Death notices from Elyria area detail several obituaries
Several Elyria area obituaries list Mrs. Caroline Sprankel 75 of Berlin Township dying in Good Samaritan Hospital after eight days as a patient, wife Sidney for 51 years, and siblings in Ohio and California. Also noted are the deaths of Emelia Beesing of 224 Princeton Ave and Mrs Virginia D. McCourt 77 of Cleveland, with service and funeral home details, church affiliations, burial plans, and memorial requests. Retired farmer Russell H. Finlay, 81, previously of Elyria Home, will be buried in Canal Lewisville. funeral plans include the Rev. Russell Hoy officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Sprankel
Mason Road
Berlin Township
Good Samaritan
Emelia Beesing
Princeton Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Virginia D. McCourt
Lake Ave
Cleveland
Lakewood Hospital
Bellshill
Scotland
Lorain
McCourt
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
James McCourt
John E. McCourt
Bay Village
Nancy Ewart
William R
Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Cermittal
Russell H. Finlay
Canal Lewisville
Russell Hoy
Finlay
Elyria
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Bullet narrowly misses Elyria woman at West Park stall
Audrey Saylor was inside a park concession stand when a .22 caliber bullet ripped through a north wall at 5 40 pm. The slug struck a cooler but did not injure her. Police searched nearby woods for a shooter but found no weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
West Park
Audrey Saylor
Earlene
Marina opens at Shawnee State Park on Oliw River
The Department of Natural Resources opens a $2 million marina at Shawnee State Park west of Portsmouth. It features a four-lane boat ramp, 128 dock spaces, 145 car parking, 132 trailer spaces, a picnic area, rest rooms, water fountains, a floating gasoline dock, and a concession building available for seasonal or temporary rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
UPI
Department of Natural Resources
Shawnee State Park
Oliw River
Portsmouth
Arson suspected in Wellington Lumber fire
Wellington police and fire officials investigate a blaze at Wellington Lumber Co. 183 South Depot St that caused about 500 in damage to stored plastic pipe. Four or five youths were seen leaving the area as the fire burned for about an hour with no injuries or damage to nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Wellington Lumber Co
South Depot St
William Weber
Weber
Grafton man arrested on receiving stolen property charge
A Grafton man, Fred Ullrich III, 1639 Royalton Rd, was arrested in Medina by Lorain County detectives on a grand jury indictment from December 1974 charging him with receiving stolen property. The unit indicated the case arose from a December grand jury session. Services for TUTKO Mrs John Annat are scheduled with visitation today and Sunday, followed by a wake Sunday and funeral Monday at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St Mary Cemetery Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Fred Ullrich III
Royalton Rd
Medina
Card of Thanks for Lucy Stanis Lawski
The family of the late Lucy Stanis Lawski expresses sincere thanks for comforting sympathy, kindnesses, and support from friends neighbors and relatives during the illness and death of their mother and grandmother Special thanks are extended to Dr Naeem who treated her, the pallbearers, Rev Gary Shumard and the Bittner DeCarlo Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Stanislawski
Ines
Naeem
hecill+ hess
Gary Shumard
Bittner DeCarlo Fineral
Arkansas Agrees On Five Constitutions Since Statehood
Arkansas has had five constitutions since joining the Union. The current charter was adopted in 1874 and amended 55 times. The first constitution was drafted in 1836 for statehood and the second in 1861 by the secession convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
UPI
Arkansas
Police and Fire Log for Elyria and Vicinity
Friday entry records burglaries at Sibley Roofing and Gary Smith home with items seized and several two car crashes on Middle Avenue Eastern Heights Boulevard and other streets with no injuries. Firefighters extinguished grass behind Lorain County Admin Building and removed a cat from a tree. Saturday notes burglaries at Red Head station and Longson Avenue home with valuables taken. sheriff deputies log multiple vehicle crashes at Eaton Township and Carlisle locations with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley Roofing
Sheet Metal, Inc
Chestnut St
Lorain County Administration
Middle Ave
H Charles Redington
Columbus St
Laken
Leona Street
49Th Street
Middle Avenue
Fifth Street
Philip Lichtelen
Washington Ave
Huron Street
Mary Hoogenboom
Vassar Ave
Massey Avenue
West Avenue
Paul Harris
Midway Mall
Peggy Thrasher
Glenwood St
Red Head
W. Bridge St
Midview High School
Eaton Township
O-Bay
Lake Ave
Roy Cain
Gilford Road
Country Garden
LaGrange Road
Carlisle
Lawson Milk Co. Driver Robbed at Lake Ave Store
Norman G. Moore, 45, of Barberton, told Lorain County deputies that an armed bandit waited for him to finish a Lawson Milk Co. delivery at 6944 Lake Ave. The thief demanded the wallet, took a dollar, and fled south on Lake Ave to a awaiting car about 100 yards away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Milk Co
Lawson
Lake Ave
Norman G. Moore
Barberton
Lorain County
Lake Avenue
Births at Elyria Memorial Honor Newborn Sons and Daughters
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Thom Mangold at 4885 Saddle Wood Sheffield Lake. A son to Mr. and Mrs. R Victor Rogers at 34978 Highland Dr North Ridgeville. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Trice at 625 South Abbe Rd Apt N-1. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frederick at 231 New York Ave. Larry Johnson at 194 Duff Dr Avon Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mangold
Saddle Wood
Sheffield Lake
R. Victor Rogers
Highland Dr
North Ridgeville
Leland Trice
South Abbe Rd
Apt. N-1
Robert Frederick
New York Ave
Larry Johnson
Duff Dr
Avon Lake
Elyria Memorial Lists Discharges Across Multiple Skyes
Elyria Memorial discharged Mahlon J Black and dozens of others from Amherst Columbia Station Vermilion and nearby areas. The roster includes La Verne Brown John Butler Reginald Fowkes Esther Dr Gratton Steve Garwolinski and many more residents with addresses in North Ridgeville Fairview Park Grafton Lorain and surrounding towns. The list reads like a local discharge bulletin naming individuals and their streets rather than detailing medical outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon J Black
Spring St
Amherst
Gratton James D Holets
North Ridgeville
Richard G Houston
Chestnut Ridge
Paul Janusis
Reed Rd
Alfred D Jeancola
East River
Lorrainef Kaiser
Fairview Park
Allen Katz
Bond St
John Klingshirn
Michigan Ave
Glenn May
Forestview
Vermiton
Thurman Mollohan
Garford Ave
Richard L Montgomery
Ford Rd
Robert G Montgomery
Lincoln Ct
Frank F Nemeth
Brandston Ave
Kenneth Padley
Aurensen Rd
Kenneth N Patton
Stoney Ridge
Donna R Pettry
East Royalton Rd
Grafton
Virgil L Pinyard
Elma
Charles E Prout
Marseilles Ave
Roderick Russell
High
Robert Sabo
Purdue Ave
Paul E Sage
South Center
St LaGrange
Clifford E Smith
Enid
Okla
St Loram
Ventura Zepeda
Bet Aye
Hungry Ghosts Feared in Asia Pacified by Community Feasts
In Hong Kong and other parts of Asia communities mark a day to pacify hungry ghosts by symbolic feeding. The ritual aims to calm wandering spirits to prevent potential harm to the living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Hong Kong
Seven arrested in Vermilion drug raid
Vermilion Police and North Star MEG agents arrested seven people at 1220 Highbridge Road in a 2:50 am raid. James C Jenkins 24 was held on 1000 bond for maintaining a house for the use of hallucinogens. Others faced charges of possession and disorderly conduct. all but Jenkins released on personal bond. All seven set to appear at 9 am Monday in Vermilion Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Highbridge Road
North Star Metropolitan Enforcement Group
James C. Jenkins
Highbridge Rd
Vermilion City
Joyce Gerber
Oberlin
David Harris
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst
Terry Jones
Vermilion Road
Terry R. Morgan
Berlin
Kevin J. Manges
Clause Road
George Gail
Jenkins
MEG
Vermilion Municipal Court
William Callahan
Mi Vermilion Municipal Court
Lorain Boy Strikes Car, Breaks Collar Bone
Six year old Irvin McComas Jr. ran into a car driven by Ramon Garza Jr. after buying an ice cream bar from an ice cream truck. The collision left the boy with a broken collar bone. He was treated at St Joseph’s Hospital and released. His father had warned him to stop but he darted across the street. Garza Jr. was not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Irvin McComas Jr
Reid Ave
Ramon Garza Jr
Garza
Irvin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Press rejects government offer in Portugal crisis
Lisbon editors of Republica rejected the government terms to reopen the paper, denouncing the communique as unacceptable. Republica, one of Portugal’s few independent papers, was shut May 20 after printers struck over editorial policy, with officials proposing no staff changes or policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Lisbon
UPI
Republica Today
Republica
Rego
Jesus Christ Superstar rocks Huntington Playhouse opening
Huntington Playhouse presents Jesus Christ Superstar with a strong cast and imaginative staging. The production features silhouette lighting for Judas hanging and the crucifixion, making it a notably unique show in the area this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Village
Huntington Playhouse
Playhouse
Judas
Unusual high school production as Elyria circle ends in charges
A noisy Elyria High School circling by the 1975 graduates ended with at least five charged for unsafe driving. Police reported about 10 complaints as more than 100 horn blasting cars roamed Middle Avenue and surrounding streets. A spot safety inspection followed. tickets were issued and most drivers left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judas
Pontius Pilate
Jesus
Elyria
Elyria High School
Middle Avenue
Sixth Street
West Avenue
Fifth Street
Local residents listed in Lorain area directory
Names and addresses appear: Lorain St JosephLorain St Joseph Nelson Gomez 1925 E 32nd St Wendell McMahan RD 2 Mason Rd Vermilion Thomas Hill 330 Georgia Ave Larry Johnson 1015 Oberlin 4 Mr and Mrs Edward Sultzer 6932 W River Rd Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Gomez
E, 32Nd St
Wendell McMahan
Mason Rd
Search for John Belch after $1M heroin bust at Lorain westside
Narcotics agents and Lorain police continued the hunt for John Belch linked to a Thursday raid that yielded 85 packets of Mexican heroin valued between 1.1 and 1.8 million. Belch may have fled to California. a warrant was issued at 4 a.m. Belch allegedly bought the heroin in Mexico for about 200,000. Agencies involved included Lorain County Metropolitan Group, Lorain police, Amherst police, and the county prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Schrenkel
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
Cotics
Charles BE
Daniels
John Belch
Woodridge Rd
Bert
Belch
Westside
California
Mexico
Lorain County
Lorain man jailed on assault charges
A 42 year old Lorain man Edward C Kahler is jailed on three counts of assault with a motor vehicle after allegedly trying to run down his wife Kay 51 his step daughter Tonya M Kail 27 and a family friend Dorothy J Nielsen 49 in the front yard of his home on Marshal Avenue about 7 20 p m There were no injuries and Kahler fled on foot before being arrested Bond has not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Edward C. Kahler
Marshall Ave
Kahler
Kay
Tonya M. Kail
Dorothy J. Nielsen
30Th St
Marshal Avenue
Meister Road
Sheffield Lake school employees negotiate contract
Sheffield Lake Ohio noncertified school employees including bus drivers cooks custodial secretarial and cafeteria staff negotiate a tentative two year contract with an 11 percent salary and fringe benefits increase. The package adds 2500 life insurance and updated hospitalization with major medical coverage a 50 deductible. The agreement awaits June 16 school board consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Ohio Association of Public School Employes
Board of Education
Martha Andason
Lorain police probe breakin at AmVets Club
Lorain police search for an alleged burglar who gained entry by pushing in a rear exhaust fan at AmVets Post 58 on 1910 E. 28th St. The incident occurred around 12 35 a m. Coin boxes on a pool table and a juke box were found open and empty, and a bank deposit bag was on the floor. The owner Rufino Cardona, 44, of 2052 E. 30th St., said the burglar likely exited through a rear door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
AmVet
E. 28Th St
Rufino Cardona
E. 30Th St
The
Post
Cardona
Gerald J Cozart Apt 203 A Glen Oaks
Gerald J Cozart is listed at Glen Oaks Apt 203 A in this directory-style notice. The entry records a resident in a multiunit complex, reflecting the address associated with Cozart.
Vandals Cut Five Trees At Firelands High School
Five trees donated to Firelands High School by the Birmingham Garden Club and planted by an agricultural class years ago were cut down Thursday night. Superintendent Dean Wise said the trees on the front lawn may have been memorials and a Vietnam veteran graduate tree remained undamaged. He did not know who was responsible and suggested the destruction appeared to be done with an axe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firelands High School
Birmingham Garden Club
Dean Wise
Firelands
FHS
Vietnam
Wise
Fire department truck sideswipes automobile in Elyria
The Elyria Fire Department snorkel truck struck a car at Second and West River streets while responding to an alarm at Aztec Chemical. No injuries were reported. Driver Gary Biltz, 32, and motorist Judith Bunkle, 35, were involved. damages were $200 to the truck and $250 to the car. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Fire Department
Aztec Chemical
Garden St
Second
West River Streets
Gary F. Biltz
West River Street
Elyria
Judith L. Bun
Oregon man robbed on Broad Street in Elyria
Louis Tobias a 26 year old Forest Grove Oregon man reported being struck from behind on Broad Street parking lot west of Court Street in Elyria at 2 a m he was robbed of 167 dollars his wallet and identification papers Tobias did not require hospital treatment and provided details to police
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Grove
Ore
Broad Street
Court Street
Louis Tobias
Elyria
Tobias
Saint of Venezuela Died in 1919 Car Crash
In Caracas UPI reports Venezuela’s unofficial saint is Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez a physician famed for cures. He was killed in a car accident in 1919 and his image appears on many taxi cabs nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
UPI
Venezuela
Jose Gregorio Hernandez
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sidney Sprankel
William McCourt
A.F. Beesing
Walter Felgner
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Westlake
Heart Fund
Finlay Service
North Wall
Margaret Prather
Lucy Lemons
Milton
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Harvey
Curtis Ernest W Schaefer
Evet Louise Strode
Les Charmettes Club
Frances Strode
Bell Ave
McGarvey’s
Ann White
Miss Strode
Elyria West High School
University of Dayton
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Cynthia Chaney
Lodi St
Gary Smith
Longson Ave
Steven R. Driver
RD. 1
Rt 113
Ammherst
North Ridge
Baumhart Roads
Moore
Donald Miller JR
Elyria Evening Lions
Tiffany’s Steak House
Center Ridge Rd
Phillip Copeland
John Ramsey
William Ransom
Ronald Nott
Byron Morris
Elyria Memorial
Raul Rego
Super Production
Mike Eschhofen
Jesus Christ
Eschhofen
Emma Mio
Mary Magdalene
Tom Castro
Castro
Jim Moore
Caiaphas
Paul DiVincenzo
Herrod
Huntington
Lorain St. Joseph
AmVets Club
Gerald J. Cozart
Glen Oaks
Apt
Fire Department
Kle
Kennybrook Lane
Mike
Joons
Hastington Playhouse
Oregon
Broad St
Saint
Fulton
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