Belle Johnson Waite

Belle Johnson Waite

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Belle Johnson Waite, 75, died Friday morning at the home of a brother, Lee Johnson, Mt. Hope, with whom she had made her home for the past several years.

Mrs. Waite had been ill for some time.

She is survived by the brother at whose home she died, another brother,...

Fanella G. Harper

Fanella G. Harper

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Fanella G. Harper, of Meadville, died Tuesday, Jaunary 7, 1964, at Flickinger Convalescent Home.  She had been at home several weeks.

Miss Harper was born in Vernon Township and spent her entire life in this area.  She was a daughter of Seth and Loretta Brown Harper.

Before her retirement, she...

Emeline Luscombe

Emeline Luscombe

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Emeline Luscombe, 73, died Monday morning at her home in Meadville after a long illness.

Formerly of Erie, IN, she had lived in Meadville four years.  She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist at Gary, IN, a Gary chapter of Order of Eastern Star, a charter member of Harry McKee Chapter,...

C. Raymond Corliss

C. Raymond Corliss

Jan 1, 1753

C. Raymond Corliss, 71, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Thursday, February 26, 1981, following an apparent heart attack suffered at his home.

He was born in Townville on October 18, 1909, a son of Clinton and Anna Winton Corliss.  He married Dorothy McKay.

He retired from the...

George Leroy Hays

George Leroy Hays

Jan 1, 1753

George LeRoy Hays, 50, of Vernon Township, died at his home Wednesday night following an illness of several months.

Born in Allegheny County, he moved about nine years ago to Crawford County where he operated a service station and garage and more recently, the Beech Grove Motel on Route 19.

He...

Joseph Walls

Joseph Walls

Jan 1, 1753

Joseph Walls, 60, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Monday morning.  He had been ill for a long period, but had been admitted to the hospital only Sunday.

He spent his early life in Clearfield County, coming to Meadville 37 years ago.  He worked as a molder for 21 years, part of that time at...

Charles Muckinhoupt

Charles Muckinhoupt

Jan 1, 1753

Former City Councilman, Charles Muckinhoupt, died early this morning.  He would have been 90 on July 22.

One of Meadville's oldest citizens and for many years a prominent businessman, he played a leading role in the transformation from horse and buggy to automobile days.

He was born July 22, 1862, in...

J. Vance Collins

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...

Gertrude Buzza

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...

Ray L. Klingensmith

Ray L. Klingensmith

Jan 1, 1753

Ray L. Klingensmith, 52, of Meadville, well known retired businessman, died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Arthur L. Lehman of Meadville.

He was born in Greenwood Township and had spent most of his life in this area.

He was graduated from Meadville High...

Harry A. Walther

Harry A. Walther

Jan 1, 1753

Harry A. Walther, 75, of Meadville, died Thursday morning at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

Mr. Walther, who spent his early life in the Black Ash community, operated a farm there for some time.  He married Pearl Noel 55 years ago and the couple moved to Meadville some 42 years ago.  He was employed...

David Earle Rankin

David Earle Rankin

Jan 1, 1753

David Earle Rankin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Rankin of Meadville, died Friday at his home.  He was two and a half months old.

Besides the parents, he is survived by a brother, Michael Charles; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Winters and Mr. and Mrs. Homer DuPont; and his great-grandparents, Mr....

Clarke R. Miller

Clarke R. Miller

Jan 1, 1753

Clarke R. Miller, former burgess of Conneaut Lake boro, died at his home there Thursday morning.

Born in Sadsbury Township, Mr. Miller had lived all but a few years of his life in Conneaut Lake and the vicinity.  He had served the county as deputy prothonotary for a period, and for 16 years was traveling...

Mary J. Haxton

Mary J. Haxton

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Mary J. Haxton, who resided with her sister, Miss Euphemia Haxton, of Meadville, died Friday morning at Spencer Hospital where she had been the victim of an accident in which she had suffered a fractured hip.

The deceased was a charter member of the Park Avenue Congregational Church and for 35 years was the...

Myrtle Houston

Myrtle Houston

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Myrtle Houston, 82, died Sunday morning at the Ida M. Cribbs Methodist Home.

She was born at Hadley on October 4, 1872, and lived most of her life in Sharon.  She was a resident of Cribbs Home for four years.

Survivors include two sons, Robert of Willoughby, OH and C....

Anna Belle Spurgeon

Anna Belle Spurgeon

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...

Marleen Patricia Terrill

Marleen Patricia Terrill

Jan 1, 1753

Marleen Patricia Terrill, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Terrill of Meadville, died early Thursday morning at Spencer Hospital.

Besides the parents, she is survived by a brother, Daryl.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in St. Agatha's Cemetery.

Everett W. English

Everett W. English

Jan 1, 1753

Everett W. English, 69, of Vernon Township, April 2, 1984, at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, after an illness of several months.

He was born March 5, 1915 at Keister, Butler County, a son of James F. and Caroline Campbell English.  He married Kathryn McBride.

English retired in 1979 from Westinghouse...

Berton F. Nageotte

Berton F. Nageotte

Jan 1, 1753

Berton F. Nageotte, 74, of Meadville, died yesterday at the Smith Institute following a long illness.

He was a son of the late Alfred and Mary Hexamer Nageotte and spent his entire life in the Meadville and Guys Mills area.

Surviving are his widow, the former Enda Conrad; two sons, Wendell...

Roy Stainbrook

Roy Stainbrook

Jan 1, 1753

Roy Stainbrook, 68, of Meadville, died Saturday night at City Hospital after an illness of two weeks.

He operated an East Fairfield Township farm for 35 years and later worked at the Meadville American Viscose Corp. plant for seven years.  He retired about two years ago.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs....