Bruce W. Sutley

Apr 12, 1976

Bruce W. Sutley, 27, died Monday, April 12, 1976, from injuries received in a one-car accident in Kittanning Township in Armstrong County.

He was born in Meadville on March 4, 1949, a son of Lester G. and Dorothy Beddick Sutley.  He married Theresa (Teri) Prettyman on February 12, 1972.

Mr. Sutley...

Agnes Pritchard

Apr 9, 1976

Mrs. Agnes Pritchard, 93, of San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, Friday, April 9, 1976, after a long illness.  She had been at the nursing home for 16 months.

Born in Port Hope, MI, May 20, 1882, she was a daughter of George and Augusta Plietz.  She was the widow of Roland Pritchard.  Mrs. Pritchard...

Arthur W. Doane

Apr 8, 1976

Arthur W. Doane, 86, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Thursday, April 8, 1976, after a long illness.

He was born in Cornwallis, OR, on September 8, 1889, a son of Walter A. and Harriet Louise Ellis Doane.  He attended King College of Bristol, VA and graduated from Allegheny College in 1912.  He had been...

Floyd G. Smith

Apr 7, 1976

Floyd G. Smith, 91, a former Cleveland industrialist and resident of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 7, 1976 at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where he had been a patient since January 1975.

Mr. Smith was born in Randolph Township, March 27, 1885, son of William H. and Flora Davison Smith.  He married Emma Brakeman of...

Rose Porfilio Drayer

Apr 4, 1976

Mrs. Rose Porfilio Drayer, 62, of Massillon, OH, died at Meadville City Hospital Sunday, April 4, 1976.  She was visiting her family in Meadville.

Born in Meadville, May 17, 1913, she was a daughter of Ralph and Ruth DeCrapio SanFelice.  She was first married to Adelmo Porfilio.  She married Earl Drayer March 27, 1965, and...

William L. Lender

Apr 3, 1976

William L. Lender, 82, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Saturday, April 3, 1976, after a four-day illness.

A son of Henry and Ida Weichman Lender, he was born February 6, 1894, in Youngstown, OH.  A registered plumber, he worked for the L. L. Lord Co. of Meadville, for 19 years.  He...

Florence A. Wykoff

Apr 2, 1976

Mrs. Florence A. Wykoff, of Meadville, died Friday, April 2, 1976, at City Hospital following a ten day illness.

A daughter of Malcolm and Jane Skelton Birchard, she was born in Richmond Township.  She was the widow of Harry E. Wykoff who died in 1965 and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

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William J. Parks

Apr 2, 1976

William J. Parks, 86, of Meadville, died Friday, April 2, 1976, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, after an illness of several months.

Born in Meadville, September 19, 1889, he was a son of John and Myra VanPelt Parks.  He married Selma Eggert May 6, 1913.  She died in 1960.  He was a carpenter, blacksmith, violin maker,...

Grace Roberts

Mar 25, 1976

Mrs. Grace Roberts, 87, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 25, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for one year.

She was born in Meadville on September 1, 1888, a daughter of Abraham C. and Elizabeth Frantzman Grindrod.  On January 28, 1928, she married Edgar C. Roberts who died in 1959. ...

Frederick E. Weisman

Mar 15, 1976

Frederick E. Weisman, 65, of Meadville, where he resided all his life, died Monday, March 15, 1976, after his arrival at City Hospital following a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville, May 7, 1910, a son of Edward and Frances Daisy Snyder Weisman.  He married Grace Snyder November 9, 1935.  She died October 4,...

Clara Elizabeth Lyons

Mar 13, 1976

Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Lyons, 87, a resident of United Methodist Home for the Aged for six years, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, March 13, 1976, after a long illness.

Born in Penn Township near Butler, June 20, 1888, she was a daughter of John A. and Anna Barbara Leibold Klinger.  She was married June 1,...

Marian B. Poke

Mar 13, 1976

Marian B. Poke, 76, of Meadville died Saturday, March 13, 1976, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital after a six-month illness.

Born in Pittsburgh December 6, 1899, she was a daughter of Walter J. and Annette Seeds Bowman.  She married Harry Poke in 1927.  He died in 1954.  A member of South Hills Lutheran Church, she...

Hattie A. Ellis

Feb 15, 1976

Miss Hattie A. Ellis, 85, of Meadville, died at Mead Nursing Home Sunday, February 15, 1976, after a six-month illness.

Born in Woodcock Township, February 20, 1890, she was a daughter of Edward And Anna Atthow Ellis.  In her earlier years, she was employed by the former Spirella Corset Co. in Meadville.

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George L. Sandberg

Feb 8, 1976

George L. Sandberg, 80, retired city service station operator and former owner of an automotive replacement parts business, died at City Hospital Sunday, February 8, 1976, after a brief illness.

He was born in Brocton, NY, April 7, 1895, son of Otto A. and Ida S. Sanberg.  He married Margaret E. Hayes, October 4, 1932. ...

John B. Scrivner

Feb 5, 1976

John B. Scrivner, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, February 5, 1976, after a one-year illness.

Born in Richmond, KY, March 15, 1899, he was a son of Edward B. and Kate Prather Scrivner.  He married Julia Hills in 1917.  She died in 1962.  On June 18, 1965, he married Iola Cutshall Waterhouse. ...

Rodney S. Orr

Feb 2, 1976

Rodney S. Orr, 79, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, February 2, 1976, after a long illness.

Born in Venango February 5, 1896, he was a son of William and Mary Sherred Orr.  He was married to Nora I. Homan who died in 1972.  In 1958, he retired as chief clerk of the tool...

Peter J. Kolson

Jan 22, 1976

Peter J. Kolson, 83, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 22, 1976, at Spencer Hospital.

He was married to Mary Hook who died in 1946.  A member of Jehovah's Witnesses, he retired in 1957 from employment by US Steel Corp.

Survivors include two sons, Edward M. Kolson of Meadville and Dr. Clifford...

Robert Leon Boyle

Jan 18, 1976

Robert Leon Boyle, 64, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 18, 1976, at Flickinger's Convalescent Home where he had been a patient for six months.  He had been ill several years.

He was born in Meadville, July 23, 1912, son of Ernest and Ida DeRoss Boyle.  He married Chloe Holbrook September 15, 1938.  Mr. Boyle was...

Christina Krasa

Jan 10, 1976

Mrs. Christina Krasa, 86, of Meadville, Vernon Township, died at home Saturday, January 10, 1976, after a sudden illness.

She was born in Czechoslovakia, December 15, 1889, daughter of John and Josephine Enzel Uzlik.  She married James F. Krasa May 29, 1909.  He died January 11, 1963.

Mrs. Krasa came to...

Lucile R. Pierson

Jan 6, 1976

Mrs. Lucile R. Pierson, of Meadville, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital, Tuesday, January 6, 1976.

Born in Meadville, she was a daughter of Paul H. and Mabel M. Smith Richard.  She was the widow of Leon D. Pierson who died in 1939.  A member of First Presbyterian Church, she was a graduate of Meadville public...