Floyd Collins

Jan 10, 1978

Floyd Collins, 48, of Meadville, died at home Tuesday, January 10, 1978, after a period of poor health.

He was born in Georgia, January 18, 1929.  He came to this area a number of years ago as an itinerant farmer laborer.

There are no known survivors.

Interment...

Travis Alan Miller

Jan 5, 1978

Travis Alan Miller, 6 weeks, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, January 5, 1978, at Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness.

He was born in Meadville, November 24, 1977, a son of Joel A. and Sharon Dorland Miller.

Survivors include his parents and a sister, Kimberly Miller, all of Guys Mills; paternal...

Otelia Fox Bainer

Jan 4, 1978

Mrs. Otelia Fox Bainer, 90, of Meadville, widow of John David Bainer, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Wednesday, January 4, 1978, after a period of failing health.  She had been a patient at the hospital for one week.

Born at Marysville, OH, on February 12, 1887, she was a daughter of George E....

Vella B. Ploss

Dec 27, 1977

Mrs. Vella B. Ploss, 84, who has been a patient at the Mead Nursing Home for some time, died at the home Tuesday, December 27, 1977, after a long illness.

She was the widow of LaVerne Ploss who died in 1950.  She was born in Chautauqua County, New York, February 18, 1893.

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Steve R. Halaburka

Dec 26, 1977

Steve R. Halaburka, 60, a resident of Hollister, CA, for the past three months, formerly of Meadville and St. Petersburg, FL, died of a sudden illness Monday, December 26, 1977.

He was born in Pittsburgh September 27, 1917.  He married Fay Kerr First.  He was a retired engineer with Westinghouse Corp.  He was a member...

F. Harvey Chase

Dec 19, 1977

F. Harvey Chase, 77, of Meadville, died Monday December 19, 1977, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, where he had been a patient for three and one-half months.

Born in Meadville, November 15, 1900, he was a son of Silas C. and Eva Dechert Chase.  He married Marjorie Davidson July 20, 1925.  For many years he...

Paul V. Dingle

Nov 14, 1977

Paul V. Dingle, 74, of Meadville, died Monday, November 14, 1977, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Erie, where he had been a patient for one month.

He was born at Clough Mills, Forest County, June 2, 1903, a son of Jacob B. and Mary E. Williams Dingle.  He married Ada Smith Clayton, April 10, 1943. ...

Charles L. Pierce

Nov 3, 1977

Charles L. Pierce, 85, of Somerset, NJ, formerly of Meadville, died at his home Thursday, November 3, 1977, after an illness of several months.  He moved to New Jersey four months ago.

Born in New Eagle, Washington County, January 25, 1892, he was a son of Joseph and Anna Byers Pierce.  He married Margaret Bainbridge. ...

Oleta Persevich

Oct 18, 1977

Mrs. Oleta Persevich, 88, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, October 18, 1977, after a long illness.

Born in Luthersburg, August 5, 1889, she was a daughter of Samuel and Nettie Douglas Philo.  She first married Charles W. Cline and after his death married Stanley Persevich who also preceded her in death.

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Wallis E. Besser

Oct 16, 1977

Wallis E. Besser, 55, who had lived at Guys Mills, since 1971, died at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Sunday, October 16, 1977, after an illness of eight months.  He had been hospitalized two weeks.

Mr. Besser was a former Pittsburgh resident.  He was born at Pittsburgh on April 1, 1922, a son of Walter J....

Sofia H. Hill

Oct 13, 1977

Mrs. Sofia H. Hill, 103, died Thursday October 13, 1977, at the home of a son, Maynard J. Hill, of Meadville, with whom she had lived for the past four years.

Born in Finland, July 17, 1874, she was a daughter of Jacob and Maria Rajamaki.  She came to the US in 1905.  With her...

Millard P. Cutshall

Oct 12, 1977

Millard P. Cutshall, 78, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, October 12, 1977, after a sudden illness.

Born in Union City on October 24, 1898, he was a son of George and Anna Dever Cutshall.  He married Eva B. Brown on September 4, 1929.

Mr. Cutshall retired in 1965 from...

Jack Hanks

Oct 10, 1977

Jack Hanks, 49, of Sheffield Lake, OH, formerly of Guys Mills, died Monday, October 10, 1977, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Sheffield Lake, after a one-year illness.

Born in Guys Mills, September 5, 1928, he was a son of Harold and Ethel Bain Hanks.  He was married to Joyce Burgett.  He was employed for 25 years...

Marie H. Roschi

Oct 7, 1977

Mrs. Marie H. Roschi, 85, of Largo, FL, formerly of Meadville, died Friday, October 7, 1977, at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL.

Born in Meadville, November 11, 1891, she was a daughter of Johann Nicholas Martin and Pauline Glaser Herpich.  She was the widow of Archer E. Roschi.  A member of Community Reformed Church of...

Norma A. Aaron

Oct 5, 1977

Mrs. Norma A. Aaron, 69, of RD 2, Guys Mills, died at City Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 5,1977, after a long illness. Born in Randolph Township on March 12, 1908, she was a daughter of C. Leslie and A. Jessie Bowes Bogardus. In 1948 she married Cyril A. Aaron who died in 1968. Mrs. Aaron was a...

Norma A. (Bogardus) Aaron

Oct 5, 1977

Mrs. Norma A. Aaron, 69, of RD 2, Guys Mills, died at City Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 5,1977, after a long illness.

Born in Randolph Township on March 12, 1908, she was a daughter of C. Leslie and A. Jessie Bowes Bogardus.  In 1948 she married Cyril A. Aaron who died in 1968. ...

Dolores J. Wampler

Oct 4, 1977

Mrs. Dolores J. Wampler, 41, of Meadville, died at Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Tuesday, October 4, 1977, after an illness of one and one-half years.  She had been hospitalized one week.

Born in Meadville, December 12, 1935, she was a daughter of John F and Alma M. Fitzgerald Wolfe.  She married Mr. Wampler on July...

George E. Davis

Oct 4, 1977

George E. Davis, 85, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, October 4, 1977, after a five-week illness.

Born in Hayfield Township, March 31, 1892, he was a son of Thomas W. and Anna Muckinhaupt Davis.  He married Edna N. Duncan, March 18, 1914.  A farmer, he had lived at Meadville for the past 30...

Grayce A. Tingley

Oct 1, 1977

Miss Grayce A. Tingley, 61, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday, October 1, 1977, after an illness of several years.

Born in Woodcock Township on May 9, 1916, she was a daughter of Earl H. and Edna Carman Tingley.  She retired in 1973 from City Hospital where she was a medical records technician.  Miss...

Frances B. Sleppy

Sep 24, 1977

Mrs. Frances B. Sleppy, 87, who resided at the United Methodist Nursing Home, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Saturday, September 24, 1977, after a long illness.

Born in Edinburgh, Lawrence County, June 12, 1890, she was a daughter of Richard A. and Anna Wheitz Buzza.  On December 28, 1910, she married the Rev....