Mar 12, 1997

Henry Kendal Dick, 79, of Meadville, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born in Raleigh, NC, August 31, 1917, a son of the late Henry K. and Mary Meikle Dick.  He married Susanne Brewer, October 23, 1954.  She survives.

He was a...

Mar 6, 1997

Isadora A. Cox, 80, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 6, 1997 at her residence following a period of declining health.

She was born January 3, 1917 in Union City, a daughter of the late Sherman and Helen Gibson.  She married Bernard H. Cox, her husband of 55 years, March 29, 1940.  He died March 2,...

Mar 5, 1997

Fianna S. Vanderhoof, 80, a resident of Corry Manor Nursing Home, died Wednesday, March 5, 1997 following a period of declining health.

She was born June 25, 1916 in Union City, a daughter of the late G. Clinton and Sena Nelson Sheldon.  She married Howard L. Smith, March 12, 1934.  He died December 8, 1986....

Mar 2, 1997

Agnes K. Sayre, 72, of Meadville, died Sunday, March 2, 1997 at Meadville Health and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health.

She was born March 11, 1924 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Clare Ida (Williams) Schwab.  She had been married to George Sayre.

Mrs....

Feb 26, 1997

Harry J. Schultz, 90, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since January and formerly of Meadville, died Wednesday, February 26, 1997, at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born in Bridgeville, February 20, 1907, a son of John and Margaret Vogort Schultz.  He married Marie E. Miller, September 13, 1932. ...

Feb 25, 1997

Gladys J. Crookham, 86, of Townville, and a patient of Meadville Health and Rehabilitation Center since April 1992, died there, Tuesday, February 25, 1997 following a period of declining health.

She was born January 27, 1911 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Frank and Emma McClintock Skeel.  She married Harry A. Crookham January 11,...

Feb 23, 1997

Catherine L. Hays, 69, of Meadville, died Sunday, February 23, 1997 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born February 20, 1928 in Mercer, a daughter of the late Francis A. and Ruth (Finney) Fox.  She married H. Richard Hays March 31, 1948.  He survives.

Mrs. Hays worked...

Feb 23, 1997

Jean M. Muir, 76, of Meadville, died unexpectedly at home, Sunday, February 23, 1997.

She was born in Corry, October 11, 1920, a daughter of the late George L. and Grace Bleakslee McKelvey.  She married James F. Muir in 1967 and he preceded her in death May 31, 1991.

She was...

Feb 16, 1997

Georgia S. Glenn, 102, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since October 1991, died there Sunday, February 16, 1997, following a brief illness.

She was born in Cochranton, March 25, 1894, a daughter of Henry and Daisy Best Stover.  She married Paul M. Glenn in 1921.  He preceded her in death in 1953.

Feb 15, 1997

Marjorie S. Neff, 86, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there Saturday, February 15, 1997 following an extended illness.

She was born in Richmond Township, Crawford County on April 13, 1910, a daughter of the late Fred L. and Inez (Lord) Salen.  She married C. LeRoy Neff March 18, 1942 and he preceded...

Feb 10, 1997

Alice M. Virtue, 88, of Meadville, died Monday, February 10, 1997, at Meadville Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Athens Township, Crawford County, June 1, 1908, a daughter of the late George Henry and Ivey May Morgan Salmon.  She married Frank W. Childs, who died in 1956 and subsequently married J....

Feb 8, 1997

Bernadine R. Gee, 90, a resident of Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, since January 1994, died there Saturday, February 8, 1997, after a period of declining health.

She was born in Meadville, August 7, 1906, a daughter of Albert and Arminta Cotton Poole.  She married Spencer E. Gee, November 26, 1931, and he preceded her...

Feb 7, 1997

Mary M. McCarney, 88, formerly of Philadelphia and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since August 1994, died there Friday, February 7, 1997, unexpectedly.

She was born in Philadelphia, July 5, 1908, a daughter of the late Matthew J. and Anna Finley Murphy.  She married John A. McCarney, August 30, 1935, and he preceded...

Feb 5, 1997

Kathryn E. Derfus, 89, of Meadville, died Wednesday, February 5, 1997, at home following a three year illness.

She was born in Meadville, July 13, 1907, a daughter of the late John and Minnie Swartz Derfus.

She was a graduate of Meadville public schools and worked as an office secretary for...

Feb 4, 1997

Theodore R. Burton, 92, of Guys Mills, died Tuesday, February 4, 1997, at home following at two month illness.

He was born in Rome Township, November 20, 1904, a son of the late Herbert and Mary (Brooks) Burton.  He married Marian V. Walton, October 22, 1927.  She preceded him in death October 21, 1991.

Jan 31, 1997

John M. Barrett, 48, of Meadville, died Friday, January 31, 1997, at Meadville Medical Center following a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville, December 18, 1948, a son of Gordon O. and Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Haas Barrett.

He worked as a custodian at Neason Hill Elementary School for 13 years. ...

Jan 27, 1997

Michael J. Washnock, 78, of Pawcatuck, CT, died Monday, January 27, 1997 at his residence.

He was born October 29, 1918, at Rockwood, PA, a son of the late Andrew and Anna Urbanek Washnock.

He was a veteran of WWII with the US Army and had retired from Terry Steam Turbine...

Jan 22, 1997

Dorothy M. Pees, 101, formerly of Meadville and current resident of Rolling Fields Nursing Home since December 18, 1990, died there, Wednesday, January 22, 1997 following a period of declining health.

She was born December 2, 1895 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Samuel and Clara Faifield Cook.  She married H. Chester Pees on...

Jan 20, 1997

Anna Ellen Hickman, 76, of Countryside Trailer Court, of Meadville, died Monday, January 20, 1997 at Meadville Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

She was born December 29, 1920 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Thurman and Pearl (Hofius) Johnston.  She married Howard W. Hickman in 1974.  He survives.

Mrs....

Jan 19, 1997

Catherine Isobel (Ella) Smith, 81, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 19, 1997, at Crawford County Care Center following an extended illness. She was born in Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland, September 26, 1915, a daughter of the late John and Jessie (Harvey) Cooke. She married Harrington A. Smith, February 3, 1947. He survives. She was a graduate of Glasgow and West...