Rose Weiss

Rose Weiss

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Rose Weiss, wife of Herman Weiss of Meadville, died Monday morning at City Hospital following an extended illness.

Mrs. Weiss had been a resident of Meadville for 25 years, coming here from Erie.

Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Morris of Meadville and Sol of Columbus, OH; a daughter,...

Barbara Dudas

Barbara Dudas

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Barbara Dudas, 60, wife of John Dudas of Meadville, died Saturday morning soon after she was admitted to City Hospital.

A native of Czechoslovakia, she came to the US in 1914.  She resided at Springboro for 17 years before coming to Meadville three years ago.

She was a member of...

James M. Modisher

James M. Modisher

Jan 1, 1753

James M. Modisher, 62, of Meadville, died at Meadville City Hospital Thursday after a brief illness.

He is survived by his widow, Anna; a daughter, Mrs. Wrightson S. Tongue of New Market, VA; two sons, Dr. Melvin Modisher of Norfolk, VA and Chaplain Donald E. Modisher of the Army; two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs....

Robert L. Mcdaniel

Robert L. Mcdaniel

Jan 1, 1753

Robert L. McDaniel, 80, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning at Spencer Hospital.  A retired farmer, he had been in failing health since he suffered a stroke May 11.

A son of the late Joseph and Eliza McCracken McDaniel, he lived most of his life in Wayne Township until he moved to Meadville in December 1951....

George Calvin Weston

George Calvin Weston

Jan 1, 1753

George Calvin Weston, 65, of Meadville, died yesterday morning at Spencer Hospital following an illness of three weeks.

A native of Venango County, he spent most of his life at Rocky Grove before moving to Meadville 22 years ago.

He was a tool and die maker, recently retired and had been...

Samuel W. Miller

Samuel W. Miller

Jan 1, 1753

Samuel W. Miller, 76, died Tuesday evening at his home in Randolph Township following a lingering illness.

Mr. Miller spent most of his life in Crawford County.  The only immediate survivor is a son, Clyde R. Miller of Jamestown, NY and two grandchildren.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

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Charles E. Crandall

Charles E. Crandall

Jan 1, 1753

Charles E. Crandall, 65, president of Keystone View, Co., died suddenly yesterday morning at his office on Market Street.  Death was attributed to a heart attack, according to an attending physician.

The well-known civic leader banker and industrialist succumbed shortly after he arrived at his office in the Keystone View Co. building.  Friends and associates...

Sara L. Miller

Sara L. Miller

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Sara L. Miller, of Meadville, library assistant of Meadville Public Library and secretary of the Crawford County Historical Society for many years, died Wednesday, June 20, 1062, at City Hospital following a long illness.  She had been hospitalized for almost two years.

She has been library assistant and historical society secretary from 1936 until...

Dora Beatty Gromel

Dora Beatty Gromel

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Dora Beatty Gromel, 69, died last night at her home in Meadville, after an illness of several months.  Mrs. Gromel was a life-long resident of Meadville and vicinity.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Etta Walton of Wayland and Mrs. Plummer Waid of Meadville and a brother, Charles D. Beatty of Meadville.

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Paul J. Seaman

Paul J. Seaman

Jan 1, 1753

Paul J. Seaman, 57, of Meadville, was stricken with a heart attack while waiting for the train for Marion, OH, yesterday at the Erie Depot.

Death was attributed to natural causes by Dr. Sherman L. Watson of Crawford County Coroner.

Seaman, who commuted to Marion, was employed there by the railroad...

Estella E. First

Estella E. First

Jan 1, 1753

Estella E. First, 78, widow of the late George First, died Friday morning at the home of a son, Carl O. First of Meadville, after an extended illness.

Mrs. First spent her early life in Waterford.  She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, of its Beacon of Light Class and the Mary Reed Circle...

J. Adam Crago

J. Adam Crago

Jan 1, 1753

J. Adam Crago, 70, of Guys Mills, was dead on arrival at Spencer Hospital Thursday, July 19, 1979.

He was born in Rice's Landing, Greene County, July 18, 1909, son of Walter and Elizabeth Robinson Crago.  He married Mildred Hoyt May 12, 1931.

Crago was presently completing his last term as...

Morse E. Doane

Morse E. Doane

Jan 1, 1753

Morse E. Doane, 97, died at the Star Route, Meadville, home of Joseph and Rebecca Barclay, where he lived for the past five years, Friday, March 26, 1982, following an extended illness.

He was born at Meadville, November 30, 1884, a son of Walter A. and Harriet Louise Ellis Doane.

He...

Franklin P. Bunting

Franklin P. Bunting

Jan 1, 1753

Franklin P. Bunting, 55, of Guys Mills, died early Saturday morning at Spencer Hospital, after an illness of several weeks.

Surviving are his widow and a daughter, Ruth at home; a son, Franklin L of Guys Mills; three sisters, Mrs. D. F. Bird of Guys Mills, Mrs. Lemma Kingman of Centerville and Mrs. T. Lobdell...

Lula L. Fish

Lula L. Fish

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lula L. Fish, 85, of West Mead Township, widow of William L. Fish, died Sunday night at Spencer Hospital after a period of failing health.

She had spent most of her life in Beaver County, moving here 15 years ago.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Frankfort...

C. Belle Dockstader

C. Belle Dockstader

Jan 1, 1753

Miss C. Belle Dockstader, 81, died early this morning at the Home for the Aged.  She had been ill for a short time.

Miss Dockstader, who spent almost her entire life in Meadville, was a member of the D.A.R. and of the Congregational Church.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home....

Gaylon A. Clark

Gaylon A. Clark

Jan 1, 1753

Gaylon A. Clark, 81, of Meadville, died Sunday at Hamot Hospital in Erie following a long illness.

He was born in Union City on August 1, 1887, a son of Ezra and Rizpah Bennett Clark.  He married Marie Yochum on October 21, 1915.  Mr. Clark retired as a molder at the American Brake Shoe Plant...

Elmer Karlskind

Elmer Karlskind

Jan 1, 1753

Elmer Karlskind, 53, died Wednesday morning at Warren, PA.  He formerly lived at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Margaret Huber, in East Mead Township.

He leaves a sister, Mrs. Floyd Jewel of Meadville; a half sister, Mrs. William Yocum of Venango and a half-brother, Earl Karlskind of Kent, OH.

Services...

Jason Douglas Andrews

Jason Douglas Andrews

Jan 1, 1753

Jason Douglas Andrews, son of Joseph J. and Barbara Jean Sisson Andrews, of Spring Street, Meadville, was stillborn Thursday, September 30, 1976, at Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh.

In addition to his parents he is survived by a maternal grandmother, Mrs. Janice Sisson of Meadville; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews of Meadville; maternal great-grandparents,...

Rev. L. R. Moessner

Rev. L. R. Moessner

Jan 1, 1753

The Rev. L. R. Moessner, retired pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, died suddenly Saturday afternoon while visiting at Lake Milton, OH.

The veteran minister, who served the Zion E-R pulpit for 19 1/2 years before his retirement in 1951, died of a heart attack while visiting a daughter, Mrs. S. R. Smith.

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