Deaths in Elyria area claim two lives
Howard C. McConeghy 55 of Wellington died after a heart attack at home and was an Ohio DOT employee in Ashland. He is survived by his wife Jeanette, daughters Joan and Pamela, son Howard Jr., Edwin, and Robert, and three grandchildren. Separately, 78 year old Ellen Worthington Greber of Elyria died after a month illness. She was a St Paul United Church of Christ member and survived by husband Walter, son Kenneth, three grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral services for Greber were set for Monday in Elyria with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Memorials may go to the church memorial fund.
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Howard C. McConeghy
Griggs Rd
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
McConeghy
State of
Edwin
Arlington
Tex
Robert
Clarksfield
Ellen Willett
Hazel Greber
Valley Blvd
Elyria
Carlisle Township
St. Paul United Church of Christ
The
Dames of Malta
North American Benefit Association
YWCA
Walter J
Kenneth E
John Worthington
Amherst
Treva Loomis
California
Wainwright
Martin Waidmann
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
St Paul United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
James F. Daugherty
Robert St
Sheffield Lake
Walter A. Frey
Lorain
Kenneth Bibbe
Daugherty
NL. Industries
Massillon
Parma
Lake Shore United Methodist Church
King Hirams Lodge F and AM
Province
Mass
Louine
James M
Toledo
Louine Ann Ziolek
Herman
Margaret) Stevens
Fredericktown
Charles
Viola) Sargent
Columbus
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Berlin Heights Area
A batch of death notices from the Berlin Heights region lists Lester C NESDING age 71 of Mason Ra and Jack T RATLIFF age 70 of Elyria among the deceased with visitations and funeral details at local homes and cemeteries. Additional notices include James F Daugherty aged 55 of Sheffield Lake with service details at Walter A Frey Funeral Home and burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park alongside numerous survivors and church affiliations. Other obituaries cover Mary Samek aged 86 of North Ridgeville, Mary Dent aged 89 of Elyria, and Viola Ann Mahon with extensive survivor lists and burial plans across Berea, Lorain, and Cleveland area cemeteries. Burial and mass arrangements are noted for St Adelbert, Riverside Cemetery, Edwards Grove Cemetery, and Holy Cross Cemetery among others. Funeral services span Monday through Sunday with various churches and memorial homes named.
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Nesding
Lester C
Mason Ra
Berlin
Clara
David
Mary Jane Sloan
South St
Berlin Heights
Bunal River Cemetery
Beinep
Mary Samek
Chestnut Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Southwest Community Hospital
Middleburg Heights
Berea
Florence Ziemba
Walter
Elyria
John
Edward
Sandusky
Bertha Pedres
Ziemba
Poland
Frank
Valentine
Genevieve
Helen
Chambers Funeral Home
Adelbert St
St. Adelbert Church
St. Adelbert Cemetery
Bagley Road
Elaine Mahon
Earl
Delmer Scott
Florence
Corrigan
W. 148Th
Lorain
Cleveland
St. Patrick Church
Rocky River Drive
Puritas
Holy Cross Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Family and Friends
A grateful note from a family member thanking relatives and friends for their care and visits that eased the long convalescence and supported them during illness.
Elyria Woman’s Name Dispute Tied to Harassing Calls
An Elyria woman charged Tuesday with making harassing telephone calls asserts her legal name is Evelyn Bullocks rather than Evelyn Houston as reported. The charging document was signed by Councilman-at-large Leo Bullocks.
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Elyria
Evelyn Bullocks
Evelyn Houston
Chronicle-Telegram
Leo Bullocks
Two Lorain County Businesses Get Liquor Permits
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control issued permits to two Lorain County operations. Hayseed Tavern at 9002 Avon Belden Road North Ridgeville received a D-3A permit to serve beer wine and liquor until 2 30 a m. JB Super Beverage at 26749 Royalton Road Columbia Township earned C-1 and C-2 permits for carryout beer and wine sales only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Hayseed Tavern
Avon Belden Road
North Ridgeville
JB Super Beverage
Royalton Road
Columbia Township
LHS Southview name new principals in district shakeup
Lorain school officials announce principal transfers after Phillip Ryan retires. Thomas Ballish will lead Lorain High School and Joseph Lobins moves to Southview High School. Whittier job opens as applications are sought. Southview enrolls about 1500 and Lorain about 1800. Ballish and Lobins pledge program continuity and community collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Charles E. Nunley
Phillip Ryan
Thomas Ballish
Admiral King High School
Southview High School
Lorain High School
Joseph Lobins
Whittier
Ior High School
Southview
Nunley
Ballish
Lobins
South Lorain
Power outage blamed on squirrel short circuit in Elyria
Ohio Edison investigated a 23 minute power outage in Elyria's downtown and northwest areas starting at 7:35 a.m. about 2,000 customers lost service when a squirrel touched a lightning arrestor in front of a substation on Huron Street. The Ohio State Highway Patrol used an emergency generator for about 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio Edison Co
James Markle
Ohio Edison
Markle
Huron Street
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Rt. 57
Bell Avenue
Eaton trustees move June meeting to June 19 at 8 p.m
Eaton township trustees announce a rescheduled regular meeting shifted from June 20 to 8 p.m. on June 19, per township clerk Robert Jaeger. Actress Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, 56, widow of Leonard Bernstein since 1951, died at home in East Hampton New York of cancer. She starred in Studio One Kraft Theater Philco Theater and later conducted concert works and appeared in Broadway and summer theater productions. Private funeral services were scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jaeger
Eaton Township
Felicia Montealegre Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
East Hampton
N.Y
Studio One
Kraft Theater
Philco Theater
UPI
Ohio Edison cooling tips cut bills and crowding heat
Ohio Edison offers practical steps for summer cooling and energy savings. Clear outside units, replace filters, insulate ceilings and walls, weather strip doors and windows, and keep items from air flows. Turn off AC when away, install attic vents, close sun facing drapes, and use kitchen and bathroom exhausts. Set thermostat high to comfortable level. excessive lowering doesn’t speed cooling. The company notes high demand last July reached over 4.1 million kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Edison
Edison
Man violates probation and gets 2 to 5 year sentence
John C. Carter, 35, of 1454 West River Street, was sentenced to 2 to 5 years in the Ohio Correction and Medical Facility at Columbus for probation violation. He was placed on three years probation Sept. 2 after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property, with the new sentence to run consecutively to a prior 6 months to 5 years term from Mansfield Reformatory for a later receiving stolen property plea. Carter’s police record includes a reduced second degree murder indictment from 1973 for the death of David Harris, with a trespass into manslaughter finding that placed him on probation for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C.carter
West River St
Ohio Correction and Medical Facility
Columbus
Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Carter
Floyd D. Harris
Mansfield Reformatory
Mikus
Harris
David Harris
Lorain
Ccarter
Summer youth program sign up begins Monday
A summer youth program for low income children ages 8 13 starts Monday at 9 a.m. in Lorain at Wilkes Villa Elyria and West View Terrace Lorain. Sponsored by Lorain County Community Action Agency and Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority. About 120 youths will attend first come first served. Activities include Cedar Point Sea World Water Filtration Plant tour WLRO radio WABQ radio and classes in arts craft modern dance drama swimming photography and tutorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Sea World
Lorain
WLRO
WABQ
Cleveland
Elyria man’s DUI reduced to reckless operation
Foster C. Krouse of 1100 Oakwood Drive Apt K110 was found guilty of reckless operation after being charged with driving while intoxicated. He received a $50 fine plus $400 in fees, a 90 day license suspension, and dismissal of a failure to control charge. The article notes a $40,000 program funded by federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Municipal
Stephen R. Nagy
Foster C. Krouse
Oakwood Drive
Apt
Harbor study gets House OK for Lorain Harbor work
The House approved a 400000 dollar Pubic Works funds bill for a Lorain Harbor Improvement study. Armed with the extra funding for 1979, the Army Corps of Engineers aims to finish the harbor study by 1980 rather than 1981. Larger vessels up to 1000 feet long prompted the study, Rep. Don J. Pease noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lorain Harbor
House
Senate
House Appropriations Subcommittee
U.S
Don J. Pease
Pease
Crime Alert program planned by Lorain County Sheriff
The Lorain County Sheriff's Department will host an operation crime alert program at 7 30 p m Tuesday at East Carlisle School Grafton Road Carlisle Township residents are invited to learn about neighborhood crime prevention from sheriff's deputies and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Grafton Breaks Ground for New Community Park Today
Groundbreaking set for 5 PM at the Elm Street entrance of an 8.8 acre Grafton site north of Novak Road. Phase one secures 41 226 in development with half funded by federal and state grants and the village plans to add a fire station on two acres. US Representative Don Pease and State Senator Ronald Nabakowski to attend.
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Grafton
Grafton Community Park
Carl Essex
Novak Road
Chippewa
Elm Street
Essex
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation Services
Don Pease
Oberlin
Ronald J. Nabakowski
Lorain
Newell to lead Joliet Waukegan Works for U S Steel
Harry Y. Newell, longtime U S Steel executive, will leave Lorain Cuyahoga works to become general superintendent of Joliet Waukegan Works. A Cleveland native, he has held multiple posts at Cuyahoga Lorain and was assistant general superintendent before this move. He succeeds John P. Higley, named VP of manufacturing for Oil Well Division in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Harry Y. Newell
U.S Steel
Cuyahoga Works
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Newell
America Iron and Steel Engineers
National Wire Association
Ohio Wesleyan University
John P. Higley
U.S. Steel
Oilwell
Dallas
Texas
Seven drivers fined in Elyria for DUI and related offenses
Elyria Municipal Court fined seven motorists on charges involving motor vehicles and alcohol. Freddie L. Dotson of North Ridgeville pleaded no contest to driving while under the influence, guilty, with a 350 dollar fine and a six month license suspension plus 100 for assault 100 for open flask 50 for reckless operation and 25 for stop sign. Other defendants Raymond W. Rachel Marvin M. Dallas Danny P. Piper Mark E. Willis Jack L. Tripphahn and William H. Mower III were fined 350 each for DUI related or reckless operation with six month suspensions for most and 30 day license suspension for Rachel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Freddie L. Dotson
Lee Road
North Ridgeville
James P. Horn
Raymond W. Rachel
Brandt Ave
Amherst
Marvin M. Dallas
Delaware Ave
Danny P. Piper
Root Road
Mark E. Willis
Jack L. Tripphahn
Parsons Road
LaGrange
William H. Mower III
Pearl Road
Strongsville
Rachel
Stephen R. Nagy
Lorain Store Named in $150,000 Lawsuit Over Fall
In Lorain on December 23 1976 Watson Simpson of 906 West 29th Street filed a common pleas court suit seeking 150 000 dollars alleging injuries from a fall at Pic N Pay 2418 West 21st Street caused by a slippery floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic-N-Pay
21St St
Lorain
Common Pleas Court
Watson Simpson
29Th St
Elyria Man Charged With Possession Of Marijuana
Michael B Bennett, 18, of 181 Bath Street, was charged with possession of marijuana after police found a small bag under the front seat of the car where he was a passenger. The stop at Broad and Cedar Streets followed a traffic matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Michael B. Bennett
Bath St
Broad and
Cedar Streets
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Howard McConeghy
State Dot
Walter J. Greber
Ratliff
Jack T
Tannery St
Melanie Smyth
Harold Dicken
Mowlay
Soral
Brookdale
Brunswick
Marjorie Toth
Nova
Edith Cady
Mechanicsburg
Mitchell Church
Hinman Funeral Home
Church
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Mason Road
Sheller Globe Corp
Norwalk
Edison High School
Ehove Joint Vocational School
Homer Church
Joe
Collins
Douglas
Mark
Marsha Teply
Milan
Flora
Barbara
Theresa Bellamy
Nora Church
Walker Thompson
Kentucky
Riverside Cemetery
Daugherty Services
Mrs
Frank Samek
Daniel
Walbatrusa
Wis
Plymouth
Garret
Ind
Norton
J.W. Mellick
Edwards Grove Cemetery
Greenwich
Alex Mahon
Viola Ann Mahon
Scott
St. John Hospital
Alex
Lawrence
Elmer
Ralph
Harry
George
Thomas
William
Terrance Mahon
Irene Pappas
Catherine Centidany
Joyce Scanlon
Carol Hansen
Patricia Roob
Evelyn Schlatterbeck
Gladys Grant
Cuyahoga Counties
Maurice Dent
Mary Dent
Eme-rich
East Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Tappan Co
American Standard
Dent
St. Mary Church
Legion of Mary
Maurice
Laubenthal
Russell Connors
St. Mary Cemetery
Memoriam
Maud Gardner
Mom
Anus
Aia Elizabeth Richardson
Springtume
Curtis Scheuffler
Greater Byrne and Vicinity
Harvey OC. Curtis Ereest W, Schoettier
LHS
George Verban
Jeff Couture
James A. Couture
E. Lake Road
University of Minnesota Theatre
Heidelberg College
University
Eaton Trustees Meeting
Tion
Elyria Man
Department of Labor
Comprehensive Employment Training Act
Department of Agriculture and
Community Services
He Sai
Illinois
Harry V. Newell
Elyrian
Fulton
Russell D. Fult
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