Death notices span Elyria and nearby towns in 1960s era record
Obituary notices honor Henry Sanford 80 of Wakeman and numerous others across Elyria Vermilion and surrounding communities. The dead include retirees Henry Sanford and eight others, with extended family details, funeral home arrangements, and memorial services scheduled at churches and cemeteries. Surviving relatives include wives, children, grandchildren, siblings, and in some cases stepchildren. Public notices reflect service dates, locations, and burial plans across multiple towns.
Card of Thanks from the Carter and Gregorczik families
Acknowledgments extend to friends neighbors and church members after the death of Alvin Gregorczik husband and father. The Carter family Louil Betty and Bettys relatives offer thanks to Garland Funeral Home Reverend Ernest Keih pallbearers and United Church of Christ members for sympathy flowers cards and prayers during their time of sorrow and loss.
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MHS
Gussh Carter
Butternut Ridge Road
Flynna
Church of God
Murray Ridge Rd
Louil
Alvin Gregorczik
Betty Gregorczik
Garland Funeral Home
Ike
Ernest Keih
Res Earl Conners
Sue van Winkle
The
United Church of Christ
John & Williams
Indaw
Hank
In Memoriam for Fred Pierce and Bearer family
In memory of our beloved Wes Band and father Fred Pierce who passed away in 1970. Also remembered are Eileen Bearer Horkey who died one year ago and Max Bearer who passed away nine years ago. Gone are the faces I loved, silent are the voices, but not too far for thought to reach.
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Wes
Fred Pierce
Eileen Bearer Horkey
Max Bearer
Ross N Hayes obituary notes Massillon life and work
Ross N Hayes age 65 formerly of Wakeman died Wednesday at Massillon City Hospital after a long illness. He was a telegrapher for the Norfolk and Western Railroad, born in Columbus and moved to Massillon 24 years ago. He was a member of Quarter Century Wireless and the Massillon Radio Club. Survived by wife Maxine two daughters Ellen Hauenstein in Columbus and Roxy Hayes Dalton two sons Michael San Mesa California and James Aleutian Islands, three grandchildren, and sister Phyllis Hayes Massillon. Services Sunday at 4 pm at Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman with Rev Peter Nichols officiating. burial in Wakeman.
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Ross N Hayes
Eleventh
Massillon
Wakeman
Massillo City Hospital
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Columbus
Hayes
Quarter Century Wireless
Massillon Radio Club
Maxine
Ellen Hauenstein
Roxy Hayes Dalton
Michael San
Gerber Funeral Home
Peter Nichols
Wakeman Cemetery
London’s Big Ben Named for Sir Benjamin Halt in 1867
London’s famous clock tower, Big Ben, is linked to Sir Benjamin Halt, the English Chief Commissioner of Works, who died in 1867. The attribution ties the tower’s name to the prominent official, reflecting 19th century civic naming.
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London
Benjamin Halt
Works
William E Kleefeld Services Held in Westlake
Funeral services for William E Kleefeld 52 of Garden Valley Minnesota formerly of North Ridgeville were held at Jenkins Funeral Chapel Westlake with burial in Maple Ridge Cemetery Westlake He died Sunday after a long illness an electrical engineer employed by Mitchell and Mitchell Associates of Minnesota Surviving include his wife Ellen nee Hall two sons Robert and James a daughter Laurel his mother Mrs Luella Kleefeld a graveside for Lor etta Pauly 73 of 1288 Bryden Rd Columbus will be in St Peter Cemetery North Ridgeville Monday at 11 am Pauly formerly of Elyria born February 2 1902 died in her home yesterday two sisters Mrs Earl Margaret Walker Elyria and Helen Pauly Ori ent Ohio two brothers Edward Ashland and William Canton Laudenthal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Frank (Macy) Mlach
East 34Th St. Lorain
Reidy- Scanlan
Lorain
St Cyril and Methodius Church
Aloisius Rupar
Calvary Cemetery
Miach
Avon Quks
St Joseph Hospital
Yugoslavia
Altar Society Legion of Marvand$r
Alostus Lodge No
Altar Society
Slovemarn Womens Liman
Gilbert E Ours
Tazewell
Tonn
Vermilion
Clairborne Hospital
Ours
ITT -Wakefield Lighting Division
Vermilion Water Department
Minmie
Mary McCrady Lake Worth
Fla
Robert
George Castalia
Carl
Norwalk
Orbie Estep
Tace
Wilam E Kleefeld
Garden Valley Minn
North Ridgeville
Jenkins
Westlake
Maple Ridge Cemetery
Kleefeld
Mitchell and
Mitchell Associates
Minnesota
Ellen Nee Hall
James
Laurel
Luella Kleefeld
Loretta Pauly
Bryden Rd
Columbus
St Peter
Pauly
Elyria
Earl Margaret
Walker Elyria
Helen Pauly
Orient Ohio
Edward
Ashland
William
Canton
Laudenthal Funeral Home
Engine derails on Rue Beach Road disrupts traffic
Penn Central crews repaired the tram derailment after an engine ran off the track at Rue Beach Road this morning. No injuries were reported. The incident closed the area to car traffic for eight hours while repairs were completed and damage to the train described as minimal.
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HURON
Penn Central Railroad
Rue Beach Road
Penn Central
Darmage
Firemen identified in photo mix up corrected
The Chronicle Telegram corrects the image caption: Randall Castle, not Gregory Castle, is the firefighter in yesterday’s photo with Randall rescuing a child from a garbage can. Randall and Gregory are twin brothers, both five firemen. Actress Mary Ure, 42, wife of actor Robert Shaw, died in London hours after opening a new play. The cause is not yet known. she was famed for Look Back in Anger and The Exorcism.
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Gregory Castle
Randall Castle
Gregorys
Randall
Mary Ure
Playright
Robert Shaw
London
John Osborne
Break-ins and thefts reported across Thames area roads
A string of incidents includes a soft drink machine pry at Thames Sohio station on Second Street and West Avenue, a radio stolen from a car on Oakwood Drive, vending machine theft at Clark station, and lottery tickets plus cash taken at Keesel's Bar. Multiple vehicle crashes reported on Cleveland Street, West River Street, Leona Street, and Rt 113 with few injuries.
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Thames Sohio
Second Street
West Avenue
Thomas Tucker
Oakwood Dr
Clark
East River
East Bridge
Keesel
Broad St
Cleveland Street
Portias Jones
Fourth St
United Methodist Church
Third Street
Lew
Cleveland St
Musses Avenue
West River Street
Lawrence Schunk
Dorset CL
Leona Street
49Th Street
Theodore C Stefanik
Dewey
Amherst Township
Willam L
West
Eaton Township
Vermiulisn Road
Olmsted Township zoning bid denials upheld by court
A visiting judge in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court upheld Olmsted Township trustees denial of a 187 acre La Belle Harbour townhouse rezoning request from single to multi family. Arguments cited lacked proper facilities and would strain services.
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Cleveland
Olmsted Township
la Belle Harbour
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Lake City Lane Co
Sprague Road
Usher and
Shady Roads
Wray Bevens
Pike County
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
Robert Venetra
Lorain to Probe Stabbing and Court Case
Lorain police and sheriffs detectives investigate a Sunday night stabbing of Albert Davis 28 of 2526 Denver Ave. Davis was stabbed in a Lorain home on Dallas Avenue and found in his car with a stomach wound. He remains in St Joseph Hospital in serious condition. No arrests have been made.
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Albert Davis
Denver Ave
Lorain
Davis
St Joseph Hospital
Norwalk girl falls from car in Lorain incident
An 18 month old Norwalk girl, Angela Sexton, is in critical condition at Lorain Community Hospital after reportedly falling from her mother's car as it backed from a driveway onto State Route 113 south of Huron Tuesday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy Sexton of 3 Water Street.
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Lorain
Norwalk
Lorain Commuunity Hospital
Huron
Angela Sexton
Billy Sexton
3 Water St
Edwards held to grand jury on robbery charge
John A Edwards age 25 of 142 Bell Ave pleaded innocent and was ordered held to the grand jury in Elyria Municipal Court. He faces a robbery charge connected to a Feb 25 incident at Players Lounge 130 Woodford Ave. Roy Batson of 38899 Biges Rd was beaten by five men in a tavern restroom and robbed of $18 and a pocketknife, Elyria police report.
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Elyria
John A Edwards
Bell Ave
Edwards
Grafton
Players Lounge
Woodford Ave
Roy Batson
Biges Rd
Stolen Tractor Trailer Recovered Near Elyria Store
Ohio investigators recovered a stolen tractor trailer containing tires valued at 18 000 to 20 10 at the Meyer Goldberg supermarket on Route 57 in Elyria. The rig had been stolen from Z and M Trucking in Cumberland Maryland. Detectives from Elyria Ohio State Police and FBI agents investigated with no arrests reported.
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Meyer Goldberg
Elyria
Cumberland
Ohio State Highway
FBI
Elyrian held to grand jury for concealed weapon charge
Elyrian Bowens 22 of 295 W River Rd pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court after being held to the grand jury on a carrying a concealed weapon charge. Police said a 22 caliber revolver was found under the front seat of a car he was riding in after officers spotted the pistol butt protruding from beneath the passenger seat near West Avenue and Fifteenth Street.
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Elyria
Larry J Bowens
River Rd
Bowens
West Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Sandusky High Student Dies In Crash Near Bellevue
Craig Blair 18 of Sandusky died when his car struck a parked truck on State Route 4 about a mile north of here. Edward Barnes 15 was in guarded condition at Providence Hospital. Blair, a Sandusky High senior, volunteered as assistant scout master for Troop 11 and worked at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral arrangements handled by C J Andres Funeral Home.
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Bellevue
Sandusky
Here
Craig Blair
Thorpe Dr
Edward Barnes
Venice Rd
Providence Hopital
Highway Patrol
Blair
Anthony Dulac
Streetsboro
Dulac
Erie-Huron
Sandusky High School
Boy Scout Troop 11
Good Samaritan Hospital
Delos Blair
Tom
Scott
Jeff
Susan
C J Andres
Health levy cost rises for Lorain County vote
Lorain County Health District faces an extra $24 750 in election costs for a June 3 health levy vote. Dr Marion Fisher notes the rise stems from staffing 110 precincts due to an unusually light primary with no state issues. Levy would run three years and raise about $175 000 annually, restoring last year’s operation level after a one third cut.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Avon Lake
DR. Fisher
County Health Board
Fred Meitenauer
Dr Fisher
Bishop murder trial delayed to April 28
The murder trial of Danny G Bishop, 23, of 217 Seventh St, was reset from April 14 to April 28 by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Paul J Mikus due to crowded docket. He faces a jury trial for the stabbing death of his estranged wife Milissa, 18, in a parking lot off Holly Lane near West Ave Sept. She was stabbed 30 times and suffered other cuts on her hands and arms. A special venue of 60 jurors will be drawn for a 12 member trial jury.
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Danny G Bishop
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J Mikus
Bishop
Milissa
Holly Lane
West Ave
Woman Threatened by Knife-Wielding Intruder
Mrs Sally Brown of 332 Furnace St Apt 2 Elyria reported a man with a nylon stocking over his head grabbed her by the throat and threatened her with a knife after entering her apartment through a bedroom window on Wednesday afternoon She suffered minor scratches and the intruder crawled out the window. police noted pry marks on the frame as the likely entry point.
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Elyria
Sally Brown
Furnace St
Apt 2
Lorain Man Pleads Guilty In Felonious Assault Case
Lorain resident Richard A Slusher 25 pleaded guilty to felonious assault and was sent to probation for a pre sentence report before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Floyd D Harris. He faced an aggravated robbery charge for a Nov 4 assault on John Jasinto 56 near 760 Ninth St Lorain where $20 was taken. Slusher, who had a narcotics offense prior, was allowed to plead to the lesser charge with Assistant Prosecutor Frank Horvath approving. His accomplice Dino Cerrone 19 Lorain is serving 4 to 25 years for that offense while Slusher was on parole from Mansfield at the time.
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Richard A Slusher
Lorain de . Lorain
Probation Department
Lorain County Common Pleas
Floyd D Harris Slusher
John Jasinto
Ninth St
Lorain
Frank Horvath Slusher
Reformatory
Paul J Mikus
Mansfield
Dino Cerrone
Building snafu near settlement in Lorain church case
A mix up over land for a $100,000 Midview Church of the Nazarene in Lorain County moved toward final settlement after a judge approved an entry dismissing most matters. Mitchell A. Madis sued to remove the church from his property. Foxwood Realty Co and its bondsman Reliance Insurance remain in dispute. Title clearing and the Northern Savings and Loan loan have been resolved as part of the settlement.
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Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Midview Church of the Nazarene
Mitchell A. Madis
Plymouth
Mich
Madis
Benjamin and
Frances Yablonsky
Paul J. Mikus
Foxwood Realty Co
Reliance Insurance Co
Foxwood
Yabronsky
Northern Savings and Loan Co
Ally
Harold A. West
Northern Savings and Loan
Births Record Listing Multiple New Daughters and Names
Birth notices report several newborn daughters linked to families in Vermilion Sheffield Lake Amherst Avon and surrounding areas. Names include HARCULA REGOVICH LISSY OTT KISH AUNSPAW BUSWELL JACKSON with addresses on Elmwood Avenue Hollow Court Tacoma Avenue Milan Avenue Detroit Road and Graf ton Road.
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John Harcula
North Barnes Rd
Vermilion Asonto
Robert Regovich
Elmwood Ave
Sheffield Lake
Gunter Lissy
Hollow Ct
Coin toss decides who wins insurance bid for police cruisers
In Lorain the board of control faced three identical bids for police cruiser insurance at 3830 each from Janasko Insurance Porkdlab Insurance and Somers Agency. All quoted Buckeye Union Insurance Co of Columbus as underwriter. After questioning why bids matched, Mayor Zahorec and the safety and service directors tossed coins to decide. the Sommers Agency won the contract.
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Lorain
Board of Control
Joseph Zahoree
Janasko Insurance Porkdlab Insurance
Somers
Buckeye Union Insurance Co of Columbus
Zahorec
Safety and Service
Sommers
Man found shot to death in motel
A man registered as Robert Frost af Walden Pond was found dead of a gunshot wound in a Holiday Inn room at 3 04pm yesterday. He lay propped on blood soaked pillows, a 38 caliber revolver in his hand and Frost poems nearby. He had no luggage or ID. A coroner's rep will rule on death, reported to be about 12 hours old.
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Robert Frost
Walden Pond
Holiday Inn
Two Elyria youths arrested after attempted store break in
Two juvenile suspects were halted by police after an attempted break-in at Eastgate Variety on Prospect Street in Elyria around 7:45 p.m. The 15 year old confessed to breaking in and stealing a citizen's band radio in a separate incident. Both youths, ages 15 and 17, were referred to the police youth bureau for juvenile charges.
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Elyria
Prospect Street
Eastgate
Police Youth Bureau
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Zenobia Road
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Elmer Hume
Clarksheld
France
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Gibson Lodge No
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Nodi
Freront
Georgia
Mac Jean? Watts
New London
Lowell
Lois Gray
Bruce
San Lorenzo
Calf
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Kenneth Bage
Sir Douglas St Vermilion
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Rex Dana
Lan
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United Church of
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Marseilles Ave
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Runal
Brookdale Cemetery
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Larry Richard
Ted
Jake
Glen Grace Harsch
Strongsville
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Clarksheld Methodist Cemetery
Laura A. Yeager
Laura A Yeager
Paul L Yeager
Kenneth
Olmsted Falls
North Badgeville
Columbia Station
Jennie Crockett
Salamanca NY
Agnes Case
Salamanca
Bruce Crockett
North Miami
Paul Ramon
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
Kenneth Halstead
Olmsted Community Church
Chestnut
Mlach
Gilbert E. Ours
Carter
Velva Walliams and
Memoriam
Loving SavEniee Dorty Ann
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Hyme and
Funeral Directen
Embermen
Harvey G. Cort
Ernest WY
Schewtie
Ross N. Hayes
Big Ben
William E. Kleefeld
Pauly Services
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Arcaservice
East Broad Street
Kipling Street
Olmsted
Elyrian
Leghal
Manictpal
Hubert Randolph
Melavo Lane
Jai
Lorain Police
By David Scott
Walter A. Godfrey
Marion Fisher County
Lorain St. Joseph
Asonto
James Ott
Tacoma Ave
Ason
William Kish
Milan Ave
Amherst
Elyria Memorial
Avon
John Aunspaw
Detroit Rd
Avan
Thomas Buswell
Lucille Dr
Ronald Jackson
Grafton Rd
Laurenthal Ebeels
Washington Ave
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