Death of Leslie E. Franklin Sr. former Berlinville dealer
Leslie E. Franklin Sr. 72 retired owner of Franklin Auto Sales in Berlinville died early today at 35 Maple St Wakeman after a long illness. He was born in Havanna and lived in Wakeman four years a descendant of Benjamin Franklin. Surviving wife Sophia a son Leslie E. Jr. of Wakeman four grandchildren and three sisters and brothers. Funeral arrangements ER Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman with services Friday at 1 30 p m Rev Peter Nichols officiating burial in North Fairfield Cemetery.
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Leslie E. Franklin Sr
Franklin Auto Sales
Berlinville
Maple St
Wakeman
Havanna
Wakemar
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Laval Order of Moose
Norwalk
Sophia
Leslie E. Jr
Eva Wood
Gerber Funeral Home
Peter Nichols
Wakeman Congregational Church
North Fairfield Cemetery
Willard youth dies after being struck by car
Randy L. Teats 19 of Greenwich died at Mansfield General Hospital from injuries after a Bullhead Road incident near Willard. James C. Thornton 19 of Willard not charged. Teats a 1972 South Central High School graduate and United Methodist Church member. Funeral planned at Myers Funeral Home Greenwich with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Willard
Randy L. Teats
West Main St
Greenwich
Mansfield General Hospital
Teats
Bullhead Rd
James C. Thornton
Norwalk
State Highway Patrol
Thornton
South Central High School
United Methodist Church
Bud Teats
James Russell
Shelby
Renee
Buddy
Carl Murphy
Charles Miller
Myers Funeral Home
Dan Hummchouser
Taylor
Card of Thanks Remembers Community During Bereavement
The family of the late Edward J. Falenchi and John Dobrow express sincere thanks for sympathy, kindness, and services. Special gratitude goes to Fr. Do-Desz Fry Vail Fr Marezal Dr Siet Sih Toor Nexses and staff at Elyrie Mema Wal Hospital Reichl Funeral Home United Polish Club Majoras Amibalance Service and others for comfort, flowers, and condolences.
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Edward J. Falenchi
Howes
John Dobrow
Do- Desz
Fry
Vail
Marezal
Siet Sih Toor
Elyrie Mema- Wal Hospital
Ted Machoch
Reichl Funeral Home
United Polish Cieb
Majoras Amibalance Serice
Sea
Gramichikien
Grezi Ge
Mrs Abies Dies After Seven Month Illness In Elyria
Mrs. Paul R Abies 50 of Elyria died at home after a seven month illness. Born in Guernsey County she worked at North Eaton Church of Christ and Esther Circle. Survived by husband Paul 22 years two sons Donald R and Dan P Elyria mother Mae Morris Elyria two sisters Hilda Morris San Antonio Edna Horton Elyria and four brothers Charles Russell Earl Morris North Ridgeville Dean Morris Avon. Father Richard Morris died 1958. Visitation today 5 to 9 p.m. Harold Dicken Funeral Home. Service tomorrow 1 p.m. at North Eaton Church of Christ. Burial Butternut Ridge Cemetery.
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Josephine M. Abies
Nnee Morris
Elshna
Yonker Ct
Guernsey County
Abies
North Eaton Church of Christ
Esther
Elyria
Hilda Morris
San Antonio
Tex
Clyde A
Edna) Horton
Charles H
Russel E
Earl Hubert Morris
North Ridgeville
Dean Morris
Avon
Richard Morris
Harold Dicken
R. E. Austin
Otis Bell
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Franks Washtak 76 Lorain Resident Dies at Amherst Hospital
Frank L. Washtak 76 of 2112 West 12th St. Lorain veteran of World War I died yesterday at Amherst Hospital after a six month illness. He was a Lorain fireman for two years until 1943 and then an electrician at American Ship Building Co. until retirement. Survived by wife Catherine a son Robert L. a USAF chief master sergeant in Omaha a sister Mrs Harlan Burnham of Lakewood. Rosary and viewing at Feichlin Cooley Funeral Home with burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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William M. Wenzel
Hazel St
Amherst
Golden Acres
American Stove Co
Lorain
Wenzel
Amherst City Utilities
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. Joseph Church
David
Mary) Brennan
Garland Funeral Home
Amherst K. of C
Church
Frank L. Washtak
West 12Th St
Amherst Hospital
Mr. Washtak
Lorain City
American Ship Building Co
American Post
Catherine
Robert L
Air Force
Omaha
Neb
Harlan
Lillian) Burnham
Lakewood
Feichlin-Cooley Funeral
Funeral
Balthasar Koczan
Calvary Cemetery
Ashland professor Dr Ferguson dies at 66
Dr Alice Catherine Ferguson, 66, chair of Ashland College Department of Classical and Modern Languages, died yesterday at Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born October 8, 1905 in Oberlin, she earned honors from East High School, Oberlin College summa cum laude in 1927, and a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1934. She taught at Lynchburg College 1937-1940, joined Ashland in 1940, and led the language department from 1948 until her death. Burial in Oberlin Westwood Cemetery.
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Alice Catherine Ferguson
St. Oberlin
Ashland College
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Cleveland East High School
Oberlin College
University of Chicago
Paris
London
Vatican
Rome
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Ashland
Blaze at Sherwood Forest Apartments Probed for Cause
Elyria fire officials continue investigating a Sunday morning blaze at Sherwood Forest Apartments 533 Georgetown Ave causing estimated damage between 50 000 and 80 000 dollars. Cause not yet disclosed as investigators interview residents and review estimates. Six month old Patrick Mangold and a wife and child were injured. Mangold sustained burns. Five families returned to units. others were re housed by Comet Management.
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Elyria
Sherwood Forest
Georgetown Ave
Floyd S. Rumph
Herman Frankel
General Manger
Comet Management
Bay Village woman named director of special education
Dorothy T. Limbach is appointed director of special education and school psychologist for the Sheffield Lake school system. She completed internship in school psychology with Strongsville city schools and holds a master's in education from the University of Akron.
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BAY Village
Sheffield- Sheffield Lake
Dorothy T. Limbach
Strongsville City
University of Akron
Infant's death ruled meningitis in Elyria case
A one week old girl from Grafton Elizabeth Spooner died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 8 am Sunday. Deputy coroner R G Thomas ruled meningitis as the cause after earlier reports cited accidental suffocation by the county coroner.
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Grafton
Lorain County
R. G. Thomas
Elizabeth Spooner
Louis P. Spoon
Cleveland St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Paul J. Kopsch
Widow leaves $260000 to eight Lorain charities
Lorain probate records show Mrs. Eleanor N. Phelps 82 of 715 Allison Ave Lorain died June 7. Her estate valued at about $408156 with charitable bequests totaling nearly $260000 to eight institutions including the Lorain Rotary Club Memorial Fund and local hospitals and YWCA YMCA and Rehabilitation Center. Executor is Atty Gerald Prucha.
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Lorain
Eleanor N. Phelps
Allison Ave
Lorain County
Phelps
Jesse
Salvation Army
St. Joseph Hospital
Lakeland Community Hospital
Clark Service Station Robbed for Third Time in Weeks
A young knife wielding robber robbed the Clark Service Station at 259 Oberlin Rd early today, taking about 46 dollars after threatening attendant Paul Sullivan. Manager Harry Burke reports this is the station’s third robbery in three weeks and sixth or more in 18 months, lamenting lack of protection and rising insurance. He cites two prior suspects receiving lenient handling and calls for tougher action.
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Clark Station
Clark
Oberlin Rd
Harry Burke
Paul T. Sullivan
Burke
Members to control policy of new health association
A lay group in Lorain County approved a plan giving the membership power over the new mental health organization's policies, with four annual meetings and board acted decisions between meetings. The group, led by spokesman John Gergen, aims to train volunteers through Lorain County Community College and fill the void left by a defunct group. Temporary chair Apo Kennedy was named as plans for a board of directors begin, and affiliation with the Ohio Mental Health Association was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
John Gergen
Board of Trustees
Lorain County Community College
Gergen
LCCC
Lay Mental Health Association
Mental Heath Services, Inc
Ate
Wallance Center
Apo Kennedy
Marian Wells
Ohio Mental Health Association
Trucker Blames Steering Defect for Home Crash
Ward S. Peebles of Marathon New York says faulty steering in his 1972 pickup caused a crash into a house on Augdon Drive. Damages estimated at 7 000 to 3 000 dollars. Peebles and his son Gregory, 12, treated at Amherst Hospital and released. No citations were issued, state patrol reported.
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Ohio Turnpike
Augdon Drive
Ralph Nader
Ward S. Peebles
Marathon, N.Y
Larry Madlich
Augdon
Castalia
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Families Dominate Medina Fair Show Ring
Medina County Fair showcases two families sweeping blue ribbons in shows. Jill Jeff and Jay Bradford and Kenneth Jay Anderson secure top prizes in lamb, beef and sheep events. Youth Day and 127th annual exposition events planned with Golden Agers program and Northern Ohio Colt Stakes racing set for upcoming days.
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Medina Fair Show Ring
Medina
Medina County Fair
Jill
Jeff
Jay Bradford
Gerald Bradford
Litchfield
Kenneth
Jay Anderson
Carl Anderson
Lodi
Jill Bradford
Keith Zanone
Chatham
Jay
Kenneth Anderson
Tom Keller
Buckeye
Cause of Ridgeville fire listed as suspicious
Fire at a newly built one family home in the 5600 block of Pleasant Street was ruled suspicious by Fire Chief Robert Dreger. Neighbors reported the 6 a.m. blaze that destroyed about half the structure built by Winslow Construction of Elyria. investigators said the home had no utilities installed and that the fire began near the living room wall five feet from the front door.
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North Ridgeville
Pleasant Street
Robert Dreger
Dreger
Dr. Fisher seeks patient who left hospital after dog bite
County health chief Dr. Marion Fisher searches for a 52 year old man treated for a dog bite at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain. The man left the emergency room last Wednesday without a local address and is described as illiterate and a possible drifter heading toward Washington. Authorities in Ohio and Washington were notified. the bite location is unclear within 25 miles of the hospital. No rabies suspected but the case remains unconfirmed.
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Marion Fisher
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
St. Joseph
Revere
Mass
Fisher
Washington
Lorain Boy Injured After Two-Story Fall
A Lorain lad about a year old was hurt when he fell from a second story bedroom window, then ran into an alley. Police and about 70 residents searched two and a half hours before locating him in a car garage at 213 West 14th Street. surgery planned at St. Joseph Hospital.
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Lorain
Danny Wright
Dorothy Wright
Broadway
St. Joseph Hospital
James C. Poe
Danny
14Th St
Births: Several Local Families Welcome Babies
A series of birth notices lists a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ales Baletich of 548 Baldwin Ave. A son for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherrard of 2040 West River Rd. A son for Mr. and Mrs. James Leaseburge of 20 Lakeview Dr. Grafton. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O Grad y of 255 Abbe Rd. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Geraci of 870 Oak St. A girl for Mr. and Mrs. Alien Barnett of 36884 Sugar Ridge Rd North Ridgeville. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Freshour of 274 Winkles St. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sheets of 27387 Cook Rd Olmsted Falls. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wilson of 592 Elm Rd Grat ion. A boy for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Killean of 4926 Detroit Rd Sheffield Lake.
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Ales Baletich
Baldwin Ave
Charles Sherrard
West River Rd
James Leaseburge
Lakeview Dr
Grafton
Richard Geraci
Oak St
Alien Barnett
Sugar Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Raymond Freshour
Winckles St
Kenneth Sheets
Cook Rd
Olmsted Falls
Ronald Wilson
Elm Rd
Gration
Michael R. Killean
Detroit Rd
Sheffield Lake
Two Drunk Drivers Fined and Jailed in Elyria Court
Dexter Snow McClure of North Ridgeville and Roger Phillips of Amherst pleaded guilty in Elyria Municipal Court to driving while under the influence. McClure was fined 250 dollars plus costs, received three days in Lorain County jail, and a six month license suspension. he also admitted to driving without a license and paid an additional 10 dollars and costs. Phillips was fined 250 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in county jail, and had his license suspended for six months.
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Amherst
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Dexter Snow McClure
Broad Bivd
Lorain County
McClure
Roger Phillips
Russia Rd
Lorain to Press Ford on Expanding Lorain Plant
Lorain officials plan a Friday meeting in Detroit with Ford executives to urge expanding facilities in Lorain or Avon Lake. Mayor Zahorec and city leaders presented a resolution guaranteeing cooperation, as Ford considers site options and highway improvements. The talks focus on Ford's Econo line expansion and potential local impact.
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Lorain
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Avon Lake
Lora
Joseph Zahorec
Elio Jacobozzi
Zahorec
Yester
Thomas Reid
Walter Murphy
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Ethel Metz
Arthur Franklin
Florence
Walter
William Franklin
Rosenbusch
Elmer P
Doris
Georgia Ave
Daveier Mies
Doris Jean Biclamas
Kenneth P
Arther Barnest
Vishatons
Gariarmd
Amherst Keights of
Colaebos
Amheest
Fundak
Ivan
Washington Ave
Anne
Nancy Garcia
Anna Speher
Jobs FR
St. Peter Church
Bural
Calvary Cemsstory
Kasubenski
William
Jamestown Ave
Elsha
Eugene
Bormidy Krucinski
Pauline Kasubenski
Hols Cross Church
Bunal
St Mary Cemetery
O'Hare
George Anthony
Fauverside
Madeline Lenai
George
Paul
Buiner-De- Carlo Finneral
St. Mary Chorth
Edward Louie
Lucy
Lake Ave
Patricia South
Edward Jr
Reichha Paneral
St. Agnes Church
St. Mart Cemetery
Alwne Falenck
Edward. Jr
SMES
Serinces and
Aratefalls Adimaciedze
Orla Hales
Fience Fest
Bezner Gretel of
Dorothh Hales
Carol
Tom Mott
Curtis-Scheuffler
Fenerst
Orl Erpisaiers
Mrvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheffler
Paul R. Abies
First Congregational Church of
American Fatilogical Association
Archeological Institute of America
American Association of University Professors
American Association of University Women
American Council On Teaching of Foreign Languages
Modern Language Association
Ohio Classical Association
The
Classical Association of Middle, West and South
Cowling Funeral Home
First Congregational Church
Herbert Gordon May
Frederick Schumacher
Westwood Cemetery
Sherwood Blaze Probe
Rumph
Thomas ‘Mangold
Patrick Mangold
Roger Turner
New Health Association
Pat Geisler
Deborah Hines
Homerville
Jeff Bradford
Market Lamb I
Joy
Ridgeville
Winslow Construction of
Elysia
Walter A. Godfrey
Elyria Memorial
Mrs
Lawrence O'Grady
Baumhart Road
Ae Eels
Lea Cs
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