Death notices from Elyria area 1968 Chronicle Telegram
Lorain area obituaries report John F Raider 78 of Lorain died after a 10 day illness. Surviving wife Susie, daughter Caroline Uehlein, three grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services at Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home then St Mary Church. Matilda L Ward 85 of 2153 West 24th St died at home after long illness. Survivors include two daughters, nine grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren. Esther E Mackey 70 of 189 Harvard Ave died in Elyria Memorial Hospital after three year illness. Retired Lorain County teacher and active in many clubs. Anna W Cook 77 of Norwalk died in Twin Maples Nursing Home after long illness. Survived by husband Clyde and daughter Elaine Gieseman. Iva I Robinson 76 of Vermilion died at Hall Nursing Home after short illness. Survived by two daughters, two sons, twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Burial and service details listed for each.
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John F. Raider
Lorain
John F. Raver
Livingston Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Raider
US Steel
St. Mary Church
Caroline) Uehlein
Caroline Herrmann
Edward
Lo- Tain
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Funeral
Calvary Cemetery
Matilda L. Ward
West 24Th St
Elyria
Ward
St. John Lutherat Church
Lucille Whitcomb
LaVilla Robinson
William
Helen Baumhart
Reidy-Scanlan
Charles Springer
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Esther E. Mackey
Harvard Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Staffordshire County
Dudley
England
First Congregational Church
Lorain County
Mackey
White Shrine of Jerusalem
League of Woman Voters
Gardens Club
YWCA
Ely 11A
First Congregational Church Women’s Association
Mission Study Club
Wilmerding
Order of Eastern Star
Richard
Henry
Esther) Kraus
Akron
Darrell
Edith) Ward
Robert R
Harold Dicken
Richard Linde
Brookdale
Clyde Cook
Norwalk
Anna W. Cook
North Hester Ave
Twin Maples
Cook
Kansas
Leland Hotel
Mansfield
Clyde
Lester
Elaine) Gieseman
Cecile Furry
Raymond
Kubach-Smith Funeral
P.J. Garcia
Woodlawn Cemetery
Iva I. Robinson
Iva Irene Robinson
Columbus Ave
Hall
Robinson
Riverside
Calif
Vermilon
Florida
Linwood Park
Charles (Earleen) Moore
Albert
Althea) Fritzges
Vermilion
Gerald W
Medina
Jack A
Maryland
Hazel Showalter
Cincinnati
G.A. Bowman
Bloomingdale
Ind
C.F. Krugman
Sheffield Lake
Maebelle Krugman
Kenilworth Ave
Toledo
Westlake
Charles F
Earl C. Donaldson
Visalia
Walter A Frey
Verne L. Durham
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Garfield Cemetery
Sheffield Village
Daniel O. Martin
Alice
Martin
Pinewood Dr
Hrold Dicken
John Green
First Baptist Church
Oberlin
Westwood Cemetery
Barbara Vance
Harry
Marian) McKnight
Washington, Pa
Kenneth C
Olmsted Falls
Carl C
Donald D
Henrietta
Daniel
Andrew Havel Lorain
Pauline Havel
Reid Ave
St. Mary Altar and Rosary Society
Havel
Police find new born emergency in Avon Lake
Avon Lake police arrived to a home on an emergency call to discover a woman had just given birth. Officers Sergeant Lee Kreesi and Patrolman Tom Robertson helped call for an ambulance, taking mother and baby to St. Joseph Hospital in good condition.
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Avon Lake
Lee Kreesi
Tom Robertson
Robertson
Kreeji
St. Joseph Hospital
Area births in Elyria Memorial notice
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Woconish at Elyria Memorial on Wednesday and a son to Mr and Mrs James Meadows of 342 Winckles Street. Also mentioned is Lawrence Pickett of 40719 Carlisle Ave.
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John Woconish
Hawthorne Ave
James Meadows
Winckles St
Larry Pickett
Carlisle Ave
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S
Ton Son Nhut
Saigon
Wheeler
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
John §. McCain Jr
Pacific
Cleveland St
Gulf Road
East Bridge Street
Martinsville
Wetzel Democrat
Wetzel Republican
Robert L. Bruce
Gay Cain
Birth announcements listed for Wellington Vermilion and Grafton
A series of birth notices names parents and addresses across Wellington and nearby towns. Entries include Oberlin Allen and Richard Slosier families at 130 Lincoln St Wellington, Allen Johnson RD 2 Wellington, Billy Chandler 620 South Shore Ct Vermilion, and Gerald Brown 1024 Highland Park Blvd with other families tied to Lorain St Joseph and Cromwell Dr areas.
Streetsboro kidnapping case yields life sentence
Roland E. White of Akron was sentenced to life imprisonment for the January kidnapping and assault of his 15 year old niece. He abducted her from her school in Streetsboro to West Virginia and faces possible sentence adjustment after a federal study and psychological tests. A new hearing is set in three months.
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Cleveland
UPI
Roland E. White
Akron
White
Streetsboro
West Virginia
Ben Green
Card of Thanks from Heatwole Family
The family of the late Milton Heatwole expresses sincere thanks for the sympathy flowers and many kindnesses shown by friends neighbors and relatives during his illness and death Bre Jeanette Heatwole and Family
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Milton Heat Wole
Jeanette Heatwole
Words for walker
MAURICE C FLOOD Elyria Police Chief and others speak of reverence and courage tied to a space milestone. Vermilion Mayor John Maiden and Lorain school superintendent Joe Calta share prayers and awe as Armstrong prepares to speak from a historic moment. The Ohioan notes the world will hear Armstrong’s words Monday.
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Maurice C
Flood
Elyria
Earth
John Maiden
Vermilion
Joe F. Calta
Lorain
Armstrong
Oberlin Pinafore Delightfully Staged by Conservatory Talent
Oberlin Music Theatre presents HMS Pinafore with a strong cast from the Oberlin Conservatory. Wayne Turnage as Sir Joseph and Alma Jean Smith as Josephine lead a capable ensemble highlighted by David Hall and Rebecca McClure. The production features sharp costumes, a skilled chorus, and praise for direction and pacing.
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Oberlin Music Theatre
W.S. Gilbert
Sir Arthur Sullivan
London
United States
Ralph Rackstraw
David Hall
Josephine
Sir Joseph
Ralph
Alma Jean Smith
Oberlin
Joseph Line
U S and Enemy Deaths Hit Lull in Vietnam War
The U S Command reported the prior week had 143 American combat deaths and at least 2 051 enemy dead, the lowest totals since the year's start while South Vietnamese soldier deaths fell to a six month low. U S troops left Vietnam under Nixon’s order and top officials debated the lull and future withdrawals.
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Saigon
U.S
U. S
South Vietnam
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saigon University
One Man Gets Indeterminate or Probation in Lorain Case
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Paul J. Mikus sentenced David Bly 22 Mansfield to an indeterminate term of one to twenty years in Mansfield Reformatory after a guilty plea for auto theft. Bly took a car belonging to Randal Street 224 Gates Ave Feb 28. Proba tion was denied. Probations granted to Robert J Conti 32 and Santo J Lupica 33 both of Toledo after guilty pleas of burglary at Sparkle Market Oberlin Jan 21.
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Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
David Bly
Mansfield
Mansfield Reformatory
Bly
Randal Street
Gates Ave
Robert J. Conti
Santo J. Lupica
Toledo
Oberlin
Scouts Reunite After 26 Years at Jamaboree
Two former Boy Scouts Ed Kowalski of Cleveland and George Tupper of Portland met at the Seventh National Scout Jamboree in Farragut State Park Idaho. They had last seen each other in Cleveland in Troop 34 before military service in World War II. Both remain active in scouting roles.
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Farragut State Park
Idaho
UPI
Cleveland
Ohio
George Tupper
Portland
Ore
Edward Kowalski
Tupper
Kowalski
Job injuries cost U.S. firms 245 million lost production days
Disabling injuries on the job cost U S firms 245 million man-days of production in 1968. This loss was many times greater than that caused by strikes.
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Washington
U. S
Hearing Set in Morals Case for Petroff Rape Charge
A preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court is set for next week for Daniel George Petroff a 25 year old resident of 528 Delaware Ave on a rape charge. Petroff pleaded innocent and was freed on a 2000 dollar bond after police said he and another man attacked a woman in a car behind Eastern Heights School. A John Doe warrant was issued for the unidentified accomplice.
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Elyria Municipal
Daniel George Petroff
Delaware Ave
Petroff
Elyria
Eastern Heights School
John Doe
Local letters reveal town notes and memories from readers
A collage of reader submissions from The Chronicle Telegram includes memories of former mayor Robert L Bruce, anecdotes about a New Martinsville resident, and details of Army football backfield members. George Verban of Lorain County shares correspondence with Ed and insights about local history and daily life.
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Mammy) Ross
Spring Valley
Army
Shorty McWilliams
Glenn Davis
Felix
Doc) Blanchard
Arnold Tucker
Russ Davies
Chronicle-Telegram
George Verban
Lorain County
Injured LaGrange Boy Improves After Crash
A 6 year old LaGrange boy, Robert Moulder, who was seriously injured Tuesday after walking into a car on Rt. 308, was moved from ICU to fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Driver Gary Mokren, 27, of 122 Public Square, LaGrange, was not charged.
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LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert Moulder
Edwin Moulder
RD 1
Gary Mokren
Public Square
Half a Million Campsites Across 15,000 Parks and Lands
The United States offers about 500000 campsites across 15000 parks forests and private lands. The scope includes government and private sites, reflecting broad access to outdoor recreation nationwide.
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United States
Avon girl and mother pinned between cars at mall
An Avon teenager and her mother were pinned between two vehicles in the Midway Mall parking lot while loading groceries. The girl, Karen Baldauf, 18, was listed in fair condition with cuts and bruises. her mother Marlyn, 41, had bruises and was treated and released. Nancy Keller, 24, was cited for reckless operation.
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Avon
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Midway Mall
Karen Baldauf
Center Rd
Marlyn
Fisher-Fazio-Costa
Elyria
Baldaur
Nancy Keller
South Abbe Rd
Hicks named acting assistant principal at Steele High
Amherst school board appoints Donald Hicks former social studies head at Marion L Steele High School as acting assistant principal with a 12360 salary. He replaces Phillip Pettie who resigned June 17.
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Amherst
Donald Hicks
Marion L. Steele High School
Hicks
Phillip Pet- Tie
Negro group walks out of Lutheran convention
At the Denver meeting of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod a group of Black delegates and visitors briefly left the convention to protest perceived inaction. The Rev Will Herzfeld urged action over rhetoric as participants prayed and sang for about 20 minutes.
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Lutheran Convention
Denver
UPI
Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod
Will Herzfeld
Oakland
Calif
Jacob A. O. Preus
Sherman Beverly
Deerfield
Ill
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