Jan 20, 1977

Former Crawford County Fire Control radio operator, Mrs. Mary E. Leffingwell, 82, of Saegertown, died Thursday, January 20, 1977, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for one month.  She had been in ill health for two years.

Born in England July 23, 1894, she was a daughter of James and Annie...

Jan 19, 1977

Mrs. Kathryn T. Scribner, 70, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Wednesday, January 19, 1977, after a brief illness.

A daughter of David and Mabel C. Wachob Tassler, she was born in Pittsburgh, March 13, 1906.  She married Karl C. Scribner, November 28, 1928.  Last employed as a secretary at Hotel Conneaut in Conneaut Lake...

Jan 18, 1977

James H. Briggs, Sr., 70, of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Blooming Valley, died Tuesday, January 18, 1977, at Wyckoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn.

Born in Blooming Valley, February 12, 1906, he was a son of Frank F. and Inez Braymer Briggs.  He was married to Allison Johnston.  He was employed as a laboratory technician by Republic...

Jan 18, 1977

Richard L. (Rick) Lewis, 18, of Meadville, was killed instantly shortly before noon Wednesday when he was struck by a piece of steel while working at Greenville Steel Car Co.

He was born in Randolph Township, February 1, 1959, son of Lester G. and Dorothy Boyle Lewis.  He was graduated from Maplewood High School in...

Jan 11, 1977

Miss Louise Hempstead, 98, of Winter Park, FL, formerly of Meadville, died at Winter Park on Tuesday, January 11, 1977.

She was born in Meadville, May 18, 1878, a daughter of Ernest A. and Annie M. Warner Hempstead.  She was a graduate of Meadville public schools and from 1896 to 1898 attended Allegheny College where...

Jan 2, 1977

Kenneth E. Baughman, 66, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 2, 1977, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Meadville July 5, 1910, he was a son of Oliver A. and Bessie M. Steadman Baughman.  He married Nelli Dehner August 19, 1933.  Employed by Meadville Malleable Iron Division of Dayton Malleable Inc. for 47...

Dec 30, 1976

Mrs. Katherine Hutchings, 68, of Amherst, NH, formerly of Meadville, died at Pocono General Hospital, Thursday, December 30, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Meadville on September 6, 1908, a daughter of James and Mary Etta Kane Welsh.  She was a 1930 graduate of Allegheny College and a member of Alpha Chi...

Dec 20, 1976

Mrs. Florence M. Clark, 75, of Meadville, died at City Hospital December 20, 1976, after an illness of six weeks.

She was born in West Mead Township on February 4, 1901, a daughter of Theodore and Anna Metzenbacher Hilgendorf.

Survivors include her husband, whom she married May 7, 1925; a son,...

Dec 14, 1976

Miss Ethel L. Olsen, 77, formerly of Warren, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since 1969, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Tuesday, December 14, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Warren on January 26, 1899, a daughter of Peter and Kristen Christoffersen Olsen.  She was...

Dec 6, 1976

Frank W. Polder, 73, of Meadville, died at City Hospital late Monday, December 6, 1976, after an illness of six months.

Born in Panama, NY, January 29, 1903, he was a son of Darwin W. and Zulina Cleland Polder.  He married Patricia Gurka who died in 1967.  Mr. Polder was employed as a die setter...

Dec 4, 1976

Gerald L. Smith, 67, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday, December 4, 1976, after an illness of three months.  He had been hospitalized six weeks.

He was born in Woodcock Township, May 29, 1909, a son of Francis Laverne and Alice Bell Clay Smith.  He was a self-employed heating contractor.

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Nov 19, 1976

Rae M. Byham, 81, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two weeks.

Born in Randolph Township on May 28, 1895, he was a son of Clifton and Mary Jane Morrison Byham.  He married Ruth Oakes on December 15, 1915.  Mr. Byham was a self-employed saw mill...

Nov 19, 1976

John L. (Jack) DeArment, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two months. Born in Hayfield Township on August 2, 1900, he was a son of Andrew J. and Tina Lankton DeArment. He married Adah Kiser. Mr. DeArment was employed as a storekeeper by Talon Division of Textron, Inc., before retiring...

Nov 19, 1976

John L. (Jack) DeArment, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two months.

Born in Hayfield Township on August 2, 1900, he was a son of Andrew J. and Tina Lankton DeArment.  He married Adah Kiser.

Mr. DeArment was employed as a storekeeper...

Nov 17, 1976

Mark Richard Miller, 3-month-old son of Joel A. and Sharon Dorland Miller, of Guys Mills, died at home Wednesday, November 17, 1976.

He was born in Meadville August 14, 1976.

In addition to his parents, survivors include a sister, Kimberly at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marian Erickson of Missoula, MO; paternal...

Nov 13, 1976

Earl L. Baumgardner, 83, of Meadville, died Saturday, November 13, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home where he had been a resident for three years.

He was born in Elton, Cambria County, December 28, 1892.  He married Minnie Kaufman July 15, 1915.  She died in 1972.  Employed as a machine operator by the former Palmer Tool,...

Nov 13, 1976

Eugene E. Sayre, 54, of Conneaut Lake, died Saturday, November 13, 1976, at Veterans Hospital, Erie, after an extended illness.

A son of Ellis W. and Opel Wilmouth Sayre, he was born May 2, 1922, in Cambridge Springs.  He was employed at Channellock Inc. as a machine operator until March 1976.  He was a former...

Nov 5, 1976

Mrs. Rose A. Besser, 53, of Guys Mills, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Friday, November 5, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months.  She had resided at Guys Mills since 1971.

Born in Pittsburgh on December 10, 1922, she was a daughter of Charles and Rose Snyder Christian.  In her earlier years she...

Nov 4, 1976

R. Gordon Cutshall, 65, of Meadville, was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital Sunday, July 9, 1978, following a sudden illness.

Born in Cochranton, May 29, 1913, he was a son of Ira B. and Mary Heath Cutshall.  He married Marian Grove June 4, 1939.  She died November 4, 1976.  Following 40 years service...

Nov 4, 1976

Frank P. Krider, 82, a resident of United Methodist Nursing Hospital for the past seven months, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Thursday, November 4, 1976, after a sudden illness.

Born in Meadville December 15, 1893, he was a son of John and Elizabeth Seibert Krider.  He was employed for 47 years by the...