Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Emma Chismar, 55, wife of Frank C. Chismar, died at Spencer Hospital Tuesday afternoon following several weeks' illness.

She moved to Blooming Valley from Greensburg 23 years ago.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughter, Miss Ethel Chismar at home and Mrs. George Bollis of Meadville;...

Jan 1, 1753

George F. Haynes, 71, of Richmond Township, died Monday night at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

He had lived all of his married life in Richmond Township.  His early life was spent in the vicinity of Addison, NY.  He was a member of Lyona Methodist Church and New Richmond Grange.

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Jan 1, 1753

Dr. William Harry Minium, 75, a practicing dentist in Meadville from 1909 to March 1955, when he retired, died last night at Meadville City Hospital.

He had been hospitalized Monday after suffering a stroke at his home in Meadville.

Dr. Minium retired following the death of his wife, the former Helen...

Jan 1, 1753

Peter A. Schweitzer, 74, lifelong resident of the Guys Mills community and a former blacksmith, died suddenly at this home in Randolph Township Sunday afternoon.

Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. William Wagner of Meadville; four sons, Wendell J., Mark and Charles, all of Meadville and Otto Schweitzer of Guys Mills; one sister, Mrs....

Jan 1, 1753

G. Howard Sharrar, former Vernon Township supervisor, was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital late Friday afternoon.

The 73-year-old resident of Meadville had been ill for about three months.

Sharrar served as chairman of the board of supervisors for most of his two terms, the township maintenance building on McMath...

Jan 1, 1753

George W. Sidler, 69, of Cussewago Road, Kerrtown, died Friday afternoon at Meadville City Hospital after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. Sidler, who was born in Meadville, lived here during the greater part of his life, though for a period of ten years he was in vaudeville, and at one time appeared in the...

Jan 1, 1753

Leonard D. Sheakley, 59, of Meadville, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his cabin near Endeavor in Forest County.  He was stricken with a heart attack while pitching quoits with neighbors.

Mr. Sheakley, son of the late John D. and Anna Philips Sheakley, spent his early life in Sheakleyville and graduated from Fredonia High School.

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Eva M. Lewis, 77, of Cochranton, Friday, October 10, 1975, after an illness of three and one-half years.  She had been at the rest home since June.

Born in Peoria, IL, on April 14, 1898, she was a daughter of Alfred D. and Margaret Burkhart Coleman.  She married Dr. John E. Lewis on June...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Grace Harriman of Conneaut Lake, died at Spencer Hospital yesterday.

Mrs. Harriman spent most of her life at Union City, where she was a member of the Methodist Church.  Since moving to the Conneaut Lake area, she had attended Harmonsburg Methodist Church and was teacher of its FHC Class.

Surviving...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Rose H. Fisher, 73, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday morning after a long period of failing health.

He was the eldest of the twelve children of Henry Shadley and Josephine Schwab Shadley.  Born in Meadville, she spent most of her life in Youngstown, OH and Chicago, IL, returning here some 20 years...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Martha R. Haxton, died at her home in Meadville, following a lingering illness.  She was a charter member of Tirzah Rebekah lodge of Aurora, IL.  The only surviving near relative is a daughter, Miss Marion Haxton, living at home.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Greendale...

Jan 1, 1753

Emery Charles Ditch, 78, retired Erie Railroad conductor, died late Sunday evening at the home of a son, Herbert Ditch of Meadville, where he had been residing.

Born at Freebrug, OH, Mr. Ditch spent his married life in Meadville.  His retirement followed 41 years and nine months of service.

Mrs. Ditch...

Jan 1, 1753

Dr. Walter C. Carpenter, practicing dentist in Meadville for 49 years and a florist for a quarter of a century, died at 6:40 p.m. yesterday at City Hospital, where he bad been a surgical patient since November 13.  He was 76 years old last Monday.

The flower shop, known as Carpenters Flowers and also as...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Nellie N. Burns, 82, died Thursday evening at the Meadville Home for the Aged on Williamson Road.  A lifelong resident of Meadville, she was a daughter of John B. and Nancy Jones Burns.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. George Comstock; a niece, Mrs. George Glynn; and...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred J. Cease, 74, of Meadville, died late last night at City Hospital where he had been a patient for a week.

A son of the late David and Barbara Yorty Cease, he spent his early life in Hayfield Township before coming to Meadville in 1946.

He was a school teacher...

Jan 1, 1753

Dr. Lloyd Lawrence Swisher, of Meadville, former superintendent of the Meadville District of the Erie Methodist Conference, died at his home Wednesday morning at the age of 61 following a short illness.

Dr. Swisher was born near Pittsburgh on December 22, 1872, and his early boyhood was spent at Emlenton, his family later moving to...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Clara A. McElhaney, widow of David McElhaney, of Meadville, died Saturday afternoon at City Hospital after a brief illness.  She was 73.

She was a daughter of Frederick and Eva Ellis Zimmerman and had lived in the Hartstown community before coming to Meadville three years ago.

She was a member...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Pearl Owens, 70, wife of R. L. Owens, of Meadville, died Wednesday evening at City Hospital.

She was hospitalized February 4th after suffering a broken leg in an auto accident.  Mrs. Owens was stricken about a week ago by a heart attack, from which she failed to recover.

Born in...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Doris E. Craig, 69, of Meadville, died yesterday at Spencer Hospital of injuries suffered Sunday in a freak auto accident near her home.

She sustained head and face injuries about noon when she fell to the pavement after getting out of a car operated by William J. Livsey.

Miss Craig,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary E. McDill, 80, of Meadville, died at City Hospital where she had been a patient since July 28.

A native of Mt. Hope, she had lived on Jefferson Street since May of 1955.  She was born April 25, 1878, a daughter of Marcus and Diana Byham Daniels.

She was...