Edward M. Waltenbaugh
Jan 4, 1962
Edward M. Waltenbaugh, 89, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, January 4, 1962, after a long illness.
Born at Pittsburgh, September 22, 1872, a son of John T. and Elizabeth Miller Waltenbaugh, he spent most of his younger life at Tarentum. He and the former Zeffie Moore were married at Marion, IN, February 5,...
Dr. John P. Shook
Jan 2, 1962
Dr. John P. Shook, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 2, 1962, at City Hospital following an illness of a few days.
He was employed as a slaughter house inspector for the State Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry. Dr. Shook had resided in Meadville for about nine years.
He was...
Bessie P. Hays
Jan 1, 1962
Mrs. Bessie P. Hays, 85, widow of Louis M. Hays, former Meadville chief of police , died Monday, January 1, 1962, at the Home for the Aged, where she had lived since July 5, 1956. Chief Hays died in 1938.
She was born at Union City April 14, 1876, a daughter of Charles and Lillian...
George O. Smith
Dec 16, 1961
George O. Smith, 88, of Meadville, who operated Smith's Diner from 1929 to 1944, died Saturday, December 16, 1961, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a long illness.
Mr. Smith also operated Townville Hotel for a period of four years. A member of Cussewago Odd Fellows Lodge, and a former member of the Townville lodge,...
Buretta Hill
Dec 11, 1961
Miss Buretta Hill, 78, of Meadville, died Monday, December 11, 1961, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of two weeks.
Miss Hill was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer and of its Women's Assn. and Women's Bible Class.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Edna Hunter...
Elizabeth M. Diehl
Dec 4, 1961
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Diehl, 79, widow of Thomas J. Diehl, died Monday morning, December 4, 1961, after suffering a heart attack at her home in Meadville.
The former Elizabeth Dornhoefer, she had spent her entire life in this area. Thomas Diehl, whom she married September 11, 1904, died in May of 1956.
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Mary Elizabeth Kee
Dec 2, 1961
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kee, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday, December 2, 1961, at her home. She was the widow of Robert N. Kee, whom she married in 1902 and who died in March, 1959.
Mrs. Kee was a member of Grace Methodist Church and of its Ellen B. Cares Bible Class and Woman's Society of...
Edward Depascale
Nov 25, 1961
Edward DePascale, of Meadville, who founded a jewelry store in Meadville in 1912, died at Spencer Hospital, Saturday, November 25, 1961, after an illness of several months.
In more recent years, he and his daughter, Mary, had operated a travel agency at the store at the corner of Water and Center Streets. From 1915 to...
George B. Francis
Nov 4, 1961
George B. Franis, 76, of Pinellas Park, FL, formerly of Meadville, died early Saturday, November 4, 1961, at Pinellas Park after a long illness.
He was born in Ellwood City August 29, 1885, a son of William and Mary Catherine Smith Francis. His wife, the former Goldie Donaldson, died in 1939.
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Thomas M. Jacobson
Oct 19, 1961
Thomas M. Jacobson, 79, of Pontiac, MI, died in a hospital there Thursday, October 19, 1961, after an illness of three years. His wife was Flora Byham Jacobson of Mt. Hope, who died in December, 1954.
Jacobson, a native of the Helsinki area in Finland, was a retired realtor in Pontiac. There are no survivors....
A. Pearle Morris
Oct 12, 1961
Miss A. Pearle Morris, 93, of Meadville, died October 12, 1961, at her home after a year of failing health.
Miss Morris was born in Meadville, October 28, 1868, a daughter of David and Catherine Dunham Morris. She attended local schools and for many years was a clerk for the old Meadville Dry Goods.
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A. Pearl Flower
Oct 12, 1961
Miss A. Pearl Flower, 79, a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died there Thursday, October 12, 1961.
A resident of the home since March 25, 1959, Miss Flower formerly lived in Jamestown, NY. She was born at Jamestown, March 16, 1882, a daughter of James F. and Hattie M. Ague Flower.
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Mary J. Borrell
Oct 10, 1961
Miss Mary J. Borrell, of Meadville, retired first grade teacher, died at City Hospital Tuesday, October 10, 1961, after an illness of several months.
She was born at Reno, Venango County, a daughter of Ferdinand F. and Victorine Potts Borrell.
She retired several years ago after having taught first grade at...
George Harrison Brock
Oct 7, 1961
George Harrison Brock, 83, of Meadville, will known real estate and insurance man, died October 7, 1961 following a heart attack.
He operated Brock Real Estate and Insurance Agency for many years. It was one of the oldest real estate businesses in the city.
Mr. Brock was born in Downsville, NY,...
Lloyd B. Kaster
Oct 1, 1961
Lloyd B. Kaster, 64, of Meadville, died late Sunday, October 1, 1961, at Bashline Hospital, Grove City.
He was born in the Cochranton area May 19, 1897, a son of Benjamin and Emma Stevens Kaster. He formerly had been employed for several years by Talon, Inc.
He was a member of...
Anna May Cutshall
Sep 20, 1961
Mrs. Anna May Cutshall, 89, a resident of the Meadville Home for the Aged since November 28, 1952, died at the home Wednesday, September 20, 1961.
Mrs. Cutshall was born at Oil City, July 16, 1872, a daughter of George M. and Henrietta Nangle Dever. She was a member of Grace Methodist Church.
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Nevin M. Cannon
Sep 5, 1961
Nevin M. Cannon, 66, of Meadville, a retired Meadville heating contractor, died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 1961, at his home after an illness of seven years.
Mr. Cannon was proprietor of the N.M. Carman Heating Co. until ill health forced him to retire from business. He was born near Venango, December 27, 1894,...
Joseph A. Prenatt
Aug 19, 1961
Joseph A. Prenatt, 89, died Saturday, August 19, 1961, at the Methodist Home for the Aged.
He was born in Randolph Township, February 16, 1872, a son of George and Alice Rush Prenatt. He was educated in schools in the county and early in his youth developed an interest in woodlands.
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Ranel Johnson
Aug 15, 1961
Ranel Johnson, 72, of Meadville, died Tuesday, August 15, 1961, while visiting a son, Joseph (Buddy) at Milwaukee, WI. Death occurred at a Milkwaukee hospital. Johnson had been in ill health for eight years.
A retired Erie Railroad Co. employee, Johnson was born in Mississippi February 21, 1889. He was a member of St. John's...
Pearl Cleone Coy
Aug 2, 1961
Mrs. Pearl Cleone Coy, 75, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 2, 1961, at Warren State Hospital following an illness of about a year.
She was born in Meadville, April 1, 1886, a daughter of David and Anna Sutton Garrison, and married the late Paul F. Coy April 12, 1919.
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