May 29, 1960

Herman L. Sutliff, 64, of Meadville, died Sunday, May 29, 1960, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in the Conneautville area September 2, 1895, a son of Edgar C. and Olive A. Clute Sutliff.

He is survived by his widow, the former Leda Kiser of Meadville; two...

May 27, 1960

Lewis Edwin Wallis, 71, resident of Guys Mills, Randolph Township, for the past six years, died at Spencer Hospital, Friday afternoon, May 27, 1960, after an illness of two days.

He was born in Glassport, October 13, 1888, a son of Lewis and Anne Wallis.  His wife, the former Frances Werner, preceded him in death....

May 9, 1960

Mrs. Grace Jane Ewing, 85, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, May 9, 1960, following an illness of one month.

She had lived in Meadville for the past 26 years.  She lived in Corry for 30 years prior to coming to Meadville for the past 26 years.  She lived in Corry for 30 years...

May 8, 1960

George T. Kirk, 76, of Saegertown, died Sunday, May 8, 1960, at his Richmond Township home after a long illness.

Kirk was born in Woodhull, Steuben County, NY, December 5, 1883, a son of Thomas and Adelaide Haynes Kirk.  He was a farmer and for many years operated a grocery store.  He married the former...

Apr 29, 1960

Percy M. Barlow, 63, of East Mead Township, died at City Hospital Friday, April 29, 1960.

He was born in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, April 23, 1897, a son of Abel and Adella Hopkins Barlow.

He married the former Ann Elizabeth Deshner August 8, 1942.

He...

Apr 25, 1960

Mrs. Florence Pauline Manross, wife of Charles L. Manross, of Meadville, died Monday, April 25, 1960, at City Hospital.

She was born July 21, 1890, a daughter of Jacob and Lousia Klinger Haury.  She was the first baby born at City Hospital.

She was married on June 7, 1913.

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Apr 19, 1960

Roy P. Bourgeois, 57, of Titusville, died Tuesday, April 19, 1960, at his home after a brief illness.

He was born in East Mead Township, a son of Paul J. and Lena Nageotte Bourgeois.  He was employed by Skyline Industries, Titusville, and was a member of St. Hippolyte's Roman Catholic Church, Frenchtown.  He had lived...

Apr 17, 1960

Mrs. Margaret B. Reynolds, 90, died Sunday, April 17, 1960, at the Methodist Home for the Aged on North Park Avenue where she had resided since August 1952.  She was the widow of Roland N. Reynolds, whom she married in 1887.

Mrs. Reynolds was born in Hawthorne, Clarion County, November 8, 1869, a daughter of...

Apr 15, 1960

Mrs. Hattie M. Oakes, 80, of Mountainhome, Monroe County, where she had lived for 40 years, died at her home Friday, April 15, 1960, after a long illness.

She had lived in this area prior to moving to Mountianhome.

She was born at Mt. Hope May 17, 1879, a daughter of...

Apr 4, 1960

George A. Feldmiller, 82, of Meadville, a retired businessman, died Monday, April 4, 1960, at City Hospital after an illness of three months.  He had been hospitalized seven weeks.

Feldmiller operated a grocery store in Meadville for 30 years and was in the farm machinery business for 10 years.  He also was a retired farmer,...

Apr 2, 1960

Mrs. Frances Virginia LeComte, 85, wife of Arthur A. LeComte, of Frenchtown, died at her home Saturday, April 2, 1960, after a long illness.

Mrs. LeComte was born in East Mead Township, January 9, 1875, a daughter of Julius and Julia Groglode DuCray.  She lived in the Frenchtown area all her life.  She married LeComte,...

Apr 2, 1960

Frank E. Dilley, 65, of Meadville, died Saturday, April 2, 1960, at Spencer Hospital following an illness of several months.

He was born December 4, 1894, in Venango County a son of Lewis P. and Odessa Amon Dilley.  He married the former Agnes R. Miller on February 26, 1927.

An employee...

Apr 1, 1960

Mrs. Grace I. McLean, 74, of Meadville, where she had lived for several years, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, April 1, 1960, after an illness of several years.

She had been a patient at the hospital for three weeks.  She was born in Washington Township, Erie County, March 9, 1886, a daughter of James Henry...

Mar 27, 1960

Mrs. Ella M. Curry, of Meadville, widow of M. H. Curry, died early Sunday morning, March 27, 1960, at City Hospital.

Ill for a long time, Mrs. Curry had been a patient at City Hospital for four years and seven months.

Mrs. Curry, who lived in Meadville for 55 years, was...

Mar 26, 1960

Mrs. Maggie Fulton, 74, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 26, 1960, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of two months.

She was born in Aberdeen, Miss, August 21, 1885, a daughter of Josh and Roxie Walker.  She married the late William Fulton, December 25, 1901.  She was a member of St. John's Baptist Church and...

Mar 21, 1960

Mrs. Hope W. Schiek, 75, of Meadville, died at Smith Institute, Saegertown, Monday, March 21, 1960, after a long illness.

She had lived in Meadville for 50 years.

She was born in Marietta, OH, August 29, 1884, a daughter of Seth C. and Elizabeth Cornwell Wilhelm.

She...

Mar 18, 1960

Miss Alta Marie Jelbart, 68, of Meadville, died at Warren State Hospital Friday, March 18, 1960.

She moved to Meadville from Chicora 45 years ago.

She was born in Emerickville March 31, 1891, a daughter of James H. and Fannie Butler Jelbart.

Miss Jelbart was a member...

Mar 13, 1960

The Rev Austin N. Harris, 82, retired Baptist minister who served as Sunday School superintendent at St. John's Baptist Church, died Sunday, March 13, 1960, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Scott (Bertha) Jenkins of Meadville, after an illness of one week.

The Rev. Mr. Harris was born in Port Gibson, Miss., December 6,...

Mar 5, 1960

Leonard M. Miller, 54, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 5, 1960, at his home after a heart attack.

Miller was born in Meadville, March 2, 1906, a son of Winfred and Etta Bromley Miller.  Until recently, he had been an inspector for the Department of Highways.  He previously had been employed by station WMGW.  He...

Feb 29, 1960

Miss Dorothea Kerr of Meadville, a Meadville High School teacher since about 1928, died at Woman's Hospital in Pittsburgh Monday, February 29, 1960, after an illness of several months.

She had been a patient at the hospital since November 16.

Miss Kerr, who lived in Meadville all her life, was a...