Death notices from Elyria area recollect service records and kin
Obituaries report Albert Gornek 69 of Berlin Township died at Memorial Hospital Sandusky after 10 days as patient. Surviving siblings and a service with Army Fifth Service Command noted. Multiple memorials list survivors, funeral details, burial in Riverside Cemetery Berlin Heights, and service of Rev Eugene Booker. Additional notices cover Mrs Rhea Martin Vermilion, James L. Brown Wakeman, Bertha Canterbury Rock Creek West Virginia, Ann Mahan St Louis, D Joseph Waryu Jr Elyria, Merlin H. Draper Clarksfield, and related funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gornek
Church Ftoad
Berlin Township
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
US Steel Corp
Memorial Hospital
Sandusky
Mr. Garnek
Cleveland
Berlin
Vermilion
Quartermaster Corps
Fifth Service Command
Army
Edward
Fannie Dolso
Sandyville
Tillie Dursik
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Mary Vesco
Zoarville
Earl Weigand
Dover
Hinman Funeral Home
Berlin Heights
Eugene Booker
Riverside Cemetery
Oberlin School Hearing On Suspension Code Tonight
A public hearing to seek community reaction on a revised suspension and expulsion code for Oberlin Schools will be held at 7 tonight at the Oberlin Inn. A seven member committee appointed by the board of education will conduct the hearing to review the code amid ongoing controversy and demands by the Oberlin NAACP Committee to Improve Human Relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin Inn
Board of Education
Oberlin Naacp
Women seek respect in Ohio politics amid bias
Voters and legislators discuss gender bias in Ohio politics. Rose Maria Morris and Marigene Valiquette describe discrimination in addressing women as Miss or lack of access to information. Mildred Bells and others recount campaign hurdles and pay issues, while insiders note voter impact on women entering the Ohio House. The outcome hinges on November’s vote and legislative deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Maria Morris
Zanesville
Ohio House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New
Boston
Gardner and Smith Obituaries in Wellington and Elyria
Hoy R Gardner 69 died yesterday at Amherst Manor after a long illness. He was born in South Woodbury on July 2 1907 and worked at Sterling Foundry in Wellington. He was a member of First United Methodist Church Wellington and survived by three sisters and nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow at 1 p m at Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington with visiting 10 a m to time of service. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Wellington. Ruth H Smith 78 a former Cleveland Public School teacher died last night at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She lived in Elyria 60 years and was a member of Lake Avenue United Church of Christ. Surviving husband Walter E a daughter Jean Bruce and a grandson. Services Wednesday 11 a m at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home with burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
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Rhea Martin
Birchview
James L. Brown
Clark St
Wakeman
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
el Dorado
Kan
New London
Brown
B. F. Goodrich Co
Avon Lake
Teamsters
Lorain
Floral Lodge
Cleveland
Europe
Maxine
Douglas
Columbus
Perry
Patrick
Oxford
Sue Prindle
Elyria
Gerber
Ann Mahan
St. Louis
Christian Hospital
Inst. Louis
Marion Miller
Broscort Cemetery
St. Clair, D
Joseph Waryu Jr
Gulf Rd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Waryu
Seminole
Elyria Foundry
Elyria Eagles
Lorain Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 451
International Moulders Union
Hoy R. Gardner
Amherst Manor
Gardner
South Woodbury
Wellington
Sterling Foundry
First United Methodist Church
Cleo Watkins
Springfield
Thelma Jackson
Mary Rucker
Cowling- Truman Funeral Home
Dwight Hayes
Greenwood Cemetery
Ruth H. Smith
Bartlett
Foxhill Lane
Apt
A-2
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Walter E
Gerald
Jean) Bruce
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Mel Holtz
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Driver in fatality did not see pedestrian on Broadway
LORAIN OLIVE TOCCHI 70 of 1043 W 38th St died after being struck by a southbound car on Broadway near 32nd St. The driver Arthur Loutzenhiser 33S Main St Amherst said he did not see pedestrians. Deterrre tried to warn the car but was too late. Tocchi a Smack Pa native a long time Lorain resident and member of St Peter Church died of head and chest injuries at St Joseph Hospital. Surviving are two daughters six grandchildren and siblings. Funeral arrangements set at John R Devin Funeral Home with services at St Peter Church and Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Olive Tocchi
38Th St
Broadway
Arthur Loutzenhiser
Main St
Amherst
Loutzenhiser
Mars. Tocche
Smack, Pa
St. Peter Church
32Nd St
Marshall Dettore
West Serenity
Mrs. Tocchi
Detterre
Stanley
Emma) Stransky
August
Eleanor) Argenti
Sam
Joseph Ortenzi Sr
Mae Capocasa
Dominic
Laura) Calabrese
Frank
Marie) Paul
Larain
Serafino
Murphy
Angela Ortenzi
Anna Mantini
John R. Devin
Father Joseph Step
Calvary Cemetery
North Olmsted petitions seek vote on apartments
About 2,150 signatures from North Olmsted registered voters were to be presented to city council clerk Nora Hill to force a charter amendment. The proposal would require voter approval for future apartment plans once 20 percent of dwellings are apartments, and 25 percent of city dwellings are apartments. Organizers expect a special council meeting to place the issue on the November 2 ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted
Nora Hill
James Logan
Logan
Arsenal
Logan Sail
Meinke Named to Norwalk Planning Commission
Michael Meinke of Norwalk, director of the Norwalk AAA and Jaycees president, was appointed by the mayor to the Planning Commission replacing Bill Hackbush who moved to Tennessee. He will serve until December 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Michael Meinke
Garcia Dr
Planning Commission
Meinke
Bill Hackbush
Tennessee
Norwalk Aaa
Norwalk Jaycees
Medina deputy dies after fight in Medina County
Medina deputy Joseph Baca a 15 year veteran collapsed and died en route to hospital after restraining William Harris during a domestic dispute Harris 4 of Hinckley Township to be arraigned on involuntary manslaughter and disorderly conduct Baca was 57 and the first Medina County deputy killed in the line of duty Harris jailed without bond autopsy incomplete coroner says services and burial planned with full department tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Medina County
Joseph Baca
Medina Community Hospital
William T. Harris
Hinckley
Baca
Medina Municipal
Andrew Karson
Harris
Spring Grove
Lorain Officers Fight Suspect In Front Of Stones Grill
Two policemen and a bystander were slashed with knives in a fight outside Stones Grill on Broadway. Sgt Ralph Walters and Patrolman Jay Smith were injured. the suspect, a 19 year old, was treated at St Joseph Hospital after police used night sticks to subdue him. The scuffle began when the suspect attacked a 1 year old woman seeking help, prompting a group confrontation and a lengthy struggle on a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Barber St
Elyria
Fight
Stones Grill
Broadway
Ralph Walters
Jay Smith
Martin Konicek
St. Joseph Hospital
Walters
Konicek
Smith
William Konicek Jr
Eighth Street
Perkins man hurt in home explosion in Perkins Township
Perkins police report a 55 year old man Donald W. Barger was injured in an explosion at his Wade Boulevard home. He was treated for hand and face injuries at St Joseph Hospital Lorain after transfer from Providence Sandusky. Authorities recovered dynamite caps a battery and alarm clock parts along with debris and tranferred evidence to the Erie County prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Donald W. Barger
Wade Blvd
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Bureau of Criminal Identification
BCI
Sargeant Heaberlin
Erie County
John Moyer
County wide sign up for Senior programs in September
Registrations for the state Golden Buckeye program and the Lorain County Senior Citizens Association discount program will be taken jointly in 10 area communities during September. Registration details include specific dates, times, and locations across Amherst Elyria Grafton LaGrange Lorain North Ridgeville Oberlin Vermilion Wellington and more. Seniors 65 plus qualify for Golden Buckeye and 62 plus for the community discount card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Senior Citizens Association
Amherst
Earey Lake
Public
EL Ria
First Congregational Church
Riverview Jaza
Grafton
Public Library
Lagrange
Elyria Savings and Trust
Lorain
Salvation Army
North Ridgeville
Bel City Hall
Oberlin
Cardinal Federal Savings and Loan
Wellington
County
Elytia
Sheffield Lake
Mansfield mother and daughter die in Rt. 250 crash
A Mansfield woman Carol A. Scott 31 and her daughter Kimberly died in a head on crash on Rt. 250 north of Mansfield at 4 45 p m. The other driver James D. Simpson 30 of Norwalk and his son Shawn 6 were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Police report the Scott car veered left of center but no citation issued. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchville
Mansfield
Rt. 250
Here
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Carol A. Scott
West Fourth St
Kimberly
Shawn Simpson
James D. Simpson
Peru- Hollow Road
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Scott
Simpson
Wappner Funeral Home
Clarksfield Man Found Dead in Car at Wenz Road
Merlin H. Draper 46 of Wenz Road Clarkfield was found dead in his car with the motor running in an enclosed garage. Coroner ruled death by carbon monoxide poisoning. Draper, a Boyzy King Paving Company driver and WWII veteran, is survived by a wife Mildred and several children and grandchildren. Services set at Eastman Funeral Home New London Wednesday at 2 pm with visiting hours tonight and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin H. Draper
Went Road
Clarksfield
William B. Holman
Huron County
Huntington
Draper
Wellington
Elyria Paving Company
Air Force
Broome Wood Post
American Legion
Wellington Eagles
Amvers
The
Moose
Norwalk
Mildred
New London
Christor
Carey
Larry
Elaine
Amber
Lorain
Cheryl
Ethel Draper
Lenard
Muncie
Ind
Dale
Eastman Funeral Home
Edler H. W. Kohles
Clarksfield South Cemetery
Wenz Road
William Holman
Huroon County
Sheriff's Moment
Sheriff's Department
Boyzy King Paving Company
Alyria
Clarkafield
Car+ey
Elaine Amber
Ohio
Clarksville
H. W. Kohles
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Mrs
Homer Martin
Fisher Funeral Home
Clifton S. Thornhill
Maple Grove Cemetery
Bertha Canterbury
Amos Canterbury
South Logan St
Mt. Olive Free Wall Baptist Church
Rock Creek
W.va
Paul
Lettie) Dickens
W Va
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Julia Waryu
Rural Valley
John
Julia) Peters
Helen
G. Mae Booth
Brookdale Cemetery
Ramgren
Chastine Marie
Nee Hoffa
Wallace Alvd
Pudgeville
John Lb
Lucius Hoffa
Bogner Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Sreeraly
Themis
Elsie
Harry Lunchcomb
West River St
Columbia Station
Funeral Weme, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Willniy
Geanerd
Firecren
Embwlmer
Oberlin School
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
Anice Johnson
Aurora
Cer
Tam
Mildred Bells
Liverpool
Fesssy
GOP
Ashland
Malone
William Batchelder
R-Medina
Tansey
Ethel G. Swanbeck
Cardinal Federal Savings and Loan In
Hoy &. Gardner
Walter E. Smith
N. Olmsted
By Cynthea Roberts
TRIS
By Linda DI Pietro
Ledge Rd
Donna
Gene Gore
Medina County Hospital
Pauline
Kenneth
Richard Baca
Carol Hoyt
Susan Floyd
Florida
Ann Zachea
Irene Brazie
Mae Janowski
Parma
Clarence
Glenwillow, C
Buckeye State Sheriff's Association
Loyal Order of Moose
Waite and Son
St. Francis Xavier Church
By Frank Finegold
Ronice
Mad Adams
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Stuart Heaberlin
Barger
Perkins Fire Department
Knights of Columbus
Clarence Eisbrenner
Laurenthal Funeral Home
Wershington Ava
John Girman
Penny J. Reichtin
Memibert
Reichlin
Wau Rents - Reich
Cleveland Streat
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