May 17, 1972

Mrs. Edna L. Boyer, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital on Wednesday, May 17, 1972, after a short illness.  She had been hospitalized for three weeks.

Mrs. Boyer was born at New Wilmington, a daughter of Samuel S. and Lila C. Smith Lininger.  In 1910, she married Howard A. Boyer who died in 1958.  Mrs....

May 15, 1972

Arthur W. Hamilton, 67, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, May 15, 1972, after being hospitalized since last Wednesday.

He was born in East Mead Township, October 4, 1904, a son of Nathaniel and Sarah Smock Hamilton.  He married Janice Irons in 1945.

Mr. Hamilton retired in 1969 as an...

May 14, 1972

Earl C. Myers, 80, of Meadville, died Sunday afternoon, May 14, 1972, at Mead Nursing Home after a long illness.

He was born in Meadville, March 30, 1892, a son of Charles H. and Phoebe Keisel Myers.  He married Florence McNamara of Wayland in 1915.  She died in 1952.  He retired in 1949 for reasons...

May 10, 1972

Rudolph Paul Boehm, 63, of Conneaut Lake, Greenwood Township, died at Spencer Hospital on Wednesday, May 10, 1972, after an illness of two years.  He had been hospitalized since February 3.

He was born in Allegheny County on February 29, 1909, a son of Rudolph A. and Catherine Ficher Boehm.  He married Marijane Ackinclose.  Mr....

May 5, 1972

Mrs. Lillian Nageotte, 67, of Jamestown, NY, formerly of Venango County, died suddenly Thursday, May 5, 1972, at WCA Hospital, Jamestown.  Mr. and Mrs. Nageotte were preparing to move to Meadville.

She was born at Breedtown, Venango County, January 26, 1905, a daughter of David and Julia Turner Buchanan.  She married Mr. Roy Nageotte in...

May 4, 1972

John C. Graham, 82, dean of Meadville's insurance agents with service spanning more than a half century, died Thursday, May 4, 1972, a City Hospital.

Mr. Graham had been the local representative for Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. for 51 years.

He was a charter member and a past president of...

May 4, 1972

Clarence R. Hamilton, 63, of Saegertown, was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital late Thursday afternoon, May 4, 1972, after being stricken with a heart attack at his Cussewago Township home.

He was born in East Mead Township, November 23, 1908, a son of Nathaniel and Sarah Smock Hamilton.  He married Maryetta Allen May...

May 3, 1972

Mrs. Hazel Umstead, 78, of New Bethlehem, died at Bashline Memorial Hospital, Grove City, on Wednesday, May 3, 1972.  She had been hospitalized for 10 days.

Mrs. Umstead was born near Cochranton on September 16, 1893, a daughter of Ira B. and Mary Heath Cutshall.  She and Mr. Umstead were married in 1927.  Mrs. Umstead...

Apr 29, 1972

Floyd L. Jones, 83, of Meadville, died at the Methodist Nursing Hospital on Saturday, April 29, 1972.

He was born in Athens Township on March 11, 1889, a son of Robert and Olive Smith Jones.  He married Norma Crouch.  After her death, he married Florence Joyce in 1950.  She died in 1964.  Mr. Jones was...

Apr 22, 1972

Mrs. Ella Miles, 89, who had resided at the Methodist Home for the Aged for the past 13 years, died suddenly on Saturday, April 22, 1972, at the home.

She was born at Waterford on December 27, 1882, a daughter of Irvice and Rose Johnson Hayes.  In 1928, she married Wesley Miles who died in...

Apr 22, 1972

Howard A. Powell, 86, of Meadville, died Saturday, April 22, 1972, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months.

He was born at Cochranton on October 14, 1885, a son of Homer and Nancy Dean Powell.  He married Lucy Freyermuth on August 10, 1910.  She died in 1968.  Mr. Powell was graduated from Cochranton...

Mar 25, 1972

Mrs. Mary Junica Cocolin, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 25, 1972, at Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, where she had been a patient since Tuesday.

She was born at Sparta, Greece, on March 15, 1892.  Mrs. Cocolin was the widow of George Cocolin who died in 1950.  She and her husband operated a restaurant and...

Mar 18, 1972

Mrs. Anna Stainbrook, 87, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 18, 1972, at City Hospital after a long illness.  She had been a patient at Mead Nursing Home for two years.

She was born in Crawford County March 20, 1884, a daughter of Robert B. and Anna Pardee Allen.  She married Roy Stainbrook in 1904.  He...

Mar 2, 1972

Mrs. Lina Theuret, 74, of Meadville, wife of D. Raymond Theuret, died Thursday, March 2, 1972, at City Hospital where she had been a patient a week.

She was born in East Mead Township, August 11, 1897, a daughter of Clifford and Etta Beatty Walton.  She married Mr. Theuret June 6, 1917.  She attended Edinboro...

Feb 29, 1972

Mrs. Lida Morrison, 93, of Meadville, the oldest member of Park Congregational Church, died Tuesday, February 29, 1972, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient since September.

She was born at Edinboro August 22, 1878, and was the last of six daughters of Philip and Louisa Walker Vandervort.  She married Alfred W....

Feb 25, 1972

Francis S. Peters, 76, was died on arrival at City Hospital on Friday, February 25, 1972, after an apparent heart attack at his home.

He was born at Meadville on November 3, 1895, a son of Emery and Ida Schlosser Peters.  He married Dorothy L. Wiard on May 29, 1923, at Springboro.  He retired from...

Feb 24, 1972

Ray Douglas, 78, of Woodcock Township, died at Spencer Hospital Thursday, February 24, 1972, where he had been a patient since last Saturday.

He was born at Union City on September 13, 1893, a son of Ruric and Lilly Hites Douglas.  He married Lois Barnett on October 14, 1914.  Mr. Douglas retired in 1953 after...

Jan 31, 1972

Rolon Andrew Williams, 78, of Guys Mills, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital Monday, January 31, 1972.

He was born at Howard City, MI, March 15, 1893, a son of Cylon and Arribelle Preston Williams.  He first was married to Ruth Korp.  He subsequently married Ellen Burgett on September 26, 1943.

Mr....

Jan 28, 1972

Mrs. Lotta B. Mason, 90, of Meadville, died suddenly Friday, January 28, 1972, at the Methodist Nursing Care Hospital where she had been a patient for six weeks.

She was born at Meadville on September 30, 1881, a daughter of Clark and Nellie Dawes Bernard.  She was the widow of Edward Mason who died in...

Jan 26, 1972

Minnie M. Baumgardner, 78, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning, January 26, 1972, at City Hospital where she had been a patient since December 10, 1971.  She had been ill for several months.

Mrs. Baumgardner was born at Holsopple, Somerset County, on March 7, 1893, a daughter of Kore and Rebecca Shaffer Kaufman.  She married Mr....