Widow Dies From Explosion Injuries In Lorain
Mrs Stella Fridenstine 77 of 1220 Ford Road died at St Joseph Hospital from blast injuries suffered in a May 16 home explosion blamed on a faulty propane gas supply to a furnace. Her husband Albert in fair condition. she leaves three sons and a daughter, 17 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral plans set with Wainwright Funeral Home and Abbe Road Baptist Church, notices call for calling hours today 6 to 9 p m and services Tuesday at South Murray Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may go to Abbe Road Baptist Church flower fund.
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Stella M. Fridenstine
Ford Road
St. Joseph Hospital
Fridenstine
Albert
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
Elyria Township
Lorain County
Abbe Road Baptist Church
Albert D
Robert L
Columbus
Carl L
San Jose
Calif
South Murray Ridge
James H. Turner
Abbe Road
Wainwright Funeral
Ronald K. Marmaduke
First Congregational Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Elyria
First Congregational Church Memorial Fund
Max
Yetta) Rogovy
Akron
Rose Ardman
Eytia
Irving Sands
Merriman Rd
Jewish Welfare
Avon man Steven Zegarac dies in boating accident
Avon resident Steven Zegarac aged 26 was found dead by US Coast Guard after a boat spill near Elyria Water Works. Cause ruled accidental drowning by Lorain County Coroner. Passenger Mark Zerib rescued. Zegarac previously worked at Melkie Cole Inc and Avon Oaks Country Club. Survived by mother Celia, sisters Sally Ann Hughes and Mary Ellen, brothers Daniel Michael and Arthur, grandmother Celia Fallon. funeral arrangements set at Burmeister Funeral Home with services at St Mary Church Avon.
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Lorain
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Steven Zegarac
Miriam Ave
Elyria Water Works
Lorain County
William Kishman
Zegarac
Mark Zerib
Electric Ave
Avon Lake
Detroit
Sheriff's Patrol
Avon High School
Melkie Cole Inc
Avon Oaks Country Club
Avon
Berea
St. Mary Church
Celia Zegarac
Nee Fallon
Edward
Sally Ann) Hughes
Rocky River
Mary Ellen
Daniel
Michael
Arthur
Celia Fallon
Brook Park
Milan
Burmeister
Arthur Egan
Holy Cross Cemetery
Ruth Billman former Penney employee dies in Florida
Ruth A. Billman aged 68 of Lakeland Florida died Saturday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Montreal she lived in Lakeland six years and previously resided in Elyria. She worked 25 years for J C Penney and was married 39 years to Myron L Billman. Survived by son Dan Billman and daughters Barbara Lederman Judi Phillips Betty Lisewsky and Louise Kastecki and 11 grandchildren. Burial at Brookdale Cemetery Elyria. Memorials to First Congregational Church in Elyria.
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Ruth A. Billman
Doreen Drive
Lakeland
Fla
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Montreal
Canada
Billman
Elyria
First Congregation Church
J.C. Penney Co
Myron L
Dan Billman
Barbara Lederman
Lakewood
Vince
Judi) Phillips
Leonard
Betty) Lisewsky
Ted
Louise) Kastecki
Belden
Edna Tutbi
Betty Halsey
Virginia
Conrad H. Balzer Sr
Edison Highway
Birmingham
Elnhausen
Germany
United States
Cleveland Quarries Company
South Amherst
Julia Ann (Nee Farkasy
State probes Cleveland school food contract bonds
The Ohio Department of Insurance is reviewing millions in performance bonds issued by Rumford Property & Liability Insurance Co for Cleveland school food contracts. Ohio officials question Rumford’s financial reserves and licensing, while probes target Rumford’s Ohio agent and possible improper bond transactions and penalties. If illegal activity is found, cases may go to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor and state auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
State Department of Insurance
Rumford Property & Liability Insurance Co
Providence
R.I
Robin Ratchford
Ohio
Rhode Island Insurance
Rumford
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Joseph E. LoConti
Joseph A. LoConti
LoConti
Ratchford
Cuyahoga County
John P. Corrigan
Robert Katz
Cleveland Board of Education
Rhode Island
U.S. Resources Inc
Beechwood
Elyria Obituaries Include Bakos Jenkins Balzer Plas Beasley Carpenter
Elizabeth Bakos 88 of Elyria dies after long illness in Elyria Memorial Hospital with survivors including daughter Mary Baracskai and son Joseph. Bevis Jenkins 94 of Elyria dies after long illness. survivors include wife Fannie and daughter Catherine Taylor. Conrad Balzer Sr. 72 of Birmingham dies after illness. family details listed with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Raymond Plas 71 of Elyria dies. services held at Laudenthal Funeral Home. Norman Beasley Sr. 70 of Avon Elgin SC dies after heart attack. obituary lists extensive survivors. Robert Carpenter 83 of New London dies after heart attack. WWI veteran and longtime helper at C.E. Ward Co.. services in Eastman Funeral Home.
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Raymond J. Plas
Elyria
Laudenthal
Francis X. Cook
Sacred Heart Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Plas
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wilbert Plas
Avon
Norman C. Beasley Sr
Elgin
5.C
Bishopville
S.C
Mr. Beasley
Avon Lake BF Goodrich
Blaney Baptist Church
Elgin Lions Club
Ritha K. Beasley
Norman C. Jr
New York
N.Y
Ira
Billie) Skinner
Boca Raton
Fla
James
Doris) Suggs
Harold K
Amherst
Kornegay Funeral Home
Camden
Robert J. Carpenter
E. Main St
New London
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
C.E. Ward Co
Mr. Carpenter
American Legion
John Herron
Fitchville
Berea Man Drowns in Vermilion River
A 50 year old Berea man named Russell Baird of 74 West Street Vermilion was found dead after apparently going under in the Vermilion River near Maple Grove Campground early Sunday. He was pronounced dead at Lorain Community Hospital. Rescue crews recovered the body about 5 am and police say the incident remains under investigation. The Lorain County coroner has not ruled on the cause of death.
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Vermilion
Berea
Vermilion River
Lorain Community Hospital
Russell Baird
West St
Maple Grove Campground
Lorain County
William E. Kishman
Widow of Erie County official found dead near Huron River
Mary Gasteier 52, wife of Erie County Commissioner J Philip Gasteier, was found near the west branch of the Huron River about seven miles from home. She disappeared May 18 after a walk. authorities say exposure caused death. Two men found the body. a $500 family reward was offered earlier for information. Autopsy pending.
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Norwalk
Oxford Township
Mary Gasteier
Huron River
Richfield
Huron County Sheriff's Deputies
Huron County
Erie County Sheriff’s Office
F. Said
Elyria to hire 165 CETA summer workers this year
Elyria's CETA office plans 165 part time positions for youths 14 to 21 with start set for June 16 and a goal to fill by June 27. About 180 of 500 applicants will be offered eight to ten week slots, with some sharing eight week assignments. Jobs will be with community groups, schools and city departments, plus lifeguards and umpires for pools and baseball leagues.
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CETA
Elyria
William D. Ogle
Ogle
YMCA
YWCA
Hoagland
Williams matriarch dies at 95 in St Louis home
Edwina Dakin Williams mother of Tennessee Williams dies at 95 in a St Louis rest home. She inspired Amanda in The Glass Menagerie and was linked to themes in Night of the Iguana, with survivors including Rose and Dakin Williams and husband Cornelius Coffin Williams predeceasing her. A separate notice records composer Joseph Burke’s death at 66 in Los Angeles after a career with Sinatra and work on film and TV scores. Funeral services for Honora Quincy, 65, were set in Lexington, Massachusetts, with her lineage tracing to the 10th generation Quincy family and Mount Wollaston.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Edwina Dakin Williams
Tennessee Williams
St. Louis
Collinsville, NJ
Cornelius Coffin Williams
Walter E. Dakin
Tom
Los Angeles
Joseph Francis Burke
Jimmy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra
Burke
Sinatra
Scranton
Charlie Spivak
Gene Krupa
Dorsey
Bill Eckstine
Dinah Shore
Mel Torme
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Reprise
Decca
MCA
Quincy
Arthur J. Quincy
Edmund Quincy
Mount Wollaston
Quincy, Mass
Four levers urged for presidential vote in Ohio guide
Ohio Secretary of State Anthony J Celebreeze Jr says voting is for delegates and alternates to party conventions, not individual presidential candidates. Ballots show candidates under four captions Delegate at large Alternate at large District Delegate District Alternate. Democratic primary uses proportional delegate allocation, while Republican primary is winner take all at large and district levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Anthony J.celebreeze Jr
Celebreeze
Truck Crash on Buggy Road Near Whecker Road
A potted truck on Buggy Road near Whecker Road was involved in a crash around 12:30 am. The vehicle tipped, rolling toward Amberet Mobile Home, leaving 15 percent damage. No ditch impact reported. injuries not specified. Responders dispatched to the Quarry Rowd area.
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Whecker Road
Amberet
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Harold Gage
Newburg
Richard
Ruth) Wainwright
Richard Squire
Lois Folsom
Edna Riddle
Wainwright Funeral Home
Penney
Simok
Duran
Deval
Leduy
Bam
Joe Romar
Cato
Ruth Billman
Mrs
Max Rogovy
Curtis-Scheufler
Lerner Fyneret
State Insurance Department
Melo
Andrew Bakos
Elizabeth Julia Bakos
Blake SL
Andrew
Bittner—DeCarlo
Funeral
Bevis Jenkins
15Th St
McComb
Miss
Clarksdale
Thew Shovel Co
Jenkins
Mt. Nebo Primitive
Catherine Taylor
Carter Funeral Home
Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church
Rev. W. Taylor
Conrad H. Balzer
Hempel
Cleveland Ave
Abe Rev. Opal Fields
Free Pentecostal Church of South
Erie County Sheriffs
Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Norman Failing
Community Development Department
Tennessee
Thomas Lanier
Key West, Fla
Williams
Rose
Key West
Dakin
Marcles
Lexington
Mass
Honora P. Quincy
Town of
City of
Sheriff's Department
Laren
Netle
Thapenal Road
Wen Benken
Parrotl
Trurkee Road
Mala
Prreatem Et Puerson
Laperte
Etbedeet Cmeeh
Gratien Rowe
Middle Ridge Rm
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