Obituary notices from Lorain Elyria and surrounding area
Multiple death notices and funeral details for residents of Lorain, Elyria, Wellington, Vermilion, North Ridgeville, and surrounding towns. Names include Loretta Mary Smith, Benjamin F. Levesy, Gertrude L. Karres, Harry Harmon Johnson, Theodore C. Squire, Maria Mendoza, Bertha Wood, Iva Cohagan, Henry O Mara, Fredrick Cudrosky, Lara Weichel Casey, Lovisa Saik, George Lenhart, Mark Stacy, Rebecca McGarvey, Minnie Seiler, Carl G. Schneider, and Frank Gardell. Incumbent survivors, burial sites, and funeral home arrangements listed.
In Memoriam for Rose Gallo
In loving memory of Rose Gallo who passed away December 7 1967 To know her was to love her Bind for family and friend The sweetness of her memory Time can neither dim nor end Husband Children and Grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Gallo
Card of Thanks for Hel Sehlesinger and Howard Norris
The family of Hel Sehlesinger and Howard Norris express deep thanks for sympathy flowers services and support during illness and death. Special thanks to Alen Hospital Oberlin nurses Dr Hoover Truman 5 Funeral Home pall bearers Eagles Club Rev Melnick and all who offered kindness and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hel Sehlesinger
Viola Dauck
Howard Norris
Elyria Walden news brief and local notices
Fr. McGuire recalls service at St. Patrick and St. Mary Elyria. Dusty Dusthimer recovers after surgery and receives a Get Well card from Mattie Walton. Elyria Board of Realtors to present Little League West plaque at 7:30 PM in the bank’s Community Room. Lorain County deputies investigate a .22 bullet fired into James Moon’s Oberlin Road home. Moon heard shots about 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mosely
St. Mary
Elyria
Fr. McGuire
Freeman A
Dusty) Dusthimer
Northwood Junior High School
Brecksville
Dusty
Russ Davies
Arlington St
Mattie Walton
17Th St
Elyria Board of Realtors
Elyria Little League West
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
West Side
Walter Lundberg
Lundberg
Williamsport
Lorain County
Fire destroys Marty's Flash Cleaners in Sheffield Center
Firefighters fought the blaze from 9:10 p m Saturday until around 12 45 a m with Elyria Township and Amherst crews aiding. Fireman Robert P Smith was slightly burned by a butane tank explosion and treated at St Joseph Hospital before release. Damage and cause were not yet estimated, but adjoining walls and offices suffered smoke and water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Sheffield Township
Sheffield Center
Marty
Paul Slavik
Slavik
Elyria Township
Amherst
Robert P. Smith
Frankfort St
Elyria
Smith
Nobil Shoes
Central Security National Bank and Merrill
Lynch, Fenner and Spaith
Rhodes OKs Avco proposed Nixon Kennedy style debate
Gov. James A. Rhodes endorsed a two session format proposed by Avco Broadcasting Co for a Nixon Kennedy type debate with Senate rival Taft Jr. Taft had not replied. The talks envision one hour or half hour sessions without questions from newsmen and with a moderator to keep time. Debates would air in Columbus Dayton and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbis
James A. Rhodes
Senate
Avco Broadcasting Co. US
Robert Taft Jr
Cincinnati
Avco
John Murphy Murphy
Rhodes
Taft
Columbus
Dayton
Ohio
Rail work detours traffic on Route 301
Five miles of Route 301 were closed this morning for a double crossing repair by Norfolk and Western and Nickel Plate railroad workers. The crossing is expected to be fixed within about a week.
Vermilion girl injured after car skids on curve
Myra F. McLean 18 of West Lake Road was injured when her car left a curve on Routes 6 and 2 near Vermilion yesterday afternoon. She is listed in fair condition with a back injury. Deputies report the car hit a rock and guard rail after skidding, causing extensive damage. Detours are in place as highway crews reroute traffic and fix crossings ahead of Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra F. McLean
West Lake Road
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Rts. 6
Vermilion
Third Fire Hits Carlisle Park In Four Months
Firemen probing possible arson after the third blaze in four months at Miami Valley Chautauqua Park. Yesterday the historic amphitheatre was destroyed, the only park structure not ruined in the first two fires, with an estimated loss of 12 600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Miami Valley Chautauqua
Burglars Strike Lorain Looting Six Sites Over Weekend
Burglars entered four businesses and two homes in Lorain over the weekend, stealing more than 2454 in money and merchandise. Items include a 550 whisky haul from Anchor Inn and two radios and a television from Steele Tire Service, plus a color TV at Hermann home and a jewelry haul at Dorsey residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Anchor Inn
East 71St St
Steele Tire Service Co
Colorado Ave
Terminal Bar
28Th Street
Vine Avenue
John Hermann
Park Ave
Columbia Man's Death Ruled Self-Inflicted
The Lorain County coroner ruled the death of 64 year old Russell Reisinger a death by own action after he drowned in a backyard cistern. Reisinger, of East Royalton Road, was found face down in five and a half feet of water by his brother-in-law around 9 30 p.m. His wife Mary reported despondency and a prior attempted self harm with a gun that would not fire. He was a Columbia Station native and lifelong resident, member of the Columbia Baptist Church, and survived by his daughter and two grandchildren. Burial is planned in Columbia Cemetery with services at Baker Funeral Home Berea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Mary Smith
Third St
Smith
North Ridgeville
St. Mary Church
Sunshine Club
Altar and Rosary Society
Nicholas
Norman
Elyria
Agnes Wakefield
Grafton
Lucille Goldberg
Bittner-DeCarlo
St. Peter Cemetery
Levesy
Lorain County
Paul J. Kopsch
Elmwood
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Roanoke
Otto Box and Pallet Co
Amherst
Juanita
George
Carrie
Mildred
Mary Carter
Fremont
Lillian Ruiz
New York City
Roberta Barnett
Gertrude Morgan
Mary Levesy
Gloucester
Brown Funeral Home
Harry Harmon Johnson
Wellington
Mr. Johnson
Akron
Nickel Plate Railroad
Litchfield Assembly of God
Nellie
Harry Jr
Medina
Milton
Rialto
Calif
Thomas
Litchfield
Winona Lindstrom
Circle Pines
Minn
Bertha Clark
Kirk, Colo
Joy Bailey
Brookfield
Fairy Rogers
Monmouth
Ill
Velma Wallner
Glendale
Richard
Curtis E. Truman
Funeral
Litchfield Cemetery
Theodore C. Squire
South Firestone Blvd
Squire
Elyria High School
Ohio Edison Co
Virginia
Caroline Sue Ferrell
Cuyahoga Falls
Cynthia Lynn
Theodore Jr
Alan C
Urbana
Donald R
Warren
Carlton A. Squire
Schermesser
South Main St
Maria Mendoza
East 31St St
St Joseph Hospital
Mendoza
Mexico
United States
Hebbrowville
Tex
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Our Lady of Guadalupe Society
Pedro
Robert
Nelson Berry
Bernadino Bugaris
Amilo Garcia
Placido Romero
Martin Ybarra
Juana Ortega
Laredo
Rosario Berlanga
Augustine Fuentes
Jesus Fuentes
Eusebio Golindo
James M. Bodrash
Calvary Cemetery
Bertha Wood
Perry St
Vermilion
Wood
Toledo
Chester
United Church of Christ Congregational
Help Seekers
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Louis Bertoni
Earl T. English
Maple Grove Cemetery
Harvey E. Reitz
Broadway
Ringgold
du Bois
Reitz
John Jenks Lodge F and AM
Jaffa
Ruth E
Harvey E. Jr
Kent
Blead D
Sara Mae Richardson
Dade City
Fla
Richard Charnock
Walter A. Frey
Sheffield Masonic Lodge
Schenkemeyer Funeral Home
Punxsutawney
Paul W. Kirk
St. John's Cemetery
Iva May Cohagan
West Third St
Oak Hills
Polk
Ontario
Osea Higgie
William
Kenneth Morris
Harold Dicken
Greenwood Cemetery
Henry J. O'Mara
Milan
Riley Pack
Mount Dara
Lorain Works
US Steel
St. Anthony Church
Knights of Columbus
Louise O'Mara
Margarete Wilhelm
Bellevue
Anna
Rawle Funeral Home
Eugene Lawaso
Fredrick Cudrosky
Lorain St Joseph Hospital
Cindrosky
American Stove Company
Dorothy) McGuire
Howard
Elaine) White
Sheffield Lake
Eugene
Betty
Davis
Ted
Mary Berens
Clara Smith
San Diego
Elizabeth Nitz
Detroit
Emma
Reichlin-Cooley
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Thomas Athas
Ft. Lauderdale
Reichlin- Cooley
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
John Papadopoulos
Athas
Northwest 55Th St
Ft Lawderdale
St. Nicholas
Klara Drew
East 38Th St
Avon Oaks
Lara Weichel Casey
Livingston Ave
Weichel Insurance Agency
Casey
Delaware Avenue Methodist Church
Queen City
Order of Eastern Star
Betty Jean Getty
Jack
Gilbert
Carolene) Parker
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Arthur W. Mullett
Elmwood Cemetery
The
Cancer Society
Lovisa Saik
Af Townline Road
Wakeman
Tiffin State Hospital
Saik
Juuka
Finland
Jacob
Theresa Stowe
Gertrude Conkey
Norwalk
Cerber Funeral Home
Frank Wright
George S. Lenhart
West 20Th St
Lima
Flour Construction Co
Mr. Lenhart
Atlantic City
N.J
Joseph Franco
Boiler Makers Union
Construction and General Laborers
Minnie Seiler
New London
Lorain County Hospital
Elms
Gandchildren
Bess Saltzman
Asbury Park
N. J
Floyd Gaugler
Eastman Funeral Home
Grove Street Cemetery
Carl G. Schneider
Gluvna and Son
Schneider
Livingston Street
Frank E. Gardell
Blair Carr
North
New London Hospital
Cleveland
Gardell
C. E. Ward Co
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
New London Eagles
Russell Reisinger
East Royalton Rd
Russell Fitch
Columbia West River Rd
Reisinger
Columbia Statton
Columbia Baptist Church
Margaret
Kenneth Grills
Columbia Station
Baker Funeral Home
Front St. Berea
Columbia Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. M. Smith
Benjamin F. Levesy
Antrim Rd
Tabernacle of Christ Church
East 28Th St
Joseph Carter
Karres Service
Gertrude L. Karres
Avon - Belden Rd
St. Peter Church
Nicholas P. Novasel
Karres
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bogner Funeral Home
Linvel Karres Elyria
Harry H. Johnson
Mrs
Pedro Mendoza
Henry J. O’mara
Chester Wood
R. V. Cohagan
F. Cindrosky
Matt Drew
Jack Casey
Jacob Saik
G. S. Lenhart
Mark J. Stacy
Mark Joseph Stacy
Benton R. Stacy
Timberview Dr
Linda
Roger
Michael
Lester T. Stacy
Mentor
Robert Minthorn
Aurora
Alfred Minthorn
John McDonald
Edward M. Fisher
Ronald Opfer
Vermilion Grace United Methodist Church
G.F. McGarvey
Rebecca E. McGarvey
Belmont Ave
McGarvey
Bellwood
Missionary Alliance Church of
Arvona
Wilmer
Clair
Arcoona
Walter
Palentine
Joseph
Niagara Falls
James
Wonetta) Smith
Wilbur Spade
George F
Hunter-Lloyd Funeral Home
Utahville Cemetery
Utahville
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Ross Seiler
Schneider Services
Paris
France
Memoriam
Robert Morning
Oberlin
Fred Anderson
New Tandner
James Norris
Sudro-Curtis
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Hailogg
Nbran
St. Patrick's Church
Youngstown
Martin Gelb
East 30Th
St. Lorain
Skinner
Ohio Department of Highways
Ashland
Lodi
Akron, Canton
Carlisle Park
Kuntz and Joyce Co
Lth St
Hermann
Ronald Dorsey
Oakwood Ave
Columbia
Fitch
Mary
Eaton’s
Eaton's
Sue
R. High School
Spa
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