Feb 5, 1984

George L. Berly, 93, of Meadville, died Sunday, February 5, 1984, after an extended illness at United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital, where he had been a patient since May 1983.

He was born at Guys Mills, June 24, 1890, a son of Leon and Mary Brunot Berly.  He was married June 18, 1914, to...

Feb 4, 1984

Mrs. Ota Morrison, 86, widow of Paul A. Morrison, died Saturday, February 4, 1984, after a lengthy illness at North Park Manor, where she had been a patient since March 1970.

She was born at Adrian, VW, April 23, 1897, a daughter of Peter and Mary Casto Crites.  Mr. Morrison died in 1966.

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Jan 31, 1984

Mrs. Helen I. Gilvair, 75, of Meadville, a resident of the Crawford County Home since October 1983, widow of W. Lawrence Gilvair, died at Crawford County Home, Tuesday, January 31, 1984, following an extended illness.

She was born August 28, 1908, at Meadville, a daughter of William and Mary Stitts Saeger.  She married Gilvair in...

Jan 30, 1984

Mrs. Mabel A. Hanna, 77, formerly of Jamestown and a resident of United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since February 1974, wife of Hugh R. Hanna, also a resident of the home, died there Monday, January 30, 1984, after an illness of several months.

She was born December 8, 1906 at Chapmanville, a daughter of...

Jan 21, 1984

Gracia M. Pardee, 91, formerly of Holland Towers, died after an extended illness Saturday, January 21, 1984, at Springs Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for four years.

She was born at Randolph Township, January 17, 1893, a daughter of William and Lola Baugher Graham.

She had been...

Jan 21, 1984

Lilah E. Hopkins, 87, widow of Carl F. Hopkins, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 21, 1984, at Spencer Hospital after a short illness.

She was born at Guys Mills, June 26, 1896, a daughter of Alvertus and Tine Gage Terrill.  Mr. Hopkins preceded in death in 1962.

She was affiliated with...

Jan 17, 1984

Sylvester Free, 71, a resident of Veteran's Administration Hospital at Erie, died there Tuesday, January 17, 1984, after a lengthy illness.

He was born April 23, 1912 of Mercer County, a son of Harvey and Effie Bell Free.

He was a retired purchasing agent for ONC Motor Feight Systems of Los...

Jan 17, 1984

Dr. Richard Bates, 78, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 17, 1984, at City Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Meadville on March 20, 1905, a son of Alfred J. and Bertha Sprague Bates.  He married Dorothy Lawson.

Dr. Bates was a member of the Class of 1928 of...

Jan 11, 1984

Dallas H. Edwards, 78, of Meadville, a former leader in the county tuberculosis organization, died Wednesday, January 11, 1984, at City Hospital after a brief illness.

Edwards came to Meadville in 1943 as executive secretary of Crawford County Tuberculosis and Health Society and served for seven years.  He was also a member of the executive...

Jan 10, 1984

Douglas F. Gawne, 82, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 10, 1984, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months.

He was born May 1, 1901 at Berea, OH, a son of Robert and Mabel McCroden Gawne.  He married Ruth Kohler December 23, 1934.

Formerly a switchman for the former Erie-Lackwanna...

Jan 10, 1984

William H. Hoffecker, 87, of St. Petersburg, FL since 1967, formerly of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 10, 1984, at Humana Hospital, following an extended illness.

He was born September 2, 1896, at Philadelphia.  He married Lucille Canby who died in 1960.

He formerly was a telegrapher for Erie Railroad.  He was...

Jan 7, 1984

Mrs. Margaret E. Hubbard, 87, formerly of Oil City and a resident of United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since August 1979, widow of Charles D. Hubbard, died at City Hospital Saturday, January 7, 1984, after an extended illness.

She was born at Union City, Erie County, September 8, 1896, a daughter of James and...

Jan 6, 1984

Lula St. John, 85, of North Park Manor, widow of Paul St. John, died Friday, January 6, 1984, at Spencer Hospital after a lengthy illness.

She was born at Saegertown, February 17, 1898, a daughter of Harry J. and Flora B. Gehr Flick.

Mrs. St. John married her husband April 4,...

Jan 2, 1984

Mrs. Ruth A. Byham, 86, North Park Manor, formerly of Guys Mills, widow of Rae M. Byham, died Monday, January 2, 1984, at the nursing home after a brief illness.

She was born at Guys Mills, August 22, 1897, a daughter of William and Sarah Oakes Oakes.

Her husband, whom she...

Dec 29, 1983

Robert T. Kightlinger, 76, of Meadville, died Thursday, December 29, 1983, at City Hospital after a seven year illness.

He was born at Meadville, July 15, 1907, a son of Willard and Margaret Kightlinger.  He married June 22, 1935, to Lena Terrill, who survives.

He was retired as director of maintenance...

Dec 26, 1983

Isola Bell Johnson, of Meadville, died Monday, December 26, 1983, at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital.

She was born in Elgin, IL, October 23, 1896 and resided there until moving to Meadville in 1974.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Meadville, the Meadville Woman's Club, the...

Dec 19, 1983

Dazelle D. VanMarter, 86, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, December 19, 1983, after a brief illness.

He was born in Woodcock Township, February 14, 1897, a son of Alford A. and Daisy Briggs VanMarter.  He married Laura I. Brown, February 25, 1919.  He was an auto mechanic at the former Wyatt Chevrolet Agency,...

Dec 11, 1983

Mrs. Grace Flick Johnston, 85, formerly of Blooming Valley, died Sunday, December 11, 1983, widow of Floyd E. Johnston, after an extended illness at United Methodist Home and Hospital, where she had been a patient since March 1979.

She was born in Woodcock Township, May 5, 1898, a daughter of Martin and Olive Rider Flick. ...

Nov 20, 1983

Miss Blanche Pantall, 96, United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital, formerly of Wilkinsburg, Oil City, and Ocala, FL, died at the nursing home Sunday, November 20, 1983, after an extended illness.

She was born at Punxsutawney, June 19, 1887, a daughter of William Barclay and Elsie Jane Enterline Pantall.

She had...

Nov 18, 1983

Jacqueline Louise Hughes, 42, of Meadville, died Friday, November 18, 1983, at City Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born at Meadville, a daughter of Gustive Frederick and Rowena Henshaw Beier.

She is survived by a son, Louis McNamara, Jr. of Meadville; two daughters, Tammy McNamara of Meadville and Tanya...