Apr 30, 1991

Clarence Murdock Johnson, 90, of Ben Avon, former co-owner of Johnson's Auto Service, died at Sewickley Valley Hospital, Sewickley, Tuesday, April 30, 1991, after a lengthy illness.  He was formerly of Meadville and Lake Worth, FL.

He was born in Henderson, NC, May 9, 1900, a son of Joseph William and Dora Dodson Duke Johnson....

Apr 27, 1991

Melinda Lee (Mindy) Waid, 19, of Hayfield Township, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 27, 1991, at Meadville Medical Center. She was born in Meadville, January 19, 1972, a daughter of Cloyd R. A. (Jerry) Waid, October 20, 1990. She was a member of the First Church of God, and a 1990 graduate of Meadville Area Senior High School. Survivors, in...

Apr 27, 1991

Melinda Lee (Mindy) Waid, 19, of Hayfield Township, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 27, 1991, at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in Meadville, January 19, 1972, a daughter of Cloyd R. A. (Jerry) Waid, October 20, 1990.

She was a member of the First Church of God, and a 1990 graduate...

Apr 17, 1991

Lilly Mae Anderson, 82, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 17, 1991, at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Erie October 19, 1908, a daughter of Roland G. and Agnes Plietz Pritchard. She married Rudolph O. Anderson June 15, 1935. He survives. In 1985 she retired from Allegheny Mutual Casualty Co. where she had been...

Apr 17, 1991

Lilly Mae Anderson, 82, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 17, 1991, at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born in Erie October 19, 1908, a daughter of Roland G. and Agnes Plietz Pritchard.  She married Rudolph O. Anderson June 15, 1935.  He survives.

In 1985 she retired from...

Apr 8, 1991

William Schlachter, 87, of Meadville, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Monday, April 8, 1991, at Meadville Medical Center following an illness of several months.

He was born at Pittsburgh, August 10, 1903, a son of Peter and Lousisa Rinehardt Schlachter.  He married Jane Bauer, May 15, 1922.  She died May 24, 1963.  He subsequently married Mary...

Apr 4, 1991

Clarence E. (Bugs) Hollabaugh, 82, of Meadville, a retired Erie Railroad engineer, died at home on Thursday, April 4, 1991, after a one-year illness.

He was born at Frenchtown on June 15, 1908, a son of Frank and Tillie Bartholomew Hollabaugh.  He married Margaret Whistler, November 1, 1934.  She preceded him in death July 13,...

Apr 4, 1991

Jennings M. (Red) Graham, 81, a law-enforcement officer in the county for 50 years, of Meadville, died at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Thursday, April 4, 1991, after an illness of several months. He was born in Butler, August 8, 1909, a son of Frank J. and Cora Miller Graham. He married Naomi Satterlee, September 16, 1932. She preceded him...

Apr 4, 1991

Jennings M. (Red) Graham, 81, a law-enforcement officer in the county for 50 years, of Meadville, died at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Thursday, April 4, 1991, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Butler, August 8, 1909, a son of Frank J. and Cora Miller Graham.  He married Naomi Satterlee, September 16,...

Apr 2, 1991

O.C. (Barney) Barnard, 85, of Meadville, yardmaster at Erie Lackawanna Railroad for 44 years, died at his home, Tuesday, April 2, 1991, after a short illness. He was born April 17, 1905, a son of Harry L. and Emma M. Barnard. He married Pauline Murphy in 1930. She preceded him in death in 1956. He subsequently married Mary I....

Apr 2, 1991

O.C. (Barney) Barnard, 85, of Meadville, yardmaster at Erie Lackawanna Railroad for 44 years, died at his home, Tuesday, April 2, 1991, after a short illness.

He was born April 17, 1905, a son of Harry L. and Emma M. Barnard.  He married Pauline Murphy in 1930.  She preceded him in death in 1956.  He...

Mar 28, 1991

Earl F. Cleis, 72, of Meadville, a Sunbeam Equipment retiree, died Thursday, March 28, 1991, at Meadville Care Center following an illness of two years.

He was born in Pittsburgh October 13, 1918.  He married Charlotte Lind on March 24, 1941.

He retired from Sunbeam Equipment Corp. in 1983 following 25...

Mar 23, 1991

Patricia Ann (Patti) Mervine, 48, died Saturday, March 23, 1991, at Franklin Regional Hospital following an extended illness. She was born at Meadville, March 15, 1943, a daughter of Kenneth L. and Mildred Crosley Gosnell. She married Charles N. Mervine September 26, 1964. He survives. From 1983 to 1990, she was manager of Meadville Moving and Storage. She was...

Mar 23, 1991

E. Clair Neff, 76, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 23, 1991, at his home following an illness of one month.

He was born at Dayton, Indiana County, December 15, 1914, a son of Lawrentius and Nettie Condron Neff.  He married Genevieve I. Collins August 9, 1940.  She survives.

He was employed...

Mar 23, 1991

Patricia Ann (Patti) Mervine, 48, died Saturday, March 23, 1991, at Franklin Regional Hospital following an extended illness.

She was born at Meadville, March 15, 1943, a daughter of Kenneth L. and Mildred Crosley Gosnell.  She married Charles N. Mervine September 26, 1964.  He survives.

From 1983 to 1990, she was...

Mar 21, 1991

Harriette Louise Mosbacher, 75, of Boca Raton, FL and formerly of Meadville, died on Thursday, March 21, 1991, at her residence.

She was born in Meadville on February 5, 1916, a daughter of Frederick W. and Myrtle M. Hansen Roschie.  She married Hugh J. Mosbacher, who preceded her in death on September 6, 2979.

Mar 10, 1991

James B. Frazier, 61, of Saegertown, died at St. Vincent Health Center, Sunday, March 10, 1991, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville, March 10, 1930, a son of James B. and Margaret DeRoss Frazier, Sr.  He married Shirley Daniels, May 23, 1953.  She survives.

He was employed with...

Mar 10, 1991

Bernice Irene Ellion, 94, formerly of Meadville, and a resident of Keystone Heights, FL, died at Shands Teaching Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Sunday, March 10, 1991, after a brief illness.

She was born in Erie County, April 8, 1896, a son of Halsie and May Girard Perry.

She was...

Mar 9, 1991

Marian Wages McDowell, 66, of Meadville, a retired teacher, died at Meadville Medical Center, Saturday, March 9, 1991, after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Randolph Township, May 11, 1924, a son of Myron O. and Hazel Walters Bogardus.  She married Spencer Wages, who preceded her in death in 1964.  She subsequently married Thomas...

Mar 9, 1991

Ira Samuel Smith, 77, of Meadville, East Mead Township, a 40-year employee of FMC, died at Meadville Medical Center Saturday, March 9, 1991, after a brief illness.

He was born in East Mead Township, October 28, 1913, a son of Hiram and Mollie Reedy Smith.  He married Hazel Maillard January 20, 1940.  She survives.