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...

Jan 1, 1753

James F. Krasa, 80, of Meadville, died Friday evening at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on June 5, 1882, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krasa and married Christina Uzlik on May 31, 1909.

He first worked as a dairy farmer, and afterwards...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Mary Louise Tatalovich, 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Tatalovich of Guys Mills, died at noon Wednesday at Spencer Hospital following several days' illness.

Bookkeeper for the Warren C. Smith Motors company for the past two years, Miss Tatalovich was graduated with honors from Randolph High School in 1940.  She majored in...

Jan 1, 1753

Lewis D. Shreve, 28,  of Meadville, died after an accident involving a forklift when a sidewalk collapsed.

He was born in Meadville July 22, 1941, a son of Lewis and Martha Irene Huff Shreve.  He married the former Judith Trainer April 24, 1965.

Mr. Shreve had been employed as a driver...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lettie Shoop, 69, of Blooming Valley, died at Spencer Hospital late Monday night after a one-week illness.

Mrs. Shoop was born in Blooming Valley September 16, 1898, a daughter of John and Katherine Bossard Gerdon.  She was married in Ralph Shoop, who died in 1947.

She owned Shoop's Service Station...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jessie Lewis Brawley, 66, wife of Harry A. Brawley, died Sunday morning at General Hospital, Ashtabula, OH, after an illness of four months.

The daughter of the late Sam and Rebecca Walls Lewis, she had resided in Ashtabula only a few months, previously living in Meadville for 20 years, Linesville for 12 years and...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Grimm, 87, wife of George L. Grimm, of Meadville, died suddenly at her home Sunday night.

Born at Pittsburgh, she lived most of her life in Oil City and Franklin.  She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music and was a concert pianist.

She was a member of the...

Jan 1, 1753

Lee Brawley, 75, died suddenly late Sunday evening at his Randolph Township home.  Death was attributed to a heart condition.  He was a member of Pine Grove Methodist Church and was a member of Kiser Hill-Mead Grange for more than 50 years.

Survivors are three sons, Wesley Brawley of Cochranton, Oscar Brawley of Guys Mills...