Elyria area deaths mark region losses in three families
Edwin Keller 81 of 789 Trotter Lane Berea died at Medina Hospital after four days as a patient. Surviving include two step children, six step grandchildren, and eight step great grandchildren. Betty Westfall 65 of Mountain View Alaska died after a heart attack. Formerly Elyria resident, she was active in the Order of Eastern Star. Frank Lewandoski 54 of Lorain died after a heart attack at St. Joseph Hospital. Burial and services listed for Zion Lutheran Church and Calvary Cemetery respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Keller
Trotter Lane
Berea
Medina Hospital
Mr. Keller
Valley City
Zion Lutheran Church
Maynard Wilkinson
Elton (Twila) Hill
North Eaton
Betty Westfall
Mountain View
Alaska
Oberlin Rd
Frank Lewandoski
29Th St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Lewandoski
Benwood
W. Va
Weitz Clothing Co
Nativity Church
Knights of St. John Ladies Auxiliary
Sokol
Frank
Janice
Francine
James
Mary Clavera
U.S.F
San Antonio
Tex
Frank Oravec
Charlottesville
Phil Oravec
Utica
N.Y
John Oravec
Rockville
Dombrowski
Casimir Pilatowski
Theodore Marszal
Calvary Cemetery
Death notices from Lorain and Oberlin area
Obituaries list several local deaths with ages and home addresses. Georgia Ormiston 81, sister in Akron. FRIDAY Cart A. 81 of 330 Eastern Heights Blvd with wife Florence E surviving. Harry E. 79 of 2401 Jackson St with sister Geel R. Myers. George J. 74 of RD 2 Hastings Rd Oberlin with wife Mary and three daughters. Wake Service and funeral details, various funeral homes and cemeteries indicated. Burial plans at Greenlawn Akron, North Murray Ridge Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Heights Blvd
Florence E
Sudro-Curtis
Funeral Home
North Murray Ridge Cemetery
Harry E
Jackson St
Lorain
Geel R. Myers
Walter A. Frey
Salem Cemetery
George J
Hastings Rd
Oberlin
Mary
George
Regis
Clee Ridenour
Cuyler Ward
Regina Myerson
Sowltog Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetery
Card of Thanks for William Hill and others
The families express sincere thanks for floral offerings and sympathy during illness and death. Special thanks to Rev R J Gordon of the 2nd Baptist Church and church auxiliaries Irene Shores Clare Draper Theodore Haag Regina Hang Jessie Tackett and relatives extend gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for comfort during bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
R. J Gordon
2Nd Baptist Church
Clare Draper
Theodore Haag
Jessie Tackett
Pfaudler Co
Hoke
Brogget
Dakters
Ferrato
Clarence Tackett
Safety force idles 101 workers in Ohio
One hundred one employees of the Ohio Department of Highway Safety were laid off until the General Assembly passes legislation. The action, announced by deputy director Frederic A. Vierow, affects 39 Highway Patrol civilians including 24 motor vehicle inspectors and 14 driver license examiners. Officials said the cuts aim to curb random inspections and limit license examinations at 14 locations, slowing processing of filings and enforcement of financial responsibility laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
UPI
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
General Assembly
Ohio Highway Patrol
Elyria Patrol
Amherst
Frederic A. Vierow
Vieron
Department of Motor Vehicles
Vermilion Girl Injured Falling From Window
A two year old Vermilion girl remains in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital in Lorain after falling from a second floor bedroom window at Crystal Shores Apartments yesterday noon. She struck a brick wall on the terrace level while playing with her four year old brother as mother prepared lunch. The child suffered a skull fracture and facial injuries and was transported to the hospital by Vermilion police ambulance. The incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Crystal Shores
Kate Wenz
George Wenz
Nantucket Place
Vermilion Police Department
Toronto
Church Choir Sign Up Monday at First United Methodist
Registration for the Children's Choirs of First United Methodist Church opens Monday from 3 30 to 5 20 pm at the church. Children unable to register Monday may attend first rehearsals on September 8 and 11 at the church for late registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist Church
Wellington House Painter Dies After Home Fall
Henry K. Moore, 73, of Wellington, died at Wellington Community Hospital after falling down stairs at his home. He suffered brain injuries and a skull fracture. Born January 24, 1898 in Avon Lake, he was an area house painter. Surviving: five sons William Earl Howard Paul, Charles. three daughters Betty Leonard Alma Warner Cora Mitchell. 33 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Five children preceded him in death. Friends may call at Curtis E Truman Funeral Home. burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Welington Community Hospital
Henry K. Moore
RD 2
Smith Road
Lorain County
Richard Buchanan
Avon Lake
William
Earl
Sheffield Lake
Howard
Paul
Lorain
Charles
Paramount
Calif
Ernest
Betty) Leonard
Ray
Alma) Warner
Amherst
George
Cora) Mitchell
Curtis £. Truman
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Ashland Rt. 250 crash kills driver, injures another
Jack Lee Grobe, 33, of 1511th St. N.E., died at the scene after his eastbound car crossed the center line on Route 250 and crashed into Raymond Talbott’s vehicle, then hit a power line and ignited. Talbott, 25, of Alliance, was listed in fair condition at Ashland Samaritans Hospital as investigators probed the fatal collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amaa Mak Amuleu
Rt. 250
Ashland
Jack Lee Grobe
Lath St
N.E
Ashland County
Raymond Talbott
Alliance
Ashland Samaritan Hospital
Grobe
Talbott
Ashland Highway Patrol
Roger Blough to Get New Diesel Engines
Lorain shipyard management of American Ship Building Co reports ordering twin diesel engines to replace those damaged in a July fire that killed four. Fairbanks Morse Inc will build the 14,000 shaft horsepower engines in Beloit Wisconsin with delivery aimed for early January. Repaired vessel delivery to U S Steel is projected for August 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Blough
Lorain Shipyard
American Ship Building Co
Fairbanks Morse, Inc
Beloit
Wis
U.S
Youth, 19, arrested on drug DUI charge in Elyria
A 19 year old Conneaut youth, William C. Hinchliffe of 375 Detroit St., was arrested at East Avenue and Second Street around 2 a.m. for driving under the influence of a narcotic drug after police observed slow, heavy driving and faulty brake lights. He claimed he was using kidney medication. An unnamed passenger was questioned but not held. Hinchliffe is the son of the late Harry J. Hinchliffe, a local executive killed in a July crash on Rt. 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
William C. Hinchliffe
Detroit St
East Avenue
Second Street
Hinchliffe
Broad Street
Harry J. Hinchliffe
Rt. 20
Driver denies car struck girl on bike on Lodi Street
Elyria girl Janice M. Corts, 1 years old, suffered minor head bruises after a bicycle collision on a Lodi Street sidewalk. She was treated and released from Elyria Memorial Hospital. Driver Daniel Humphrey, 25, stated he did not strike the cyclist, claiming the girl fell after he stopped and honked. No damage or citations were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lodi Street
Janice M. Corts
Harrison Ave
Bell Co
Daniel Edward Humphrey
Stanford Ave
Cyclist Killed at Crossing Near Medina
A 23 year old Megina man, Richard T. Carey of 218 Frederick Street, was killed when his motorcycle struck the side of a Baltimore and Ohio train at a crossing on Route 162 southeast of Medina between 2 25 and 3 a m. Golfers found the wreckage at about 7 a m and the sheriff and patrol began an investigation into the fatal crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Megina
Baltimore and Ohio
Rt. 162
Here
Richard T. Carey
Frederick St
Medina Highway Patrol
Medina County Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Carey
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake district holds kindergarten registration
Registration for kindergarten and first grade in the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School District runs today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at all six district schools. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization records. transfer students are also asked to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield - Sheffield Lake
Birth announcements for two Elyria couples and two more
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Warren Powelson at Elyria Memorial on 220 Louisiana Ave. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Paul Webb at 583 Georgetown Ave. Kenneth Rochester aged 17 Clark St Oberlin is noted. A son was born to Mr and Mrs James Kurtz RD 3 Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Powelson
Louisiana Ave
Paul Webb
Georgetown Ave
Kenneth Rochester
Clark St
Oberlin
James Kurtz
Wellington
Local Addresses Listed For Residents In Wellington And Lorain
Oberlin Allen Donald Wallace Warren Nathan Owens 149 Adams Street Wellington Douglass Donahoe 360 Cooley Street Grafton Paul Ramey 3918 Gary Avenue Lorain This fragmentary item records several residents and their street addresses in the Lorain and Wellington area.
George Schwartz in Amherst Notice at 3960 West Erie Ave
Amherst public notice lists George Schwartz of 3960 West Erie Avenue. The item appears as a brief property or resident notice in a local column published on a Wednesday.
Car flips on Rt. 18 injures two in Wellington Township
Wellington authorities report a small foreign car went out of control on Rt. 18 near Wellington. Earl J. Pay, 41, of RD 3 Spencer, was listed in fair condition at Allen Memorial Hospital with multiple cuts and bruises, while Stephen Holiday, 42, of Spencer, was in good condition at Wellington Community Hospital with cuts and bruises. Pay was eastbound about 2 a.m. when the car overturned after sliding 165 feet on its top. He was charged with alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Spencer
Rt. 18
Ohio Highway Patrol
Earl J. Pay
RD 3
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Stephen Holiday
County Line Road
Wellington Community Hospital
Pay
Kenneth A. Valerius
Valerius
Holiday
Manhurt in Two-Car Collision in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville police report a two car crash at Center Ridge Road and Lear Nagle Road at 5:36 p.m. Boyd Lett, 51, of 5530 McKinley Street, was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in fair condition with head injuries. The other driver, George W. Wagner, 47, of Elyria, was not hospitalized. The left car traveled north on Lear Nagle, Wagner was eastbound on Center Ridge. Investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Lear Nagle
Boyd Lett
McKinley St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
George W. Wagner
Yorkshire Ct
Elyria
Lear Nagle Road
Wagner
State files price suit over Lorain park land for I-90
The State Highway Department filed a suit in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking a jury decision on the price for Lorain County Metropolitan Park land damaged by I-90 construction near Ford Road. The state has deposited 28308 to cover land and damages. Park Director Henry L. Minert said negotiations continued without agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Lorain County
Sewage Plant Contractors Urged to Get on the Ball
Lorain officials press contractors to finish the primary section of the new secondary sewage treatment plant by October 17 for a public showing. Service Director Thomas Giasomo cites costly change orders and a $70,000 budget overrun with $700,000 more state funds possible to complete the project. The completed plant will be the state’s most modern and meet new pollution requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Thomas Giasomo
Giasomo
Anti- Giasomo
CEI pays balance of tax with school district payout
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co paid its 1970 second half Lorain County property taxes, totaling 1.918 million dollars. Of that, 1.327 million goes to six local school districts, with Avon Lake receiving 1.254 million and other districts including Avon Columbia North Ridgeville Sheffield-Sheffield Lake and Clearview sharing the rest. CEI notes a 52 percent rise in taxes compared to a decade ago, and expects 24 million dollars in Ohio property taxes next year plus federal and state taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Co
Lorain County
J. Grant Keys
Avon Lake
Keys
Avon Lake City
Avon, Columbia
North Ridgeville
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Clearview
David Burke
CEI
Ohio
Recipient of Hill award is grandpa
Gordon W. Greene receives the C L Hill Memorial award for outstanding service on the fair board and is identified as a grandpa. He and his wife have two married children, Clifford and Patricia, with Clifford in Wooster apprenticing as a mortician and Patricia in Florida with John Barlow, a Tyndall AFB serviceman. The Barlows have a six month old son, Brian Joel, and yesterday’s paper incorrectly listed the Greene children as unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Gordon W. Greene
C.L. Hill
Mrs. Greene
Clifford
Anita
Wooster
McIntyre Funeral Home
Patricia
John Barlow
Florida
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Barlows
Brian Joel
Greene
Czech sister Reunites After 48 Years Sees Brother in Canada
Suzana Gargus, living in a Czech farming village, traveled via Toronto to visit her brother Julius Ockajik in Cleveland area after 48 years apart. She plans to return to Canada then head to Czechoslovakia in mid September, enjoying zoo visits, a county fair, and rides with Linda Proch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Gargus
Linda Proch
Atlantic Ocean
Julius
C-T
Suzana Gargas
Julius Ockajik
United States
Mrs. Gargus
Courtland St
Canada
Ockajiks
Ockajik
Cleveland Zoo
Midway Mall
County Fair
Linda
Barricade Avoided Causes Injury in Norwalk
New London man Robert A. Johnson twenty of 127 West Main Street was injured early today at Went Road near Route 60 when he swerved to miss an unlit barricade. He was reported in satisfactory condition at Fisher Titus Hospital as state patrol notes the barricade had been recently moved by highway crew painting a nearby bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
London
Robert A. Johnson
W. Main St
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Huron County Highway Department
Johnson
Went
Rt. 60
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Avon Lake closes Lake Road for railroad spur repair
Avon Lake police say Walker Road will be closed Monday and Tuesday with a possible Wednesday closure to through traffic between Moore and Miller roads. A one lane bypass is available for locals, and no through truck traffic is allowed while the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co crossing is repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Walker Road
Moore Road
Miller Road
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
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Carl Westfall
Order of Eastern Star
Carl
Courtney Abbott
Walter
Chicago
F. Lewandoski
Raphael
Yasher
Irene Shores
Regina
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Flyria and Vicinity
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Phila
Delphia
Allianna Wan
Elyria Memorial
Oberlin Allen
Donald Wallace
Warren
Nathan Owens
Adams St
Douglass Donahoe
Cooley St
Grafton
Paul Ramey
Gary Ave
George Schwartz
West Erie Ave
A. Lake Road
Fulton
Goldcamp Funeral Home
Washington Ave
Spa
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