Ivan Dickson Drake
Jan 2, 1963
Ivan Dickson Drake, 65, of Saegertown, died Wednesday evening, January 2, 1963, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.
He was born at Blooming Valley, November 21, 1897, a son of Forest and Margaret Dickson Drake. He married Helen Wimmer August 3, 1927.
Mr. Drake had been employed for 16 years...
Ida E. Wood
Dec 30, 1962
Miss Ida Elizabeth Wood, 99, until three years ago a resident of Meadville, died early Sunday morning, December 30, 2962, at the Bittersweet Rest Home, Jamestown, NY, where she had been living the past three years.
Miss Wood was a teacher for 45 years, 30 years at Ridgway. She retired in 1925. When she began...
Jesse M. Gage
Dec 25, 1962
Jesse M. Gage, 86, of Meadville, retired Meadville grocer, died Tuesday, December 25, 1962 at Spencer Hospital shortly after being admitted.
He was born in Randolph Township, September 27, 1876, a son of Dwight M. and Ellen Fields Gage. He was a farmer in the Guys Mills area until moving to Meadville in 1923, where...
E. Gertrude Brown
Dec 24, 1962
Mrs. E. Gertrude Brown, 84, of Meadville, died Monday, December 24, 1962, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.
She was born in Allegheny County December 1, 1878, a daughter of David and Margaret Nelson Hughes. She was the widow of Henry E. Brown, whom she married December 11, 1895, and who died December 16,...
Cloe Vesta Gage
Dec 24, 1962
Miss Cloe Vesta Gage, 76, formerly of Guys Mills, died Monday, December 24, 1962, at the Bond Nursing Home near Sheakleyville after an illness of about three months.
Miss Gage was born at Guys Mills, May 4, 1886, a daughter of Abelbert F. and Vesta Radle Gage. She lived at Guys Mills until five years...
Harry C. Faloon
Dec 18, 1962
Harry C. (Bill) Faloon, 61, of Meadville, well-known insurance executive, died Tuesday, December 18, 1962, in the emergency room at City Hospital. He was born at East Brady, Clarion County, September 24, 1901, a son of Robert W. and Jennie Weaver Faloon. He attended high school at Linesville. Before coming to Meadville in 1936 to manage the local office...
Harry C. (Bill) Faloon
Dec 18, 1962
Harry C. (Bill) Faloon, 61, of Meadville, well-known insurance executive, died Tuesday, December 18, 1962, in the emergency room at City Hospital.
He was born at East Brady, Clarion County, September 24, 1901, a son of Robert W. and Jennie Weaver Faloon. He attended high school at Linesville.
Before coming to...
Mildred Ruth Sanderson
Dec 13, 1962
Mrs. Mildred Ruth Sanderson, 61, wife of Lyle L. Sanderson of Meadville, died at her home Thursday, December 13, 1962, after a long illness.
Mrs. Sanderson was born in Conneaut Township, October 17, 1901, a daughter of Fred and Alta Penfield Manning. She lived in the Linesville area before moving to Meadville 34 years ago. ...
Mary Thorpe Graham
Nov 9, 1962
Mary Thorpe Graham, Meadville's 'grande dame' of music, who perhaps more than any other single individual influenced the lived of thousands of Meadville residents, died Friday, November 9, 1962, at City Hospital.
As a teacher, and for many years director, at the Pennsylvania College of Music, she played a large role in the cultural development...
A. Glenn M'Cartney
Oct 31, 1962
A. Glenn M'Cartney, 70, of Meadville, died Wednesday, October 31, 1962, at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born at Tyrell, OH, May 25, 1892, a son of James and Harriet A. Vinton M'Cartney. He married Frances McCadden January 18, 1917. He was a retired Erie Railroad Co. locomotive engineer, having served the...
Alice Seely Clark
Oct 20, 1962
Mrs. Alice Seely Clark, 88, died Saturday, October 20, 1962 at the Home for the Aged where she had been making her home. She had been ill for several months.
She was born in Venango County December 11, 1873, a daughter of Rufus Parker and Sally A. Starling Seely, and married Harvey M. Clark on...
Lydia W. Scott
Oct 19, 1962
Mrs. Lydia W. Scott, 77, of Meadville, died suddenly about noon Friday, October 19, 1962, at her home.
She was born at Columbia City, IN, November 28, 1884 ,a daughter of Frank and Addie Slessman White, and married Ray H. Scott June 22, 1915.
She was a member of Stone Methodist...
Nellie Schanck
Oct 19, 1962
Mrs. Nellie Schanck, 86, of Meadville, died Friday, October 19, 1962, at her home following a long illness.
She was born in Washington Township, Erie County, September 28, 1876, a daughter of Henry and Sarah Bryan Tracy, and married E. Lee Schanck. He died in 1936.
She was a member of...
Ada E. Blodgett
Oct 16, 1962
Mrs. Ada E. Blodgett, 74, who made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Kay) Morris of Saegertown, Richmond Township, died Tuesday, October 16, 1962, at Spencer Hospital.
She was born at Scranton, July 18, 1888, a daughter of Christopher and Ann Elizabeth Pearce, and married Ralph Blodgett. He preceded her in death.
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Margaret Tate Green
Oct 12, 1962
Mrs. Margaret Tate Green, 55, of Greenwood Township, died Friday, October 12, 1962, at Spencer Hospital following an illness of about one month.
She was born at Wilmington, OH, December 25, 1906, a daughter of Willie and Vina Carter Tate.
Surviving are two sisters and one brother, all of Cleveland.
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Elgie P. Ray
Oct 4, 1962
Mrs. Elgie P. Ray, 88, died Thursday, October 4, 1962, at the Methodist Home for the Aged on North Park Avenue following a short illness. She was the widow of William B. Ray.
Mrs. Ray was born October 22, 1874, at Richmond, OH, a daughter of George and Edith Platt Hathaway. She lived in Linesville...
Clarence Vanallen
Oct 3, 1962
Clarence VanAllen, 63, of Meadville, died Wednesday, October 3, 1962, at Spencer Hospital after a short illness.
He was born at Portland, NY, September 23, 1899, a son of Wilbert and Florence Davison VanAllen. He married Ethel Sarvey on March 29, 1947. A farmer in Wayne Township for many years, he formerly operated a stand...
Louis D. Walrath
Sep 28, 1962
Louis D. Walrath, 82, of Binghamton, NY, died Friday morning, September 28, 1962, at Wilson Memorial Hospital Johnson City, NJ, following a short illness.
He was born at Conneautville January 17, 1880, a son of John A. and Olive Hill Walrath, and married the former Elizabeth Humphrey on July 1, 1904. They formerly resided in...
Susan Marie Mattocks
Sep 28, 1962
Susan Marie Mattocks, 4-month-old daughter of Marjorie Mattocks of Meadville, died Friday, September 28, 1962, at her home.
Surviving are two sisters, a brother and her grandmother, Mrs. Mildred Mattocks of Guys Mills.
Services were held with Waid Funeral Home.
Interment was in Kiser Hill Cemetery.
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Arvilla M. Grove
Sep 17, 1962
Mrs. Arvilla M. Grove, 61, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, September 17, 1962, after a long illness.
She was born in Greenwood Township September 30, 1900, a daughter of Silas and Inez Steadman Williams.
Mrs. Grove is survived by her husband, Lee A. Grove; a daughter, Mrs. Theodore G....