Multiple Elyria area deaths haunt Lorain region
A string of obituaries from Lorain and nearby Amherst record the deaths of Mary Zgavb aged 78 of 813 Ninth St Lorain at St Joseph Hospital after a brief illness and other residents including 69 year old Ina Standen of North Fort Myers Florida and 81 year old Mabel English of Wakeman. The notices detail survivors including spouses children and grandchildren, church affiliations and funeral arrangements at local homes like Dombrowski in Lorain and Gerber in Wakeman with services set at Nativity Church and Calvary Cemetery among others. The obits reflect long Lorain hires and community ties with dates and places, listing extended families across Ohio Florida Puerto Rico and California.
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Mary Zgavb
Ninth St
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Lebanon
Zgavb
Assad
St Mary Church
Ladies Guild
Maruice G. Bernice Brown
Roscoe W .Goby Pape
Ontari
Calif
Gene Virginia Schre
Ruth B. Barnhart
Fort Myers
Henry E
Albert Standen
Alice A. Fesler
Elyria
North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home Chapel
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens
Death notices for Mert LeRoy Carpenter and Chad Allen
Mert LeRoy Carpenter 93 of 229 Prospect St Wellington dies with three daughters and five sons. Visitation at Cawling Truman Funeral Home Monday with Masonic service at 7 p.m. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Greenwood Cemetery Marcellus. Former North Ridgeville mayor, visitation at Bogner Funeral Home North Ridgeville Monday 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Tuesday 10 a.m. and Mass at St Peter Church. Chad Allen age LA residence 229 Harvard Ave. son of Mr and Mrs Allen Morgan and grandchildren. Visitation Curtis-Scheufer Funeral Home Monday 4 to 7 p.m. Graveside Tuesday at Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mert LeRoy
Prospect St
Wellington
Cawling
Truman Funeral Home
Buna
Greenwood Cemetery
Marcellus
North Ridgeville
Bogner Fureral
St Peter Church
Chad Allen
Harvard Ave
Allen Morgan
Curtis-Scheufer
Brookdale Cemetery
Pease criticizes delays in workmen's comp claims
State Rep. Don J. Pease of Oberlin decries backlog problems at the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation causing months long delays in injured worker payments. He cites bureaucratic red tape and the need for attorneys to secure due compensation, noting the bureau remains Terrificly busy with 331000 new claims statewide in 1972 while Lorain County’s Cleveland district operates on a current basis.
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Don J. Pease
Doberlin
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Pease
Bureau
Cleveland
Lorain County
Youth charged in gun incident near West Avenue
An 11 year old Elyria youth Elijah Oliver of 414 West 12th Street was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after police stopped the car on West Avenue and Second Street. Officers recovered a .25 caliber pistol under the front passenger seat. The arrest followed a complaint from Stoney's Space Lounge on Route 20 where a group of three males reportedly brandished a firearm at a girl. A weapon was also fired in the parking lot shortly after.
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Elyria
West Avenue
2Nd Street
Elijah Oliver
12Th St
Stoney
Rt. 20
Woman charged after disturbance at Pete's Bar
Jean Tyler of 1059 Melvyn Lane faced charges of disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer after a disturbance at Pete's Bar on Broad Street. She was carried from the scene as officers attempted to arrest her. officer Conrad sustained a forehead cut when his glasses were broken. Tyler later admitted striking her husband in the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Tyler
Melvyn Lane
Pete's Bar & Grill
Broad St
Ms. Tyler
Ptl
Gerald F. Conrad
Conrad
Darrell Taylor
Tyler
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elderly Man Dies in Cleveland Apartment Fire
In Cleveland a deadly blaze on a senior citizens ten story building trapped 79 year old Jackson Tensil on the eighth floor. Eight floors were affected as 66 firefighters fought the flames with 11 units. Thirty four residents were led to safety and the fire caused about 30000 dollars in damage. An autopsy was ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Jackson Tensil
Gordon Koscher
Lorain Drug Store Robbed of 60 Dollars
A lone man robbed the Cunningham Drug Store at 2442 W 21st St in Lorain, taking about $60 from a cash register. The suspect entered at 1 p.m., asked for cigarettes, then demanded the money. the clerk slammed the drawer and screamed, resisting the robber who fled with the cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Cunningham Drug Store
21St St
Re Tobber
Elmer W. Gaede former Cleveland Press writer dies in Phoenix
Elmer W. Gaede 49 of 201 E. Portland St Phoenix former Cleveland Press sports writer died at home of natural causes Friday. He was copy desk editor for the Arizona Republic Gazette in Phoenix and born January 29 1914 in Cleveland. Survived by brother David North Ridgeville two sisters Esther Basil Berea Ottelia Geiger Lakewood and Lydia Schmidt who preceded him. Bogner Funeral Home North Ridgeville to hold services Wednesday from 12 noon with 2:30 p.m. burial at Evergreen Cemetery Weslake conducted by Rev Kenneth Evans Washington Avenue Christian Church.
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Joseph F. Smith
Hillsdale Ave
Lorain
Smith
Sixth St
Poland
Nativity Church
United Polish Club
Martha
Harold
Stanley
Josephine) Jameson
Alfred
Connie) Matherson
Chester
Walter
Carl
Frank
Stella
Sugaski
Florida
Steve
Helen) Straka
Joseph
Anna) Janosik
Edward
Zygmunt
Dom
Peter L. Nagel
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Joseph Hospital
Avon
Nagel
Long Ave
US. Marine Corps
Holy Name Society
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Funeral Home
C.K. Pilatowski
Calvary Cemetery
Filmer
W. Gaede
Portland St
Phoenix
Ariz
Cleveland Press
Arizona Republic Gazette
Gaede
Cleveland
Editors Guild
David
North Ridgeville
Esther Basil
Berea
Ottelia Geiger
Lakewood
Lydia Schmidt
Bogner
Kenneth Evans
Washington Avenue Christian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Westlake
Avon High School Student Struck By Truck On Kinzel Road
Avon High School sophomore Cathiene Kerg, 15, was struck by an eastbound pickup at 7:47 a.m. on Kinzel Road near Stoney Ridge while walking to school in darkness. She was treated and released from St. Joseph Hospital for a forehead cut and bruise. Police identified Earl Limpert, 18, of Orchard Street as the truck driver. investigators say she may have been crossing Kinzel Road. No charges filed yet.
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Avon
High School
Kinzel Road
Miss Kerg
Avon High School
Cathiene Kerg
Charles Kerg
Kinzel Rd
St. Joseph Hospital
Kinzer Road
Stoney Ridge Road
Earl Limpert
Orchard St
Kinzel
Judges named for Elks scholarship contest local winners chosen
A panel including Charles J. Hostetter Wayne Whyte Bart Sloan and Robert Dean will pick two local Elks scholarship finalists a boy and a girl eligible to advance to state and national contests. Local winners receive 100 savings bond and a trophy as twenty Ohio scholarships totaling 600 to 2500 are available. Applications on official forms via Elyria Elks Lodge or D Lyle Crosby The Chronicle Telegram by Feb 11.
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National Elks Foundation
D. Lyle Crosby
Elyria Elks Lodge
Charles J. Hostetter
The
Chronicle Telegram
Wayne Whyte
Lorain County
Bart Sloan
Elks
Robert Dean
Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank
Crosby
Ohio
Second Street
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Lodge
Two-Alarm Fire Damages Elyria Home
A two alarm blaze at 1007 Gulf Road in Elyria caused about 15500 in damages to the Raymond McCullen residence. Firefighters say defective and inadequately mortared fireplace sparked the fire, damaging the north living room wall, first floor, and second floor. Three firefighters received oxygen. residents were uninjured. The first alarm was at 1 21 am, the second five minutes later, and crews remained on scene over three hours. The two story frame home was insured.
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Raymond McCullen
Gulf Rd
Elyria
Norwalk Man Held on Gun Charge After Traffic Stop
A Norwalk man, James Sayre, 19, of 10 Bank St., was arrested by Milan village police after a routine traffic stop at 10 25 p.m. He carried a loaded revolver and a five inch hunting knife. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and held in Erie County Jail under $3,000 bond. Arraignment set for 3 p.m. today in Erie County Court.
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Milan
Norwalk
James
Sayre
Bank St
Erie County
Erie County Court
Local Birth Announcements List in Elyria Lorain Wellington and North Ridgeville
A series of birth notices list newborns for families in Elyria Lorain Wellington and North Ridgeville. Daughters to Dana and LADD, 55 South Abbe Road, and Edward ROSO, 835 West Avenue. Sons to Hubert CESARE, 5269 Liberty Avenue, and Ray mond ROFE, 6907 Root Road. Names William BURKHARDT, William GILLES, and William LEWIS appear with addresses in Wellington and nearby areas.
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Dana Ladd
South Abbe Rd
Edward Roso
West Ave
Hubert Cesare
Liberty Ave
Lorain
Raymond Rofe
Root Rd
North Ridgeville
William Burkhardt
East Peck Wadsworth
Wellington
Leo Gilles
Middle Ave
William Lewis
Colgate Ave
Youth Charged After Fatal Port Clinton Crash
A Toledo youth, Kevin A. Smith, 17, was charged with vehicular homicide after a two car crash near Port Clinton that killed William F. Hurlburt, 29, of Monroe, Michigan. Hurlburt died at Magruder Hospital after the 5 p.m. incident. Smith, a passenger in the other Toledo car, remained in fair condition at St Vincent’s Hospital following transfer from Magruder. The collision occurred when Hurlburt’s eastbound vehicle struck Shaun’s car as Shaun failed to stop at a stop sign on Sandy Beach Road, according to the Sandusky post of the state highway patrol.
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Port Clinton
Toledo
Michigan
William F. Hurlburt
Monroe, Mich
Magruder Hospital
Kevin A. Smith
Allen Shoun
St. Vincents Hospital
Magruder
Hurlburt
Rt. 2
Shaun
Sandy Beach Road
Sandusky
State Highway Patrol
Lorain Man Pleads Guilty in Drug Traffic Auto Use Case
Raymond Dollney, 19, of 1631 E 31st St Lorain, pleaded guilty to illegal use of an automobile linked to illegal drug traffic. Judge Paul J Mikus referred him to the probation department for a pre sentence report Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court following the May 3 indictment.
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Raymond Dollney
31St St
Lorain
Probation Department
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Doctor on trial for mercy death case on Long Island
Dr. Vincent Montemarano 41 chief resident surgeon at Nassau County Medical Center goes on trial for willful murder accused of injecting a fatal dose of potassium chloride into Eugene Bauer a terminal cancer patient Bauer a former Long Island Rail Road engineer died while in a deep coma from neck and throat cancer heart disease a blood clot and pneumonia Montemarano signed a death certificate listing cancer as the cause He pleaded innocent and was free on 25000 bond Bauer's widow Rose denies any mercy killing request Nassau DA William Calhoun to prosecute himself.
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Montemarano
Bauer
Rose
Nassau
William Calm
Bay Village youth hit in hit-skip on Lake Road
Bay Village 15 year old John A. Fairchild was struck from behind while walking along Lake Road at 7 10 a m on Saturday carrying skis and ski boots He was reported in satisfactory condition at Fairview General Hospital The driver fled and a witness horned and pursued but could not obtain a license number Police have hit skip clues and parts of the vehicle The snow likely helped cushion the impact and Fairchild said he faced traffic and moved aside as a car approached
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Bay Village
Lake Road
John A. Fairchild
M. Fairchild
Elmwood Dr
Fairview General Hospital
Fairchild
Hawthorne Quits City Health Post in January
Elyria health commissioner Dr J Stewart Hawthorne resigns January 26 due to ill health after serving since July 1968. Mayor Leonard Reichlin says Hawthorne was instrumental in securing the new health building and Ernest Bartha will take over duties until a replacement is named.
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J. Stewart Hawthorne
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Tal
Ernest Bartha
Dr. Hawthorne
Reichlin
Parking ban extended but not enforced this weekend
Elyria officials kept the emergency parking ban in place through the weekend after snow, though police chief Maurice C Flood said there was no enforcement due to the lack of new snow. Traffic director James T Tracy and Tracey could not comment on snow removal operations during the period.
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Elyria
Maurice C Flood
Flood
James T. Tracey
Tracey
North Olmsted couple held in heroin sale raid
North Olmsted man Stacy Tousley and his wife Rene Tousley, both 21 and 20, were arrested Friday night in Cleveland on charges of selling heroin to two undercover agents. They were indicted by the grand jury and arraignment was set for today in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. A small amount of white powder believed to be heroin and a live marijuana plant were found at their Brook Park Road home. North Olmsted police assisted but will not press charges.
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North Olmsted
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Stacy Tousley
Rene
Brookpark Rd
Kish elected president of Clearview Board of Education
Sheffield Township Rob ert Kish was elected to his first term as president of the Clearview Board of Education at the 1974 organizational meeting. Frank Szalav was chosen as vice president in his first term, the panel renewed Clerk Anna Dombrowski’s contract and raised her salary to 10150, set 1974 monthly meetings for the third Monday at 7 p.m., approved temporary 206000 for first quarter appropriations, and agreed to carry liability insurance for trustees and continue Ohio School Boards Association membership.
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Sheffield Twp
Robert Kish
Clearview Board of Education
Frank Szalav
Anna Dombrowski
Ohio School Boards Association
County updates agency name to Disaster Services Agency
Lorain County commissioners have renamed the Lorain County Civil Defense to the Lorain County Disaster Services Agency. Agency acting director John W Williams says the change complies with the state office naming and broadens scope from nuclear attack planning to floods blizzards earthquakes tornadoes and man made disasters such as fires train wrecks and airplane crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Multiple Lorain County accidents and a school fire call
A series of police and patrol reports describe numerous single and two car accidents on Murray Ridge Road Crook Street and other local streets with no injuries in most cases and minor injuries in some. A fire crew was dispatched to Elyria High School for steam from a custodian area.
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Murray Ridge Road
Griswold Road
Lorain County
Crook Street
Grafton Bridge
State Patrol
Charles Dickers Reenence
Cascade
Eighth Street
Columbus
Glenwood Streets
Duffey Street
Wesley Avenue
Broad Street
Washington Avenue
Parsomt Road
Rt. 2
Murray Ridge
Loram County Sheriff's Report
Elyria High School
Sixth St
Wen River Street
Lake Avenue
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Mrs. Leal J. Barnhart
Robert English
Mabel A. English
Harrison St
Wakeman
Star- Key Nursing Home
English
Cincinnati
Clarksfield
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Robert
Burt
Gerber Funeral Home
Darrow Foster
Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery
Azar
Sadie Abenhide
Reidy-Scanlan
St. Mary
Teshuk Service
Kenneth Teshuk
John R. Devin
Holy Trinity Church
Deshuk
25Th St
Mantego Bay
Jamaica
Kingston
John J. Kline
Luis Visalden
Luis Jr
Aurora
Seguardo Visalden
Puerto Rico
Felix Rosario
Aurora Torres
Bert A. Jenne
Mildred V. Ward Jenne
Cleveland Ave
Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Jenne
Swissdale
Queen City Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Royal Neighbors
William Robert Ward
Vermilion
Robert Shirley Moeller
Clearwater
Fla
Jack W
Wall
Jupiter
Foster Jenne
Burton Jenne
Garland Funeral Home
Jerry Paull
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Mrs. Rowe Robinson
Helen S. Robinson
Hamilton Ave
Robinson
Oil City
Rowe
Kenneth G. Robinson
Clarence Anderson
Hilda Crosby
Sontag
Gregg Eddy
Mr. Eddy
Republic
Warren
Western Auto Stores
Cathedral of Tomorrow
Cuyahoga Falls
Gladys
Kathryn) Blitch
Chicago
Ill
Harold Dicken
John Hendricks
Sunset Hill Memorial Park
Franklin
Diederich
Morgan
Memoriam
Chris J Linden
Awus
Les Batties Square
Himsel
Mary 5S
Craig
JR Hammond
Luke
John Craig
Sally Swiger
Eysie Jones
Annabelle Leek
Rachel McGee
Gay Cain
Greater
Byrne and
Vicenty
Ced
Karvey C. Carts
Evans W. Schooffier
Elmer W. Gaede
Donald E. Norman
Earl R Shelton
Arthur J. Strother
Mrs. McCullen
Treas
Elyria Memorial
Hawthorne
City Health Post
N. Olmsted
Kish
Heaven
Sweday
Doeghea
Brown
Santor
Iteres
Spesters Laken
Heewe
Sengte
Deweysel Parsons Reeds
Lorrie Commy
Brerd
Iteries
Tyre Avemer
Denton Rowd
Nate
Mivwer Inferres
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