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...
David Gary Brown
Sep 18, 1948
David Gary Brown, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Brown, of Meadville, died Saturday, September 18, 1948 at Spencer Hospital from what his physician described as an attack of spinal meningitis.
The youngster, a 5th grader in West Mead Township School, had been a patient at the hospital for only 24 hours. He...
Viola Johnson
Sep 1, 1948
Mrs. Viola Johnson died at Meadville City Hospital Wednesday afternoon following a lingering illness.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star at Oak Harbor, OH, the Rebekah Lodge and United Brethren Church at Port Clinton, OH.
She is survived by a son, H. O. Drenning of Meadville and...
Nancy Kay Bean
Jun 25, 1948
Nancy Kay Bean, an infant born on June 13, 1948, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bean of Meadville, died Friday, June 25, 1948 at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a sister, Judy Ann; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dan Dawson of Anoka, Minn.; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and...
Clara Record Corliss
Jun 6, 1948
Mrs. Clara Record Corliss, 75, wife of Harland D. Corliss of Meadville, died Sunday morning at City Hospital.
Mrs. Corliss was born at Livermore Falls, ME, where she spent her early life. She later moved to Fargo, ND, where she married Mr. Corliss 50 years ago, June 9. Mr. and Mrs. Corliss moved to Meadville...
Alberta Louise Ulrich
Apr 26, 1948
Mrs. Alberta Louise Ulrich, 26, wife of Edward W. Ulrich, of Meadville, died Monday afternoon at Meadville City Hospital following an extended illness.
She spent her early life at Sharon, was a graduate of the Sharpsville High School and was an active member of Grace Methodist Church in Meadville.
Besides her...
Ella E. Bradshaw
Jan 6, 1948
Mrs. Ella E. Bradshaw, 90, widow of Charles F. Bradshaw died on Tuesday, January 6, 1948, at her home in Woodcock Township. She had been invalided since July of 1947, when she suffered a fractured hip.
She was born in Michigan and moved to this section when she was 12 years old and had resided...