Faulty furnace blamed for Elyria area death
A 78 year old man, Alfred Knoll of Ridge Road, was found dead in the basement of his Huron County home after a fire. Officials attributed the fatal smoke inhalation to a faulty furnace as neighbors and fire crews fought the blaze for hours. A second obituary in the report notes James H. Vargo, 74, a Lorain welder, died after a long illness, with survivor details and funeral arrangements listed. Additional notices mark the deaths of Grover C. Withrow, 83, and Mrs. Genevieve E. Love, 60, detailing their professions, family, and services.
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Bronson
Alfred Knoll
Ridge Road
Huron County
William Holman
Knoll
North Fairfield
Harold Fife
Margaret
David
Marjorie Knoll
California
Katherine Osborn
Huron
Obituary: Mrs Hughes of Columbia Station dies after long illness
Mrs Myron Hughes age 90 formerly of 11879 Jaquay Road Columbia Station died yesterday at Loney Hill Health Center Strongsville after a long illness. Three grandchildren survive. Her husband Myron and a son Melvin preceded her in death. Friends may call Baker Funeral Home Berea tomorrow 7 to 9 pm. Graveside services set for Wednesday at 1 am in Columbia Cemetery.
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Hattie Hughes
Jaquay Rd
Columbia Station
Loney Hill
Strongsville
Myron
Melvin
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
Columbia Cemetery
Obituary notices for Lorain residents Joseph Urbas and Anna Ritson
Former cafe owner Joseph Urbas 64 of 205 West Erie Ave Lorain died Friday at St Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland after being stricken in a relative's home. He served in World War II Air Force and held multiple local posts and a Lorain family. Anna Florence Ritson of 1330 East Erie Ave Lorain Irish born, died Saturday at St Joseph Hospital Lorain after a month illness. She worked 25 years for Halle Brothers Cleveland and is survived by son William H Cleveland. Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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James H. Vargo
Lorain-Cuyahoga
W.S. Steel Corp
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Mr. Vargo
Congo
South Amherst
East 32Nd St
Hungarian Reformed Church
Elizabeth
Ronald James
Julia Vargo
Louis
Jennie) Pondy
Beaver
Audrey
Emil Dovala
Nicholas Novak
Elmwood Cemetery
Grover C. Withrow
East Erie Ave
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Mr. Withrow
Wooster
Delaware United Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge of
Wellington
Jennie
John M. Platt
Schwartz, Spence
Ralph Albright
Dora E. Albright
Grey Ladies of Amherst Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Amherst
Albright
Elyria
Nordson Corp
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
Golden Agers of
Clifford Miller
Girard, Pa
George Miller
Ruth) Normandeau
Vermilion
James
Jane) Crook
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ethel Wagner
Elmer Miller
Hempel Funeral Home
Paul Buckland
Brownheim United Church of Christ
Brownheim Cemetery
Joseph Urbas
Erie Ave
Urbas
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Alice
Mr. Urbas
Air Force
Matthews Funeral Home
Sidney Royce Co
Lo- Tain
St. Paul's Church
Amvets Post 47
American Legion
American Mutual Life Association 21
American Fraternal Union Lodge 6
Robert
Clare) Vertocnik
Arlington
David
Mary
Christopher Vincent Moreno
Jose G. Moreno Sr
Kenyon Ct
Bernard
Ordina Funeral Home
East 62Nd St
St. Clair Ave
Grdina Funeral
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Ludwig Birant
Calvary Cemetery
Anna Florence Ritson
Ireland
Ritson
Halle Bros. Co
William H
Walter A. Frey
St. Mary Church
John J. Kline
Obituary: Juergemeier Car H. of Bay Village dies
Juergemeier Car H., 74, of 45 Bassett Rd Bay Village, survived by wife Alice two brothers and two sisters. Visitations at Jenkins Funeral Chapel Dover Center Westlake Monday from 3 to 10 PM and 7 to 8 PM services Tuesday at 2 PM Burial Elmhurst Cemetery Avon.
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Bassett Rd
Bay Village
Alice
Jenkins Funeral
Dover Center Rd
Westlake
Elmhurst Cemetery
Avon
Thanks for sympathy in Otis Diron death
The family of the late Otis Diron express gratitude for comforting sympathy flowers and kindness from friends neighbors and relatives during illness and death Special thanks to the nurses of Elyria Memorial Hospital and the doctors for care and support
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Otis Diron
Morses
Moor
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Township building codes eyed locally in proposed bills
Lorain County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks backs bills by Sen. Donald Pease and Rep. Scribner Fauver to let townships adopt building codes for dwelling construction and maintenance with voter approval. County codes would block township plans in counties already enforcing codes.
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Columbus
Lorain County Association of Township Trustees
Donald Pease
Oberlin
Scribner Fauver
Elyria
Ohio Senate
House
Boards of
Lorain County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
Pease and Fauver
Elyria Man Stabbed in Broad Street Robbery Attempt
An Elyria man, Richard Johnson, 34, was stabbed in the right shoulder around 7 p.m. yesterday during a robbery on Broad Street near West Avenue. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He says a youth demanded money as he left a tavern. after refusing, he was stabbed, grabbed the assailant, who fled south on West Avenue.
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Elyria
Broad Street
West Avenue
Richard Johnson
Irondale St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Va Johnson
Elyria Board to Meet Tonight on Levy Renewal
Elyria's Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 tonight in the district offices 710 Griswold The board is set to approve a levy renewal first passed in 1986 on the June primary ballot for renewal.
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Elyria
Board of Education
Griswold
Driver Hurt When Car Skids and Overturns Near Abbe Road
An Elyria youth and a passenger were injured in a one vehicle crash on Rt. 57 west of Abbe Road. Gregory Weaver, 18, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital in fair condition after his car slid off the highway and overturned while he was eastbound on Rt. 67. Debbie Keller, 14, also treated for injuries, was not hospitalized. Police said the driver attempted to adjust the radio when loss of traction caused the vehicle to leave the road, strike a utility pole, and overturn after hitting a culvert. Both occupants escaped briefly trapped and freed themselves.
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Elyria
Rt. 57
Abbe Road
Gregory Weaver
Adelbert St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Debbie Keller
Oakwood Dr
Apt
Elyria Poice
Medina nursing home signs sprinkler contract in Medina
A contract to install a sprinkler system to meet Ohio nursing home rules was signed by the Sophia Huntington Parker Home for Pythian Sisters of Ohio in Medina, per trustee Agnes Woodward. The Friday Chronicle Telegram noted prior noncompliance, while state actions proceed to revoke permits for noncompliant homes.
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Medina
Ohio Department of Health Nursing Home
Sophia Huntington Parker
Pythian Sisters of Ohio
Agnes Woodward
Chronicle-Telegram
Pythian Sisters Home
Health Department
Ohio
Pythian Sisters Homme
Four arrested after armed robbery in Lorain
Four suspects were arrested after an armed robbery at D Agnese Pizzaria in Lorain. A bystander fired a pistol at the fleeing car but missed. Police placed four suspects in Lorain city jail after witnesses led to a Colorado Avenue arrest scene.
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Lorain
D’agnese Pizzaria
Root Road
Colorado Avenue
Spalding and Associates
Aveno
Pizzaria
Parkway ordinance stirs concern over East River Parkway
Ohio Department of Transportation draft calls the measure preliminary while city leaders weigh implications. Mayor Marguerite Bowman seeks solicitor review ahead of Elyria council vote. Officials say hearings and final consent follow if approved, with Elyria paying about 1 million of 3.2 million project cost and federal funds available through 1978.
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Ohio Department of Transportation
Marguerite E. Bowman
Elyria
Reader
East River Parkway
Black River
East Bridge
East Broad Streets
Conc
Free Lorain CC courses cover Social Security and therapy
Lorain County Community College announces one session free courses on Social Security rights and benefits with Ray Kepner, plus All About Therapy and Women Power and Potential. Sessions run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Rooms 108 and 101 of the Physical Science and Science Technology buildings on upcoming dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Community College
Physical Science
Ray C. Kepner
Social Security Administration
Science Technology
Robber hurt in Lorain hold-up at Acosta Food Market
Two men robbed the Acosta Food Market at 523 West 2nd Street after 9 pm. A robber cut his hands when he crashed through a glass countertop while brandishing a pistol. The pair fled with cash and a revolver as police traced a blood trail to West 22nd Street.
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Lorain
Acosta
W. 2Rd St
West 22Nd St
Burglary at Oneness Pentecostal Church in Elyria
Items worth nearly 1700 dollars were stolen from the Oneness Pentecostal Church at 600 Delaware Ave in Elyria. Police say intruders, likely juveniles, forced entry by breaking a window on the east side. This marks the third church burglary in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneness Pentecostal
Delaware Ave
Elyria
Ex CIA spy to lecture at Lorain County Community College
Former aerospace engineer and ex spy Peter N James will speak in College Center Mall at noon on Wednesday. Using film clips and slides he presents Spy Story detailing six years as a Sechnical spy and CIA informant. He mingled with Soviet scientists at conferences and reported rocket tech to the CIA. He testified before Congress about alleged harassment by a spy arm of the Air Force and wrote The Air Force Mafia. The lecture is free and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Community College
College Center
Peter N. James
CIA
Congress
Air Force
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Charles Love
Genevieve E. Love
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Ohio Education Association
North East Ohio Teachers Association
the Grange
Pythian Sisters
Charles
Larry
Linda) Gnepper
Lake Heath
England
Rudy
Geraldine) Postgai
Schwartz
Mrs. Myron Hughes
Lemans
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Leman D. Grundy
Maple St
Liberty Center
Heller Memorial Hospital
Napoleon
Mr. Grundy
Robert A
North Ridgeville
Charles W
Lawrence F
Carnoplis
John F
New Hamburg
N.Y
Ralph D
Laura Baker
Michigan
Viola Carnall
Kenneth Earl
Crols-Wright
Young Cemetery
Christopher V. Moreno
James Ritson
Juergemeier
Memoriam
Lawrence Bloom
Thelina Blooty
Joanne Kendle
Norma Thatcher
Roger Gender
Ares
Deatte Ming
Ors
Jin
Curtis-Scheuffler
Harry Date
Fackler Ave
Jeff Bishop
Elyrian
Elyria Board
Weaver
Rt. 67
Medina Nursing Home
Lorain School Board
National Organization For Women
University of Oklahoma
Tren
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LCCC
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Ini
Roald Ropers
Bonar Pa Pest
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