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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1970
Page
10
Record of multiple deaths in Lorain and surrounding areas including Thomas P. Borthwick of Largo Florida with 66 years in Lorain. Also listed are Fannie Freeman of New London and Maria Rusin of Lorain along with Richard Patch Elvira LaForce and Ernest Hay. Details cover survivor names, funeral arrangements, and burial plans.
The notice lists births at Elyria area homes including a son to Garry and Christine Blake and a daughter to James and Harmony Neal, with multiple names and addresses. It also reports deaths of Carleton Newmier of Cleveland formerly Elyria, Rose Bodnar of South Amherst, Willie Williams of Lorain, and Helen Walsh of Lorain with funeral details and family connections.
George E. Phillips 52 of 2880 Richelieu Ave Sheffield Lake died yesterday at 5 45 p.m. in St Joseph Hospital Lorain after a five day illness He was born in Ryerson Station Pa an auto mechanic at Llewellyn Motors Lorain for seven years A World War II U S Army veteran and a VFW Post 451 member Surviving wife two sons two daughters four grandchildren stepfather sister and a half brother Funeral arrangements with Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home Lorain include viewing today 7-9 p m and tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p m Services Wednesday 2 p m burial Rest Haven Memory Gardens Avon Reverend Vern Prugh to officiate
Bertha E Randolph of 213 Lodi St died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Harold Dicken Funeral Home handling arrangements. Michael G Kozarich 74 of 2447 East 37th St Lorain died after a year long illness. former crane operator at Lorain-Cuyahoga Works U S Steel and Croatian orchestra musician survived by wife Mary two daughters four grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Services at local funeral homes and churches with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Arthur Junglas 73 of North Ridgeville died at St Joseph Hospital after three week illness. former Norfolk and Western Railroad watchman. Survived by wife, four daughters, three grandchildren and a sister. services at Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Burial plans and church attendances noted for Mrs Walsh and other relatives with service details and locations.
An in memoriam note from a family memorializes Richard Rafter seven years after his passing. The message expresses heartbreak, lingering memory, and enduring grief from his mother and siblings.
A girl to Mr and Mrs Norman Meyers 223 South Mam Spencer and a boy to Mr and Mrs Joseph Farago 113 Elim St Wellington are listed in the Allen Memorial Hospital birth notices.
Roy Alfred Godette 78 of 50 South Pleasant Street Oberlin died this morning at Allen Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born September 18 1891 in Oberlin and worked many years as a waiter at Elvira Country Club. He belonged to Rust Method ist Church. Surviving are his wife Lorena two stepsons Raymond and Loren Pruitt of California a stepdaughter Ima Lee Sylvester Indianapolis Ind six grandchildren and two great grandchildren two brothers Vern Oberlin and James Lorain Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin will conduct services tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home with Rev Moses Williams officiating. Burial will be in Camden Cemetery.
Robert C. Josiva of 1288 North Ridge Rd Amherst was held on a $1 bond after a secret indictment charging homicide by vehicle design. The arrest stems from a Vermilion Road crash that killed Willam C Fister and injured May Fisher. Josiva faces arraignment before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Paul J Mikus.
Norm Failing, Elyria's director of community development, will present a $1.1 million Malcolm Manor plan tonight. The federal government is set to provide $752,000 and Elyria about $250,000 for road and land acquisition at the Cleveland Street-East Bridge Street-Gulf Road intersection, with work slated to begin in 1970 and run about three years. The council will consider sending the plan to HUD for approval.
Elyria resident Carl Essex entered his Essex Electric shop on Broadway to catch a burglar. Police pursued a 40 year old Lorain man found with a .38 pistol and knife. Items including air conditioner and typewriters were recovered from the building interior.
Marcia Wladecki, 191 Overbrook Rd., daughter of Dr. and Mrs William B Wladecki, suffered a severe eye injury when a rubber stopper thrown by classmates struck her during a catch game at Elyria Catholic High School. She remains in Elyria Memorial Hospital for about a week due to a ruptured small blood vessel. Visitors are restricted while the teacher was out of the room.
Voters may cast absentee ballots on the 7.5 mill operating levy for Elyria city schools until 4 p.m. Thursday at the Lorain County Board of Elections office. The registration deadline for the June 5 special election on the issue passed last Thursday.
A head-on collision on Baumhart Road just south of the Ford plant injured two men. William Petch, 31, of Berea, was in critical condition with facial and leg injuries at St. Joseph Hospital. Arthur Laney Jr., 19, of Port Clinton, was in fair condition with facial injuries. Rescue crews were dispatched at 8:48 a.m.
Hinckley Ohio UPI reports Walter C. Nawalaniec lieutenant of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park Rangers died of a heart attack on a weekend. He popularized the Buzzard Sunday event at Whipp's Ledges each March 15 and served two years with the rangers. A Marine veteran, he also belonged to the Northern Ohio Fish and Game Association and Hinck Hills Rod and Gun Club.
A live-in Elyria girl, Kathleen Karces, 11, was thrown from her horse at home on Butternut Ridge Road. She was listed in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital with a cracked vertebra after the accident Saturday.
The Medina County coroner's office probes the death of Richard Novak 32 of Litchfield who died Friday from a gunshot wound. He was born in Cleveland and lived in Litchfield a year. Novak a Korean War veteran. Funeral at Parker Funeral Home Lodi with burial in Chatham Cemetery.
Three Lorain youths are in custody at Lorain County Detention Home following a break-in at Clearview High School in Lorain. A window was broken and change taken from a beverage machine. A canvas bag with school combination locks was found. They are to appear in Lorain County juvenile court.
Head Start invites volunteers to an open house Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 189 Meadow Drive. Volunteers will receive recognition certificates and special attention for outstanding contributions during the afternoon.
A Lorain mother Ifrene Bronger aged 40 and her 13-year-old son Donald Brunger suffered minor injuries in a single vehicle crash at 8 30 p m at May s Sheffield Center. The car left the road struck a tree and a wire fence. both were treated and released from St Joseph Hospital Lorain for minor cuts and bruises.
The column lists sports schedules for the Cleveland Indians to Elyria High and local colleges, notes families in Elyria, and reports the Lorain County Muscular Dystrophy Association annual meeting electing officers. Dr. Paul Vignos spoke on new drug use and therapy for MD patients.
The Chronicle Telegram notes Elyria High School failed to include Charles Andrew Boyd, a graduating senior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boyd, in the published 1970 graduates list.
The report tallies about 2.5 million dollars in National Guard costs and nearly 2 million for campus violence control at Ohio State Kent State and Ohio University. Police and highway patrol expenses reach 1.0 million, with private property damages in Kent State and other universities totaling tens of thousands.
The investigation considers possible gasoline in tanks from 350 to 400 gallons present and notes fuel reactions may cause loss of power. Reed says evidence is inconclusive. A plane taking off north of Atlanta reported engine trouble, tried to reach the airport, crashed on Interstate 285, killing five car occupants and injuring others.
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