Catherine B. Harris
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Catherine B. Harris, 63, wife of Alvin E. Harris of Harmonsburg, died Sunday in Warren, PA, after a brief illness.
Surviving, besides her husband, are three sons, Lt. Col. Earl F. Harris of Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone; Joseph of Warren, OH and Jack of Courtland, OH; and four grandchildren.
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Minnie A. Schutz
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Minnie A. Schutz, 71, widow of George C. Schutz, died Thursday at Meadville City Hospital. She has been a patient at the hospital for a month.
For several years, she had lived with her son, Ralph L. Schutz, on the Blooming Valley Road. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Elizabeth Kremis
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Elizabeth Kremis, widow of Harry E. Kremis and a former Meadville resident, died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Leon Doubet of Niles, OH.
A native of Meadville, she was born November 7, 1874, a daughter of the late Noah and Adelaide Locke Baldwin, and resided most of her life in...
George S. Stainbrook
Jan 1, 1753
George S. Stainbrook, 53, died Saturday afternoon at Cresson Sanitorium, where he had been a patient for five weeks.
Born in Meadville, he spent most of his life here, but had lived in Florida for several years. He was the son of Albert and Mary Shannon Stainbrook.
He is survived by...
Josephine Jannot
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Josephine Jannot, 90, widow of the late Charles Jannot, formerly of East Fairfield Township, died early Monday morning after a very brief illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Roae of Meadville, where she resided several years.
She was born in Lyons, France, in 1850, coming to this country with her...
Agnes R. Dilley
Jan 1, 1753
Agnes R. Dilley, 81, of Saegertown, died Saturday in Meadville Care Center, where she had been a patient since May.
She was born in Portland, NY, on July 10, 1907, a daughter of the late Ross and Phoebe Elliott Miller. She had retired from Talon, Inc., of Meadville as an inspector, after many years of...
Paul Price
Jan 1, 1753
Paul Price, 71, a resident of Blooming Valley for the past two years, died Tuesday afternoon at City Hospital where he had been a patient for only one day.
A naitve of Yugoslavia, he came to the US in 1910. For 29 years, he worked for Carnegie-Illinios Steel Corp. in Duquesne, moving two years ago...
Maurice Jennings
Jan 1, 1753
Maurice Jennings, 30, of Guys Mills, was drowned in French Creek early last night when thrown from a canoe near Cambridge Springs. An employee of the Viscose Company, Jennings was well known in Meadville.
Surviving are his wife and four children; also his father, Joseph Jennings; two brothers, Lloyd and Edwin Jennings and a sister,...
Gertrude Buzza
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Gertrude Buzza, 79, widow of the Rev. R. A. Buzza, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nelson B. Wallace of Meadville, where she had resided the past 14 years.
She had lived all her life in the Meadville area with exception of a few years at Greenville. She was a member...
Stella Axtell Ralston
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Stella Axtell Ralston, 80, a former resident of the Meadville Home for the Aged, died at Warren State Hospital Tuesday morning.
A member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, she was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Axtell of Sheakleyville, where she spent her early life.
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Harry E. Kremis
Jan 1, 1753
Harry E. Kremis, 69, retired Erie Railroad conductor, died Sunday afternoon at the family residence in Meadville.
Mr. Kremis had been in poor health several months. He had been retired the past five years after having worked 48 years for the railroad.
He was a member of Stone Methodist Church, the...
Hattie L. Sprankle
Jan 1, 1753
Hattie L. Sprankle, wife of F. Burt Sprankle, 66, of Meadville, died early Thursday at her home, after an illness of several months.
She was the daughter of the late Rev. Edwin Lenhart, formerly a Lutheran minister in counties of central PA. The family recently moved to Meadville from Erie, where she was a member...
Jacob H. Stolz
Jan 1, 1753
Jacob H. Stolz, 81, charter member of the local AFL carpenters' union and president of the Home Building and Loan Assn., died suddenly Saturday, following a heart attack.
He retired only in recent years from his trade as a carpenter and building contractor. In 1950, he was presented a ring by Local 556, AFL-United Brotherhood...
Edith H. Strawbridge
Jan 1, 1753
Miss Edith Strawbridge, 43, a teacher in the Meadville public schools for more than 18 years, died at her home, of Meadville, Saturday morning about 9 o'clock.
She was graduated from Edinboro State Teachers College in 1919, and before beginning her work in Meadville in September of 1923, she taught in Wayne and Randolph Townships...
Richard L. Lewis
Jan 1, 1753
Richard L. (Rick) Lewis, 18, of Meadville, was killed instantly shortly before noon Wednesday when he was struck by a piece of steel while working at Greenville Steel Car Co. He was born in Randolph Township, February 1, 1959, son of Lester G. and Dorothy Boyle Lewis. He was graduated from Maplewood High School in June of last year...
Helen Stainbrook Mcclain
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Helen Stainbrook McClain, 37, wife of Kenneth McClain of East Side, Conneaut Lake, died at her home Tuesday evening.
She spent her life in the Meadville area and was a graduate of Meadville High School. Recently, she had been employed at the local Montgomery Ward Company store.
Surviving, in addition...
William D. Stainbrook
Jan 1, 1753
William David Stainbrook, of Meadville, passed away Thursday morning at Spencer Hospital following an illness of one week's duration. For over 38 years he had been employed by the Erie Railroad Co., the past 32 of which he had been mail and baggage handler at the local depot. He was a member of the Station Forces Union and of...
J. Vance Collins
Jan 1, 1753
J. Vance Collins, 80, died Sunday at the Crawford County Home Infirmary.
Mr. Collins, a native of Indiana state, lived with his son, Earl Devere Collins of Franklin Pike, until recent months when he was admitted to the infirmary. He moved in 1919 to Guys Mills, where he was engaged in farming, and then moved...
Georgia Adell Johnson
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Georgia Adell Johnson, 78, died Saturday morning at the Home for the Aged, where she had resided the past four years.
She was the widow of the late O. S. Johnson of Sugar Grove and a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Meadville.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. C....
Harry P. Crawford
Jan 1, 1753
Harry P. Crawford, 88, of Woodcock Township, died early Saturday at The Smith Institute after several years of failing health.
Son of the late Anderson and Angeline White Crawford, he was born in Mercer County and spent most of his life at various locations in western Crawford County. He was a painter by trade.
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