Arthur A. Swanson
Jul 30, 1961
The Rev. Arthur A. Swanson, 78, retired minister of the Erie Methodist Conference, died about noon Sunday, July 30, 1961, at City Hospital after a long illness. He had lived the past two years at the Methodist Home.
A son of John and Ann Anderson Swanson, he was born at Jamestown, NY, June 11, 1883. ...
Arthur M. Kroger
Jul 24, 1961
Arthur M. Kroger, 60, superintendent of the Erie-Lackawanna freight car repair shop here, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital, Meadville, Monday afternoon, July 24, 1961.
Death was attributed to a heart attack suffered during the night Sunday.
A veteran of 42 years of railroad service with the Erie and the Erie-Lackawanna, Mr....
Blanche Pardoe
Jul 22, 1961
Mrs. Blanche Pardoe, 88, of the Home for the Aged, died Saturday, July 22, 1961, at Spencer Hospital following a short illness. She had lived at the home for about 12 years and had been hospitalized about four weeks.
She was born at Harmonsburg, March 15, 1873, a daughter of George B. and Nancy J....
Joann Garrett
Jul 18, 1961
A 22-month-old East Mead Township child died Tuesday morning at City Hospital of injuries received in a fall down cellar steps at her home a few hours earlier.
Dr. Daniel Maloney, county coroner, said JoAnn Garrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Garrett, Jr., died as a result of severely lacerated throat. Both the main...
Walter D. Lewis
Jul 16, 1961
Walter D. Lewis, 83, of Meadville, former Meadville High School principle, died Sunday, July 16, 1961, at his home following an illness of several years.
Mr. Lewis was principle of the old Market Street high school building from 1909 to 1913. He was graduated from Allegheny College in 1905. While in college, he was an...
Ross L. Owens
Jul 12, 1961
Ross L. Owens, 73, a former resident of Meadville until moving to Jamestown, NY several years ago, died Wednesday, July 12, 1961, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Butler. He had been in failing health.
Owens was born in Erie County near Waterford July 25, 1888, a son of Alfred T. and Dora Robinson Owens. ...
Lee H. Johnson
Jul 10, 1961
Lee H. Johnson, 79, of Meadville, died at his home at about Monday, July 10, 1961, following a long illness.
He was born at Mt. Hope, December 30, 1881, a son of Henry and Harriett A. Oakes Johnson and lived in that area until moving to Meadville about 16 years ago.
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Ruth C. Alexander
Jul 3, 1961
Mrs. Ruth C. Alexander, 72, wife of Harry S. Alexander, RD 1, Meadville, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday July 3, 1961, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months. The couple made their home on Pettis Road in East Mead Township. Formerly active in the Pennsylvania YWCA, Mrs. Alexander taught public school for several years in California, PA....
Ruth C. (Barnum) Alexander
Jul 3, 1961
Mrs. Ruth C. Alexander, 72, wife of Harry S. Alexander, RD 1, Meadville, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday July 3, 1961, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months. The couple made their home on Pettis Road in East Mead Township.
Formerly active in the Pennsylvania YWCA, Mrs. Alexander taught public school for several...
Fanny A. Ellsworth
Jul 2, 1961
Mrs. Fanny A. Ellsworth, 76, of Meadville, died Sunday, July 2, 1961, at San Rosario Convalescent Hospital, Cambridge Springs, where she had been a patient for two months. She had been in ill health for several years.
Mrs. Ellsworth was the widow of Dr. William A. Ellsworth, a specialist in pediatrics and obstetrics, who died...
Clifford G. Mailliard
Jun 29, 1961
Clifford G. Mailliard, 59, of Cochranton, died Thursday, June 29, 1961, at his home in Wayne Township near Pettis, after an illness of nine weeks.
He was born in Wayne Township, October 9, 1901, a son of Elihue and Elizabeth Florence Crecraft December 28, 1926. He was a meat cutter at the former Baker &...
Eva Plautz
Jun 18, 1961
Mrs. Eva Plautz, 66, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Sunday, June 18, 1961, following an illness of about two weeks.
She was born in Randolph Township, March 4, 1895, a daughter of Linford P. and Ella Collins Hays and moved to Meadville about 40 years ago.
Surviving are a daughter,...
Mary Gasper
Jun 7, 1961
Mrs. Mary Gasper, 77, wife of John Gasper, Sr., of Guys Mills, died early Wednesday, June 7, 1961, at her Randolph Township home. She had been an invalid for several years.
Mrs. Gasper was born in Czechoslovakia, February 15, 1884. For a number of years, she lived in West Virginia before moving to this county...
Paul H. Weston
May 30, 1961
Paul H. Weston, 48, of Meadville, died Tuesday, May 30, 1961, at City Hospital after an illness of several weeks.
Weston was born in Flint, MI, October 14, 1912, a son of George Calvin and Cora V. Rough Weston. He formerly lived in the Franklin area, moving here about 32 years ago.
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Miriam Shryrock Culbertson
May 18, 1961
Mrs. Miriam Shryrock Culbertson, widow of Atty. Leland J. Culbertson, died Thursday, May 18, 1961, at her home in Meadville, after a long illness.
Long associated with many of the city's welfare and literary organizations, Mrs. Culbertson was graduated from Allegheny College in 1914 and for many years taught in the three-room Porter Street School,...
Violet Irons Mabus
May 17, 1961
Mrs. Violet Irons Mabus, 87, of Frenchtown, died Wednesday, May 17, 1961, at the Graham Nursing Home, Guys Mills, following a long illness. She was the widow of George W. Mabus, whom she married May 6, 1891.
Mrs. Mabus was born in Randolph Township, October 16, 1873, a daughter of Amos and Emma Lemon Irons. ...
Gordon Roth Miller
May 10, 1961
Gordon Roth Miller, 57, of Meadville, died suddenly at his home Wednesday, May 10, 1961.
He was born at Cleveland, August 16, 1903, a son of Frank and Emma Lang Miller and married the former Ruth Moritz of Meadville June 30, 1932.
Mr. Miller was district sales representative for the Greenbag...
Ernest R. Cowley, Sr.
May 6, 1961
Ernest R. Cowley, Sr., 84, of Hayfield Township, died Saturday, May 6, 1961, at City Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in East Liberty, June 7, 1877, a son of John R. and Mary Carver Cowley. A retired farmer, he at one time had worked at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. He was a...
Joseph P. Leech
May 4, 1961
Joseph P. Leech, 72, president of Leech Tool & Die Works, Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, May 4, 1961, after an illness of four days.
He was born in Manchester, England, May 18, 1888, and came to the US in 1911.
A tool and diemaker, he was employed in the...
Mabel S. Richard
Apr 29, 1961
Mrs. Mabel S. Richard, of Meadville, a charter member of several Meadville organizations and one of the most active Defense Savings Bond sellers during World War II, died Saturday, April 29, 1961, at her home after a short illness.
Mrs. Richard was the widow of Paul H. Richard, Meadville's first resident architect and founder of...