Oct 31, 1976

The Rev. Mark R. Smith, 97, of Meadville, died Sunday, October 31, 1976, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born in Philadelphia, December 6, 1878.  His wife, the former Mary Muma, died in 1960.  They were both Methodist ministers, having served various churches in Pennsylvania.

He...

Oct 28, 1976

Miss Mildred Willard, 93, a former resident of Presbyterian Home, Cambridge Springs, died Thursday, October 28, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home.

A daughter of William and Lucretia Spencer Willard, she was born June 12, 1883, in Saegertown.  Miss Willard, a graduate of Saegertown public schools and former Edinboro State Normal School, taught school for several...

Oct 25, 1976

V. W. Eiler, 88, of Meadville, died at his home Monday evening, October 25, 1976, after a sudden illness.

Born in Meadville, March 3, 1888, he was a son of V. W. and Barbara Eiler.  He married Clara Grotefend on September 3, 1909, and she died in 1959.  On June 29, 1962, he married Frances...

Oct 25, 1976

Mrs. Maysie Davis, 89, formerly of Meadville, died at the Sebring Manor Nursing Home, Sebring, FL, Monday, October 25, 1976, after a short illness.  She has been a patient at the home since 1973.

Born in Ohio on March 3, 1887, she was a daughter of James and Frances Comer Weaver.  On June 16, 1909,...

Oct 2, 1976

Allen S. Byham, 82, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, October 2, 1976, after a one-year illness.

He was born in Randolph Township July 16, 1894, a son of Robert W. and Josephine Murdoch Byham.  He first married Ruby Tanner who died in 1947.  He then married Cecile Calvin who died in 1959.  Mr....

Sep 21, 1976

Arthur D. Reynolds, 98, formerly of Blooming Valley, died at the National Health Enterprise Nursing Home at Lexington, KY on Tuesday, September 21, 1976, after a period of failing health.  Mr. Reynolds, who had lived in Lexington since 1970, was at the nursing home for three years.

He was born in Vernon Township on January...

Sep 7, 1976

Mrs. Eilzabeth N. Brock, 72, formerly of Meadville, died at Green Cross Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Tuesday, September 7, 1976, after an illness of several months.  She had resided with a daughter, Mrs. William (Virginia) Robinson of Kent, Ohio.

Born in Wilkinsburg on February 2, 1904, she was a daughter of George and Helen Hull...

Sep 2, 1976

Mrs. Elicia P. Osgood, 88, a resident of the United Methodist Home since August 1967 died at City Hospital Thursday, September 2, 1976, after a brief illness.

She was born at Lundy's Lane, Erie County, August 17, 1888, daughter of Jefferson and Lucinda Clark Rhoades.  She married Herbert E. Osgood who died in 1951.  Mrs....

Aug 30, 1976

Mrs. Vera T. Krieghoff, 83, of Meadville, died Monday, August 30, 1976, at City Hospital where she had been a patient of two weeks.

Born in Detroit, September 12, 1892, she was a daughter of John T. and Maud Anthony Travers.  She was the widow of William K. Krieghoff formerly was a vocalist in small...

Aug 25, 1976

Ellsworth Jay Howard, 64, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Wednesday, August 25, 1976, after an 18-month illness.

Born at Wayland in East Mead Township, June 21, 1912, he was a son of Jay and Grace Wiltsie Howard.  He was married to Sarah Sherretts.  A tool grinder employed by Saegertown Manufacturing, he retired in 1974. ...

Aug 21, 1976

Ralph E. Dershimer, 84, formerly of Erie, a resident of the United Methodist Home and Nursing Home and Hospital since May 1969, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Saturday, August 21, 1976, after a long illness.

He was born in Beaver Falls January 18, 1892, son of Presley and Elizabeth Henshaw Dershimer.  He married...

Aug 14, 1976

Mrs. Alice Riemann, 76, of Meadville, died Saturday, August 14, 1976, at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital after a period of failing health.

She was born at Woodstock, Ontario, October 7, 1899.  She married A. O. Riemann, manager and president of the former Crawford Store, August 4, 1930.  He died in 1974.  Mrs. Riemann in...

Aug 13, 1976

Arthur D. Thayer, 84, of Meadville, died Friday, August 13, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness.

He was born at Atlantic, November 20, 1891, youngest of eleven children of Charles F. and Lois Irons Thayer.  He first married Jennie Hazen of Hartstown, June 1, 1918.  She died in 1959.  He then married Katherine...

Aug 7, 1976

Mrs. Virginia M. Buckley, 66, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, August 7, 1976, after a brief illness.

Born in Pittsburgh, November 2, 1909, she was a daughter of Peter F. and Minnie Voller May.  She married Malcolm L. Buckley June 8, 1932.  He died in 1957.  Associated with the Lutheran Church, she was...

Aug 6, 1976

Mrs. Rella E. Sheets, 84, of Meadville, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital late Friday evening, August 6, 1976, after an illness of several months.  She had lived in the Meadville area for 52 years.

Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas County, WV, November 20, 1891, she was a daughter of Henry and E. Virginia Tacy...

Aug 2, 1976

Mrs. Inez G. Thompson, 81, of Meadville, died Monday, August 2, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for two weeks.  She had been ill for two months.

Born in Newtown, Forest County, November 16, 1894, she was a daughter of Frank and Alice Carson Nelson.  She married Carl W. Thompson,...

Aug 1, 1976

Mrs. Nellie M. Woodcock, 76, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Sunday, August 1, 1976, after a brief illness.

A daughter of David M. and Flora Nelson Morrison, she was born near Guys Mills, January 25, 1900.  She married Glenn F. Woodcock, January 9, 1921.

A graduate of the former...

Jul 23, 1976

Mrs. Shirley M. O'Nan, 50, wife of Edwin L. O'Nan, of Meadville, died at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, Friday, July 23, 1976, after an illness of several months.

Born in Meadville, November 2, 1925, she was a daughter of Charles H. and Alice B. Flaugh Ortman.  She married Mr. O'Nan on December 28, 1946. ...

Jul 8, 1976

Mrs. Nellie M. DeMaison, 93, of Meadville, died Thursday, July 8, 1976, at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for the past five years.

Born in Randolph Township, December 31, 1882, she was a daughter of Ellis H. and Wealtha Richardson Luce.  In 1889, she married Sylvester G. DeMaison who...

Jun 17, 1976

Edward S. Smock, 97, died Thursday, June 17, 1976, at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital where he had been a former Alboin resident and had been ill for several months.

He was born in Crawford County, May 20, 1879, son of Sylvester and Lydia McCracken Smock.  He married Maude May Hank November 2,...