Avon honors former fire chief Harold G. Smith at 89
Harold G. Smith 89 of Avon former Avon fire chief died Friday morning at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain after a two week illness. He served 43 years with Avon Volunteer Fire Department rising to chief in 1951 and retired in 1975. Survived by wife Elsie 55 years two children nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren and a sister. Visitation tonight and Sunday at Burmeister County Line Funeral Home Avon with services Monday at 2 30 p.m. Burial Avon Center Cemetery. Memorials may go to Avon United Methodist Church.
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Harold G. Smith
Avon
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Avon United Methodist Church
Smith
Avon Volunteer Fire Department
Elsie W
Betty L. Morse
Wickliffe
Burmeister County Line
Detroit Rd
Samuel Capers
Elyria Ave
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Cornelius Spraggins
Elmwood Cemetery
Whitfield
Ala
Capers
Lorain Community Hospital
Brown Funeral Home
Steven V. Szaho Sr
N. Ridge Rd
Lorain High School
St Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of
Navy
Szabo
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain-Cuyahoga
Elizabeth
Nee Gargus
Steven V. Jr
Jeffrey
Gibsonburg
Steve
Marcia) Anderson
Peoria
Ellen
Julia Bayus
Betsy Trytek
Helen Sabo
Marge DeBevec
Elyria
Emil Dovala
Mark Brandes
St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Brandes
Ridgehill Memorial Park Cemetery
Wesley Allen Walter
Sheffield Village
Columbia Station
Walter
W. A. Walter, Inc
Sheffield
Williams Brothers Builders
Elyria City
Cleveland
Marjorie Parman
Medina
Reichlin
Bruce Irwin
Garfield Cemetery
Two Elyria area women die. services set
Mrs Clara Abahazi age 87 dies after years long illness at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Avon. She lived in Elyria 70 years, born in Hungary, charter member of Magyar United Church of Christ Elyria and Ladies Circle. Survivors include sons Frank and William, four grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. Burial Brookdale Cemetery after funeral at Magyar United Church. Mrs Emilia Shian 90 of Amherst Manor Nursing Home dies on arrival at Amherst Hospital. Lorain resident 60 years, member of St Joseph Church and Beneficial Union. Burial Calvary Cemetery after services at Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home and St Joseph Church.
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Clara Abahazi
Elyria
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Avon
Abahazi
Hungary
Magyar United Church of Christ
Ladies’ Circle
Frank
William
Harold Dicken
Tibor Petrocay
Brookdale Cemetery
Emilia Shian
Amherst Manor Nursing Home
Amherst Hospital
Shian
Lorain
St. Joseph Church
Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh
Workmen’s Benefit Fund
Reichlin-Cooley
St Joseph Church
Kenneth Ritter
Calvary Cemetery
Ethel Williams
Taft St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Irene Edwards
Nee Davis
W. 16Th St
Clarksdale
Miss
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church
Robert B. Edwards
Sylvester Neal
Allen Davis
Daniel Davis
Gary
Ind
Haywood Davis
Mississippi
Charles Jenkins
John Jenkins
Vella Johnson
Flint
Mich
Eva Jenkins
Milwaukee
Wis
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Charles Keesee
Obituaries From Elyria and Lorain Areas
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for Harriet Knipper Samuel Capers Ethel Williams Irene Edwards Steven Szabo Sr Elizabeth Gargus and others list ages addresses churches and burial details with services scheduled in Lorain Elyria and surrounding areas. Burial and memorial plans are noted at Elmwood Brookdale Ridge Hill and other local cemeteries with officiating ministers and funeral homes named throughout.
Contini and Walter listed among Lorain area obituaries
Two local obituaries note Vincent Contini of Lorain and Wesley Allen Walter of Sheffield Village, both died of heart attacks. Contini, a Ford worker, WWII veteran with a Purple Heart, leaves a wife Gisele and children, plus extended Lorain family. Walter, a greenhouse owner and Navy veteran, leaves wife Dorothy and children, with service at Reichlin Funeral Home and burial at Garfield Cemetery. An adjacent line reports American law schools now enroll 29,000 women students, up from 2,500 in 1985.
Death of Rudolph J. Dinnebier in LaGrange Township
Rudolph J. Dinnebier 62 of Parsons Road LaGrange Township died Friday morning at his home of an apparent heart attack after walking a half mile through snow from a stranded auto. A Grafton resident for 40 years he worked for Fastway Co. of Cleveland and Ridge Tool Co. in Elyria. Survivors include his wife Gina of Avon and a sister. Funeral services at Russell D. Fulton Funeral Home Grafton at 12:30 p.m. Monday with burial in LaGrange Cemetery.
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Rudolph J. Dinnebier
Parsons Road
LaGrange Township
Grafton
Fastway Co
Cleveland
Ridge Tool Co
Elyria
Gina
Avon
Cleveland denies water district bid in suburban dispute
Common Pleas Judge George J. McMonagle denied the petition to form a suburban regional water district covering 24 Cuyahoga County suburbs including Brook Park North Olmsted and Strongsville. Suburban officials argued the district would speed repairs and prevent water system deterioration while Cleveland said the district was unnecessary and would raise rates. The ruling leaves Cleveland maintain authority under the current master contract as suburbs debate appeal.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
George J. McMonagle
William J. Stivka
Seven Hills Law
Cuyahoga County
McMonagle
Slivka
Snowfall eases as officials assess plow needs
City officials seek Disaster Services aid to cover overtime snow crews, private equipment, and replacement gear after the heaviest snowfall in years. In Lorain County, injuries include a 10 year old struck by a car while shoveling. outages minimal. hospitals report few weather related admissions but heart attacks and falls could rise as residents dig out.
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Disaster Services
Avon Belden Road
Arthur Fitz
Avon Belden Rd
Helen Callahan
Sugar Ridge Rd
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Kolbe Road
Local Births and Break-Ins Reported in County
A Friday series of five break-ins in the Amherst area prompted Lorain County deputies to request four-wheel drive club volunteers from Vermilion to aid access. Separately, eighteen freight cars derailed near Homerville in Medina County with about 300 feet of track damaged and no injuries.
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Lorain County
Flatlanders
Vermilion
Amherst
Homerville
Medina County
Foundation seeks host families for European teachers
The American Host Foundation seeks area families to host English-speaking European teachers for one or two weeks this summer. Hosts provide a private room and meals and help guests meet locals and sightsee while AHF arranges transportation. Correspondence can occur by mail for at least a month prior to the visit. Contact American Host Program, 12747 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove, CA 92640, (714) 537-5711. AHF claims endorsement by the U.S. Department of State.
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American Host Foundation
AHF
Brookhurst St
Garden Grove
California
U.S. Department of State
Fire damages two-family apartment at 2832 W Erie Ave
A suspicious blaze early today caused heavy damage to a two family brick and frame dwelling at 2832 W Erie Ave. Apartments A and B were heavily damaged and occupants remained unlocated. Alarm sounded at 5 08 a m and 12 firemen remained on scene until 7 a m.
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Lorain
Erie Ave
Seven charged in $900,000 burglary tied to heiress case
Thieves obtained about 900000 in a Garfield Heights style burglary of grocery heiress Marjorie Jackson’s home, a year before her death in a 4 million dollar robbery. Deputy Chief Kirkman said two suspects were charged Friday and three others expected to surrender Monday. A warrant was prepared for a sixth suspect in Florida. the last suspect has no known address.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Marjorie Jackson
Marion County
Robert Kirkman
Florida
Snow crews accused of deliberate slowdowns in city streets
Administration sources attribute snow plow delays to political maneuvering by Democrats. Council members defend limited manpower and vow to fix plowing, while residents report streets never plowed. Officials deny deliberate slowdown claims, urging union grievance routes if true.
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Democratic Party
Victor F. Stewart
Elyria Democratic Party
Stewart
Klimezak
Klimcrak
Schriner
Deimling
Cancellations delay Elyria Amistad and Foresters meetings
The Elyria Friends of Amistad meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed until further notice. The Independent Order of Foresters meeting planned for tonight has been cancelled.
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Elyria Friends of Amistad
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Howard
Nettie Fitch
Lakewood
Ernest Knautz
Avon Center Cemetery
Clara Abshazi
Mrs
Harriet Knipper
Myrtle St
Capers Services
William Williams
Steven V Szabo Sr
Vincent Contini
Larkmoor St
Monongahela
Ford Motor Co
Contini
St. Anthony of Padua Church of
Marge Anderson
Robert
St Anthony of Padua Church
Wesley A. Walter
Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elysia and
Russell D. Fulton
Funeral Home
LaGrange Cemetery
Cleveland Denies Water District
Louis Carrion
Lorain Telephone Co
Elyria Telephone Co
Sheffield Lake
Fire Department
Ohio Edison
Cleveland Electriclluminating Co
Midway
Cuyahoga Industries
Ford
Vic Bleeman
Uncle Vic
Washington Avenue
New Lake Avenue
National
Ohio
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Roundhouse
Lorain St.Joseph
Steven Bernhardt
Tait St
Peter Prete
Langfitt St
Tyrone Brown
Washington Ave
Esteban Dejesus
Edward Friend
Felix Klimczak
Democratic Council
Pro Tem
Klimczak
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