Area death notices for Thawnes J Virant and others
Funeral services and obituaries for Thawnes J. Virant Amos C Evans Harold Cooper Sylvester Biltz Elizabeth Smith Ina Hedges Hazel Baker Dorothy Miller and others across Lorain County note church services grave side ceremonies and burial locations with military honors and family survivors in the Lorain Elyria Wellington Sheffield Lake Sandusky Milan North Ridgeville Oberlin and surrounding areas. Local services are planned at multiple funeral homes with dates and times ranging Friday to following days.
Card of Thanks For Harold A Spi obituary notice
The Chronicle Telegram reports a paid obituary policy and thanks from the Harold A Spi family for sympathy shown after his illness and death. The Harold Bpieth Family, Nola Hodgkin express gratitude to relatives, friends, neighbors, flowers, cards, gifts, and hospital staff at Alien Memorial Hospital. Special thanks to Dr. Ted Gray and Dr. Siddall for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold A. Spi
Hui
Harold Bpieth
Alien Memorial Hospital
Ted Gray
Siddall
Nola Hodgkin
In Memoriam Minnie Rainey and Letter Koosles
In memory of Minnie Rainey who died April 3 1965 and of Letter Koosles who died April 20 1965 the text honors their memory and faith in time and resurrection with family and friends expressing love and farewell in a solemn remembrance.
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Emory
Minnie Rainey
Ser
Chidres
Lorain couple in fair condition after turnpike crash
A two Lorain couple, James Phillips and Kathleen Phillips, remain in fair condition at Robinson Memorial Hospital after a turnpike crash in which a Pennsylvania man, Thomas T. Smith of Morrisdale, died when his truck struck them and a concrete abutment. No charges filed.
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Ravenna
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania
Highway Patrol
James Phillips
West Eve Ave
Kathleen
Thomas T. Smith
Morrisdale
Smith
Wood school seeks operating levy for vocational high school
The Wood district seeks a 1.45 mill operating levy to raise 200000 annually for a proposed Lorain County Joint Vocational High School joining a 1.8 million construction bond on the May 6 ballot. State funds cover half operating costs and 1.8 million for construction. the project targets about 700 students from Amherst, Oberlin, Wellington, Keystone and Firelands with 14 courses and a split schedule between the vocational site and home high schools.
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Lorain County
W.R. Burton
Amherst
Oberlin
Wellington
Keystone
Firelands
Burton
Columbia Gas Hikes Rates Across Lorain County Areas
Columbia Gas of Ohio announces a rate increase effective June 1 for Elyria Wellington North Ridgeville Sheffield Sheffield Lake Ripton Avon Lake LaGrange and Grafton utilities. The average home faces about a 36 cent monthly rise with Amherst and South Amherst seeing a smaller 0.49 cent per thousand cubic feet bump. The increase follows ending refunds after a year and a new smaller refund offset.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Columbia Gas Company of
Ohio
Wellington
North Ridgeville
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Ripton
Avon Lake
LaGrange
Grafton
Cording
Amherst
South
IL. Briscoe
Columbus
Ada Smith Dies. longtime teacher and missionary
Ada Agnes Smith, 84, a retired teacher and mission educator, died Monday night in Rhea County Hospital Day ton. Services will be tomorrow at 11 am at Calvary Baptist Church, which she helped build, with Rev. Ray Schrader officiating. Burial in South Murray Ridge Cemetery. Survived by sister-in-law, a niece and two nephews. Memorials may go to Bryan College. Local funeral home notes calling hours this evening 7 to 9.
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Teeth
Thawnes J. Virant
J. J. Ghrona and Son
SS Cyril and Methodius
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain Veterans Council
Virant
West List St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
Francis McManus
Knights of Lorain County
Knights of Columbus Council 637
Leroy
Amos C. Evans
Torrance
Calif
West Salem
California
Clarence Bradbury
Lodi
Evans
West Virginia
First Church of Christ of
Jane Tanner
Dorothy White
Marie Norris
Elyria
Charles Clark
George Clark
Lee
George
Robert Evans
Martinsburg
W. Va
Parker Funeral Home
Wellington
Harold Raymond Coper
Elm St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Cooper
LaGrange
LaGrange Methodist Church
Old Glory Grange
Wellington Street
Edwin
Erma) Schnarr
George Foster
Curtis E. Truman
Donald Rankin
la- Grange Methodist Church
la- Grange
Sandusky
Elizabeth (Kotasek) Smith
East
Jefferson St
Providence Hospital
Smith
St. Mary Church
Charles
William Robertson
Paul Brown
James
Robert
Carl
Richard
Collins
Olive Schauss
Norwalk
Karl Kotasek
Robert Kotasek
Parma
Charles Kotasek
North Ridgeville
James Kirk
Lakewood
Frey Funeral Home
Albert Sprenger
Milan
Elva Brock
Sundusey Miemorial
Brock
Willamsburg
Cincinnati
Milan Baptist Church
Bryan
Paul
Lena) Byers
Howard
Ruth) Juilfs
Elmer Brock
Rawle Funeral Home
C.D. Kern
Corbin
Hopewell Baptist Church
Hopewell Cemetery
Dorothy Elizabeth Miller
Hamilton St
Miller
Pitsburgh
American Legion Auxiliary
Pittsburgh
Whitt
Jack Owens
Stephen Owens
Whitt Miller
William Miller
Janet Owens
Cowling Funeral Home
Ada Agnes Smith
Calvary Baptist Church
Hope Ct
Ray Schrader
South Murray Ridge Cemetery
Carlisle Township
Miss Smith
Henry Sid Jessie Ross Smith
Baldwin-Wallace College
Kent State University
University of Colorado
John H. Smith
Silver Springs
Harold Dicken
Bryan College
Dayton
Tenn
Mother's Day Card Reveals Marine’s Wartime Fear and Fate
Mrs. Jackson recalls her son Orlando, a Marine, who died in Vietnam after expressing horror at the war and a wish to be back home. She links the war to family hardship, saying the U.S. presence was wrong, while a Marine emblem on their door marks his service and loss. He is survived by his mother, stepfather, siblings, and stepsiblings in Lorain.
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Orlando
Vietnam
Firefighters Strike Enters Third Day in Des Moines
Des Moines police and firefighters faced a three day strike as seven firemen battled a furniture store blaze amid three suspected arsons. Fire Chief Lee Williams warned only normal worries remain, while 10 National Guard members aided extinguishing a $30,000 fire.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lee Williams
National Guard
New London Reservoir Plan Faces Reversal
The state has shifted stance after a Wednesday Columbus meeting. New London seeks a $255,000 share of funding with a 50 percent rate increase to support water transmission and treatment plant plans while engineers review financing options.
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Columbus
New London
Letter Reveals Man's Death in Ill Fated Message
A damaged clipping reports a man receiving a letter that inadvertently told him of his own death. The fragment hints at a printing error or miscaptioned text that could not explain the mistake, leaving the recipient shocked and unsure of the message's origins.
Sargent Held in Solitary After Prison Fight
Richard Sargent, wanted by the Lorain County Sheriff's Department, fights with a fellow prisoner in Indianapolis jail. He remains in solitary confinement on armed robbery charges connected to the June 7, 1998 shooting deaths of Lews Harwath and Jarvis Metcalf during an armed robbery at Harwath’s store. Metcalf reportedly aided Sargent in the robbery.
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Richard Sargent
Lorain
Lews Harwath
Quarry Rd
Jarvis Metcalf
Indianapolis
Harwath
Metcalf
Sargent
Local Elyria Notes Capture Golf Ace and Community News
A reader shares a personal note from Bob Moore and mentions his son-in-law Lloyd Duff, an athlete at Lakewood High and Oberlin. Moore recalls a hole in one at Crystal Lake Country Club on 126 yards using a No 6 iron. Also noted are local figures like Chet Stolzenburg, a former Elyrian Republican, and tributes to Walter Brodke of Lorain who died recently. Community events include the Elyria Salvation Army dinner May 14 with Ernie Mehl as speaker, Be Kind to Animals Week May 4–10, and a TV special Big Cats Little Cats on May 9. Law Day observations feature Atty. Joe Cirigliano speaking at the Downtown Elyria Kiwanis Club.
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Bob Moore
Moores
Gwendolyn
Lloyd Duff
Lakewood High
Oberlin College
Moore
Crystal Lake Country Club
Elyrian
Mel Fraser
Pompano
Walter
Fatty) Brodke
Homewood Dr
Lorain
Cleveland Veterans Administration Hospital
Brodke
Fatty’s Sports Club
East 2Th St
Fatty
Cleveland Browns
Elyria Salvation Anny
the First Congregations
Ernie Mehl
Empire State Bank
Kansas City
Mehl
Kansas City Star
Nbc-Tv
Wkyc TV
Channel 3
Elyria Ki
Pease outlines dual education tax plan in Ohio
In Columbus Rep. Donald J. Pease describes a twofold education tax proposal aimed at standardizing education funding. The plan would introduce a 2 percent county income tax and a 6 percent corporate tax, plus 17.5 mills for education, with per pupil support set at 650 dollars and a projected 5 mill property tax reduction. The effort targets local property taxes, county income taxes, and a general fund subsidy to fund schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Howe Ways and Means Committee
Donald J. Pease
Ohio
Pease
Oberlin
Meeting Night Moved To May 12 By Committee
A development committee meeting tonight at 7 30 is postponed until May 12. Chairman Edward A Robinson at large said a majority of members had conflicts with other meetings and forced the scheduling change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Robinson
Robinwa
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Fort Lauderdale
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Jordan-Thomas Funeral Home
North Federal Blvd
Sylvester Biltz
Harris Rd
St. Joseph Hospital
Scholl-Chaffin Construction Co
Lorain Works
United States Steel Corp
Biltz
St. Thomas Church
Plumbers and Steam Fitters Union
Red and Reel Gun Club
Mary
John Jurisin
Edmund
St. Petersburg
Vincent
Gerald
Helen) DeWitt
Vermilion
Jacob
Dolores
Carmen
Stephen
Dorothy) Liychak
Reidy
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Mrs. Tna E. Hedges
Ina E. Hedges
South Main St
Hedges
Rebekah Lodge
Milan Grange
First United Methodist Church
Thomas
Rawle
James Brinks
Buriy
Randy Goodrich
Randy Dale Gendrich
Merle J Goodwen
Thornwood Bird
Babes’ and Children’s Hospital
University Hospitals
Wainwright Funeral Home
Bryan Brock
Hazel Baker
Hazel
Manning) Baker
Center Ridge Rd
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Baker
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Neva) Minute
Kenneth Manning
John
Helen) Kingery
Litchfield
Earl
Dorothy) Parsons
Penfield
Fred
Bogner Funeral
Mrs. Whitt Miller
Chronicle- Telegram
Memoriam
Sudro-Curtis Fumeral Home, Inc
Greater
Eyre and Vicinity
Meraty
Curie
Preme
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Hamilton
Lancashire
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Hanes Kooppel
Wood School
Columbia Gas
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Federal Power Commission
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Marine
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HYDRO
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Russ Dita
Robert J. Caldwell
Chronicle-Telegram Bureau
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E.W. Lampson
R-Jefferson
House
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House Local Government and Urban Affairs Committee
Louis Wilson
Huntington Township
William Weber
John H. Weeks
Rlakewood
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Weeks
Sais
Ohio Archives
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