Jan 6, 1969

Lansing A. Dowdell, 70, of Meadville, died Monday, January 6, 1969, at City Hospital following an illness of three months.  Mr. Dowdell had been a patient at the hospital since Saturday.

He was born in Meadville, October 3, 1898, a son of Howard and Wanda Kilday Dowdell.  He married the former Wilda Glenn March 1,...

Jan 4, 1969

Herbert M. Brown, 92, of Bridgeport, Conn., died Saturday, January 4, 1969, in Bridgeport following a brief illness.

He was born in Crawford County on December 13, 1876, a son of Morrow and Kissiah McFadden Brown.  He married the former Lydia Braymer who died in 1959.  Mr. Brown was a grandson of Dr. Benjamin Brown...

Jan 2, 1969

Miss Jennie S. Burchard, 46, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, January 2, 1969, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient for one month.

She was born in Guys Mills, September 6, 1922, a daughter of Harry L. and Eleanor Rough Burchard.  Miss Burchard was a member of the United Church of Guys Mills...

Jan 1, 1969

Miss A. Maude Miller, 89, of Meadville, died Wednesday, January 1, 1969, at Mead Nursing Home after a long illness.

In her early years, she was a noted piano and voice music teacher in the Meadville area and she directed a number of choirs.  An active member of Stone United Methodist Church prior to her...

Dec 30, 1968

James R. Hamilton, Jr., 20, formerly of Blooming Valley, died Monday, December 30, 1968, at Cresson State School and Hospital, Cresson, where he had been a patient since January 1967.

He was born in Meadville March 26, 1948, a son of the Rev. and Mrs. James R. Hamilton, Sr.

Surviving are...

Dec 23, 1968

Mrs. Elizabeth Dobson Paden, 86, a resident of the Methodist Home since December 16, 1959, formerly of Ripley, NY, died Monday afternoon, December 23, 1968, at City Hospital following a brief illness.  She had been a nursing care patient at the home for a number of years.

Mrs. Paden was born in England, April 7,...

Dec 18, 1968

May B. Arnold, 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday, December 18, 1968, at Spencer Hospital following a brief illness. She had been a patient at the hospital for 10 days. She was born in Jefferson County, PA August 11, 1894, a daughter of Fred S. and Mary Jane Smith Gross. She was married to Ernest 'Shorty' Arnold June 10, 1919....

Dec 18, 1968

Otto E. Graham, 74, of Guys Mills, died Wednesday, December 18, 1968, at Cleveland Clinic after an illness of five weeks.

He was born at Townville August 13, 1894, a son of William E. and Lola E. Baugher Graham.  He married Bertha McDonald August 13, 1917.

Mr. Graham retired in 1959...

Dec 18, 1968

May B. Arnold, 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday, December 18, 1968, at Spencer Hospital following a brief illness.  She had been a patient at the hospital for 10 days.

She was born in Jefferson County, PA August 11, 1894, a daughter of Fred S. and Mary Jane Smith Gross.  She was married to Ernest "Shorty"...

Dec 15, 1968

Tracey Lynn Darling, 6-week-old daughter of Richard and Judith Shorts Darling, of Meadville, died early Sunday morning, December 15, 1968, at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital of unknown causes.  She had been at the hospital two weeks.

She was born in Meadville, November 2, 1968.

Surviving, besides her parents, are a brother, Jeffrey...

Dec 14, 1968

Mrs. Florence W. Lewis, 84, formerly of Cambridge Springs, died Saturday evening, December 14, 1968, at Hillside Home after an illness of two months.  She had lived at the home since August 1965.

Mrs. Lewis was the widow of Walter D. Lewis, whom she married May 31, 1906.  He was principle of Meadville High School...

Dec 14, 1968

Mrs. Thelma M. Smith, 54, of Mansfield, Tioga County, formerly of Meadville, died early Saturday morning, December 14, 1968, of asphyxiation when fire destroyed for mobile home.

She was born in Youngstown, OH, May 4, 1914, a daughter of Rollo and Gracia Graham Pardee.  She married Mr. Smith August 10, 1935.  She was a member...

Dec 7, 1968

Flava D. Bates, of Meadville, widow of Perry P. Bates, died Saturday evening, December 7, 1968, at City Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two months following a brief illness.

She was born in East Fallowfield Township on June 28, 1882, a daughter of Joseph and Eva Peterson Mushrush.  Her husband...

Dec 3, 1968

Mrs. Gertrude Shilling, 80, of Meadville, died Tuesday, December 3, 1968, at Mead Nursing Home after an illness of three years.

She was born in East Fairfield Township, August 5, 1888, a daughter of Jacob and Margaret Stein Freyermuth.  She married Thurman C. Shilling August 26, 1910.

She was a member...

Nov 30, 1968

Mrs. Kerna G. Wentworth, 77, of Meadville, died Saturday, November 30, 1968, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for seven weeks following an extended illness.  She was the widow of Harry L. Wentworth.

Mrs. Wentworth was born in Randolph Township, December 5, 1890, a daughter of William and Sarah Oakes.  She...

Nov 30, 1968

Alexander M. Henricks, 84, of Salt Lake City, UT, a resident there three years, died Saturday, November 30, 1968, at Bonner-Brookside Rest Home, where he had been a patient a few days.

Mr. Henricks was born in Pittsburgh, February 29, 1884, a son of Alonza and Martha E. Hollinger Henricks.  He married the former Anna...

Nov 26, 1968

Mrs. Esta Fitch Brown Schumacher, 92, of Meadville, died Tuesday evening, November 26, 1968, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.  She was hospitalized 10 days.

She was born at Venango February 18, 1876.  She first was married to Sheridan Elmer Brown, who died in 1932.  She married Mr. Schumacher in 1939.

Nov 26, 1968

Sturges Dick Dorrance, 87, of Clearwater, FL, who was a native of Meadville, died Tuesday, November 26, 1968, at Clearwater.  He formerly lived at Portland and Yarmouth, Maine.

Mr. Dorrance was born in Meadville, July 15, 1881, a son of James Ford and Elizabeth Dick Dorrance.  He married Mary Grear March 28, 1912.

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Nov 21, 1968

Miss Hilda C. Gaub, of Meadville, died Thursday, November 21, 1968, at City Hospital following a short illness.

She was born in Meadville, a daughter of George W. and Hilda Prinzler Gaub.

Miss Gaub was employed as an accountant at City Hospital.

Survivors include five sisters, Miss...

Nov 20, 1968

Miss Nellie G. Haas, 88, of Meadville, one of the first telephone operators in Meadville, died late Wednesday evening, November 20, 1968, at City Hospital after an illness of several years.

Miss Haas was born in Meadville, November 9, 1880, a daugther of George W. and Adeline Custard Haas.  Her family operated a greenhouse many...