Apr 15, 1969

Aaron I. Doan, 62, of Meadville, prominent in area Masonic Lodge organizations, died Tuesday morning, April 15, 1969, at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks.  He was ill for a month.

Mr. Doan was a past master of Masonic Lodge 408 of Meadville, a past high priest of Soloman Royal Arch...

Apr 7, 1969

Mrs. Anna Dunlap Glosser, 78, formerly of Sugar Lake, died Monday, April 7, 1969, at a nursing home in Kansas City, KA, following a stroke.

She was born at Williamsport, August 6, 1890.  She first was married to Raymond F. Dunlap, June 15, 1909.  He died at Sugar Lake, January 31, 1959.  In 1966, she...

Apr 4, 1969

Ralph E. Harrah, 56, of Meadville, died Friday, April 4, 1969, at City Hospital.

He was born October 17, 1912, in Belington, WV, a son of James L. and Susan Mary Corchoran Harrah.  He married the former Dorothy Walton on May 16, 1932.

Mr. Harrah was employed as a project engineer...

Apr 2, 1969

Charles Denver Beatty, 93, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 2, 1969, at City Hospital.

He was born in South Meadville on February 10, 1876, a son of John W. and Juline Olmstead Beatty.  He was first married to Anna Charlton who died in December of 1913.  He was married in December of 1932 to Jeannette...

Apr 1, 1969

Mrs. Florence Grauel Miller, widow of Frank P. Miller, died at St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, Tuesday, April 1, 1969, after an extended illness.  A former resident of Meadville, she moved to California about 25 years ago.

She was born in Greenville on June 18, 1884, a daughter of William S. and Mary F. Grauel. ...

Mar 28, 1969

Howard N. McNamara, 82, of Charleston, NC, died suddenly at home Friday, March 28, 1969.

He was born in Meadville, November 7, 1886, a son of Albert and Louise Mead McNamara.  He was married to the former Bertha L. Finster, who survives.

Mr. McNamara served for the past 10 years as...

Mar 26, 1969

Mrs. Maryetta A. Hamilton, 54, of Meadville, wife of Clarence R. Hamilton, died Wednesday, March 26, 1969, at Hamot Hospital in Erie following an illness of two months.  She had been a surgical patient at the hospital for the past three weeks.

She was born in Meadville on April 14, 1914, a daughter of Silas...

Mar 26, 1969

Archie H. Bentley, 72, formerly of Espyville, died suddenly at his winter residence in Mesa, AZ, Wednesday, March 26, 1969.  His home was in Albuquerque, NM.

He was born in Lincolnville on November 10, 1896.  He first married the former Lucille Hoyt who died in 1940.  He then married Evelyn Hay in 1945.

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Mar 23, 1969

Frank M. Walling, 78, of Meadville, died Sunday, March 23, 1969, at Mead Nursing Home where he had been a patient since last August 9.

He was born at Spartansburg April 9, 1890, a son of Elmer A. and Flora Fawcett Walling.  He never was married.  Mr. Walling was an office clerk for the Erie...

Mar 20, 1969

J. Arthur Krider, 84, of Erie, formerly of Meadville, died Thursday, March 20, 1969, at Rondale Nursing Home in Erie.  He had been at the home for one week.

He was born in Meadville, November 11, 1884, a son of William L. and Suzanna Werle Krider.  He was married to the former Mae Considor who...

Mar 15, 1969

Mrs. Katheryne G. Doyle, 77, of Meadville, died suddenly Saturday, March 15, 1969, at home.

She was born in Ellington, NY, November 6, 1892, a daughter of Albert A. and Virginia Ballandret Griggs.  She married Thomas Doyle April 19, 1912, and he died in 1957.

She was employed at Talon, Inc....

Mar 11, 1969

Thomas H. DeGrange, 27, of Oil City, and formerly of Meadville, administrative assistant to the president of Northwest Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co. of Oil City, was killed instantly at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 1969, in a car-truck collision on Route 358 in Mercer County.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mr. DeGrange...

Mar 5, 1969

Mrs. Helen E. Walton, 65, of Meadville, died at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM, Wednesday, March 5, 1969, following a brief illness.  The Waltons were spending the winter in Arizona.

She was born September 19, 1903, in Greenville, a daughter of Elmer S. and Margaret Mead Mason.  Her mother was a descendent of David...

Mar 5, 1969

Mrs. Laura L. Britton, 71, of Meadville, died suddenly Wednesday, March 5, 1969, at City Hospital where she was taken by Meadville Ambulance Service.

She was born March 4, 1898, in East Fairfield Township, a daughter of Guy and Abbie Byham Murdoch.  She was married July 18, 1920, to Frank C. Britton who died February...

Feb 24, 1969

Mrs. Mabel J. Lingo, 95, a resident of the Graham Nursing Home, Guys Mills, for the past six years, died Monday evening, February 24, 1969, at City Hospital.

She was born at Guys Mills, February 26, 1873, a daughter of Gustave and Eliza Bentley.  She married Warren Judson Lingo February 27, 1894.  He died in...

Feb 11, 1969

Mrs. Mabel E. Inmann, 94, of Meadville, died Tuesday, February 11, 1969, at City Hospital where she had been a patient five days.

She was born at Belona, NY, September 12, 1874, a daughter of George and Flora Wilcox Uhl.  Her husband, George, who operated a newsstand in downtown Meadville in the late 1920s, died...

Jan 21, 1969

Mrs. Clara V. (Hygus) Kightlinger, 97, formerly of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 21, 1969, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, after a period of failing health. Mrs. Kightlinger had been at the institute since June 1967. She was born in Buffalo on September 18, 1871, and was married to Emory S. Kightlinger who died in 1940. She and her husband lived...

Jan 21, 1969

Mrs. Clara V. (Hygus) Kightlinger, 97, formerly of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 21, 1969, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, after a period of failing health.  Mrs. Kightlinger had been at the institute since June 1967.

She was born in Buffalo on September 18, 1871, and was married to Emory S. Kightlinger who died in 1940.  She...

Jan 14, 1969

Miss Alice V. Ackert, 550 Lord St., a veteran Meadville librarian, died Tuesday, January 14, 1969, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient since Friday.

Miss Ackert started her library career as a page at Meadville Public Library while a junior at Meadville High School.

She was named librarian...

Jan 10, 1969

Mrs. Berenice Lorena Titsler, 74, of Meadville, died Friday, January 10, 1969, at City Hospital.

She was born in Rome Township, Crawford County, October 25, 1894, a daughter of Ansro and Effie Buell Fish.  She was married to John Homer Titsler, former principle of Edinboro Schools, who died in 1959.

Mrs....