Lawrence E. Smith
May 15, 1976
Lawrence E. Smith, 62, formerly of Meadville, died at his home in Rockledge, FL, Saturday, May 15, 1976, after a sudden illness.
Born in Meadville on April 11, 1914, he was a son of Fred C. and Emalene Walker Smith. He married Thelma Pardee on October 10, 1935. She died in 1968. He later married...
Harriet V. Gisewhite
May 13, 1976
Harriet V. Gisewhite, 69, of Meadville, died at her home early Thursday morning, May 13, 1976, after a long illness.
Born in Meadville on August 13, 1906, she was a daughter of Dan and Flora Rickert Veith. She married Mr. Gisewhite was a member of Park Congregational Church and a former committeewoman and judge of...
John G. (Jack) Reis
Apr 24, 1976
John G. (Jack) Reis, 73, chief cost accountant at Talon, Inc., for many years, died Saturday at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital. He had been ill for several months and a patient at the hospital for two weeks.
Following retirement from Talon, Mr. Reis worked as a self-employed certified public accountant.
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Elizabeth Miller
Apr 21, 1976
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, 88, formerly of DuBois, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since January 1970, died at the hospital unit of the home Wednesday evening, April 21, 1976, after being hospitalized two weeks.
Born in Knoxdale, September 13, 1887, she was a daughter of Ephriam and Mollie Roades Johns. ...
Elsbeth Cummings Black
Apr 20, 1976
Mrs. Elsbeth Cummings Black, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, April 20, 1976.
Born in Westfield, NY, on April 6, 1885, she was a daughter of George and Mary Mertz. She was the widow of James G. Cummings who died in 1923 and also of Elmer Black who died in 1933. Mrs. Black was...
Lida M. Dodds
Apr 13, 1976
Lida M. Dodds, 94, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since March 1968, died at the hospital unit of the home Tuesday morning, April 13, 1976, after a short illness.
Born in Dawson, Fayette County, on April 26, 1881, she was a daughter of John F. and Catherine McGill Victor. ...
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. ...