The Warren County Observer from Warren, Pennsylvania • Page 27

WARREN, PA. WARREN COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1961 PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN Warren General Hospital ANNA RATHBURN Anna Rathbum, 77, wife of Howard Rathburn, retired Sugar Grpve postmaster, died Saturday evening at 11 in the Jamestown General hospital. She was born December 15, 1883, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ristine, and had lived the past fifty-nine years in Sugar Grove.

In addition to her husband she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Grant, of Sugar Grove; three grandchildren, Martha Anne Sanders, of Sugar Grove, Peter A. Grant of San Francisco, and D. Tage Grant of Sugar Grove; a sister, Mrs. Maude E.

Tage, of Sugar Grove; and a brother John Ristine, of Arlington, Va. Funeral services will be held from the Schoonover Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, with interment in Wesleyan Cemetery of Sugar Grove. The Rev. Stuart Perrin, of the Gerard Presbyterian church, will conduct the services. CARL E.

SWANSON Carl Emil Swanson, 85, of 19 S. South retired carpenter, died Saturday, Sept, 2, 1961, about 7:30 p.m., following failing health for some time. Mr. Swanson was born in Sweden on January 29, 1876 and had resided in Jamestown for many years before coming to Warren to make his home only two years ago. He was a member of the First Covenant Church of Jamestown, where he served as a deacon, a Sunday School teacher and had sung in the church choir.

Surviving are his wife, Mae Hammar Swanson; a step-son, Eugene D. Nelson of Warren; three grandchildren, Donna, Daniel and Nancy Nelson of Warren; and several nieces and nephews. riends are being received at the Lind Funeral Home in Jamestown at the regular hours, and services will be held there this afternoon at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Paul W. Peterson, pastor of First Covenant Church, officiating.

Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery in Jamestown. HARVEY WILFORP BEATTY Harvey Wilford Beatty, 60, of Erie, a former Warren resident, died suddenly Monday morning, Sept. 4, 1961, at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, following a heart attack. Mr.

Beatty was bom in Yatesboro on May 24, 1901. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Mertie Bundy and Mrs. Helen Spatifore of Warren, Mrs. Phoebe Gray of New Bethlehem, and Mrs.

Mabel Bearfield of North Warren; two brothers, George Beatty of Brookville, R.r. 2, and Wallace Beatty of Warren; and a number of nieces and nephews. riends will be received at the Templeton Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday, and private services will be held there tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.

with the Rev. George Snow of the Shinglehouse Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery at Russell. MRS. LYMAN L.

TRUBY Ella Mae Truby of Russell, R.D. 2 died suddenly Friday, Sept. 1, 1961 at 6:30 p. m. in Warren General Hospital, where she had been a patient for two days.

Mrs. Truby was born in Warren on April 20, 1898 and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of First Methodist Church in Russell. Surviving are her husband, Lyman L. Truby; two sons, John Berdine of Warren and Ray J.

Berdine of Russell; and a brother, Richard Mahaffey of Russell. A brother, Thomas Mahaffey, preceded her in death by two days. Friends are being received at the Peterson Funeral Home at the usual hours, and services will be held there this afternoon at 1:30 p. with the Rev. C.

C. Headlund officiating. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery. MRS. W.

K. McCRAY Winnie Wheelock McCray of Spencer, W. died Sunday, Sept. 3, 1961 at 11 a. m.

at Spencer Hospital, where she had been a patient for a week. Mrs. McCray was bominLotts- ville February 28, 1884, the daughter of Col. PeForest and Sarah LeEll Wheelock. A former resident of Warren, she had lived in Spencer since 1907.

She was a member of Spencer Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, W. K. McCray; three daughters, Miss Jane McCray of Spencer, and Mrs. Martha Smith and Mrs.

Richard Thorn, both of Elizabeth, W. a brother, Harry Wheelock of Warren; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother and sister, Carl Wheelock and Bertha Lyons. Funeral services are being held in Spencer today, after which the body will' be brought to WarrenT where friends may call at the Peterson Funeral Home from 10 to 12 Thursday. Private graveside services will be held Thursday afternoon in Oakland Cemetery, with the Rev.

Ralph Findley of Grace Methodist Church officiating. It is the request of the family that flowers be omitted. MRS. JOSEPHINE M. LARSEN Mrs.

Josephine Larsen, 72, of Akeley, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde J. Arthur of R.D. 1, Akeley, at 10:45 a.m. yesterday.

She was bom January 3, 1889, in Oil City, the daughter of the late Carmen and Hortense Slantz Mahaffey. She resided in Warren County since she was three years old and taught school in this area for 12 years. She also was employed by the Warren Times Mirror for several years. In 1913 she was married to Max William Larsen, who preceded her in death on April 8, 1955. A son, Curtis Maxwell Larson, also preceded her in death in 1927.

Mrs. Larsen was a member of the Akeley Methodist Church, the W.S.C.S. of that church, the Akeley Grange, and the Warren Golden Age Society. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Elinor Cruse of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Mrs.

Romaine Arthur of Akeley; a son, Kenneth L. Larsen of Akeley; 11 grand children; three sisters, Mrs. Harriett Smith of Louisiana, Mrs. Grace Granquist of Akeley; Mrs. Helen Brasington of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; also, a number of nieces and nephews.

Services inMrs. memory will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the Blair Funeral Home in Frewsburg, N.Y., where friends may call between the hours of 2 and 10 p.m. today. Interment will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Frewsburg.

American Legion, bugler. Members of the firing squad included Fred Blair, Floyd Crocker, Tom Dorrion, Ed Muller, KenHennessy, Ernest Nollinger, Howard Thompson, Pat Valone, Anthony Vicini, Martin Winn, Marion Walker and Warren Engle. Members of the Post stood guard during visiting hours. Bearers for interment in Oakland Cemetery were James McGaw, Billie Williams, Frank Walker, Phillip A rrigo, Dalton Sayers and Lloyd Paul. McGaw presented the flag to Mrs.

Beverly Mesler Studer at the conclusion of the graveside rites. THOMAS EARL MAHAFFEY Services for Thomas Earl Mahaffey were held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Peterson Funeral Home, with the Rev. James Allen officiating. Bearers for interment in Oakland Cemetery were Robert Miller, Fred Mahaffey, Willis Mead, Pete Wheaton, Ray Marti and Gene Pring.

HAROLD WAYNE SIMPSON Services for Harold Wayne Simpson were held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Templeton Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles B. Kinney, pastor of the First EUB Church officiating. Bearers for interment in Warren County Memorial Park were James Hathaway, Douglas Cromwell, J.

Snyder, R.L. Schumann, H. F. Froelick and B.E. Burroughs.

CLIFFORD S. KAMMER Services for Clifford Stanley Kammer were held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Templeton Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bruce Ryan, vicar of the Warren County Episcopal Missions, officiating. Bearers for interment in Warren County Memorial Park were Carl Stranburg, Oscar Stranburg, Walter Kiser, Marvin Sliter, Edward Barney, and Ernest Eliberg.

MRS. HERBERT ARNOLD Services for Chloe Margaret Arnold were held Monday at2p.m. at the Templeton Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Livezey of Lander officiating:" l'' Bearers for interment in Westview Cemetery, Starbrick, were John and Harold Baker, Joe A mold, Frank Amacher, Ned Lauffer and Maxwell Arnold. ADMISSIONS Sept.

2, 1961 Mr. August Schueltz, 510 Cone- wan go Warren. Miss Nanette Slocum, 300 Follett Run Warren. Miss Nancy Stotz, 9 Mead Sheffield. Sept.

3, 1961 Mr. George Hanson, 754 Market Warren. Mrs. Nellie Parker, 116 Penna. Warren.

Mrs. Lavalette Sheil, 504 Fourth Warren. Mrs. Virginia Donaldson, 27 Arlington Drive, Warren. Sept.

4, 1961 Mrs. Jenny Berdine, 454 Conewango Warren. Mr. James L. Black, 137 Second Youngsville.

Mrs. Helen Ellis, Chandlers Valley. Lucille Holmes, Elm Warm Miss Sylvia Johnson, N. Carver Warren. Mr.

Sam 105 Center Clarendon. Mrs. Lorraine Pearson, Russell. Jodie Pierce, 2Ditmar Warren. Mrs.

Joyce Sperry, 114 Jackson Warren. Mrs. Matilda Verbosky, Sheffield. Mrs. Nancy Wineriter, 106 N.

Irvine Warren. Dennis Wolford, Tidioute. Mrs. Arlene Walton, 210 Davis Youngsville. DISCHARGES Sept.

2, 1961 Mr. Roger Applebee, 809 N. Main Youngsville. Mr. Frank Cataldo, Box 46, Kinzua.

Mrs. Naomi Crossley and baby boy, 9 Railroad Clarendon. Mrs. Mary Kirsch, R.D. 1, Russell.

Mr. Ross Miller, 909 Jackson Warren. Mrs. Janet Olson and baby boy, 10 Hammond Warren. Mst.

Douglas Phanco, 135 W. Main Youngsville. Mr. Ross Ruhlman, 4 Ruhlman Warren. Miss Cecelia Marie Smith, Bauer Warren.

Mrs. Janet Thomas and baby boy, 145 Follett Run Warren. Sept. 3, 1961 Mrs. Betty Bathgate baby Area Birth Report Warren General Sept.

3, 1961 Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Singer, 102 Penna. Warren. Sept.

4, 1961 BOY Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wineriter, 106 N. Irvine Warren. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Berdine, 454 Conewango Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Ellis, Chandlers Valley. Funeral Services Jamestown W.C.A.

FLOYD STUDER Services for Floyd Studer, U.S. Air Force, of Clarendon, who died in an accident while on a training mission in Thailand August 15, were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Leo D. Gibson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Meredith Swift of the Clarendon EUB Church officiating.

Full military services were conducted by the Marshall Larson Post, No. 314, of Clarendon, with the following in charge: Harry J. Rice, commander; Robert Trubic, senior vice commander; Frank Walker, junior vice commander; Delbert Jordan, chaplain; Joseph Do no tics, officer of the day; Sam F. Pusateri, commander of the firing squad; and James Casses of Chief Coraplanter Post of the Sept 2: BOYS Milo and Lois Rhodes Smih, R.D. 1, Niobe, N.Y.; Roland W.

and Joyce Johnson Schultz, 221 Dunham West Ellicott, N.Y.; Lin and Josephine Diers Norton, 625 Spring Jamestown. Robert W. and Carol Burr Hiller, Steamburg, N.Y.; Richard and Joanne McQuiggan Rich, Hall Casadagua, N.Y.; Warren and Lucille Maynard Rissel, 858 Pendergast Jamestown; Sebastian C. and Patricia Ludwicvak Raffa, 112 Thayer Jamestown. Sept.

3: BOYS Philip and Marjorie Pickett Trapani, Stow, N.Y. GIRLS Charles L. and Mari- lyn Chipman Allen, R.P. 1, Ashville, N.Y. Sept.

4: BOYS Donald and Helen Spencer Schauman, 6 Main Sinclairville, N.Y.; Albert R. and Elaine Paversa Chapman, 213 Woodlawn Jamestown. Jamestown General Sept. 2: John E. and Veronica Interher Holsinger, 320 Newland Jamestown; GIRLS Donald and Dawn Rei- bell Bagley, 88 S.

Erie Mayville, N.Y.; Thomas S. and Jean Phillips Brink, 9 W. Ninth Jamestown; Arthur L. and Ponna Wooley Anderson, Box 145, Gary, N.Y. Sept.

3: GIRLS Thomas and Donna Scott Roberts, R.P. 1, Falconer, N.Y.; Gerald D. and Leslie Hillings Miller, Box 67, Ashville, N.Y.; Roger S. and Kay Grundstrom Gronquist, 86 Liberty Jamestown; Roger D. and Lorraine Sparling Peterson, 14 E.

First Akeley. Sept. 4: Gerald E. and Nancy Kling Swanson, 243 Broadhead Jamestown. boy, 364 Cobharn Park Warren.

Mrs. Ruth Beck baby girl, 791 Follett Run Warren. Mr. Charles Cassell, R.D. 2, Akeley.

Mrs. Jean Collons, 117 N. South Warren. Mr. James Gebhart, R.D.

2, Akeley. Mrs. Arlene Guiffre baby girl, 23 Plum Warren. Mrs. Jessie Hesch, 215 Central Warren.

Mr. Sherman McKown, 17 Dunham Sheffield. Mr. Gary Nelson, M.R. 10, Pine Hill, Kittanning, Pa.

Mr. Howard Nelson, 206 Oneida Warren. Mrs. Violet Samuelson, 309 West Warren. Mrs.

Sarah Scybert, Marienville. Sept. 4, 1961 James Brown, 214 Park Warren. Mrs. Mabel Byers, Third Warren.

Mrs. Patricia Engle baby boy, Clarendon. Mr. George Hansen, 754 Market Warren. Candace Larson, 225 Church Sheffield.

Mrs. Mabel Aluffenberger, 307 Center Johnsonburg. Mrs. Sharon Miller baby boy, Kinzua. Mrs.

Carolyn Nyberg baby boy, 7 N. State N. Warren. Mrs. Anita Peterson, 413 Fourth Warren.

Mrs. Birte Retterer, Clarendon. Sandra Slocum, 90 Logan Warren. Sandra Slocum, R.D. 1, Youngsville.

Timothy Slocum, 90 Logan Warren. Mrs. Esther Westfall baby boy, Irvine. Kennedy Signs Foreign Aid Bill HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (UPI) President Kennedy signed into law yesterday legislation authorizinga $4,253 billion foreign aid program this year plus new five-year commitments for $7.2 billion in loans.

In approving the compromise measure as one signaling the start of "a decade of Kennedy renewed his call for Congress to "provide the funds necessary to fulfill the commitments it undertook in enacting this Kennedy Hears Of 2nd Blast (c) New York Times Service HYANNIS PORT President Kennedy was cruisingon Nantucket Sound yesterday when he was informed by ship-to-shore telephone of the latest Soviet nuclear explosion. Kennedy immediately cut short his outing in the Marlin, his 52- foot cabin cruiser, and returned to his summer house. $700 Damage In House Fire Here Fire broke out on the first floor of the David H. Siggins home at 12 Conewango ave. about 9:40 a.m.

Sunday, caus- ing an estimated $700 damage. Fire department officials believed the probable cause a lighted cigarette. A garden hose was used to extinguish the blaze which caused damage to the sofa, a book case and wall of the room. E. L.

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