Elyria area obituaries compiled from local notices
Royal W. Schrock aged 53 of Grafton died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born January 2, 1918 in Elyria and served in WWII. Surviving are his wife Jane and sister Marion Johnson of Miami. Funeral arrangements are at Sudro Curtis and burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Helen Shilatz of Elyria Township died yesterday at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain after a long illness. She was born in Kotar Yugoslavia and lived here 61 years, member of St. Vitus Church and several Croatian affiliated groups. Funeral services and burial details follow. Additional notices list Larry Miller of Norwalk and other area residents killed in accidents and various survivors and memorial plans. The day’s notices include deaths from Lorain, Vermilion, Elyria and nearby towns with funeral home arrangements and church services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal W. Schrock
West Crook St
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Schrock
Elyria
General Industries Co
American Legion Post
Jane R
Nee Ready
Marion Johnson
Miami
Fla
Sudro Curtis Funeral
G. Russel Hargate
St. Mary Cemetery
Helen Shilatz
Lilac
Fleming Ave
Elyria Township
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Kotar
Karlovac
Yugoslavia
Shilatz
St. Vitus Church
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Vincent de Paul Church
St. Vitus
Dorothy K. Hebebrand
High St
Rebel Nursing Home
Harold Dicken
Elwood City
Hebebrand
Grant Diskay Co
St. Agnes Church
William G
Robert F
Katherine) Conry
David L
Clara) Ross
Joseph Dagen
Larry W. Miller
Rt. 18
New London
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Norwalk
Miller
Fisher - Titus Memorial Hospital
Midway Inc
Monroeville
Sandusky
Clarksfield
Vickery
Western Reserve High School
Teamster Union
Akron
Bonnie
Belinda
Kimberly
John
Duane
Willard Miller
Wakeman
Linda Sue
Gary
Dennis
Randy
Dewey Miller
Nelson Berger
Fremont
Gerber Funeral
Quentin Battiste
Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery
Nicholas Olszewski
Galicia
Austria
Chestera
Olszewski
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church
SS Peter and Paul Church
Basil Stoyka
Elmwood Cemetery
Funeral Home
Funeral
Louis Bober
Douglas St
Vermilion
Poland
Lorain County
Bober
Sheffield
Earl A. Lewis
Nalcrest
Kissimmee Medical Center
Kissimmee
Pittsfield
Lewis
LaGrange Masonic Lodge
F & AM
Edna L
Zigmund
Ruth) Smith
Charles
Jayne
Strausser
Amy Nichols
Los Angeles
Calif
Mabel Beck
North Hollywood
Doris Sheldon
West Palm Beach
Treva Hammer
LaGrange
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
John Bertsch
St. Paul’s
Mary F. Kutchin
Wren Circle
Lorain Community Hospital
Avon Lake
Coen
Chicago
Ill
Edgar T. Coen
Sudro-Curtis
Earl R. Henderson
Arthur H. Willams
Oberlin
Oak Hill Hospital
Oak Hill
Wee
Oberlin College
Garfield Shaffer
Mary Ethel
Tyree
W. Va
Grace Shaffer
Delphi
Ind
Indiana
Raymond
Helen) Novatney
Larl
Irene) Mason
Obituaries for Mrs Bryant and Robert Schaffer
Mrs. Bryant 71 of Oberlin died at Allen Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. Funeral services by Cowling Funeral Home with Vine Rebekah Lodge services and burial in South Amherst. Robert Schaffer 31 of Lorain died at St. Joseph Hospital after a three month illness. He worked as a Texaco driver and owned BCB CCS Poodle Town. Burial in Calvary Cemetery after services at St Anthony Church.
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Gertrude Davis Bryant
West Lorain St
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Bryant
Nationwide Insurance
First United Methodist Church
Vine Rebekah Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Oberlin Grange
Charles
Wayne McCullough
South Amherst Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Robert Paul Schaffer
Root Rd
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Sheffield Lake
Connie
Guthrie Birthday Observed With Library Donation and Concert
The Woody Guthrie birthday program in Okemah includes a library books and records presentation by Marjorie Guthrie and Arlo Guthrie. A fundraiser concert in Oklahoma City benefits the Huntington's Disease Committee of Oklahoma. Guthrie died in 1967 after a long illness and was born July 14 1912 in Okemah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okemah, Okla
Woody Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Death notices for Attie Pedro and Ruby Jane Hoop
Death notices announce the passing of Pedro Attie age 74 of Amherst and Ruby Jane Hoop age 59 of Wickliffe. Pedro is survived by multiple daughters and sons with visitations at Garland Funeral Home Amherst and services Tuesday at St Joseph Church. Ruby Jane Hoop is survived by husband Charles C and son Charles with visitations at Walter Frey Funeral Home Lorain and service Tuesday at 10 A.M. Burial follows at St Mary Cemetery. Contributions to the American Cancer Society are requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Kutchin
Dan
Avon Lake
Patricia Ann Lewis
Mildred Mitchell
Avon
Lillian Hitchcock
James Walker
North Carolina
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Dover Center Rd
Westlake
Kenneth Bibbee
Evergreen Cemetery
West
Attie ‘Pedro
Rt. 58
Middle Ridge Rd
Amherst
Lucille Waldecki
Cenirma Preston
Marie Robinson
Esther Smink
Eva ‘Swartz
Ray
Paul
Walter
Robert
Garland Funeral
St. Joseph Church
Calvary Cemetery
Charles C
Ruby Jane
Chardon Rd
Wickliffe
Elyria Area
Shusband Charles C. Son Charies
Walter Frey
Lorain
St Mary Cemetery
Hoop Ware
American
Cancer Society
Prescription error verdict award in Lorain County case
A jury awarded $4,000 to Eugene B. Peterson and his wife for damages after a pharmacist misfilled a prescription. The 63-year-old Peterson sued Marshall Drug Co. and pharmacist William Stives for ill effects from diabetes medication prescribed instead of the intended diabetes product. The incident occurred November 24, 1965, at a Sheffield Lake store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene B. Peterson
Community Rd
Sheffield Lake
Marshall Drug Co
William Stives
Court of Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Henry
Court report items list for Friday court defendants
A Friday court report lists defendants and penalties for traffic and related violations. Individuals include Anthony J. Amato Seven Hills with hitchhiking charges and a $10 fine, Charles R. Isenhart with disorderly conduct involving a motor vehicle and a $10 fine, and many others from Lakewood Lorain Stow and surrounding areas facing fines from $10 to $50, including fictitious plates, faulty exhaust, speeding, improper backing, unsafe vehicle, no license plates, and stop sign violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Amato
Seven Hills
Charles R. Isenhart
Lodi St
Allen Keller
Lakewood
Clifford A. Chaffee
Telegraph Ra
Clarence A. McCall
Reid Ave
Lorain
Eric R. Knight
Stow
Paul C. Walker
William B. Pawiikowski
E. River St
Norman Everett
W. River St
Gregory F. Ruble
Kerry L. Swift
Avalon Dr
Grafton
Pamela S. Findon
3Rd St
William A. Craig
Lucifer
Richard P. Juratovic
John A Loesch
Wilder Ave
Will C Wynn
Leavitt Rd
Robert T. Wellman
Belmont Ave
William L. Ferris Jr
Kent
David E. Smith
Root Ra
North Ridgeville
Floyd T. Decker
Briar Lake Ct
Ohn P. Schuster
Southwood Ave
John C. Simon
Metcalf Rd
John C. Runyon
Lake Ave
Larry W. Martin
Hinckley
James R. Newton
Fourth St
Ronald Carmel
Raymond D. Corn
Avalon Dr. Grafton
William E. Novak
Bagley Rd
Rox T. VanCampen
Broadview
Hts
Lyle N. Springer
Lear
Jeffery T. Barnum
Grafton Rd
Tires Stolen From Chapin Truck Firm
Burglars entered the Chapin Trucking Company on Center Ridge Road near Ridgeview Shopping Center and stole 26 truck tires between 6 30 and 10 45 p m yesterday. Seventeen tires were new and some were mounted on wheels. Entry method and motive unknown. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Chapin Trucking Company
Center Ridge Road
Ridgeview Shopping Center
Amherst Medical Building Break-In Reported
Police said an Amherst Medical Building at 155 Leavitt Rd was burglarized last night with amphetamines syringes and penicillin taken. The break-in was discovered at 6 30 am. Entry likely through a door or two windows. Offices of Dr. Nicholas Restifo and Dr. John J. Bittman were ransacked and cash taken. Colonial Builders in the same building also damaged but no items confirmed stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Amherst Medical
Leavitt Rd
Nicholas Restifo
John J. Bittman
Office of
Colonial Builders
Oberlin Police Probe Petty Larceny at Nursing Home
Oberlin city police investigate a petty larceny at the Welcome Nursing Home 54 E Hamilton St. A $50 bill was stolen from Thomas Murphy during an entry into his room while he was away. Residents’ rooms are kept unlocked and accessible, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin — City
Thomas Murphy
Suspicious fire damages Lorain home of Gillums
Lorain firemen call the $6,000 blaze at 22454 Elyria Ave suspicious as investigators press on. The Gillum family of five, housed by the Red Cross at Antler's Hotel, reported vacationing when neighbors found the fire around 11 30 p m. The blaze began in an upstairs closet, spread through the second floor, and damaged personal possessions estimated at $1,000 beyond the $6,000 home loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
William Givner
Gillums
Antler’s
Red Cross
Gillum
Art Mead
Two Hurt in Park Parkway Crash in Elyria
A two car crash at West River Street and Kennedy Memorial Parkway injured two men. Hatton Beard and Robert Linden were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and released. Beard faced charges of failure to yield and driving under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway Corner
West River Street
Kennedy Memorial Parkway
Elyria
Robert F. Linden
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hatton C. Beard
Taft St
Linden
Beard
Auto crash sends driver to hospital
A 29 year old Lorain man Louise K. Lake of 1724 E Lorain was reported in 28th St. and struck a parked car and a tree. Israel Cuevas of 3001 Vine Ave was in the intensive care unit with a fractured skull after his car struck a parked car and a tree.
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Lorain
Louise K. Lake
28Th St
St. Joseph
Bob Cuevas
Israel Cuevas
Vine Hospital
Cuevas
Ave
Births at Elyria Memorial Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pierce of 229 Fifth Street. Andrew Fada of 115 Roosevelt Ave. Edward Johns of 928 Fairwood Blvd. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Allgood of 335 5. Maple Street. Michael Cawley of 829 Poplar St. Allen Weigl of 1664 Bell Ave. James Thorne of 643 Keys Drive. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shumaker of 43008 Emerald. Harold Davis of 555 S. Abbe Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Pierce
Fifth St
Andrew Fada
Roosevelt Ave
Edward Johns
Fairwood Blvd
Lonnie Allgood
Maple St
Michael Cawley
Poplar St
Allen Weigl
Bell Ave
Jack Shumaker
Emerald Dr
Harold Davis
S. Abbe Rd
Local Birth Notices From Lorain and Surrounding Areas
A string of birth notices lists newborns with parental names and street addresses in Lorain Elyria Sheffield Lake Vermilion and nearby communities. The entries include the Zamppella Ruttledge Rahrig Toopolo Jasinski Verespe and others with provided residence details and family names.
Birmingham Man Denies Felonious Assault Guilty
A 53-year-old Birmingham man, Charles Persons, pleaded innocent in Erie County Common Pleas Court to felonious assault charges related to an incident involving a 9-year-old girl. He was arraigned before Judge James McCrystal, with defense by Charles Waterfield. The case stems from an alleged June 3 assault at Ortner's Airport Wakeman, leading to indictment on July 2 and a continued proceeding with no date set.
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Sandusky
Birmingham
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Charles Persons
Rt. 113
James McCrystal
Persons
Charles Waterfield
Sandusky Law
Flynn, Py
Kruse
Erie County
Vermilion Municipal
Ortner’s
Wakeman
Erie County Grand Jury
Vermilion Municipal Court
Four wounded in Oakdale family dispute
In Oakdale, about 20 miles from Athens, four people were wounded early today in a clash between two families. Clarence Spears, 32, Jerry Spears, 19, James Stires, 19, and Gar Stires, 19, were injured, with Gary Stires released after treatment. A 17-year-old Oakdale resident fired a shotgun during a neighborhood argument. deputies released no arrest information.
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Oakdale
UPI
Athens
Athens County
Clarence Spears
Jerry Spears
James Stires
Gar Stires
Gary Stires
Columbus’ University Hospital
Gary
Boy injured by exploding bullet casing in Lorain
A six year old Lorain boy suffered a cheek cut when a casing from an exploding bullet struck him after he threw a cartridge into a fire. Christopher Hyatt, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Hyatt of 2057 Gargasz Street, was playing on Gargasz Avenue at about 8 p.m. when urged by another child to burn the bullet. Police believe the casing caused the injury. the boy was treated at St Joseph Hospital. The youth with the box of shells said he bought them. Caliber not disclosed.
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Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Christopher Hyatt
Harold Hyatt
St. Christopher
Gargasz Avenue
Burglars Escape Jolly Roger Bar Theft
Elyria police report burglars escaped with 250 dollars in change from the Jolly Roger Bar at 125 Cleveland Street early Saturday after breaking the jukebox and pool table and seizing a coin bag. No sign of forced entry. Separately India exported 49 million dollars worth of seafood to Europe the United States and Japan in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland St
Elyria
India
Europe
United States
Japan
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Stephen Shilatz
George
Stephen Silac
Peter Silac
Carol Mauser
Euclid
Theresa) Skryantz
Steve
Dorothy) Mihalcik
Reidy-Scanlan
Simon Nekie
Hebebrand Service
Miller Service
Jack Spencer
Matterhorn Dr
el Paso
Tex
Mr. Spencer
Frank Spencer
Spencer
Spruce St
Elyria High School
Arthur H. Williams
Robert Kutchin
Mae Coen
West Bridge St
Rebel
Edwin Guelker
Ruth Alta Guelker
Brokaw Rd
Columbia Station
Bollinger Funeral Home
Cleveland
Charles Bryant
Robert P. Schaffer
Singer
Memoriam
Charlotte App
Greater and
Eles
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheinfler
Chapin Truck Firm
East 30Th St
Elyria Memorial
James Thorne
Lorain St. Joseph
James Super
Elyria Ave
James Zampella
Earl Holley
Hawthorne Ave
Timothy Smith
Brockley Dr
Gerald Jasinski
Sixth St
Mrs
Angelo Topolov
E. 30Th St
Joseph Verespe
W. 28Th St
Oberlin Allen
Troy Pittman
Woodford Ave
Nicholas Jakopak
Northview Ct
David Marr
Foster Park Rd
Raymond Yeager
South Main Street
Amherst Hospital
Harold Rutledge
Liberty Ave
Michael Rahrig
South Abbe Rd
Center Ridge Clinic, Inc
Roger L. Baldoza, M.D
Ohio
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