Dec 4, 1960

Charles E. Crouch, 73, of Long Beach, CA, formerly of Meadville, died Sunday, December 4, 1960, at Los Angeles Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

He was born in Meadville, March 14, 1887, a son of H. E. and Mary E. Crouch.  He retired two years ago.  While living in Meadville - until about 15...

Dec 2, 1960

Ernest Preston Smock, 83, of the Smith Institute, Saegertown, died at the institute Friday, December 2, 1960, after a long illness.

He was born in Greenwood Township February 8, 1877, a son of James and Edith L. Williams Smock.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

Services were...

Nov 22, 1960

Miss Agnes Hoffman, of Meadville, died Tuesday morning, November 22, 1960, at City Hospital where she had been a patient ten days.

Miss Hoffman was born in Hayfield Township a daughter of Henry and Margaret Shaffer Hoffman.

She is survived by a brother, Emory; a nephew, G. Stewart Hoffman and two...

Nov 12, 1960

Floyd Peterson, 71, of Cochranton, where he had been residing with a son for the past three months, died at City Hospital Saturday, November 12, 1960, after a long illness.

Prior to living in Cochranton, he lived in the Guys Mills area for 42 years.  He farmed all his life.

He...

Nov 9, 1960

Guy E. Nageotte, 68, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital, Wednesday, November 9, 1960, after a short illness.

He was born in Elk County near Ridgway, December 8, 1891, a son of Leon and Jennie Shelvey Nageotte.

A member of St. Hippolyte Roman Catholic Church, Frenchtown, he was a machinist for...

Nov 7, 1960

John E. Hauser, 81, of East Fairfield Township, died at Flickinger's Convalescent Home, where he had resided during the past eight months, Monday November 7, 1960, after a long illness.

He lived in East Fairfield Township for three years and previously resided on Cutler Street in Meadville for 41 years.

He...

Sep 17, 1960

James Perry Robbins, of Meadville, died Saturday, September 17, 1960, at City Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born at Elizabeth, Allegheny County, a son of Capt. Joseph H. and Grace Anna Fields Robbins.  He married the former Lucile A. Muir.

He moved to the Meadville area in 1919 and...

Sep 15, 1960

Miss Grace E. Mook, 82, a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Thursday afternoon September 15, 1960, at City Hospital after a long illness.

Miss Mook lived in Warren for many years where she worked as a beautician.  She was born in Oil City January 8, 1878, a daughter of Levi and...

Sep 8, 1960

Mrs. Mary A. Hoffman, 83, of the Methodist Home for the Aged, Meadville, died Thursday, September 8, 1960, at the Meadville City Hospital following an illness of four days.

Mrs. Hoffman, widow of Fred Hoffman, was born in Kittanning May 19, 1877.  She was a member of Kingsley Methodist Church, Erie.

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Aug 28, 1960

Mrs. Lucie Adaline Brunson, 94, died Sunday, August 28, 1960, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, North Park Avenue, where she had made her home for 18 years.  She had been confined to the infirmary for a number of years.

Mrs. Brunson was born in Randolph Township February 19, 1866, a daughter of Aaron...

Aug 24, 1960

Charles D. Bain, 85, of Union Township, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, August 24, 1960, after a short illness.

He had lived on the same farm in Union Township all his life along with a cousin Mrs. Susan H. Lingo.

He was born in Union Township June 12, 1875, a son...

Aug 15, 1960

Richard C. Horner, 77, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, August 15, 1960, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Cambria County, July 13, 1883, a son of Cyrus and Mary Rose Horner.  He married Hulda Statler June 8, 1906.

Mr. Horner was a carpenter and a...

Aug 14, 1960

George Loshbaugh Muir, 79, of Meadville, long assocaited with the old Mead-Penn Iron Works, died suddenly Sunday, August 14, 1960, at his home of a coronary occlusion.

Recipient of one of the Free Masonry's highest awards, membership in the Knights of the York Cross of Honor, in 1948, Mr. Muir achieved a rare status in...

Aug 8, 1960

George W. Walker, 88, of Meadville, died Monday, August 8, 1960, at City Hospital, after a short illness.

Mr. Walker was born September 24, 1871, at Mt. Clifton, VA; a son, of Arrown and Barbara Ellen Sheets Walker.  He married the late Alberta Hawkins April 29, 1896.

He retired 36 years...

Jul 30, 1960

Mrs. Elma Maloney Dain, 68, of Meadville, widow of Burton W. Dain, died at City Hospital Saturday, July 30, 1960.

She was born in East Mead Township, August 17, 1891, a daughter of Orville and Isabelle Hunter Maloney.  She married B. W. Dain May 14, 1913.

Mrs. Dain was a 1909...

Jul 20, 1960

Josephine Stagg Heydrick Holman, 86, widow of the Rev. William Henry Holman, died Wednesday, evening, July 20, 1960, at Overlook Sanitarium, New Wilmington, where she had been a patient for several years.

She was born at Carlton, Mercer County, December 26, 1873, a daughter of Charles William and Mary TenBroeck Heydrick.

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Jul 13, 1960

David Wayne Byham, 21, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, July 13, 1960, from head injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder while repairing a television antenna at Hillcrest house Tuesday afternoon.

Byham was born in Meadville, May 10, 1939, a son of Wayne and Dorothy Shaw Byham.

He...

Jul 1, 1960

Harley DeForest Carpenter, 76, a pioneer in providing electricity in rural areas, died at his home, early Friday, July 1, 1960.

He was a member and past president of the Meadville Rotary Club; he was also a member of the Masonic Lodge 234, Meadville, the Erie Consistory, the Lodge of Perfection in Oil City, the...

Jun 17, 1960

Robert Bruce Brown, 28, of Norfolk, VA, died Friday, June 17, 1960, at Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, DE.

Brown had been in critical condition as a result of an auto accident June 7 near Wilmington.  He was returning to Norfolk, VA, where he was employed, from a trip to New York City.

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Jun 6, 1960

Mrs. Ida P. Wilcox, one of Meadville's oldest citizens, died Monday, June 6, 1960, at the age of 98.  She made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Charles D. Beatty of Meadville.

Mrs. Wilcox was born in Rockdale Township, December 20, 1861 a daughter of Samuel and Lucinda Blystone Hoig.  She made her home in...