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...

Jan 1, 1753

Samuel G. Stainbrook, 71, of Meadville, died Wednesday night at City Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday afternoon.

Son of the late Henry and Mary Messerall Stainbrook, he spent his early life in East Fairfield Township and came to Meadville in 1905.  He was employed by the Erie Railroad and retired as...

Jan 1, 1753

O. H. Palmer, 77, former Crawford County sheriff and well known Meadville resident, died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Meadville.

A resident of Meadville for the past 30 years, he held the sheriff's office from 1916 to 1919 and served an additional four-year term as deputy sheriff under the late Harley B. Cutshall...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Emma Gross Gelvin, World War I county food conservation committee head and former Meadville City Hospital Superintendent, died at her residence in Meadville, last night.  She was 89.

Mrs. Gelvin was appointed by Herbert Hoover, then national food conservation chairman, to head up the Crawford County committee during the first world war.

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Jan 1, 1753

John Stepchuck, 54, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital late Friday evening, February 9, 1973, after a sudden heart attack.

Born at Youngstown, November 11, 1918, he was a son of Paul and Tillie Tetichian Stepchuck.  He married Kathryn Peters on April 27, 1940.  Mr. Stepchuck was employed as a truck driver...

Jan 1, 1753

James F. Krasa, 80, of Meadville, died Friday evening at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on June 5, 1882, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krasa and married Christina Uzlik on May 31, 1909.

He first worked as a dairy farmer, and afterwards...

Jan 1, 1753

Herbert E. Osgood, of Meadville, died suddenly at his residence last night.  He had been in failing health for several years.

A painter by trade, he had lived in Meadville for the past 40 years.  He was a member of Grace Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow, a son, Philip of...