Area Deaths Bring Funeral Notices For Local Residents
Local obituaries report William A. Schaefer 58 of Graf ton Township as road superintendent who died unexpectedly. Also noted are Louis Farmer Jr. 60 of Elyria dying after a long illness, Irene L. Bishop 89 of Oberlin, infant Wesley Richard Anderson, and Mary Litka 41 formerly of Lorain whose funerals and burial details are listed with respective funeral homes and service times.
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William A. Schaefer
Grafton Township
Blackburn- Fulton Funeral Home
Grafton
Elyria Deaths and Funeral Notices Roundup
Obituaries from Elyria and nearby areas note deaths of Evelyn Wilkinson 72 Joyce Frends and Geraldina Korleci, with services at Norton and Certs Sebeaffler funeral homes. Details list wake and burial at Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, and multiple attendances at Bethel Ray Church and St Stanislaus, with memorials to charity.
Kidron Auction Mid Summer Consignments Steady Hog Market
Kidron consignments thrive with mid summer demand as market hogs hold near week’s levels and feeder pigs weaken stacking at 50 cents per pound. Beef cattle show strength with Holstein cows rising to 4475 4730 while Holstein bulls hover near 70. Prices for hay straw and dairy cattle show only modest movement amid a special sale on Thursday August 43 Jersey dairy cattle and eight Rotstein spronger heifers.
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Es Kidron
Kidron
Jersey
Valley City Farmer Russell J. Hammon Sr. Dies at 89
Russell J. Hammon Sr. 89 of Valley City died Thursday at Medina Community Hospital after a long illness. A lifelong Valley City resident and farmer, he is survived by daughter Carol Frambach of Waco Texas a son Russell C. of Valley City five grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by wife Margaret in 1972. Visitation 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City. Funeral services Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home officiated by Rev. Marshall Cook. Burial Myrtle Hill Cemetery Valley City.
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Louis
Lou) Farmer Jr
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Farmer
van Lear
First Assembly of God Church
Jess
Stone Park
Marie Peck
Lorain
Reichlin-Roberts
First
Assembly of God
Cole Brown
Brookdale Cemetery
Irene L. Bishop
Oberlin
Golden Acres
Amherst
Stanley Cote
Johnstown Cemetery
Johnstown
Ohio
Gladys E. Spieth
Hobe Sound
Fla
Jupiter
Tennessee
First United Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Doug
Charles
Tequesta
Harry
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Valley City
Walter Spieth
Bauer Funeral Home
Russell J. Hammon Sr
Medina Community Hospital
Carol Frambach
Waco
Texas
Russell C
Margaret
Funeral
Marshall Cook
South Amherst Board Overlooks Merger Talks With Firelands
South Amherst School Board member Joyce Mackin denounces the move by James Taddeo and Gene Dulmage to end merger discussions with Firelands. The board canceled study committee talks, citing declining enrollment, with a 2-1 vote despite absences. Mackin urged a public referendum while noting reader concerns and continued inquiry into district course offerings.
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South Amherst
Joyce Mackin
James Taddeo
Gene Dulmage
Firelands
Mackin
Dulmage
Taddeo
Robert Tokas
Barbara Becker
South Amherst Educational Information Committee
Goodyear HQ Fire Damages Buildings 4 8 23
AKRON AP Fire swept through three linked Goodyear headquarters buildings at 4 a.m. damaging offices with smoke and water. Cause unknown. Building 4 slated for demolition amid remodeling. Several hundred employees told not to report to work. Wing King opens beside Rite-Nau drive through in Elyria.
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AKRON
Goodyear
James Harris
William Newkirk
Newkirk
Harris
Rain favors late Lorain County crops after soaking storm
Lorain County farmers finally got a much needed soaking on Thursday as 2:30 PM rain measured by North Ridgeville Weather Observer Ray Diederich reached 0.81 inches with higher totals near the lake, boosting late planted corn and soybeans. Officials called the rain welcome and helpful for crops, noting a cool spell followed by warm, clear weekend forecast with highs in the 70s and 80s.
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Lorain County
County Cooperative Extension Service
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Birmingham
Diederich
General Telephone to ID caller numbers for long distance
Chatham exchange customers with 667 numbers will avoid operator assistance when dialing long distance starting Tuesday. New equipment will identify callers immediately and about 80 percent of one party line users will benefit. Party-line customers must still provide their numbers. In Elyria, Elliot H. Rudoy was named chair of Lorain County Community College community education division.
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Chatham
Most General Telephone Co
Chatham Exchange
GTE
Elyria
Elliot H. Rudoy
Amherst
Lorain County Community College
Rudoy
Cop Crashes En Route to Elyria Accident
An Elyria police officer responding to a two car collision report was injured and a 1979 Chevrolet Impala suffered minor damage when the patrol car crashed in Thursday rain. Officer Alan L. Leiby was behind the wheel and escaped serious injury.
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Elyria
Alan L. Leiby
Leiby
Driscol
Clark Street
East River Road
Route 57
Taylor Street
Douglas A. Fisher
Prospect St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Fisher
Steven A. Husk
Walker Drive
Grafton
Husk
Pauline Husk
Elyria couple sue Friendly's over fall incident
An Elyria couple sue Friendly Ice Cream Corp over a July 1983 fall at 204 E Broad St Elyria alleging negligent maintenance caused injuries. Elizabeth Malone seeks 50000 and Ivan Malone 10000 in damages as the case before Judge Adrian Bedle ski proceeds.
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Elyria
Friendly Ice Cream Corp
Elizabeth Malone
Ivan Malone
E. Broad St
Elyria man surrenders in secret drug trafficking case
Elyria resident Claude A. Sperke Jr. 18 of 320 Furnace St turned himself in at the county jail after a secret indictment charging drug trafficking for allegedly selling Librium to Metropolitan Enforcement Group agents in April. He is held on a 5000 dollar bond.
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Columbus
Elyrian John B. McCurry
State Pharmacy Board
Ohio Board of Pharmacy
McCurry
Lorain County
Pharmacy Board
Rexall
Elyria
Claude A. Sperke Jr
Furnace St
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
Bursley Road Closure For Repairs Near Rochester Township
Bursley Road between Route 511 and Quarry Road will close starting Monday for three to four weeks for a bridge deck replacement, the County Engineer's office says. Detours will be posted and motorists should follow signs.
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Rochester
Bursley Road
Quarry Road
Suit: Woman says other choked her
ELYRIA An Amherst woman claims Sharon Beko punched pushed and choked her in Amherst on May 27. Jacqueline Stringer seeks 25000 in compensatory damages and 25000 in punitive damages in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Judge Adrian Betleski assigned.
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Elyria
Amherst
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Jacqueline Stringer
Park Ave
Sharon Beko
Edison Highway
Ms. Beko
Ms. Stringer
Kroger Workers Vote Sunday on 3 Contracts in Cleveland Area
About 1,500 Kroger Co employees in Local 380 will vote on a three-contract offer Sunday, covering Cleveland and Akron Canton clerks and meat cutters after a merger. Polls run at Union Hall Cleveland, Park Hotel North Canton, and Amalgamated Clothing Workers Hall. Local 880 expects 80-90 percent turnout across 18 stores.
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Cleveland
Kroger Co
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Cleveland Area
Akron-Canton Area
Meat Cutters
Union
Euclid Ave
Park Hotel
North Canton
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Hall
Payne Ave
Joseph Madzelenka
Garden of Delights screens at Lorain Library
A Spanish language film about a wealthy businessman with amnesia and his greedy family titled Garden of Delights will be shown Thursday at 7 p.m. at the South Branch of the Lorain Public Library located at the Grove Avenue and 30th Street corner.
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Lorain
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Louis Farmer Jr
Wesley R. Anderson
Wesley Richard Anderson
Rodney Anderson
New London
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Lauren
Richard Anderson
Lucille Dillingham
Monroeville
Grove Street
Jeff Gindlesberger
Fitchville United
Mary Litko
Mary Litka
Baptist
John
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Feher
Julia Finer Sabo
Heleh Korleci
Joseph
Certs Sebeaffler
Chast
Low
Elyna
Harbe
Ard Sons
Daniel B
Philip
Wabrenght
Iar
Bethel Ray Church
Rad Flyno
Brookda
Wilkinson Evelyn
Wallingies
Sore
Stith
Thomas
Paul Frends
Pip
Norton Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Bellingee
Bae
Greenwond
Wellington
Seward Services
Nancy Lee Seward
Moores
North Olmsted
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Bagley Road
Seminary Street
Berea
Seward
Fort Lauderdale
Boston Harbor
Les
Logan International Airport
North Olmsted High School
Kent State University
Midview
Brush
Eaton Township
Eastern Airlines
Adam Jestal
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Jestal
Poland
U.S. Steel
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
The
Holy Name Society
St. Kazmier Lodge
United Polish Club of
Polish-American Citizens Club
Golden Age Pensioners
Calvary Cemetery
Nancy Seward
Livesotch
Wing King
Rite-Nau
Rite-Nau Beverage Drive-Through
West River Rd
Fred Ritenauer
New Wing King
Larry Treboniak
Ed Zaborniak
Ritenauer
Laura Wallace
Spencer
LCCC
Friendly
Theodore Driscol
Kroger
Lorain Library
Lorain County Florists
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