Joseph Monnin
Jun 7, 1941
Joseph Monnin, 90, life-long Crawford Countian, died Saturday evening at his home in East Mead Township following a long illness.
He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Hippolyte's Roman Catholic Church, Frenchtown.
Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. L. R. Clow of Cleveland, OH and Mrs. Leota...
Pauline Rowley Wygant
Jun 5, 1941
Mrs. Pauline Rowley Wygant, 95, died Thursday night at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. C. Rowley of Emlenton.
Born at Blooming Valley in 1846, she was the daughter of Cyrus and Priscilla Bean. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Emlenton.
She is survived by a daughter,...
Diana Rae Nageotte
May 17, 1941
Diana Rae Nageotte, 9-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar S. Nageotte, died Saturday afternoon at Spencer Hospital.
Surviving are the parents; a twin brother, Duane Ray and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nageotte of Saegertown and Mrs. Jennie Rundel of Meadville.
Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.
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Edward K. Hart
Mar 13, 1941
Edward K. Hart, 69, died Thursday morning at the home of his son, Harold T. Hart of Meadville.
He is survived by the one son; a daughter, Mrs. C. L. Metzger of Erie; eight grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Lyman Bunpus of New Matamoras, OH; and two brothers, Charles of Kansas City and William of Tarentum....
Mary Elizabeth Ploski
Mar 11, 1941
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ploski, 51, wife of Thomas Ploski of Randolph Township, died Tuesday afternoon at Meadville City Hospital following a long illness.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Joseph and Stanley of Guys Mills, John of Meadville and Walter of Titusville and three grandchildren.
Services were held...
Mary J. Snyder
Mar 9, 1941
Mrs. Mary J. Snyder, 78, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Lang of Randolph Township.
Mrs. Snyder succumbed to an illness of several months. She was a member of the Mt. Hope Methodist Church and of Randolph Grange at Guys Mills.
Surviving are two daughters,...
Ralph N. Wright
Mar 5, 1941
Ralph N. Wright, 71, died Wednesday morning at this home in West Mead Township after a brief illness. He had lived his entire life in West and East Mead Townships.
Surviving are two brothers, William E. Wright of Fresno, CA and Charles A. Wright of West Mead Township.
Services were held...
Deforrest Smith
Nov 24, 1940
DeForrest Smith, 71, died Sunday at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Smith, except for a few years spent in the oil fields, lived his entire life in the Blooming Valley community. His wife died about five months ago.
Surviving are four sons, Floyd S. of Powhatan Point, OH, Laban...
Edward M. Cooper
Nov 22, 1940
Edward M. Cooper, 80, died Friday night at the home of his son, Lee Cooper of Guys Mills.
Mr. Cooper, a resident of the Guys Mills community the past 56 years and a member of the Guys Mills Congregational Church, succumbed to a lingering illness. His wife, Mary Hotchkiss Cooper, died about four months ago....
Orlo Phillips
Aug 24, 1940
Orlo Phillips, 25, of Meadville, was instantly killed Saturday when his motorcycle crashed head on into an approaching automobile near Sheakleyville in Mercer County.
He was a graduate of Randolph High School; he was a member of Lodge No. 99 of the Loyal Order of Moose.
Surviving are his parents, Mr....
W. Warner Beatty
Aug 4, 1940
W. Warner Beatty, 61, died on Sunday, August 4, 1940, at his home, after a long illness.
He was born April 27, 1879. A lifelong Crawford County resident, he operated a farm in West Mead Township until recent years.
Surviving are his widow; two sons, Donald K. and Marshall I. Beatty,...
Mary Hotchkiss Cooper
Jul 11, 1940
Mary Hotchkiss Cooper, wife of Edward M. Cooper, died early Thursday morning at the home of her son, Lee Cooper in Guys Mills. Aged 72, she had spent her entire life in the Guys Mills community.
Mrs. Cooper was a member of the Congregational Church, and of its adult Bible class and missionary society.
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Melvin L. Clark
Jun 25, 1940
Melvin L. Clark, 22, of Meadville, died Tuesday at Spencer Hospital following a two-months illness.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Marian Jones Clark; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Clark; and two brothers, Russell and Robert Clark, all of Meadville.
Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.
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Augustus H. Brown
May 5, 1940
Augustus H. Brown, 76, of Reno, died at 7:30 Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital after an illness of six weeks.
Mr. Brown was born and spent his early life in Wayne Township. Surviving are a brother, William Brown of this city, and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at Waid...
William L. Oakes
Mar 4, 1940
William L. Oakes, well known farmer of Randolph Township, died early today at his home in Mt. Hope. He was a member of Mt. Hope Methodist Church. His death followed a long illness.
He is survived by his widow and one son, Harold; four daughters, Mrs. Kerna Wentworth, Harry L. Wentworth, Mrs. Rae Byham, Mrs....
Lucille Hoyt Bentley
Feb 28, 1940
Mrs. Lucille Hoyt Bentley, 41, wife of Archie H. Bentley of Guys Mills, died Tuesday, February 28, 1940 at Meadville City Hospital.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Harry and Neil; three daughters, Helen, Ruth and Norma; her mother, Mrs. Florence Hoyt; two brothers, Clyde and Charles Hoyt.
She...
Minnie Lasher Webster
Feb 23, 1940
Mrs. Minnie Lasher Webster, 54, wife of Ernest W. Lasher, of West Mead Township, died at Spencer Hospital Friday morning. The couple moved to this vicinity last October from Edinboro.
Besides the husband, Mrs. Webster is survived by five sisters and three brothers, J. D. Lasher of Saegertown, Mrs. J. C. Mory of North East,...
Walter A. Doane
Jan 28, 1940
Walter A. Doane, 85, of Meadville, city engineer from 1893 to 1905, died Sunday at Meadville City Hospital.
One of the oldest member of the American Society of Civil Engineering, Mr. Doane began his engineering career at the age of 18. He had been actively engaged in engineering and surveying until a week before his...
Mary Ida (Gourley) Rockafellow
Jan 3, 1940
Mrs. Mary I. Rockafellow, 75, of Meadville, wife of William M. Rockafellow, died Wednesday evening following a long illness at the home of her niece, Mrs. Lloyd Smith of East Mead Township.
A longtime resident of Cochranton, Mrs. Rockafellow was a member of Cochranton Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are her husband, two...
Norman D. Oakes
Dec 27, 1939
Norman D. Oakes, former resident of Randolph Township, died Wednesday at his home in Stroudsburg.
Mr. Oakes had been a resident of Monroe County the past 20 years. Only recently had been forced to retire from his position as overseer of poor health.
Surviving besides the widow are five children, Mrs....