LoBue April 24, 1938. Mr. Leri was a graduate of Townville High School. He retired in 1978 as a machine...

Mar 9, 1987

Orlando Joseph (Lon) Leri, 71, of Meadville, died Monday, March 9, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a one-month illness.

He was born in Freeport, November 24, 1915, a son of Eugene and Scholastica Molli Leri.  He married Sarah LoBue April 24, 1938.

Mr. Leri was a graduate of Townville High...

Mar 7, 1987

Mrs. Dorothy B. Lewis, 68, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 7, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a sudden illness.

She was born in Pittsburgh on May 1, 1918, a daughter of Irvin and Freida Schlottbaum Boyle.  She married Lester G. Lewis on August 16, 1941.

Survivors include two sons, Robert...

Mar 7, 1987

Stanley A. Baker, 81, of Blooming Valley, died Saturday, March 7, 1987, at Meadville Medical Center following a long illness.

He was born in Dodridge County, WV, on April 11, 1905, a son of William Randolph and Hattie Bevelin Baker.  He married Grace E. Mick, who preceded him in death.

Mr....

Mar 4, 1987

Mrs. Orpha Milliron Beck, 77, of Hudson, FL, formerly of Meadville, wife of William J. Beck, died Wednesday, March 4, 1987, at HCA Bayonet Point Medical Center, Hudson, FL, following a brief illness.

Mrs. Beck was born in Kaylor, Armstrong County, Decemeber 4, 1909, a daughter of Byron Ralston and Pearle Gertrude Wolfe Doverspike.  She...