Deaths mark Elyria area as year opens with two obituaries
David Westfall 17 son of Mr and Mrs Richard D Westfall 1816 Long Ave Lorain died today at Elyria Memorial Hospital after long illness with leukemia. He hoped to be an evangelist and worked in outdoor sports before becoming wheelchair bound. Ralph T Riley 56 Vermilion Road Oberlin WWII Navy veteran died after long illness at Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin. He retired machinist from Nordson Corp and belonged to Machinist Union 1802. Burial in Crownhill Cemetery. services Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Earl Westfall
Richard D. Westfall
Long Ave
Lorain
Elyria Memorial Hospital
David
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain High School
Clarksburg
W. Va
Church of God of Prophecy
Ralph T. Riley
Vermilion Rd
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Riley
Nordson Corp
Machinist Union 1802
Kanawha Head
Amherst
Evelyn A
John
Sandra) Forrider
Mabel McCray
Aliquippa
Pauline Lee
Mount Morris
Thelma
Atlanta
Garland Funeral Home
Robert A. Happel
St. Peter United Church of Christ
Crownhill Cemetery
Richard Jr
Genevieve Moore
Galloway
Minnie Westfall
Tampa
Fla
Walter A. Frey
N. R. Jeffery
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Hartley T. Shettler
Butternut Ridge
Ford Motor Co
Lancaster
N.Y
Shettler
U.S. Army
Edith Theresa
Mary Dannebrook
Elma
Elsie Bassett
Lockport
Lavinia Thomas
Vermilion
Marvin
Wainwright Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Mrs Stancin dies after long illness in Medina
Mrs Joseph Stancin 46 of 4059 Pierce Rd Medina died Wednesday in Medina Community Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Medina County and lived in the area, a member of St Francis Xavier Church. Surviving: husband Joseph daughter Geralyn mother Florence Schultz. Services at St Francis Xavier Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Funeral home Bauer Valley City handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie C. Stancin
Schultz
Pierce Rd
Medina
Medina Community Hospital
Stancin
Medina County
St. Francis Xavier Church
Joseph
Geralyn
Florence Schultz
Lester
Bauer Funeral Home
Valley City
Church
William Breitkrenz
Nina A. Breitkrenz
Wellington
Breitkrenz
Pittsfield
William
Steve (Dorthie) Bara
Walter
North Ridgeville
Edith Gates
Norton Funeral Home
Pam
Ron Boldman
Greenwood Cemetery
Death notices listing local obituaries and services
Multiple obituary notices from Lorain County including LIMPERT Roger H 39 of Sul livan. POLIAK Jobin 26 East St Lorain. Mrs Herbert Dorothy 45 Elyria. Howard D 87 Oregon City formerly Elyria. Mrs Nina A Breitkrenz 81 Wellington. Hartley T Shettler 67 Lorain. William P Zimmerman 63 Lodi. Charles Sapp 64 Ravenna. Mrs Rachel L Stanley 61 Lorain. Albert Riggleman relatives. James P Perkins 87 Elyria area. with Visitation times Funeral details and burial plans at local funeral homes.
Mrs. Cecilia Smith 66 Avon Lake resident dies
Mrs. Howard E. Cecilia Smith of 33782 Lake Rd Avon Lake dies after a long illness in St Joseph Hospital Lorain. Born July 15 1909 in Lorain she lived in Avon Lake area 15 years. Services Saturday 2 pm at St Joseph Church Avon Lake officiated by Rev Edward Dickard burial Calvary. Survived by daughter Mrs Joycelyn Johnson two sisters three brothers and three grandchildren and one great grandchild. The Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Rachel L. Stanley
Lorain Community Hospital
Woodruff Dr
Sheffield Lake
William Kishman
Lorain County
Stanley
Preston
W. Va
Lorain
Lorain Products
Albert
Howard Riggleman
Lake Orion
Mich
Lloyd Riggleman
Anna Gore
Mabel Pyles
Hazel Bolyard
Marie France
Lawrence
Ind
Joseph Clark
Morgantown
Marguerite Summers
Christine Smith
West Virginia
Walter A. Frey
Carl Stuart
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Howard E.cecilia’ Smith
Lake Rd
Avon Lake
St. Joseph Church
Edward Dickard
Calvary Cemetery
Smith
St. Joseph Hospital
Juvenile in Oberlin rape case referred to grand jury as adult
Conroy Haynes, 17, of Oberlin, was referred to the grand jury for adult prosecution in a May rape case involving four juveniles and four male adults. Bond set at 2500 cash or 5000 property plus 3500 personal. Two juveniles to Ohio Youth Commission for six weeks of study and exams. Other youth denied charge and seeks trial.
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Oberlin
Henry T. Webber
Conroy Haynes
Main St
Haynes
Grand Jury
Ohio Youth Commission
John D. McCrea
Police arrest youth in chase across four cities
Police from Sheffield Lake Avon Lake Rocky River and Lakewood chased a reportedly stolen car through four cities at speeds over 100 mph. The car belonged to Ross Gambino of 5337 Lake Road and was taken about 2 10 a.m. From Lake Road it entered Webb Road in Lakewood went over a curb and stopped on a lawn.
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Sheffield Lake
Avon Lake
Ross Gambino
Lake Road
Rocky River
Lakewood
Webb Road
Planners seek county building code amid I-90 growth
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission approved a resolution urging the county commissioners to adopt a county building code. The plan links completed I-90 in Lorain with the Rocky River segment to create a west Cuyahoga to Lorain super highway. The commission cites water access from Lorain County Rural Water Authority as boosting area construction and notes current unincorporated zoning may not ensure proper building practice. Past efforts to adopt a county code stalled after builder concerns and failed agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Fashion show to aid Lucy Idol in Vermilion
A fashion show to benefit the Lucy Idol School for the profoundly retarded in Vermilion will be held at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Lorain Civic Center 319 Broadway. Organized by Renee Reed an employee of the Lorain community development department the event will feature men s and women s fashions from Harry s Mens Wear Pet ries J C Penney s and Casual Corner. Ms Reed who met Mrs Idol the school s director decided to help continue the program after funding loss from the Lorain County Board of Mental Ret retardation. Show models include Eddie McNeal Alvine Lindsey Robert Franklin Eric Pardon Eric Cahoun James Donald Tyrone Hall Ms Reed Ramona Adams Gwen Shorts Cheryl Mitchell and Reva Dell with Libra Productions in Elyria providing some models Debra McAfee Martin King Robin Sherman and Carlyn Johnson. Refreshments by school children s parents and a talk by Mrs Idol will follow. Tickets at 2 90 at the door.
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Lucy Idol
Lorain Civic Center
Broadway
Renee Reed
Harry
Petries
J.C. Penney’s
Woman hurt after dispute over Elyria tensions
Elyria woman Ramona Sams, 42, was hospitalized with a cut above her left eye after a man struck her with a bottle following an argument about Elyria racial strife outside a tavern in the Oakwood Shopping Center. Both are white, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Elyria
Ramona Sams
Cedar St
St. Joseph Hospital
Oakwood
Miss Sams
Youth Faces Drug Charge In Elyria
Richard W. Andrews, 19, of 218 Foxhill Lane, was charged with possession of narcotics after police served a warrant at his Elyria apartment at 3 a.m. Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Richard W. Andrews
Foxhill Lane
Patrolman halts assault on youth in Avon area
Avon youth Frank Jewett Jr. was saved from serious injury when Patrolman James Ryan of the special armed robbery squad intervened as three assailants attacked him outside a tavern on Broadway. Jewett, 19, received head scrapes and bruises, treated at St. Joseph Hospital and released. Suspects Robert Jimenez and Darrel Henline face felonious assault charges. a juvenile will report to the juvenile aid bureau.
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Lorain
Avon
Frank Jewett Jr
Stoney Ridge Rd
St. Joseph Hospital
Robert Jimenez
Reid Ave
Darrel Henline
South Main St
Ryan
Grafton escapes lead to Mansfield head ouster
The escape of 12 inmates from the Grafton Prison Farm since July 7 is cited as a partial reason for the expected removal of Robert White as Mansfield Reformatory superintendent. The state says White, in place since 1973, will be replaced for poor administration though a date is not set.
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Columbus
Grafton
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Robert White
Joe A. Ashley
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Ashley
White
Frank Gray
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
Gray
Reformatory
Rone White
Grafton Farm
Kenneth Barclay
W.D. Hawke
Hawke
Elia Angeloff
Mansfield Reformatory
Two charged in four area robberies in Lorain and Sheffield
Lorain police charged Patrick Towner 21 Tradewind Apartments Sheffield Lake with three counts of aggravated robbery and Nelson Colon 19 4231 Pearl Ave with one count of complicity after they were found at a South Lorain gas station following an armed robbery. About 450 dollars were recovered from three Lorain robberies at Greenwood Inn 1700 E 28th St Riverside Cafe 2617 E 31st St and The Eagle Cafe 2933 Grove Ave. Colon led officers to 224 dollars more in a field off Homewood Drive. The pair were to be arraigned in Lorain Municipal Court. a separate Hayseed Tavern case in Avon Lake Municipal Court is not handled by Lorain police.
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Lorain
Sheffield
Patrick Towner
Tradewind
Sheffield Lake
Nelson Colon
Pearl Ave
South Lorain
Towner
Greenwood Inn
28Th St
Riverside Cafe
E. 31St St
Eagle Cafe
Grove Ave
Colon
Homewood Drive
Lorain Municipal Court
Hayseed
Rt. 611
Abbe Road
Ohio sets Sept. 1 deadline for personalized license plates
Ohio state registrar Curtis Andrews warns that Sept. 1 is the cutoff for requests to personalized plates for the 1976 year. Fees total 35 dollars with 30 dollars for park system upkeep. Existing 1975 holders will receive renewal forms by mail. new applicants should submit multiple letter and number options since 7,000 combinations are already reserved.
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Curtis Andrews
Andrews
J Pantanaiia
Ollaws
Tony
Ford
Alice
Betty
George
Foresters cancel Saturday meeting over disturbance
James Judge reports the Order of Foresters meeting in Elyria has been canceled. The event was set for 8 p.m. Saturday at Holly Court 1245 Hall in Elywood.
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James Judge
Elyria
the International
Foresters
Elywood
Holly Court
Hall
Toledoan Indicted for Attempted Murder in Wakeman Shooting
Toledoan George House, 41, was indicted yesterday by the Huron County Grand Jury on charges of attempted murder and attempted breaking and entering for the July 20 shooting of Wakeman police officer Clarence Whitney. Two Toledo men, Tim Baker and James Cudnik, arrested in connection, were not indicted but may testify as witnesses. prosecutors may seek reindictments next month. Whitney remains in a body cast through September with a leg bone injury, and a Wakeman fundraiser has raised over 1300 dollars for his medical and family expenses.
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Norwalk
George House
Toledo
Huron County Grand Jury
House
Wakeman
Clarence Whitney
Tim Baker
James Cudnik
Richard Hauser
Huron County
Whitney
Deadline Extended for Ohio School Grants
The Ohio Board of Regents extended the deadline for full year Ohio instructions grants. Eligible are students from families with adjusted incomes up to 14999 dollars. Information is available from the Office of Financial Aid at Lorain County Community College. Contact Elyria 365-4191 Lorain 233-7244 or toll free 734-4600 in Cleveland.
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Ohio Board of Regents
Ohio
Office of Financial Aid
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Sheriff Sale Notices for Lorain County Real Estate in Elyria and North Ridgeville
Public auctions set September 3 1975 at the Lorain County Courthouse for real estate parcels in Elyria and North Ridgeville. Listings include parcels on Smith Court and 675 Pleasant Avenue with appraised values of 14000 and 27000 dollars, payment terms cash, sale under court orders in Fulton and Goss Inc and Vernon M Smith actions.
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Sheriff's Sale
Fulton and Goss, Inc
Plaintif
Sheriff's Civil Office
Court House
Elyria
Lorain County
Ohio
Sheriff's
Broadview Savings & Loan Company
Plaintift
Jonn R. Walther, JR
Court OF Common Pleas
Sax Court
Sherif
Lown
North Ridgeville
County of
Lorain
State of Ohio
Hidgeville Heights
Pleasant Avenue
Flyria
Towil
Parkwood Estates
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Joseph Stancin
Limpert
Roger H
Rt. $8
North
Sullivan
Linda
Terry
Todd
Welington
Evergreen Cemetery
Westlake
Poliak
Jobin
East Stnd St
Emil Dovala
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Shough
Herbert Dorothy
Brookvalley Dr
H. Richard
Douglas
Wainright
St. John Lutheran Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Wendell
Howard D
Oregon City
Oregon
Jack
Howard
Foster
Nadine
Parah Church of St. Mark
Portland
William P. Zimmerman
Milford River Co
Mill St
Lodi
Mr. Zimmerman
Wayne County
Church of God
North Olmsted
Frank
Burbank
Creston
Parker Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Charles Sapp
Ravenna
Robert Sapp
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
The
Wood Funeral Home
Endicott
Albert Stanley
James P. Perkins
High St
Will-O-Lee
Mr. Perkins
Braxton County
Earl
Santa
Robert Rose
Reichlin
William Archer
New Life Baptist Church
David BE
Westfall
Curtis-Scheuffier
Uconced
Marety
Curts Ernest W. Schouffier
Chase
Sherif and
State Patrol
Wadersday
Parmpattery Beravce
Sheffield Town
Northidge Road
Baltimore and Oni
Menorajery
By Rosemary Palmer
Columbus Bureau
Toledoan
Ohio Epa
Office of Legal Records
Dical Air
Distr
Creveland Bee Tismiatiteg Co
Lora Lorain Air Poiteyon Control
Erie Ave
Broad St. Cols
Erseld Lowther
Defendants Court OF Common Pleas
Elveia
Charles W. Smith
Elyra Township
Black River
Smith Court
Elyria Township
Charles W Smith
Fifty Fee
W.C Brook
W C Brook
Charles W Smyth
Vernon M Smith
Roy A. West
I Metropolitan Savings Associa
Phawnuiff
HOMER
Demastus, SR
Olio
Robert J. Binge
Atomey
Vernon M Snitit
Wathington Ave
Elgris
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