Apr 28, 1974

Elva M. Meddock, 83, who had resided at the United Methodist Home for the Aged since September 1969, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Sunday evening, April 28, 1974, after a long illness.

She was born in Tylersburg on April 7, 1891, a daughter of William and Annora Mealy Kelly.  She married Mr. Meddock...

Apr 26, 1974

Donald R. Burdick, 61, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday evening, April 26, 1974, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Union City on May 13, 1912, a son of Fred and Eunice Anderson Burdick.  He married Elaine Fisk in June 1943.  Mr. Burdick retired in December 1973 from Talon Division of Textron,...

Apr 25, 1974

Wade R. Snyder, 59, of Meadville, died at Mocksville, NC, after a sudden illness Thursday evening, April 25, 1974, shortly after arriving in Mocksville on a business trip.

He was born in Rocky Grove, Venango County, August 21, 1914, a son of Raymond C. and Etta Showers Snyder.  He married Janet Mincher on August 8,...

Apr 23, 1974

Cyrenius G. Judd, 84, of Los Alamos, NM, formerly of Meadville, died at St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, Tuesday, April 23, 1974, after a two-year illness.  He had lived at Meadville until 1959.

A son of Ernest C. and Martha B. Robins Judd, he was born at West Spring Creek, Warren County, September 19, 1889. ...

Apr 18, 1974

Mrs. Maude Waid, 82, formerly of Meadville, a patient at the Mead Nursing Home for the past year, died Thursday morning, April 18, 1974, at City Hospital.

She was born at Lyona, Richmond Township, September 1, 1891, a daughter of William and Emma Knowles Hammond.  Her husband, Clarence A. Waid, whom she married in September...

Apr 15, 1974

Mrs. Alice Burch, who observed her 100th birthday last Friday, died at the Mead Nursing Home Monday, April 15, 1974.  Mrs. Burch who had been in failing health for a number of years, had resided at the nursing home since August 28, 1969.

She was a daughter of the late David and Nancy Swift Muckinhoupt...

Apr 11, 1974

Mrs. Bonneita Wygant, 69, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Thursday, April 11, 1974, after an extended illness.

A daughter of Park and Millie Nichols Teasdale she was born at Meadville, October 27, 1904.  She was married to Ralph Wygant in 1923.

Mrs. Wygant was employed at Talon for several years...

Apr 10, 1974

Percy J. DeRouchie, 76, of Buffalo, NY, formerly of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 10, 1974 at the Sisters Hospital (Buffalo), where he was a patient for 10 weeks.

He was born at Fort Covington, NY, February 15, 1898, a son of Horace and Alice Guyette DeRouchie.  He was married to Ethel V. More who died...

Apr 9, 1974

Mrs. Myrta L. Darby, 86, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Tuesday evening, April 9, 1974, after a long illness.  She had been hospitalized two days.

A former resident of Jensen Beach, FL, Mrs. Darby resided in Meadville for the past seven years.  She was born at Knoxdale, Jefferson County, January 9, 1888, a daughter...

Apr 2, 1974

Charles F. Nestler, 52, of Meadville, died suddenly at City Hospital Tuesday, April 2, 1974.

He was born at Pittsburgh June 12, 1921, a son of Joseph and Catherine Kline Nestler.  He married Carol Mangintini in 1946.  She died in 1951.  A veteran of World War II, he served with the US Army in the...

Mar 29, 1974

Mrs. Dorothy I. Zaar, 60, of Novi, MI, wife of Charles Zaar, died at Grace Hospital, Detroit, on Friday, March 29, 1974, after a short illness.  She had been hospitalized two days.

She was born in Meadville on September 18, 1913, a daughter of Clifford and Etta Beatty Walton.  She was a member of Wayland...

Mar 25, 1974

Mrs. Margaret E. Disher, 98, who has resided at the United Methodist Home since 1963, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital on Monday afternoon, March 25, 1974, after a long illness.  She had been hospitalized three years.  She formerly had resided in Knox.

She was born in Judburought, Scotland, on November 7, 1875, a...

Mar 22, 1974

Mrs. Corva M. Catlin, 97, died at City Hospital Friday, March 22, 1974, after an extended illness.  She had resided at Hillside Home since June 1971.

Born at Laceyville December 28, 1876, she was a daughter of Charles and Margaret Place Jackson.  She was the widow of Charles Catlin who died in 1928.

...

Mar 21, 1974

Mrs. Ancinohie Corey, 74, Townville, died Thursday, March 21, 1974, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Sandusky, Ohio, where she had been a patient for three weeks.  She had been ill for several months and lived with a daughter, Mrs. Alven (Mary Esther) VanSlyke, at Port Clinton, OH, since December.

Born June 9, 1899, at Guys Mills,...

Mar 9, 1974

Don D. Murray, 74, of Meadville died at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, Saturday, March 9, 1974, after and extended illness.

Born at Rutland, OH, October 7, 1899, he was a son of Jacob and Edith Jones Murray.  He married Violet Hunter, October 11, 1924.  He operated Murray's Red and White Grocery Store on...

Mar 3, 1974

June M. Fucci, 77, of Meadville, died at home Friday, 10, 1995, after a lengthy illness.  She was born in Clarksburg, WV, December 10, 1917.  She had been raised at the Bethesda Home in Meadville.  She was married to Michael Fucci, Jr., who preceded her in death, March 3, 1974.  She was a cook most of her life, having...

Feb 26, 1974

Claude G. Lyons, 91, who had resided at the Methodist Home for the Aged since February 1971, died at the home Tuesday morning, February 26, 1974, after a long illness.

He was born in Perry Township, Mercer County, on September 13, 1882, a son of John N. and Alice Goodrich Lyons.  He married Clara E....

Feb 19, 1974

Richard M. Rudy, 68, of Blooming Valley, died Tuesday, February 19, 1974, at Mead Nursing Home where he had been a patient since September 11, 1973.  He had been ill for several years.

Born at Meadville April 25, 1905, he was a son of James and Maude Honiker Rudy.  He married Dorothea Plautz in 1969. ...

Feb 16, 1974

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Weaver, 95, a resident of Hillside Home since 1964, died Saturday, February 16, 1974, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for three months with an extended illness.

Born at Sharon, January 22, 1879, she was a daughter of John J. and Rachel Thomas Thomas.  She was the widow...

Feb 11, 1974

Mrs. Gertrude M. Edwards, 90, formerly of Mount Jackson, VA, a resident of Methodist Nursing Home since September 1973, died at City Hospital Monday, February 11, 1974, after a brief illness.

Born at Butler, November 5, 1883, she was a daughter of John E. and Carrie Jamison Miller.  She was the widow of the Rev....