Area deaths in Elyria and surrounding towns
Obituaries list area residents including John J. Rumph 76 of Elyria who died at Amherst Manor after a short illness and Hilda Schlachter 86 of Norwalk. The notices name survivors, funeral details, and burial sites, with memorial funds requested for the DeVoe memorial. Other notices include Drozek and Garcia families, and multiple funeral service times across Elyria Wellington and Norwalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Rumph
Elyria
Amherst Manor
Berea
Roehring Co
Lorain
Rumph
St. Mary Church
John
Bertha) Hook
Lorzin
William
Barbara) Cawley
Mary Lou Parker
Orlando
Bob
Edward
Lennie
John Jr
Fla
Ronnie
West Virginia
Howard Iirene
Siritzel
North Eaton
Dorothy Wohlever
Avon
Leonard
Eleanor) Dudziak
Floyd
Cecilia
Laubenthal-DeCario Funeral Home
Hilda Schlachter
Norwalk
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Monroeville
Roy McClurg Jr
Wellington
Wellington Community Hospital
Morehead
Kentucky
Alexe McClain
Centerville
Ind
Louise Youngless
New London
Irene Toy
Wilford
Jeffersonville
Jack
Soldier
Clarence
Gene
Patterson
Ohio
Billy
Liberty
Jerry
Larry
Bobby
Tommy
Norton Funeral Home
William Rugg
Greenwood Cemetery
Late rains curb corn crop but soybeans recover
Elyria observers report the drought slashed corn yields to 30-60 percent of normal, while soybeans fill pods at 55-75 percent and third-cut hay reaches about 70 percent. A Coop Extension survey finds 70 percent may need no further hay aid, with more forage for cattle. Estimated area losses previously near 21 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Jerry Long
Cooperative Extension Service
Columbia High School teacher Nannette Hersman retires
The Columbia Board of Education accepted the resignation of 36 year veteran business teacher Nannette Hersman at a special meeting. Arleen Kale will be recalled to fill the vacancy. The panel also hired Betty Dasher as half time kindergarten teacher at Copona School and Jerry Miller as night custodian. Rita Vibonese will supervise latchkey program. Amherst School Board approved a three year contract with the Amherst Teachers Association with raises and contract modifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Nannette Hersman
Columbia High
Board of Education
Arleen Kale
Columbia Business Office
Hersman
Betty Dasher
Copona
Jerry Miller
Rita Vibonese
Amherst
Amherst School Board
Amherst Teachers Association
Avon
Avon Local Board of Education
Avon Hast
Avon Teachers’ Association
Quayle ties mix up highlighted in Elyria corrections
Chronicle-Telegram notes corrections to a story about Dan Quayle. It clarifies that Helen Roeppie is a Democrat, Glen Roeppie a Republican, and that Quayle’s quote about the privileged rich was meant for Glen. It also corrects a marriage license listing and passes along library and Avon School Board items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle-Telegram
Dan Quayle
Helen Roeppie
Elyria
Glen Roeppie
Quayle
Glen
Helen
Gregory John Wilger
Academy Ct
Mechanic
Ann Marie Ziegman
Buckingham Dr
Lorain Struggles With Desegregation Bilingual Conflicts
Lorain schools face a desegregation shortfall as two campuses Palm Academy and Southview High resist full integration under the 1984 consent decree. District attorney Giardini cites bilingual programs as a cause, while the court awaits Dowd Jr. ruling on treating Palm separately. NAACP opposes maintaining segregation for bilingual needs. The Desegregation Board endorsed a one year extension for Southview but did not rule on Palm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Palm Academy
Southview High School
Anthony Giardini
Lorain City
David Dowd Jr
Palo
Giardini
NAACP
Dowd
Palm
Southview
Premium beef auction at Lorain County Junior Fair yields top prices
Grand champion and reserve champion steers across multiple breeds sold Saturday. High selling loads include a grand champion black angus from Matt Muir at 4.00 per pound to Convenient Food Mart, and a reserve champion Angus from Cheryl Bado at 2.55 per pound to Hannah Lochner. Other champions moved to bidders such as Whirlaway Textile Spindles, Tom's Country Place Catering, Halli Brothers, Lauerhahs Custom Butchering, Keller Trucking, Dor Standen Auctioneer, and Lorain County Bank, with prices ranging from 90 cents to 4.00 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Lorain County
Matt Muir
Pittsfield
Convenient Food Mart
Cheryl Bado
Hannah Lochner
Huron
Whirlaway Textile
Ken Mazurek
Tom’s Country Place
Avon
Marci Mull
Harrison Ford
Pat Knoble
Halli Brothers
Hob Staron
Lauerhahs Custom Butchering Inc
Grafton
Dana Handrosh
Lorain County Bank
Paula Young resigns from Sheffield board
Paula Young resigned from the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake school board Monday night. Her husband Gary Young did so last week to spend more time with family and work at BF Goodrich. The couple plan to move to Avon Lake this Saturday. Applicants for two open seats must submit resumes by September 6 with vacancies filled by September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Paula Young
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Gary Young
BF. Goodrich
Avon Lake
Young
Ali
Harris Road
Avon takes action against sewer tap-in holdouts
Avon Mayor Charles Busser announced a crackdown on 15 residents for failing to complete sanitary sewer tap-ins beyond 180 days. Fines would be 100 to 150 dollars per day. eight unpaid tap-in fees and seven who paid 350 dollars but did not tap in are among the group. Law Director Tom Smith will notify the 15 by letter. council also moved to attach unpaid sewer or water bills to taxes after 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Charles Busser
Busser
Council
Taayer’s Court
Tom Smith
Nordson Foundation Revives Amherst ETC Grant Program
A $10,000 Nordson Foundation donation renews the Amherst Schools ETC Enhance The Curriculum Grant Program after a one year break. Curriculum Director Tim Logar told the Amherst Board of Education that excess lottery profits funded small grants for supplies and programs to enrich education, a practice resumed with a grant selection committee deciding awards based on teacher applications. Grants will be awarded on Oct. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
W Nordson Foundation
Tim Logar
Amherst Board of Education
Logar
The
Nordson Foundation
Beating and Robbery Outside Jackson Hotel on Broad Street
A 43-year-old man was beaten and robbed near the Jackson Hotel on Broad Street, losing about $70. Later reports note thefts from J and D Salvage on Infirmary Road, a gunshot damage to a home window at 753 Georgetown Ave, and $50 in quarters stolen from Clark Gas at 259 Oberlin Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Hotel
Broad Street
J &. d Salvage
Infirmary Road
Georgetown Ave
Clark Gas
Oberlin Road
Wellington theft an inside job at Marathon station
Police say a night attendant and four juveniles planned the merchandise theft at Marathon station on Route 58 south around 2 10 a m on Aug 12. An 18 year old Sullivan man is charged. Two juveniles are in the detention home, one released to parents, and the fourth to be picked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Marathon
Morris Fureron Jr
Sullivan
Fureron
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Rumph
Dan Dutkofski
St. Mary Cemetery
Hilde Schlachter
Huron County
Miss Schlachter
St. Paul Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society of the Church
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Charles
Edwin
Oscar Schlachter
Amelia Mantet
Amanda Best
Marguerite Hemstreet
Heaston- Gerber Funeral Home
Hervey Keller
St. Joseph Cemetery
St Paul
East Main
Freeman Smith
Freeman R. Smith
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Heuston-Gerber Funeral Home
Drolek
Ropa
Westlake
Drozek
Rose Dombrowski
Aera
Berial
Ridge Hall Memorial Park
Lorais
Garcia Ines
Herswarth
Elyvia
Jesse
Cindy Clapham
Horvath Sr
Curtis-Scheuffler Fenerel
Witch Banal
Ridge Hill
Brighton
Martin 8
Ive
Deila Core
Norma Jean Greensons
Ben Mart
Jerry Marts
Emerson
Curtis-ScheufSier Funeral
Ata
Arak T
Brookdale Cemetery
Eish2a
Corde Mt. 71
Elyna
Tors
Glenn Fullacks
Loretta Mahone
Melvin R. Taylor
James R. Simmons
Thurman ¢ Taylor
Carter Funeral Home
Saddle Avenue
Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church
Brookdale
Ejstia
DeVoe Services
Nancy K. DeVoe
Pee Clark
Bethany Lutheran Church
Philip Swigart
DeVoe
Fred Anderson
Nancy Clark DeVoe
Long
Columbia High School
Amherst Board
Magcresd
Elyria Public Library
Washington Ave
Avon School Board
James Hardiman
Norma Jones
C-T
Angus
Hereford
Mike Schaffer
Ted Gerber
Greg White
Sheffield Board
Cathleen Catanese
North Ridgeville
Mildred Gallagher
Sheffield
Sheffied Village
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School District
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