Deaths of Patty Gallaher and George Allen in Lorain area
Obituaries report Patty Lee Gallaher 8 of Sheffield Lake died after a long illness at St Joseph Hospital. Born March 31, 1970 in Lorain, she lived in Elyria until two years ago and attended Murray Ridge School. Survived by parents Donovan and family, siblings Pamela Sue Donna Lyn and David Ray, and grandmother Lucille Canter. Visitation today at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home Lorain, with services Saturday. Separately, George F Allen 55 of Lorain died from a heart attack while vacationing in Kettering. Born February 12, 1923 in Rockwood Tennessee he worked 25 years at U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga Works, Navy veteran, survived by wife Eileen and children Susie, George, Mark, plus grandchildren and siblings. Visitation Sunday Reichlin Funeral Home Lorain, services Monday, burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Additional Berlin Heights resident Marie A Knott 80 died at home November 23 1897 birth date appears garbled in source. She was former Berlin Middle School cafeteria manager and member of multiple organizations. Visitation today at Hinman Funeral Home Berlin Heights with service tomorrow afternoon. Burial Peaks Cemetery Berlin Heights.
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Patty Lee Gallaher
Pasadena Dr
Sheffield Lake
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Elyria
Murray Ridge
Donovan Gallaher
Pamela Sue
Donna Lyn
David Ray
Lucille Canter
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Ray Boggs
Broad
George F. Allen
Andover Ave
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Kettering
Ohio
Mr. Allen
Rockwood
Tenn
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain- Cuyahoga Works
South Pacific
VFW Post
United Steel Workers
Eileen
Gary
Susie) Cooper
George
Mark
Floyd
Harlan
Arthur
Carl
Dayton
Robert
Thelma Stewart
Edna Newmen
Dorothy Sheppard
Phyllis Dean
Harlan, Ky
Gert Howard
Katherine Broughton
Reichlin
Cleveland St
Ted Hoffer
Marie A. Knott
Kelble
Center Street
Berlin Heights
Knott
Berlin Township
Wakeman
Berlin Middle School
Lakeview United Methodist Church
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Halcyon
Order of Eastern Star
Collins
Berlin Temple
Berlin
South St
Eugene Booker
Lakeview United
Death Notices for Arthur H Behn and Joan Elien
Arthur H Behn 86 of 7440 Ryan Belden Rd North Ridgeville survived by sons Donald and Richard. Visitation at Beanery Funeral Home North Ridgeville Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with Knights of St John services at 8 p.m. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. at St Peter Church. Joan Elien 46 of Amherst survived by husband and daughters Panta Susan Michele Pamela and mother Mary Humes. Visitation at J J Gluya Son Funeral Chapel Friday 2 to 7 p.m. with funeral Saturday 9 30 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. Mass at St Nicholas Catholic Church Burst Ridge Cemetery. All services at the funeral home Friday 6 p.m. (text garbled)
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Behm
Arthur H
Ryan
Michael
Joan Elien
Amherst
Panta
Susan
Michele
Pamela
Mary Humes
J. J. Gluyna Son
Tod
St. Nicholas
Burst Ridge
Pai
In Memoriam Alfred T. Watt Husband and Grandfather
In Memoriam to our dear husband Rather and grandfather ALFRED T. WATT who passed away August 11 1972. Gone is the face we loved silent for the voice we loved to hear too far for sight or spect but not too far for thought to reach always souling and always content loved and where respected wherever he will was willing thoughtful and kind full memory he left what a beau behind.
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Rather
Alfred T. Watt
Elyria man and Lorain woman indicted for heroin trafficking
Kenny Parker aged 26 of 4333 Dellfield Road and Amy Knowles aged 21 of 1410 West Erie Avenue were charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs on secret grand jury indictments in March. Parker was arrested at work around 1:30 PM and Knowles at her home about an hour later. Both await arraignment in common pleas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
MEG
Kenny Parker
Dellfield Road
Amy Knowles
Erie Ave
Lorain County
Bicycle Registration Drive At East Park In Elyria
The City of Elyria Department of Parks and Recreation will sponsor bicycle registration at East Park on Saturday from 9 30 a m until noon. The fee is 50 cents. City ordinance requires that all bicycles in the city be registered.
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City of Elyria
Convicts Escape WA Penitentiary In Suits To Airport
Three maximum security inmates escaped Washington State Penitentiary by sawing out, rode in a cab with $865 cash toward the airport. Police caught them two miles from the prison after the cab driver, believing they were businessmen, was safely released. They were captured at gunpoint when stopped.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
A-1
Douglas Lewis
Vermilion seeks county help on rezoning for lakefront development
Vermilion planners ask Lorain County Regional Planning Commission for guidance on rezoning 75 acres for a motel restaurant nine hole golf course and condominiums near Liberty Avenue. Residents want B 3 commercial and B 5 housing while reducing density to eight units per acre amid concerns over services and bar traffic.
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Vermilion
City Planning Commission
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Liberty Avenue
Elberta Beach
Lake Elementary School
Ohio Edison
Planning Commission
Cassell
Commission
AmShip pact deadline nears amid Lorain County strikes
Negotiators press to end three county strikes and avert new walkouts at a fourth firm as The Pfaudler Co UAW Local 1161 Sears Local 880 service technicians and Utility Workers Union of America members stay on picket lines. Talks with American Shipbuilding six craft unions continue at Saw Mill Creek Huron ahead of a Monday pact expiry with Militant mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Pfaudler Co
UAW
Sears
Retail Store Employees Union
Griswold Road
Cleveland
Utility Workers Union of America
Ohio Edison Co
Akron
Youngstown
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Shipbuilding Co
Saw Mill Creek
Huron
Boilermakers Union Local 358
Lorain Am
Cronk and Grizzle face possible AWOL charges
Sgts Donald Cronk and Hubert Grizzle surrendered to Ohio Army Recruiting officials after being AWOL for over a week. Cronk appeared for accountability proceedings in Cleveland while Grizzle awaited disposition. Officials warned of potential punishments from reprimand to court martial as investigations continue.
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Lorain
Sandusky
Donald Cronk
Cleveland District Army Recruiting Command
Cleveland
Cronk
Tiffin
Hubert Grizzle
James M. Gibbs
Cleveland Recruiting Command
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
Roy Meyers
Grizzle
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ohio
Lorain Army Recruiting Command
Local Lorain County residents listed as couples in employment notices
Police officer William A. Cameron and title examiner Bonnie S. Smith appear alongside peers in a multi couple listing from Lorain and North Ridgeville. The roster includes laborers students teachers and service workers with ages from 17 to 37 and addresses across Lorain Oberlin and Elyria areas.
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William A. Cameron
Charles Ct
Bonnie S. Smith
Carol Lane
Jack 0. Linden
Chestnut Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Debra E. Lamson
Lear Nagle
Jeffrey J. Adams
W. 35Th St
Lorain
Donna J. Wangersen
Joseph E. Lamp
Caroline St
Elkin Tours shuts down leaving Elkin travelers stranded
Area residents booked through Elkin Tours Inc of Michigan scrambled for new plans after the firm went out of business Monday. More than 100 travelers, mainly headed for Las Vegas, faced cancellations or costly last minute flights as refunds of deposits from $50 to $100 and trip prices around $225 to $425 were promised. Travelmart, Tours and Travel Service, Suburban Travel and others reported rebookings or refunds for their clients, with some choosing higher priced alternatives. The disruption also affected a Lorain Catholic mass event with Pope Paul VI memorial services.
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Elkin Tours, Inc
Michigan
Las Vegas
Elkin Tours
Elkin
Ibraham Assily
Elyria Travelmart
McClister
Suburban Travel Service, Inc
North Olmsted
Ruth Hassing
Lake Erie Radio & Sound Involved in Elyria Distance Classic
Lake Erie Radio & Sound at 203 Lake Ave aided the C T Jaycees Elyria Distance Classic by providing its sound track for crowd relays and awards. The group was inadvertently omitted from the participating firms list.
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Lake Erie Radio & Sound
Lake Ave
Lake Erie
Elyria Memorial Births Notice
Aug 9 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Perry of 952 Center St Grafton Aug 10 a son to Mr and Mrs Norman Widman of 265 Olive St Mrs Michael Keener of 555 S Abbe Rd announces births with brief details of families and addresses.
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Charles Perry
Center St
Grafton
Norman Widman
Olive St
Michael Keener
S. Abbe Rd
Schwendler murder trial moved to next Wednesday
The murder trial of 64 year old Ralph W. Schwendler of Lorain is moved from later this month to next Wednesday. He faces aggravated murder for the May 22 shooting death of 18 year old James Hershberger of Elyria. Police say the shooting aimed to silence Hershberger about a bomb on a pickup truck. Material witness Martin Posey is held in jail awaiting testimony. Posey was with Schwendler when the man allegedly shot Hershberger in a car on Quar Road. No motive has been released. Schwendler remains jailed without bond.
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Ralph W. Schwendler
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
Schwendler
James Hershberger
Clark St
Elyria
Hershberger
Martin Posey
Posey
Quar Road
al Hersberger
North Syracuse youth hurt in Route 57 crash returns home
Keith Czyz 17, seriously injured in a six car crash on Route 57 near Elyria, returned home with his parents in fair condition after surgery. He and two 15 year old passengers from North Syracuse were involved when his car side swiped two vehicles and hit a car driven by Rev Basil Stoyka in Lorain, Ohio.
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New York
Syracuse
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Keith Czyz
State Highway Patrol
Czyz
Basil F. Stoyka
E. 32Nd St. Lorain
Stoyka
State Patrol
Midview District Announces Back to School Dates
Midview Local School District outlines registration for new students on Aug 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a middle school orientation for sixth graders on Aug 22 at 10 a.m. Parents may contact Asst Supt William G Reed with questions. First day of classes is Aug 30.
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Asst
William G. Reed
Reed
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Avon
John Knott
Memoriam
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Ken CasseJt
Joseph Ryan
By Leon Rubin
Pfaudler
Herbert B. Carlson
Edison Union
By Beth Boyd
Chicago
Gibbs
Ned. Army
Sgt. Cronk
Lancaster
Columbus Citizen-Journal
Richard Eslinger
Millersport
Michael Lee South
Bremen
George Bean
Marine Corps
Tom Leake
Marine
Cincinnati
Bean
Eslinger
Lancaster High School
South
Franklin County
Lucinda Childress
Jose A. Perez
Nellie Rivera
E. 31St St. Lorain
Michael C. Manderen
Eighth St
Ronald J. Guzik
Falbo Ave
Alice F. Oliver
Oakdale Ave
Robin
Marquardt
Rosewood Dr
Porter
Denise M. Stanislawski
Murray Ridge Road
Cashier
Kenneth £. Justen Jr
Second St
Sue M. St. Marie
Washington Ave
Apt
Vegas
Pope Paul
Francis E. Gasbarre
Pope Paul VI
Holy Trinity Church
Gasbarre
Elyria Memorial
Midview
Elyria West
Avon Lake
Elyria Catholic
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