Millicent Harris
Feb 6, 1978
Mrs. Millicent Harris, 60, of Meadville, widow of Bernard (Bucky) Harris, died Monday, February 6, 1978, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.
Born in Motherwell, Scotland, December 15, 1917, she was a daughter of Thomas and Emily Jane White Stewart. She married Harris October 5, 1946. He died in 1972.
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Twila Armstrong
Feb 4, 1978
Mrs. Twila Armstrong,86, formerly of Saegertown, a resident of the United Methodist Nursing Hospital since September of 1967, died there February 4, 1978. She was born in Sparta Township, Crawford County, PA on April 11, 1891, a daughter of Willis and Julia Bevins Flick. She married Charles H. Armstrong March 1, 1916. She was a member of Saegertown United...
Twila (Flick) Armstrong
Feb 4, 1978
Mrs. Twila Armstrong,86, formerly of Saegertown, a resident of the United Methodist Nursing Hospital since September of 1967, died there February 4, 1978.
She was born in Sparta Township, Crawford County, PA on April 11, 1891, a daughter of Willis and Julia Bevins Flick. She married Charles H. Armstrong March 1, 1916. She was a...
Maysie M. Shoemaker
Feb 2, 1978
Mrs. Maysie M. Shoemaker, 78, a patient of Mead Nursing Home for four and a half years, widow of W. Thomas Shoemaker, died Thursday, February 2, 1978, at City Hospital after a two-week illness.
Born in Clarion County, February 24, 1899, she was a daughter of Isaac and Ida Randolph Rush. She was first married...
Virginia F. Coutler
Feb 2, 1978
Mrs. Virgina F. Coutler, 77, of Meadville, formerly of Pittsburgh, widow of Newlon F. Coutler, died Thursday, February 2, 1978, at City Hospital after a 10-week illness.
She was born at Peel Tree, WV, August 17, 1900, daughter of James H. and Flora Barlett Hodges. She married Coutler June 4, 1926. He died in 1939. ...
Mildred Elizabeth Lavely
Feb 1, 1978
Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Lavely, 84, of Dunedin, FL, widow of Paul H. Lavely, died at home Wednesday, February 1, 1978, after a brief illness.
She was born in Meadville April 12, 1893, a daughter of Edward C. and Clarissa Smith Smith Lavely died in 1965.
She was a member of First...
Catherine Kahler
Jan 28, 1978
Mrs. Catherine Kahler, 92, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 28, 1978, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient since September 1976.
She was born in Meadville on February 2, 1884, a daughter of William and Maria Pierson Walster. She was the widow of Dr. Edwin K. Kahler, former Mcadville dentist, who died...
Charles Butler Jelbart
Jan 12, 1978
Charles Butler Jelbart, 79, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 12, 1978, at City Hospital. He had been ill for several years.
A son of the Rev. J. H. and Fannie Butler Jelbart, he was born at Johnsonburg, January 31, 1898. He married Blanche (Peggy) Ewing, November 17, 1920. After 33 years employment by the S....
Floyd Collins
Jan 10, 1978
Floyd Collins, 48, of Meadville, died at home Tuesday, January 10, 1978, after a period of poor health.
He was born in Georgia, January 18, 1929. He came to this area a number of years ago as an itinerant farmer laborer.
There are no known survivors.
Interment...
Travis Alan Miller
Jan 5, 1978
Travis Alan Miller, 6 weeks, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, January 5, 1978, at Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born in Meadville, November 24, 1977, a son of Joel A. and Sharon Dorland Miller.
Survivors include his parents and a sister, Kimberly Miller, all of Guys Mills; paternal...
Otelia Fox Bainer
Jan 4, 1978
Mrs. Otelia Fox Bainer, 90, of Meadville, widow of John David Bainer, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Wednesday, January 4, 1978, after a period of failing health. She had been a patient at the hospital for one week.
Born at Marysville, OH, on February 12, 1887, she was a daughter of George E....
Vella B. Ploss
Dec 27, 1977
Mrs. Vella B. Ploss, 84, who has been a patient at the Mead Nursing Home for some time, died at the home Tuesday, December 27, 1977, after a long illness.
She was the widow of LaVerne Ploss who died in 1950. She was born in Chautauqua County, New York, February 18, 1893.
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Steve R. Halaburka
Dec 26, 1977
Steve R. Halaburka, 60, a resident of Hollister, CA, for the past three months, formerly of Meadville and St. Petersburg, FL, died of a sudden illness Monday, December 26, 1977.
He was born in Pittsburgh September 27, 1917. He married Fay Kerr First. He was a retired engineer with Westinghouse Corp. He was a member...
F. Harvey Chase
Dec 19, 1977
F. Harvey Chase, 77, of Meadville, died Monday December 19, 1977, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, where he had been a patient for three and one-half months.
Born in Meadville, November 15, 1900, he was a son of Silas C. and Eva Dechert Chase. He married Marjorie Davidson July 20, 1925. For many years he...
Paul V. Dingle
Nov 14, 1977
Paul V. Dingle, 74, of Meadville, died Monday, November 14, 1977, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Erie, where he had been a patient for one month.
He was born at Clough Mills, Forest County, June 2, 1903, a son of Jacob B. and Mary E. Williams Dingle. He married Ada Smith Clayton, April 10, 1943. ...
Charles L. Pierce
Nov 3, 1977
Charles L. Pierce, 85, of Somerset, NJ, formerly of Meadville, died at his home Thursday, November 3, 1977, after an illness of several months. He moved to New Jersey four months ago.
Born in New Eagle, Washington County, January 25, 1892, he was a son of Joseph and Anna Byers Pierce. He married Margaret Bainbridge. ...
Oleta Persevich
Oct 18, 1977
Mrs. Oleta Persevich, 88, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, October 18, 1977, after a long illness.
Born in Luthersburg, August 5, 1889, she was a daughter of Samuel and Nettie Douglas Philo. She first married Charles W. Cline and after his death married Stanley Persevich who also preceded her in death.
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Wallis E. Besser
Oct 16, 1977
Wallis E. Besser, 55, who had lived at Guys Mills, since 1971, died at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Sunday, October 16, 1977, after an illness of eight months. He had been hospitalized two weeks.
Mr. Besser was a former Pittsburgh resident. He was born at Pittsburgh on April 1, 1922, a son of Walter J....
Sofia H. Hill
Oct 13, 1977
Mrs. Sofia H. Hill, 103, died Thursday October 13, 1977, at the home of a son, Maynard J. Hill, of Meadville, with whom she had lived for the past four years.
Born in Finland, July 17, 1874, she was a daughter of Jacob and Maria Rajamaki. She came to the US in 1905. With her...
Millard P. Cutshall
Oct 12, 1977
Millard P. Cutshall, 78, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, October 12, 1977, after a sudden illness.
Born in Union City on October 24, 1898, he was a son of George and Anna Dever Cutshall. He married Eva B. Brown on September 4, 1929.
Mr. Cutshall retired in 1965 from...