Avon man, three others die in Avon area notices
Robert E. Devaney 54 of Avon an Army WWII veteran dies at St Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland from a heart attack He worked for the Maritime Administration of Cleveland Born in Bayonne N J he moved to Avon from New York City 19 years ago He was a Holy Trinity Church member Surviving wife Helen daughter Lise Sara brother Harry Bayonne aunt Mrs Marion Bagtey Friends will gather at Burmeister County Line Funeral Home Avon today 7 to 9 p m Services tomorrow 11 a m at Holy Trinity Church Memorials suggested to charity of choice Gertrude F Melvin 82 Oberlin dies at home Surviving Raleigh husband daughter Gloria Deskins son Jack Ward two grandchildren four great grandchildren sister Irene Aders brothers C A McKenney Mace McKenney Funeral home Gerber Wakeman services tomorrow 3 30 p m burial Camden Cemetery Robert L Olson 49 Rochester Township dies in Allen Memorial Hospital Merchant Marines WWII survivor Born Medina April 8 1928 Surviving Eloise Olson mother sister Alice Losoney Yin Vermilion brother Alvin Wellington Visitation Norton Funeral Home Wellington 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Services tentatively Sunday 2 p m in funeral home
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Robert E. Devaney
Avon
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Maritime Administration of Cleveland
Bayonne
N. J
New York City
Devaney
Holy Trinity Church
Helen W
Lise Sara
Harry
Marion Bag- Tey
Burmeister County Line
Gertrude F. Melvin
Baird Ray
Oberlin
Melvin
Minden
W. Va
Free Will Baptist Church
Estill
Raleigh
Arnold
Gloria) Deskins
Norwalk
Jack Ward
Clifford
Irene) Aders
Mullins
C.A. McKenney
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Mace McKenney
New London
Gerber
Wakeman
Camden Cemetery
Robert L. Olson
Rochester Township
Merchant Marines
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Olson
Medina
Eloise Olson
Rochester
Alice Losoney
Vermilion
Alyin
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Community Names Seven Local Residents In Unclear List
The notice lists several individuals with ages and addresses including Kenneth Frey Shirley Hub bard Edward Vander Sluis Kath ryn Leasure Antonio Delgado Jr Susan Kosanovich Gary Klein and Elaine Vietzen along with their professions, in what appears to be an occupation or residence notice from Lorain region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Frey
College Park
Shirley Mae Hubbard
Columbia Rd
North Olmsted
Edward J. Vander Sluis Jr
Vineyard Dr
Avon Lake
Kathryn J. Leasure
Beavercrest
Lorain
Antonio Delgado Jr
Euclid Ave
Susan Jean Kosanovich
Oberlin Ave
Gary T. Klein
Water St
Elaine H. Vietzen
Eastern Heights Blvd
End of War and Frontier Battle Noted in 1794History
End of war hero Mad Anthony Wayne noted for breaking British Indian confederation at Fallen Timbers on August 20 1794 ending two decades of frontier fighting. Obituary lines mention Mrs James A Price Oliva and others with visitations and funeral services details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony” Wayne
Ohio
Fallen Timbers
Oberlin Public Works Funds Not for Teacher Salaries
Public works funds totaling 39000 cannot be used to cover Oberlin teacher salaries and benefits. The rise in wages and benefits totals 96000, not 69000 as previously reported. The money is restricted to capital improvement projects and would be shared with the schools for construction per Assistant Superintendent Stanley Bahorek Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Chronicle-Telegram
Supt
Stanley Bahorek Jr
Didn't OK son's play near pool, mother says
The mother of 4 year old Jer id Barbish denies he was playing near the pool with her permission. Mrs Bonnie Barbish says her son had been allowed to go outside to play but did not have her OK to go near the pool. Jer id was found unconscious in the pool and mouth to mouth resuscitation failed. Drowning considered accidental and occurred in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted
Bonnie Barbish
Shady Rd
Jerid
Local Birth Notices From Elyria and Surrounding Areas
A collection of birth notices lists new daughters and sons. Names include Mr. and Mrs. David SE with a daughter at 10639 Dewhurst. Mr. and Mrs. James HOWELL with a son at 525 South Abbe Rd. Mart Collier at 436 Earl Ct. Grafton. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Halitzka with a son at 776 Huron St. Lorain. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spurgeon with a son at 3960 West Erie Ave. Lorain. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Richards with a son at 103 Country Place, Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David SE
Dewhurst
James Howell
South Abbe Rd
Mrs
Mart Collier
Earl Ct
Dennis
Halitzka
Huron St
Grafton
Robert Spurgeon
West Erie Ave
Lorain
Henry Richards
Country Place
Local Births Reported in Lorain Area
A son born to Mr and Mrs Samuel Vidal at 406 Clinton Avenue Avon Lake a son born to Mr and Mrs Ronald Behlre at 236 Sunset Avon Lake and a son born to Mr and Mrs Arnold Stanke at 1361 Sebring Drive Madison Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberto Garcia
Crom Dr
Samuel Vidal
Clinton Aveinue
Ronald Behlre
Sunset
Avon Lake
Arnold Stanke
Sebring Dr
Madison
Oia
Caverns Offer Modern Amusements for Tourists
In Stanton Missouri Meramec Caverns owner Lester B. Dill says the cave keeps up with modern tastes by providing nonstop entertainment. The site features TV sets and radios for visitors, aiming to dispel the idea that a cavern is old fashioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester B. Dill
Berlin Milan teachers get minimum wage based raises
Berlin Milan board of education approved temporary salary scales to meet state minimums for 1977 78 and to allow negotiations for a new contract to take effect this September. The plan raises bachelor degree no experience teachers to 8400 annual pay and boosts others as required. The district also seeks legal services to borrow funds from a five year capital levy to install windows insulation lower ceilings and fluorescent lighting in Berlin Milan schools. Glen Hennings will attend the Ohio School Board Association convention in Columbus in November as delegate with Max Krueger as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Berlin-Milan
Board of Education
Charles Lindcamp
Lindecamp
Berlin
Glen Hennings
Ohio School Board Association
Columbus
Max Krueger
Extradition Ordered for Lorain Murder Suspects
Two Lorain men Jay Fate aged 24 and Dale Dandrea aged 34 were ordered extradited to Georgia after a municipal court hearing. They are charged with the murder of 46 year old Robert Gruenwald abducted from Daytona Beach Florida. A third man was arrested. the motor home belonged to Gruenwald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Georgia
Jay Fate
Pearl Avenue
Dale Dandrea
21St St
Robert Gruenwald
Daytona Beach
Fla
Dandrea
Fate
Gruenwald
Preservation of Goodrich emission records sought
A petition filed in Common Pleas Court seeks preservation of discharge and emission records and testimony related to alleged emissions from the B F Goodrich Chemical plant in Avon Lake. Represented by Eric Jenson, Elaine Regan asserts her daughter Sap has spinal defects and other illnesses possibly linked to toxic discharges. a future suit is planned, with a hearing set for 1 p.m. August 22 before Judge Floyd D. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
B.F. Goodrich Chemical
Avon Lake
Atty
Eric Jenson
Elaine Regan
Cherry Lane
Susan
Su- Sap
Aven Lake
Jenson
Floyd D. Harris
Robbers abduct driver steal contents of truck
Lawrence Dunphy, 19, of 2639 Robinhood Dr., was abducted while servicing a cigarette machine on Broadway. Two armed men forced him into a truck, stole $2,000 and 750 cartons of cigarettes, then released him on O’Neil Boulevard. The truck was found later on Olive Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lawrence Dunphy
Robinhood Dr
Broadway
Dunphy
O'Neil Boulevard
Olive Street
Jury awards $10,000 in fight suit over wife affair
James Williamson of 616 Baldwin Ave. won a $10,000 verdict against Francis Paciotti of Strongsville in a July 18, 1973 confrontation at Williamson’s home. The jury awarded $1,500 in compensatory and $8,500 in punitive damages after a fight that hospitalized Williamson and caused seven weeks of lost work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Williamson
Baldwin Ave
Francis Paciatti
Strongsville
Williamson
Paciotti
Wrong distance calls shock Rudolph residents
A Rudolph Ohio report notes a Sunday spree of long distance calls to homes from Grand Junction Colorado Ocean Key Florida Appleton Wisconsin Bradenton Florida Dayton Ohio Sylvania Ohio and Toledo Ohio all marked as wrong numbers causing confusion for Mrs Eugene Romaker and neighbors.
Boy Dies After Pond Rescue In Medina County
A 2-year-old, Chad Calvert, died at Akron Children's Hospital after being pulled from a submerged car in a pond near his rural home. The vehicle rolled into the water while the mother unlocked a rear door, trapping the child. Sheriff Neil Gray and Lt. Len Keller helped pull him from the car. Funeral plans are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield Twp
Akron Children’s Hospital
Chad Calvert
Charles Calvert
Erhart
Neil Gray
Len Keller
Medina County Sheriff's Department
Series of Minor Incidents Across Elyria Streets Reported
Police logged several mishaps including car truck and two car crashes on West Avenue Tremont Street Middle Avenue Sixth Street Lodi Street and Poplar Street with minor injuries reported. A juvenile and an adult faced petty theft charges over scrap metal from Elyria Foundry. A suspected shoplifter was detained at Higbee Co Midway Mall while a minor fire burned at a Tenth Street service station. No injuries in most events. Sheriff and State Patrol responded to a car track crash near Indian Hollow Road Carlisle Township with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Russia
Oberlin Roads
Russia Township
Browning-Ferris Industries
Otis Wright
College Park Dr
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Dwight Cromer
Batterant Ridge Ra
Anddy Field
Lorain County
Clark
Oberlin
Earl J. Lance
Buick
Cleveland St
West Avenue
Tremont Street
Robert Roth
Albrecht
East Bridge Street
Poplar Street
Middle Avenue
Sixth Street
Lodi Street
Filbert St
Higbee Co
Midway Mall
Tenth Street
Triecar
Second
Indian Hollow
Butternut Ridge Road
Carlisle Township
Olmsted Falls girl abducted and assaulted report
A 16 year old Olmsted Falls girl was abducted from a Sprague Road phone booth by a man about 25, 5 foot 5, 165 pounds, with shoulder length hair, long sideburns and a missing tooth. He drove her to Cleveland Metropolitan Park and back before dropping her at the booth. southwest general hospital treated her note: the assailant ordered her into a van and forced contact before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Twp
Olmsted Falls
Sprague Road
Cleveland Metropolitan Park
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Gigarense Teath
Blue Dolphin Lounge
Southwest
Oberlin police seek location of rape by abductors
Oberlin police hunt the site of a rape of a 13 year old girl abducted yesterday afternoon. She was taken from a North Pleasant Street building at about 2 45 chased and cornered by two men and blindfolded. Officers retrace the car routes and the drop off point at a North Main Street location about 30 to 35 minutes later. The car is described as a small black station wagon possibly with New York plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
North Pleasant Street
Robert Jones
North Main Street
Jones
New York
Two County Road Projects Ready for Construction Next Year
County Engineer Lawrence McGlinchy says two long delayed road upgrades will begin next year. Lake Avenue widening from Griswold Road to Elyria Avenue about one mile at $2 million has EPA clearance with no anticipated delays. Broadway widening to four lanes from Lorain to Route 254 carries a $3 million price tag and includes sewer and water work plus right of way acquisitions. Financing is 70 percent federal and 30 percent local. Costs have risen less than one percent over the past year, making now favorable for highway construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence V. McGlinchy
Lake Avenet
Griswokd Road
Elyria Avenue
Environmental Protection Agency
Broadway
Lorain
Rt. 254
McGlinchy
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Mrs. Raleigh Melvin
James A
Oliva
Sanaved
Washington Ave
Loraine
Mary Warner
Clare Bargett
Regina Buse
Joly J
Satiday
St. Mary Church
Burnalia
Walter R
Betty Jean
Garrett
Mikreda Aeer
Baker
Harold Dicken
Etoria
2Lotland Pwotpan
Bria m Ridge Hil Memorial Park
Curtis-Schenffler Faun
Saas
Elyria Memorial
Jane
Lorain St. Joseph
Stanton, Mo
UPI
Meramec Caverns
Ely Park
Betterway, Inc
Mike Stevens
Bridge St
Betterway
Parks and Recreation Department
Ronald Landig
George Hudnutt
By Scott Scredon
Goodrich
Ohio Vending Company
Russell Sherman
Richard Longacre
Common Pleas
Crash
Elyria Police and
Firyria
Pol Peae
Oriday
Sheriff and State Patrol
Este
Independence Day Cemetery
Brain County
Florin Association
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