Elyria Area Obituaries Chronicle Many Die in Region
Multiple death notices from Elyria and surrounding areas report long illnesses and natural causes. Names include Walter R Stobie 69 of Pompano Beach Florida formerly Elyria, Carl Hammond 80 of Lorain, Mrs lard Hartley 80 of Elyria, Wilam Worley Sr 75 of Webster Springs, Milo McVicker 60 formerly of Chatham, Harold I Allen 78 of Lorain, Miss Mabel F Bronson 85 Kipton, and others. Funeral details list local homes, churches, and cemeteries with tentative services and burial plans in Elmwood Ridge Hill Webster Springs and Camden.
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Walter R. Stobie
Pompano Beach
Haly Cross Hospital
Fort Llauderdale
Ulness
Cleveland
Stobie
Elyria
Florida
Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Ca
Laly
James Dorna Bally
Russell Lakeside
Josephine Stabe Elyrid
Wis Clarence Albers
Fred Stabe Jr
North Ridgeville
Sudro Curtis Funeral Home
Missy Mabel F Bronson
Cowling Funeral Home
Oberlin
Rex Charles Schepel
Kipton Community Church
Camden Cemetery
Miss Bronson
Church Street
Kipton
Amherst Manor Nursing Home
Local oddities and missing items in a mixed Valley column
A quirky mixing of notes covers lost watches found in Spring Valley while a man retraces a missing bowling ball at the Eixra Bowling Center. Also mentions Alaska sun patterns and scattered recollections from Lake Ohio and a party in Orlando with a song request at a bar.
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Hank
Spring Valley
Hull
Spring Valley Management
Jim Moran Sr
Ray Benson
Eixra
Tus Tocker
Moran
Benson
Amherst teen listed as missing in South Amherst
South Amherst police search for 17 year old Donald Simierka last seen Friday at 7 pm near Tommae 4 Recreation wearing a black leather jacket green hunting cap black Levis and cowboy boots. His mother reported him missing Saturday after noon. police believe he remains in the neighborhood.
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South Amherst
Donald Simierka
South Take It
Tommae 4 Recreation
Amherst
Boots
Joseph Simierka
Simierka
Parents Return Two Jailbreak Youths to Authorities
Two juveniles from the Vilina area escaped Fire County jail by tearing through plaster and slats on a second floor wall and walking out a west door. Deputies say they were arrested for a string of county break ins and were placed in a vacant womens quarters. their parents turned them into Sandusky city Jail around 8 this morning.
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Sandusky
Fire County
Viliania
Aim County Business Places
Sandusky City
Shaker Heights seeks federal funds for rebuilt city buildings
SHAKER HEIGHTS officials met with Justice Department staff to discuss federal aid for rebuilding the Municipal Building bombed earlier this month. Councilman Harry Broder and Assistant Law Director Paul Donaldson stress a modern police facility and decide if police and court buildings stay separate or share the existing site.
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Shaker Heights
SPI
Cleveland
SS Justice Department
Harry Broder
Paul Donaldson
Broder Nor
Donaldson
Lorain man injured in car wreck near Amherst
Raymond E. Thomas of 849 South Central Drive was treated at Amherst Hospital in good condition for chest and elbow injuries after his car left South Main Street near Elyria Avenue junction Saturday. Police said the vehicle struck a guide pole and a no parking sign when it went off the road while traveling north around 30 pm.
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Amherst
Amherst Hospital
Raymond E Thomas
South Central Dr
Thomas
South Main Street
Elyria Avenue
Lorain Fire Department Promotes Three To Fill Vacancies
Assistant Fire Chief Llewellyn Walters retires after 37 years, sparking three promotions. Captain Flier Kovich is named assistant chief, Lt James Kallis becomes captain, and fireman Richard Catalano is appointed temporary lieutenant ahead of exams. Allen Elenbaldie to be sworn in as fireman. department returns to full strength.
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Torain
Toran
Llewellyn Walters Walters
Flier Kovich
Qaxdalere
James Kallis
6Th St
Richard Catalano
Washington
Allen Elenbaldie
Garfield Blvd
Dale Sheridan
Fire log notes sparks ignite dust at Timms Springs Co
Sparks from a defective motor ignited dust on top of a tumbling machine at the Timms Springs Co located at 811 Tavior St on Sunday at 745 pm. No injuries reported. Fire department responded and contained the blaze without further incident.
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Timms Springs Co
Tavior St
Obituary and Birth Notices From Elyria Area
Four daughters are listed: to Mr and Mrs Carl Edwards of 84 Calany Drive a fourth child. to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Barr of North Ridgeville Center Ridge Road a daughter. to Mr and Mrs Robert Parson at 129 Eastern Heights Boulevard a newborn daughter.
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Carl Edwards
Calany
Kenneth Barr
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Apson
Robert Parson
Fastern Heights
Births Report at St. Joseph Area Families
A daughter to Gerald and Mrs Westeall at 4217 Charleston Ave. A son to Rene Bultler at 1064 Lower Blydeson. A son to Hector and Mrs Ross at 2219 West 24th. A son to Murray and Mrs Damweron at 2465 Apple Ave.
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Gerald Westeall
Charleston Ave
Murray Damweron
Apple Ave
Amherst Gary COMBS Lot 15 B Bar B Trailer C
Readable fragments indicate a listing or notice involving Amherst Gary and COMBS Lot 15 B Bar B Trailer C. Details are sparse. no dates or actions are specified in the readable text.
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Gary
Combs
Oberlin Allen Born to Clarence and Lee on Center Ridge
Saturday birth announced for Oberlin Allen to Mr and Mrs Clarence Lee on Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville.
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Clarence Lee
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
1969 America FE Meritas Award Given to Wansfield Reformitory Chief
The biweekly publication THE CRITERION of the Ohio State Reformators at Wansfield awards the 1969 America FE Meritas Award to reformatory superintendent BJ Cooper. The piece hails Cooper as the decisive leader and the association sponsor American Door To Door Salesman notes his claimed governance.
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Criterion
Ohio State Reformators
Wansfield
BJ Cooper
Sass
Jet crashes into ocean off Dominican Republic coast
Wreckage found five miles offshore as Dominican air and naval units search for survivors through the night. An American plane dropped Mares over the area. Among those aboard were former world lightweight boxing champion Carlos Teo Cruz, his wife and two children, and relatives tied to the 1961 assassination of dictator Trujillo and subsequent junta.
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Puerto Rico
Latin Americas
Carlos Teo Cruz
Wreckage Believed Found From Pilgrim Airlines Plane
Coast Guard sonar contact located an upside down aircraft in six feet of water off Long Island Sound. The missing Pilgrim Airlines commuter plane carried Ohio State University professor David F. Baker and four others.
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New York
UPI
Pilgrim Airlines
Long Island Sound
Ohio State University
Coast Guard
Saund
David F Baker
Columbus Ohio
Baker
Mnother
Luo
White seeks Republican gubernatorial nomination as write-in
William White announced in Mount Vernon that he will run as a write-in candidate in the May GOP primary. He told Secretary of State Ted Brown he expects his votes to be counted and paid a $10 candidate filing fee to Brown.
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Mount Vernon
UPI
William White
White
Ted Brown
Injuries Sought in Toledo Area J C Penney Suit
A $1000 suit filed in Torain County Common Pleas Court alleges injuries from a fall on a moving stairway at J C Penney Co Midway Mall. The plaintiff Leo B Rhodes of Oak Hill West Virginia claims injuries from February 13, 1968.
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Torain County
Death of Olga Hirsh Guggenheim Widow of Simon Guggenheim
Olga Hirsh Guggenheim, widow of philanthropist and industrialist Simon Guggenheim, died at age 92 in New York this Saturday. Born in Cincinnati, she married Guggenheim in 1898 and bore two sons, George D and John S, who both died young. Funeral services are set for Wednesday.
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New York
UPI
Olga Hirsh Guggenheim
Simon Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Cincinnati
United States
George D
John S
Four youths placed on probation in car theft ring case
Four youths were placed on probation after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent in a Lorain County juvenile court. One youth was released and five adults’ charges were pending as investigators noted a large car theft ring that stole 60 vehicles in about three and a half months.
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John D McCrea
Lorain County
LaGrange
Elyria
Bath
Grafton
McCrea
Lorain County Prosecutors Office
Amherst officer bruised in busy weekend clash
Patrolman William Hambly suffered multiple bruises after a Friday night clash with a belligerent suspect Edward Baumhart of Lorain was fined 800 after noon Saturday for public intoxication and three counts of assaulting a police officer plus court costs. Howard Thomas, 26, Elyria, accused officers of towing his truck and attacked Hambly and Sgt Hall at the station. Thomas posted 500 bond and will face Mayors Court February 28 on related charges.
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Amherst
William Hambly
Edward Baumhart
Lorain
Manin Davis
Hambly
Baumhart
Budge
Howard Thomas
East Bridge
St Elyria
South Main Street
Thomas
William Hall
Mayors Court
LCCC Places Third in Ohio University Forensic Meet
Lorain County Community College finished third among 15 Ohio colleges in intercollegiate debating and forensic competition at Ohio University. Claston Johnson placed second in poetry, Teff Schultz earned second in a humorous presentation, Irene Sidorewicy won third in humor, Don Welch placed fourth and John Villers fifth in broadcasting contests. Trophies for the awards are on display in the drama office.
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Lorain County
Schriver to Talk to Stockholders at Farmers Cooperative
The Farmers Cooperative Supply of LaGrange will hold its annual stockholders meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm in Keystone High School cafeteria. Featured speaker will be Henry Schriver, Ohio’s farmer philosopher, Grafton.
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Farmers Cooperative Supply Cn LaGrange
Keystone High School
Henry Schriver
Ohio
Grafton
Bake sale to feature white elephant items in Clarksfield
Butler Road Club members sponsor a bake sale tomorrow at Clarksfield Community Hall. The event begins at 1 pm after a noon group lunch at the hall. Proceeds support club activities.
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Clarksfield
Butler Road
Mother and daughter improve after carbon monoxide fumes
A Sheffield Township mother Mrs Thomas Kelley and her 14 year old daughter Regina McKenzie were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes Saturday. Both were treated at Lorain St Joseph Hospital where Mrs Kelley was listed as fair and Regina as good. They were found in a bedroom around 6 47 pm after relatives and a neighbor alerted authorities. Gas company officials cited improperly vented space and water heaters as the cause of the leak.
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Milo McVicker
Chatham
Emema
Wr McVicker
Jones Trucking Co
Ene
Margaret
Norman
Cleveland
Thomas Meicker
Norman Ausmuth
Lodi
Herschel
Elma
Earl of Spencer
Parker Funeral Home
Kenneth Fisher
Woodlawn
Friends
Sheffield Township
Lorain St Joseph Hospital
Thomas Kelley
Cleveland St
Regina McKenzie
Rela
Peace drive ends as Sandusky High closes
Sandusky High School shut down today as teachers and parents met to ease black and white students’ complaints of preferential treatment. Earlier assemblies for both groups followed suspensions tied to a Lincoln Birthday incident and a protest by black students. Principal Raymond Brickley said suspensions were lifted after a meeting with families, but white students pressured walkouts prompted new assemblies.
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Sandusky
Sandusky High School
Lincoln
William Parker
Oberlin College
Raymond Brickley
Brickley
Elyria students earn ratings at Lorain County Solo and Ensemble
Fifteen Elyria area students from Northwood Spring Valley Windsor Eastern Heights and Ely schools received excelent or superior marks at the Lorain County Solo and Ensemble Festival held Saturday at Midview Junior High School. Coaches included Sidney Davis of Elyria City Schools.
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Flynn City
Lorain
Midview Junior High
Sidney Davis
Llyria City Schools
Amy Rothgery
Cindy Vashinder
Jacqueline Gould
Northwood
David
Columbus woman guilty in concealed weapon case
A Columbus woman, Lynda Chever, was found guilty in municipal court of carrying a concealed weapon. She received a $200 fine and 30 days in Lorain County jail, suspended on good behavior for one year. She pleaded no contest, saying she carried the weapon for protection after a man offered her a rifle while she searched for a telephone.
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Oberliy
Columbus
Lorain
David R Goldthorpe
Lynda Chever
Miss Chever
Plane hunt in lake postponed by cold
The Tag air liner that crashed into Lake Brean 28 remains largely beneath the icy waters. Divers face 60 feet of depth, drifting ice, and frigid temps delaying recovery of the nine aboard as metallurgical tests examine wing fragments for a possible propeller strike.
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Cleveland
UPI
Tag
Lake Brean
Hard Hat
Edward Slattery
National Transportation Safety Board
Coast Guard
Slattery
Ohio Weekend Traffic Toll Reaches 12
A string of weekend crashes left 12 dead, including three men in a Brown County head-on collision, two men from a Lima two car crash, and a Steubenville crash killing a small boy and his sister.
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Brown County
Lima
Steubenville
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S. Joseph Hospital
Ashtabula
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Lard F Hartley
Rockfern Ave
Flyrna Memorial Hospital
Hartley
Russia Township
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Daughters of America
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Gus Dorothy Klein Flynn
John
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Milen
Earl
Wainwright
John T Bertsch
St Paul T Mted Church of Christ
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Webster Springs
Webster County Memorial Hospital
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Elyria Memorial
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