Jun 2, 1974

Albert A. Felker, 71, of Guys Mills, formerly of Benton Harbor, MI, died at Spencer Hospital Sunday, June 2, 1974, after a short illness.  Mr. Felker, who had resided in the Guys Mills area for six years, had been hospitalized one week.

He was born in Erie, May 10, 1903, a son of Joseph and...

Jun 2, 1974

Mrs. Margaret E. Hecker, wife of Raymond S. Hecker, of Meadville, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Sunday, June 2, 1974.  Mrs. Hecker, who had been in failing health, had been hospitalized for 10 days.

She was born in upstate New York, a daughter of George A. and Genevieve Lowe Lester.  She married Mr....

May 31, 1974

Thomas B. Cagle, 61, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, May 31, 1974, after being suddenly stricken ill.

Born in Nashville, TN, November 29, 1912, he was a son of Jasper A. and Elizabeth Brown Cagle.  He married Agnes Stem February 14, 1942.

He was employed for 37 years as...

May 27, 1974

Mrs. Ruth Terrill, 76, of Meadville, wife of Charles Terrill, died at City Hospital, Monday, May 27, 1974, after an extended illness.

A daughter of Arthur C. and Charlotte Ewing Ash, she was born in Meadville February 16, 1898.  She married Douglas Barr, November 18, 1918.  He died in October 1940.  She subsequently married Charles...

May 24, 1974

Mrs. Clara L. Walker, 88, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Guys Mills, died at Lakeland General Hospital, Friday, May 24, 1974.  She and her husband would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary today.  They were married May 25, 1904.

Born in Wayne Township, October 14, 1885, she was a daughter of Phillip and Anna Bower...

May 22, 1974

Mrs. Olive M. Nageotte, 85, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 22, 1974, at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, where she had been a patient one day.  She had been ill for two and one half months.

A daughter of August and Mary Bailey Rush, she was born in Randolph Township, May 8, 1889.  She...

May 17, 1974

Mrs. Georgia M. Getchell, 75, former resident of Meadville, and a patient for over two years at United Methodist Nursing Hospital, died Friday, May 17, 1974, at City Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.

Born at New Lebanon, Mercer County, August 31, 1898, she was a daughter of Delbert and Luella...

May 15, 1974

Arthur E. Irwin, 84, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 15, 1974, at City Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.

He was born in Meadville on March 20, 1890, a son of Harry H. and Edith A. Griffin Irwin.  In 1914, he married Iva Hites who died in November 1972.  He married...

May 15, 1974

Miss Helen Eiler, 76, of Meadville, was found dead at her home Wednesday, May 15, 1974, by a niece.

Miss Eiler was born in Meadville, September 6, 1897, a daughter of V. W. and Abbie Clark, Sr.  She retired in 1962 after teaching elementary school for 42 years.

Survivors include two...

May 14, 1974

Mrs. Clara I. Henry, 84, of Meadville, died at San Rosario Nursing Home, Cambridge Springs, Tuesday, May 14, 1974, after a long illness.

Born in Meadville on January 17, 1890, she was a daughter of Patrick H. and Catherine Slattery Kane.  She was the widow of J. Wallace Henry who died in 1955.  Mrs. Henry...

May 10, 1974

Wilbur Lloyd McFadden, 79, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, May 10, 1974.  He had been in failing health.

A son of William and Linnie King McFadden, he was born in Richmond Township, July 7, 1894.  He married Ethelyn B. McClaughry in 1918.  He was employed as a welder by the former Erie Railroad...

May 6, 1974

Mrs. Myrtle E. Clark, 83, of Meadville, died at her home early Monday morning, May 6, 1974, after an illness of three months.

She was born in Randolph Township on August 6, 1890, a daughter of Carlton C. and Rosell Sykes Childs.  In 1919, she married Fred D. Roberts who died in 1947.  In 1956,...

May 4, 1974

Mrs. Ida J. Baldwin, 85, a resident of Elko, NV, since 1946, died at Elko General Hospital Saturday, May 4, 1974, after a long illness.

She was born in Espyville on April 16, 1889, a daughter of Bert and Maude Wright Case.  She was the widow of Philip Baldwin who died in 1934.

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Apr 30, 1974

Chauncey C. Case, 89, of Meadville, died Tuesday, April 30, 1974, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.  He had been ill for a month.

A son of John and Harriet Zimmerman Case, he was born at Hartstown December 16, 1884.  His wife, the former Geraldine Brennan, died...

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...