Death notices from New London and nearby towns
Death notices from New London Lorain and Oberlin record Virginia Siddall 76 of New London died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Toledo. Funeral at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Monday 10 a.m. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery. Also Miss Nancy I. Palmer 83 Elyria Muslim Home died today after long illness. Services Monday Steubenville Fort Steuben Cemetery. Johanna C. Svete 78 Lorain died Wednesday rosary tonight 7. William Robert Wootten 51 Oberlin died yesterday heart attack. Mrs Suzanne T. Davis 51 Grafton died yesterday in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Manuel Martinez 60 Lorain died Wednesday rosary tonight and burial Calvary Cemetery.
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New London
Virginia Siddall
East Main St
Mercy Hospital
Toledo
Marlins Ferry
Ohio
Henry S. Siddall
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society of the Church
Golden Acres
Nancy I. Palmer
Elyria Methodist Home
Miss Palmer
Greenbrier
W. Va
Elyria
Steubenville
McClare Funeral Home
Pershing Pyle
Fort Steuben Cemetery
Lorain
SS Cyril and Methodius Parish
Immaculate Conception Society
Aloysius Rupar
Reidy - Scanlan
Johanna C. Svete
Svete
East List St
SS Cyril and Methodius Church
Calvary Cemetery
William Robert Wootten
Barbara St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wooten
Oberlin
Charles
Arcenia) Marshall
Cowling Funeral Home
Charles Maine
Westwood Cemetery
Suzanne T. Davis
Robson Rd
Grafton
Davis
Amherst
St. Mary Church
David D
Karen L. Carson
Gene W. Davis
Lou Sollack
Cleveland
Edmund
Theodore Solack
Jack
Genevieve) Balzer
Tomorow
Sudro-Curtis
Manuel Martinez
James M. Bodzash
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Martinez
East 30Th St
Society of Our Lady of Guadelupe
In Memoriam Loving memories of several dear ones
In loving memory of Fred B Hughes who died January 4 1963 sad sudden loss to all. Also Martha A Phanett who died January 5 1986 two years ago today. Ann Seibold died January 5 1963 remembered by family with lines on grief and love.
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Fred B. ‘Hughes
Martha A. ePhanett
Ann Seibold
Card of Thanks for the Davis and White Families
The Davis family thanks Rev Jennings SudroCurtis Funeral Home and many neighbors for acts of kindness after the passing of John T Davis Sr. and Lola White The White family also thanks those who sent messages cards flowers and condolences during their bereavement.
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John T. Davis Sr
Jennings
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Davis
Lola White
David White
John Flanagan
Fire Department
de la Penas
Hamilton
Su- Aras Purtls
Fife
Jane Flanagan
John, Jerry
David Flanagan
Car crashes into house and driver cited
LORAIN Joseph J. Mc Caskey aged 28 from North Ridgeville was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to control after he drove into the front porch of 3139 Elyria Ave at 1 30 a m. He was treated at St Joseph Hospital for a head injury and later booked at police headquarters Five stitches were needed for a gash on his forehead. The Jeter residence porch and Mc Caskey s car suffered heavy damage and may be total losses. He said a northbound car crossed center, forcing him to the curb before impact.
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Lorain
Joseph J. McCaskey
Elyria Ave
McCaskey
Jaycox Rd
North Ridgeville
St. Joseph Hospital
William W. Jeter
Jeter
Seven Hoover children perish in Parkesburg fire
VOATESVILLE Pa. Seven children all members of one family died when an early morning blaze leveled five row homes in Parkesburg six miles west of here The parents and a 10 year old daughter escaped Ralph Hoover 30 was admitted to Coatesville Hospital with burns Elizabeth the mother and daughter Mary were not injured The fire left four other families including 19 homeless Grace Hoopes said she was awakened by screams from the Hoover home
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Voatesville
UPI
Parkesburg
Here
Ralph Hoover
Barbara
Robert
David
Shirley
Brenda
Daniel
Hoover
Coatesville Hospital
Elizabeth
Mary
Grace Hoopes
City council previews 1968 agenda for buildings-lands panel
The 1968 schedule reviewed by council's buildings-lands committee includes updating subdivision rules and the electrical code amid debate over conduit use. Other topics cover rental of city land for an astronomy facility, rezoning along West River Road and Lake Avenue, park land purchase near Westway Gardens, city motor pool, alley vacation, council chambers renovation, and B-4 zoning on automotive services with fees and urban renewal upgrades. The panel will first refer items to the community development committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Horvath
Theodore J. Lakecy
R-7
John W. Bara
Lakacy
Bara
Electrical Workers’ Union
Howard Rice
Rice
Horvath
Astronomy Society
Astonomy Society
West River Road
Rt. 113
Westway Gardens
Ely Village
Tor
Caroline Street
Oberlin Road
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Engelhardt named superintendent at Lorain U S Steel docks
Jack O Engelhardt promoted to Superintendent at U S Steel Lorain Works succeeding Join L Opfer who retired after 31 years. Daniel A Jaworski advances to assistant superintendent. Both Engelhardt and Jaworski are Lorain natives with long careers at Lorain Works and families listed.
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Jack QO. Engelhardt
U. S. Steel
Lorain
Join L. Opfer
Daniel A. Jaworski
Engelhardt
Bucknell, Columbia
Ohio State University
Ohio State
U.S. Steel
Coast Guard hunts for missing after Silver Bridge collapse
In Point Pleasant West Virginia coast guard crews plan to use three metal detectors and a sonar on the Ohio River to find ten missing after the Silver Bridge disaster. Dredging crews reportedly saw a submerged car yesterday but divers found nothing. Thirty six bodies have been recovered since the bridge fell on December 15. The West Virginia Road Commission lowered weight limits on the old span and advised heavy loads cross to the four lane Interstate 77 bridge nearby.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
UPI
Coast Guard
Ohio River
Silver Bridge
Howard Boggs
Bidwell
Ohio
Christie
West Virginia Road Commission
Williamstown
Marietta
Countians rally behind Gilligan in Lorain County
Lorain County Democrats opened Citizens for Gilligan Committee of Lorain County to urge former U S representative John J Gilligan to run against Senator Frank Lausche. Supporters say Gilligan could win a primary amid growing party dissatisfaction with Lausche despite his bid for a third term.
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George Kuebler
U.S
John J. Gilligan
Lorain County
Holiday Inn
Cincinnatian
Frank J. Lausche
Citizens For Gilligan Committee
Ohio
Rendell A. Davis
Gilligan
Davis
Democratic Central Committee
Columbus
Lausche
Wayne J. van der Weele
Liberal Arts
Lorain County Community College
Gilligan Committee
Democratic Party
Central Committee
Robert Taft Jr
Giligan
Eugene L. Ferguson
Lorain
Young Democrats
Dorothy Frank
Oberlin
Joseph R. Rulli
John Katko
Elyria
Vermilion House Fire Toll Set
Vermilion Fire Chief John Fischer estimated the fire damage at 15000 to the home of Jay White 5413 Willow Lane. He cited 10000 in house damage and 5000 in contents. The blaze began in a closet with the water heater early Wednesday morning and firefighters were on scene for over an hour while the cause remained undetermined.
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Vermilion
Jay White
Willow Lane
John Fischer
Fischer
Auto Fire Burns Engine at 940 Cleveland Street
Fire personnel extinguished an automobile fire at 940 Cleveland Street at 5 29 p m. The blaze, of undetermined origin, destroyed most engine components according to reports.
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Cleveland St
William Hill Address Correction Released by Sheriff's Office
William Hill formerly listed at 67 Chestnut Street is actually 405 Elm Street, the address tied to his arrest on relief fraud. The Chronicle Telegram notes the Chestnut Street listing was Hill’s former residence, per sheriff’s records published after the initial report.
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William Hill
Elm St
Chestnut St
Sheriff's Department
Chronicle-Telegram
Chestnut Street
Hill
Winter Outlook For Regions Shows Snow and Cold
The national forecast calls for snow in the Lakes Region except the West, plus parts of the upper Southern Plains and central Plateaus. Rain is expected along the Texas Gulf Coast. Clear to partly cloudy skies prevail elsewhere with colder air in New England and northern and central Plateaus and milder readings from the Lakes through the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys into parts of the Southern Plains.
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Lakes
Southern Plains
Central Plateaus
Texas Gulf
New England
Ohio
Mississippi
Ohio Forecast Warmth Fades to Snow Across Regions
Mostly cloudy tonight with occasional snow in the southern third and snow flurries near Lake Erie. Low temperatures range from zero to 18 in the northwest and five to 15 in the southeast. Saturday brings variable clouds, windy and cold conditions with snow flurries mainly in the northeast.
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Lake Erie
Liverpool elects Gilbert president
VALLEY CITY Gilbert Wolf was elected chairman of the Liverpool Township Trust. Betty Lindsay, a Richmond nurse, was denied SABC broadcast facilities. The meeting also rehired and appointed township officials, announced inventory scheduling, dump hours, and bids for limestone and oil. Ohio Edison will install a mercury vapor light at the Rt 303 railroad crossing.
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Valley City
Gilbert Wolf
Liverpool Township Trust
Betty Lindsay
Richmond
South African Broadcasting Corp
Blaiberg
SABC
Robert Weigel
Stuart Zacharias
Eugene Reusch
Carroll Reusch
John Schwartz
Robert Yost
Lester Klooz
Zoning Board of Appeals
Ohio Edison
Baltimore & Ohio
Young boy crafts quill pen after Ohio Adventure tale
Fourteen year old Joe Sebastian of Elyria reads Jim Baker’s Ohio Adventure in The Chronicle Telegram and makes a quill pen. He tests writing, hits blotting and thinning, then writes to Baker who praises his effort and offers quills to improve technique. Baker notes sharp quill knives exist and will send quills from an Eastern artist.
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Joe Sebastian
North
Murray Ridge Rd
Elyria
Joe
Jim Baker
Chronicle-Telegram
Baker
Columbus
Divorce petition dismissed in Lorain County wager
Mrs Beverly Stuart of Sheffield Lake and William J Stuart mutually dismissed the divorce petition after events she described as making divorce impossible in Lorain County. The Chronc le Telegram quoted her saying the situation makes divorce infeasible.
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Beverly Stuart
Sheffield Lake
William J. Stuart
Area births in Lorain and at West Avenue addresses
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs William P Green at 421 West Ave Lorain. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Long at 226 West Bridge St. Benjamin Boner of 2548 Packard Dr Lorain is also noted in birth records.
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William P. Green
West Ave
Benjamin Boner
Packard Dr
Lorain
Richard Long
West
Bridge St
Lorain County Domestic Relations Court Hears Divorce Dismissal Bid
Mrs. Stuart seeks dismissal of divorce suit filed in Lorain County Domestic Relations Court. She plans to move Lorain County, reapply for divorce, while serving a life sentence for a second degree murder conviction in the Elyria slaying of Larry Rodgers.
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Stuart
Belle Ave
Lorain County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Larry Rodgers
Elyria
Rodgers
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David D. Davis
Martinez Service
Memoriam
Fairfax
Mee
Council
Lake Avenue
Charles Fair
J. L. Offer
Jack O. Engelhardt
U.S. Steel Docks
West Foster Park Rd
Jaworski
Lorain Works
Sylvia
Ridgeland Dr
Opfer
Michigan State University
Kiwanis Club
Countians
Vermilion House
Nation
National Forecast
Liverpool
Gilbert
Elyria Memorial
Norwalk
Titus
Raymond Quillen
North Fairfield
Raymond
Foreman
Monroeville
Oberlin Allen
Charles Bond
Linn Rd
Cleveland Public Auditorium
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