Area death notices list several local obituaries
Multiple obituaries from Elyria Lorain and surrounding areas note deaths yesterday and today. Key names include George Robert Mocsny 24 of 161 Longfellow Elyria. Scott Sumpter Jr. 30 of 225 Liberty St Spencer. Charles F. Walkden 76 of 253 Samuel St Elyria. Elizabeth Wragg 84 Amherst Elyria. Arlene J. Hollingsworth 53 Oberlin. Jessie M. Biddinger 86 Nova Ashland area. Ira Teeter 90 Lorain. Raymond Harris 31 Sullivan. Carl C. Wheeler 79 Oberlin. Ann Dembiec 78 Lorain. Elvis Hicks infant Lorain. George D Shorty Cain 50 Lorain. Edna Sharkey 63 Lorain. Surviving relatives listed vary per notice. Funeral services scheduled at Sudro-Curtis Parker Gilbert Cowling and other local funeral homes with burial in Brookdale Ridge Hill Cemetery Elmwood and area cemeteries. Services and viewings set across today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Walkden
Samuel St
Columbia Township
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Walkden
Columbia United Methodist Church
Lucia E
Forest K
Lakewood
Gordon A
Eldon C
Milan
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
Irwin Jennings
First United Methodist Church
North Murray Ridge
Amherst
Elizabeth Wragg
Elyria Ave
Amherst Manor
Wragg
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ and the White Shrine
Order of Eastern Star
Mildred Knoff
Ely Tia
Phillip E. Tucker. Lorain
Amelia Pomeroy
George Schieferstein
John Schieferstein
Lorain
Garland Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Oberlin
Arlene J. Hollingsworth
South Main St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Miss Hollingsworth
Oberlin College
First Congregational Church
Oberlin Businesswomen’s Club
Pythian Sisters
Oberlin Stamp Club
Donald Holzhauer
Henry Holthauer
Oregon
Ohio
Hollingsworth
Frederick Schumacher
Cowling Funeral
Ashland
Jessie M. Biddinger
Nova
Ruggles Township
Biddinger
Nova Eub Church
Ladies’ Aid
Everready Club
M. L. Detrow
H. A. Darby
la Grange
G. L. Bowarize
Paul L
New London
Bess Fast
Vada Richards
Sullivan
Maree Crumrine
George Crittenden
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cleo Crittenden
Burbank
Gilbert Funeral Home
Nova Cemetery
Ira Teeter
East 29Th St
Lorain Community Hospital
Rosedale
Teeter
Then-Lorain Division
Koehring Co
Lorain Works
U.S. Steel Corp
American Ship Building Co
Elizabeth Mackell
Grove City
Myrtle Drechsler
Edna Ellis
Hamburg
Reidy-Scanlan
Donald Lammers
Elmwood Cemetery
N.Y
Gerald
Hayesville
Myron
Toledo
Merle
Arlie
Robert
Joseph Richley
Norwalk
Patricia Dyer
Eastman Funeral Home
Jack Gladwell
Ashland Church of Christ
Ruggles Cemetery
Carl C. Wheeler
Cowling
Ron Fruth
Pittsfield United Church
East Pittsfield
Mr. Wheeler
Hallouer Rd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
Anthony
Kan
Wilda Collier
Morenci
Mich
Huber Wheeler
Madison
Wis
Elvis Hicks
James Hicks
East 23Rd St
St. Joseph Hospital
Charles Chesner
Lorain County
Jean
Yolanda
Wanda
Jesse
Ledil
Ty- Tee
Brown
Funeral Home
Edna C. Sharkey
Riverside Dr
Sharkey
Charles Anderson
General Industries Co
Grace Sothern Church
Robert L
M. Charles Groth
Brookdale Cemetery
Oberlin referendum on college interview facilities
Voting opened at noon on a campus referendum at Oberlin College about allowing military information officers to interview students in the placement office and whether the college should take a stand on Vietnam. Results due late tomorrow. possible demonstrations and disciplinary action are outlined in a January memo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Robert K. Carr
Marine Corps Information
George H. Langler
Carr
Marine Corps
Office of
U.S
Vietnam
In Memoriam Rosemary Ratelee
In loving memory of Rosemary Ratelee who passed away this year. The family finds comfort in the faith that we will meet again in the bright afterglow. Husband Wendell and children Pamist express enduring love and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Ratelee
Wien
Husband Wendell
Pamist
Armed man robs Lorain Pantry in late night robbery
A lone bandit robbed the Pantry at 4450 Oberlin Ave Lorain at 11 28 p m yesterday escaping with three $1 bills from a safe and an undisclosed amount from the cash register Police said clerk Gary Pope 16 reported the incident and linked it to a second armed robbery within two weeks and suspected the same man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Oberlin Ave
Gary Pope
Pope
West 44Th St
Fire log reports small closet fire and medical call
At 161 Clark St an upstairs bedroom closet fire started by a lighter damaged the closet wall. A rubbish and stump fire at a demolished house near 677 East River St caused no damage. A man at 157 Lake Ave required resuscitation assistance for breathing difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark St
East River St
Lake Ave
Elyria High School Tales From a Pinsetter and Drum Major
An ex EHS staffer recalls life at Elyria High School with Bunny Brown as drum major and Ford Brown as a former EHS leader. He describes working as a pinsetter on Middle Avenue, reporting for The Chronicle Telegram and other Cleveland papers, and facing the 1929 stock market crash with resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunny Brown
EHS
Ford Brown
Elyria
Elyria High School Herald
Old Temple
Middle Avenue
Elyrian
Margaret E. Edwards
H.L. Mencken
Damon Runyon
Nertz
Miss Edwards
Rube Musser
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press
Cleveland News
City chemist to testify on air pollution control
The article explains under the Clean Air Act of 1967 that after a hearing next week the government will finalize a proposal. Ohio and eight counties have 90 days to accept the recommendation and one year to set up local control programs. If no action is taken in 15 months the federal government can establish programs, with local governments bearing the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Militants Stir Campuses as Sit-Ins Prompt University Warnings
Militant actions linger on campuses as the 16 day sit in ends. Roosevelt University warns 6000 students that teaching must not be interfered with after black students seize classes. Cheyney State College expels six of nine Black Student League members involved in disorders. University of Iowa SDS chapter goes on probation and censures two students for an unauthorized rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Silverman
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Cheyney State College
West
Chester
Black Student League
Pha Enol
University of Iowa
Students For A Democratic Society
Garage broken into on East River Street stole car parts
Police report a break in at a home on East River Street. Two transmissions a tachometer and two gauges were taken. Owner Andy Lettas of 677 East River Street reported the theft after returning home about 6 15 yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East River Street
Andy Lettas
E. River St
Altrusa Club Donates Visual Aid Maker to College
The Lorain Altrusa Club presented an Ektographic Visual Maker to Lorain County Community College Health Careers Department. It will aid faculty across four programs including nursing and operating room technology for teaching maternal care and cardiovascular surgery with graphic visual materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Altrusa Club
Lorain County Community College Health Careers Department
Death ruled suicide in North Ridgeville shooting
James M. Stack 29 of 5736 Deborah Dr shot himself twice with a .32 caliber pistol in a passageway at his home about midnight. Coroner ruled death suicide after tests. Wife Irma said he appeared depressed earlier. envelope with 5400 in new $100 bills found at scene. Stack worked at Goodyear facility in Brook Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Deborah Drive
James M. Stack
Deborah Dr
Stack
Lorain County
Paul Kopsch
Kopsch
Irma
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Brook Park
Cleveland
Ridgeville
Burg
Lee Wilson Engineering reports 1968 net earnings rise
Lee Wilson Engineering Co. Inc of Cleveland reports 1968 net earnings of $503,008 after a $103,922 loss in 1967. 1968 sales fell to $6,089,626 from $10,265,214 in 1967, with backlogs at $4,799,000 on Sept 30 and $8,239,000 as of Jan 31, 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wilson Engineering Co. Inc
Cleveland
Filbert Street
East
Wilson
Lee Wilson Engineering
Lake Rd
Eaton sewer district adds land for IGA store tap
County commissioners added 2.9 acres to the Eaton Sanitary Sewer District to serve a Shields IGA store on Rt. 82 at Island Road. The Oakes property in Massillon is leased to Shields IGA Market. A $1,850 tap fee and a quarterly $40 rental apply. Ohio Health Department approval was cited by Arnold Koepp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton Sanitary Sewer District
IGA
Rt. 82
Island Road
Galen M. Oakes
Massillon
Shields Iga
Market
Ohio Department of Health
Arnold Koepp
Barberton Chemical Worker Killed In Explosion
Kenneth R. Holcomb, 23, a chemical operator at PPG Industries Barberton, was killed by an organic chemical explosion about 1 a.m. The Spencer West Virginia native joined the firm in 1964 and is survived by his wife, two children, and an uncle in Elyria. Services set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Mills Funeral Home with burial in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
PPG Industries
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Kenneth R. Holcomb
Spencer
W Va
Holcomb
Cecil Fields
Elyria
Mills Funeral Home
West Virginia
Service Club Calendar Announcement And Speaker
Service Club hosts a calendar item with a speaker event and dinner at seven in the Great Hall. The note mentions a local industry pioneer in automation and identifies Oldfield as a lifelong Elyria resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldfield
Elyria
Area births Saturday announced for local families
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph CAPP at 1028 Oakwood Dr. A son joined Mr. and Mrs. Has kell THOMSON at 224 Ohio St. Robert DYBO of 615 Wendy Lane reported a birth. A son arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Gary BURGESS at 974 Center St in Grafton. Rex BRISTOL at 2 Center St Berlin Heights and Stanley BARNARD at 3840 Telegraph Rd are listed among area birth notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Capp
Oakwood Dr
Haskell Thomson
Ohio St
Robert Dybo
Wendy Lane
Gary Burgess
Center St
Grafton
Rex Bristol
Berlin Heights
Stanley Barnard
Telegraph Rd
Birth Announcements for Cameron Howard and Wilson Families
A son to Mr. and Mrs Murray Cameron at 3535 Elyria Ave. A son to Mr. and Mrs James Howard at 301 Lynne Dr Sheffield Lake. Charles Ottney at 4223 Kenyon Ct. A son to Mr. and Mrs Clarence Wilson at 2903 Cromwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Sanday
Murray Cameron
Elyria Ave
James Howard
Lynne Dr
Sheffield Lake
Charles Ottney
Kenyon Ct
Clarence Wilson
Cromwell
Amherst Hospital Notice for William Ball Vermilion
Public record lists Amherst Hospital as facility associated with William Ball of 4706 Hollyview Drive Vermilion. No additional details provided.
Smelting and Clevite Break Off Merger Talks
The U S Smelting Refining and Mining Co directors end merger discussions with Clevite Corp after Smelting reverses stance and withdraws from the December 12 agreement. Smelting announces a tender offer plan including a 7 percent subordinated debenture worth 90 and a warrant to buy Smelting stock at 66 for each Clevite share. The Dec 12 merger pact followed a year of dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Clevite Corp
Clevite
Cleveland
Smelting
Clevite Common
Preference
Death ruled suicide in Spencer case
Medina County Coroner Andrew Karson ruled the death of 30 year old Scott Sumpter of 228 Liberty Street a death by own action. He died from a shotgun wound in the stomach after arriving at Lodi Hospital. Neighbors called after a noise at his home near 11 p.m. and he was found alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Medina County
Andrew Karson
Scott Sumpter
Liberty St
Lodi
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Department
Sumpter
Lawsuit Seeks 50000 In Traffic Injury Case
David L. Walker of 410 Middle Ave filed in Common Pleas Court for $50,000 for injuries from a traffic accident. He sues David P. Batista as administrator of Florence Springer estate. Springer car allegedly turned left, causing a collision May 24, 1967 at Leavitt Road and Skyline Drive Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Walker
Middle Ave
Common Pleas
David P. Batista
Lorain
Florence Springer
Springer
Leavitt Road
Skyline Drive
Issenmann to Call Public Meeting on War Racism Poverty
Bishop Clarence G. Issenmann will sponsor a public forum in Cleveland to discuss the Catholic church stance on war racism and poverty. The meeting follows a Protestant Mass at St John Cathedral and timing and venue are to be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issenmann
Cleveland
UPI
Clarence G. Issenmann
St. John Cathedral
Also Mentioned on This Page
George R. Mocsny
George Robert Mocsny
Longfellow St
Tiffin State Hospital
Mocsny
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
George J. Macsay
David R
Cincinnati
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Bruce Kriete
Scott Sumpter JR
James Greenawalt
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi Hospital
Spencer Cemetery
Mr. Sumpter
Kingston
W. Va
Spencer Mfg. Co
Roberta
Robert Scott
Thelma Louise
Elizabeth Sumpter
Clarksville
W.va
Cecil Towns
Orville Mullins
Robert Rifle
Paul Thomas
Louis Thomas
Bridgeport
Alver Lee
Mrs
Arlene Hollingsworth
Raymond D. Harris
Anna Dembiec
Ann Dembiec
East 34Th St
Lorain Convalescent Home
John R. Devin
George D. Cain
George D(shorty) Cain
Colorado Ave
Mr. Cain
Mercer
Tenn
Memphis
Ford Motor Co
Cora Jean
Jack
Jackson
Cecil
Earline) Overton
Walter A. Frey
Smith Funeral Home
Robert L. Sharkey
By Ted Wood
Memoriam
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheinfler
Phiy
Michael Benbow
Allen School
National Rifle Association
Red Cross
Alfred Benbow
Longford Ave
Ing
Altrusa Club
Animal Districts
Wyoming
N. Ridgeville
Bob Eisenbarth
Lee Wilson ‘Company
Lee Wilson
Presi
Eaton
Service Club
Elyria Memorial
Amherst Hospital
William Ball
Hollyview Dr
Alcoholics Anonymous
By Leary
Man
AvWorter's
Elyria High School
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