Notable Elyria area deaths mark sailor, doctor, and residents
Dr Swen D Nielsen 74 of Vermilion died after a six month illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born in Denmark 1902 he immigrated to Elyria in 1919 and Vermilion in 1952. An Oberlin and Western Reserve Medical School graduate he practiced in Elyria from 1941 and served on local medical bodies. An avid sailboat racer he belonged to Vermilion Boat Club and Vermilion Yacht Club. Surviving are his wife Eva 50 years married, daughter Nancy Gregory of Rocky River, six grandchildren and a sister in Florida. Also obituary notices for Lorain resident Leslie Ostrander and others follow with funeral details and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swen D. Nielsen
Willow Lane
Vermilion
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Helerup
Denmark
Nielsen
Elyria
Elyria High School
Oberlin Col
Western Reserve Palvarsity Medical School
Rocky River
Herbert
Karen) Falken
Longwood
Fla
Molly Jane
John C. Street
West Tenth St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Willow Creek
Lorain Telephone Co
Street
Northminster
Mable L. Guthman
Genessee Park Blvd
Rochester
N.Y
In Memory of Wilke B Mep Ieeteer
A loving memorial notice honors Wilke B Mep Ieeteer who passed away in August. The tribute lists surviving spouses and family members, including Delma Mecreeather and children, with affectionate references to a Birchlead Ava Berra place and heartfelt condolences from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilke
August J
Aste
Oberlin resident Conde E. Radabaugh dies at 93
Conde E. Radabaugh 93 of 19 Awthorne Drive Oberlin died Saturday evening at Amherst Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient three weeks Born Mentone Ind June 1 1884 he lived in Oberlin since 1972 formerly Lorain He was a retired machinist survived by son R Howard Radabaugh of Oberlin six grandchildren nine great grandchildren Preceded in death by wife Sadie Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Westwood Cemetery with Rev Grant Carothers officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Leo Ostrander
St. St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Ostrander
Adrian
Mich
Church of Christ
Belva
Leslie
Debbie
Louise
Elgin
Kenneth
Richard
Robert
Leonard
Donald
Dorothy Wagner
Elmira
Evelyn Gisson
Joan Gaydosh
Velma Gonzalez
Displane
Iil
Harold
Walter A. Frey
Elmerce
Mentor
Ridgehill Memorial Park
Loran
Conde E.ene
Awthorne Dr
Oberlin
Amherst Manor
Mentone
Ind
First United Methodist Church of
Masonic Lodge
R. Howard Radabaugh
Sadie
Totrorrow
Corning
Westwood Cemetery
Grant Carothers
First United Mestadist Church of
Elyrian pleads innocent to burglary charge
An Elyria man, James P. Born, 258 Parmery Ave, pleaded innocent to burglary in Common Pleas Court and was ordered held to the grand jury. He faces a burglary charge from an early Wednesday at Duffin Manufacturing Co on Warden Avenue. A security guard captured him at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Prancipal
James P. Born
Franklin Bonilla
Parmery Ave
Duffin Maniacturing Co
Warden Avenue
Elstia
Smokey and the Bandit review shows Burt Reynolds stealing the show
The audience enjoys Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit at Midway Mall Cinema. Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, and Paul Williams drive a cross country caper about smuggling beer while dodging police and chasing laughs.
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Midway Mail Cinema
Burt
Reynolds
Smokey and the Bandit
Jerry Reed
Fred
Texas
Atlanta
Paul Williams
Pat McCormick
Big Boos
Little Enos
Friends
Jackie Gleason
Buford T. Justice
Sally Field
Big Daddy
Sally Fields
Gidget
Flying Nun
Steelworkers strike hits 15 plants across five states
About 14,000 United Steelworkers members walked out at 15 sites in Minnesota Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and Massachusetts amid local issues at 12 mining companies U S Steel and related facilities A union spokesman warned of possible supply disruption while assurances of ore stockpiles limited immediate impact and Lorain Works faces potential shifts in workload as the dispute unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steelworkers of America
Basic Steel Industry
USWA
Minnesota
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Joseph T. Ryerson
Cleveland
Carnegie
U.S. Steel Corp
Worcester
Mass
Groveland
Iron Mountain
Mich
Wyoming
Lorain
U.S. Steel
Great Lakes
Martin Bartos
USW
ENA
Bartos
Local Birth Announcements From Elyria Memorial Area
A series of birth notices lists newborns for families including BLACK, ROUSH, DENNY, MCCLAIN, FINK, SHERRILL, HOLLOWECKY, OBORNE, THOMPSON, BLUE, EVANS, GOFF, SMALLEY, CASE, and WRIGHT. Recipients and addresses indicate births at area homes in Avon North Ridgeville Grafton and nearby communities. The notices reflect multiple family additions with parental names and street locations.
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Caroline Black
Bohannon Cr
Thomas Roush
David Dr. Laughter
Jeri Denny
Sit “Carriage Lane
Avon
Michael McClain
Bainbridge Ro
North Ridgeville
Dora Blue
Middle Ave
Pamela Evans
Glen Goff
Bagley Rd
David Smalley
Grafton Rd
Grafton
Amherst Man Held After Wakeman Stabbing
Frank Stefaniak, 25, of Wakeman was stabbed at Kessler's Tavern on Route 20 near Wakeman at 2:30 a.m. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin in critical condition and later described as having a fair night in ICU. Larry Joe Jones, 23, of Amherst was arrested on a felonious assault charge and jailed in Huron County. Investigators said the case remains open with possible hearings for Jones pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wakeman
Amherst
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Kessler
Stefaniak
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Sheriff's Department
Larry Joe Jones
Hornyak Court
Huron County
Jones
Vermilion man held in burglary
Vermilion police arrested Fion ald Welch 29 Vermilion on the Lake on burglary charges tied to a Friday theft at Gore s Grocery Store 3607 Edgewater Dr Vermilion on the Lake Welch slept under the bridge when caught A 15 year old youth was arrested with him and released to parents Welch due to be arraigned in Vermilion Municipal Court tomorrow night.
Five Suspected in Burglary At Wakeman Home
Five suspects including four Wellington juveniles and an adult were taken into custody after a Wakeman home at River View Trailer Park was broken into on Saturday night. Musical instruments valued at 620 were stolen and later recovered. Michael A. Clem, 20, of Wellington, was held in Erie County jail. four juveniles were released to their guardians.
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Norwalk
Wellington Jevenides
Wakeman
Huron
Kenneth Baumhardt
River View
Johns St
Wellington
Clem
Erie County
Ohio to boost National Guard recruitment drive
An Eastern campaign named Get Your Guard Up aims to increase Army and Air National Guard ranks in Ohio by targeted percentages. Public service ads feature Rosie Grier and Alex Karras, with outreach by local units and a toll free number for information.
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Army
Air National Guard
Ohio
Army Guard
Ohio Air Guard
Guard
Fotmer
Rosie Grier
Alex Karras
Socal Armory
Family feud blamed in shooting near Lorain
A 14-year-old boy from Hecock Avenue was arrested after a 12 gauge shotgun blast shattered a car windshield parked at his home. Three men in the car were not seriously hurt. Deputies linked the incident to a prior assault in West Virginia. Two shotguns were found nearby.
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Sheffield
West Virginia
Hecock Avenue
Lorain County
Power outages hit area from storms and lightning
High winds and lightning triggered outages across multiple communities. CEI reports about 1500 customers affected with power restored by 3 30 pm. A fuse blew on Stoney Ridge Road in North Ridgeville at 12 32 a m leaving 40 homes without power 53 minutes. Another bolt cut service in Spring Valley Elyria affecting several hundred customers. Most outages centered on Hilliard Road Vermont and Coronado streets area.
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National Weather Service
Stoney Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Spring Valley
Elyria
Hilliard Road
Vermont
Coronado Streets
North Olmsted
Pam Hollister
Cleveland Electric Iluminating. Co
CEI
Lorain police cruiser demolished in city collision
Lorain police cruiser was demolished when a car hit it broadside at Broadway and East 23rd Street. Patrolman Alesander Katrincsak, 34, and Carlos Riveri, 44, were treated at St. Joseph Hospital for forehead and chin injuries after the 1 p.m. Saturday crash. Riveri’s vehicle also destroyed and the Riveri driver injured.
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Lorain
Broadway
East 23Rd Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Alesander Katrincsak
Carlos Riveri
20Th St
Katrincsak
Riveri
E. 23Rd St
City demolition sparks nuisance suit in Elyria case
The city of Elyria demolished a home at 1706 West Ave under a nuisance abatement order prompting a Common Pleas Court suit for $20,000 in home value damages. Plaintiff Nagy on a land contract says he bought the property for 18,000, spent 2,000 on repairs, lost rent, and was denied rights to finish repairs while the city charged demolition costs to the real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Helen Guilett
High St
Frank
Lorain Woman Injured After Street Crash
An 18 year old Lorain woman, Josephine Cuevas, was in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital after a 730 p m Saturday automobile crash on Fist Street. She sustained multiple cuts and bruises though police reports were unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Josephine Cuevas
Fist St
Diabetic shock cited in Rt. 10 car crash
Lorain man Richard Sargent, 41, of 5401 Liberty St., was treated for shock after his car sideswiped a vehicle and continued about a mile on Route 10 before crashing into a pile of asphalt in a field and tumbling down a 35 foot embankment. Deputies said he was not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Lorain
Rt. 10
Richard Sargent
Liberty St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
Sargent
Durkee Road
Elyria Man Hospitalized After North Ridgeville Crash
An Elyria man, Roy Linn Beane, 53, was injured in a two vehicle crash on Center Ridge Road near noon. Beane, in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital, was struck as his vehicle entered the path of eastbound Rolla Taylor, 36, of North Ridgeville. Beane's grandson Matthew Daggett, 3, was a passenger and unharmed. The Seville Police report ongoing investigation and vehicle removal from the roadway.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Roy Linn Beane
Winckies St
Rolla Taylor
Beane
Matthew Daggett
North Ride
Seville
Motorist cited after car hits two Milan bicyclists
Two Milan bicyclists were injured when a car struck them on Route 113 east of Milan. Fred R. Holmes 15 and David T. Holmes 8 were treated at Fisher-Titus and released. Michael L. Mellon 18 was cited for unsafe operation after the crash. Mellon said a hot cigarette ash caused him to momentarily lose control as he brushed it off.
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Milan
Fred R. Holmes
Cherry St
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
David T. Holmes
Michael L. Mellon
River Rd
Holmes Boys
Mellon
Five motorists fined on reduced charges in Elyria court
Five motorists originally charged with driving while intoxicated pleaded no contest to lesser charges in Elyria Municipal Court. Four were fined for reckless operation and disorderly conduct with licenses suspended from 30 to 180 days. Individual fines ranged from 100 to 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Municipal
Thomas F. Lange
al Samples
Carlisle Ave
Jack W. James
Whitman Blvd
Prisoners held to grand jury in Elyria jail case
Three Lorain County Jail inmates were ordered held to await grand jury action in Elyria on charges tied to a rape incident in the jail last week. Steven Rocak Wayne Johnson and Raymond Spikes Jr. were remanded after the alleged assault reportedly began in a jail shower.
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Lorain County
Enon
Elyria
Et Uingad
Spike Sas
Steven T. Rocak
Wayne A. Johnson
Raymond Spikes Jr
Kocak
Johnson
Spikes
Daa
Man Held to Grand Jury in Escape Case
A Canton man, Kenneth D. Hicks, 25, was ordered held to the grand jury by Elyria Municipal Court Judge James P. Horn after pleading innocent to an escape. Hicks allegedly fled custody July 17 following a traffic stop by Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Gerald Burton on Grafton Road in Carlisle Township. He also faces an additional charge related to the incident.
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Canton
Elytia
James P. Horn
Kenneth D. Hicks
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Gerald Burton
Hicks
Lake Avenue
Loti Street
West Avenue
Inter
Grafton Road
Carlisle Township
Burton
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Swen Nielsen
Mrs
Rita Schartman
Lear Nagle
Fairview General Hospital
Bogner Funeral Home
Effie Josephent Mheried Grant
Greeneaceeuer
Ippley Congregational Rch
Chis
Edwards Ha
Greemreich
Eastman Funeral Home
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Third Street
Middle Avenue
G. Russel Hargate
William Blottner
St. Stevens Mission
American Canoe Society
North Ridge Rad
Harold Dicken
Arthur J. Suthman
Memoriam
Husiner Ino
Moce
Kaepher
Jack S Dempney Sr
Thiowathenuid
Saleredan
Jorgen Simer
Ruby Nichols
Curtis-Schenffier Fomerd
Tnt
Greater Eyre and
Vicwiry
Ar C. Corts
Ered
Schestfier
Conde E. Doane
Elyrian
By Bill Klucas
Burt Reynolds
Gator
W.W
CT Review
Bandit
Tus
Reed
Gleason
Mike Henry
Tarzan
Wihe
U. S. Steel
United States
Elyria Memorial
Dennis Fink
Center Rige Rd
Randy Sherrill
Gates Ave
Thomas Hollowecky
Nagel Rd
Nrs
Ames Oborne
Valley Forge Circle
John Thompson
Indian Hollow Rd
Roger Case
South Abbe
Ason
Brent Wright
East River St
By Phil Hicks
Thornville
B. J. Gibbs
Gibbs
University of Maine
Tom McNutt
Franklin County
Lorain Cruiser
Auroro B. Miclat
MLD
South Kolbe Rd
D. Elyria
Thomas
Sandusky
The
Highway Patrol
Lange
Samples
Stephen R. Nagy
James
Timothy J. O'Keefe
Reid Ave
Horn
Dale R. Sandvick
Cooley Rd
Nagy
Graystone Barber Shop
Bb Bread
Washoe Ton
Aye
Nixon Smith
Shep
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