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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1971
Page
6
Obituaries for Mrs. Bernice Wallace of Lorain with services set for 1:30 p.m. at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home led by Rev Hartley. Clayton Rawson and Mrs Agnes Perry also noted with services in New York and Florida respectively. Additional notices include Mrs Gertrude Weston of Grafton, Clayton Rawson, Mrs Perry, Mr Sands of Lorain, and Earl Frazer of Avon, detailing ages, residences, affiliations, and funeral arrangements.
Michael Komko 47 of Tacoma Washington died Sunday night in Letterman General Hospital San Francisco after open heart surgery. He served two years in the Army and recently retired due to ill health. He lived briefly in Elyria and worked at Colson Co born in Armhurst Pennsylvania. Survived by wife Dorothy two sons and four daughters in Tacoma two brothers John and Joseph of Elyria three sisters Mrs Marie Tesmer Avon Mrs Rolland Walter Bedford and Mrs Ralph Salter North Olmsted. The body was at Dryer Funeral Home Tacoma. Services Friday with burial in Tacoma. Ricky Lee Bunn three months old son of Mr and Mrs Melvin C Bunn 4929 Liberty Ave Elyria Township died yesterday at Lorain Community Hospital after a long illness born Lorain Nov 9 1970 Surviving parents five sisters Mrs Barbara Nayper Mrs Mary Pennington Amy Vella Connie all at home three brothers Melvin Keister Claude all at home and grandparents Mrs Aney Thomas Elyria and William Bunn Welch W V Reidy-Scanian Funeral Home Lorain. Viewing today 7 9 pm and tomorrow at 2 30 pm at the funeral home Rev Paul W Kark to officiate Burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
Obituaries note eight year old John of 1823 East 33rd Street Lorain with service details at Reids Scanian Funeral Home and St Vitus Church. Also memorial for Mrs William F Los E age 1 of 330 Third Street Etorra with services at Harald Licker Funeral Home and First Congregational Church, burial at Brookdale Cemetery. Burial for other individuals at Cotamba Cemeteries with services at Berea and various funeral homes.
Twenty tires valued at 2700 dollars were reported missing from five trucks at Heisler's Truck and Equipment Co. on Lorain Boulevard. Service manager George Morgan told police he discovered the theft at about 7 30 a m after arriving at the lot outside the building.
In loving memory of Genevieve May King who passed away one year ago. The family expresses deep gratitude for the care and support from friends, neighbors, and relatives during illness and after her death. Frank, son Joseph, and the family remember her as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother with eternal blessings.
Dr. Walter S. Nielsen 78 of 3112 W Erie Ave Lorain died after a short illness. Retired in 1968 he co owned Nielsen Jewelers at 733 Broadway founded by his father Hans Nielsen in 1877. He served as Lorain Board of Education president and was active in First Lutheran Church and local optometry groups. Funeral at Schwartz Spence and Bover Home for Funerals with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Memorials to First Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
A son to Mr and Mrs Walter Lindsey at 110 Glen dale Court. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Louis Finegan at 37109 Chest nut Ridge Rd. Clement Klingshirn RD 2 Grafton Douglas McNamara of 344 Nantucket PI Vermilion Robert Shultz of 4317 Hall Ave Sheffield Lake A son to Mr and Mrs Robert Odor of 584 Elyria Ave Amherst A daughter to Mr and Mrs Leartin Carter of 1406 W 20th St daughter to Mr and Mrs Libison Collins of 1711 Crehore St
A series of birth notices lists newborns to families in Lorain and nearby towns. Names include Aaron Williams, William Bauer, and Douglas Freeman with addresses across Lorain and South Amherst, along with multiple Hendersons, Hall, Landgraf, Farkas, Warren, Weber, Whitt, Avalos and related parents.
Two clerks at the Lawson Milk Co. store at 2009 W. 21st St. were robbed of an undisclosed amount after two armed men entered near closing time. One robber brandished a shotgun while the other drew a revolver. cash from the register and safe was taken as the clerks were forced to lie on the floor before the suspects fled.
Two Grafton youths, Larry Dillinger 18 and a 17 year old, were arrested at Midway Mall after a cafe employee reported intoxication. Police found cloths soaked with paint thinner in their pockets. Both were released to their parents.
John Belan 75 of Avon Lake died at home after a brief illness yesterday. Survived by six sons and six daughters, 33 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and a sister. Funeral arrangements at Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home with services at St Joseph Church. Joseph Paul Hall 41 of Baltimore died yesterday after a brief illness. Born in Elsria and a Bethlehem Steel chemical engineer. Survived by a daughter, sisters, a brother, and a step father. Rosary tonight, funeral Wednesday at St Agnes Church, burial at St Mary Cemetery.
Mrs Agnes Phelps of 1180 Walton Drive Akron a former Wellington resident died today at Little Forest Medical Center Akron after a two month illness. She was born in Strongsville and lived in Wellington 56 years before moving to Akron two years ago to live with her daughter. Surviving besides the daughter are four grandsons and two sisters Mrs Ruth Davison and Mrs Edith Jones. Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church Cuyahoga Falls with burial at Greenwood Cemetery Wellington memorials to Cuyahoga Falls First United Methodist Church provided by Clifford Funeral Home of Cuyahoga Falls.
Lorain County Regional Airport Authority canceled its regular meeting scheduled for this evening at Russia Road airport. The authority president Harold West announced the session will be held next Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The cancellation follows the death of Walter Nielsen, father of authority member Carl Nielsen.
Elyria Mayor Reichlin said no central maintenance garage plans will move forward without full City Council approval. He denied ordering the architects to build a single structure and said any plan will be studied only with council concurrence. Reports say Landig and Wykoff are reviewing a 40,000 square foot central garage with satellite lots, potentially on 16 acres at an estimated $1.5 million plus land costs. A joint meeting of administrators, councilmen, and architects was requested to set a date.
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority will readvertise for proposals for the first 50 housing units in the South Lorain urban renewal area. LMHA officials cited HUD pressure to accept the fourth highest bid, risking $700,000 in funding and delaying the downtown project.
The list shows participants with placements from 4th to 8th, naming Russ Davies and Fred AuWerter among others. Scores or event context are not provided, but the sequence includes 4th place finishers Jean Bielke Rocco Del Sesto J Ralph Emerich Maurice C Flood Arthur Waters Robert J Corts, 5th William D Latiano George Miraben Charles Powell Max L William son Clarence Bemis, 6th Thomas Feron Thomas Holt Walter Maloney Howard Nied erst William Thomasson Sr, 7th Les Drage, 8th Wayne B Haywood Michael Homsher Francis Neuman.
Mildred Oliver reported a burglary at her Lake Avenue residence in Elyria, noting items valued at about 1000 dollars were taken. The haul included three rings, five cartons of antique glassware, two watches, bracelets, and pins, with no signs of forced entry and the theft dating back two weeks.
North Ridgeville council approved a 2.5 mill fire department operating levy and two 1 mill city operating levies for the May 4 primary. The fire levy includes 1.7 mills renewal and .8 mill additional tax to hire three more men for three-man shifts, ambulance service, and emergency response. One mill levies fund street improvements and city operations, replacing prior renewals defeated in November.
Elyria council weighs creating a second Elyria Municipal Court judge after the Lorain County Bar Association executive committee recommended the post. City Solicitor Kasmar Glavas said funding and space are required amid a push to secure a House of Representatives nod. The city may purchase the Turner Block to expand offices as population served nears the threshold, with 3,000 residents short of automatic approval.
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