Deaths in Elyria area claim several elderly residents
Mary Berger 90 Swiss native of 411 Franklin Ave Amherst died yesterday after a long illness in Amherst Hospital. She lived in Amherst and South Amherst most of her life and was active in St John United Church of Christ and St Peter United Church of Christ. Surviving: two sons Fred and Edwin, three daughters Hulda Berger Margaret Thutt and Helen Holstein, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Martha E. Brucker 74 of 207 Maple St South Amherst died yesterday at her son’s home. She lived in South Amherst most of her life. Surviving: husband Harry died 1963, Dr Maynard J. Brucker, other survivors include a son Harold and two daughters Norma De mos and Marjorie Firment, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren, four brothers and four sisters. Funeral plans pending. John C. Davis 25 of 292 Avalon Dr Grafton died yesterday after noon at Elyria Memorial Hospital from an accidental shooting. Surviving: two sons John and Eric, his parents Harold and living in Grafton, four brothers, three sisters. Oris Jack Lee 73 of 47505 Garfield Rd Oberlin died yesterday at Lorain Community Hospital after a year of ill health. Survival includes wife Blanche two daughters Jacqueline Sugeri k and Chiquita Shildt, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren, a brother and a sister. John T Shimmin Jr 50 of 231 Duff Dr died yesterday in University Hospital Cleveland after a long illness. He served in WWII and worked as a metallurgist for Republic Steel. Surviving: wife Shirley two sons Robert and Thomas two daughters Karen and Kathleen, mother Daisy Shimmin sister and brothers. Funeral services and burial details listed.
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Mary Berger
Franklin Ave
Amherst
Amherst Hospital
Switzerland
Berger
South Amherst
Hulda Berger
Ri‘chard
Margaret) Thutt
George
Helen) Holstein
Martha E. Brucker
Maple St
Maynard J. Brucker
Shadylawn Dr
Harry B. Brucker
The
Chatterettes
Brucker
Harold B., Wooster
Earl
Norma) Demos
Andrew
Marjorie) Firment
Elyria
Fred Schneider
Lorain
Walter
Herbert
Harold Schneider
Albert
Edward Schneider
Margaretha Schneider
Florence Gildren
Flora Palmer
Amelia Williams
Bay Village
Garland Funeral Home
St. John United Church of Christ
Wilbur H. Stell
Evergreen Cemetery
St. John United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
John C. Davis
Avalon Dr
Grafton
Russell D. Fulton
Butternut Ridge
Rt. 10
Durkee Rd
Davis
Elyria Memorial Hospital
John Fowler
West Capel Rd
Ellsworth
Midview High School
Airport Delivery
Berea
John
Eric
East Cleveland
Harold Davis
Harold
Paul
Air Force
Wichita
Kan
Sgt
Quantico
Pvt
Phillip
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Carolyn
Sharon
Merela
Oris
Jack) Lee
Garfield Rd
Oberlin
Lorain Community Hospital
Mr. Lee
Kanaw Head
W. Va
Lorain County
General Motors Corp
Blanche
Jacqueline) Sugerik
James
Chiquita) Shildt
Oliver
Cleveland
Harry
Ima) Wolf
Hempel Funeral Home
John T. Shimmin Jr
Duff
University Hospital
Republic Steel
Shimmin
Church of the Redeemer
American Society of Metallurgists
Shirley
Robert
Thomas
Karen
Kathleen
Daisy Shimmin
Whittier
Calif
Ralph
Riverton
Wyo
Gwendolyn Crawshaw
San Gabriel
Jackett
Urban
East Port
N. Y
Ardell Steele
In Memoriam Re E Tep Tee Tep Demphesy Howard
In Memoriam for Demphesy Howard. Beloved husband and brother, his absence leaves a great emptiness. Gratitude to friends, neighbors and relatives for comfort, and thanks to Rev Richard Murray and Rev RJ Gordon for consoling words, and Carter Funeral Home for services rendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demphesy Howard
Richard Murray
RJ Gordon
Carter Funeral Home
Taft reintroduces tax credit bill for police and firemen
Senator Taft proposes a tax exemption up to 2400 dollars per year for police and firemen mirroring armed forces relief to cut federal state and local taxes by about 35 dollars monthly on average. He also reintroduces a second bill easing payroll burdens for small businesses with 50 or fewer employees including reduced FICA and withholding deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Sen
Robert Taft, Jr
Taft
Ohio
Blaze consumes Carlisle home in morning fire
A family of four became homeless when a fuel oil heater caused a fire that destroyed a 10x50 foot trailer at 3440 Oberlin Rd in Carlisle. No injuries reported. loss estimated at 8000 dollars. The Coffmans, uninsured, are staying with relatives as Red Cross offers assistance. contact Red Cross to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Oberlin Rd
Bret Coffman
Robert Weitzel
Coffman
Weitzel
Coffmans
Elyria
Red Cross
Burglars Ransack North Olmsted School Board Office
Four burglaries were reported over the weekend, including the ransacking of the North Olmsted Board of Education office at 27463 Butternut Ridge Rd. Damage was noted Saturday morning as police responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted
North Olmsted Board of Education
Butternut Ridge Rd
Board
Seville Police Seek Two Bank Robbers
Seville police search a county wide drag net for two men suspected of robbing Old Phoenix National Bank in Seville around 10 a.m. A hostage was possibly taken. doors were left open and fire extinguishers sprayed. Unclear how much money was taken. total damages noted at several local properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Old Phoenix National Bank
Medina County
Obituary notices for Katharine Kimball and two others
Katharine Kimball 67 of 635 Cornell Ave Elyria died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after months of illness. She was a Timms Spring Co secretary born in Pittsburgh Jan 30 1905 and lived in Elyria 25 years. Surviving son George A Ludington Mich a sister Mabel Pflaum Columbus and four grandchildren. Services tomorrow at 1 30 p.m. at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home with burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Memorial Cancer Fund. Richard Joseph Hertzig 20 of 2421 30th St Lorain died after a Coke plant accident at U S Steel Cuyahoga Works Lorain. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Lorain. Surviving wife Martha daughter Laura Jean parents Joseph and Mrs Hertzig of Lorain a brother Xavier Anthony a sister Mrs William Helms of Huron and grandmother Mrs Madeline Hertzig of Pittsburgh. Funeral Thursday 1 p.m. at Emil Dovala Funeral Home Lorain. Blanche Aschenbach 53 of 173 North Main Amherst died Thursday at VA Hospital Cleveland after illness of three months. She served as a Wave in WWII. She belonged to American Legion Elmer Johnson Post 118 and Amherst Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving husband Richard J 27 years two sons Roger J and Martin L Amherst a granddaughter and three sisters and three brothers. Visitation 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Garland Funeral Home Amherst. Services Wednesday 10 a.m. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Leander Smith
Leander (Smitty) Smith
13Th St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Monticello
Miss
US. Army
Smith
Friendship Baptist Church of
United Steel Workers
Social Aires Club
Willie Mae
Mary Ann
Lee Anna Marie
Marilyn
Ricky
Micah
Mario
Amy Lou Peyton
Roosevelt
J. D
Floyd
Hattiesburg
Velma
Prentiss
Carter Funeral Home
Walter J. Garrett
Johnson Funeral Home
Prentiss, Miss
Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Katharine &. Kimball
Cornell Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Kimball
Timms Spring Co
Pittsburgh
Elyria
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
James B
James
Orville
Ohio
George A
Ludington
Mich
Mabel Pflaum
Columbus
Richard Joseph Hertzig
Emil Dovala
William Thorpe
Faith Church of the Nazarene
Elmwood Cemetery
Hertzig
Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel
Southview High School
Martha
Nee Overstreet
Laura Jean
Joseph Hertzig
Xavier Anthony Hertzig
William
Sandra) Helms
Huron
Magdeline Hertzig
Blanche Aschenbach
North Main St
Amherst
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
Aschenbach
Bozeman
Mont
Elmer Johnson Post
American Legion
Amherst Eagles
Richard J
Roger J
Martin L
Conrad Schneider
Sacramento
Calif
Alfred Schneider
Margaret Kent
Claudina Nash
Lena Noel
Napa
Calhs
Elyria Board of Education to Elect Officers in 1973 Meeting
Elyria Board of Education will elect officers for 1973 at tonight's organizational meeting in Elyria High School cafeteria at 8 p.m. A clerk-treasurer will be appointed as the contract for June Blakeslee, the current board clerk, expires December 31. Regular meeting date, time and venue for 1973 will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
Elyria High School
June Blakeslee
Workers extinguish Lorain landfill fire
Sanitation workers fought a late night blaze at Lorain city landfill with flames seen in the new fill area. By morning, the smoldering fire was extinguished using bulldozers, per Sanitation Superintendent James Welch and Service Director Elio Jabozzi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
James Welch
Elio Jacobozzi
Huron County group opposes fertilizer plan
The Huron County Regional Planning Commission executive committee rejects all six Army Corps of Engineers plans using treated wastewater to irrigate county crop lands. It cites unknown social economic impacts and untested soil irrigation theory, urging removal from state recommendations. The corps had proposed land treatment for 94,000 to 237,000 acres across Crawford, Seneca and Huron counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Huron County
Cuyahoga
Rocky
Chagrin
Crawford
Seneca
Huron
Robert Moore
Buffalo
Planning Commission
Ohio
Moore
B. Rosco
Regional Planning Commission
Local births and a waste water pilot proposal appear
The notice lists several newborns with parental addresses across Vermilion Sheffield Lake and nearby areas. Separately the executive committee backs soil based waste water recycling with pilot tests and letters were sent to state natural resources officials while county commissioners and farm officials had earlier voiced objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Committee
Lorain County plans 1973 capital improvements
Lorain County commissioners outline a 1973 capital program funded by federal revenue sharing. Projects include a new administration building and parking deck, courthouse improvements, holding cells, attorney conference rooms, right of way purchases for Lake Avenue, widening of South Broadway, a new county jail, solid waste program, and a Golden Age Discount Program with an office to aid senior citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ludwig M. Pincura
Lake Avenue
Griswold Road
Elyria Avenue
South Broadway
Lorain
North Ridge Road
Three injured in rural two car collision near Wellington
A Saturday night two car crash on Rt 58 at Jones Road south of Wellington left three people injured two in critical condition. Anita Furline 19 of rural Hale Road Oberlin sustained head injuries and was listed in critical condition. Roger C Rutherford 17 of Wellington was in serious condition with possible internal injuries. Keith A Clark 17 of Knoxville Tenn driver of the other car was in good condition for observation at Wellington Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 58
Jones Road
Wellington
Elytia Memorial Hospital
Anita Furline
Hale Road
Oberlin
Roger C. Rutherford
Adams St
Ohio State Patrol
Rutherford
Keith A. Clark
Knoxville
Tenn
Wellington Community Hospital
Clark
Rt 58
Rutherford Auto
Willard Elementary Schedules Altered After Fire
Willard Central Elementary shifts first grade and kindergarten classes after an early morning fire. Four west-side rooms were damaged by smoke and water and will not be used. The building is under review for safety by officials as art and music move to the gym and basement. the library shifts floors. Damage estimates pending. The fire likely started in a second-floor trash can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thal
Two Truck Drivers Die in Head-On Crash West of Homerville
Two truck drivers were killed in a head-on collision this morning just west of Homerville. Larry Ginnever of Bettsville and Melbourne Schaller of Columbiaville, Michigan, died in the crash on Rt. 224 as Schaller's oncoming semi crossed the center line shortly before 6:30 a.m. Conditions were clear and the road straight at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homerville
Larry Ginnever
Bettsville
Melbourne Schaller
Columbiaville
Mich
Ginnever
Rt. 224
Schaller
Medina Post
The
Ohio Highway Patrol
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Harry Brucker
Fred
Hempel
St. Peter United Church of Christ
Robert Happel
St. Peter United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
Oris Lee
Memoriam
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Wome, Bec
Greater Elyria and
Enbelmers
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheeffer
Sen. Taft
Blaze
Ely Ardelean
Maple Ridge Rd
John Hancock Insurance Co
Lorain Rd
Helga Red
Sunset Oval
James B. Kimball
Curtis-Scheuffier
H. Raymond Woodruff
Brookdale Cemetery
Cancer Fund
Richard J. Hertzig
R. J. Aschenbach
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
EHS
Klingshirn Corp
Huron Sawmill Creek
Lake and
Rye Beach Roads
Klingshirn
Course
Lake Erie
Klingshire Corporation
Huron County Committee
By Shannon
Eubanks
St. Joseph
Paul Krall
Tower Blvd
William Allen
Iowa Ave
Kenneth Cramer
Darrow Rd
Vermilion
Karl Petkoff
Irving Park
Sheffield Lake
Occie Berger
Norfolk Ave
Kenneth Rich
4Th St
Fred Richards
Devonshire Rd
Nicholas Berent
E. 40Th St
Dennis Eckenrode
West Lake Rd
Stanley Koziura
Broadway
Prudencio Sanchfs
Lexington Ave
William Nye
Ohio Department of Natural
Walter A. Godfrey
Dolores M. McGinnis
Georgia Ave
Common Pleas
John J. Dempsey
Andover Ave
Idaho Ave
Niuean As
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