Elyria area obituaries and funeral notices
Obituaries from Elyria Lorain area record the deaths of Julia Sherman at 92 former head librarian in Lorain, Frank Sieker 63 a Lorain contractor, Steve W. Suchey 66, Helena G. Abe 67, John K. 73, Jota Mares 8, Liszka Orkajik family, and Reuben Hollingsworth 64, with details on ages addresses, churches, burial plans, and survivors. Services scheduled in Lorain Wellington Amherst and East Springfield with parish rosaries and church rites.
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Andrew Helena G
Abe
Gull Road
Beatrice Ellis
Andrew J
Reichlin
Funeral
St. Jude Church
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain
Mes Jota Mares
Coan F
St. Elvi S Argived Ty
Man Orkajik
Jalia Kaa
Giter Visilateans
Cunts-Schestner
Fn- Ain Lin Dindandz Io Dpim
Saterday Alum
Sin. Peer
Pas
Lateran Church
Lorain Barial
Rodge
Meynorad
Cemeten
Card of Thanks for the Sandness Family
A bereavement notice expresses gratitude and acknowledges sympathy from relatives and friends. The message notes the loss of a loved one and thanks those who offered support, assistance, and kind thoughts during the difficult time.
Births and obituaries noted for local residents
Birth notices list a son for Jeffrey Lapointe and a son for Richard Survance, and daughters for Wayne Ortner and Pinhead Struder in Lorain and nearby areas. Also noted is the death of Emile Legras of Cleveland at 69, with survivors including his wife Florence and daughters Jacqueline, Judith, Deborah, and son Emile Jr. Also referenced are Emile Campana and Fred Hernandez residences.
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Jeffrey Lapointe
Dyke Rd
North Ridgeville
Richard Survance
Adelbert St
Wayne Ortner
North Central Dr
Lorain
Pinhaed Struder
Cleveland
John Hodges
James Gates Mills
Emile Legras
Cedar Point Corp
Jos
Cedar Point Bridge Co
Textron Inc
Lester Engineering Co
National Bank of Dover Peoples National Bank and Trust Co
Lake County National Bank
Painesville
Erie County Bank
Vermilion
Eaton
Ind
Legros
Toledo
Maumee
Florence
Jacqueline Beveridge
Judith Murray
Deborah
Emile A
FBI Agent to Speak at Ray Monat Legion Post Meeting
Special Agent Charles A. Harvey of the Cleveland office will speak to members of Ray Monat Legion Post 12. The 8 p.m. event will be held at Post 12 Home on Ohio Street.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ray Monat Legion Post
Charles A. Harvey
Cleveland
Post 12
Ohio Street
Elyrian held in theft case
Elyria police arrested Roger P. Novak 25 of 856 Jamestown Ave on a warrant charging possession of stolen property after he returned a citizen's band radio stolen from another man's car. Novak refused to identify the source of the item and was jailed after questioning.
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Elyria
Roger P. Novak
Jamestown Ave
Novak
Three referred for reports in Lorain County cases
Three defendants were referred to the probation department for pre sentence reports after pleading guilty before Judge John D. Pincura. Martin L. Mobler 22 of Parsons Road Grafton pleaded guilty to possession of hallucinogens. James Hody 34 of 01571 Lafayette Blvd Sheffield Lake pleaded guilty to receiving Salem property. James Cantley 18 of 4902 James Rd North Ridgeville pleaded guilty to breaking and entering.
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Probation Department
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Martin L. Mobler
Parsons Road
Grafton
James Hody
Lafayette Bhd
Sheffield Lake
Salem
James Cantley
James Rd
North Ridgeville
Britons Trimmed Energy Use in First Half 1974
British consumers and industries cut energy use by about eight percent in the first half of 1974. The reduction, reported in a government energy survey, reflects efforts to curb consumption amid fuel shortages and rising prices.
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London
Robbery Suspect Caught After Footrace in Cascade Park
Elyria police nabbed a burglary suspect at 9:45 a.m. after he fell during a chase through Cascade Park. Officers responded to Ye Ole Book Shoppe on 125 Lodi St following a 9:40 a.m. break-in report. A clerk described the intruder grabbing a clerk before fleeing as a customer and another clerk entered. The store had books scattered and this was the fourth break-in in a month.
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Elyria
Cascade Park
Lodi St
Night in Italy fund raising buffet by Arts Council
A Night in Italy, a fund raising buffet dinner sponsored by the Lorain County Arts Council, will be held at 6 30 p m January 29 in the American Legion Hall 445 Ohio Ave Elyria. Tickets at 7 50 per person are available from the Arts Council office 247 Temple Ct Elyria Carriage House of Lorain 1957 Cooper Foster Park Rd Amherst Robert Bostwick 09 Valley Rd Amherst and from Mrs Roy Schaeffer 385 Oakpoint Rd Lorain Funds raised will support the Lorain County Youth Orchestra including the Symphonetta Orchestra and Philharmonic Orchestra Public performances are planned in the county this winter and spring with the first January 12 at 7 30 p m in Elyria High School. The buffet features pasta meat balls chicken Italian sausage lasagna ravioli stuffed peppers salad bread dessert wine and strolling musicians. Mrs Schaeffer is banquet chair.
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Italy
Lorain County Arts Council
American Legion Hall
Ohio A
Arts Council
Temple
Elyria
Lorain
Cooper-Foster Park
Amherst
Robert Bostwick
Valley Rd
Roy Schaeffer
Oakpoint Rd
Lorain County Youth Orchestra
Symphonetta Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra
Elyria High School
Orlando Petrillo
Schaeffer
Avon Lake teen dies after accidental shooting
Lorain County prosecutor to review the shooting death of 16 year old Michael Birich who died at Fairview General Hospital after being shot at a friend’s home in Avon Lake. The coroner cites brain and skull injuries and expects an early next week ruling.
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Avon Lake
Lorain County
Michael Birich
James Tassie
Birich
Fairview General Hospital
Blair Ramaley
Yoder Blvd
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Adelson
Woman reports robbery and rape in Elyria
An 18-year-old Elyria woman told police she was robbed of 60 cents and a 50-cent food stamp near Middle Avenue and then raped by a youth who followed her home and threatened to kill her if she did not return with $60. She described the assailant as about 19, 130 pounds, wearing tan pants and a brown and white checkered jacket.
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Elyria
Middle Avenue
Florence Town Hall Gains National Register Status
Florence Township trustees announced the Florence Township Town Hall dated 1850s was approved by the Ohio Historical Society for inclusion in the National Register of historic places. The octagonal building now hosts Sunday School classes and the reorganization elected Ray Appeman chair Paul Hotts vice chair Leone Johanson member Eva Valenti clerk. The meeting also authorized Walter Bechstein as road supervisor for 1975 at $4.25 per hour and set the next session for January 15 at 8 p.m.
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Florence
Florence Township
Ohio Historical Society
National Register of Historical
Ray Appeman
Paul Hotts
Leone Johanson
Memors
Eva Valenti
Walter Bechstein
Perchinsky pleads innocent to charges in Lorain court
Anthony Perchinsky 19 of 427 Illinois Ave. pleaded innocent at arraignment to assault, aggravated menacing, disorderly conduct by intoxication, resisting arrest, criminal damaging, in a fight with two Lorain officers on Christmas Eve. Co-defendants Anna Perchinsky 60 and Mark Garlick were summoned to appear Monday. Perchinsky free on $1,000 bond. pretrial set Jan 27. Other item notes a mine disaster and Elyria youth arrest with few details.
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Lorain
Anthony Perchinsky
Illinois Ave
Perchinsky
Anna Perchinsky
Ilinois Ave
Mark Garlick
Wakeman
Gawlick
Three secretly indicted to be arraigned
Three persons secretly indicted by the Lorain County Grand Jury were apprehended by sheriff's deputies. Willie Walker, 67, of 2028 19th Street, Lorain, faces welfare fraud totaling 59389 from September 1967 to June 1973 and will appear before Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Paul J. Mikus for a pre trial hearing. Louis Angel Lopez, 3700 Toledo Ave., Lorain, charged with complicity in crime and possession of hallucinogens, will be arraigned before Judge John D. Pincara. Linda P. Washington, 2113 West 2nd Street, Lorain, indicted on falsification to welfare, is to be arraigned before Judge Pincara.
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Lorain County
Grand Jury
Willie Walker
19Th OL. Lorain
Comton Pleas Court
Paul J. Mikus
Louis Angel Lopez
Toledo Ave
Loram
John D. Pincara
Linda P. Washington
W. 2Ta St., Lorain, Indicted On A Charge of Falsification To Ota Welfare
Pincara
Right of way meetings set by water authority
Rural Lorain County Water Authority announces a series of right of way meetings for Lorain County residents. Sessions are scheduled at Penfield Town Hall Huntington Town Hall Russia Township Oberlin Community Hall Pintfield Pittsfield Brighton Spencer Kipton with times from early afternoon to evening on January dates.
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Water Authority
Lorain County
Penfield Town Hall
Huntington Town Hall
Russia Township
Ober-lin
Pintyfield
Saterday
Gere
Une Spencer Town Hall
Kipton Village
Hen- Tietla
Camded
Une Kipton Town Hall
Three sought for bad checks in Oberlin area heist
Lorala County deputies seek three suspects, a man and two women, who cashed false checks from Johnsons Equipment Co at Oberlin branch banks. A teller said the trio fled about 1:50 p.m., one woman left a driver’s license, another’s signature was filled, and bank cameras captured images. The suspects chased a westbound car on Oberlin Road before the driver stopped to let them in.
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Lorala County
Sheriff's Deputies
Isle
Oberlin
Oberlin Rd
Ote Tab Foo
Johnson's Equipment Co
Bir
Roberts acquitted of assault charge in Oberlin
Oberlin Municipal Court acquitted Ernie H. Roberts, a prominent local businessman and owner of the E. H. Roberts Co., of causing injury to neighbor Mrs. R. W. Bradshaw amid a decade with few jury trials. Clerk Mary Macha noted high costs influence trial frequency. The latest trial lasted most of the day with a 20 minute jury deliberation.
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Oberlin
Ernie H. Roberts
Reamer P
E. H. Roberts Co
Elyria
R. W. Bradshaw
Reamer
Mary Macha
Macha
Blevins accuses Democrats of misleading voters in council term fight
Elyria Republican leader John Blevins charges a Democrat funded election committee misled voters by claiming big savings from a four year Elyria council term. He cites Lorain County elections director and notes ballot printing costs about 700 dollars. Blevins also accuses Democrats of labeling the reform committee non partisan and benefiting only them. Stewart dismisses the charge as a cheap shot and notes Republicans served on the committee.
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Elyria
John Blevins
Blevins
Lorain County Board of Elections
Joan Leyshon
Elyria Council
Election Reform Committee
Fifth holdup at Capt. E Z Confectionery store
Capt E Z Confectionery at 633 Middle Ave was robbed last night in an armed heist. The lone gunman, about six feet tall in a spotted white coat and sunglasses, demanded cash after buying cigarettes and fled with $45 as the store marks its fifth holdup in five months. Clerk Douglas C. Youngberg reported the 8:35 p.m. incident to Elyria police.
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Middle Avenue
Douglas C. Youngberg
Capt
E-Z Confectionery
Middle Ave
Elyria
Youngberg
Ohio State Fair Slogan Contest Seeks 1975 Entry
Columbus Ohio State Fair invites slogan entrants for 1975 with a top prize of 150 dollars plus Columbus motel accommodations for the winner and family during the first weekend of the fair. Entries must be postmarked by January 15. The winning slogan will appear in all promotional materials.
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Columbus
Ohio State Fair
11Th Ave
Herner Picked to Lead Huron County Board
NORWALK Art Herner was selected yesterday to head the Huron County Commissioners for 1975. He will serve as chairman of the board, guiding county governance and meetings through the year.
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Herner
Huron Co
Norwalk
Art Herner
Huron County Commissioners
Sokol absent and attendance questioned on council committee
An article in Thursday's C T misreported Elyria City Councilman John Sokol as absent for both the public safety and exvircemen committees over four months. Herner, in his 19th year as county commissioner, notes his seventh chairmanship and announces work on a County ledger after replacing Maurice Smith. Budget work is planned largely behind closed doors at the courthouse.
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C-T
Elyria City
John Sokol
D- 5
Public Safety and Exvircemen
Herner
Maurice Smith
Berner
Court House
Annexation Petition Filed for Carlisle Townships Area
A petition seeks annexation of 36.69 acres in Carlisle Township into the City of Elyria. The site lies on the 200th side of Chettyat Huge Road at the end of Abbe Road. Abbe Ridge Development Co is led by Robert J. Matovovich as a partner. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. March 11 before Lorain County Commissioners.
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Carlisle
Elyria
Lorain County
Ig Abbe Ridge Development
Chettyat
Abbe Road
Lorre.j
Ra Ala
Peti- Tre Abbe Ridge Development Co
Robert J. Matovich
Thomas A.S. Marie
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Julia Sherman
Charles
Julia C.) Shermani
William
Madalene) Cozard
Frank A. Sieker
Willow Park Rd
Feraaie
Ir. Sieker
Koehring
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Steker
Xoehring
Ellen
Ramotd
Joan) Mundell
Winter Haven
Fla
Stephen
Kathy) McLaughlin
David
John
Arlington
J. Kenneth Evans
Washington Avenue
Suchey
Steve W
Davion Ave
Lottie
Donald
Dorothy Smith
Dombrowski
Nativity Church
Lechner
Caputo
Cowling-Truman
Wellington
Bp.m
St. Patrick Church
Sand Cemetery
Stefanie
Elyria Alain
Ann John K
Joan Reinhart
Sokot Lodge
Michael Felock
St. Nicholas Church
Calgary Cemetery
Gecelovsky
Reubent Hollingsworth
Reuben
Tootie) Hollingsworth
Milan Ave
Nordsen Corp
England
Holiingsworth
St. Peter United Church of Christ
Amherst Eagles
Elizabeth
Helen Fuller
Harvey
Norma) Albrecht
Hempel
Robert A. Happel
Crownhill
Cedar Point
Hes Zusling
Seovare Bregher
Joseph Reva Neere
Siepume Kock
Curtis
Schentfier Same, Inc
Od Vay Sam Vase
Caeinet
Hartmana
San Diego Zoo
Africa
Elyria Memorial
Lorain St. Joseph
First Cleveland Corp
First Cleveland
Prescott, Bail,and Turben
Campana
N. Jefferson Blvd
Fred Hernandez
Denver Ave
FBI
Elyrian
Friend
Florence Town Hall
Posi
Ing
Tipmorsast
Aster
Honkeiko
Mace
Ria
Ma Warremt
Tam
Robert M. Malin
Cobmreiens St
Dents
Pittsfield Town Hall
Brighton Town Hall
Roberts
Stewart
Victor Stewart
Democratic Central Committee
E-Z
Vic Lucas
Sokol
Betheeee al Pee
Maa
Mt Wethington
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