Dec 30, 1982

Clarence W. (Unk) Bradshaw, 89, of Meadville, died at home Thursday, December 30, 1982, after a brief illness.

He was born in Woodcock Township, June 3, 1893, son of John C. F. and Ella Miller Bradshaw.  Mr. Bradshaw was a dairy farmer all his life in Woodcock Township.  He was a life member of State...

Dec 29, 1982

Mrs. Daisy B. Grafinger, 96, formerly of Sharon, a resident of the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since May 1971, widow of Philip W. Grafinger, died at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital Wednesday, December 29, 1982, after a long illness.

Mrs. Grafinger was born in New Castle, November 12, 1886, daughter of...

Dec 28, 1982

Otis C. Durfee, 72, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, December 28, 1982, after a long illness.

Mr. Durfee was born at Cleveland January 4, 1910, son of Thomas and Geneva Gazely Durfee.  He married Katherine Bowes June 24, 1933.  He was employed as a storeroom attendent, retiring in 1974 after 38 years with...

Dec 23, 1982

Thurman C. Shilling, 94, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, December 23, 1982.  He had been in failing health for two years.

He was born in Cochranton, June 28, 1888, a son of John and Elizabeth Klippel Shilling.  He married Gertrude Freyermuth October 26, 1910.  She died December 3, 1968.  He subsequently married Alice...

Dec 18, 1982

Mrs. Betty J. Shindledecker, 66, of Meadville, wife of the Rev. Lynn A. Shindledecker, chaplain of United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital, died at the hospital Saturday, December 18, 1982, after a short illness.

She was born at Erie, September 4, 1916, a daughter of Lynn and Lottie Shaffer Russell.  She married Shindledecker December 30,...

Dec 16, 1982

Edgar H. Dillen, 72, of Woodcock Township, died Thursday, December 16, 1982, at Spencer Hospital.  He had been in failing health for the past five years.

He was born December 11, 1910, at Utahville, a son of Harvey and Edith Gibbony Dillen.  He married Margaret E. Confer September 18, 1936.

A...

Dec 4, 1982

Philip G. Stutzman, 55, of Little Cooley, died at City Hospital, Saturday, December 4, 1982, after a brief illness.

He was born at Mantua,  Portage County, OH, November 12, 1927, a son of Floyd and Francis Troyer Stutzman.  He married Kathleen Ross January 30, 1954.

He was associated with his father...

Dec 4, 1982

Elmer H. Earley, 96, a resident of United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since October 1980, died at the home, Saturday, December 4, 1982, after a lengthy illness.

He was born at Reynoldsville, May 20, 1886, a son of Samuel and Emma White Earley.  He married Etta Medburg in 1912.  She died in 1959.

Nov 30, 1982

James H. Getty, 68, of Saegertown, died at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Tuesday, November 30, 1982, after a six-week illness.

He was born at Pittsburgh, September 3, 1914, a son of William and Eliza Willetts Getty.   He married Leora Maloney June 27, 1941.

A self-employed building contractor, he retired in 1976....

Nov 19, 1982

Dr. William R. Olsen, 85, a resident of United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since July 10, 1982, and prior to that was a Cochranton resident for 57 years, died at the hospital Friday, November 19, 1982, after an illness of several months.

He was born at Tarr Station, Westmoreland County, August 12, 1897, a...

Nov 19, 1982

Mrs. Laura Laibe, 93, formerly of Meadville and a resident of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, since 1968, widow of Lewis Laibe, died at Fort Lauderdale Friday, November 19, 1982, after an illness of several months.

She was born at Randolph Township, February 8, 1889, a daughter of Leon and Mary Brunot Berly.  Her husband died in...

Nov 17, 1982

Cameron A. MacLeod, a former Meadville resident, died Wednesday, November 17, 1982, at Memorial Hospital, Richmond, VA.  He had been in failing health.

Mr. MacLeod was born at Erie, a son of Alexander and Myrtle MacLeod.

He was retired from Cohen and Baker Auto Parts, where he was a salesman.  A...

Oct 31, 1982

Clarence J. Berly, 88, formerly of East Mead Township, and a resident of Crawford County Home for the past two years, died at the home Sunday, October 31, 1982, after a period of failing health.

He was born in East Mead Township November 27, 1893, a son of Joseph and Anna Brunot Berly.

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Oct 28, 1982

Mrs. Helen L. Ferlin, 78, of Meadville, widow of Albert E. Ferlin, died at City Hospital Thursday, October 28, 1982, after a brief illness.

A descendant of Cornelius Van Horne, a Meadville pioneer, Mrs. Ferlin was born in Hayfield Township, June 13, 1904, a daughter of Fred and Katherine DeRoss Van Horne.  Mr. Ferlin died...

Oct 26, 1982

Edward A. Hannah, 65, of New Richmond, died at City Hospital Tuesday, October 26, 1982, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Clarion County September 6, 1917, a son of Phillip and Vazilla Murray Hannah.  He married Cleo Latchaw, who died in 1969.

In 1981, he retired from Abex, where...

Oct 26, 1982

Genevieve Schlosser, 98, formerly of Union City and a resident of Hillside Home since September 1962, widow of Bruce E. Schlosser, died at Hillside Home Tuesday, October 26, 1982, following a lengthy illness.

She was born December 5, 1883 at Woodcock Township, a daughter of Anson and Georgina Falkinburg George.  Schlosser died in 1959.

Oct 22, 1982

Albert Weingart, 90, of Guys Mills, died at his residence, Friday, October 22, 1982, following an extended illness.

He was born in Cincinnati, February 26, 1892, a son of Nicholas and Margaret Steigleman Weingart.  He married Gail Cree in August of 1929.  She died in January of 1971.

Mr. Weigart was...

Oct 10, 1982

Norman R. Rough, 80, of Meadville, a lay minister and former Farm Credit manager, died Sunday at Meadville City Hospital following several months' illness.

He was born in Canal Township, Venango County, April 26, 1902, a son of Milton and Ida Orr Rough.  He spent his younger life in that area an attended school in...

Oct 5, 1982

Mrs. Mabel Montgomery Crawford, 90, formerly of Meadville, widow of the Rev. Glenn M. Crawford, died Tuesday, October 5, 1982, at Oakmont Presbyterian Home, Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Crawford graduated from Grove City College.  She married Mr. Crawford in 1918.  She resided in Meadville for 50 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. R....

Sep 20, 1982

Walter E. Kent, 72, of Guys Mills, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital Monday, September 20, 1982, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Greene Township, Erie County, July 26, 1910, a son of Melvin S. and Charlotte M. Smith Kent.  He married A. Flossie Skiff, July 26, 1934.

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