Aug 22, 1965

Clarence H. (Carl) Joslyn, 58, well-known Meadville musician and employee of the engineering department at Talon, Inc., died at his home, Sunday, August 22, 1965, after a brief illness.

Mr. Joslyn played in the orchestra at Park Theater before joining Talon.  He was also a member of the George Smith dance band for about 15...

Aug 20, 1965

Mrs. Kathryn Smallenberger, 86, of Meadville, died at Meadville City Hospital Friday, August 20, 1965, after a lengthy illness.

A native of Meadville, she was born November 15, 1878, a daughter of John and Margaret Schissler Wagner.  Her husband, William F. Smallenberger, died in 1941.

Mrs. Smallenberger was a member of...

Aug 20, 1965

Gilbert S. Gongaware, 56, of Meadville, died Friday, August 20, 1965, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Westmoreland County on September 10, 1908, a son of Jerry C. and Pearl Rose Gongaware has been self-employed as a trucker, prior to that time he was a farmer.

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Aug 18, 1965

Frank I. Stainbrook, 49, of Meadville, died at his home Wednesday evening, August 18, 1965.

He was employed for the past 20 years as an operator in the recovery department at the American Viscose Division of FMC Corp. and before that was employed at the Keystone Ordnance Works.

Born in Meadville,...

Aug 16, 1965

Mrs. Adela E. Horak, 85, of Guys Mills, widow of Rudolph Horak, died at Flickinger's Convalescent Home Monday morning, August 16, 1965, after a brief illness.

She was born at Prague, Czechoslovakia, a daughter of Frederick and Anna Reichert Kyncl, and was married to Horak May 2, 1906.

Mrs. Horak was...

Aug 13, 1965

Mrs. Gertrude Minium, 89, widow of Henry L. Minium, died Friday morning, August 13, 1965, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, following a long illness.  A resident of Meadville for the past 48 years, she entered the home November 21, 1947.

Mrs. Minium was born at Geneva, OH, February 10, 1876, a daughter of...

Aug 5, 1965

Mrs. Anna Mae Davis, 81, of Meadville, formerly active in civic affairs and in musical groups, died Thursday, August 5, 1965, following a long illness.

A daughter of Richard and Anna Weitz Buzza, she was born at New Castle September 21, 1883.  She was the widow of George J. Davis whom she married June 15,...

Jul 30, 1965

Mrs. Minnie E. Isner, 89, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged since 1952, died at the home Friday morning, July 30, 1965, after a long illness.

She was the widow of the Rev. Carl Arthur Isner, Methodist minister whom she married September 20, 1898.  She served with him in parishes in West Virginia,...

Jul 27, 1965

Mrs. M. Alberta Faloon, 65, of Meadville, widow of Harry C. (Bill) Faloon, died Tuesday, July 27, 1965, at City Hospital.

A daughter of Walter D. Sr. and Agnes Gordon Williams, she was born at Reynoldsville March 6, 1900.  She and her husband were married May 11, 1929.  She was a graduate of Oil City...

Jul 12, 1965

Robert L. Smith, 47, of Guys Mills, died suddenly at his home Monday evening July 12, 1965.  He had been in poor health for some time.

A native of Guys Mills, Mr. Smith was born February 18, 1918, a son of William I. and Sadie Murray Smith.  He married Sara Reed, April 15, 1939.

Jul 6, 1965

Harold Dewey Gleason, 69, owner and operator of Klover Knolls Dairy in Meadville, died at his dairy farm home suddenly, Tuesday, July 6, 1965.  Mr. Gleason had been in failing health for several years.

Born in West Mead Township on August 8, 1895, he was a son of Oscar H. and Flora E. Dewey Gleason...

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...

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...

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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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. ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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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