Multiple Lorain area obituaries note deaths and services
A sequence of obituaries from Lorain and nearby towns lists Andy Skapin 77 of Lorain, John J. Forster 75 of Sheffield, Anna A. Prosky 71 of Lorain, Ruth H. Gifford 68 of Avon Lake, and Edith Hayes Martin 94 of Oberlin. The notices include ages, addresses, causes or durations of illness, family survivors, and funeral home arrangements with receiving hours and service times. Burial details reference Calvary and Lakewood Park Cemeteries and local churches, with dates for services and rosaries.
Fumes blamed for Elyria man death in California
An Elyria man, Dale Edwin Edgar, 24, formerly a Marine sergeant discharged January 26, died in Lone Pine California after inhaling fumes while sleeping in a camper. Born in Elyria October 22 1947 he lived there most of his life with service time in Hawaii. He is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 pm at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home with burial in Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
Elyria
Frank J
Donald A
Robert D
Gayle Webber
Flynna
Sara M. Clement
Redlands
Calif
Curtis-Scheuffler
John Clausing
Lake Avenue
Mrs J P Domino longtime Elyria resident dies at 76
Mrs J P Domino 76 of 422 Lake Ave Elyria died after a brief illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born Jan 31 1896 in Stillwell Ohio she moved to Elyria from Lodi in 1944. Survived by four daughters two sons two sisters and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Goldcamp Funeral Home with Rev Dr Hamilton officiating burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Doraino
Lake Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Domino
Stillwell
Ohio
Elyria
Lodi
John
Gladys) Barnum
Chippewa Lake
Robert
Faye) Boyer
Wadsworth
Marian) Polgar
Phillip
Phyllis) Buckholdt
Norton
Carl Allen
Huron
Ernest Allen
Orlando
Fla
Kenneth Allen
Wellington
Elsie Weaver
Chatham
Louie Delong
Kent
Goldcamp Funeral
Charles W. Hamilton
United Methodist Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Death notices from Grafton Wellington and Brayton areas
Death notices list Mrs. Edward Lowse A 38 of 118 Edgewood Dr Brentwood Lake Grafton wife mother and siblings with visitations at Wainwright Funeral Home. Eugene 60 of 116 Middle St Wellington with Norton Funeral Home services and burial. Mrs Willie Mae 47 of 130 Woodford Ave with Carter Funeral Home services and burial at Sullivan Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chila
Edward
Lowse A
Edgewood Dr
Brentwood Lake
Grafton
Stephen
Susan
Wainwright Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
St Mary Cemetery
Eugene
Middle St
Wellington
Mabel
Mary Ellen Hall
Benjamin Ferrell
Woutred Johnson
Clare Baugh
Warren
Norton Funeral Home
Funeral
Sullivan Cemetery
Willie Mae
Woodford Ave
Willie Gene
Carter Funeral
Funeral Home
Brookdale Cemetery
In Memoriam for Beloved Johnny Moo nay
In memory of Johnny Moo nay the text recalls a young man believed dead by some. It praises his kindness to the poor and his private nature. The poem expresses faith in God and belief that he will reach Heaven without sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Moo
Gratitude Expressed for Sympathy After Bereavement
The family of Ena Knight and Pearl Handley express heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy cards prayers and floral offerings. They acknowledge staff at Elyria Home Elyria Memorial Hospital Wellington Hospital Norton Funeral Home and the Huntington United Church and praise specific ministers and caregivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ena Knight
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Charles Hamilton
Glass
Mae Booth
Willis Hull
Terrence Fredd
Pearl Handley
Latimer
Wellington Hospital
Good Samantan Nursing Home
Norton Funeral Home
Dale Clark
Huntington United Church
Gloyd Handley
Assault attempt probed at Oberlin
Oberlin City and Oberlin College security police investigate an attempted assault on a 19 year old coed near the memorial clock around 9 30 p m. Two males approached one grabbed her arm she fought back and fell hurting her right knee the pair fled and she could not provide descriptions of the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin — City and
Oberlin College Security
Oberlin College
Memorial Atch
Scion of Pioneer Lorain Family Dies
Eleanor G Gascoigne 65 of 519 Williams St Huron died 11 40 p m at Providence Hospital Sandusky after a four month illness She lived in Huron four years moving from Avon She was born in Lorain a pioneer Lorain descendant graduate of Lorain High School served on Lorain Recreation Board Gray Lady Red Cross past PTA president member of Church of the Redeemer Lorain Survived by son James R Earl daughter Lois Reynolds Cincinnati seven grandchildren mother Marion Yost Lorain brother Watkin Williams Elyria and three sisters Ruth Claycomb Elyria Kathleen Williams and Elaine Meyers Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p m in Walter A Frey Funeral Home burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Skapin
East 33Rd St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Austria
United States
Skapin
Shelp Mills
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
Slovenian Club
American Slovenian Society
Mary
Walter
Mary) Kordeleski
Bodrash
Aloysius Rupar
Calvary Cemetery
John J. Forster
Harris Rd
Sheffield
Forster
U.S. Navy
Navy
St. Teresa Church
Holy Name Society
Eva Green
Avon Lake Friends
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Raymond Grismer
St. Teresa Cemetery
Anna A. Prosky
Oakdale Ave
Prosky
St. Joseph Church
Charmaine Club
Peter P
Joseph
Louise) Becan
Charles
Madeline) Eberhart
Gordon
Helen) Wheeler
Edward
Clara) Skolnicki
Lester
Rosella) Lister
Amherst
Reichlin-Cooley
St Joseph Church
Balthaser Koczan
Eleanor G. Gascoigne
Williams St
Huron
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Avon
Gascoigne
Red Cross
Fairhome Parent-Teacher Association
Church of the Redeemer
James R
Earl of Hudson
Lois Reynolds
Cincinnati
Marion Yost
Watkin Williams
Ely
Ria
Ruth Claycomb
Elyria
Kathleen Williams
Elaine Meyers
Walter A. Frey
Fayette Grose
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Mao friend and writer Snow dies in Switzerland
Edgar P. Snow American author and China expert died at 66 at his home above Lake Geneva after a December spleen surgery and subsequent decline Mao Zedong and Chou En-lai sent doctors to his home Snow helped thaw relations with China and had planned to cover Nixon's China visit his family was at his bedside at his death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bysins
Switzerland
UPI
Edgar P. Snow
China
Mao Tsetung
Snow
Mao
Chou En-lai
Lake Geneva
Lois
Christopher
Sian
Washington
Peking
Nixon
Resignation Tied to Lorain County Civil Defense Budget Dispute
Frank A. Denes resigns as Lorain County Civil Defense communications officer over an 8200 dollar budget row. He faults 81 percent of funds for salary and travel and cites a prior Elyria CD limit of five percent for staff and training. Acting director Joseph A. Koch Jr. says the unit does its best with limited equipment and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Frank A. Denes
Oxford Ave
Lorain
Joseph A. Koch Jr
Denes
Elyria CD
Sala
Ries
Koch
Lorain Lorain city council approves higher sewer rates for Sheffield Lake
Lorain City Council approved a new sewer rate of 37.4 cents per thousand gallons, up from 11 to 13 cents, for Sheffield Lake residents under a 40 year contract with renegotiation rights. Sheffield Lake Council accepted the terms, while a feasibility study opens the door to a possible city plant at about 2 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Lorain City
Sheffield Lake City
Lorain Service
Elio Jacobuzzi
Majorana
Anthony Rotino
French Creek
North Ridgeville mulls State Bond Issue 1 funds for road work
Council discusses using 278 840 of 5 9 million allocated in 1969 for Center Ridge Road widening.Officials consider resurfacing and curve straightening on Bainbridge Drive Root Road Jaycox Road Lear Nagle Road Stoney Ridge Road and Bagley Sugar Ridge Case roads. City aims to partner with Lorain County planning and the State Highway Department division IE in Ashland. Voters have repeatedly rejected a 1 mill levy for street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Elyria
Bainbridge Drive
Root Road
Jaycox Road
Lear Nagle Road
Stoney Ridge Road
Stuart
Lawrence McGlinchy
Nett and Associates
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
State Highway Department
Division IE
Ashland
Ridgeville urged to assess city schools by newly formed committee
Ridgeville residents are asked to send letters to Donald Vocca as chair of the Concerned Committee for Improvement of our Educational Environment. The 11 member group will gather opinions from all community factions to define problems and seek solutions for the city school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
North Ridgeville — School District
Donald Vocca
Monica Dr
Vecca
Vocca
Elyria Man Melvin Nelson Charged With Marijuana Possession
Melvin Nelson, 23, of 519 Walnut St, was arrested on a warrant for assault. A foil packet of marijuana was found in his jacket pocket during processing after the arrest at Rt 57 and Bell Avenue. The assault stems from an alleged June incident involving his wife Marilyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Melvin Nelson
Walnut St
Nelson
Rt. 57
Bell Avenue
Marilyn
Road sewer doubts stall multi million shopping center plan
Lima area planning commission delays approval of a South Broadway shopping center project as access roads and sewer capacity are re evaluated. The 22 acre site, currently R 1B residential, seeks B 3 business zoning with buildings over 100000 square feet. Residents worry Cooper Foster Park Road cannot handle traffic and may face assessments if widened. Utilities review sewer capacity before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Planning Commission
South Broadway
Cooper Foster Park Road
Utilities Department
Elyria High student charged with assaulting teacher
Elyria High School senior Marsha Diane Whitehead 18 of 1107 Garden St faces an assault charge after an incident at 2 p.m. Friday when gym instructor Nedra L. Gast attempted to lead her to the principal’s office. Whitehead has a summons for arraignment. Former students Frederick Martin Alston 18 of 229 Bell Ave and Albert Eddie Johnson 18 of 1617 Lake Ave are charged with trespassing for being on school property. Security guard Charles Bright removed the pair from the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
EHS
Nedra L. Gast
Marsha Diane Whitehead
Garden St
Frederick Martin Alston
Bell Ave
Albert Eddie Johnson
Lake
Bright
Garrett Murray
Gast
Miss Whitehead
Charles Miller
Federal funds may boost Lorain County welfare services
Lorain County plans to expand social services for welfare recipients and low income families under a federal funding program that could cover 75 percent of costs. The initiative would enable larger staff, more federal money, and local savings, with programs like Legal Aid, Children's Services, and Re tarded Children's services, plus regional planning and even housing aid and bus programs, all subject to county and state approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
Prinz
Federal Housing Administration
Soldier and Sailors Relief
County Welfare Department
HUD Officials to Visit Elyria for Urban Renewal Tour
Officials from the Columbus regional HUD office will visit Elyria to study Fuller Road and West River Parkway urban renewal projects amid efforts to secure more funds. Mayor Reichlin and Norm H. Failing welcomed the visit as a chance to better explain Elyria's urban initiatives. The tour follows prior discussions in Columbus to inform funding decisions. In Oberlin, Paul Russo of the Republican National Committee will address the Oberlin Youth Caucus at Wilder Hall on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. about 1972 heats strategy. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Columbus
Elyria March
Leonard P. Reichlin
Norm H. Failing
West River Parkway
Elyria
Reichlin
Oberlin
Paul Russo
Republican National Comittee
Wilder Hall
Russo
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Peter P. Prosky
Mrs
Frank Gifford
Ruth H. Gifford
Avon Lake
Center Rd
Frank
Timothy Bailey
Jennifer Cribbs
Burmeister
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Rocky River
Nathan Martin
Edith Hayes Martin
E. College St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Martin
Abigail
Lakeside
First Church
Pansy Chapter Order of Eastern Star and
Oberlin Woman’s Club
Nathan
Grace Harlow
Betty Martin
Burns Martin
Palo Alto
Henry Martin
Tucson
Ariz
Cowling Funeral Home
Frederick Schumacher
Westwood Cemetery
Dale Edwin Edgar
J. P. Domino
Johnson
Memoriam
Mrs Frank Wise
Jack Knight and
Curtis-Scheuffler Famorsl
Byria
Ucensed
Warey C Corts
Promter Gram
Wise Practient
William Parker
R-7
Water Works
Philip Majorana
Charles H. Stuart
Bagley Road
Sugar Ridge Road
Case Road
Westminster Kennel Club
Milhaven Rob
Danianne Mizzy
Madison Square Garden Center
New York City
Elyrian
Whitehead
Walter A. Godfrey
HUD
Gop
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