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TITUSVILLE, Pa. (AP)—Funeral services for William DeVore Stevenson, longtime associate publisher of the Titusville Herald, will be held Thursday. Stevenson, 58, died early Tuesday [June 4, 1974]. Stevenson and his brother, Jim, did the editorial writing on the morning newspaper. Jim Stevenson is publisher of the Herald. William Stevenson started with the Herald before World […]

Memorial services were held Wednesday in Los Angeles for James C. Joyce, noted choral arranger and singer, who died Friday [May 17, 1974] following a lengthy illness. He was 53. A native of Toledo, Joyce was best known for his work in motion pictures and recording. His film credits include “The Sound of Music,” “Tom […]

Funeral services for Robert L. Lancaster, 49, well-known sculptor, painter, educator, designer, consultant in art and architecture, and chairman of the art department in the School of Fine Arts at Southwestern University, who died at his home on May 1 [1974], were held in Lois Perkins Chapel at Southwestern University at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, […]

John R. “Bob” Fairchild [April 24, 1974], loving husband of Rita Marie Fairchild, son of Rayne B. Fairchild Sr., brother of Rayne B. Fairchild Jr., M.D., William R. Fairchild and Lucille Sangouard. Rosary this evening, 8 p.m. at Callanan Mortuary (1301 North Western Avenue). Funeral Mass, Friday, 11 a.m. at St. Brendan Church (3rd & […]

Doyle M. Campbell, 57, Royal Center, died at 3 a.m. Monday [April 15, 1974] at the Memorial Hospital. Born in Fulton County, Nov. 17, 1916, he was the son of John F. and Edith Pate Campbell. A retired conductor of the Penn Central Railroad, he was a member of the Orient Masonic Lodge, No. 272, […]

Robert M. Toles, 621 Manford Ct., age 50, died Tuesday, March 26, 1974, at Ann Arbor. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Swartz-Raysin Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Rd. Rev. Fr. Edwin Schuttle officiating. Burial in St. John Cemetery, Davison. Memorials may be made to St. John Catholic Church. Mr. Toles was […]

Dennis Pickering, February 9 [1974], in Las Vegas, beloved husband of the late Margaret; dear father of Dennis W., Mrs. Barbara Parent and Joan; grandfather of Robert Daniel and Michael Patrick Pickering. At Wilkie Funeral Chapel, 19305 W. 7 Mi. Rd. Services Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Visitors after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Steve J. Lewandowski [February 6, 1974], age 53 yrs., veteran of U.S. Marine Corps (Carlson Raiders WWII), husband of the lateLiesolotte, nee Rathgeber; fond father of Ernest, Karen and Steven; brother of Walter and the late John. Memorial services Tuesday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m., at the Doty-Panozzo Funeral Home, 214E. 115th St. Visitation 6 to […]

Edward F. Johnson, husband of Nan McDonough Johnson of 415 Circular Ave., Hamden, formerly of Northford and Mansfield St., New Haven, died unexpectedly in St. Raphael’s Hospital Thursday [December 27, 1973]. He was 49. Mr. Johnson was born in New Haven, October 26, 1924, son of the late Elmer and Anna Foley Johnson. He was […]

Rosary will be recited for Thomas Joseph Almeida, 49, of 2534 O’Brien Circle, Camarillo, at 8 tonight in the chapel of James A. Reardon Mortuary, Oxnard. Requiem Mass will be said by the Rev. J. J. Madera in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church here at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Santa Clara Cemetery. […]