Area deaths prompt notices in Elyria and nearby towns
A string of obituaries from Elyria and surrounding communities recalls Imelda T. Willoughby 80 of Elyria Home who died after a short illness. Also noted are Albert M. DiPietro 57 of Spencer and Mary F. Farkas 89 of Elyria, with calls and services set for midweek. Additional notices cover Saris Sulpizio, Mage, Stubbe, and George J. Diederick, detailing call times, wakes, and burial plans across Lakewood, North Ridgeville, Lorain, and Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imelda T. Willoughby
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Knox County
Ohio
Lakewood
Albert M. DiPietro
Worth Ridgeville
Medina Community Hospital
Spencer
Mr. DiPietro
Bridgeville
North Ridgeville
Madison Plumbing and Heating Company
Europe
Air Force
Avon Vew
The
Post
Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
American Legion
Virginia
Nee Thompson
Albert
Los Angeles
Peter
James
Timothy
Kathryn) Thompson
Kathryn DiPietro
Victor
Lewis
Dennis
Bogner
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Eaton Township
Mary F. Farkas
Farkas
Czechoslovakia
United States
Sacred Heart Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Slovak Wreath Free Eagle Lodge
Mary DeBracy
Lorain
Anna Chapla
California
Catherine Mayerski
Helen Spain
Vermilion
Elizabeth Rahrig
Sheffield Township
Stephen
Joseph
Amherst
Pauline
John
Laubenthal
Robert Wenz
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Inez Stubbe
Mrs. Stubbe
West Virginia
Pauline Boyce
Walter
Lucille) Clagg
Edison Fetty
Lancaster
Gordon
Merry) Ball
Ashton
W. Va
Dolly Cremeans
Columbus
Stubbe
Harm
Tse
Reidy-Scanlan
William Watson
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
George J. Diederick
Diederick
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Regina
Mystery plane probes continue at Cleveland Hopkins
U S Customs investigators press on with a case tied to a Piper Aztec seen entering US airspace from Georgia and landing at Lorain County Regional before the craft was found at Hopkins Airport. The plane reportedly belonged to a Cleveland attorney and may have been stolen in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Customs Service
Cleveland Hopkins
David Ripa
Georgia
Lorain County
Hopkins
Ripa
Cleveland
Florida
Oberlin man held as arson suspect
A 34 year old Oberlin man was ordered held in Lorain County Municipal Court on arson charges after a vacant house at 109 Bethesda Circle burned on December 24. Larry Thurman of Route 20 Oberlin faces allegations tied to the blaze that caused about 45 thousand dollars in damage and injuries to three firefighters. He waived rights to a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Lorain County
Elyria Municipal Court
Bethesda Circle
Larry Thurman
Route 20
Elyria
Miia
Bell ends dial-a-message services in Ohio Bell exit
Ohio Bell will discontinue three dial-a-message offerings Sports Line Jeanne Dixon horoscopes and Dial Santa ending a revenue stream that once drew thousands of calls daily and about 500 000 a year. AT T unit American Bell divests to comply with FCC orders while time and weather services remain offered by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bell Inc
Ohio Bell
Santa Claus
Charles Day
Sports
Jeanne Dixon
Day
Thomas Holub
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
American Bell
Federal
Tions Commission
At&t
FCC
Joyce Brothers
Holub
Sports Line
Robert Shimer
Shimer
Santa Line
UAW Elyria plants spends 20000 on Christmas relief
UAW Local 780 at the General Motors Fisher Body plant in Elyria spent about $20,000 to aid laid off workers with Christmas food baskets and $12.50 toy certificates. President Tanner praised the effort as well spent as about 100 recalled and roughly 400 remain out of work, with more recalls possible in February and into spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Fisher Body
Elyria
Tanner
UAW
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake appoints Brunner president
Edward Brunner, 50, was named president of the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School Board at an organizational and regular meeting Monday night. He noted his six years on the board and his reluctance to public speaking, as Jack McGuffin became vice president. The board set monthly meetings for 7:30 p.m. on Harris Road, approved board pay at 40 dollars per meeting for up to 12 meetings, held an executive session on personnel, and scheduled the next meeting for February 21 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Edward Brunner
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Brunner
Merlin Monagan
Jack McGuffin
McGuffin
Harris Road
Board of Education
Strongville Man Charged In Hit And Run
Kenneth Hess, 35, of 18118 Bonnie Lane, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and leaving the scene after a youth, Anthony Manni, 16, was struck near his home last week. Manni died Friday at Southwest General Hospital from multiple injuries. Hess posted a $2,500 bond after Berea Municipal Court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strongsville
Bonnie Lane
Kenneth Hess
Berea
Anthony Manni
Daniel and
Rosemarie Manni
Elyria man faces hearing in shooting
A 20-year-old Elyria man Gerald E. Peak of 1054 Melvyn Lane faces a preliminary hearing Thursday in Elyria Municipal Court on attempted aggravated murder charges tied to a Sunday shooting. Peak allegedly fired a shotgun at neighbor David Hamilton, 20, of 1166 Melvyn Lane, who suffered a minor hand wound and was treated at Elyria Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Municipal Court
Gerald E. Peak
Melvyn Lane
David Hamilton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
AFL-CIO official will head ODOT for Celeste admin
Governor-elect Richard Celeste named Warren Smith of the Ohio AFL-CIO as director-designee of the Ohio Department of Transportation. Smith, 50, also chairs the Ohio State University board of trustees. James Rogers of East Cleveland Public Library was named director of the Ohio Youth Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Richard Celeste
Big Labor
Celeste
Warren Smith
Ohio Afl-Cio
Ohio Department of Transportation
Smith
Labor Post
Alo
Ohio State University
James Rogers
The
East Cleveland Public Library
Ohio Youth Commission
Jackson to chair Penfield trustees meeting
Jackson will serve as chairman of the Penfield Township Trust with Avery Sooy as third trustee at 8:20 pm in the Township Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penfield Jackson
Penfield
Trusta
Avery Sooy
Fund-raising drive aids Sheffield Lake man with rare knee cancer
Gregory Herzberger, 30, of Sheffield Lake, treated for a rare knee cancer, lacks insurance and faces about 40000 in medical bills. A fund drive runs shops Jan 15 from 9 am to 9 pm in area stores Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake with a bake sale and drawing. Elyria Savings & Trust Bank holds an open fund for him. inquiries to Darlene Conant at 933-3032.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
Miller
Walker Roads
Kurt Jackson
Rosewood Drive
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Geraldine Mullen
South Point Drive
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gregory Herzberger
Herzberger
Barbara
Erich
Jonathan
Calvary Baptist Church
Ohio State University
Cleveland
Darlene Conant
Cleveland Clinic
Elyria Savings & Trust Bank
Ms. Conant
Robber Steals Cash From Elyria Lawson’s Store
An apparently unarmed man robbed the Lawson's Milk Co. at 128 Lake Ave in Elyria early today about 2 30 a m. He demanded cash, the clerk complied, and the robber fled on foot after ordering the clerk to lie down. The amount stolen was undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Lawson's Milk Co
Elyria
Lawson's
Lake Ave
Gas leak halts Sheffield Middle School classes in Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Middle School suspended classes after a gas leak. Superintendent Dr. Theodore Greener said gas dissipated and building entered later after valves were replaced. Principal Joseph Malick found the leak. repairs cost about $10,000 for three worn valves and two reconditioned units. Oberlin notice fixes an arrest address error for Gary Racker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Middle School
Theodore Greener
Greener
Joseph Malick
Three arraigned in Lawson store robbery
Three Lorain men charged in the Thursday Lawson Milk Co. robbery in Amherst were arraigned in Oberlin Municipal Court. Joseph Moore and Richard Kocak faced aggravated robbery and felonious assault with $17,000 bonds, while Frank Stottlemire faced complicity to commit aggravated robbery with $10,600 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for January 7 at 10 a.m. Police say a female clerk was beaten with empty pop bottles during the robbery at 101 Cooper Foster Park Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Lawson Milk Co
Amherst
Oberlin Municipal Court
Joseph Moore
Hecock
Richard Kocak
E. Erie Ave
Frank Stottlemire
N. Central Drive
Cooper Foster Park Road
LaGrange trustees pick Jim Plas as chairman
LaGrange Township trustees elected Jim Plas chairman and Don Aldrich as vice chairman at their organizational meeting. Jerold Seabold serves as the third board member and meetings will stay at the township hall on the second and fourth Mondays at 8 pm from September to April and 8 30 pm May through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Jim Plas
Don Aldrich
LaGrange Township
Jerold Seabold
Amherst Power Outage Halts City Council Meeting
An Amherst executive committee meeting was interrupted when a transformer fire near City Hall cut electrical power to the area. Emergency lights stayed on in the mayor's office as residents faced an outage lasting beyond the start of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
City Hall
Meen
Gore
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Ralph Willoughby
Joseph Farkas
Sulpizio Dalta
Gabriel
Lorenso
Carmella Truitt
Cain
Biiwou
Hmn
Palau Feneral
Feneral
Mage
Mrs. Harm Stubbe
George J. Diederich
Carl Schaller
Air Sot
Marvey C. Contis Granat
Schema
C-T
U.S
Amy Richards
Yule
Elyria Uaw
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake Board
Afl-Cio
Odot
Lawson’s
Gary Racker
Smith St
Chronicle-Telegram
Arthur Anderson
Gladys Court
Lawson
LaGrange Trustees
Amherst Police
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