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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1997
Page
16
Multiple obituaries from Lorain and surrounding areas note deaths of LaRue C. Linder 61 a former Lorain teacher M F Goo drich lab tech and Mary Delfino mee Stanziano 88 with service plans. Families include Linder Harris Dorrell and Delfino survivors with services in Lorain Elyria and nearby towns.
A memorial reflection on a departed loved one. The speaker recalls the man’s smile voice and many cherished traits, noting how memories remain alive and refreshed by daily tears and enduring affection for years to come.
Estelle J Beeling nee Papa 96 of North Ridgeville died. Survivors include son Jerry daughter Jean Glider and a brother. Calling hours 4 to 7 pm Tuesday at Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright Funeral Home Elyria. Services 10 30 am Wednesday at Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township. David Bogner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Call 327-2055 for information.
Doris J. Hunter 66 nee DeNoewer of Elyria died. Survived by husband Clark and sister Frends. Friends may call 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at Busch Curtis Scheuffler Family Chapel 114 Second St Elyria with services at 3 pm.
Marcus Peter Polr 19 of Elyria died. Survived by son Jerry and one sister and one brother. Viewing times 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at Bicken Funeral Home Elyria. Funeral Mass 10 am Wednesday at St Jude Catholic Church Elyria. Burial Resthaven Memory Garden Avon. Reverend Frank P Kosem will be celebrant.
Jimmie Shorts 69 of Lorain is survived by sons James and Terrence Todd and Scott. daughters Deborah Shorts Cheryl Smith and Gwendolyn Norris. a sister. Friends may call 4 to 9 p m Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home 27th Street and Broadway Lorain. Funeral services will be 1 p m Thursday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 2160 Reeves Ave Lorain Rev Walter J Gere tt pastor officiating. Burial will be at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township.
Ruby L Dolin 98 of Nitro West Virginia died Sunday at home a former midwife and seamstress with 23 years in Nitro She had 19 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren Burial at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens Cross Lanes WV Services by Gatens Funeral Home Poca WV Alma Louise Phillips 83 of North Ridgeville died Monday at AlterCare of North Ridgeville Survived by multiple daughters and sons with 28 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren and a sister Visitation 6 to 8 pm today at McGorray Brothers Lakewood with services in West Virginia Burial at Highland Memorial Gardens Oak Hill WV
Herbert Zipper, famed conductor who formed a secret ensemble in Dachau and later brought concerts to inner city schools in the United States, died of lung cancer at St. Johns Medical Center in Santa Monica. He was 92. He survived Nazi camps and Japanese imprisonment, later aided by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and documented in Dachau Song and the film Never Give Up. An unrelated accident left a boy with an ankle injury on Clinton Avenue in Lorain shortly after 8 am.
Tobacco farmers in Adams Scioto and Brown counties face heavy losses from March floods. Debris blocks fields, delaying planting as many seek federal emergency cost sharing. Ohio farmers request about 8.9 million dollars though relief covers only part of damaged fields and equipment. Farmers worry over timing and aid arrival while planning June seedings.
Oberlin City Council redefined the Economic Development Officer role as Director of Economic and Housing Development. The move, after David Cornicelli’s resignation, places housing goals alongside business attraction, with the director reporting to the city manager.
Elyria City Council voted 11 to 0 to impose a four month moratorium on new cellular towers. The pause may extend to six months if the revised zoning code is not ready, with the goal to ensure proper ordinances before expansion. Community Development Director Jon Kiner expects code ready by moratorium end. Councilman Eric Rothgery and Councilman Larry Tanner commented on residents’ complaints and the need to comply with federal requirements.
A 144-car Conrail train derailed about 11 30 a m near Danbury Township about 40 miles east of Toledo. Ottawa County officials say evacuees returned home this morning and there is no current threat to the public. The train originated in Elkhart Indiana and was bound for Buffalo.
Safety Service Director George Koury noted the land is valued at 10 000 while a parking expansion is planned. Councilwoman Kathy Tavenner set a Streets meeting for April 29 to discuss Oak Point Road resurfacing after City Engineer Ray Henry found four repair options would cost more than the current plan, drawing resident complaints.
A FEMA mishap sent a confusing digital message during a test. read stations in Cleveland and New Orleans received the signal and the relay system propagated it nationwide.
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