Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ada Appleyard Swisher, 82, of Meadville, widow of Rev. Lloyd L. Swisher, former superintendent of the Meadville District of the Erie Conference of the Methodist Church, died Friday morning at Meadville City Hospital after a long illness.

As the wife of Rev. Mr. Swisher, she helped serve the Methodist church in pastorates of the...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. William E. McIlroy, 73, of Cochranton, was found dead yesterday in a barn at her Wayne Township home.

She was born in Randolph Township and lived at Black Ash during early life.  Mrs. McIlroy was a member of McDaniel Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Ladies Guild.

Surviving are her...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Plummer B. Waid, 60, who before her marriage was Lucy Beatty, died at her home in Meadville, Friday morning after an extended illness.

Mrs. Waid lived for a long period in Woodcock Township, but most of her life was in the vicinity of Meadville.

She is survived by her husband,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ella A. Tanner, 86, died Wednesday morning at Warren State Hospital where she had been a patient eight months.

She had lived at Cribbs Methodist Home 10 years before going to the hospital.  Before moving to the Methodist Home she had lived at the Methodist Protestant Home, West Lafayette, OH, until that institution was...

Jan 1, 1753

Cassius Stephens, 87, a former resident of Randolph Township, died Saturday morning at Saegertown, after a brief illness.  His wife preceded him in death only two months ago.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sumner Norris of Newell and Mrs. F. M. Kinnaer of Guys Mills; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services...

Jan 1, 1753

George C. Schutz, 67, was instantly killed last night in an accident at his Woodcock Township farm.

He was widely known in the Woodcock Township community.  He was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Minnie Schutz; the son, Ralph of East Mead Township; a daughter, Miss...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jessie Chase Waid, 76, widow of Bert Waid, died Wednesday at Warren, PA.

A daughter of Benjamin and Helen Hotchkiss Chase, she spent most of her life in this area and was for many years a resident of the Meadville and Blooming Valley communities.

She was a member of First...

Jan 1, 1753

Alfred A. Johnston, of Meadville, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home.

A retired farmer, he resided most of his life in French Creek Township, Mercer County, coming to Meadville seven years ago.  He was a son of the late James A. and Margaret C. Johnson.

He was a member of...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Anna Belle Spurgeon, 64, wife of Frank Spuregeon, Woodcock Township, died early Saturday at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

She was a daughter of the late Wesley and Elizabeth Fisher Blodgett.  She was born on the farm where she resided and spent her early life in the Meadville area before moving to Cleveland...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Blanche Ritenour Guerdon, 76, a retired teacher, of Meadville, died Monday morning at City Hospital, where she had been a patient for two months.

She began teaching in the Meadville schools when she was 18 years of age, and also had taught piano.  At various periods, she was pianist at local theaters, and organist...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jessie B. McGill, 83, widow of Frank I. McGill, died Sunday evening at Meadville Home for the Aged.  She had been a resident of the home since November 1948.

She was born in Harmonsburg, the daughter of the late Ava W. and Sarah McMillin Smith.

Mrs. McGill lived in Oil...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pullease, 41, of Adamsville, formerly of Meadville, was fatally injured in a one-car accident on Route 322 early yesterday morning, Monday, March 5, 1962.

She was born at Buffalo, NY, June 13, 1920, a daughter of the late Sidney and Nina Drake DeVore of Meadville.

She spent most...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Addie Randolph, 80, widow of James F. Randolph, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son, Robert Randolph of Meadville.

Mrs. Randolph, who lived in the Meadville community all her life, was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Priscilla Class of the church school and the WCTU.

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Jan 1, 1753

Miss Euphemia R. Haxton, teacher in Meadville city schools for over a half century and principle of the high school for more than a score of years, died late last night at her home.

The veteran educator, who reached her 90th birthday anniversary on May 12, had been almost bedfast since last January when she...

Jan 1, 1753

F. E. Wolff, 80, proprietor of a Blooming Valley grocery store for many years, died early this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Merle Graff, Blooming Valley.

He had been ill for several weeks.  He retired from the grocery business 15 years ago.

Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Graff,...

Jan 1, 1753

A young boy, returning home from school, was struck and killed by the school bus he had just alighted from yesterday afternoon in Kerrtown.

Daniel Lee. Gable, 6, of Kerrtown, son of Nicholas Gable of Meadville and Dorothy Gable, with whom he lived.

He was born in Meadville, September 5, 1961,...

Jan 1, 1753

Albert E. D. Ogilvie, 46, associate professor of biology at Allegheny College, died Saturday, at Spencer Hospital, following a heart attack.

Mr. Ogilvie was a member of the Allegheny College faculty since 1933.  He had been stricken with a heart attack and hospitalized in 1946.

He was named assistant professor at...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lillie M. Stallsmith died Monday at the Cribbs Methodist Home where she had been a resident for 14 years.  A former resident of Cochranton.  She was 90.

Mrs. Stallsmith was born in  Youngstown, OH, November 19, 1863.

She is survived by a son, Forrest of East Palestine, OH and one...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lulu A. Stevens, wife of Roy M. Stevens, of Meadville, died Wednesday afternoon, following a long illness.

A native of Meadville, she spent her entire life here, and has been a member of the Grace Methodist Church since early childhood.  She was a member of the Ellen Cares Bible Class there, and has been...

Jan 1, 1753

John H. Schweitzer, 86, died suddenly early Saturday morning at the home of his niece, Mrs. Wayne Gage of Meadville.

He had been a farmer and carpenter in the Frenchtown community until 12 years ago, since when he had lived in Meadville.

He was a member of St. Hippolyte Roman Catholic...