John H. Bruce
Apr 23, 1964
John H. Bruce, 68, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Thursday, April 23, 1964.
He was born at McDonald August 6, 1895, a son of John H. and Elizabeth Smith Bruce. He and the former Eunice Roberts were married April 24, 1924.
Mr. Bruce, an engineer with the Erie Railroad, retired...
Mary Philp
Apr 18, 1964
Mrs. Mary Philp, 83, of Meadville, widow of Robert R. Philp, died Saturday, April 18, 1964, after a long illness.
Mrs. Philp was a graduate of Allegheny College in the Class of 1904 and was a member of the college's Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
She was born in Meadville April 8,...
Richard Maurice Degrange
Apr 6, 1964
Richard Maurice DeGrange, 18, son of Dr. and Mrs. Harold H. DeGrange, of Meadville, died Monday, April 6, 1964, at about 6:15 a.m. at his home from a self-inflicted bullet wound.
Richard, a member of Stone United Methodist Church, was graduated from Meadville Area Senior High School of 1963 and had been president of the...
Robert Ray Pullin
Apr 3, 1964
Robert Ray Pullin, 77, of Meadville, died at his home Friday, April 3, 1964, after an illness of several weeks.
He was born at Confluence, Somerset County, March 11, 1887, a son of Benton K. and Jennie E. Sterner Pullin. He married Lillian C. Norbery June 1, 1911. He was a lumberman by occupation and...
Lulu Schuler
Mar 27, 1964
Mrs. Lulu Schuler, 91, of Meadville, died Friday, March 27, 1964, at Huntington, Long Island, NY, Hospital where she was admitted after suffering a stroke March 11, while spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Mabelle Mahdesian, Huntington Station, Long Island.
Mrs. Schuler was the widow of John Schuler, a long-time Meadville attorney who died...
Lois Corinne Smith
Mar 23, 1964
Lois Corinne Smith, 2 1/2, daughter of Douglas J. and Ruth Mitch Smith, of Meadville, died Monday, March 23, 1964, at City Hospital after an illness of 1 1/2 years.
She was born in Meadville September 3, 1961.
Surviving, besides her parents, three sisters, Louise, Linda and Lori and a brother,...
Mary A. Dornhofer
Mar 14, 1964
Mary A. Dornhofer, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 14, 1964, at the home of a sister, Mrs. Ann Grausam of Detroit.
Miss Dornhofer was born in Crawford County, a daughter of John and Margaret Schobert Dornhofer. She was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ.
Surviving, besides Mrs. Grausam, are...
Ella Hishman
Mar 13, 1964
Mrs. Ella Hishman, 90, of Meadville, died Friday, March 13, 1964, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, where she had been a patient a week. She previously had been a patient at Spencer Hospital for two months.
Mrs. Hishman was born at Drakes Mills, February 21, 1874, a daughter of E. Christian and Mary Kanengeiser Hornaman. She...
Carolyn Lee Dilley
Mar 3, 1964
Mrs. Carolyn Lee Dilley, 22, wife of Harold J. Dilley, of Meadville, died Tuesday, March 3, 1964, at City Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Dilley was born July 29, 1941, a daughter of Harold A. and Daisy Ervin Shartle. She was a graduate of Meadville Area High School in 1959 and married Mr. Dilley,...
Emma Jane Bedell
Mar 2, 1964
Miss Emma Jane Bedell, 91, oldest resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged in number of years of membership, died Monday, March 2, 1964. She entered the Ida M. Cribbs Methodist Home at Conneautville, July 1, 1937, and moved to Meadville when the home changed its location on July 7, 1952.
Miss Bedell was...
William George Prather
Feb 28, 1964
William George Prather, 21, son of attorney and Mrs. Frank D. Prather, was found dead in his car near a park in Durham, NC, Friday, February 28, 1964.
Dr. D. R. Perry, Durham County coroner, ruled that the death of the Duke University senior was a suicide, caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Flo N. Veith
Feb 27, 1964
Mrs. Flo N. Veith, 84, of Meadville, died at her home Thursday, February 27, 1964, after a long illness.
The former Flora Rickert, she was born in Meadville, October 29, 1879, a daughter of Florian and Mary Virginia DeMaison Rickert. She and her husband, Dan S. Veith, who died October 2, 1957, were married February...
John Gasper, Sr.
Feb 22, 1964
John Gasper, Sr., 82, of Guys Mills, died Saturday, February 22, 1964, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a long illness.
He was born in Czechoslovakia, June 5, 1881. He married Mary Zayac in January 1910. She died June 7, 1961. He was a retired farmer and was a member of the Slovak Lodge of...
Ralph L. Eves
Feb 12, 1964
Ralph L. Eves, 68, of Meadville, died Wednesday, February 12, 1964, at his home following a short illness.
He was born at Millville, October 20, 1895, a son of Orville and Ida Jocoby Eves, and married the former Marie J. Grier August 22, 1923.
Mr. Eves retired December 31, 1963, as...
Alice Minich
Jan 29, 1964
Mrs. Alice Minich, 91, formerly of Meadville, died Wednesday, January 29, 1964, at Flickinger Convalescent Home following a long illness.
She was born in Woodcock Township, July 19, 1872, a daughter of James Henry and Elizabeth Carr Flaugh and married Arthur H. Minich April 20, 1898. He preceded her in death.
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Florence Mason Joyce Jones
Jan 25, 1964
Mrs. Florence Mason Joyce Jones, 61, wife of Floyd Leo Jones, of Meadville, librarian at First District and East End schools, died Saturday, January 25, 1964, at Warren State Hospital following an illness of several months.
She was born at Syracuse, NY, August 24, 1902, a daughter of Charles Mason and Nellie Greenleaf Joyce, and...
Maude M'Millin Gerow
Jan 20, 1964
Mrs. Maude M'Millin Gerow, 90, who lived at the Home for the Aged on Williamson Road, died at Smith Institute Saegertown, Monday, January 20, 1964, after a long illness.
She was born at Lincolnville, March 26, 1873, a daughter of James and Angie Showers Porter. After the death of her first husband, Frank G. McMillin,...
Esther B. Oakes
Jan 13, 1964
Mrs. Esther B. Oakes, 71, wife of A. Bliss Oakes, of Ridgewood, NJ, died Monday, January 13, 1964, at Riverdell Hospital, Oradell, NJ.
Mrs. Oakes was born at Cambridge Springs, September 22, 1892, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bullock. She was a graduate of Fredonia, NY, State Teachers College and for a...
Clyde Arthur Smith
Dec 30, 1963
Clyde Arthur Smith, 70, of Guys Mills, died at City Hospital Monday, December 30, 1963, after a week's illness.
A son of Frank and Jane Jennings Smith, he was born March 13, 1883, in Wayne Township. His wife, the former May Margaret Williams, whom he married September 25, 1919, preceded him in death.
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Ruth L. Briggs
Dec 29, 1963
Mrs. Ruth L. Burke Briggs, 56, died suddenly Sunday, December 29, 1963, at her home in Brooklyn, NY.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Ruth I.) Thompson of Sharpsville, Miss Ellen Briggs of Meadville and Mrs. Marshall (Carol) L'Esprance of Brooklyn; two sons, James H. Briggs, serving with the armed forces in France...