Edward C. Gibson

Edward C. Gibson

Jun 21, 1980

Former Meadville Police Chief Edward C. Gibson, 83, of Meadville, died Saturday, June 21, 1980, at Spencer Hospital after a period of failing health.

Gibson retired in 1963 as Meadville Police Chief since July 1, 1938.  He served as jury commissioner for Crawford County Court systems from 1963 to 1968.

Chief...

Stanley L. Harmon

Stanley L. Harmon

Jun 11, 1980

Stanley L. Harmon, 74, of Meadville, died at home Wednesday, June 11, 1980, after a long illness.

He was born in Meadville June 21, 1906, a son of Frank A. and M. Eva Fritz Harmon.  He married Ernestine Rey December 3, 1929.

He was employed at Talon from 1934 to 1945,...

Helen C. Foltz

Helen C. Foltz

Jun 10, 1980

Mrs. Helen C. Foltz, 78, of Meadville, died unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, June 10, 1980, after a period of failing health.

She was born in Jackson Center, Mercer County, August 17, 1901, daughter of William and Gertrude Prindle Whitlash.

She graduated from the former Warren State Hospital School of Nursing in...

G. Dewey Garfield

G. Dewey Garfield

Jun 2, 1980

G. Dewey Garfield, 81, of Meadville, died Monday, June 2, 1980, at his home following a long period of failing health.

He was born at Guys Mills on June 28, 1898, son of George R. and Belle Gage Garfield.  He married Maude Strauss on December 8, 1928.

He was a carpenter...

F. Omer Boyer

F. Omer Boyer

May 24, 1980

F. Omer Boyer, 71, a former Meadville resident, now of Erie, died May 24, 1980 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after an extended illness.

He was born at St. Marys, Elk County, on October 13, 1908, a son of Charles W. and Mollie Crug Boyer.  He married Martha (Marcy) Darrin on December 14, 1935.

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Stephen O'Day

Stephen O'Day

May 20, 1980

Stephen (Steve) O'Day, 74, formerly of Linesville and Erie, died Tuesday, May 20, 1980, at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, where he had been a patient for about 10 weeks. He had been ill for about a year. He was born in Rock, WV, February 22, 1906, a son of John and Harriett Thornton O'Day. He first married...

Stephen (Steve)  O'Day

Stephen (Steve) O'Day

May 20, 1980

Stephen (Steve) O'Day, 74, formerly of Linesville and Erie, died Tuesday, May 20, 1980, at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, where he had been a patient for about 10 weeks.  He had been ill for about a year.

He was born in Rock, WV, February 22, 1906, a son of John and Harriett Thornton...

Gleason W. Starn

Gleason W. Starn

May 15, 1980

Gleason W. Starn, 76, of Meadville, founder of Starn Tool and Manufacturing, died Thursday, May 15, 1980, at City Hospital.  He had become ill suddenly Wednesday at his home.

Starn's brother, James O., was a partner and manager in the tool company which was started in September 1954.  The company held patents on two products...

George E. Hutchings

George E. Hutchings

May 15, 1980

George E. Hutchings, 70, of Hollis, NH, formerly of Meadville, died Thursday, May 15, 1980, at his home following a sudden illness.

He was born at Erie on October 3, 1909, a son of Lee and Emma Epp Hutchings.  He married Katherine M. Welsh on June 18, 1936.  She died December 30, 1976.

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Luella L. Kougher

Luella L. Kougher

May 10, 1980

Luella L. Kougher, 69, wife of Merrill U. Kougher, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday, May 10, 1980, after a sudden illness.

She was born near Lyona, Randolph Township, March 15, 1911, daughter of Wilbur and Linnie King McFadden.  She married Kougher August 16, 1944.

Survivors include her husband, Merrill;...

Theresa M. Kaiser

Theresa M. Kaiser

May 8, 1980

Mrs. Theresa M. Kaiser, 93, of Meadville, widow of Edmond Kaiser, died Thursday, May 8, 1980, at Spencer Hospital following an extended illness.

She was born at Betschdorf Alsace-Lorraine, France, on April 9, 1887, daughter of Emil and Theresa Stahl Aschner.  She married Kaiser in 1911.  He died in 1949.

She...

Marjorie E. Tidmarsh

Marjorie E. Tidmarsh

May 6, 1980

Marjorie E. Tidmarsh, 83, widow of the Rev. Ralph E. Tidmarsh, formerly of Sharon and a resident of the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since June of 1972, died at the hospital Tuesday, May 6, 1980, following an extended illness.

She was born in Evanston, IL, October 7, 1896, a daughter of James and...

Leona Mae Cutshall

Leona Mae Cutshall

May 5, 1980

Leona Mae (Dolly) Cutshall, 74, a resident of the Mead Nursing Home Inc., died Monday, May 5, 1980, at City Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Meadville in June 19, 1905, a daughter of Ulysses Grant and Leona Maude Miller Hollabaugh. She married Paul Emerson Cutshall in 1929. He died in 1972. She was employed as...

Leona Mae (Dolly)  Cutshall

Leona Mae (Dolly) Cutshall

May 5, 1980

Leona Mae (Dolly) Cutshall, 74, a resident of the Mead Nursing Home Inc., died Monday, May 5, 1980, at City Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born in Meadville in June 19, 1905, a daughter of Ulysses Grant and Leona Maude Miller Hollabaugh.  She married Paul Emerson Cutshall in 1929.  He died in 1972....

Gladys W. Flaugh

Gladys W. Flaugh

May 2, 1980

Gladys W. Flaugh, 55, wife of Winton L. Flaugh, of Guys Mills, died Friday, May 2, 1980, at Spencer Hospital following an illness of nine months.

She was born in Stroudsburg, October 14, 1924, a daughter of Glenn F. and Nellie Morrison Woodcock.  She married Flaugh, February 22, 1947.

She had...

Helen L. Knight

Helen L. Knight

May 1, 1980

Miss Helen L. Knight, 73, of Meadville, died at home Thursday, May 1, 1980, after a sudden illness.

She was born in Meadville on March 14, 1907, a daughter of William and Lulu Blair Knight.

She was last employed as a librarian with Conneaut Lake Public Schools and also worked in...

William H. Haury

William H. Haury

Apr 17, 1980

William H. Haury, of Meadville, died Thursday April 17, 1980, at City Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born in Meadville, son of John and Sophia Kahler Haury.

He was retired from US Steel, Youngstown, where he worked in the shipping department for many years.  He was a member of...

Cecil A. Pratt

Cecil A. Pratt

Apr 16, 1980

Cecil A. Pratt, 68, of Guys Mills, Richmond Township, died Wednesday, April 16, 1980, at United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital where he had been a patient for four and one-half months.  He had been ill for the past year.

He was born in Richmond Township, December 3, 1911, a son of Herbert W. and...

Nancy H. Webb

Nancy H. Webb

Apr 15, 1980

Nancy H. Webb, 79, of Meadville, died Tuesday, April 15, 1980, at Ashtabula General Hospital, Ashtabula, OH, after a brief illness.

She was born in East Palestine, OH, December 28, 1900, a daughter of James and Elizabeth McKnight Hamilton.  She married William J. Webb who died in 1963.

She was a...

Norman W. Appenrodt

Norman W. Appenrodt

Apr 12, 1980

Norman W. Appenrodt, 68, of Cullum Street, Meadville, died Saturday April 12, 1980, at Mead Nursing Home Inc., where he had been a patient since January.  He had been ill for the past year.

He was born in Pittsburgh October 21, 1911, a son of Walter C. and Frances Riemann Appenrodt.  He married Ruth Weiser...