Mar 10, 1968

Mrs. Mabel H. McGranahan, 83, of Meadville, died Sunday, March 10, 1968, at Overlook House, Cleveland, where she had been a patient five days.

She was born at Dicksonburg, May 16, 1884, a daughter of John and Edith Palmenteer DePue.  Her husband, Harry R. McGranahan, died in 1960.

Mrs. McGranahan was...

Mar 7, 1968

Wade A. George, 58, commercial supervisor for Pennsylvania Electric Co. here since May 1948, died at Spencer Hospital on Thursday, March 7, 1968, following an illness of two years.

George first went to work for Penelec as a clerk in the company's Oil City office in 1929.  He was named manager of collection in 1936...

Mar 6, 1968

James Blaine Frazier, 76, of Venango, died shortly before midnight, Wednesday, March 6, 1968, at St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

He was born in Hayfield Township, April 19, 1891, a son of John and Lettie Carman Frazier.  He retired in 1957 from the shipping department of the...

Feb 29, 1968

Leon P. Mook, 72, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, February 29, 1968, at City Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks.

He was born in Randolph Township, October 1, 1895, a son of Jesse P. and Henrietta Smock Mook.  He married Elsie May Weaver on June 14, 1952.  He was a farmer...

Feb 28, 1968

Mrs. June S. Neff, 93, died Wednesday evening, February 28, 1968, at the Methodist Home for the Aged.

Mrs. Neff was born at Beaver Valley, Forest County, May 8, 1874, a daughter of Clinton S. and Elizabeth Siggens Smith.  She entered the former Ida M. Cribbs Methodist Home at Conneautville, September 23, 1950, and came...

Feb 18, 1968

Miss Clara Hill, 95, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, since 1956, died at the home Sunday morning, February 18, 1968, following a long illness.

She was born in Green Township, Mercer County, June 22, 1872, a daughter of Patterson and Rebecca Callahan Hill.

She was a member of...

Feb 12, 1968

Richard E. Palmer, 31, of Woodcock Township, died suddenly Monday, February 12, 1968, at City Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.

He was a son of Elwood and Dorothy Beggs Palmer.  Mr. Palmer married the former Anna Mae Johnston on June 27, 1958.

He was...

Feb 11, 1968

Lee S. Sikes, 84, of Meadville, died at Flickinger's Convalescent Home Sunday, February 11, 1968, after a two-month illness.  He had been at the home since January 16.

Mr. Sikes was born February 7, 1884, in Guys Mills, a son of Wolcott and Estella Selby Sikes.  He married the former Mabel S. Stevens July 12,...

Feb 7, 1968

Neil Leroy Stainbrook, 70, of Meadville, died Wednesday, February 7, 1968, at Veterans Hospital, Cleveland, where he had been a patient for the past week, following an illness of two months.

Mr. Stainbrook was born in Meadville October 13, 1897, a son of Charles H. and Mary Lewis Stainbrook.

He was...

Feb 4, 1968

Mrs. Pearl Johnson, 88, formerly of Meadville, died Sunday, February 4, 1968, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, after an extended illness.

She was born in Randolph Township, August 29, 1879, a daughter of Frederick and Edith Faunce Wright.  She married Lee H. Johnson on January 28, 1903.  He died July 10, 1961.

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Jan 26, 1968

Clarence F. Peters, 81, of Meadville, died Friday, January 26, 1968 at City Hospital after an illness of two months.

He was born in Wayne Township, April 10, 1886, a son of Reuben and Louisa Knoll Peters.  His first wife, the former Florence Drake Pattison, whom he married in January 1914, died in May 1960. ...

Jan 20, 1968

Francis H. Williams, 89, formerly of Meadville, died Saturday, January 20, 1968, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home where he had been a patient since March 1966.  He had been ill for several years.

He was born in Meadville, June 28, 1878, a son of Arthur and Esther Olmstead Williams.  His wife, the former Edna Wenzel,...

Jan 15, 1968

Mrs. Alda Mabus, 77, wife of Earl H. Mabus, of Meadville, died Monday, January 15, 1968, at Spencer Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks.  She had been ill for the past seven years.

She was born in Wayne Township, February 27, 1890, a daughter of Charles and Fora Thompson...

Jan 14, 1968

Miss Anna May Wenzel, 83, of Meadville, died on arrival at City Hospital Sunday morning, January 14, 1968.

She was born in Meadville on November 13, 1884, a daughter of Frederick and Sarah Deichman Wenzel.

She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ.

Survivors...

Jan 14, 1968

Delbert Gable, 76, of Kerrtown, died at City Hospital Sunday, January 14, 1968.  He had been a patient at the hospital for two days.  He had a lengthy illness.

Mr. Gable was employed as a watchman at the Meadville Malleable Iron, Co., retiring in 1957.

He was associated with the Methodist...

Jan 11, 1968

Miss Jennie E. Wagner, 86, formerly of East Mead Township, died Thursday evening, January 11, 1968, at Warren State Hospital where she had been a patient for several years.  She had been ill for several years.  She had been ill for several months.

She was born in East Mead Township October 1, 1881, a daughter...

Jan 10, 1968

Mrs. Ada Mae Humes, 86, of Blooming Valley, died Wednesday, January 10, 1968 at Smith Institute, Saegertown, after a long illness.

A daughter of Malcolm O. and Mary Jane Scott Birchard, she was born at Cambridge Springs, May 26, 1881.  Her husband, Lee Nelson Humes, whom she married June 27, 1900, died in 1953.

Jan 7, 1968

Mrs. Mary Catherine Casanave, 65, of Jenkintown, who had lived for the past two weeks at the home of her son, Philip Casanave, Jr., of Meadville, died at Sunday, January 7, 1968, after an illness of several months.

She was born in Brooklyn, NY, May 17, 1902, a daughter of Ki and Cecelia Kaufman Hosono. ...

Jan 7, 1968

Mrs. Hattie Britton Smith, 82, of Meadville, formerly of East Mead Township, died Sunday, January 7, 1968, at City Hospital after an illness of one day.  She had been in failing health for some time.

She was born at Guys Mills March 10, 1885, a daughter of Edgar and Eletha Oakes Britton.  Her husband, Oscar...

Jan 5, 1968

Mrs. Cora C. Runnels, 83, who lived at the home of her son, George W. Jr. of Meadville, died Friday, January 5, 1968, at City Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past 12 days after a three-week illness.

She was born in Sherman, NY, December 6, 1884, a daughter of Frank and...