Anna R. Porter

Anna R. Porter

May 17, 1969

Mrs. Anna R. Porter, 87, a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, of Meadville, since September 17, 1962, died there Saturday, May 17, 1969, after an illness of five months.

She was born in Bloomfield Township, December 13, 1881, a daughter of Thomas and Samantha King Anderson.  She married Burchard H. Porter December...

Margaret Bogardus

Margaret Bogardus

May 9, 1969

Mrs. Margaret Bogardus, 92, of Meadville, died Friday, May 9, 1969, at Spencer Hospital.  Mrs. Bogardus had been in failing health for several months.

She was born in Black Ash, Randolph Township, on September 17, 1876, a daughter of Marcus and Lizzie French Bogardus.  On January 15, 1893, she married Elmer Bogardus who died June...

Hazel M. Culver

Hazel M. Culver

Apr 21, 1969

Mrs. Hazel M. Culver, 69, of Meadville, died at her home Monday, April 21, 1969, after a long illness.

She was born at Mill Village, Erie County, August 4, 1899, a daughter of John and Jennie Thomas Danforth.  Most of her early life was spent in the New Richmond area.  She married Mr. Ralph L....

John H. Pierce

John H. Pierce

Apr 17, 1969

John H. Pierce, 90, of Meadville, died Thursday, April 17, 1969, at City Hospital where he had been a patient five weeks.

He was born at Britton Run, Sparta Township, January 23, 1879, a son of Sidney and Adaline Alsdorf Pierce.  In 1900, he married the former Harriet Holmes.  She died in 1940.  In 1941,...

Fred G. Dickey

Fred G. Dickey

Apr 16, 1969

Fred G. Dickey, 82, of Meadville, a driver for Wells Fargo Express Co. in Meadville in the early 1900s, died Wednesday, April 16, 1969, at City Hospital.

He was born in Mercer County December 3, 1886, a son of George and Emma Dickey.  His wife, the former Florence Haas, died in 1942.

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Aaron I. Doan

Aaron I. Doan

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...

Anna Dunlap Glosser

Anna Dunlap Glosser

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...

Ralph E. Harrah

Ralph E. Harrah

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...

Charles Denver Beatty

Charles Denver Beatty

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...

Florence Grauel Miller

Florence Grauel Miller

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. ...

Howard N. Mcnamara

Howard N. Mcnamara

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...

Maryetta A. Hamilton

Maryetta A. Hamilton

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...

Archie H. Benson

Archie H. Benson

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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Frank M. Walling

Frank M. Walling

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...

J. Arthur Krider

J. Arthur Krider

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...

Katheryne G. Doyle

Katheryne G. Doyle

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....

Thomas H. Degrange

Thomas H. Degrange

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...

Helen E. Walton

Helen E. Walton

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...

Laura L. Britton

Laura L. Britton

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...

Mabel J. Lingo

Mabel J. Lingo

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...