Area death notices span South Amherst to New London
Death notices from South Amherst to New London list Anna Pongracz 50 pronounced dead at Amherst Hospital likely due to unknown natural causes a heart attack at 318 North Lake St and services set at Hempel Funeral Home. Max J Zimmerman 81 of Lorain dies. funeral at Reidy-Scanlan Lorain and burial Calvary Cemetery. Steve Hyde 87 Spencer dies after illness. service Friday 3 pm Parker Funeral Home. Maurice E Knapp 57 New London dies at home likely heart attack. services tomorrow 2 pm Eastman Funeral Home. Burial details and callers listed.
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South Amherst
Anna Pongracz
Amherst
North Lake St
Paul Kopseh
Lorain County
Pongracz
Cleveland
Joe Pongracz
Alex
Carlos
Robert
Roy
Eleanor) Laigh
Hempel Funeral Home
Wilbus Stell
St. John’s
Sheffield
Max J Zimmerman
Reidy-Scanlan
Lorain
St. Mary Church
William H. Snyder
Calvary Cemetery
Zimmerman
Sumner St
Spencer
Steve Hyde
Smith
Lodi
Hyda
Austria-Hungary
Mercer
Elizabeth
Mary
Lydia
Helen Saus
Norton
Peter
James Greenawalt
Spencer Methodist Church
Parker Funeral Home
Spencer Cemetery
New London
Maurice E. Knapp
White Ave
Knapp
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
In Memoriam Notices From Lorain County
Obituaries list Avon Lake and Lorain residents including John P Hanley age 65 retired CEI worker died after long illness at home Avon Lake Ontario born. Frank Caputo 58 Lorain native long time Ford maintenance died at St Joseph Hospital. Vern Dale 7 of Oberlin Rd died after months illness. Terry Gersten 22 Elyria native died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Pfc Jesse L Ellis 20 killed in Vietnam funeral in Tennessee. Dominic Vaisicca 72 Elyria area retired Bendix employee died of heart attack. Burial and service details provided for each.
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Avon Lake
John P Hanley
Cleveland Electric D Uminating Co
Lakewood Dr
Mr. Hanley
Ontaro
Canada
Cleveland
CEI
Hanley
United Church of Christ
MidCentury Lodge
Elizabeth
Jo Ann Shaffer
Burmeister
Elmer Novak
Ringe Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
Joanne Higgenbotham
James Caputo
Everettville
Louis
Fremont
W. Va
John
James
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Vern Dale
Oberlin
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oneida
Kan
Dale
Elyria
First United Methodist Church
Bendix - Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
M.D. Lyons
Anna Knowles
LaGrange
Goldcamp Funeral
Terry Lee Gersten
Mr. Gersten
Port Huron
Mich
Arnold P. Gersten
Gary
William Willey Sr
Arnold Bartrow
Mish
Sudro Curtis
Pollock-Jowett Funeral Home
Lakeside Cemetery
Eaton
Jesse L. Ellis
Toppey
Tazewell
Tenn
Pfc
Els
Saigon
Vietnam
Clyde Ellis
East Royalton Road
Eaton Township
Elis
Hargate
Dominic Vaisicca
Augusta
Italy
Vaisicca
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Virginia
Roland
Josephine) Cooksey
Bellevue
Frances Reinhardt
Bittner-DeCarlo
Funeral
St. Agnes Church
Mark R. Blinn
St. Mary Cemetery
Card of Thanks for multiple families in loss
The families of Sarah Langon and Jennie Clark express sincere thanks for floral offerings, sympathy, and cards during the illnesses and deaths of their wives and mothers. Special thanks to Rev Dale Clark and Eastmap Funeral Home. many friends relatives and neighbors are thanked for kindnesses shown.
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Sarah Langon
George
Robert
John
Sheir
Nelda Melcham
Gloria Gross
William Hartman
Binoche Radcliffe
Dale Clark
Eastmap Funeral
Or. Radcliffe
Ralph Radcliffe
Richard Tuining
Alfred Nosler
Jennie Clark
Robbery of Lorain Man in North Broadway Bar
Two unidentified muggers beat Albert J Sherrard at a Lorain tavern restroom and took $100 from his wallet after following him from the bar. The incident occurred about 3 15 pm yesterday, police said. Sherrard had been drinking with the assailants, who reportedly observed the money before exiting.
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Lorain
Albert J Sherrard
Seventh Ct
North Broadway
Sherrard
Fintube Hearing Delayed On Merger Block
A hearing to dissolve an injunction blocking Brown Fintube Co of Elyria and Ecological Sciences Corp of Miami Florida was postponed to next Tuesday after a counsel conference before Lorain County Judge LeRoy F Kelly. The temporary injunction was granted December 20 to minority stockholders challenging a five for one stock transfer.
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Brown Fintube Co
Elyria
Ecological Sciences Corp
Miami
Fla
Lorain County Common Pleas
LeRoy F Kelly
Brown Fintube
Ecological
Ramparts magazine files for bankruptcy in San Francisco
Attorneys for Ramparts magazine filed a bankruptcy petition in a Federal Court and asked for 10 days to submit a full assets and liabilities list. Judge Alfonzo ZirPoli granted the extension and asked for a plan to reorganize and pay debts totaling 1.8 million dollars.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ramparts Magazine
Alfonzo Zirpoli
Wellington dealer Har old Perry dies in town prominence shown
A Wellington automobile dealer and noted Mason is remembered after a lengthy illness. The obituary notes Har old Perry’s prominence, long service to the community, and high regard among friends in Elyria and elsewhere, with tribute letters from readers and former colleagues. Peg Stafford Hill Mer recalls past friendships and a link to Lila Lee through a 1921 Rose Bowl era photo.
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Elyria
Florida
Arizona
California
Harold H. Perry
Monrose Way
Wellington
Mr. Perry
Perry
Mrs. Perry
Daehnler & 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
Elyria High School Inducts Six New NHS Members
Six Elyria High School scholars honored the National Honor Society pledge by signing their names in the NHS book, recording every member since the first induction on June 10, 1926. Parents pinned NHS pins as Betsy received one from former student Mrs. Boylan.
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Elyria High School
National Honor Society
van Cotter
Barbara Conjam
Births at Amherst Hospital and nearby homes
A daughter to Mr and Mrs John Strafford 1044 Decatur St Vermilion. Elyna to Mr and Mrs Robert Baisden 2401 Frankfort St Elyna. A son to Mr and Mrs Harry Peters 2924 Brenner Dr Lorain. A son to Mr and Mrs Leo Kruse RD 2.
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John Strafford
Decatur St
Vermilion
Robert Baisden
Frankfort St. Elyna
Harry Peters
Brenner
Lorain
Leo Kruse
Births in Elyria and North Ridgeville
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Cosby at 6320 Jaycox Road North Ridgeville. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Corn at 318 16th Street.
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John Cosby
Jaycox Ra
North Ridgeville
Dan Corn
16Th St
National Guard Armory revival eyed for Elyria
Mayor Reichlin disclosed a revived National Guard armory proposal for Elyria after Maj. Gen. Del Corso's letter signaled renewed consideration. A Columbus office rep cautioned no definite plan yet and suggested Elyria as a potential site only as the Guard reorganizes.
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Ohio National Guard
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
S.T. del Corso
Ohio
National Guard
del Corso
Reichlin
Private garbage hauler proposed to ease city pickups
Elyria council discussed contracting with an outside hauler amid high employee absenteeism in the Sanitation Department. Councilman Seward said 23 of 30 workers were out last Tuesday and 9 on Friday, proposing a partial contract splitting pickups between the city and a private hauler to reduce administration headaches and citizen complaints.
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Elyria Sanitation Department
Richard P. Seward
D-1
Seward
James T. Tracey
Tracely
Health Committee
Council
Rocky River crash probe continues
A fatal crash on Detroit Road at Bates Road killed Elyria man Milton D Patten 20 and Lorain youth James D Caudill 19 who were thrown from their car. The truck driver Lee Roy Radcliffe was injured and the accident caused six miles of traffic backup.
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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
Suits Seek Jury to Set Land Value for School Site
Lorain County Prosecutor Joseph Grunda's office filed 52 land appropriation cases in Common Pleas Court for Avon Lake Board of Education. A jury is sought to fix fair value for property needed for a new Junior High School on the south side of Redwood Boulevard and west of Belmar Avenue. Owners refused purchase at the appraised $300 per lot.
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Lorain County
Joseph Grunda
Common Pleas Court
Avon Lake Board of Education
Redwood Boulevard
Belmar Avenue
Man Pleads Guilty In Drug Case In Cleveland
William H. Davis, 26, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty to possession of hallucinogens instead of marijuana. He was fined 500 dollars plus costs by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura, with a suspended one year jail term on good behavior. Davis was arrested by Lorain police after hospital tests following injuries from a traffic accident revealed the drug in his pocket.
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William H. Davis
Cleveland
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Davis
Lorain
Ridgeville approves Rt 20 and Rt 10 resurfacing plan
North Ridgeville council okays resurfacing of Rt 20 from city limits to Ridgeview Shopping Center widening to 40 feet and Rt 10 from North Olmsted to near Ohio Turnpike overpass. City commits about $40,000 of a $100,000 plus project with state cooperation.
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Ridgeville
Oks
Rt. 20
Rt. 10
North Ridgeville
Rt 10
William
Winterfield
D-2
Elyria
Ridgeview
North Olmsted
Penn Central
Council
Amherst appoints Hambly as full time policeman
Hambly William Hambly 29 of 64 Brennan Dr Amherst was named a full time policeman by Police Chief Arthur Koppenhafer. He served four years on a part time basis and previously worked on Amherst’s emergency police force. He and his wife Esther have three daughters. The city had authorized two more full time officers. Koppenhafer seeks a second recruit and invites applicants to contact his office for civil service test details.
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Amberst
William Hambly
Brennan
Amherst
Arthur Koppenhater
Hambly
Por
Marion L. Steele High School
Esther
Koppenhafer
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Anna Fongracz
Steve Hydu
JOMN
P. Hanley
Memoriam
Frank Caputo
Dr de Marco
Ras
al Hoert
Macy Reecesia
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater
Elytio and
Weintty
Sreeter
Rob Lorain Man
Ramparts
Harold
Peg
Miss Lee
EHS
Amherst Hospital
Elyria Memorial
Waters - Archer Insurance Agency
National Guard Armory
Quartermaster General
Columbus
Chronicle-Telegram
South Recreation Park
16Th Street
Caudill Service
James Dennis Caudill
Wainwright Funeral Home
Irwin Jennings
Brookdale Cemetery
Caudill
Westlake
Newport
Charles
Dreamia) Webb
North Pasadena Ave
Tennessee
Michigan
Streamway Products
Peter Prunski
Wellston, Mich
Brenda Prunski
Wellston
Jesse E. Caudill
Robert Prunski
Miton Dean Patten
Grafton
Wainwright
Polansky’s
Heather
Raymond O'Dell Patten
Emerson
Leora) Slauter
Patricia Doneyho
Andrew Doneyho
Walter O'Dell Patten
Missouri
Ned
Elva) Parker
Walter Patten
Parks and Recreation Board
Armory
South Park
Community Development Committee
Leary Pets
New York
James Coburn
20Th Century-Fox
Simone de Beauvour
Robert Mulligan
Chicago
Yucatan
James Caudill
Milton Patten
East River Street
Flyria
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