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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1972
Page
8
A compiled list of obituaries and funeral notices from Elyria and surrounding communities. Names include Stanley James Dauscher 72 of Lorain, Helen Irene Curtis 31, Eileen Hilda Bring 43, and Gottlieb Gerber 76. Details cover ages, residency, causes or circumstances, survivals, church and club affiliations, wake and funeral arrangements, and burial sites in Lorain North Ridgeville Sheffield and Holy Cross Cemetery.
Three year old Eric D. Eppley of 1326 Garford Ave died at St. Joseph Hospital Alton Illinois after lifelong illness. He leaves parents Dr and Mrs Robert D. Eppley a sister Mary Sue and three brothers Robert James and Matthew at home plus grandmothers Mrs Alfred D Adam Reading Pennsylvania and Mrs Robert M Eppley Carlisle Pennsylvania Private graveside services will be held at Brookdale Cemetery with Rev Dr Charles W Hamilton officiating. Wainwright Funeral Home in charge. Miss Ethel Mae Winson 67 of 34 Elm St South Amherst died in Allen Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born March 28 1905, a retired secretary of American Standard and lifelong resident of South Amherst. A sister Mildred preceded her in death along with two other sisters and five brothers. Garland Funeral Home Amherst announces services tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Rev Sun Nam Han officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst.
Floyd D. Chase 73 of 32 Third St New London died yesterday morning from a heart attack. He retired as principal of New London Elementary School in 1966 and was a past president of the Huron County Teachers Association. Surviving are his wife Gladys three sons Norbert Mark Stuart and a daughter circle of relatives. services will be held at Eastman Funeral Home with burial at Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Mrs Read Witzlaben 73 of Fort Lauderdale died in Lorain Hospital after becoming ill while dining in Lorain. Born in Lorain she co founded Wakeman Oil Co later moving to Florida. Surviving daughter Kathryn Heberling six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. services Thursday at 2 p.m. in Fisher Funeral Home Vermilion. Clyde N Lee 86 of RD 1 New London died Saturday in Elms Nursing Home Wellington after a long illness. He was a farmer and Brighton Methodist Church member. burial in Greenwood Cemetery Wellington.
Mrs Almeda Henderson 87 of Lorain dies leaving Alan Henderson three grandchildren four great grandchildren and one daughter Rain E Franklin She is survived by one brother and was predeceased by her husband William Visitation at Garland Funeral Home today from 2 to 7 PM with Eastern Star services Funeral at First United Presbyterian Lorain tomorrow led by Rev Donald H Lammers Burial in Enwood Cemetery
Four suspects including two juveniles were arrested after a break in at Raymond Gorden’s home on East Hamilton Street. Dorothy Hysong and Gary Campbell face breaking and entering and grand larceny charges. goods valued over $2,000 were recovered, with one juvenile detained and the other released to parents pending juvenile court notification.
A 13 year old girl was robbed of 32 by two teenage boys near 5000 O'Neil Blvd at 4 p.m. The attackers, about 14, demanded change for a five dollar bill, knocked her down, grabbed the money, and shot her with a slingshot while biting her finger. Her mother Mary Brock heard the cries and chased them.
An auto accident at Furnace and Bond streets led to the arrest of 39 year old Elyni n on a concealed weapon charge. Thomas F. Barbee, 659 Bell Ave., was charged with the weapon offense and reckless operation after police found a loaded .38 revolver in the front seat and six rounds, plus three rounds in his pocket. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a cut chin.
The city council administrative codes committee will meet at 6 p m in council chambers to review progress on recodifying Elvira's ordinances and preparing the updated book. Corneil's public safety and environment committee also meets at 7 30 p m in the same chambers.
A daughter arrives to Mr and Mrs Robert Evans of 216 Moore Rd Avon Lake. Adolph Opava of 5708 Main Ave North Ridgeville is noted. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Mills of 248 Eleventh St. A son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Dahl of 12422 Robson Rd Grafton. A son to Mr and Mrs Brace Konya of 6810 Pitts Blvd North Ridgeville.
Edwin Pendleton is charged with murder after his wife Virginia Pendleton was found dead in a backyard barbecue at their home in Wayne County. Pendleton, 31, was held without bail as state police confirmed the charred body was identified by dental records after the missing persons report filed hours earlier by the couple’s son Ronald.
Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua, 68, leader of a thousand Italian pilgrims in a Lourdes candlelight procession, died of a heart attack yesterday after declaring a remark on faith. He served as vicar of Rome and collapsed in a nearby dispensary.
Hans Werner Grosse of Luebeck sets a new world gliding record by flying 875 miles from Luebeck to Biarritz on the Bay of Biscay. He surpasses the former mark of American Wallace Scott by about 160 miles.
The Ninth District Court of Appeals will hear arguments on whether Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec can preside over a Civil Service hearing for commissioners John Hacaik and Louis Rosso Jr. The dispute centers on claims of bias and procedural adherence, with City Solicitor John Hritsko and Atty. Milton Friedman set to present arguments. The hearing had been temporarily postponed to a later date.
Hritsko says hearings should proceed as mayor acted within statutes and not biased. Hacnik and Rosso were fired in February on similar charges, ordered reinstated for improper removal procedures, then Zahorec first fired them and set a hearing. The court indicated the hearing should have occurred first, new charges arise, and a ruling is likely after advisement.
Long list of Lorain and nearby residents with ages and occupations including Maen Linden and Patricia Robertson in Lorain. Christopher Nichols, Barbara Haller, Jerome Todd, Beulah Taylor, James Hose, Pamela Brice, Alan Tran, Virginia Dull, Melvin Girton, Marlene Hennes, Andrew Sabo, Dorothy DeSantis, Jack Zimmerman, Pansy Rose, Ronald Norris, Sharon Schroeder, Wayne Steele, and Vicki Myers with street addresses and trades such as shipping clerk, financial adjuster, financial secretary, cutter press operator, waitress, craftsman, teacher, farmer, steel worker, chipper and grinder, laborer, and clerk in various Ohio towns.
Floyd Whiteford, 54, one of Ohio’s oldest new lawyers, after failing the bar in 1958, is now practicing in Cincinnati. He left a $15,000 insurance claim job, was admitted in April, and works on small claims and wills while pursuing a general practice. He notes the first year is the toughest as he applies theory to practice and plans no early retirement.
Lorain Community Hospital’s heliport was pressed into service for the first time since its April installation. A Massillon High School football player with a head injury from practice was transferred from a Stark County hospital for neurosurgery by Dr. George Dakters. The facility will handle similar transfers and emergencies.
The Lorain County Floral Hall at the Lorain County Fairgrounds reported thefts including four telephones owned by Elyria Telephone Co and several floral arrangements. Five astro dome planters valued at 10 to 35 dollars each were also taken. The loss occurred before the fair display closed. No report filed yet with the sheriff's department.
Two first time principals heading Catholic elementary schools in Lorain County participated in a diocesan orientation last week. Sister Carol Petrasovich of St. Nicholas Byzantine and Sister Mary Foster of St. Thomas the Apostle attended as part of a session detailing the new elementary curriculum. The event included department tours and meetings with heads, with 21 first time principals from across the diocese present.
Rescue efforts resume for Gary Pottinger of Tiffin after he fell from a raft about a thousand feet from shore west of Port Clinton in Lake Erie. His companion Robert Waite also of Tiffin attempted a rescue as police and divers search with local fire units and harbor patrol.
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