Harold O, (Hal) Drenning
Jul 13, 1949
Harold O. (Hal) Drenning, 57, of Meadville, died late Wednesday evening at Spencer Hospital.
He had been a patient at the hospital since last Friday after suffering a stroke while playing golf at the Conneaut Lake Golf Course.
A native of Bascom and Fostoria, OH, he came to Meadville in 1935. ...
Laverne M. Ploss
Jul 7, 1949
Laverne M. Ploss, 60, of Guys Mills, died late yesterday afternoon at Warren, PA, General Hospital, a few hours after he was taken ill at work. Warren County Coroner Ed C. Lowrey issued a verdict of death from a heart attack.
Mr. Ploss was born in Chautauqua County, NY. He lived in Meadville for ten...
Ida E. Braymer
Jun 28, 1949
Mrs. Ida E. Braymer, 96, of Meadville, died at her home June 28, 1949 after a brief illness.
She was the widow of Whitney Braymer, who was mayor of Meadville from 1895 to 1898 and Crawford County Commissioner from 1900 to 1908.
Born at LeRoy, NY, the daughter of Robert and...
Kathryn Tingler
May 25, 1949
Mrs. Kathryn Tingler, wife of the Rev. V. J. Tingler, pastor-emeritus of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church died suddenly Friday afternoon at City Hospital, following a short illness.
Mrs. Tingler came here with her husband in 1933 when the minister accepted the local church pastorate.
During the 15 years he...
Kezia F. Anderson
May 11, 1949
Mrs. Kezia F. Anderson, wife of David B. Anderson, died at home on Livermore Road at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 1949 after an illness of several months.
She was born in Millageville on December 14, 1867 a daughter of William and Susan Smith. She was a member of the First Christian Church.
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H. Ward Britton
Apr 3, 1949
H. Ward Britton, 74, a native of Guys Mills, died Sunday, April 3, 1949, following a brief illness at Hammond, IN, where he had resided for many years. He was a real estate agent.
He was the youngest of 16 children of the late Allen and Hannah Mullen Britton.
Survivors include...
Wilbur A. Beatty
Mar 3, 1949
Wilbur A. Beatty, 66, of Blooming Valley, died at City Hospital, March 3, 1949. He had been ill almost a year.
Mr. Beatty, a carpenter by trade had spent his entire life in the Blooming Valley community, and was a member of the Blooming Valley Grange. In recent years, he had operated a service station,...
Susan Carol Crum
Mar 2, 1949
Susan Carol Crum, 2 1/2 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Crum, of Meadville, died at Millard Filmore Hospital in Buffalo, NY, March 2, 1949.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother and two sisters, David, Jr. a student at Pennsylvania State College, Tamazine, employed in Pittsburgh and Syvlia, at...
Florence Stem Carpenter
Feb 27, 1949
Mrs. Florence Stem Carpenter, 67, wife of Dr. W. C. Carpenter, Meadville dentist, died Sunday night at her residence following a long period of illness.
She was graduated from Allegheny College with the Class of 1903 and last year attended the 45th reunion of her class. At Allegheny, she was a member of Kappa Kappa...
Andrew Jackson Beers
Feb 14, 1949
Andrew Jackson Beers, 87, of Conneautville, died at City Hospital Monday, February 14, 1949 after an illness of several weeks. He was born at Sugar Lake.
Mr. Beers is survived by these four brothers, Leonard of Westfield, NY, William of Cleveland, OH, James of Lyona, and Herbert of Saegertown.
Services were...
Thurman W. Johnston
Feb 4, 1949
Thurman W. Johnston, 70, well-known farmer of Hayfield Township, died at his home Friday morning after a long period of illness. He is death occurred at the family homestead, where he had lived his entire life.
Mr. Johnston was a member of the Beattys Corners United Presbyterian Church and the Vernon Grange.
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Cordelia Nelson Bell
Jan 15, 1949
Mrs. Cordelia Nelson Bell, 88, widow of William C. Bell, died Saturday morning at Meadville City Hospital, where she had been a patient since she fractured her hip in a fall at her home a week ago.
A resident of the Meadville area for about 25 years, she had spent her early life in the...
Robert F. Bell
Jan 1, 1949
Robert F. Bell, 68, housing contractor, formerly of Cochranton, died following a brief illness late Tuesday afternoon [date of death not on record] at a hospital near his home at Hyattsville, MD.
He built several houses in Meadville and other Crawford County points before he moved away from his farm at the outskirts of Cochranton...
Meredith Ann Frye
Nov 18, 1948
Meredith Ann Frye, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Frye, of Meadville, died suddenly early this morning at Meadville City Hospital.
Tumor Thymus was reported to have been cause of the throat ailment fatal to the child.
The child's father is an instructor at Meadville Vocational School. Mrs. Frye...
Harry Arthur Nichols, Jr.
Nov 17, 1948
Succumbing to a war-incurred disease, Harry Arthur Nichols, Jr., 29, son of Mrs. H. A. Nichols of Meadville and the late Mr. Hez Nichols, former county sheriff, died Sunday night at the US Naval Hospital in Philadelphia.
Only a few weeks ago, Mr. Nichols had begun the study of law, a long-standing ambition. He was...
Leonard A. (Steve) Hood
Oct 22, 1948
Leonard A. (Steve) Hood, 50, manager of the Meadville Co-operative Assn., of Meadville, died at City Hospital yesterday, five and a half days after he was struck by a car while walking along Route 77, a mile south of Blooming Valley.
Mr. Hood had been manager of the Meadville Co-operative Assn. since the fall of...
Naomi Sweitzer
Oct 7, 1948
Mrs. Naomi Sweitzer, 94, died Wednesday night at the Meadville Home for the Aged.
She is survived by one granddaughter, Mrs. Betty Brandstad of Spokane, WA and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Stella Hastings of Meadville.
Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.
Interment was in Oil City, PA....
Melvin C. Bossard
Sep 26, 1948
Melvin C. Bossard, 51, of Meadville, Neason Hill, died Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital, where he was a surgical patient.
A lifelong Crawford Countian, Mr. Bossard was a chain machine operator for Talon, Inc., for 22 years. He was a member of the local Eagles lodge, the Italian Civic Club and Taylor-Hope Hose Company.
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Lewis L. Laibe
Sep 24, 1948
Lewis L. Laibe, 62, of Meadville, died Friday afternoon at City Hospital.
An employee of the Erie Railroad, he formerly operated a local and long-distance moving and trucking business. He was a member of St. Agatha's Roman Catholic Church and Dick Hose Co.
He is survived by his widow; a son,...
Edmond Courtney
Sep 24, 1948
Edmond Courtney, 85, well-known farmer of Randolph Township, died early Friday morning at his home near Guys Mills. He had been in failing health for a number of months.
Mr. Courtney had lived in Randolph Township most of his life, and was a member of St. Hippolyte Church.
He is survived...