Aug 25, 1974

Arthur G. Keisel, 71, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Sunday, August 25, 1974, after a 10-month illness.

He was born at Buffalo, August 2, 1903, a son of Arthur and Tilley Burlinghoff Keisel.  He married Viola Messerall, February 5, 1930.  An assistant manager of the J. C. Penney Co. Store for 10 years, he...

Aug 21, 1974

Mrs. Edna C. Michener, 76, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 21, 1974, at Mead Nursing Home after an illness of several months.

Born at Waynesville, OH, January 18, 1898, she was a daughter of William E. and Isabelle Prater Cornell.  She married William Michener February 5, 1921.  She was a member of the Unitarian Church....

Aug 19, 1974

Miss Florence L. Curtiss, 77, of Meadville, died at home Monday, August 19, 1974, following a lingering illness.

She was born in Meadville December 20, 1896, a daughter of Ell P. and Lavina McMillen Curtiss.

She was a retired piano teacher and music writer.  She was a 55-year member of Stone...

Aug 17, 1974

Gregory A. Sutliff, 21, of Meadville, was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning along Rt. 77.

He was born in Meadville, January 6, 1953, a son of Richard A. and Louise M. Burge Sutliff.  He was an apprentice tool and die maker at Talon Division of Textron, Inc. for the past two years. ...

Aug 12, 1974

Claude S. Theuret, 89, formerly of Woodcock Borough, died Monday, August 12, 1974, at Crawford County Home and Hospital where he resided for the last five years.  He had been ill for several years.

A son of Joseph and Katherine Gerdon Theuret, he was born in Woodcock Township, May 14, 1885.  A farmer all his...

Aug 8, 1974

Harry (Shorty) Copeland, 65, of Blooming Valley, died Thursday, August 8, 1974, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after an extended illness. A son of Moses and Jennie Galbraith Copeland, he was born in Forest County January 26, 1909. He married Laura Galbreath, August 30, 1930. An employee of American Viscose Division of FMC Corp., he took disability retirement in...

Aug 8, 1974

Harry (Shorty) Copeland, 65, of Blooming Valley, died Thursday, August 8, 1974, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after an extended illness.

A son of Moses and Jennie Galbraith Copeland, he was born in Forest County January 26, 1909.  He married Laura Galbreath, August 30, 1930.  An employee of American Viscose Division of FMC Corp., he...

Aug 7, 1974

Brig. William Lappin, 68, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 7, 1974, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

He was born March 7, 1906, in Greenock, Scotland, a son of John and Janet Liddell Lappin.  He came to the US in 1923.   He joined the Salvation Army when he was 16 years old and became...

Aug 7, 1974

Miss Marguerite K. Houser, 81, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 7, 1974, at City Hospital following a short illness.

A daughter of Frederick L. and Jennie Sloan Houser, she was born in Vernon Township, June 19, 1893.  She was a graduate of Meadville High School and in 1918, of Edinboro Normal School with graduate work...

Aug 7, 1974

Minnie H. Ervin, 94, who had resided at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Daisy) Shartle of Meadville, died at home on Wednesday, August 7, 1974.  She had been in failing health for two months.

Mrs. Ervin was born at Green Bank, WV, on July 30, 1880, a daughter of Henry and Rachel Gillispie...

Aug 4, 1974

Lynn Whitehill, 86, of Conneaut Lake, died at his home Thursday, August 4, 1974.  He had been in failing health for several months.

He was born in West Mead Township, May 26, 1887, a son of James and Mary McGehee Whitehill.  He married Austa Smith on July 23, 1931.

Mr. Whitehill...

Aug 3, 1974

Lulu Anderson, 64, of Thurston Road, Meadville, died Saturday August 3, 1974, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after a brief illness. Born at Clymer, NY, May 17, 1910, was a daughter of James and Emma Rickers Beckerink. She married Elliot Anderson October 15, 1931. She was a member of Park Congregational Church, Senior Citizens of Meadville, Meadville Diet Club...

Aug 3, 1974

Lulu Anderson, 64, of Thurston Road, Meadville, died Saturday August 3, 1974, at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after a brief illness.

Born at Clymer, NY, May 17, 1910, was a daughter of James and Emma Rickers Beckerink.  She married Elliot Anderson October 15, 1931.  She was a member of Park Congregational Church, Senior Citizens of...

Jul 23, 1974

John M. Wyant, 87, of Meadville, died Tuesday, July 23, 1974, at Mead Nursing Home where he had been a patient since February.

A son of David and Ada Patterson Wyant, he was born at Tylersburg, Clarion County, August 25, 1886.  His wife the former Olive Blauser, died in 1963.  He retired in 1957 as...

Jul 22, 1974

Mrs. Myrtle E. Miller, formerly of Meadville, died at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, Monday, July 22, 1974, after an extended illness.

Born at Chicago, she was a daughter of Louis and Sophrona Faust Englehausen.  She married Charles N. Miller April 6, 1904.  He died in 1963.  A member of First Baptist Church, she...

Jul 21, 1974

Lester R. Hutchinson, 59, of Saegertown, died Sunday, July 21, 1974, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in Hayfield Township, January 29, 1915, a son of John and Alice Smith Hutchinson.  He married Esther Clark January 29, 1943.  A former shipping department employee for Lord Manufacturing Corp. at Cambridge Springs, he...

Jul 15, 1974

Mrs. Pauline Parker, 49, of Meadville, wife of Orie Parker, died at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Monday morning, July 15, 1974, after a short illness.

She was born in Fairmont, WV, September 26, 1924, a daughter of Ernest and Bell Wroe Kirk.  She married Mr. Parker on June 17, 1946.  Mrs. Parker was a nurse's...

Jul 15, 1974

Kenneth W. Holder, 67, of Winter Park, FL, formerly of Meadville, died at Florida Hospital Orlando, FL, Monday evening, July 15, 1974.

Mr. Holder was born July 28, 1906, at Chapmanville, Venango County, a son of Scott and Della Cauvel Holder.  He married Alberta (Bertie Ann) Andrews on February 25, 1947.  Mr. Holder retired in...

Jul 10, 1974

Howard B. Boyd, 75, of Guys Mills, died at City Hospital Wednesday, July 10, 1974, after an extended illness.

A son of John C. and Myrtle Bentley Boyd, he was born in Randolph Township September 29, 1898.  He married Florence Shaffer September 5, 1922.  A sales representative for food wholesalers, he first was employed by...

Jul 10, 1974

Mrs. Blanche S. Smith, 88, of Woodcock Township, Meadville, died at her home suddenly on Wednesday, July 10, 1974.

She was born in Woodcockboro on February 3, 1886, a daughter of Ruric and Lilly Hites Douglas.  On November 22, 1910, she married G. Sheldon Smith who died in 1952.  Mrs. Smith attended the Meadville Christian...