Death notices and obituaries from Elyria Lorain area
Obituaries list Harold W Ruth 72 of Lorain. born South Amherst, long US Steel inspector. survived by son Kenneth Anna Ohio, daughter Bonne Suleski Lorain, two grandchildren, brother Ted Ruth Elyria, sister Elizabeth Ruth South Amherst. Funeral services at Dombrowski Lorain with Rev Gary Genzen officiating. Also listed are death notices for Mrs Avis Anderson 84 New London. Connie Herrick 46 Wellington. James Talley 59 Elyria. Sarah Anne Zellers 98 Oberlin. Hose Urban AG 460 N Ridge Lorain. Horace B Smith 71 Vermilion. Details include birthplaces, spouses, children, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
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Harold W Ruth
Lorain
Lorain County
South Amherst
Ruth
US Steel Corp
Loran- Cuyahoga Works
Zion Lutheran Church of
Ted Ruth
Elyria
Elizabeth Ruth
Dombrowski
Gary Genzen
Zion Lutheran Church
Wll
Wath
Ridgehill Memorial Park
Avis
Lilly) Anderson
FE Main St
New London
Nankin
CE Ward Co
Anderson
First United Methodist Church
LeRoy
Order of the Astern Star
Birthday Club
Golden Agers
American Legion Auxilary Broome Wood Post
Eugene Lilly
Gaylord
Josephine) Bassett
Wellington
Death Hobbes CARLSON Jeffrey Allan 13
Jeffrey Allan Carlson died at age 13 with survivors including parents Mr and Mrs Henry Carlson two brothers Buck and Michael and maternal grandmother Mrs Besuie Autchinsor and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Carlson. Visitation at Rechlin Funeral Home 327 Cleveland St Tuesday 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Body to be moved to Jerome Shell Funeral Home Uniontown for Friday viewing. Burial Saturday at Sylvan Heights Cemetery Uniontown after services at Christ United Methodist Church. Donations to American Cancer Society preferred over flowers.
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Amencan Cancer Society
Council approves raises for senior police officers
Elyria city council on Monday approved a $1,164 pay raise for 19 senior police officers for 1978 aligning police pay with other city workers. The action ties to ongoing FOP contract talks and retroactive pay through July 2, 1979. The council also set a 2 15 percent rank differential to take effect June 1, 1980, while the FOP seeks January 1980 implementation.
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Elyria
Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Rothgery
George Ferguson
Lorain Man Shot by Officer in Off Duty Encounter
A 19 year old Lorain man, Nelson Velez of 3950 Gary Ave, is in serious condition at Joseph Hospital after being shot in the leg by Officer Larry Giese during an early Monday confrontation. Police say Giese shot as Velez turned to flee after an attack on the officers, who were followed by a juvenile. no charges against Giese.
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Lorain
Joseph Hospital
Gary Avenue
Nelson Velez
Gary Ave
Larry Giese
John Malinovsky
Giese
Jay Smith
Elyria
Smith
Malinovsky
Polcemen
Velez
Lorai
St Joseph Hospitals
Cancer society auction tops $20000 in Lorain County
Two day fundraiser at Lorain County Fairgrounds drew over 20000 for the Lorain County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Lettoy Dewey organized the event, praised by supporters, and plans a 1980 auction as volunteers are sought and a 1967 semi trailer remains unsold. A later rummage sale will liquidate remaining items.
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Lettoy Dewey
Lorain County
American Cancer Society
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Dewey
Cancer Unit
Cancer
Eleanor Gibbons
The
Ward Dill
East LaGrange
Cancer Society
Mrs Virginia D Johnson 64 dies after lengthy illness
Mrs Virginia D Johnson 64 of Rt 18 F Wellington dies Monday at Wellington Community Hospital after a lengthy illness She was born in Wellington worked for the Keystone Board of Education and belonged to the Penfield United Church of Christ and the Penfield Birthday Club Surviving is a daughter Elaine of Parma by her husband Paul married in 1978 Funeral will be Thursday at 3 pm at the Funeral Home Wellington with the Rev Charles W Rugg officiating burial in Penfield Cemetery
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Connie (Canfield
Charles Canfield
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Burra
Greenwood Cemetery
Fanny
Alfred Talley
Jerlean Talley
Inkster
Norita Chaney
Silver Springs
Thelma Holloway
Detroit
Alfred Hardy
Washington DC
Brown Funeral Home
Lorain
Sidomia Lodge No 93
Mt Zion Baptist Church
Rey Wile Curry
Brookdale
Hose Urban
Ridge Road West
St Joseph Hospital
Cleveland
Twentieth Century Club
Urban
James
Delores) Worden
Franklin
Las Vegas
New
Mae Zaworski
Grafton
Schwartz, Spence and Bayer
Elmwood Cemetery
Horace B Smith
Harcourt Rd
Vermilion
Holloway
E Lake Rd
Sheffield Lake
Smith
Avon United Methodist
Bruce R Irwin
Bunal
Virginia D Johnson
Wellington Community Hospital
Keystone Board of Education
Penfield United Church of Christ
Penfield Birthday Club
Elaine
Parma
Paul
Charles W Rugg
Penfield Cemetery
Truxel Truxell Daughter Names Misspelled in Chronicle-Telegram
The surviving daughter of Mrs Frances Truxel had her name misspelled in Monday's Chronicle-Telegram. Services for Mrs Truxell will be at Harold Dicken Funeral Home at 2 pm today with calling hours 2 to 9 pm Thursday at her daughter Mrs Cornelius Hageman home.
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Frances
Truxel
Chronicle
Truxell
Harold Dicken
Cornelius Hageman
Rezoning Granted for Chestnut Ridge and Dewhurst Corner
Elyra City Council approved a zoning change on the southwestern corner of Chestnut Ridge and Dewhurst Roads to permit Lorne Elbert Jr to construct a grocery store and a bank branch on the 12 acre site despite petitions with more than 150 signatures opposing the act.
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Elyra
Chestnut Ridge
Dewhurst Roads
Lorne Elbert Jr
Cliff fall victim still critical in Cleveland area
A Cleveland man, Paul Grove, 18, remains in critical condition at Fairview General Hospital after a 70 foot fall from a cliff into the Hochy River in the Rocky River Reservation. He suffered a skull fracture along with back, shoulder and respiratory injuries and has been in the intensive care unit since admission Thursday afternoon.
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Cleveland
Fairview General Hospital
Hochy River
Metroparks
Rocky River Reservation
Paul Grove
Cress Rd
Valley Park Drive
Cedar Point Road
North Olmsted Grove
Conservatives condemn canal funding vote in Congress
The American Conservative Union denounces the June 21 House move to fund the Panama Canal Treaties as fiscally irresponsible, citing an estimated 4 billion dollars in subsidies and transfers to Panama. The House passed the canal implementation transfer bill 224 to 202 with Rep Don Pease voting yes. Several public notices list names and dates of events in Lorain and Vermilion, including June 25 to June 30.
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Washington
American Conservative Union
Panama Canal
House of Representatives
ACU
Ross Whealton
Panama
House
ACA
Don J Pease
Doberhin
Elyria Council Orders Taylor Street and Rt 57 Study
Elyria councilmen debated traffic options at the Taylor Street and Rt 57 bypass intersection and voted to pursue a formal study on signals or turning restrictions. The Public Safety and Environment Committee will assess whether a traffic signal is warranted or if changes should allow only right turns onto the bypass from Taylor Street.
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City Council
Taylor Street
Rt 57
Council
Public Safety and Environment Committee
Howard Coleman
Wellington mayoral vote may be repeated after suit
Mayor Lethel Edwards faces a potential repeat of Wellington's mayoral election after Ralph Ward filed suit in Lorain County Common Pleas Court alleging voting irregularities from the June 4 Democratic primary. A recount confirmed Edwards won 175 to 16, but Ward seeks to void results or rerun the election, citing illegal votes and miscounted names while Edwards cites possible human error and notes this was Wellington's first non Republican primary in decades.
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Wellington
Ralph Ward
Lethel D Edwards
Ward
Edwards
Lorain County Common Pleas
Floyd Harris
Joan Leyshon
Lorain County Board of Elections
Edwards Edwards
Amherst Quarry Read Bridge Reopens After Repairs
Amherst The Quarry Read bridge is to reopen for traffic this afternoon following months of closure for extensive repairs performed amid ceremonies led by Mayor Anthony DePaola.
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Amherst
Quarry Read
Anthony DePaola
Vermilion faces 1980 budget crisis with staffing cuts
Vermilion eyes drastic steps to trim a 137000 deficit. Finance Director Fisher weighs street lighting limits, four day work week, layoffs, sewer rate raises, and a five mill operating levy for November. Debate over feasibility and legality continues as council weighs cuts and new levies to balance next year’s budget.
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Chris Fisher
Fisher
Margaret Shafts
Alex Rngney
Mrs Shafts
Angney
Martha Long
Jim Odom
Hobart Johnson
Shafts
Odom
Part of the first aid treatment for fainting
The note explains basic first aid steps to manage fainting by elevating the patient’s legs to improve blood flow and consciousness, alongside other standard rescue measures.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Duty
Harold W. Ruth
Mrs. Clinton Anderson
Mrs. Wayne Herrick
James Talley
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Millner
Ark
Ridge Tool Co
Sidomia Lodge
Jacob F. Zellers
Sarah Anne
Sally" Zellers
Tressie
Oberlin
Blowing Rock
Car
First Church of
Order of Eastern Stars
Jacob Francz Zellers
Vermie
Avon
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Westlake
Mrs
Rose Urban
Horace B. Smith
Death Hobbes
Lieanvaed
Navrey
Curtis Crest
W Schevfler
Council Finance Committee
Donald Rothgery
Ernest Stewer
H-3
Brewer
Counci
Ferguson
Glen Miller
C-T
Paul Johnson
Sata
Elyria Memorial
Ason
Bruce Burnett
Oakwood Circle
Gary Fulton
Wilder Ave
Johnny Brown
Pine Hollow
Lorain St. Joseph
Joey
Debbie Santiago
Washington Ave
Thomas P Berks
Elizabeth Pagan
St. Lorain Cliff
Canal
Charles and
Jane Williams
Larchmont Drive
Nellie
Jesse Faria
E 34Th St
Jerry Conroy
North Ridgeville
Jose
Qencepeion Ortiz
Crehore St
Ervin Santiago
E List St
Jack W Bradley
Redbud Place
Stephen J Polansky
Leonard St
South Armherst
Joseph T Hamley
Kingsway Drive
Taylor St
Action Council
James Oster
Elyria Police Department
Oster
Lorain County Transit Board
Norma Jones
Democratic Party
Quarry Road
Police
Sewer and Water
Ronald K. Splain
Donald J. Splain
Naval Training Center
Orlando
Florida
Lorain High School
Splain
Navy
Lagrange Ambulance Service
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