Marian Peed Weisz (1941-2018) Warren High School class of 1959

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1959 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

• Peed Paul W sls promotion mn Molded Fiber Glass h430 Conewango

1983 Warren City Directory

Marian, never quite as popular as Marion, nonetheless followed a similar trajectory -- a strong 1st half of the 20th century, followed by a rapid decline thereafter.  

Source:  Social Security Administration

Q:  OK, so why the bump in 1954?

A:  In 1953, with the encyclical Fulgens corona, Pope Pius ordered a Marian year for 1954, the first in Church history. The year was filled with Marian initiatives, in the areas of Mariology, cultural events, and charity and social gatherings. (Wikipedia)

Other members of the class of '59
2018
Linda Lou Tuller Weilacher.  (2/20/2018)
Caroline Blythe Haslet.  (1/28/2018)

2017
Leona Mead Harrington.  (12/15/2017)
Martha Cline Peed.  (9/6/2017)
Carla Mae Gay.  (8/1/2017)
Sharron Lord Rose.  (6/29/2017)
Helen Long Sykes.  (5/24/2017)
William Sweigert.  (4/23/2017)
Raymond Kane.  (1/7/2017)

2016
Suzanne Spattifor Carlson.  (6/27/2016)

2015
David Valone.  (3/7/2015)

2014
Daniel Otterbein.  (9/20/2014)
Jeanne Williams.  (5/25/2014)
Clara Swanson Carlson.  (5/22/2014)

Marian Cable Rulander (1936-2021) Warren High School class of 1954

 

1954 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Peterson Blick Funeral Home 

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Cable S Burton (Bernice C) lab National Forge h10 Maple Street
• Rulander C C employee Sylvania r240 Frantz Road (Curtis and Marian both listed in county section)

1983 Warren City Directory

• Cable S Burton retired h10 Maple Street
• Marian and Curist are still at the Frantz Road address

The popularity of Marian as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look grandson Melody.  

Source:  Social Security Administration

Melody debuted in 1942 and reached her first peak of popularity in 1960.  She then bottomed out in 1989 and is currently, as of 2019, enjoying a personal best. 

Other members of the class of 1954 (29):

2021

Nancy Zock Clark.  (2/16)

2020
Patricia Harrington McAvoy.  (8/5)

Elizabeth Ann Pasquino Deck.  (2/22)
Beatrice Brown Bines.  (1/26)

2019
Margaret Eaton Watts.  (10/30)
Mary Alice Morse Akif.  (10/1)
Sally Nelson Metzger.  (8/1)
Phoebe Marie Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/29)
David Neal Redmond.  (3/4)

2018
Roberta Cable Anderson.  (11/3)
Patrick Michael Sheehan.  (9/19)
Charles Salerno.  (3/19)
Joan White Wood.  (2/12)
Janet Lauffenberger Day.  (2/11)

2017
Georgeanne Pappas Kornreich.  (11/27)
Anita Miller Smith.  (10/25)
Michelene Figliuzzi Colgrove.  (6/1)
James Hornstrom.  (3/9)
Richard Latimer.  (1/31)
Guard Pierce.  (1/24)

2016
Thomas Gray.  (10/16)
Franklin Ristau.  (4/21)

Richard Helmbrecht.  (3/27)
Luella Wert Wile.  (3/15)
Edward Erickson.  (3/4)

2015
Keith Otterbein.  (7/20)
Marlene Ceriola English.  (6/28)

2014

Robert Johnson.  (8/10)

Lois Egger Anderson McDanel.  (6/23)

Phillip Stewart.  (2/20)

The Earl Park Public Library's Collection Development Angel

Earl Park Public Library

Woman keeps library alive with book donations. (WDAM, 12/20/2011)

Excerpt: Librarian Connie Sparenberg says book donations from people like Delp keep the library thriving. The town has less than 350 people, and the library depends on taxes for funding.

"If it wasn't for Marian, I really don't know how we would continue to expand our collection," Sparenberg said.

Of the estimated 25,000 books at Earl Park, at least 25 to 30 percent were donated by Delp.

"All of our books on CD have come from Marian, 95 percent of our DVDs have come from Marian," Sparenberg said.

Gary Rowley (1941-2020) Warren High School class of 1959

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1959 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

• Peed Paul W sls promotion mn Molded Fiber Glass h430 Conewango

1983 Warren City Directory

Marian, never quite as popular as Marion, nonetheless followed a similar trajectory -- a strong 1st half of the 20th century, followed by a rapid decline thereafter.  

Source:  Social Security Administration

Q:  OK, so why the bump in 1954?

A:  In 1953, with the encyclical Fulgens corona, Pope Pius ordered a Marian year for 1954, the first in Church history. The year was filled with Marian initiatives, in the areas of Mariology, cultural events, and charity and social gatherings. (Wikipedia)

Other members of the class of '59
2018
Linda Lou Tuller Weilacher.  (2/20/2018)
Caroline Blythe Haslet.  (1/28/2018)

2017
Leona Mead Harrington.  (12/15/2017)
Martha Cline Peed.  (9/6/2017)
Carla Mae Gay.  (8/1/2017)
Sharron Lord Rose.  (6/29/2017)
Helen Long Sykes.  (5/24/2017)
William Sweigert.  (4/23/2017)
Raymond Kane.  (1/7/2017)

2016
Suzanne Spattifor Carlson.  (6/27/2016)

2015
David Valone.  (3/7/2015)

2014
Daniel Otterbein.  (9/20/2014)
Jeanne Williams.  (5/25/2014)
Clara Swanson Carlson.  (5/22/2014)

Jerome Martin (1940-2019) Warren High School class of 1958

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1958 Dragon yearbook 

1967 Warren City Directory

• Martin Edward J (Marian N) manager L. F. Widmann h219 Oneida Avenue
• Martin Jerome L USN r210 Oneida Avenue
• Martin Marian bookkeeper Warren General Hospital r219 Oneida Avenue

1983 Warren City Director

Jerome enjoyed a respectable, if unspectacular, run during most of the 20th century, spending 82 years (1903-1984) in the top 200 and peaking at #93 in 1938 and 1939.  Looks as though he's headed for oblivion now.

Source: Social Security Administration 

Other class of 1958 members.

2019
Arthur Bailey.  (9/20/2019)
Joseph Tutaro.  (6/30/2019)
Kay Graham Chase.  (5/23/2019)

2018
Barbara Tremblay Trawick.  (12/7/2018)
Edward Lindsey.  (8/1/2018)
Elisabeth Lucia Hewitt.  (3/8/2018)

2017
Susan Schmader Warner . (12.16.2017)
Mary Ann Campagna Cross.  (9/19/2017)
Sally Jones Darling.  (9/7/2017)

2016
Jack Colvin.  (12/14/2016)

2015
Thomas Gerarde.  (11/11/2015)
John "Jack" Suppa.  (10/10/2015)
Susan Mead Mastrangiola.  (8/6/2015)
Barbara Baldensperger.  (6/21/2015)
Dennis Morell (3/8/2015)

2014
Joyce Black Wohlers.  (3/16/2014)
Susan Leonard Anderson.  (3/15/2014)
Doris Musante. (1/9/2014)

Linda Heimann Secor (1948-2024) Warren Area High School class of 1966

 

1966 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Heimann Arnold F (Marian E) crane operator Pittsburgh Des Moines  h121 North Parker St

1983 Warren City Directory

• Constable Linda employee New Process h14 North Carver Street
• Heimann Arnold F & Marian E; retired h121 North Parker St

The popularity of Linda as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Zoe.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Zoe bounced around the lower range of the bottom of the baby names chart during the first half of the 20th century, then spent the mid portion more off than on.  She made a reappearance in 1983 and quickly zoomed into the top 100, where she has spent the past 23 years, peaking at #30 in 2012.  

 

Other members of the class of '66 (30):

2023

Robert Nelson.  (11/30)

Michael Smith.  (10/27)

William John Curtis.  (8/29)

Charles Hollingshead.  (8/13)

Clarence Jay Pees.  (7/27)

Kenneth Knight.  (4/26)

Linda Johnson.  (3/23)

Gail Anderson. (2/24)

2022

Douglas Glass.  (8/16)

James Gray.  (7/14)

Charlotte Loper Strickland.  (5/4)

Larry  Donaldson.  (3/30)

Allen Eugene Wenzel.  (1/23/)

2021

Roger Jenkins.  (1/20)

Loren Sederberg.  (3/15)

2020
Harry Rosequist.  (8/28)
Donna Dunkle Spahr.  (8/17)
Victoria Hanson.  (1/27)
Darrell Robinault.  (1/4)

2019
Edward Houser.  (10/22)
Michael Phillips.  (6/12)

2018
Sue Ellen Strandbert Nazario.  (11/25)
Frank Chiaravalloti.  (9/21)
Howard Johnson.  (8/3)
Albert Conklin.  (4/11)
Betsy Colt Brinkley.  (3/9)

2017
Deborah Snyder Sproveri.  (8/8)

2015
Sally Johnson Horrocks.  (4/3)

2014
Charlene Postlethwait Knowlton. (10/8)
Dennis Peterson.  (8/31)

Marilyn Smith Miller (1934-2019) Warren High School class of 1952

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1952 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory (no entries)

• James and Marilyn Miller are listed in the county section as living at 301 College Street in Youngsville
• Smith Melvin T (Marian) carpenter Larson Building Company h1003 Conewango Avenue

1983 Warren City Directory

• James and Marilyn now live at 139 Marsh Avenue in Youngsville
• Smith Melvin T (Marian) retired h614 Conewango Avenue

The popularity of Marilyn as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at granddaughter Gabrielle.

 Source:  Social Security Administration

Gabrielle debuted in 1957 and took some time finding a steady upward path.  She flourished during the l990s and 2000s, spending 21 years (1990-2010) in the top 100, peaking at #46 in 1999.  She's now on her way to becoming yesterday's news.

Other class of '52 grads:
2019
Ralph Wade.  (7/8/2019)
Dudley Donaldson.  (2/8/2019)
June Odmark Wiggins.  (1/5/2019)

2018
Richard Hansen.  (1/2/2018)

2017
Donald "Dean" Webster.  (8/2/2017)
Earl Henry Campbell.  (7/17/2017)
Theodore Shaw.  (6/7/2017)
Richard Suppa.  (5/27/2017)
Neil Siefert.  (4/18/2017)

Mary Anne Handest McHenry.  (3/23/2017)
Reynold Flatt.  (2/27/2017)

2016
Donald Merkle.  (9/23/2016)
Minnie Bonavita Miller.  (6/10/2016)
Myra Wilson Babcock.  (5/19/2016)
Norma Pierce Nielsen.  (4/6/2016)
Santo 'Sam' Pascuzzi.  (2/14/2016)

2015
Glenn Culbertson.  (10/23/2015)

2014
Elizabeth Eggleston Hoffman.  (10/17/2014)

Mary Jane Colvin Martin (1936-2023) Warren High School class of 1954

 

1954 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Donald Lewis Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Colvin Pauline (widow Christopher) employee Fladry's Corner Restaurant h227 Pennsylvania Avenue West

1983 Warren City Directory

• Colvin Pauline retired h18 Water Street
• Martin Mary J Mrs clerk New Process h105 Biddle Street
• Martin William & Mary J; machinist Clark h105 Biddle Street

The popularity of Mary as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at grandchild.  

Source:  Social Security Administration

Brandi's 42 years on the baby names chart can be best described as 'meteoric'.  She debuted in 1966 and quickly shot up into the top 100, where she spent 15 years, peaking at #55 in 1981.  After 1995, she experienced a quick and steep decline in popularity and fell off the chart in 2008. 

Other members of the class of 1954 (36):

2023

Wayne Arlo Smetanka.  (7/18)

Glenn Cook.  (4/17)

2021

Elaine Moore Larsen.  (9/17)
Margaret Hennessey Sorensen.  (5/21)

Margaret Scalise.  (4/29)

Marian Cable Rulander (4/24)

Nancy Zock Clark.  (2/16)

2020
Patricia Harrington McAvoy.  (8/5)

Elizabeth Ann Pasquino Deck.  (2/22)
Beatrice Brown Bines.  (1/26)

2019
Margaret Eaton Watts.  (10/30)
Mary Alice Morse Akif.  (10/1)
Sally Nelson Metzger.  (8/1)
Phoebe Marie Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/29)
David Neal Redmond.  (3/4)

2018
Roberta Cable Anderson.  (11/3)
Patrick Michael Sheehan.  (9/19)
Charles Salerno.  (3/19)
Joan White Wood.  (2/12)
Janet Lauffenberger Day.  (2/11)

2017
Georgeanne Pappas Kornreich.  (11/27)
Anita Miller Smith.  (10/25)
Michelene Figliuzzi Colgrove.  (6/1)
James Hornstrom.  (3/9)
Richard Latimer.  (1/31)
Guard Pierce.  (1/24)

2016
Thomas Gray.  (10/16)
Franklin Ristau.  (4/21)

Richard Helmbrecht.  (3/27)
Luella Wert Wile.  (3/15)
Edward Erickson.  (3/4)

2015
Keith Otterbein.  (7/20)
Marlene Ceriola English.  (6/28)

2014

Robert Johnson.  (8/10)

Lois Egger Anderson McDanel.  (6/23)

Phillip Stewart.  (2/20)

Richard Sherwood (1936-2024) Warren High School class of 1954

 

1954 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Sherwood Oscar S (Ethel M) locomotive engineer Struthers Wells home 3 Wood Street
• Sherwood Richard D (Mary L) clerk Sylvania home 201 Frank Street

1983 Warren City Directory

• Sherwood Ethel M Mrs retired home 3 Wood Street
• Sherwood Richard D & Mary L; employee GTE Sylvania home 100 Quaker Hill Road

The popularity of Richard as a baby name was last graphed in 2013.  Time for an update.

 

Source:  Social Security Administration

 Richard was one of the most consistently popular name for boys during the 20th century.  He spent 80 years in the top 25 -- 51 of them in the top 10.  So far during the 21st century, he has eased into a slow fade.

Other members of the class of 1954 (38):

2024

Norma Burgeson Farnsworth.  (4/18)

John Cotillion.  (3/31)

Elaine Cooney Spiller.  (1/6)

2023

Mary Jane Colvin Martin.  (10/19)

Wayne Arlo Smetanka.  (7/18)

Glenn Cook.  (4/17)

2021

Elaine Moore Larsen.  (9/17)
Margaret Hennessey Sorensen.  (5/21)

Margaret Scalise.  (4/29)

Marian Cable Rulander (4/24)

Nancy Zock Clark.  (2/16)

2020
Patricia Harrington McAvoy.  (8/5)

Elizabeth Ann Pasquino Deck.  (2/22)
Beatrice Brown Bines.  (1/26)

2019
Margaret Eaton Watts.  (10/30)
Mary Alice Morse Akif.  (10/1)
Sally Nelson Metzger.  (8/1)
Phoebe Marie Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/29)
David Neal Redmond.  (3/4)

2018
Roberta Cable Anderson.  (11/3)
Patrick Michael Sheehan.  (9/19)
Charles Salerno.  (3/19)
Joan White Wood.  (2/12)
Janet Lauffenberger Day.  (2/11)

2017
Georgeanne Pappas Kornreich.  (11/27)
Anita Miller Smith.  (10/25)
Michelene Figliuzzi Colgrove.  (6/1)
James Hornstrom.  (3/9)
Richard Latimer.  (1/31)
Guard Pierce.  (1/24)

2016
Thomas Gray.  (10/16)
Franklin Ristau.  (4/21)

Richard Helmbrecht.  (3/27)
Luella Wert Wile.  (3/15)
Edward Erickson.  (3/4)

2015
Keith Otterbein.  (7/20)
Marlene Ceriola English.  (6/28)

2014

Robert Johnson.  (8/10)

Lois Egger Anderson McDanel.  (6/23)

Phillip Stewart.  (2/20)

Betty Lou Emerson Smith (1936-2022) Warren High School class of 1954

 

1954 Dragon yearbook

Source: Donald Lewis Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Marshall Emerson and Betty Lou Smith live in Clarendon

 1983 Warren City Directory

• Smith Betty L waitress Candle Light Restaurant h9 Hertzel Street

SSA doesn't track double names by Betty Lou or Mary Sue. Let's take a look at great-grandson Grayson.  

Source:  Social Security Administration

Grayson debuted in 1984 and has steadily moved up the chart to reach the top 40, where he's been since 2016.  

Other members of the class of 1954 (36):

2022

Sylvia Johnson Zavinski.  (3/22)

2021

Mary Pasquerette Zaffino.  (11/22)

Elaine Moore Larsen.  (9/17)

Margaret Hennessey Sorensen.  (5/21)

Margaret Scalise.  (4/29)

Marian Cable Rulander (4/24)

Nancy Zock Clark.  (2/16)

2020
Patricia Harrington McAvoy.  (8/5)

Elizabeth Ann Pasquino Deck.  (2/22)
Beatrice Brown Bines.  (1/26)

2019
Margaret Eaton Watts.  (10/30)
Mary Alice Morse Akif.  (10/1)
Sally Nelson Metzger.  (8/1)
Phoebe Marie Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/29)
David Neal Redmond.  (3/4)

2018
Roberta Cable Anderson.  (11/3)
Patrick Michael Sheehan.  (9/19)
Charles Salerno.  (3/19)
Joan White Wood.  (2/12)
Janet Lauffenberger Day.  (2/11)

2017
Georgeanne Pappas Kornreich.  (11/27)
Anita Miller Smith.  (10/25)
Michelene Figliuzzi Colgrove.  (6/1)
James Hornstrom.  (3/9)
Richard Latimer.  (1/31)
Guard Pierce.  (1/24)

2016
Thomas Gray.  (10/16)
Franklin Ristau.  (4/21)

Richard Helmbrecht.  (3/27)
Luella Wert Wile.  (3/15)
Edward Erickson.  (3/4)

2015
Keith Otterbein.  (7/20)
Marlene Ceriola English.  (6/28)

2014

Robert Johnson.  (8/10)

Lois Egger Anderson McDanel.  (6/23)

Phillip Stewart.  (2/20)

Gerald Berardi (1936-2025) Warren High School class of 1954

 

1954 Dragon yearbook

Legacy

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Berardi Gerald J (Nancy M) clerk New Process 409 1/2 West Fifth Avenue 
• Berardi Samuel (Phyllis) retired 11 South Morrison Street

1983 Warren City Directory

• Berardi Gerald J & Nancy M; employee New Process 1410 Hall Street

The popularity of Gerald as a baby name was graphed previously graphed in 2015, when it ranked #765.  Let's take another look. 

Source:  Social Security Administration

Gerald enjoyed an impressive 63 years (1908-09, 1911-71) in the top 100, peaking at #19 in 1936, 1938, and 1939.  After 2015, he had just 5 more years to go on the chart.

Other members of the class of 1954 (42):

2025

Shirley Hoden DeVore.  (8/17)

Murray McComas.  (6/11)

2024

Richard Sherwood. (9/12)

Norma Burgeson Farnsworth.  (4/18)

John Cotillion.  (3/31)

Elaine Cooney Spiller.  (1/6)

2023

Mary Jane Colvin Martin.  (10/19)

Wayne Arlo Smetanka.  (7/18)

Glenn Cook.  (4/17)

2021

Elaine Moore Larsen.  (9/17)
Margaret Hennessey Sorensen.  (5/21)

Margaret Scalise.  (4/29)

Marian Cable Rulander (4/24)

Nancy Zock Clark.  (2/16)

2020
Patricia Harrington McAvoy.  (8/5)

Elizabeth Ann Pasquino Deck.  (2/22)
Beatrice Brown Bines.  (1/26)

2019
Margaret Eaton Watts.  (10/30)
Mary Alice Morse Akif.  (10/1)
Sally Nelson Metzger.  (8/1)
Phoebe Marie Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/29)
David Neal Redmond.  (3/4)

2018
Roberta Cable Anderson.  (11/3)
Patrick Michael Sheehan.  (9/19)
Charles Salerno.  (3/19)
Joan White Wood.  (2/12)
Janet Lauffenberger Day.  (2/11)

2017
Georgeanne Pappas Kornreich.  (11/27)
Anita Miller Smith.  (10/25)
Michelene Figliuzzi Colgrove.  (6/1)
James Hornstrom.  (3/9)
Richard Latimer.  (1/31)
Guard Pierce.  (1/24)

2016
Thomas Gray.  (10/16)
Franklin Ristau.  (4/21)

Richard Helmbrecht.  (3/27)
Luella Wert Wile.  (3/15)
Edward Erickson.  (3/4)

2015
Keith Otterbein.  (7/20)
Marlene Ceriola English.  (6/28)

2014

Robert Johnson.  (8/10)

Lois Egger Anderson McDanel.  (6/23)

Phillip Stewart.  (2/20)