Jul 1, 1959

L. Roy Miller, 72, of Meadville, died shortly before midnight Wednesday, July 1, 1959, at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient for one day.  Death followed a short illness.

Miller was born in Sadsbury Township August 9, 1887, a son of Samuel Perry and Lucinda Glancy Miller.  He was employed as a millwright...

Jun 26, 1959

Mrs. Cecil Dean Byham, 59, wife of Allen S. Byham of Dunham Road, died Friday, afternoon, June 26, 1959, at City Hospital.

She was born in Wayne Township, January 21, 1900, a daughter of Harry J. and Roberta Cutshall Dean.

She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, Women's Society of...

Jun 24, 1959

Mrs. Nellie May Krotzer, 71, wife of Earl Krotzer, of Meadville, died Wednesday, June 24, 1959, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks.

She was born in Oil City, January 1, 1888, a daughter of William and Eva Whitely Stanton.  She previously was employed by the Crawford County...

Jun 21, 1959

Frank Ausman Grounds, 62, of Conneaut Lake, died at City Hospital, Sunday, June 21, 1959, after a short illness.

Grounds, former manager of the Meadville Lumber Co., was born in Pittsburgh February 10, 1897, a son of William H. and Molly Drebert Grounds.  He attended Pittsburgh public schools and was a graduate of the University...

Jun 20, 1959

Mrs. Edith Crowe Hall, 84, of Meadville, widow of Edward Hall, died Saturday, June 20, 1959 at City Hospital after being ill for a month.

She was born November 14, 1874, in Saegertown, a daughter of Cryenus and Mary Renner Crowe.  On June 14, 1905, she married Hall.

Mrs. Hall was...

Jun 18, 1959

Mrs. Minnie M. Harbaugh, 81, wife of James E. Harbaugh of Meadville, died Thursday, June 18, 1959, after a three and a half year illness, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Florence Weldon, where she had been living for the past five weeks.

She was born in Brookfield, OH, March 9, 1878, a daughter...

May 17, 1959

The oldest resident in the Methodist Home for the Aged, and possibly the oldest resident in the county, Miss Sara Maria Eddy, died Sunday, May 17, 1959, at the age of 105.

Miss Eddy, who had been a resident at the home since June 5, 1929, when she entered the former Ida M. Cribbs Home,...

May 12, 1959

Robert W. Byham, 89, of Mt. Hope died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 1959, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of a week.

Byham was born at Mt. Hope February 14, 1870, a son of Sylvester and Lucyette Smith Byham.  He was married to the late Joie Murdoch.

Byham formerly...

May 7, 1959

The Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Barlett, 89, a resident at he Meadville Methodist Home for the Aged for the past 10 years, died at the home Thursday morning, May 7, 1959, after a long illness.

Dr. Barlett was born in Scotch Hill, Clarion County, June 27, 1869.  He married the former Ida M. Slagle September...

Apr 29, 1959

William Peter Schenberg, 69, of Guys Mills, died Wednesday, April 29, 1959, at his Randolph Township home after a long illness.

Born in Randolph Township, October 26, 1889, he was a son of Peter J. and Felicia Brunot Schenberg.  He married the former Florence A. Ewing on May 6, 1914.

Schenberg...

Apr 20, 1959

Fred William DuPont, 78, of Meadville, died at his home, Monday morning, April 20, 1959, after a year of failing health.

He was born in Wayne Township, January 15, 1881, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Messerall DuPont, and married the former Elnora McDaniel.

He was a carpenter and previously a...

Apr 10, 1959

Clarence Eugene Gordon, 68, of Townville, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, April 10, 1959, after an illness of several months.  He had been a patient there about four weeks.

Gordon was born in Butler County, August 5, 1890, a son of John R. and Sophia Gordon.

He was married to the...

Mar 25, 1959

William W. Kennedy, 73, of Saegertown, died Wednesday, March 25, 1959, at his home after an illness of several years.

Kennedy was born in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, November 25, 1885, a son of George K. and Priscilla Chambers Kennedy.  He married the former Marie Carman February 6, 1918.

He was...

Mar 19, 1959

Mrs. Sarah McCartney, 81, wife of Harry A. McCartney, of Randolph Township, died Thursday, March 19, 1959, at City Hospital after a long illness.

She was born September 14, 1877, in Hartstown, a daughter of Ira M. and Mary Carpenter Jones.  She married her husband October 4, 1915.  She taught school in Crawford and Erie...

Mar 19, 1959

John H. Titsler, 74, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 19, 1959, at his home after a long illness.

He was born October 11, 1884, in Utica, Venango County, a son of John A. and Sarah Jane Campbell Titsler.  He was married to Berenice Fish.

He was a school teacher and was...

Mar 16, 1959

Harvey L. Rupp, 77, of Meadville, died Monday, March 16, 1959, at Spencer Hospital after several months' illness.

He was born June 5, 1881, in Kittanning.  He had owned and operated the Rupp Service Station on the corner of Grove and State Streets for many years and was a member of Kittanning Presbyterian Church.

Mar 13, 1959

Floyd L. Ewing, 66, of Meadville, died Friday, March 13, 1959, at City Hospital.

Ewing was born in Wayland, December 16, 18922, a son of Herman and Minnie White Ewing.  He was married to Ethel Kleckner, who died February 22, 1955.

He reitred January 1958, from the American Viscose Corp.  He...

Mar 8, 1959

Mrs. Clare G. Eiler, wife of V. W. Eiler, Sr., of Meadville, died Sunday, March 8, 1959, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

She was born in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Albert and Anna Bernarding Grotefend.  She was married September 3, 1909.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two...

Mar 7, 1959

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Grindrod, 88, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, March 7, 1959, at Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville.

She was born December 15, 1870 in Lyona, Richmond Township, Crawford County, a daughter of Jacob and Maria Robbins Braymer.  She was married to Herman J. Grindrod, November 5, 1895.  He died May 29, 1917.  She lived...

Mar 1, 1959

Fedele Acquaviva, 84, 411 Walnut St., died at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, March 1, 1959, at Spencer Hospital.

Acquaviva was born in Orsaro, Italy, January 15, 1875, a son of Michael and Carmen Mascola Acquaviva.  He was a retired coal miner in Lackawanna County.  He moved to Meadville last November to make his home with a...