Jan 1, 1753

Dr. William Harry Minium, 75, a practicing dentist in Meadville from 1909 to March 1955, when he retired, died last night at Meadville City Hospital.

He had been hospitalized Monday after suffering a stroke at his home in Meadville.

Dr. Minium retired following the death of his wife, the former Helen...

Jan 1, 1753

Peter A. Schweitzer, 74, lifelong resident of the Guys Mills community and a former blacksmith, died suddenly at this home in Randolph Township Sunday afternoon.

Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. William Wagner of Meadville; four sons, Wendell J., Mark and Charles, all of Meadville and Otto Schweitzer of Guys Mills; one sister, Mrs....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Eva M. Lewis, 77, of Cochranton, Friday, October 10, 1975, after an illness of three and one-half years.  She had been at the rest home since June.

Born in Peoria, IL, on April 14, 1898, she was a daughter of Alfred D. and Margaret Burkhart Coleman.  She married Dr. John E. Lewis on June...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Martha R. Haxton, died at her home in Meadville, following a lingering illness.  She was a charter member of Tirzah Rebekah lodge of Aurora, IL.  The only surviving near relative is a daughter, Miss Marion Haxton, living at home.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Greendale...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Grace Harriman of Conneaut Lake, died at Spencer Hospital yesterday.

Mrs. Harriman spent most of her life at Union City, where she was a member of the Methodist Church.  Since moving to the Conneaut Lake area, she had attended Harmonsburg Methodist Church and was teacher of its FHC Class.

Surviving...

Jan 1, 1753

George F. Haynes, 71, of Richmond Township, died Monday night at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

He had lived all of his married life in Richmond Township.  His early life was spent in the vicinity of Addison, NY.  He was a member of Lyona Methodist Church and New Richmond Grange.

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Jan 1, 1753

Dr. Walter C. Carpenter, practicing dentist in Meadville for 49 years and a florist for a quarter of a century, died at 6:40 p.m. yesterday at City Hospital, where he bad been a surgical patient since November 13.  He was 76 years old last Monday.

The flower shop, known as Carpenters Flowers and also as...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred J. Cease, 74, of Meadville, died late last night at City Hospital where he had been a patient for a week.

A son of the late David and Barbara Yorty Cease, he spent his early life in Hayfield Township before coming to Meadville in 1946.

He was a school teacher...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Doris E. Craig, 69, of Meadville, died yesterday at Spencer Hospital of injuries suffered Sunday in a freak auto accident near her home.

She sustained head and face injuries about noon when she fell to the pavement after getting out of a car operated by William J. Livsey.

Miss Craig,...

Jan 1, 1753

Dr. Lloyd Lawrence Swisher, of Meadville, former superintendent of the Meadville District of the Erie Methodist Conference, died at his home Wednesday morning at the age of 61 following a short illness.

Dr. Swisher was born near Pittsburgh on December 22, 1872, and his early boyhood was spent at Emlenton, his family later moving to...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Nellie N. Burns, 82, died Thursday evening at the Meadville Home for the Aged on Williamson Road.  A lifelong resident of Meadville, she was a daughter of John B. and Nancy Jones Burns.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. George Comstock; a niece, Mrs. George Glynn; and...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary E. McDill, 80, of Meadville, died at City Hospital where she had been a patient since July 28.

A native of Mt. Hope, she had lived on Jefferson Street since May of 1955.  She was born April 25, 1878, a daughter of Marcus and Diana Byham Daniels.

She was...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Clara A. McElhaney, widow of David McElhaney, of Meadville, died Saturday afternoon at City Hospital after a brief illness.  She was 73.

She was a daughter of Frederick and Eva Ellis Zimmerman and had lived in the Hartstown community before coming to Meadville three years ago.

She was a member...

Jan 1, 1753

Samuel G. Stainbrook, 71, of Meadville, died Wednesday night at City Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday afternoon.

Son of the late Henry and Mary Messerall Stainbrook, he spent his early life in East Fairfield Township and came to Meadville in 1905.  He was employed by the Erie Railroad and retired as...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Emma Gross Gelvin, World War I county food conservation committee head and former Meadville City Hospital Superintendent, died at her residence in Meadville, last night.  She was 89.

Mrs. Gelvin was appointed by Herbert Hoover, then national food conservation chairman, to head up the Crawford County committee during the first world war.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Pearl Owens, 70, wife of R. L. Owens, of Meadville, died Wednesday evening at City Hospital.

She was hospitalized February 4th after suffering a broken leg in an auto accident.  Mrs. Owens was stricken about a week ago by a heart attack, from which she failed to recover.

Born in...

Jan 1, 1753

O. H. Palmer, 77, former Crawford County sheriff and well known Meadville resident, died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Meadville.

A resident of Meadville for the past 30 years, he held the sheriff's office from 1916 to 1919 and served an additional four-year term as deputy sheriff under the late Harley B. Cutshall...

Jan 1, 1753

John Stepchuck, 54, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital late Friday evening, February 9, 1973, after a sudden heart attack.

Born at Youngstown, November 11, 1918, he was a son of Paul and Tillie Tetichian Stepchuck.  He married Kathryn Peters on April 27, 1940.  Mr. Stepchuck was employed as a truck driver...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Maude Johnson, 67, wife of Carl B. Johnson, died at her home in Woodcock Township Monday evening after several weeks' illness.

She formerly lived in Meadville and Venango.  She was a member of Woodcock Methodist Church and the W. S. C. S. of the church.

She is survived by her...

Jan 1, 1753

Herbert E. Osgood, of Meadville, died suddenly at his residence last night.  He had been in failing health for several years.

A painter by trade, he had lived in Meadville for the past 40 years.  He was a member of Grace Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow, a son, Philip of...