Carl W. Sunderbrink

Nov 6, 1971

Carl W. Sunderbrink, 75, of Meadville, died Saturday morning, November 6, 1971, at Methodist Home Nursing Care Hospital where he had been a patient since August.

He was born at Blackburn, MO, on November 11, 1895, a son of Louis and Mary Ann Schroder Sunderbrink.  He married Martha Eaton who died in 1963.  Mr. Sunderbrink...

Helen Rickard

Nov 1, 1971

Mrs. Helen Rickard, 64, of Meadville, died Monday afternoon, November 1, 1971, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient since August 15.

She was born in Venango County, September 29, 1907, a daughter of Lewis N. and Nina Strawbridge.  She married Mr. Rickard July 3, 1928.

Mrs. Rickard had...

Phebe C. Karlskind

Oct 29, 1971

Mrs. Phebe C. Karlskind, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Friday evening, October 29, 1971, after a short illness.

Mrs. Karlskind was born in Crawford County, a daughter of Mark and Sarah Bunting Breed.  She was a member of Stone United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two nephews, E. Mark Ellis of...

Ellen Smith

Oct 25, 1971

Meadville's pioneer woman pilot, Mrs. Ellen Smith, of Meadville, wife of J. Floyd Smith, died Monday, October 25, 1971, en route to City Hospital.

Mrs. Smith had been in poor health for several years, but she and her husband had started on a trip to Florida.  They stopped at Arlington, VA, to visit friends when...

Florence Emerson

Oct 22, 1971

Mrs. Florence Emerson, 76, of Guys Mills, died suddenly on Friday, October 22, 1971, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient for one week.

She was born in Meadville, March 17, 1895, a daughter of Thomas and Gertrude Stugart Martin.  She first married John Swavey and after his death, she married Theodore R....

Gerald Paul Lang

Oct 12, 1971

Gerald Paul Lang, infant son born to John and Stephanie Jordon Lang of Guys Mills, on Tuesday evening, October 12, 1971, at Spencer Hospital, failed to survive.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, David, at home; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Grace Jordon of Oakland, MD; and his paternal grandparents, Mr....

Charles E. Beige

Sep 27, 1971

Charles Ernest Beige, 71, of Cleveland, OH, formerly of Venango, died at home Monday, September 27, 1971, after a long illness.

He was born in Cambridge Township on May 30, 1900, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beige.  He married Hazel Selander.  Mr. Beige was a master carpenter before his retirement.

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Cora E. Jones

Sep 23, 1971

Cora E. Jones, 95, who had resided at the Methodist Home for the Aged for the past 18 years, died at the home Thursday, September 23, 1971, after a long illness.  She had been hospitalized for the past nine months.

Mrs. Jones was born in Cambridge Township on June 27, 1876, a daughter of Charles...

Reba Helen Kightlinger

Aug 26, 1971

Mrs. Reba Helen Kightlinger, 80, who had resided with a son, Roy E. "Boots" Mangan, of Meadville, died Thursday, August 26, 1971, at City Hospital after a short illness.

Mrs. Kightlinger was born in Randolph Township on February 20, 1891, a daughter of Milton and Louise Galmish Nageotte.  She first married George E. Mangan and...

Blanche Walter

Aug 21, 1971

Mrs. Blanche Walter, 83, who had resided at Hillside Home since October 1962, died there Saturday evening August 21, 1971, after a long illness.

She was born in Woodcock Township, June 8, 1888, a daughter of George B. and Jennie Waid Eldridge.  She married Frank Fidelman in 1907.  He died in 1942.  In 1945, she...

Ruth E. Morse

Aug 17, 1971

Mrs. Ruth E. Morse, 76, of Meadville, died Tuesday, August 17, 1971, at St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, after a short illness.

She was born in Meadville February 5, 1895, a daughter of William R. and Mertie Anderson Randall.  She was the widow of Clyde L. Morse.

Surviving are a daughter,...

Clarence E. Conrad

Aug 13, 1971

Clarence E. Conrad, 52, of Blooming Valley, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Friday morning, August 13, 1971, after suffering an apparent heart attack at work at Allegheny College.

He was born at Meadville on September 27, 1918, a son of Clarence E. and Amber R. Bower Conrad.  He married Mildred Willis in 1943. ...

Sarah E. Kepler

Aug 11, 1971

Mrs. Sarah E. Kepler, 69, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 11, 1971, at City Hospital after an illness of six months.

She was born on August 18, 1901, at Edinboro, a daughter of Lauren and Emaline Burge Lasher.  She and Mr. Kepler were married September 7, 1921.  Mr. and Mrs. Kepler operated Kepler's Grocery Store...

Mary Scott

Aug 9, 1971

Mrs. Mary Scott, 74, formerly of Oklahoma, died Monday, August 9, 1971, at Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness.  She had been residing at the Methodist Home for the Aged for the past two weeks.

Mrs. Scott was born at Parker, April 11, 1897, a daughter of Frank P. and Rebecca Byerly Stiffey.  She was...

Myra Jewell Oakes

Aug 7, 1971

Miss Myra Jewell Oakes, formerly of Meadville, died Saturday evening, August 7, 1971, at Baptist Home, Pittsburgh.  She had been in failing health.

Miss Oakes was born in Meadville, a daughter of Avery Gustavus and Sylvia Lewis Oakes.  She was a graduate of Meadville High School and attended Allegheny College.  She had belonged to First...

Anna M. Haury

Jul 30, 1971

Miss Anna M. Haury, of Meadville, died Friday, July 30, 1971, at Mead Nursing Home after an illness of two months.

She was born in Meadville, a daughter of John and Sophia Kahler Haury.  She was a retired secretary and notary public for the Erie Lackawanna Railway Co. and was a member of St. Paul's...

Anna E. Ellis

Jul 12, 1971

Miss Anna E. Ellis, of Meadville, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital on Monday, July 12, 1971.

She was born at Conneautville, a daughter of John Wilson and Effie D. Slayton Ellis.  She retired as a case worker for the state Department of Public Welfare in 1955.  She was a tax collector for the Borough of...

Carl E. Rounds

Jul 4, 1971

Carl E. Rounds, 78, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital on Sunday, July 4, 1971, after an extended illness.

He was born at Jefferson, OH, on April 8, 1893, a son of Wilber and Adeline Church Rounds.  He married Floye Kightlinger on June 1, 1915.

Mr. Rounds was employed as a...

Lenora Linton

Jul 2, 1971

Mrs. Lenora Linton, 63, of Meadville, died Friday, July 2, 1971, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient since Sunday.  She had been ill for three months.

She was born in Woodcock Township September 2, 1907, a daughter of Jefferson and Laura Clay Powell.  She was first married to Earl Davison and subsequently...

Kenneth P. Abbott, Sr.

Jun 26, 1971

Kenneth P. Abbott, Sr., 56, of 457 Pine St., died Saturday, June 26, 1971, at Hamot Hospital, Erie, following an illness of a month.

He was born at Geneva March 19, 1915, a son of Audley and Tacy Roseanna Pears Abbott.  He first was married to Ruth Whippo.  He subsequently married Ethel Cole February 17,...