Sep 26, 1979

H. Charles Pees, 80, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Wednesday, September 26, 1979, following a six-month illness.

He was born in Meadville November 6, 1898, son of Henry B. and Anna Elizabeth Wimmer Pees.  He married Dorothy Marie Cook October 1, 1923.

Pees was the proprietor of Meadville Electric Supply...

Sep 6, 1979

Hugh J. Mosbacher, 71, of Meadville, retired jeweler and founder and former owner of Mosbacher's Jewelry Store, died Thursday, September 6, 1979, at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born in Meadville March 28, 1908, a son of William and Grace Ross Mosbacher.  He married Harriette Louise Roschie...

Aug 30, 1979

Mrs. Grace Julia Dane, 88, of Methodist Manor Health Center, Milwaukee, WI, since November 1969, formerly of Meadville, widow of Edwin E. Dane, died at the health center, Thursday, August 30, 1979, following an extended illness.

She was born in Mt. Alton, McKean County, November 13, 1890, daughter of Perry and Mary Louise Phillips Oakes. ...

Aug 29, 1979

Thomas E. Anderton, Sr., 67, of Mullen Road, Meadville, died Wednesday, August 29, 1979, at City Hospital after and extended illness.

He was born in Oil City July 21, 1912, son of Thomas A. and Elizabeth J. McClune Anderton.

He married Helen J. King July 14, 1933.  He had retired after...

Aug 24, 1979

Stephen Heme, 78, Country Acres Mobile Home Park, Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, August 24, 1979, after an extended illness.

He was born in Dupuesne, Allegheny County, November 13, 1900, son of Paul and Verona Sipos Heme.  He married Inez Britton on June 9, 1928.

Heme retired in 1966...

Aug 17, 1979

Mrs. Margaret Calhoun, 88, of Meadville, widow of Harvey Calhoun, died at City Hospital Friday, August 17, 1979, after an extended illness.

She was born in Saegertown, December 9, 1890, a daughter of Harry and Flora Gehr Flick.  Calhoun died in 1961.

Mrs. Calhoun worked as a cook at the former...

Jul 18, 1979

Iola C. Scrivner, 66, formerly of Golfview Manor, widow of John Scrivner, died Wednesday, July 18, 1979, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for two months.

She was born in Guys Mills March 27, 1913, daughter of Hugh and Agnes Smith Cutshall.  She first married Everett Waterhouse.  Scrivner died in...

Jun 22, 1979

Russell T. Schreckengost, 67, of Meadville, died at St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, Friday, June 22, 1979, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Saegertown, July 18, 1911, a son of Roe and Hanna Cole Schreckengost.  He married Anne Kireta on August 14, 1943.

Schreckengost was employed for 40 years by...

Jun 6, 1979

Mrs. Belle P. Enos, 88, of the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital since February 1971, formerly of Wilkinsburg and Oil City, widow of George S. Enos, died at the nursing hospital unit Wednesday, June 6, 1979.

She was born in Punxsutawney January 22, 1891, a daughter of William B. and Elsie Jane Enterline Pantall....

May 23, 1979

Mrs. Virginia M. Stewart, 68, wife of Malcolm E. Stewart of Meadville, died after an extended illness Wednesday, May 23, 1979, at Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, where she had been a patient for 10 days.

She was born near Rouseville, Venango County, October 9, 1910, daughter of McClelland and Ella M. Rogers.  She married...

May 23, 1979

Mrs. Virginia Mae Rogers, 46, of Meadville, wife of George E. Rogers, died of shotgun wounds Wednesday, May 23, 1979, at Spencer Hospital.  Deputy Coroner of Crawford County Dr. Robert Challener, ruled that death was by homicide.

Mrs. Rogers was born in Meadville October 4, 1932, a daughter of Eugene C. and Frances M. Kahler...

May 15, 1979

Dr. John B. Cooley, 66, retired radiologist, died Tuesday, May 15, 1979, at his residence in Conneaut Lake.  Dr. Cooley died after a brief illness following a stroke.

He was born in Philadelphia, August 13, 1912, a son of John G. and Ethel Beagle.  He married the former Bernadene Ramge on June 15, 1938.

May 14, 1979

Mrs. Agnes L. Boyle, 70, wife of Edward C. Boyle, of Woodcock Township, died after a brief illness Monday, May 14, 1979, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, where she had been a patient for three days.

She was born in Woodcock Township, January 11, 1909, daughter of Homer A. and Emma Grummel Johnson.  She married...

Apr 14, 1979

Mrs. Martha Lucinda Nearpass, 87, a former resident of Meadville and Conneautville, widow of Harold S. Nearpass, died Saturday, April 14, 1979, at the Mead Nursing Home, where she resided for the past 15 months.  She lived at the Presbyterian Home in Cambridge Springs for eight years before she entered the home.

Mrs. Nearpass was...

Apr 13, 1979

Jean Shafer, 57, wife of Howard Shafer, Woodcock Township, died Friday, April 13, 1979, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.

She was born at Guys Mills, January 2, 1922, a daughter of Paul and Hazel Franklin Seaman.  She married Shafer January 2, 1922.  She was a member of Woodcock Grange.

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Apr 3, 1979

Howard Dudley Williams, 88, of Meadville, formerly of Orange, CT, died of natural causes Tuesday, April 3, 1979 at Spencer Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Canton, CT, a son of Henry A. and Mary Woodbridge Williams.  He married Minnie Rattelsdofer.  She died in 1972.

Williams was a...

Mar 27, 1979

Philip J. Rung, 58, of Erie, formerly of Meadville, died of natural causes at home Tuesday, March 27, 1979, after an extended illness.

He was born in Union Township, September 25, 1920, a son of Philip C. and Hattie Harmon Rung.

He attended the Church of Christ in Sandy Lake, and...

Mar 19, 1979

Melvin E. Taylor, 65, of Meadville, died of natural causes, Monday, March 19, 1979, at City Hospital after a period of failing health.

He was born at Industry, Allegheny County, July 2, 1913, a son of Charles and Rose Ann Thompson Taylor.  He married Roberta Beach, July 31, 1938, and retired in 1976 after 42...

Mar 17, 1979

Joseph L. Kelly, 47, of Cambridge Springs, died at home of natural causes Saturday, March 17, 1979.

He was born in Clearfield, July 12, 1931, a son of John F. and Elva Glenn Kelly.  He married Lois Bloomstrand December 23, 1950.

He worked as a pharmacist at Ken's Pharmacy, Cambridge Springs,...

Mar 10, 1979

The Rev. Raymond J. Hurst, 83, died of natural causes Saturday, March 10, 1979, at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital where he resided for several years.

He was born in Millvale December 12, 1895, a son of Albert T. and Lillie Johnson Hurst.  He married Maude Perham October 23, 1924.  She died in...