Long illness takes several Elyria area residents
A wave of deaths sweeps through Elyria and surrounding areas. John Perisi 78 of 3915 Wind sor Co Lorain a retired masonry contractor died after a long illness at St Joseph Hospital. Michael Maruskin 73 of Lorain died at home after a long illness, a former Lorain Cuyahoga Works employee. Howard E Danne 49 of Amherst an Army World War II veteran and Ford Motor Co plant executive died after a long illness. Mary Vassie 79 of South Amherst died at St Joseph Hospital after nine weeks of hospitalization for surgery. Gilbert Jeffrey Wellington 56 and other local residents are listed among those recently reported to have died after illness. Burial arrangements and services are noted for several cases, with churches and funeral homes named in Lorain, Amherst, Wellington, Spencer, and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Perisi
Windsor Co
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Perisi
Italy
St. Peter Church
Sons of Italy Lodge
Lorain County
Rose Inee Trifiletti
Tony J
Andrew
Pauline) Rodgers
Sal
Marie) Sesulli
Francesco
Nicoletta
Joseph C. Step
Calvary Cemetery
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Michael Maruskin
Dtst St
Maruskin
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
Czechoslovakia
Springdale
Jehovah's Witness Us
Howard E. Danne
Valley Dr
Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Ohip
Ford Motor Co
Avon Lake
Buffalo
N.Y
Danne
Edison Street Baptist Church
Amorite Legion Post
Warsaw
Gretta Sue
Katherine
Michele
Elizabeth
Ronald
Ruth) Bloss
Kalamazoo
Mich
Garland Funeral Home
Robert W. Sutherland
Old Stone United Methodist Church
Brownhelm Cemetery
Vermilion
Elmer Johnson
Mary Vassie
Elin St
South Amherst
Hungary
South Amerst
Vassie
Royal Neighbors of
Arthur
Anna) Cseak
John
Wallace Roth
Evergreen Cemetery
Garland Edmond Jeffrey
Marts
Wellington
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jeffrey
Lorain Cuyahoga Works
Slagle
W. Va
Dora
Oleta M
Betty L
Elyria
Jennings
Cleveland
Ray
Logan
Charles
Lorains
Roby
Martha) Williams
Hallie
Norma) Roberts
Cowling-Truman
Honaker-Harris
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Henry Shaffer
N. Main St
Spencer
Lodi
Shaffer
Columbia Gas Co
Wellington Lodge F and AM
Theresa
Susan
Akron
Franklin
Wadsworth
Parker Funeral Home
Robert Holmes
Homerville
Woodlawn Cemetery
Death notices for multiple individuals in Lodi and nearby towns
Death notices report William 1 aged 83 of 104 MN St Lodi and others including Ralph T Riley 56 of Vermilion Rd Cherlin with survivors mentioned. Funeral arrangements note visits at Parc her Wainwright Norton and Garland Funeral Homes with services and burials planned in Woodlawn Crown Hill Greenwood and Lancaster areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 1
MN St
Lodi
Jomen
Mra Marthey Spice
Dortean Brown
Mearl and
Marman
Frank
David
Ada Moyer
Parcher Funeral Home
Tod
Woodlawn
Lods
Handicapped Get Free Trip to Ohio State Fair
Two busloads of handicapped children and adults from Lorain County will travel to Columbus for a free day at the Ohio State Fair. The Lorain County Easter Seal Society provides transportation and the State Fair Board offers free admission and ride passes. Buses depart Sheffield Shopping Center at 9 a.m. and return at 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Columbus
The
Lorain County Easter Seal Society
State Fair Board
Easter Seal Society
Sheffield
Lorain
Elyria
Amherst
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Dean Wolfe
Gloria Mantini
Cleveland Tops List for GOP Convention Sites
The GOP narrowed the 1976 convention site to Cleveland Kansas City and Miami Beach in that order of preference. A three member delegation visited potential hosts with Miami Beach favored for capacity while Cleveland and Kansas City offer GOP governors and central locations to cut travel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Cleveland
Kansas City
Miami Beach
Birmingham church seeks newspaper drive details
Birmingham United Methodist Church sponsors a newspaper drive next Saturday. The Sunday School and Youth Fellowship request donations of newspapers only. A ground-level container will be in the church parking lot from next Thursday through August 26. For pick-up call 965-4693 965-7015 or 988-2048.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Birmingham United Methodist Church Sunday School and Youth Fellowship
Berkeley paleontologist Charles I Camp dies of cancer
Berkeley California AP reports Charles I Camp, 82, a UC Berkeley paleontologist and authority on pioneer life in the West, died of cancer Thursday. In San Antonio, AP notes Dr Aureliano Urrutia Sr., 104, served as interior minister under Porfirio Diaz in 1913-1914, died Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California At Berkeley
United States
San Antonio
Tex
Aureliano Urrutia Sr
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
White Motor omits dividend amid earnings slump
White Motor Corp. directors voted to skip another quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The second quarter dividend was admitted. The company had paid 10 cents a share for the first quarter of 1975 and all of 1974. Chairman E. Knudsen said the board will review the dividend but will not resume payments until the economy and earnings improve. White posted 580000 in income from continuing operations for the first half and a 2600000 net loss after ending its Canton engine program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
White Motor Corp
White
E. Knudsen
No Talks in Strike at AmShip Divison of AmShip
In Lorain Toledo and Chicago AFL-CIO unions say talks failed to occur yesterday in a strike against AmShip Division. Nearly 2,000 workers affected as ore carrier projects progress in Chicago yards. Richard Mayr notes company aims to resume negotiations for early settlement to aid workers families and regional economies.
Lakeside Antique and Collectibles Show Planned
Lakeside schedules its 15th annual antiques event at the old school house grounds on Saturday August 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is 1.50. Dealers from around the state will offer furniture glassware antique silver and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Old School House
Lorain Man Charged With Possession Of Marijuana
Kenneth L. Strouse, 23, of 504 E High St, Lorain, was charged with marijuana possession after a plastic bag suspected to contain the drug was found in his car during a stop on Route 20 near Elyria. A pipe with suspected marijuana residue was found in his pocket following a U turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Carlisle Township
Kenneth L. Strouse
High St
Lorain County
Sheriff's Deputies
Rt. 20
Elyria City
Fats
Strouse
Lakeside to Feature Jerome Hines in Summer Concert
Lakeside presents bass Jerome Hines as guest artist in the Lakeside Summer Symphony program tonight at 8 15 p m. He will perform the Mephistopheles Serenade from Faust. Tickets cost 2 25 dollars including gate fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Lakeside Summer Symphony
Jerome Hines
Hines
Lorain County College Offers 26 Special Interest Courses
Lorain County Community College announces a fall lineup of 26 special interest courses. Ten week classes include Amateur radio and interior design while eight week courses cover dance and professional secretary lectures. A yoga basics course runs 11 weeks with start dates in September. others begin Sept third week, with women self defense starting Sept 24 and secretary lectures Oct 1. Contact numbers provided for Elyria Lorain and toll free Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Community College
Persona
Elyria
Lorain
Cleveland
Ohio cyclist shot on Interstate 80 near Colfax
Investigators in Jasper County Iowa probe the motive behind the fatal shooting of James Bailey 32 of Mentor Ohio on Interstate 80 near Colfax. Bailey a Hell's Angels member died from a neck wound as Vesey 31 and Philemon 27 were wounded. shells found on the overpass and autopsy suggest gunfire from the embankment or overpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Iowa
UPI
Ohio
Jasper County
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
James Bailey
Mentor
Bailey
Hell's Angels
Interstate 80
Colfax
Fred Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
Richard Vesey
Cleveland
Vesey
Paul Philemon
BCI
Elyria Man Arrested After Lorain Store Foot Chase
A 26 year old Elyria man was arrested by Lorain police after a foot chase at Clarkins Store on Leavitt Road. Managers said he Tried to return about 125 dollars in power tools without a receipt. He was chased into a wooded area and apprehended nearby. He faces charges of petty theft and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Elyria
Clarkins
Leavitt Road
Barry Devin
Joseph E. Hemlinger
Infirmary Road
Devin
Elyria Clarkins
Hemlinger
Westgate
Leavitt Rd
21St St
Columbia teachers attend academy
Two members of the Columbia Local Education Association attended a four day leadership academy at Muskingum College in New Concord from August 1 to 14. Elane Martin, Copopa first grade teacher and CLEA president, attended the presidents school. Frances Falcon, Copopa kindergarten teacher and CLEA treasurer, attended the communications school. Topics included leadership roles, local associations, organization, budgeting and informing members. Sponsored by the Ohio Education Association, it was the first of its kind in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia Local Education Association
CLEA
Muskingum College
New Concord
Elane Martin
Copopa
Frances Falcon
Academy
The
Ohio Education Association
Ohio
Train derailment injures two crewmen near Amherst
Two Penn Central crewmen Ray Della Flora and Charles Johnson, both of Toledo, were treated for minor injuries at Lorain Community Hospital after an engine, a caboose, and two box cars derailed around 11:40 p.m. on the Penn Central tracks between Quarry and Cooper Foster Park roads in Amherst. Officials cited an unknown derailment cause. Eyewitness reports suggested the engine collided with the caboose, with the injured men inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Penn Central
Quarry
Cooper-Foster Park
Ray Della Flora
Charles Johnson
Toledo
Lorain Community Hospital
Eaton Two subdivision gains approval near jetport plan
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission approved an 811 acre Eaton Township subdivision off Durkee Road in the Grafton Belden jetport area. De Mar Development Co. led by Dennis Demarco plans phase 1 with 27 plus acres of two acre or larger lots and a private road serving the property. The plat approval does not guarantee any road or subdivision improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton-Belden
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Eaton Township
Durkee Road
De-Mar Development Co
Dennis Demarco
Demarco
Commission
Richard W. McGinnis
Jetport
Planning Commission
Coast Guard ends weather pennants in Lorain
The Coast Guard station Lorain will stop flying red triangular weather pennants after today. A spokesman said the National Weather Service instructed the change and urged boaters to monitor radio, TV, and papers for forecasts. He noted many sailors did not understand the flag system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
U.S
Coast Guard
National Weather Service
Woman charged with welfare fraud
Ethel M Powers of Keywood Blvd LaGrange was served with a secret indictment by sheriff's deputies charging welfare fraud for benefits received from August 6, 1972, to December 1973 and from January 1, 1974, to October 31, 1974. She will be arraigned before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Floyd D Harris on Monday. Two others indicted for prison escape, Ronald E Smith and Harold J Heath, will also be arraigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Powers
Keywood Blvd
LaGrange
Sheriff's Deputies
Lorain County
Floyd D. Harris
Grafton
Harris
Ronald E. Smith
Harold J. Heath
Mansfield Reformatory
Mansfield
Ohio Lottery unclaimed prizes totaling 275920 dollars
Time is running out for holders of early drawing tickets. Tickets remain valid for one year from the drawing date. Officials note 275,920 dollars in unclaimed prizes including three 15000 dollar double green winners, along with 22 five hundred dollar winners, 12 thousand dollar winners, and 10,396 twenty dollar winners who may still claim the one million prize. Unclaimed funds go to the Ohio general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio General Fund
Elyrian Man Arrested on Weapons Under Disability Charge
An Elyria man, Eddie Goodwin age 40 of 223 Oberlin Road, was arrested on a warrant charging weapons while under a legal disability. He was stopped near Middle Avenue after deputies spotted him in a car. The warrant, issued through Oberlin Municipal Court, and the charge details were not released. Goodwin is jailed in Lorain County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Eddie Goodwin
Oberlin Rd
Middle Avenue
Lorain County
Oberlin Municipal Court
Goodwin
ITT Wakefield Scholarship Awarded to Vermilion Student
HURON Dan Trinter of Vermilion will receive a $500 ITT Wakefield Foundation scholarship to attend Firelands Campus of Bowling Green State University this fall. He will major in special education and plans to teach educable mentally retarded children based on scholastic and co-curricular achievement. Paul Reichner, 34 of 2354 Livingston Ave Lorain, was referred to the probation department for a pre sentence report after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Dan Trinter
Vermilion
Firelands
Bowling Green State University
ITT Wakefield Foundation
Trinter
Vermilion High School
Paul E. Reichner
Livingston Ave
Lorain
Probation Department
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Stolen stereos found after prowler report
Police responding to a prowler report on Brownell Avenue and Tenth Street found a car with two men in the vicinity. In the trunk they uncovered seven tape players three radios and three speakers believed stolen. Martinez and Fernandez face multiple charges and remain jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Brownell Avenue
Tenth Street
Brownell
Tenth
Richard A. Fernandez
Fernandez
Placido Martinez
E. 33Rd St
Martinez
Ohio
Burglars Hit Two Lorain Clubs
Two Lorain businesses, Puerto Rican Home at 2933 Vine Ave and La Casa De Lares Club at 1640 E 28th St, were burglarized late Thursday night or Friday morning. Vending machines were broken and sales receipts taken. entry was gained by prying a rear window or door. Manager Rafael Fernandez said four vending machines were damaged at the club. No arrests announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
South Lorain
Enrique Garcia
Vine Ave
la Casa de Lares Club
28Th St
Rafael Fernandez
Industrial Ave
Fernandez
Ikam
Avon Lake Motorcyclist Injured In Early Crash
Avon Lake 21 year old Willis R Campbell was injured when his motorcycle collided with a turning car on Lake Road near Armour Willis R Campbell of Electric Blvd, taken to Bay View Hospital in fair condition with a fractured right leg. Police say Stephen M Zegarac, 22, was driving eastbound and turning left into his driveway. Campbell passed and struck the left rear fender. Investigation ongoing, no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Lake Road
Armour Road
Willis R. Campbell
Bay View Hospital
Campbell
Stephen M. Zegarac
Lake Rd
Zegarac
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Joseph
Pauline Maruskin
Chesswick
J.J. Gluyna and Son
John Vassie
Garland E. Jeffrey
Timerman
Shettler
Yartley T
Butternut Ridge
Sumiveng
Edith Theresa
Mary Danne Frock
Elsie Basset
Lasinia Thomas
Marvin Friends
Wainwright Funeral Home
Lancaster
Breitkrenz
Nina A
Hd 2
Dorthie Nara
Walter
William
Edith Gates
Norton Funeral Home
Welington
Greenwood Cemetery
Riley Ralph T
Vermilion Rd
Qherlin
Evelyn Ann
Sandra Forrider
Moray
Funeral
Crownhill Cemetery
Memoriam
John Hogan
Christine Metz
Richard
Robert
Maré
Denise
Gary L. Towne
Dad
Him
Tom
Gary Lee Towne
Pearl Dangelo
Birmingham Church
NAVY
ENS
Daniel J. Tomaszewski
Harold J. Tomaszewski
West Ninth St
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Lorain High School
AmShip
Lorainite
James Hines
LCCC
Eaton
Elyrian
Wakefield
Scott L. Willis
Robert C. Willis
Wakeman
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Western Reserve High School
Ehove Joint Vocational School
Fulton Funeral Home
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