Dec 30, 1976

Mrs. Katherine Hutchings, 68, of Amherst, NH, formerly of Meadville, died at Pocono General Hospital, Thursday, December 30, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Meadville on September 6, 1908, a daughter of James and Mary Etta Kane Welsh.  She was a 1930 graduate of Allegheny College and a member of Alpha Chi...

Dec 20, 1976

Mrs. Florence M. Clark, 75, of Meadville, died at City Hospital December 20, 1976, after an illness of six weeks.

She was born in West Mead Township on February 4, 1901, a daughter of Theodore and Anna Metzenbacher Hilgendorf.

Survivors include her husband, whom she married May 7, 1925; a son,...

Dec 14, 1976

Miss Ethel L. Olsen, 77, formerly of Warren, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since 1969, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Tuesday, December 14, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Warren on January 26, 1899, a daughter of Peter and Kristen Christoffersen Olsen.  She was...

Dec 6, 1976

Frank W. Polder, 73, of Meadville, died at City Hospital late Monday, December 6, 1976, after an illness of six months.

Born in Panama, NY, January 29, 1903, he was a son of Darwin W. and Zulina Cleland Polder.  He married Patricia Gurka who died in 1967.  Mr. Polder was employed as a die setter...

Dec 4, 1976

Gerald L. Smith, 67, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday, December 4, 1976, after an illness of three months.  He had been hospitalized six weeks.

He was born in Woodcock Township, May 29, 1909, a son of Francis Laverne and Alice Bell Clay Smith.  He was a self-employed heating contractor.

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Nov 19, 1976

Rae M. Byham, 81, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two weeks.

Born in Randolph Township on May 28, 1895, he was a son of Clifton and Mary Jane Morrison Byham.  He married Ruth Oakes on December 15, 1915.  Mr. Byham was a self-employed saw mill...

Nov 19, 1976

John L. (Jack) DeArment, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two months. Born in Hayfield Township on August 2, 1900, he was a son of Andrew J. and Tina Lankton DeArment. He married Adah Kiser. Mr. DeArment was employed as a storekeeper by Talon Division of Textron, Inc., before retiring...

Nov 19, 1976

John L. (Jack) DeArment, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two months.

Born in Hayfield Township on August 2, 1900, he was a son of Andrew J. and Tina Lankton DeArment.  He married Adah Kiser.

Mr. DeArment was employed as a storekeeper...

Nov 17, 1976

Mark Richard Miller, 3-month-old son of Joel A. and Sharon Dorland Miller, of Guys Mills, died at home Wednesday, November 17, 1976.

He was born in Meadville August 14, 1976.

In addition to his parents, survivors include a sister, Kimberly at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marian Erickson of Missoula, MO; paternal...

Nov 13, 1976

Earl L. Baumgardner, 83, of Meadville, died Saturday, November 13, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home where he had been a resident for three years.

He was born in Elton, Cambria County, December 28, 1892.  He married Minnie Kaufman July 15, 1915.  She died in 1972.  Employed as a machine operator by the former Palmer Tool,...

Nov 13, 1976

Eugene E. Sayre, 54, of Conneaut Lake, died Saturday, November 13, 1976, at Veterans Hospital, Erie, after an extended illness.

A son of Ellis W. and Opel Wilmouth Sayre, he was born May 2, 1922, in Cambridge Springs.  He was employed at Channellock Inc. as a machine operator until March 1976.  He was a former...

Nov 5, 1976

Mrs. Rose A. Besser, 53, of Guys Mills, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Friday, November 5, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months.  She had resided at Guys Mills since 1971.

Born in Pittsburgh on December 10, 1922, she was a daughter of Charles and Rose Snyder Christian.  In her earlier years she...

Nov 4, 1976

R. Gordon Cutshall, 65, of Meadville, was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital Sunday, July 9, 1978, following a sudden illness.

Born in Cochranton, May 29, 1913, he was a son of Ira B. and Mary Heath Cutshall.  He married Marian Grove June 4, 1939.  She died November 4, 1976.  Following 40 years service...

Nov 4, 1976

Frank P. Krider, 82, a resident of United Methodist Nursing Hospital for the past seven months, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Thursday, November 4, 1976, after a sudden illness.

Born in Meadville December 15, 1893, he was a son of John and Elizabeth Seibert Krider.  He was employed for 47 years by the...

Oct 31, 1976

The Rev. Mark R. Smith, 97, of Meadville, died Sunday, October 31, 1976, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born in Philadelphia, December 6, 1878.  His wife, the former Mary Muma, died in 1960.  They were both Methodist ministers, having served various churches in Pennsylvania.

He...

Oct 28, 1976

Miss Mildred Willard, 93, a former resident of Presbyterian Home, Cambridge Springs, died Thursday, October 28, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home.

A daughter of William and Lucretia Spencer Willard, she was born June 12, 1883, in Saegertown.  Miss Willard, a graduate of Saegertown public schools and former Edinboro State Normal School, taught school for several...

Oct 25, 1976

V. W. Eiler, 88, of Meadville, died at his home Monday evening, October 25, 1976, after a sudden illness.

Born in Meadville, March 3, 1888, he was a son of V. W. and Barbara Eiler.  He married Clara Grotefend on September 3, 1909, and she died in 1959.  On June 29, 1962, he married Frances...

Oct 25, 1976

Mrs. Maysie Davis, 89, formerly of Meadville, died at the Sebring Manor Nursing Home, Sebring, FL, Monday, October 25, 1976, after a short illness.  She has been a patient at the home since 1973.

Born in Ohio on March 3, 1887, she was a daughter of James and Frances Comer Weaver.  On June 16, 1909,...

Oct 2, 1976

Allen S. Byham, 82, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, October 2, 1976, after a one-year illness.

He was born in Randolph Township July 16, 1894, a son of Robert W. and Josephine Murdoch Byham.  He first married Ruby Tanner who died in 1947.  He then married Cecile Calvin who died in 1959.  Mr....

Sep 21, 1976

Arthur D. Reynolds, 98, formerly of Blooming Valley, died at the National Health Enterprise Nursing Home at Lexington, KY on Tuesday, September 21, 1976, after a period of failing health.  Mr. Reynolds, who had lived in Lexington since 1970, was at the nursing home for three years.

He was born in Vernon Township on January...