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.

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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....

Jan 30, 1974

Gaylord Emig, 67, of Meadville, died early Wednesday, January 30, 1974, at City Hospital where he had been a patient for the past four days.

He was born in Meadville, September 9, 1906, a son of Anthony and Pearl Conrad Emig.  He married Eunice Collier on October 15, 1930.  Mr. Emig retired in 1971 from...

Jan 26, 1974

Kenneth O. Gilbert, 71, of Guys Mills, died at his home Saturday evening, January 26, 1974, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Union City on July 5, 1902, a son of Clinton W. and Mattie Oakes Gilbert.  He was a partner with his brother, Karl Gilbert in dairy and poultry farming...

Jan 22, 1974

Roy M. Nageotte, 80, a resident of Methodist Nursing Hospital for 14 months, died at the hospital Tuesday, January 22, 1974, following an extended illness.

A Jamestown, NY, resident for 32 years, he was born in Crawford County, April 11, 1893, a son of Milton and Louise Galmish Nageotte.  He married Lillian Buchanan in 1926. ...

Jan 11, 1974

Grace D. Barrows, 92, of Meadville, died at Flickinger's Convalescent Home Friday, January 11, 1974, after a two-month illness.

Born at Guys Mills April 16, 1881, she was a daughter of Chauncey and Martha Wilder Dennington.  She was a charter member of Althea Rebekah Lodge; a Gold Star mother; a member of the American Legion...

Dec 30, 1973

Mrs. Lulu B. Knight, who had resided at the Peaceful Rest Home, Cochranton, since April 1972, died at the home Sunday afternoon, December 30, 1973.

She was born in Greenville, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Louisa Brown Blair.  She was the widow of Lt. Col. William Knight who died in 1941.  Mrs. Knight was...

Dec 29, 1973

John F. Kelley, 76, of Meadville, died at home Saturday, December 29, 1973, after a sudden illness.

He was born at Galeton, Potter County, February 22, 1897, a son of Lawrence R. and Elizabeth Judd Kelley.  He married Elva Glenn.  Mr. Kelley had been employed by Saegertown Pharmacy for the past two years.  He previously...