Deaths in Elyria area claim several residents
Ralph A. Hershberger 52 of Amherst died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A World War II veteran and reeler operator, he worked 30 years at Lorain Cuyahoga Works U S Steel. Survived by wife Doris 31 years two sons a daughter and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Garland Funeral Home Amherst with military rites planned. Ralph C. Flacazynski 55 of Lorain died after a heart attack at work. a NASA laboratory technician and WWII Air Force veteran. Survived by three children and nine grandchildren. services at Dombrowski Funeral Home Lorain with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Mrs Ethel Shoop 61 of Berlin Heights died after long illness. services at Hinman Funeral Home Berlin Heights with Berlin Temple memorials. Anthony Vandersommen 76 of Elyria died after two years illness. former Troxell employee and retired punch press operator. Survived by wife four sons a daughter, a stepdaughter, a brother and many grandchildren. Cremation arranged. memorials to American Cancer Fund. Mrs Agnes B Christ 81 of Avon died at Lakewood Hospital. arrangements by Bogner Funeral Home North Ridgeville.
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Ralph A. Hershberger
North Main St
Amherst
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain- Cuyahoga
U. S. Steel Corp
Mr. Hershberger
Wooster
Oberlin
Amherst Eagles
Doris E
Allen L
Elytia
James A
Roxann L
South Amherst
Russell
Michigan
Glen
Wadsworth
Harold
Clyde
Rittman
Milo
Irene) Farner
Garland Funeral Home
Jerry Paull
Park Avenue
Ralph C. Flacazynski
Mills Dr
Lorain
Southwest General Hospital
Middleburgh Heights
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Flaczynski
Air Force
Lorain High School
Nativity Church
The
United Polish Club
Polish Legion of American Veterans
Dennis
James
Corinne) Carrico
Michael
Patricia) Abfall
Sheffield Lake
Stanley Flaczynski
Robert
Eleanor Rames
Geraldine Flacyznski
Dombrowski
Joseph Hilinski
Calvary Cemetery
Ethel Shoop
Anthony Mill St
Berlin Heights
Wil- Vandersemmen la
Milan
Florence Township
Shoop
Congregational United Church
Women’s Fellowship
Pythian Sisters
Berlin Temple
Myron
Roy
Hinman
Alex Danda
Maple Grove Cemetery
Vermilion
Anthony Vandersommen
East Ave
Punch
Troxell Manufacturing Co
Blair
Ohio
Vandersommen
Elyria
Mabel B
Santa Fe
N. M
Bob
California
Wanda Yearley
Joseph Vanderson
Bridgeport
American Cancer Fund
Curtis-Schepiffer Funeral Home
Agnes B. Christ
Center Rd
Avon
Lakewood
Moening
Bogner Funeral Home
North Ridgeville
Obituary notices for Fleming and Lieb two local residents
Mrs Wilbur Fleming 39 of Lyles Ri Collins died at Fisher Titus Norwalk after two long illnesses. She lived in Clarksfield Birmingham Wakeman areas and moved to Collins four years ago. Survived by husband Wilbur two daughters Mrs Ernest Gregory Clarksfield and Mrs John Sapp Wakeman. two sons Louis and Warne Wakeman. eight grandchildren. three brothers Roy Griffin Wakeman Charles Griffin Sandusky and Victor Griffin Collins. half brother Fred Balbuff Norwalk. Service pending due to weather. The Gerber Funeral Home of Wakeman in charge. Donald S Lieb 69 editor of the Ohio Pest Control Newsletter died Thursday in Milan after five years illness. Lived in Huron area most life. Wrote for several papers and ran Reliable Pest Control retiring 1973. Survived by wife Millicent two sons Don and Dennis both of Columbus. 179 daughters Mrs Nancy Shathhart Harm and Mrs Dianne Wilson Denver. brother Robert Dussell Huron. sister Mrs Virginia McCormick Fontana Calif. eight grandchildren. Cremation arranged by Hinman Funeral Home.
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Hazel L. Fleming
Lyles Ri
Collins
Fisher - Titus Hospital
Norwalk
Roy Griffin
Wakeman
Charles Griffin
Sandusky
Victor Griffin
Fred Balbuff
Gerber Funeral Home
Wakeran
Donald S. Lieb
Cleveland Rd
West
Huron
Ohio Pest Control
Milan
Mr. Lieb
Reliable Pest Control
Erie
Ottawa
Ohio Pest Control Association
Huron Eagles
Millicent
Don
Dennis
Columbus
Nancy Shatnhart
Harm
Dianne Wilson
Denver
Colo
Robert Dussell
Virginia McCormick
Fomtana
Calif
Hinman Funeral Home
Smith Lambert Haze in Unclear Family Notice
Fragmentary notice mentions a Smith Lambert with unclear details about residence 25 Baveriv, parents Mi and 4, with incomplete phrasing and uncertain relation to an event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Haze
Baveriv
Suntved Sv
Cavabey
Sas
In Memoriam for George Tany
Fragmentary text memorializes George Tany with scattered names and dates. The passage hints at a personal tribute, mentioning memories and farewell sentiments, but the garbled OCR lacks clear events or locations to form a complete obituary.
Snowstorm burying Lorain County roads catalogs kindness amid crisis
In one of Lorain County's worst winter storms, a 17 car pile up on Rt. 98 stranded 30 people for hours as snow drifts 10 to 16 feet blocked roads. A Russia Township family sheltered strangers, serving egg salad as crews battled to clear routes and cars left abandoned hampered rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Russia Township
Rt. 98
Floyd Grill
Mrs. Grill
Brent Greer
Oberlin
Ohio Department of Transportation
Greer
Spencer Township
Blake Dangleish
Troy
UPS
Ohio 41
Miami County
Ohio
What to do if gas goes off in a home
Columbia Gas of Ohio outlines steps for a gas outage including notifying the utility, shutting off the main gas valve at the meter and the main water valve, opening all faucets, draining the hot water heater, flushing toilets, and placing antifreeze in drains to prevent freezing. Gas workers will verify all mains are off and will restore service only after pressure returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAS Company
Recorder Reports Higher Fees and More Filings
County Recorder Dorothy L. Essex released the annual report showing a 22 percent rise in fees to 184 906 and a 2 percent increase in papers recorded last year. Deeds rose to 12 339 from 9 472 in 1973, mortgages to 10 698 from 8 473 in 1975, with city mortgages at 9 075 totaling 250.8 million and rural at 1 346 totaling 94.6 million. Miscellaneous papers and financing statements also increased, while other filings declined slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy L. Essex
Deaths of Conrad Einwachter 73 Amherst Resident
Conrad Einwachter 73 of 3% Cleveland Ave Amherst died after a heart attack while shoveling snow. He was born Feb 13 1903 in Amherst and served in the Army Engineers in World War II. Survived by brother Carl and sister Mrs Minnie Baker both Amherst. Funeral at Hempel Amherst tomorrow 2 to 4 pm officiated by Rev Robert A Happel. Burial Cleveland Street Cemetery Amherst.
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Conrad Einwachter
Cleveland Ave
Amherst
Ths
Amherst Hospital
Einwachter
Standard Oi Ss Ohio
Mansfield
Toledo
Army Engineers
Carl
Minnie Baker
Hempel Funeral Home
Tommorrow
Robert A. Happel
Cleveland Street
Unclear court entry lists names and fines in fragment
A garbled court notice lists individuals and amounts including a $50 and $100 fine, with references to licenses and an arrest scene. The legible parts include names and addresses, but the text is largely unreadable and incomplete.
Lorain Man Pleads Guilty to Break In and Theft
John McNeil, 23, of 3116 Toledo Ave Lorain pleaded guilty before Judge Floyd D Harris to breaking and entering at B and B Glass Co 1522 Broather Lorain on October 31 and to receiving a stolen stereo on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McNeil
Toledo Ave
Lorain
Pean Department
St Uty Pies
Red Cross shelters open and closed across Lorain County
Red Cross opened shelters in Oberlin Columbia Township and Wellington to aid stranded motorists and residents without heat. Shelters in Oberlin and Columbia closed by morning while Wellington remained open for a stranded couple. Spencer town hall housed eight stranded workers. New London hosted many motorists aided by volunteers and CB operators.
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Red Cross
Lorain County
Spencer
New London
Oberlin
Wilder Hall
Columbia Township
Wellington
Huntington
Lodi
Larry Schuck
New London Village
Art Meade
American Red Cross
Elyria
Columbia
The
Wellington Schools Plan Day to Day Operation
Wellington public schools outline continued operation on a day to day basis for February. The board of education will meet in special session tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Middle School to set a calendar, subject to decisions from Washington and weather. Classes start Monday with students in their usual buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Board of Education
Wasington
Columbus
Weatherman
Phillip C. Slaymaker
Slaymaker
Teachers strike ends after contract approval at meeting
The Chronicle Telegram reports a teachers contract approval after a strike and board vote. Rosequist McDonald James Stafford approved, with Apson Russell and Mrs. Susan Van Dyke absent. Cost unclear. earlier figures cite 134 383 for salaries plus benefits, while board notes 159 176 2 53 percent raise for average teachers.
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Rosequist
McDonald
James Stafford
Apson Russell
Susan van Dyke
Cold persists as guards aid residents and crews clear roads
Five ton National Guard trucks aided a heatless family near Monroeville while crews battled deep snow to Avery for insulin. Deputies used snowmobiles to reach stranded motorists and evacuate them to shelters, as heavy equipment warmed up to clear routes. Officers reported frostbite and weather risks, with multiple vehicle incidents and power outages across Lorain, Medina, and Cuyahoga counties.
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National Guard
Monroeville
Avery
Sheriff's Deputies
Huron County
Robert Arheil
C" Co
Gery
Chatham Township
Litchfield
Lodi Community Hospital
Grafton Prison Farm
Mansfield Reformatory
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
John Majoras
Majoras Ambulante
Ri Z
Maddle Ridge Road
Elva
Areva Electne
Firelands Rural Electric Co-op
Lorain-Meding
Sullivan
Huntington
Tepsit
Anson Notices for Local Residents and Relatives
Ason to Mr. and Mrs. Robert ALFLEN at 3244 Livingston Ave. Ason to Mr. and Mrs. Richard MALINOWSKY at 2277 E. 41st St. Ason to Mr. and Mrs. John BABB at Glen Oaks Apartments. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald LEVITHALL at 2115 Grenoble Dr. Porfirio VELAZQUEZ at 511 W. 26th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ason
Robert Alflen
Livingston Ave
Richard Malinowsky
E. 41St St
John Babb
Glen Oaks
Donald Levithall
Grenoble Dr
Porfirio Velazquez
W. 26Th St
Postage stamps honor French master paintings worldwide
The practice began in France in 1951 with oversize stamps reproducing French Masters. Since then nearly every nation has issued stamps featuring paintings and stained glass windows, showcasing art on postal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
White named party treasurer in Lorain interim post
City Treasurer Dennis White, resigning Monday, is named interim Democratic Party treasurer by Mayor Joseph Zahorec to cover payroll. The move avoids delaying checks since the party will not meet for a replacement until after the next payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Dennis White
Democratic Party
Joseph Zahorec
White
Zahorec
Ronald Nabakowski
Cancellations Hit Elyria Recreation Programs and Events
Elyria Parks and Recreation Dept cancels all weekend programs including hockey at North Park and ice skating today and tomorrow. Rink to reopen Monday at 1 pm if weather allows. City school activities also cancelled until Tuesday. Lorain Fraternal Order of Police dinner moved to February 19 at St Michael's Hall Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Parks and Recreation Dept
Charles Hoagland
North Park
Lorain Fraternal Order of Police
Credit Union Meeting Cancelled
The annual meeting of the WAMS Federal Credit Union at Stanadayne has been canceled scheduled for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wams Federal Credit Union
Stanadayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph C. Flaczynski
Mrs. Myron Shoop
Lambert M. Smith
Waverly Ave
Mt Zion Baptist Church
Willie J. Curry
Brookdale Cemetery
Mr. Smith
Marine Corps
Carter
Wilbur Fleming
Memoriam
Per
Randmethe
George Tany
Ene
Funeral Home
Ine
Greater Elgins
Harvey
Ernest W.-Scheuffler
By Mike Benbow
Columbia Gas
Recorder Issues Annual Report
Uupashi
James P. Horn
Derry Poder Persimang
Ans Hicks
St. Allure
Gary Orgel
Auntie
Legnerd Ruman
N. Ohre
Dnver
Beense A. Etabe Mantle
Arthur J. Marsh Jr
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Lorain Civil Service
James Kallis
Marsh
James Shinsky
Nichols aAve
Outdoor Education
Carlisle Reservation
Lorain County Metropolitan Park Rangers
Montgomery County
PAGEL
Chronicle Telegram
Nace
Edward Chonko
Chonko
Ramsey
Livengood Road
Mary Boggins
Fry Ave
Shelby Paper Box Co
Westlake
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Dut
Sdopnives
Toad
Medina County
Neil Gray
Lorain Telephone Company
Ceam
Cleveland
West Side
Lorain St. Joseph
City Recreation
St. Michael's Hail
Raymundo de la Petia
Mld
Ismet Rhazak Kherani M.D
East River
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