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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1999
Page
19
Ruth P. Smith nee Yoder aged 87 of North Ridgeville died Sunday at the Cleveland Clinic after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home at Chestnut Ridge Road and state Route 57 in Elyria.
Mary M. Wolfe of Sheffield Village died after a short illness at Good Samaritan center Avon. A memorial service for Bruce A. Jacobs Sr. of Lorain will be at 5 pm today at Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home Lorain. Forrest O. Rundle of Olmsted Township died Sunday at home. survivors include wife Coletta and four children. burial at Columbia Cemetery. Memorials to Southwest Hospice Services. Burial at Columbia Cemetery.
Janet M. Lindsey 84 of Lorain died Monday after a long illness. She was a Lorain native, Lorain High School graduate, secretary at Lorain Products, and East ern Star member. Survivors include daughters Susan Meyer Kathleen LaGana, 10 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren. Services Friday at Schwartz Spence Boyer Home for Funerals. Memorials to Christian Temple or New Life Hospice. Leora Hancock 80 of Oberlin died Sunday after a short illness. Born in Liberty Mississippi she lived in Oberlin since 1946. Retired Oberlin College custodian of 48 years. Survived by son Quwanda Williams and daughter Debra Hancock, several relatives. Services at Rust United Methodist Church with burial in Westwood Cemetery.
Robert Shaw, renowned for leading the Robert Shaw Chorale and the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus, died after a stroke at a New Haven hospital at age 82. He shaped American choral conducting with roles at San Diego Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, led Atlanta from 1967 to 1988, and earned Kennedy Center Honors and 14 Grammys. He died while visiting his son at Yale University.
A tanker trailer carrying about 8,900 gallons of gasoline crashed with a car on southbound Interstate 75 in Butler County, prompting a closure of a two mile stretch. The car driver, Richard Helm, 22, of West Chester, was cited for driving without a license amid minor injuries. The truck driver, Michael Marlar, 50, of Cincinnati, operated Emery Transportation. About 3,000 gallons spilled, reaching ditches, storm sewers, and a tributary of Mill Creek. EPA and Union Township Fire Department oversaw cleanup. Evacuations affected three homes. drinking water remained safe but some fish were killed.
Lorain council committee approves renovating a Grove Avenue substation to house about 20 officers for community policing. Budgeted at 60,000 to 75,000 dollars from police levy, with aims to operate by summer, as decentralization efforts continue alongside a first substation on Oberlin Avenue opening next month.
A Lorain Streets and Sidewalk Committee vote endorses widening 1200 feet of Cooper-Foster Park Road from two to five lanes near Leavitt Road and Super Kmart at an estimated 900000. Amherst backing and state grants are sought to fund the project, with final council approval pending.
Sheffield will replace long time law director Michael Szekely in May. The council voted 5 0 to extend his contract through May 1 and then hire Mike and Gail Schaffer of Schaffer and Schaffer Vermilion as full time law directors. Szekely also prosecutes Elyria and runs a private practice. He will assist in the transition and be paid 3000 monthly and 90 an hour for the remaining tenure.
Brownhelm Township sheriff deputies seek two men in connection with an assault and a string of burglaries. Warrants list burglary robbery and assault charges. A burglary on Juniper Drive Amherst and a later car- break plus assault on Middle Ridge Road prompted the investigation. A woman stopped in Lorain led to search of her car and home with recovered items. Range of thefts reported on North Ridge Road remain under investigation.
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