Norwalk’s 1970 highs and lows in city government
Norwalk faced a year of turmoil centered on a proposed sale of the electric system and a costly upgrade plan. The city battled a major outage, debated pricing with Ohio Edison, and voters rejected selling the system while facing a deep financial deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Conway
Norwalk
Harold Finch
Ohio Edison Co
North West Street
Ohio Edison
George Raike
J.S. Sawyer
K.S. Flickinger
George Linn
Flickinger
Ohio Department of Health
State Health Department
Brickner
Finch
Safety Service
Obituary notices for Mantz Esker Leonard Culler Riegel Nickoli
Obituaries from Norwalk area papers list Hubert S. Mantz 72 of 25 State St. dying after a three week illness at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. Clarence H. Esker 90 of Woodlawn Ave. dies after brief illness. services at Kubach Smith Funeral Home with rosary recitations. Berlin Heights doctor Thomas Leonard 63 dies after long illness. memorials to Erie County Heart Fund. Myrtle L. Culler 87 of DeRussey Road passes after extended illness. survivors include two sons and two daughters. Emma M. Riegel 77 of rural Collins dies. funeral at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Albert P. Nickoli 76 of rural Greenwich dies on arrival at Sandusky Memorial Hospital. survivors listed. Funeral details accompany each notice with dates and burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert S. Mantz
State St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Spencer
Norfolk and Western Railway
First United Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Maintenance and Railroad
Dorothy
Helen Doyle
Ashland
Huberta Osborn
Norwalk
Betty Alexander
Gloria Harrison
Baltimore
Russell
Theodore
Robert
Mabel Nixon
Edith Wallace
Elyria
Curtis E. Truman
Wellington
Paul E
Clarence H. Esker
Woodlawn Ave
Norwalk Memorial Home
Bellevue
Mr. Esker
Ed M. Esker Printing Co
Maple City Ice Co
The
Maccabbes
Esker
St. Paul Catholic Church
Gerald Stein
Berlin Heights
Thomas E. Leonard
W. Main St
McArthur
Ohio
Leonard
U.S. Navy Medical Corps
Naval Hospital
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Ohio State University
Chicago College
Great Lakes College
Cleveland
Congregational United Church Society
Masonic Lodge
F & AM
Columbus
Iona
Don Thomas
Muncie
Ind
James (Coleen) Sellers
Whitehall
J.D. McNerney
Cleveland Heights
Hinman Funeral
Myrtle L. Culler
New London
DeRussey Road
Akron
Ethel Hoffman
Alice Gift
Clyde
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
Emma M. Riegel Collins
Emma M. Riegel
Collins
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Riegel
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Townsend Road Farm
Frank E
Richard F
U.S. Marine Corps
California
Arthur D
Paul
William Ebert
Alma Hensinger
Albert P. Nickoli
Milan
Greenwich
Riley Road
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Nickoli
Norwalk-Milan
Edith
Kenneth
Ruth) Perkins
Rawle
P.J. Garcia
Fitchville Cemetery
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Robert Price
Price
William V. Mount
Norwalk Safety Service
Dunedin
Fla
Adam Brickner
Tiffin
Mount
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Richard Cunningham
Charles Hipp
Knights of Columbus
Osborne Hoover
United Congregational Church
Sunset Cemetery
Erie County Heart Fund
Scholarship Fund
Paul Smith
First Baptist Church
Hartland Ridge Cemetery
Genesee
Western Auto
Whittlesey Ave
Fioe
Milan Ave
Amee
Goodyear
McConkey
Hester ST
Dial
Firelands Tool
Norwalk, Ohio
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