Margaret M. Kebort
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Margaret M. Kebort, 54, wife of Winfield J. Kebort, died Sunday evening following a brief illness at her home in Meadville.
Mrs. Kebort was a member of Mead Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine and the ladies' auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen.
She...
Ansel M. Hall
Jan 1, 1753
Ansel M. Hall, 74, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Hotchkiss of Guys Mills.
He was well known in Crawford and Venango counties, having been employed for 19 years as a salesman for the J. R. Watkins Company. He spent most of his life at his farm home in Randolph...
James J. Pitt
Jan 1, 1753
James J. Pitt, a former Crawford Countian, died Tuesday at his home at Clyde, NY, where he had lived for the past 11 years.
He was born April 1, 1891, in Randolph Township, a son of Peter and Anna Monnin Pitt. He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are...
Anita Miller Willets
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Anita Miller Willets, 36, wife of Earl F. Willets, died Tuesday afternoon at home following a long illness.
A life-long resident of Meadville, she attended Meadville schools, was a member of Stone Methodist Church and of the Cornerstone Class of the church.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Carol...
Edna E. Lang
Jan 1, 1753
Edna E. Lang, 80, of Guys Mills, died early Monday morning as a result of an automobile accident that occurred Saturday morning. She was the widow of Raymond L. Lang.
She was born in Chester County, April 19, 1900, a daughter of Samuel and Ann Alberta Yocom Ecker. She married Lang February 4, 1942. He...
Gertha Kightlinger Hall
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Gertha Kightlinger Hall, 83, widow of Herbert E. Hall, died Thursday at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Roy Fogal of Waukegan, IL.
The eldest daughter of the late Andrew and Jane Brown Kightlinger, she spent her early life in Black Ash, later resided at Guys Mills with her husband lived many years in...
Edward F. Echnoz
Jan 1, 1753
Edward F. Echnoz, 77, well-known farmer and life-long Randolph Township farmer, died on Monday night at Spencer Hospital following several weeks' illness.
He was a member of St. Hippolyte Church, Frenchtown.
He leaves three sons, Herman of Clinton, TN, Leon of Kittanning and Clarence of Meadville; two daughters, Mrs. Ora Daniels...
L. D. Lawrence
Jan 1, 1753
L. D. Lawrence, of Meadville, died late Thursday evening at Spencer Hospital following a year's illness. He was 67.
A son of Chauncy and Augusta Rice Lawrence, he spent his early life in the Conneautville area. He later moved to Meadville where he lived until a few weeks ago when he went to live with...
George L. Williams
Jan 1, 1753
George L. Williams, 68, of Meadville, who for the past 23 years had been on the maintenance staff at Allegheny College, died early Thursday morning at the Crawford County Infirmary. He had been ill the past three weeks.
Mr. Williams was a member of the F. O. Eagles, LOO Moose, and Italian Civic Club.
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Harold O, Drenning
Jan 1, 1753
Harold O. (Hal) Drenning, 57, of Meadville, died late Wednesday evening at Spencer Hospital. He had been a patient at the hospital since last Friday after suffering a stroke while playing golf at the Conneaut Lake Golf Course. A native of Bascom and Fostoria, OH, he came to Meadville in 1935. He was employed as a heat treat foreman...
Melvin L. Minnick
Jan 1, 1753
Melvin L. Minnick, 89, formerly a resident of Canal Township in Venango County, died early Sunday at City Hospital. He had resided the past 10 years with a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd B. Kaster of Meadville.
Son of Elias and Rachel Wheeling Minnick, he was born at Canal Township, April 8, 1867. His ancestors were among...
Effie A. Flaugh
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Effie A. Flaugh, 93, of Meadville, widow of Ernest Flaugh, who died in 1933, died Tuesday, September 5, 1978, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for the past year.
Born in Woodcock Boro, January 23, 1885, she was a daughter of Charles and Hattie Rust Beige. She was a...
Alzora Oakes Minnick
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Alzora Oakes Minnick, 74, wife of Melvin L. Minnick, died Sunday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd B. Kaster, of Meadville, after bring ill for several months.
She was born in Wayne Township and moved to Canal Township, Venango County, after her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Minnick celebrated their golden wedding...
Lillian M. Smith
Jan 1, 1753
Miss Lillian M. Smith, 65, Meadville resident until recently, died at Hamot Hospital in Erie Friday afternoon a few hours after she suffered a stroke at the home of her isister, Mrs. E. E. McGill of Erie.
Born at Harmonsburg, she spent most of her life in Meadville, and for many years made her home...
Frank Brunot
Jan 1, 1753
Frank Brunot, well known farmer of Randolph Township, died Monday evening following a brief illness. He had lived his entire life in the Randolph Township community and was a member of St. Hippolyte's Roman Catholic Church.
Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Herman Ende; two sisters, Miss Amelia Brunot of Randolph Township and Mrs....
Ernestine A. Mizner
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Ernestine A. Mizner, who would have been 90 years old on April 2, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Greenville.
Born at Sandy Lake, she and her husband, the late Cassius Mizner, resided for many years in Meadville. Her death occurred on the 17th anniversary of the death of her husband.
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Dr. Armen Kalfayan
Jan 1, 1753
Dr. Armen Kalfayan, 60, of Meadville, died Sunday at City Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks. He was professor of modern languages at Allegheny College.
Although ill about a year, he continued part-time teaching through most of the first semester of the 1953-54 school year.
A native of...
Xavier F. Brown
Jan 1, 1753
Xavier F. Brown, 77, of Randolph Township, died Monday, evening after a long illness. He was a former resident of East Mead Township.
Mr. Brown is survived by his widow; a son, Melvin of Randolph; a daughter, Mrs. Howard Stearns of Hysetown; one grandchild; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Alzingre of Meadville; and two brothers,...
Ethel M. Doane
Jan 1, 1753
Miss Ethel M. Doane, of Meadville, died early Thursday at the Flickinger Convalescent Home.
A daughter of the late Walter A. and Harriette Ellis Doane, she lived most of her life in Meadville.
She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, the Woman's Society of Christian Service, the Beacon of Light...
Mae E. Smith
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Mae E. Smith, 68, of Guys Mills, died Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital following several weeks illness.
Born at Diamond, Venango County, daughter of the late Thomas and Flora Thompson, she spent most of her life in the Troy Center area. Her husband, the late Mott C. Smith, died in 1947.
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