Margaret Flickenger
Jul 5, 1965
Mrs. Margaret Flickenger, 86, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Monday, July 5, 1965, at City Hospital following a short illness. She had been a patient at the hospital since last Thursday.
She moved to the home from DuBois in November 1955.
Mrs. Flickenger was born in Henderson...
William J. Stephens
Jul 3, 1965
William J. Stephens, 27, of Meadville, was pronounced dead at the scene of an automobile accident by the Ashtabula County coroner.
He was born at Pittsburgh, September 27, 1945, a son of Carl P. and E. Jean Reed Stephens. He married Carol Ann Sippy, July 3, 1965. He was employed as a tool and die...
Arbutus E. Ortman
Jun 22, 1965
Mrs. Arbutus E. Ortmann, 66, wife of L. T. Ortmann, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday morning June 22, 1965, after a long illness.
A graduate of Conneaut Lake High School, she taught in Vernon and Union Township Schools three years prior to her marriage to Ortmann May 20, 1920.
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Arthur Glenn Gaedecke
Jun 15, 1965
Navy Ensign Arthur Glenn Gaedecke, 22, died Tuesday, June 15, 1965, at the US Naval Hospital, Quonset Point, RI, of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaedecke of Meadville, Arthur was born at Wilkinsburg, August 2, 1942. He was a 1960 graduate of Meadville Area Senior High School. ...
Dr. Arthur M. Atkinson
Jun 9, 1965
Dr. Arthur M. Atkinson, 61, of Guys Mills, died at his home Wednesday, June 9, 1965.
Dr. Atkinson, head of education department and professor of psychology at Shippensburg State College, was born at Pittsburgh April 16, 1904. He was a son of Andrew and Elizabeth Milligan Atkinson and belonged to a United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh....
Harriet Maude Pinches
May 23, 1965
Mrs. Harriet Maude Pinches, 80, formerly of Erie and a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged since 1956, died Sunday morning, May 23, 1965, at City Hospital following a long illness.
A daughter of Charles and Hannah Metcalf, she was born at Sheffield, England, January 1, 1885. She came to the United States...
Eugene H. Wolff
May 20, 1965
Eugene H. Wolff, 67, of Blooming Valley, died at City Hospital, Thursday, May 20, 1965, after a long illness.
Born in Woodcock Township, February 13, 1898, Mr. Wolff was a son of George and Merta May Sanford Wolff. He married the former Gladys Smith on June 21, 1926.
Employed by the...
Merle Fay Groff
May 16, 1965
Merle Fay Groff, former Crawford County civil defense director, died at City Hospital Sunday night, May 16, 1965, after a short illness.
Mr. Groff had the distinction of holding the longest term as CD director in the state with 12 years continuous service. He retired in 1962. A retired reserve army captain, Mr. Groff and...
Anna Alice Childs
May 16, 1965
Mrs. Anna Alice Childs, 80, of Meadville, widow of A. A. Childs, died at City Hospital Sunday, May 16, 1965, after a long illness.
She was born at Franklin March 28, 1885, a daughter of Frederick and Agnes Hock Nies, and married Childs June 30, 1921. He died March 27, 1965.
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Daisy Cox Hamilton
May 14, 1965
Mrs. Daisy Cox Hamilton, 82, formerly of Meadville, died at San Diego, CA, Friday, May 14, 1965, after a short illness. She lived at Embassy Club, San Diego Hotel, San Diego.
She was born at Mooresville, IN, October 22, 1882, and was married to George E. Hamilton, former president of Keystone View Co. He died...
Royal R. Devore
May 11, 1965
Royal R. DeVore, 79, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Tuesday, May 11, 1965, after an illness of three and one half years.
He was born in Meadville, September 6, 1885, a son of Arthur and Eliza Woodring DeVore and was married to Josephine McCalmont.
Mr. DeVore retired as a mechanic...
Edith M. Stevens
May 4, 1965
Mrs. Edith M. Stevens, 73, wife of Roy M. Stevens, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday afternoon, May 4, 1965, after a long illness.
A member of First Baptist Church, she was affiliated with its Plus Ultra Class and Martha Missionary Circle. She was a charter member of National Council of Baptist Women, a...
Frank B. Caffey
Apr 30, 1965
Frank B. Caffey, 72, of Guys Mills, died at City Hospital Monday, April 30, 1965, after a short illness.
He was born at New York City in 1893, a son of Charles and Sophia Caffey, and married Mary Hatch January 1, 1921.
From 1926 to 1942, Mr. Caffey was with the...
Paul F. Brown
Apr 28, 1965
Paul F. Brown, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, April 28, 1965, after a short illness.
He was born near Frenchtown, April 24, 1902, a son of William G. and Pauline DeMaison Brown.
Mr. Brown was employed at Meadville Malleable Iron Co. for 27 years.
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Grace M. Crouse
Apr 27, 1965
Mrs. Grace M. Crouse, 76, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Tuesday morning, April 27, 1965, at City Hospital following a brief illness.
She was born at Stoneboro, September 25, 1888, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Alexander McClure. She was a graduate of the Collegiate Institute at Fredonia and of the...
Marie Ida West
Apr 17, 1965
Marie Ida West, 79, widow of Harry E. West, died at Erie Osteopathic Hospital Saturday afternoon, April 17, 1965, after a long illness. She resided at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy Mae) Helmo of Erie.
Mrs. West was born at Meadville, October 5, 1885, a daughter of John and Margaret Schissler Wagner,...
George L. Mckelvey
Apr 14, 1965
George L. McKelvey, 82, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 14, 1965, at City Hospital.
A son of David and Mary Murphy McKelvey, he was born December 14, 1882, at Spring Creek.
He was a tool and die maker for Talon, Inc., for more than 25 years. Previously, he had worked as...
Anna G. Prather
Apr 12, 1965
Miss Anna G. Prather, 82, who graduated from Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing and in 1905, devoted most of her life to nursing in the Meadville community, died Monday, April 12, 1965, at City Hospital after a short illness.
Miss Prather resided at Meadville Home for the Aged since September 1959.
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Louis Elliott Whiting
Apr 9, 1965
Louis Elliott Whiting, of Meadville, former vice president and treasurer of Meadville Telephone Co., died Friday, April 9, 1965, at Spencer Hospital.
He became manager of the Meadville Telephone Co., in 1923 when the firm was less than 25 years old. He came to Meadville from Jamestown, NY, where he had been associated with the...
John P. Carlton
Apr 2, 1965
John P. Carlton, 66, of Meadville, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, 1965, at City Hospital after a long illness.
He was born in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England, June 16, 1898, a son of John W. and Emma Page Carlton. He served in the calvary during World War I.
Mr. Carlton...