Nelson B Gray former Oberlin officer dies at 64
Nelson Bradley Gray 64 of Lehigh Acres Florida died Sunday after a short illness. He spent 25 years with the Oberlin Police, retiring March 1 1971. A native of Salem Virginia he moved to Florida a year ago from Oberlin where he had lived since 1936. He served in the Navy during World War II and later held jobs in dry cleaning and as a guard at the Elyria Government Warehouse. He was active in numerous local fraternal organizations and the Lorain County Crime Commission. He is survived by his wife Constance, son Nelson Brad Gray IV of Norwalk, daughter Mary Lou Berg and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Nelson Bradley Gray
Crestwood Ave
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Leutenant
Oberlin
Lehigh Acres General Hospital
Salem
Elyria
Navy
Gray
Oberlin Lodge
Lorain County Shrine
Elyria Council
Elyria Commandery
RAM
al Koran Temple of
Cleveland
Karl Wilson Locke
American Legion of
Lorain County Crime
Oberlin Kiwanis Club
Constance
Nelson Bradley Gray IV
Norwalk
Mary Lou Berg
Harry Gray
Farley Funeral Home
Lee Blvd
Farley Chapel
Jack Hileman
Christ United Methdist Church
Lee Memorial Park
American Legion Post 323
Elyria rehired seven teachers and new staff named
Seven of 55 Elyria teachers laid off in April were rehired by the board Monday night through resignations and retirements. Rehired include Nancy Gebhardt Rebecca Groner Mary Louise Harris Sheila Miller Cheryl Pavolka Sheryl Raglin and Carol Vondruska with salaries ranging from 10 250 to 11 031 dollars. New hires include Robyn Hensch en an orthopedics teacher and Donald W Langsdale as assistant high school principal.
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Elyria
Board of Education
Don Swartz
Nancy Gebhardt
Rebecca Groner
Mary Louise Harris
Sheila Miller
Cheryl Pavolka
Sheryl Raglin
Carol Vondruska
Gebhardt
Crestwood
Miss Gr
Robyn Henschen
Carol Krause
Donald W. Langsdale
Langsdale
Local births and names listed in Oberlin Lorain area
A sequence of birth notices listing newborns and parents, with addresses across Oberlin Lorain North Ridgeville Grafton Medina and Vermilion. Entries include dates from June 7 to June 16 and names such as Gibson Wilford Christman Workman Fink Thompson Pelton Jackson Frish Oborne Mitchell Ody Butler Strah and others.
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Bruce Wilford
Fortune
North Ridgeville
Larry Christman
East 37Th St
Lorain
Billy Workman
Route 10
Oberlin
George Fink
Vandemark Rd
Medina
Larry Thompson
Erie St
Grafton
David Pelton
April Hill Dr
Patricia Jackson
Walnut St
Donald Frish
Lear Nagle
James Oborne
Valley Forge
Police study death of man hit by train
The Lorain County Sheriff s Department investigates Billy D. Wells Jr. 20 of Grafton whose body was found Saturday morning on Conrail tracks near the Rt 83 Capel Road crossing after a westbound train ran him over. Investigators found no foul play and no apparent witnesses. Wells had left a party around 11 30 p m to walk home.
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Lorain County
Henry Zieba
Department
Wells
Zieha
Zieba
Obituary notices for Sword infant and Eaton matriarch
Ar iesta Chad Alan Sword fourteen days old son of Mr and Mrs Stoney Sword Wellington died Monday at Metro General Hospital Cleveland. Surviving parents are brothers John Robert and Shawn and sister Melissa all at home maternal grandfather John McKean Sullivan paternal grandmother Mrs Carrie Sword Wellington. Private services held at Greenwood Cemetery Wellington Cowling Truman Funeral Home in charge. Mrs Mabel Eaton 89 of Quarry Rd Wellington died this morning at Wellington Community Hospital after long illness born in Nova member Rochester Historical Society. Surviving daughter Evelyn Stocking New London sons Ross and Floyd both of New London Howard and Dale Wellington 17 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren sister Blanche Hipp Ashland husband Earl died 1969. Norton Funeral Home Wellington Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Services Thursday 1 p m at funeral home Rev Dale Clark officiating burial Rochester Cemetery.
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Florence
Yeager
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Avon Oaks
Henry Sapel
Cleveland
Sophie Zator
Gerald
Mary) Huebner
Claire Arty
Joseph
Helen) Martino
Ronald Nehis
Reidy-Scanlan
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Frances C. Ursic
St. Joseph Hospital
Eagles Auxiliary No
Ursie
Nativity Church
Women of the Moose
American Association of Retired Persons
Bayard
Patricia) Musgrove
Sheffield Lake
William
Sally) Leonhard Madanski
Sophie Prostack
Las Vegas
Nev
Charles
Mary Ann) Grondin
Tillie) Waldecker
Grafton
Veronica) Striker
Milan Mika
Helen Herdendorf
John
Casimer Pilatowski
Calvary Cemetery
Chad Alan Sword
Stoney Sword
W. Herrick Ave
Wellington
Metro General Hospital
Robert
Shawn
Melissa
John McKean
Sullivan
Carrie Sword
Greenwood Cemetery
Cowling
Mabel Eaton
Quarry Rd
Dale Clark
Rochester Cemetery
Vandals damage Darling Elementary School in Sheffield Township
Steve Buckesh a supervisor at Darling Elementary School 100 N Ridge Rd W Sheffield Township reported to the Lorain County Sheriff's Department Monday morning that windows were broken with rocks and a stick and several rooms entered Glue was poured on a floor but no items were missing Darling lies in the Clearview School District
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Darling Elementary
N. Ridge Road
Sheffield Township
Steve Buckesh
Lorain County
Sheriff's Department
Darling
Clearview
Defense cross-examines Horvitz in trust dispute over $180 million empire
In Cleveland, defense attorney Gerald Messerman questions publisher Harry R. Horvitz as prosecutors seek to remove Harry, William D. Horvitz, and Francis E. Kane as co trustees. The trial, before Judge Joseph Nahra, involves Horvitz Communications, real estate, and construction firms. Harry accuses brothers of mismanagement and intrusion into editorial policy while noting past investments and repairs. The dispute covers management of Horvitz Co, Bucket Mart, Mack Indus, and multiple newspapers across Ohio and New York.
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Cleveland
Harry R. Horvitz
Horvitz
Gerald A. Messerman
Cuyahoga County
Joseph J. Nahra
Messerman
Leonard C. Horvitz
Samuel A. Horvitz
Harry Horvitz
William D. Horvitz
Francis E. Kane
Kane
Leonard Hor
Brothers
William Horvitz
Emerald Hills Country Club
Hollywood
Fla
Ridgeville OKs borrow pits for Rt. 10 improvements
North Ridgeville signs an agreement with W. G. Lockhart Construction to dig five borrow pits along the relocated Rt. 10 in exchange for about 85 000 in park improvements at South Central Park. The deal includes land for a lake fence diving deck and sidewalk, plus storm water rights and lake access for residents.
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Patteewald
C-T
North Ridgeville
W. G. Lockhart Construction Company
South Central Park
Lockhart
Rt. 10
Root Road
Elyria
Richard Carte
Chestnut Ridge
Carje
Vermilion Police Drop Planned Strike Over 1980 Talks
Vermilion police abandon strike plans set for the Festival of the Fish after dismay at a $95 a year offer. Fraternal Order of Police members voiced disgust at the latest proposal and will continue negotiations within guidelines. Councilman Tom noted discussions at a finance committee meeting.
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Vermilion
FDP
Finance Committee
Tom
Firelands board to retry bond issue
Firelands Board of Education plans a renewed bond effort to improve classroom facilities. A June 25 meeting will decide whether to renovate existing rooms or build new ones and set the bond amount. The decision follows a June 15 initial reaction and extended discussion.
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Firelands Board
Henrietta
Firelands Board of Education
Viola
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Klimosewski
Anna Kimosewski
West Main Street
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Victoria Weaver
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Rosary Society of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St Joseph Cemetery
Maslinski
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Cooper Foster Park
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Henrietta United Methodist Church Organ Fund
Teleha
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Paw
Timothy
Ronald
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Betty Jane Pasterak
John R. Devin
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Funeral
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Mrs. Florence Yeager
Smith Services
Shirley Mae Smith
Oakwood Dr
Russell D. Fulton
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lynn
Tracy
Rand
Fred Neitzel
Arthur
Geri) Brauer
Leroy Neitzel
Richard B. Smith
Sam Banks
Warden Ave
Lutheran Medical Center
Linden
Ala
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Sterling Foundry
Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church
International Molders and Allied Workers Union
Lueberta Junior Banks
Sloan Kettering Foundation
York Ave
New York
Veronica) Maslinski
Cooper Foster Park Rd
Michael Ricker
Maple Grove Cemetery
Fisher Funeral Home
David A. Bricker
N. Central Dr
Eastman Funeral Home
New London
Leah Matthews
Kipton Community Church
Camden Cemetery
Bricker
Black River
William Ursie
Veronica Maslinski
Maslinski Services
Bricker Services
Willis SR
James P
West River St
Janet Wagner
Judy
Witliam
James Jr
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Laubenthal
Curtis Scheuffler
Fumerdl Femme
Greater
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Thomas L. Showalter
Larkins
Robert Shaw
Eastern Heights
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Jefferson
Krause
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Kinglih
Westwood
Rhonda K. Madison
Edison
Gwendolyn Gough
Roosevelt
John M. Sheldon
Elyria High
Jefferson School
Franklin Elementary
Westwood Junior High
West High
Pias
Elyria Memorial
Robert Gibson
Leavitt Rd
Donald Mitchell
Emerald Dr
Donald Ody
Main St
Terry Butcher
Furnace Rd
Timothy Strah
Purdue Ave
Are Ariesta
Mrs. Earl Eaton
The
Horvitz Co
Trust
Leonard Horvitz
Mack Industries Inc
Florida
Dover
Ridgeville
Richard Stanley
Lathy Byland
Order of Police
FOP
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Hale
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