Grace M. Crouse

Apr 27, 1965

Mrs. Grace M. Crouse, 76, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Tuesday morning, April 27, 1965, at City Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born at Stoneboro, September 25, 1888, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Alexander McClure.  She was a graduate of the Collegiate Institute at Fredonia and of the...

Marie Ida West

Apr 17, 1965

Marie Ida West, 79, widow of Harry E. West, died at Erie Osteopathic Hospital Saturday afternoon, April 17, 1965, after a long illness.  She resided at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy Mae) Helmo of Erie.

Mrs. West was born at Meadville, October 5, 1885, a daughter of John and Margaret Schissler Wagner,...

George L. Mckelvey

Apr 14, 1965

George L. McKelvey, 82, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 14, 1965, at City Hospital.

A son of David and Mary Murphy McKelvey, he was born December 14, 1882, at Spring Creek.

He was a tool and die maker for Talon, Inc., for more than 25 years.  Previously, he had worked as...

Anna G. Prather

Apr 12, 1965

Miss Anna G. Prather, 82, who graduated from Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing and in 1905, devoted most of her life to nursing in the Meadville community, died Monday, April 12, 1965, at City Hospital after a short illness.

Miss Prather resided at Meadville Home for the Aged since September 1959.

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Louis Elliott Whiting

Apr 9, 1965

Louis Elliott Whiting, of Meadville, former vice president and treasurer of Meadville Telephone Co., died Friday, April 9, 1965, at Spencer Hospital.

He became manager of the Meadville Telephone Co., in 1923 when the firm was less than 25 years old.  He came to Meadville from Jamestown, NY, where he had been associated with the...

John P. Carlton

Apr 2, 1965

John P. Carlton, 66, of Meadville, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, 1965, at City Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England, June 16, 1898, a son of John W. and Emma Page Carlton.  He served in the calvary during World War I.

Mr. Carlton...

Leslie R. Smith

Mar 31, 1965

Leslie R. Smith, 81, of Meadville, died at Smith Institute, Saegertown, Wednesday, March 31, 1965, after a long illness.

Mr. Smith was born in East Mead Township, August 19, 1883, a son of John and Luncinda Henry Smith.  He married the former Emma Jane Hamilton.

A retired farmer, Mr. Smith was...

Adolphus Andrew Childs

Mar 27, 1965

Adolphus Andrew Childs, 86, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 27, 1965, at City Hospital after an illness of six months.

He was born at Guys Mills September 2, 1878, a son of Carlton C. and Russell Sykes Childs.  He and the former Anna Alice Nies were married June 30, 1921.

Mr....

William Joseph Shaughnesy

Mar 21, 1965

William Joseph Shaughnesy, 89, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Sunday morning, March 21, 1965, after a long illness.

He was born at Franklin, February 29, 1876, a son of Michael and Mary Cohen Shaughnesy, and married Marian Stenstrom, September 24, 1899.

Mr. Shaughnesy, a glass blower by trade, was manager...

John George Wlachovsky

Mar 18, 1965

John George Wlachovsky, 76, died suddenly Thursday, March 18, 1965 at his home in West Mead Township.

He was born in Hungary, a son of George and Maria Akcipiter Wlachovsky.  His first wife, the former Rose Durgas, died February 1, 1958.  He and the former Theresa Ludwig were married April 11, 1959.

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William Adolphus Clemons

Mar 17, 1965

William Adolphus Clemons, 87, who had held several offices in East Mead Township died Wednesday, March 17, 1965, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, after a long illness.

In 1900, he helped build the Frenchtown School and was an East Mead school director from 1901 to 1907.

Mr. Clemons was...

Martha M. Weidler

Mar 10, 1965

Mrs. Martha M. Weidler, 87, a resident of the Home for the Aged, widow of E. J. Weidler, died at the home Wednesday, March 10, 1965, following a long illness.

A daughter of Henry and Sarah Osmun Ellis, She was born in Meadville, December 17, 1877.

Mrs. Weidler was a member...

Edna May Johnson

Mar 5, 1965

Miss Edna May Johnson, 29, died at Warren State Hospital, Friday, March 5, 1965.  She was a patient at the hospital for the past 15 years.

Miss Johnson was born at Royal Oak, MI, August 27, 1925, a daughter of Carl and Frances Chippi Johnson.

Survivors include her mother and a...

Mabel Hamilton Wade

Mar 5, 1965

Mrs. Mabel Hamilton Wade, 65, of Ira O. Wade, of Princeton, NJ, died at Princeton Hospital Friday, March 5, 1965.

She was a graduate of Marietta College in Ohio and received her master of arts degree from Columbia University in 1923.  She was a French teacher at Miss Fine's private school for girls at Princeton....

Robert Aaron Sippy, Sr.

Mar 1, 1965

Robert Aaron Sippy, Sr., 66, of Meadville, died Monday, March 1, 1965, at Ozona, FL, where he was vacationing.  He had been ill only a short time.

He was born February 15, 1899, in Fulton County, IN, a son of Sherman and Rosetta Croft Sippy.  He married Ina M. Floor March 19, 1918.

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Lucy Hart

Feb 27, 1965

Mrs. Lucy Hart, 61, of Meadville, died February 27, 1965, following a brief illness.

She was born at Blooming Valley, January 14, 1904, a daughter of Fay E. and Inez Braymer Briggs.  She married Harold T. Hart July 1, 1925.

Mrs. Hart is survived by her husband; three daughters and three...

Paul Howard Lavely

Feb 19, 1965

Paul Howard Lavely, 73, of Dunedin, FL, died at Mease Hospital, Dunedin, Friday, February 19, 1965.

For 35 years Mr. Lavely was an engineer for the Koppers Co., Pittsburgh.  He retired December 31, 1956.

A son of the Rev. John A. and Hannah R. Foster Lavely, he was born at Busti,...

Helen Winifred Schlosser

Feb 15, 1965

Mrs. Helen Winifred Schlosser, 67, wife of John C. Schlosser of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Monday, February 15, 1965.

A daughter of Fred and Isabelle Tinker Rush, she was born at Conneaut, OH, September 23, 1897, and married Mr. Schlosser November 22, 1919.

Mrs. Schlosser was affiliated with the Methodist...

William John Lang

Feb 14, 1965

William John Lang, 83, of Guys Mills, died at Meadville City Hospital, Sunday, February 14, 1965, following a long illness.

Born in Meadville August 21, 1881, to John M. and Catherine Hollabaugh Lang.  He married the former Naomi Louise Snyder June 4, 1907.

Mr. Lang was a member of Mt. Hope...

Blanche M. Dickson

Feb 14, 1965

Miss Blanche M. Dickson, 81, formerly of Meadville, died at Warren State Hospital Sunday night, February 14, 1965, after a long illness.  She had been a patient at the hospital a few weeks.

She was born at Blooming Valley, May 31, 1883, a daughter of George and Mary Lupher Dickson.

Miss...