Area Deaths Highlight Local Notables and Widely Connected Families
Area deaths report Charles A. Persons 83 of High Street, longtime West Side Lumber board chairman emeritus, died after a brief illness in Elyria Memorial Hospital. A WWI veteran and Ohio State graduate, he served in Post 1 Columbus and Post 12 American Legion, chaired local church commitments, and led a concrete association. Also noted is Joseph A. Waldecki 71 of Amherst, a Lorain area QC inspector for US Steel, longtime Amherst resident, and club member, with survivors and funeral details. Mildred K. Schubert 70 of Allison Park, Pa., former Clearview and Lorain teacher, taught kindergarten, active in retired teachers groups, and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Persons
High Street
West Side Lumber and Concrete Corp
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria High School
Ohio State University
France
American Legion
Ohio
Columbus
BP Cps
Ame Street
Mr. Persons
Oberlin
Elyria
First Congregational Church
Ohio Ready Mix Concrete Association
Joseph A Waldecki
Forest St. Amherst
Venice
Fla
Lorain- Cuyahoga
US Steel Corp
Amherst Cleaners
Waldecki
Lorain
Amherst
St. Joseph Church
Amherst Council
Knight of Columbus
Mildred K. Schubert
Moulton
Laurel Hill Road
Alison Park
Clearview
North Hills Passavant Hospital
Pitsburgh
Gradoyate Attarain
Kent State
Sheffield Township
Ambherst-Lorain
Allison Park
Schubert
Stone Ridge School
Sherman Snider
First Baptist Church of
Elmwood Cemetery
Neta M. Lawrence
Woodside Ave
Vermilion
Dickenburgh
Lawrence
Victory Church of God
Adrian
Palmer Wagner
Ashtabula
David Wagner
Kingsville
Fred Wagner
Joel
Dolores) Shaffer
Schoolcraft
Mich
Hobart
Judy) Peacorn
Marengo
Gino
Alvin Kimple
Meadville
Edward Kimple
Linesville
Donald Kimple
Lakewood
Julia) Jackson
Conneautville
George
Helen) Allen
Floyd Edleman
Webber Nursing Home
Wellington
Wellington Community Hospital
Edleman
Army Signal Corps
The
Steel Stamping Co
Lorain High School
Edward
Ray
Richard
Clyde
Orlando
Harry
Ethel) McBride
Kent
Virginia Urban
Las Vegas
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Frank Klein
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Details Across Lorain Area
A string of obituaries and funeral notices from Lorain area papers lists deaths of Phelps Don E 85 of Largo Florida and others with services at Wainwright Harold Dicken and Burmeister County Line Funeral Homes. Burial set at Greenwood Cemetery Wellington, plus multiple local residents including Robert Lee Smith 26 and William A Jensen 68 with church and cemetery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Don E
Largo
Elizabeth
Les Carver
Patricia Boenker
Wainwright Funeral
King Solomon Lodge
Funeral
Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Wellington
Smith Robert Lee
Barbara
Diane
Michael
Robert
William A Jensen
Avon
Mr. Jensen
Denmark
St Mary's Church
Hazel
Louis W
Allen J
David L
John N
North Ridgeville
Margaret Holland
Joan L Hagedorn
Elizabeth A. Jensen
Houston
Texas
Andreas and
Svend
Valborg Jensen
Margda Petersen
Burmeister County Line
St Marys Church
Arthur Egan
Burra
Holt Trinity Cemetery
Boot burglars drop loot during getaway
Two men burglarized Milton's Shoe Store at 70 Front St around 7:30 Sunday night by kicking in a ceiling vent. They stole eight to ten pairs of boots valued at about 100 dollars each but fled, dropping most of the loot in bushes and near a nearby church before being deterred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Milton
Front St
Baldwin- Wallace College
Lake Erie Collectors meet this Thursday in Avon Lake
The Lake Erie Collectors Club invites interested people to attend the February 19 meeting at 8 p.m. in the Elyria Savings and Trust meeting room at 33455 Lake Road Avon Lake. Oliver Fricker of the Bradford Exchange leads the program. For details contact Barbara Andrews at 933-5227.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Lake Erie
Birmingham man escapes sniper shots
In Exie County, Birmingham, three shots hit a Second Street residence early Sunday. George Schieve, 55, was in an unlit living room when a bullet missed his head and lodged in the floor. His wife Dorothy called it scary. damage to the house was about 700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Exie County
George Schieve
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Dorothy
Anyome
Canada
Elyria
Weddell House
East Ave
Sceepe T. Smith
Joseph J. Ross
Depot Street Co
C-T
Tom Abl
Valentine revelers smash Cleveland shops in courthouse rampage
Police arrested two adults and two juveniles after a window smashing spree by hundreds of Valentine partygoers in downtown Cleveland. Damage was estimated at 15000 dollars. One injury, a knifing and fights reported as crowds moved from discos and a Terminal Tower basement party toward Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Public Squire
Robert Allan
Allan
Hyrd
Ely Baindall
Witnes
Termin
Lawson’s robber 18 gets 90 day sentence
Stephen Tidwell 18 of 541 Melody Lane Grafton pleaded guilty to robbery at the Lawson store 100 Royalton Road Eaton Township on November 18. He was sentenced to 0 days in the county jail as part of a three year probation granted by Common Pleas Judge Joseph E. Cirigliano on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Tidwell
Melody Lane
Grafton
Lawson
Royalton Road
Eaton Township
Common Pleas
Joseph E. Cirigliano
Lake Ridge Sweet Adelines Rehearsal and Trustees Meetings
Datebook listing shows Lake Ridge Sweet Adelines rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church plus Carlisle Township Trustees meeting at 8 p.m. at fire station and Elyria Township Trustees meeting at township garage 7:30 p.m. Also Columbia township Trustees 7:30 p.m. at town hall Amherst and Oberlin Kiwanis Club at 6:30 p.m. at Oberlin Inn, with a Duplicate Bridge Club 7:30 p.m. and Family activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Ridge
Sweet Adelines
First Congregational Church
Carlisle
Trustees Meeting
Columbia
Amherst
Duplicate Bridge Club
Oberlin
Cleveland area crime and community events roundup
A busy period with incidents of break ins and property damage on Cleveland area streets. Fire at Harshaw Chemical Co and a gas wash down at Second St precede notices of local meetings including county engineers and township trustees discussing sewer rates and a Penfield town hall gathering. The Cleveland area March of Dimes Mothers March raised 15000 dollars with 1500 volunteers and education materials distributed. donations still accepted by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland St
Middle Ave
Harshaw Chemical Co
John St
Glenwood St
Marseilles Ave
Second St
Georgetown Ave
Young Mothers Club
Penfield
Cleveland Area
Lorain County
Bonnie Repas
Elyria School Board
Robert Repas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph A. Waldecki
Lucille M
Jack
Patricia) Bart
Sheila} Priestas
South Amherst
Rudolph
Judy) Kubasak
Walter
Nokomis
Flo
Frank
Andrew
Jean) Krol
Anthony
Stephanie) Karpinski
Stanley
Kenneth Schubert
William A. Jensen
Florence M. Fox
Phoenix
Ariz
Gerber Funeral Home
Wakeman
George A. Sedlacek
TRW Co
Margaret
Nee Dernyar
Eleanor Kroneker
Mary Balint
Donald Martin
Emily Smith
Mildred White
A. Nosek & Sons
Gerber McCreery and Hather
Mrs
Adrian Lawrence
Elyria Elks Lodge
Ohio Lumbermen’s Association
Scottish Rite
Valley of Cleveland
King Solomon Masonic Lodge
George F
Charles A
David J
Ruth Greenland
St. Petersburg
Carol J
Ron Marmaduke
Ante Eatin
First Congregational Church Building Fund
Ymca Building Fund
Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home Is
Forty and Eight
the Drum and Bugle
Curtis-Scheffie Funeral Home, Inc
Greater and Vicinity
Voenesa
Feneret
Tradors and
Bembalen Armas Fo Panetta
C.T
William Hull
Detroit
Full
Isaac Brock
Valentine Revelers
Solomon
Lidge
Con Phelps
Wainwright Eyre
Brethren War
Richard Ohmes
Elyria Township
Kiwanis Club
Oberlin Inn
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Beverage Warehouse
E. Broad St
Columbus St
Evening Lions Club
Penfield School
Lorain Co
City
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