Rev. Austin N. Harris
Mar 13, 1960
The Rev Austin N. Harris, 82, retired Baptist minister who served as Sunday School superintendent at St. John's Baptist Church, died Sunday, March 13, 1960, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Scott (Bertha) Jenkins of Meadville, after an illness of one week.
The Rev. Mr. Harris was born in Port Gibson, Miss., December 6,...
Leonard M. Miller
Mar 5, 1960
Leonard M. Miller, 54, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 5, 1960, at his home after a heart attack.
Miller was born in Meadville, March 2, 1906, a son of Winfred and Etta Bromley Miller. Until recently, he had been an inspector for the Department of Highways. He previously had been employed by station WMGW. He...
Dorothea Kerr
Feb 29, 1960
Miss Dorothea Kerr of Meadville, a Meadville High School teacher since about 1928, died at Woman's Hospital in Pittsburgh Monday, February 29, 1960, after an illness of several months.
She had been a patient at the hospital since November 16.
Miss Kerr, who lived in Meadville all her life, was a...
Jennie Pierson
Feb 27, 1960
Miss Jennie Pierson, 78, of Meadville, died Saturday, February 27, 1960, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a long illness.
Miss Pierson at one time had been employed by the late Mrs. Elizabeth Huidekoper Kidder at Hill Home, formerly located on the present site of the David Mead Inn.
She was...
Rebecca S. Young
Feb 21, 1960
Miss Rebecca S. Young, 76, a resident of the Methodist Home for more than three years, died Sunday, February 21, 1960, at the home after an illness of two days.
She was born in Denver, CO, July 3, 1883, a daughter of John B. and Sara Anne Lownes-Wenck Young.
She was...
D. Ray Beatty
Feb 20, 1960
D. Ray Beatty, 65, of Meadville, who operated Beatty's Garage on Mead Avenue for 35 years, died Saturday, February 20, 1960, at his home on Cotton Road, Vernon Township. He had been in poor health for several years.
Beatty was born in West Mead Township November 24, 1894, a son of M. Glenn and Etta...
Raymond R. Lang
Feb 19, 1960
Raymond R. Lang, 60, of Wayne Township, died Friday, February 19, 1960, at City Hospital following a long period of failing health.
He was born January 4, 1900, in Allegheny County, a son of George M. and Theresa Tschume Lang and had lived in Wayne Township area for the past four years.
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Frank Eugene Britton
Feb 16, 1960
Frank Eugene Britton, 58, of Conneaut Lake, died Tuesday, February 16, 1960, at City Hospital after an illness of three months. He had been hospitalized three days.
Britton was born in Randolph Township May 7, 1901, a son of Allen and Alice Guennon Britton. He was employed by Palmer Brothers at Harmonsburg and had made...
Frederick D. Latshaw
Feb 13, 1960
Frederick D. Latshaw, 67, of Gary, IN, died Saturday, February 13, 1960, at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago.
He was a retired general superintendent of Gary Screw and Bolt Co., a member of the First Congregational Church of Gary, Gary Masonic Lodge, South Bend Consistory and the Orak Shrine at Hammond, IN.
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Mittie D. Todd
Feb 12, 1960
Mrs. Mittie D. Todd, 81, of Blooming Valley, died at City Hospital, Friday, February 12, 1960, after a long illness.
She had been at the hospital for two weeks.
She was born in the Blooming Valley community, August 11, 1877, daughter of Wellington D. and Jane Hillard Smith, Sr.
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Jessie Sutton Brown
Feb 6, 1960
Mrs. Jessie Sutton Brown, 75, widow of Carroll A. Brown, died Saturday, February 6, 1960, at City Hospital where she had been hospitalized since December 5, 1959, with a hip fracture.
She had lived at the Meadville Home for the Aged, Williamson Road, from April 14, 1958, until entering the hospital.
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David Floyd Shaw
Jan 30, 1960
David Floyd Shaw, 75, died Saturday, January 30, 1960, at City Hospital following a short illness.
He had been a resident of Meadville since 1930 and was born in Mercer County, August 22, 1884, a son of William and Susan Jane Heasley Shaw.
He married the former Tina Small, who survives,...
Gerald W. Foltz
Jan 27, 1960
Gerald W. Foltz, 61, of Meadville, died at his home Wednesday, January 27, 1960.
He had been a resident of Meadville since 1943.
He was born in Hancock County, OH, May 11, 1898, a son of Orin and Effie Butler Foltz.
Surviving besides his widow are four...
Paul Donaldson Inglefield
Jan 20, 1960
Paul Donaldson Inglefield, 50, supervisor of music for the Meadville Area School District, died Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 1960, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, just a week after undergoing a delicate heart operation.
Inglefield came to Meadville in 1936 as head of the music department of the Meadville school system. He set up the music...
Jennie Johnson Benson
Jan 19, 1960
Mrs. Jennie Johnson Benson, 91, of Meadville, widow of Charles A. Benson, died Tuesday, January 19, 1960, at her home following a month's illness.
She was born August 14, 1868, at Almhult, Sweden, a daughter of John and Marie Magnusson Johnson and had lived in Meadville the past 12 years. She was married on October...
Mattie Oakes Gilbert
Jan 9, 1960
Mrs. Mattie Oakes Gilbert, 83, of Rome Township, Guys Mills, died Saturday, January 9, 1960, at her home following a long illness.
She was born September 18, 1876, in Wayne Township, a daughter of Ezra and Charlotte McIlory Oakes. On October 25, 1898, she married Clinton W. Gilbert who died April 29, 1939.
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Kathie Lee Dudenhaver
Jan 5, 1960
Kathie Lee Dudenhaver, infant daughter of Sp. 4 and Mrs. Clinton E. Dudenhaver, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 5, 1960.
The infant was born December 3, 1959, at Spencer Hospital. Mrs. Dudenhaver is the former Dixie Kurinko. Specialist Dudenhaver is stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC.
Besides the parents, survivors are the...
Archie E. Roschi
Jan 3, 1960
Archie E. Roschi, 71, of Saegertown, died Sunday morning, January 3, 1960, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. DeWarren (Dorothy) Pope of Largo, FL, where he had been spending the winter.
Roschi was born in Meadville, July 9, 1888, a son of Frederick and Margaret Smallenburger Roschi. He was retired machinist for the Erie...
Raymond Ernest Smith
Dec 27, 1959
Raymond Ernest Smith, 81, who served as a Republican state senator from the county from 1914 to 1918, died at Sunday, December 27, 1959, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of three days. He had been hospitalized two days. He made his home in Guys Mills near Mt. Hope.
A Randolph Township farmer most of...
Genevieve Bisbee Hoffman
Dec 26, 1959
Mrs. Genevieve Bisbee Hoffman, wife of Emory P. Hoffman, of Meadville, died Saturday, December 26, 1959, at Allegheny General Hospital, where she had been a patient for a month.
She was born in Oil City, a daughter of Albert and Lena Graham Baugher. She was a member of LeBoeuf Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,...