Francis Theodore Shorts
Jan 31, 1962
Francis Theodore Shorts, 53, died at City Hospital, Wednesday, January 31, 1962, of extensive burns suffered in an accident Sunday night.
He was born in Richmond Township, September 15, 1908, a son of Henry and Ruby Davison Shorts.
He is survived by three brothers, Fred B. of Saegertown, William A. of...
Frank O. Langley
Jan 25, 1962
Frank O. Langley, 74, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 25, 1962, at his home following a period of failing health
He was born at Cambridge Springs, December 2, 1887, a son of William R. and Eliza Roberts Langley. He married Zehra E. Loper May 11, 1910. Mr. Langley retired in August 1956 after 43 years...
Fred E. Oster
Jan 24, 1962
Fred E. Oster, 88, formerly of Meadville, died Wednesday, January 24, 1962, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, following a long illness. He had been at the institute for about two years.
He was born in New York City on October 3, 1873. Mr. Oster spent most of his life in the Hayfield and Vernon Township areas....
H. Raymond Ellis
Jan 19, 1962
H. Raymond Ellis, 70, veteran local real estate broker, died suddenly Friday, January 19, 1962.
He was driving north on North Main Street near the Junior High School when he stopped his car and slumped over the wheel. Meadville Ambulance Service, summoned by telephone, took him to City Hospital where he was pronounced dead on...
Wesley Lee Brawley
Jan 18, 1962
Wesley Lee Brawley, 60, of Cochranton, died Thursday, January 18, 1962, at Spencer Hospital.
He was born in Randolph Township May 4, 1901, a son of Lee and Mabel Smith Brawley. He was a farmer.
Surviving are two children, Mrs. Thomas F. (Marjorie) Baker of Eden, NY and Matthew A. Brawley...
Jennie Florence Crane
Jan 14, 1962
Miss Jennie Florence Crane, 70, died Sunday morning, January 14, 1962, at Warren State Hospital. She was a former resident of Hayfield Township.
Miss Crane was born at Canonsburg, Washington County, August 30, 1891, a daughter of David P. and Alice Manes Crane.
She was a former member of the Presbyterian...
Mildred L. Tenney
Jan 12, 1962
Mrs. Mildred Louise Tenney, 69, of Meadville, died at Smith Institute, Saegertown, Friday, January 12, 1962, after a year's illness.
She was born at Vermontville, MI, June 17, 1892, a daughter of Luther and Mabel D. Fitch Hess. When she was 13 years old, the family moved to Meadville where she had lived since that...
Rev. Dr. Louis W. Sherwin
Jan 9, 1962
The Rev. Dr. Louis W. Sherwin, 78, of Nappanee, IN, a graduate of Allegheny College in 1908, died Tuesday, January 9, 1962, a Elkhart, IN, General Hospital after an illness of about a month.
While at Allegheny, Dr. Sherwin was a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa...
Edward M. Waltenbaugh
Jan 4, 1962
Edward M. Waltenbaugh, 89, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, January 4, 1962, after a long illness.
Born at Pittsburgh, September 22, 1872, a son of John T. and Elizabeth Miller Waltenbaugh, he spent most of his younger life at Tarentum. He and the former Zeffie Moore were married at Marion, IN, February 5,...
Dr. John P. Shook
Jan 2, 1962
Dr. John P. Shook, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 2, 1962, at City Hospital following an illness of a few days.
He was employed as a slaughter house inspector for the State Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry. Dr. Shook had resided in Meadville for about nine years.
He was...
Bessie P. Hays
Jan 1, 1962
Mrs. Bessie P. Hays, 85, widow of Louis M. Hays, former Meadville chief of police , died Monday, January 1, 1962, at the Home for the Aged, where she had lived since July 5, 1956. Chief Hays died in 1938.
She was born at Union City April 14, 1876, a daughter of Charles and Lillian...
George O. Smith
Dec 16, 1961
George O. Smith, 88, of Meadville, who operated Smith's Diner from 1929 to 1944, died Saturday, December 16, 1961, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a long illness.
Mr. Smith also operated Townville Hotel for a period of four years. A member of Cussewago Odd Fellows Lodge, and a former member of the Townville lodge,...
Buretta Hill
Dec 11, 1961
Miss Buretta Hill, 78, of Meadville, died Monday, December 11, 1961, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of two weeks.
Miss Hill was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer and of its Women's Assn. and Women's Bible Class.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Edna Hunter...
Elizabeth M. Diehl
Dec 4, 1961
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Diehl, 79, widow of Thomas J. Diehl, died Monday morning, December 4, 1961, after suffering a heart attack at her home in Meadville.
The former Elizabeth Dornhoefer, she had spent her entire life in this area. Thomas Diehl, whom she married September 11, 1904, died in May of 1956.
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Mary Elizabeth Kee
Dec 2, 1961
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kee, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday, December 2, 1961, at her home. She was the widow of Robert N. Kee, whom she married in 1902 and who died in March, 1959.
Mrs. Kee was a member of Grace Methodist Church and of its Ellen B. Cares Bible Class and Woman's Society of...
Edward Depascale
Nov 25, 1961
Edward DePascale, of Meadville, who founded a jewelry store in Meadville in 1912, died at Spencer Hospital, Saturday, November 25, 1961, after an illness of several months.
In more recent years, he and his daughter, Mary, had operated a travel agency at the store at the corner of Water and Center Streets. From 1915 to...
George B. Francis
Nov 4, 1961
George B. Franis, 76, of Pinellas Park, FL, formerly of Meadville, died early Saturday, November 4, 1961, at Pinellas Park after a long illness.
He was born in Ellwood City August 29, 1885, a son of William and Mary Catherine Smith Francis. His wife, the former Goldie Donaldson, died in 1939.
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Thomas M. Jacobson
Oct 19, 1961
Thomas M. Jacobson, 79, of Pontiac, MI, died in a hospital there Thursday, October 19, 1961, after an illness of three years. His wife was Flora Byham Jacobson of Mt. Hope, who died in December, 1954.
Jacobson, a native of the Helsinki area in Finland, was a retired realtor in Pontiac. There are no survivors....
A. Pearle Morris
Oct 12, 1961
Miss A. Pearle Morris, 93, of Meadville, died October 12, 1961, at her home after a year of failing health.
Miss Morris was born in Meadville, October 28, 1868, a daughter of David and Catherine Dunham Morris. She attended local schools and for many years was a clerk for the old Meadville Dry Goods.
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A. Pearl Flower
Oct 12, 1961
Miss A. Pearl Flower, 79, a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died there Thursday, October 12, 1961.
A resident of the home since March 25, 1959, Miss Flower formerly lived in Jamestown, NY. She was born at Jamestown, March 16, 1882, a daughter of James F. and Hattie M. Ague Flower.
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