Margaret A. Prather
Apr 16, 1945
Mrs. Margaret A. Prather, wife of Hon. Thomas J. Prather and at one time director of the Meadville School District, died last evening at City Hospital following an illness of several weeks.
A graduate of Allegheny College and a resident of Meadville and vicinity since 1897 with the exception of three years, Mrs. Prather was...
Helen K. Hellyer
Feb 27, 1945
Mrs. Helen K. Hellyer, 75, widow of the late Hatfield Hellyer, died Tuesday morning at City Hospital following an extended illness.
Recently residing near Blooming Valley, she had spent most of her life in Meadville, for a short time living in Erie. She was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church.
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Pfc. Edward A. Boyles
Feb 19, 1945
Pfc. Edward A. Boyles, 32, husband of Mrs. Kathryn L. Boyles of Meadville, was killed in action January 15, 1945, in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.
Word of Private Boyles' death reached his wife on February 19, 1945 - the day he would have been 32 years old. The former Keystone Ordnance Works...
Velma Sutliff Firch
Feb 10, 1945
Mrs. Velma Sutliff Firch, 37, of Meadville, died Saturday evening at Spencer Hospital after a short illness. She lived most of her life in Meadville.
She is survived by six brothers, Herman, Elton, Carl, Ralph, Milford, and Clifford Sutliff, all of Meadville.
Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.
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Herman W. Daniels
Feb 2, 1945
Herman W. Daniels, 58, well-known, lifelong resident of Richmond Township, died Friday evening at Meadville City Hospital.
He was a member of the New Richmond Lodge, IOOF and the Methodist Church and Grange of Blooming Valley.
Surviving are his widow, Hattie; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Eiseman of Meadville and Mrs. John...
Merta May Wolff
Jan 20, 1945
Mrs. Merta May Wolff, 69, wife of George A. Wolff, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at her home in Richmond Township near Blooming Valley. She spent her entire life in that community.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Eugene Wolff of Blooming Valley and two daughters, Mrs. W. John Schweitzer and Mrs. Clinton G....
Mary A. Stewart
Oct 26, 1944
Mrs. Mary A. Stewart, 83, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Achinclose of Meadville, Thursday morning.
Mrs. Stewart moved to Meadville from Pittsburgh, 32 years ago. She was a member of Stone Methodist Church and its Beacon Light Class, and of the Meadville Review, Womans Benefit Assn.
She...
Anna Blanche Crowl
Sep 12, 1944
Mrs. Anna Blanche Crowl, 44, wife of Albert J. Crowl of Guys Mills, died at Meadville City Hospital Tuesday morning after an illness of ten days.
Mrs. Crowl moved to the Guys Mills community 12 years ago from Bradford County, where she had spent the earlier years of her life. She was active in a...
Mary Alice Crane
Sep 11, 1944
Mrs. Mary Alice Crane, 83, widow of the late David P. Crane, died Monday morning after a long illness at her home in Hayfield Township. She spent the early years of her life in Canonsburg, coming to this community 34 years ago.
Mrs. Crane was a member of the First Christian Church of Meadville.
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Fred C. Jacobs
Sep 7, 1944
Fred C. Jacobs, 63, of Meadville, died Thursday morning at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness. He had spent most of his life in this community, and had been employed for a number of years by Talon, Inc., until about a year ago.
He is survived by his widow, Anna; two daughters, Mrs. Lola Holmstead...
Anice May Brown
Sep 3, 1944
Mrs. Anice May Brown, wife of Charles H. Brown, of Meadville, died September 3, 1944 at City Hospital after an extended illness.
For several years she had operated a variety store at Pleasantville. She was a member of Stone Methodist Church.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Dickson Andrews of Meadville; a...
Gaylord Bruce Smith
Aug 2, 1944
Gaylord Bruce Smith, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith of Guys Mills, died Wednesday morning at City Hospital of burns which he had suffered Tuesday evening caused by an explosive bonfire.
He is survived by his parents and these brothers and sisters, Mrs. Elmer Brown of Cooperstown, Howard of Guys Mills, Alice of...
David Milton Morrison
Jul 18, 1944
David Milton Morrison, 83, died Tuesday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Glenn Woodcock of Guys Mills.
Born in Venango County, the son of Josiah L. and Rebecca McCauley Morrison, he came to this area with his family as a youth and with the exception of four years' residence in Monroe County, spent...
Frederick P. Nies
Jul 6, 1944
Frederick P. Nies, 92, died on Thursday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. A. Childs of Meadville, after an illness of several months.
A former cooper by trade, Mr. Nies had more recently been employed in the Erie Railroad shops. He came to the United States when 18 and, except for a...
Katherine V. Culbertson
Jun 26, 1944
Mrs. Katherine V. Culbertson, of Meadville, died yesterday afternoon at Meadville City Hospital, after an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Culbertson was a member of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, a former Sunday School teacher and member of the Missionary Society and Ladies Aid Society of that church, and a former secretary of the local...
Arthur A. Van Marter
Jun 17, 1944
Arthur A. Van Marter, 51, of Blooming Valley, died at Spencer Hospital, Satuday evening after a long illness.
Mr. Van Marter spent his entire life in Crawford County, chiefly at Blooming Valley.
He leaves two brothers, Dazelle D. Van Marter of Sugar Lake and Ernest E. Van Marter of Blooming Valley;...
Emma Leona Fox
Jun 6, 1944
Emma Leona Fox, wife of William J. Fox, died Monday at the family residence on the Mercer Pike, following a brief illness.
She and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary June 6, 1944. Born in Wayne Township near Cochranton, Mrs. Fox was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Meadville,...
Leon F. Courtney
May 19, 1944
Leon F. Courtney, 73, of Frenchtown, died Friday, May 19, 1944, after a long illness.
Mr. Courtney was born January 1, 1871, in France, a son of Stephen and Adalaide Courtney.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cecile Courtney; a son, Raymond, at home; four daughters, Adelaide and Genevieve at...
John P. Miller
May 17, 1944
John P. Miller, 73, died Wednesday evening at the Graham Invalid Home in Randolph Township.
He was a well-known resident of the Lyona community in Richmond Township, where he was a member of the Methodist Church and for many years a member of the New Richmond Grange.
He leaves five children,...
Adelaide Davison Roudebush
May 9, 1944
Mrs. Adelaide Davison Roudebush, 83, widow of Harry Roudebush, died Tuesday evening at her home in Blooming Valley after a ten-day illness.
She lived all her life in the community and was a member of the Blooming Valley Methodist Church.
She leaves four daughters, Mrs. George Kirk, Mrs. Roy Waid and...