Rev Gerard Fredericks Dies in Puerto Rico Mission Worker for Lorain Puerto Ricans
The Rev. Gerard Fredericks, 67, founder and first pastor of Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain, died of a heart attack in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he served with the Missionary Servants of Most Holy Trinity. Arriving in Lorain in 1952 to aid Puerto Rican workers, he established a chapel from a store room, expanded it, and led efforts for housing and living improvements. He served on local boards and as president of the Lorain section of the Northeastern Ohio Conference in Spanish-American Affairs. He was honored for his Puerto Rican work at a 1957 dinner.
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Gerard Fredericks
Sacred Heart Chapel
Lorain
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Most Holy Trinity
Fredericks
Edward F. Hoban
St. Ladislaus
Neighborhood House
Visiting Nurse Association
Community Chest
Northeastern Ohio Conference
Fr. Fredericks
Cleveland
la Perea
Holy Trinity
Ala
Phenix City
Holy Trinity Order
Robert Ward
Tom F. Cowan
St. Joseph Hospital
Ashland
Mr. Cowan
Koebring Co
Emmanuel Knited Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite Valley of Cleveland
American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Colorado Springs
Colo
Vesta
Donald
Miriama) McKay
Thomas
Kenneth
Severna Park
Harry
Fred
Florida
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Lotain
Grant Caruthers
Chapel Heights Cemetery
Marion
Death notices from Lorain area obituaries and funeral services
Obituary notices for Louis Martinez 65 of Lorain with survivors and funeral details. Emil Amado Ri 39 of San Francisco formerly Lorain. multiple memorial services, visitations, and burials across Lorain County including Elmwood and Calvary Cemeteries. frenzied schedule of services in Lorain and nearby towns. Fr. Fredericks and other church leaders noted for service in Puerto Rico and Lorain communities. Various individuals including Mildred Bradley 60, Tom F. Cowan 81, Joseph L. Gedridge 71, Henrietta Leedy 84, and Ethel Gochnour 80 are listed with birthplaces, kin, and funeral arrangements.
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Amado Ri
San Francisco
Lorain
Elena
Amado, Jr
Josephine Martinez
John R. Davia
Cbnary
Mildred Bradley
East 33Rd St
St. Joseph Hospital
Bradley
Butler
Donald Sr
James
Gloria) Gilbo
Grafton
Antonio
Donna) Palacios
Nancy) Armstrong
Richard
Millie) Schwarz
Sheffield
Donald Jr
Westlake
John
Pittsfield
George Radich
Reidy-Scanlan
Elmwood Cemetery
Fire causes $1,000 damage at Obiosa Motel unit
Fire on Wednesday night caused an estimated $1,000 damage to a unit at the Obiosa Motel on Rt. Wellington. Fire Chief William Weber said the blaze at 9:30 a.m. appeared to start around the fireplace. Kira Warner lived in the unit, owned by Stacey Warner, and the family remained in the living area.
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Pittsfield
Obiosa
Rt. W
Westel
Avon Lake sued by state over storm repair funds
The Ohio Adjutant General's Office sues Avon Lake officials in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to recover 5.50 dollars claimed unused from 1973 storm damage repairs. Named are Mayor Richard Hausrod, Service Director Stanley Mapel and Auditor Florence Curtis. The suit cites 9.33 dollars received and 400 dollars misapplied after a 1975 audit findings. The state demands the money be returned after requests were ignored.
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Ohio Adjutant General's Office
Avon Lake
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Richard Hausrod
Stanley Mapel
Florence Curtis
Adjutant General
I Euatt
CB Club Holds Coffee Break at Pon Derosa Pines
The Town and Country CB Club hosts a coffee break tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. at Pon derosa Pines with guests of honor Mr and Mrs Roger Moore, their daughter Cortinna aged 7. Twenty five percent of proceeds benefit Lorain County Easter Seal which conducts its annual fund-raising drive.
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Town and Country CB Club
Ponderosa Pines
Roger Moore
Cortinna
Lorain County
Lorainey
Elyria lays off 24 city workers amid revenue shortfall
Elyria announces 24 city employees laid off as part of efforts to avert a 41.1 million operating revenue shortfall. Parks and cemeteries, utilities, engineering, forestry and wastewater treatment hit hardest. police and fire spared. Union protests, 32 hour option rejected. health department cuts finalized with two retirements not replaced.
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Elyria
Parks and Recreation and Cemeteries
Richard Bergman
Bergman
Elyria Health Department
Health Board
Health Department
Oberlin board to seek 6 mill operating levy on ballot
Oberlin Board of Education votes to place a 6 mill continuing operating levy before voters, expected to raise about 252000 yearly and avert a 177000 cut risk this year. Details show a homeowner with a 40000 value at 14000 taxed would pay about 84 more annually, with district taxes totaling 1036 per year for similar homes.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Board of Education
James Davis
Davis
Disaster clash over Lorain base camp 1971 plan sparks talks
Lorain County Disaster Services Agency fights with Juvenile Court over headquarters and use of the Murray Ridge Road infirmary as a home for eight to ten girls. Commissioners may seek a joint building, with May 1 as a hoped start, amid a decade of shifting sites.
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Lorain County Disaster Services Agency
Lorain County Juvenile Court
Disaster Agency
Williams
Murray Ridge Road
Catherine Catanzarite
Elyria Students to Sign Off on TV Program
Six eighth graders from St. Mary's School will present their own explanations of Christ's Taste seven utterances on WKYC TV Channel 3 in the evening signoff. The students are Ann DeMarco Mary Boiyan Liz Vajentic Brian Calhoun Bryan Borow. They appeared this morning at 1000. The presentation was taped March 28.
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St. Mary's School
Wkyc-Tv
Channel 3
Ann DeMarco
Mary Boiyan
Liz Vajentic
Brian Calhoun
Bryan Borow
Sheffield Schools Seek June Levy to Avert Closings
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Board of Education voted 4 to 0 to place a 7 mill operating levy on the June ballot to raise about $315,000 annually. If rejected, the district warns of November school closings amid a roughly $311,000 deficit and $150,000 past-due bills, with further cuts likely in salaries and staff.
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Sheffield
Sheffield-Sheffield
Daniel Rosequist
Rosequist
New London clarifies millage allocation details
New London officials dispute how the 10 mill limit is allocated. Village records show 1.9 mills of the 2.3 inside the limit fund general operations, 0.3 mill to police pension, 0.7 mill to bond retirement for storm sewers, with 4 of a mill unassigned. Outside the limit, 1.8 mills finance sewer and water improvements, with the rest covered by the 1 percent income tax.
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New London
Greg Barnes
Joyce Marsh
Huron County
New London Village
Coroner reports Horvath died of natural causes
Lorain police report the death of Louis Horvath, age 6, at 20 E 2th St, was due to natural causes per Lorain County Coroner Dr William Kishman. Fire department investigation found a cigarette started the blaze, but Kishman said the heart attack preceded the fire.
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Lorain
Louis Horvath
Lorain County
William Kishman
Petla Cti
Kishman
Horvath
Top high school drivers vie for national contest title
Sandusky hosts a statewide high school driver education contest with competitors from Lorain Blyria Vermilion Huron Firelands Nor and area. AMVETS and Dodge dealers sponsor. over 10000 in scholarships and prizes include a new Dodge Aspen car. Eliminations, driving tests and a final in Nashville determine national winners.
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Sandusky
Lorain
Blyria
Vermilion
Huron
Firelands
Noranche
Boron
American Veterans of
Huffman Leaves Municipal Court Bailiff Post
Edward F. Huffman quit as Elyria Municipal Court bailiff after a brief tenure to run Huffman's Corner a family restaurant and service station on Route 20 Route 58. He had served Judge James P. Horn since January 1976 and Horn expected a replacement by May 1. Huffman, former assistant Safety service director of Elyria, and his wife Louise have seven children.
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Edward F. Huffman
Elyria Municipal
Huffman
Ely- Tia
Louise
Easter Egg Hunt Planned in Amherst
Amherst prepares an Easter egg hunt at Maude Neiding Park on Cleveland Street at 3 p.m. tomorrow with two thousand real eggs hidden across three age groups 3 and under four and five year olds and six to nine year olds. Prizes await children who find special eggs supervised by the Easter Bunny. No admission, open to all Amherst children through age nine. Children should bring baskets. boots recommended. Sponsored by PACE People of Amherst for Community Enrichment.
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Amherst
Maude Neiding Park
Cleveland Street
PACE
People of
Lorain jail escapee returned to face charges
Adam Kocak 24 of Lorain was extradited from Miami Florida and returned to Lorain County to face felonious assault aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary charges. He was one of three prisoners who escaped the Lorain city jail on Christmas Eve.
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Lorain City
Miami
Fla
Lorain County
Adam Kocak
Tain County
James Mertz
Michael de Nicola
Dade County
Florida
Kocak
Lorain
Parking fines hike in Elyria fire lanes restricted areas
Elyria Municipal Council approved higher parking fines. The charge for parking in restricted zones rose from 1 to 5 dollars, with a 10 dollar penalty if unpaid within four hours of citation. Violators who paid after 48 hours faced higher costs. the ordinance excludes meter violations.
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Elyria Municipal Lowing Coun’ ‘Athei
Comme
Burnett
Burglary Reported at Norwalk Cemetery Grounds
Police investigated a burglary at a Norwalk cemetery and nearby Maple Grove and Terwinstap areas were mentioned. The incident involved a factory building and valued machinery, with authorities citing an estimated loss though details remain unclear.
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Norwalk
Sien Wetnender
Orgs Ge
Maple Grov New Haven
Faron County
Terwinstap
Steriff
Dor
Ainery
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Melchor
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Amberstiegon
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Robert
Trenton
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Janice
Lakewood
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Berlin Heights
George
Julia) Barr
Jack
Irene) Butler
Ft. Myers
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Joseph
Marian) Pickworth
la Grange
Frank
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Nativity Church
George Losiewicz
Toledo
Willie Leedy
Henrietta H. Leedy
RD. 2
Fisher Titus
Leedy
Honaker
Old Regular Baptist Church
Willie
Ted Collins
William Love
Arnold
Joe Harvey
Sid Harvey
Mt Clemens
Susie Doty
Oral
Hall Brothers Fneral
Trace Mead Branch
John Gochnour
Ethel Louise Gochnour
Texas
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Tempe
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Fort Myers
Memorial Gardens
Hempel Funeral Home
Frederices
Treva ‘Welca
Funeral Fipme, Inc
Greete
Elyrio and Vicinity
Swory
Wf. Scheffer
CB Club
Stanley Wojdyla
Wojdyla
Oberlin Education Board
By Linda Dipietro
Dennis Flood
Flood
Bavis
By Mike Benbow
John Wilkens
N. London
Sandusky Rieh
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