Area death notices mix in Lorain County obituaries
Anna Pongracz 50 died at Amherst Hospital after being stricken at home 318 North Lake Street Dr. Paul Kopsch Lorain County coroner ruled unknown natural causes burial Evergreen Cemetery. Max J. Zimmerman 81 of 4564 Summer Street Lorain died yesterday services Thursday in Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home and St Mary Church burial Calvary Cemetery. Steve Hyde 79 died Spencer Mercer area, services Friday Parker Funeral Home. Maurice T. Knapp 59 New London died yesterday morning heart attack hand tooled articles survivor Kathy Lynn and siblings. John P. Hanley 65 Avon Lake retired CEI worker died at home assets and family. Frank Caputo 83 Lorain died this morning St Joseph Hospital. burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Vern Dale 71 Oberlin Rd 2 Elyria Memorial Hospital long illness. Terry L Gersten 22 Elyria died today in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Pfc Jesse L Ellis 20 killed in Vietnam. Dominic Vaisicca 72 Elyria died of heart attack at home burial St Agnes.
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Solth Amherst
Anna Pongracz
Amherst
North Lake St
Paul Kopsch
Lorain County
Pongracz
Cleveland
South Amherst
Joe Pongracz
Alex
Sheffield
Max J. Zimmerman
Reidy-Scanlan
Lorain
St. Mary Church
William H. Snyder
Calvary Cemetery
Zimmerman
Summer St
Spencer
Steve Hyde
Smith Rd
Rt. 1
Lodi
Hyda
Austria-Hungary
Mercer
Elizabeth
Mary
Lydia
Helen Saus
Norton
Peter
James Greenawalt
Spencer Methodist Church
Parker Funeral Home
Spencer Cemetery
New London
Mauricet
Knapp
White Ave
Moorning
Bedix - Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Kathy Lynn
Edward
Greenwich
Kenneth
Howard Lantz
Canton
Jerry Smith
Patricia Jaye
Franklin
Kan
Eastman Funeral Home
Donald Mackenzie
Avon Lake
John P. Hanley
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Co
Lakewood Dr
Mr. Hanley
Ontario
Canada
CEI
Hanley
United Church of Christ
Mid Century Lodge
Jo Ann Shaffer
Burmeister
Elmer Novak
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Frank Caputo
Nichols Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Caputo
Monessen
Everettville
W. Va
Brookpark
Ford Motor Co
Frank Jr
Joseph
Pat Calab
Ridge Hil Memorial Park
Vern Dale
Oberlin Re
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oneida
Dale
Elyria
First United Methodist Church
Bendix - Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
M.D. Lyons
Anna Knowles
LaGrange
Goldcamp Funeral Home
Terry Lee Gersten
University Ave
Mr. Gersten
Port Huron
Mich
Arnold P. Gersten
Gary
William Willey Sr
Arnold Bartrow
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Pollock-Jowett Funeral Home
Lakeside Cemetery
Dominic Vaisicca
Augusta
Italy
Vaisicca
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Virginia
Roland
Josephine) Cooksey
Bellevue
Frances Reinhardt
Bittner-DeCarlo
St. Agnes Church
Mark R. Blinn
St. Mary Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Tate Sarah Law and Blanche Radcliffe families
The family expresses sincere thanks for floral offerings expressions and support during illness and death of Blanche Radcliffe and Tate Sarah Law. Gratitude goes to friends neighbors and relatives to Rev Dale Clark and Eastman Funeral Home Co T Radcliffe and families to Ralph Richard Twining Alfred Master and families and Jennie Clark for kindness and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Sarah Law
George
Robert
John
Nelda _Melbem
Gloria Gross
William Harms
Blanche Radcliffe
Dale Clark
T. Radcliffe
Ralph Radcliffe
Richard Twining
Alfred Master
Jennie Clarh
Robbery Report Hits Lorain Bar Scene
Unidentified assailants robbed Albert J. Sherrard of 200 dollars at 3 15 pm after a bar visit. Police report two men followed him to the ladies room and struck him in the western end of the north quarter while he was alone. Sherrard identified no suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobatn
Albert J. Sherrard
Sherrard
Vie
May faces loss of Lorain bus franchise
Lorain council will send a show cause letter to George May, president of Lorain City Bus Lines, after a report by James Kokinda and John Koscho that buses failed to pick up students in Homewood for three days. Kokinda questioned service gains after pay raises, and Koscho scheduled a utilities committee meeting with May and Nelson Sutherland to discuss pupil transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Homewood
Kokinda
Koscho
Utilities Committee
May
Nelson Sutherland
Sutherland
Ramparts Magazine Files for Bankruptcy in Fed Court
Ramparts magazine attorneys filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court seeking time to submit a full list of assets and liabilities. Judge Alfonso Zarpoli granted 10 days for submission and a plan to reorganize and pay debts of 1.6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Ramparts Magazine
Petion
Judes
Wellington auto dealer Harold Perry dies a civic figure
A Wellington resident and prominent automobile dealer, Harold Perry, died after months of illness. The obituary recalls his Masonic involvement and status as a well respected citizen. Letters from friends near Elyria and beyond reflect the community’s affection for him and his family. Peg Stafford Hill merges reminiscence with social ties, noting family connections to actress Lila Lee and historic Rose Bowl coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Florida
Arizona
California
Harold H. Perry
Montrose Way
Wellington
Perry
Mrs. Perry
Dachtler & Dachtler
Broad Street
Russ
Chic Harley
Ohio State
Lila Lee
Jimmy Kirkwood
James Earl Ray
Bobby Kennedy
Simon and Schuster
Peg Tafford Hillmer
Stanford Ave
Six Elyria High School NHS inductees pledge society bonds
Six EHS students signed the National Honor Society book tracing all members since the first induction on June 10, 1926. Parents pinned NHS pins. Betsy received one from Mrs. Boylan. Inductees met with adviser Mrs. Juanita Mertz to plan Feb. 19 inductions. Van Colter was named president and Barbara Coniam secretary. A tea followed with faculty and parents. refreshments were by home economics girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
National Honor Society
Society
van Colter
Barbara Coniam
EHS
Local Births Include Two Daughters and Two Sons
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Strafford at 1044 De Catur Street Vermilion. Robert Baisden of 2401 Frankfort Street Elyria is listed. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Peters at 2924 Brenner Drive Lorain. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Leo Kruse at RD 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Strafford
Decatur St
Vermilion
Robert Baisden
Frankfort St
Elyria
Harry Peters
Brenner
Lorain
Leo Kruse
Local Births for Elyria Memorial Area Families
A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Cosby at Elyria Memorial on Monday. They reside at 6220 Jaycox Road North Ridgeville. A son was also born to Mr and Mrs Dan Corn at Elyria Memorial. address listed as 318 16th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cosby
Jaycox Rd
North Ridgeville
Dan Corn
16Th St
Wellington reservoir gains state approval for 4.5 billion gallon project
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources approved plans for a 4 1 2 billion gallon Wellington reservoir with bids set for March 4. The project, tied to the Northwest Ohio Water plan, will use upground construction on 240 acres north of Jones Road. Completion is targeted for 1969 with a pumping station capable of 22 million gallons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Board of Public Affairs
Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout
Talmadge Ave
Northwest Ohio
Jones Road
Pitts Road
Penn Central
Charlemont Creek
Obituaries for Caudill and Patten in Lorain area services
Funeral services for James Dennis Caudill and Milton Dean Patten are planned in the Wainwright Funeral Home with burial at Brookdale Cemetery and Ridge Hill Memorial Park respectively. Caudill died in a Westlake truck car collision after being pronounced dead at Lakewood Hospital. Patten also died at Lakewood following the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dennis Caudill
Wainwright Funeral Home
Irwin Jennings
First United Methodist Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Caudill
Lakewood Hospital
Westlake
Patten
West Take
Oberlin mulls site for new municipal building
Oberlin faces two hurdles before park land between South Pleasant and South Park Streets can host a municipal building. A legal clearance from Oberlin College and a feasibility study are required, with college consent and funding decisions ahead of a March trustees meeting. Architects deem the site logical. projected cost for a single floor building runs around 400,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
South Pleasant
South Park Streets
Oberlin College
Arthur P. Hess
Pears
Arnold
Rocky River crash probe continues
Police investigate a fatal crash on Detroit Road at Bates Road in Rocky River that killed Milton D. Patten 20 of Lorain and James D. Caudill 19 of Elyria. Their car collided with a tractor trailer. the truck driver Lee Roy Radcliffe was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky River
Elyria
Lorain
Milton D. Patten
Sixth St. Lorain
James D. Caudill
Pasadena Ave
Lakewood Hospital
Detroit Road
Bates Road
Patten
Lee Roy Radcliffe
East Dr
Sheffield Lake
Avon Lake Land Value Suit Seeks Jury Appraisal
Lorain County Prosecutor Joseph Grunda's department filed 52 land appropriation cases in Common Pleas Court for Avon Lake Board of Education. Suits urge a jury to determine fair value for property needed for a new Junior High School on Redwood Boulevard west of Helmar Avenue. Owners refused sale at $300 per lot, the appraised price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Joseph Grunda
Common Pleas Court
Avon Lake
Man Pleads Guilty in Drug Case
William H. Davis, 26, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty to possession of hallucinogens instead of marijuana after indictment. He was fined $500 plus costs and received a suspended one year jail term under probation supervised by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura. Davis was arrested by Lorain police after hospital treatment for injuries in a traffic accident when the prohibited drug was found in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Davis
Cleveland
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Davis
Lorain
Ridgeville OKs resurfacing of Rt. 20 and Rt. 10 project
North Ridgeville council approved an ordinance to resurface all of Rt. 20 through the city and widen it from 30 to 40 feet to Ridgeview Shopping Center. Rt. 10 will also be resurfaced from North Olmsted to the Penn Central overpass. City to contribute 40 000 dollars toward a 100 000 plus project cost with state cooperation.
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Ridgeville
Oks
Rt. 20
Rt. 10
North Ridgeville
William
Winterfield
D-2
Elyria
Ridgeview
North Olmsted
Penn Central
Council
Hambly Named Amherst Full Time Policeman
Hambly 29 of 64 Brennan Dr Amherst was appointed Saturday as a full time officer. He served four years part time and worked on the emergency police force. He and his wife Esther have three daughters. The council authorized two more full time positions and Koppenhafer seeks a second officer. interested applicants should contact the office for civil service test details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
William Hambly
Brennan
Arthur Koppenhafer
Hambly
Marion L. Steele High School
Esther
Koppenhafer
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Wilbus Stel
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Evergreen Cemetery
Steve Hydu
Maurice E. Knapp
Eaton
Jesse L. Ellis
Toppey
Tazewell
Tenn
Pfc
Ellis
Saigon
Vietnam
Clyde Ellis
East Royalton Road
Eaton Township
Hargate
Memoriam
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Gresser Eryrio Bos
Embolraers
Teeened Berest Ve, Sirees, Morager
Rob
Lorain Man
Ramparts
Harold
Peg
Miss Lee
Amherst Hospital
Elyria Memorial
Waters
Archer Insurance Agency
New Wellington
Norma Jones
Caudill Service
Newport
Charles
Dreamia) Webb
North Pasadena Ave
Tennessee
Michigan
Streamway Products
Peter Prunski
Wellston
Brenda Prunski
Jesse E. Caudill
Robert Prunski
Milton Dean Patten
Rt. 76
Grafton
Wainwright
Irwin
Jennings
Polansky’s
Heather
Raymond O'Dell Patten
Emerson
Leora) Slauter
Patricia Doneyho
Andrew Doneyho
Walter O'Dell Patten
Missouri
Ned
Elva) Parker
Walter Patten
By Leary
Paul G. Arnold
Scott, Kluth, Schaefer
James Caudill
Milton Patten
East River Street
Ohio
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