Elyria area deaths claim Mendelson and others in era obituary
Manuel Pat Mendelson 78 formerly of Elyria died in Memorial Hospital Johnstown Feb 29 obituary notes his birth in Elyria and roles as president of Troy Laundry Co Richland Beth Cleaners and American Tailoring Tuxedo Co He was World War I veteran member Beth Zion Temple and Johnstown Horsemen Association Survived by wife Lucile son Leon three grandchildren four sisters and a brother Funeral services in Johnstown with burial in Grandview Cemetery Memorials suggested to American Cancer Society Beth Zion Temple or favorite charity Infant girl Ester daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard W Ester died shortly after birth in Elyria Memorial Hospital Grandparents listed and service held at Brookdale Cemetery Funeral Home Curtis Scheuffler handled arrangements Mrs Ann McLavey died at Amherst Hospital after long illness Born in Pennsylvania and member of St Peter Church Lorain Survived by three sons Joseph Arthur James Sutorus and others and three daughters with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Friends will receive at Schwartz Spence and Boyer Home for Funerals Lorain Services at St Peter Church Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Cleveland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel
Pat'' Mendelson
Paulton St
Johnstown
Elyria
Memorial Hospital
Fab
Mendelson
Troy Laundry Co
Richland- Beth Cleaners
American Tailoring Tuxedo Co
Beth Zion Temple
Johnstown Horsemen's Association
Lucile Fnee Bergman
Leon
Eva Kahn
Hattie Horwitz
Shaker Heights
Anné Kaatz
Hilda Hyman
Cleveland
Nelson
Youngstown
Picking-Treece-Bennett
Grandview Cemetery
Ester
Richard W. Ester
Olive St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Richard
Hugh Sudro
James Austin
Roberta Commley
Lorain
Brookdale Cemetery
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Ann McLavey
Amherst Manor
Amherst Hospital
McLavey
Pennsylvania
St. Peter Church
Bernard
Joseph Sutorus
Clearwater
Fla
Arthur Sutorus
Califor
James Sutorus
Scott
Catherine) Morrison
Margaret Lathan
Raleigh
N.C
Robert i
Gertrude) Knudsen
Chattanooga
Tenn
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Holy Cross Cemetery
Alan W. Bradbury
Evelyn Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Bradbury
England
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Sheffield
Walter A. Frey
Funceor
Donald M. Yaeile
Ben
DeForest B. Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Kelleyanrain
Lace H. Wilmoth
Gypsy
W. Va
Lorain Community Hospital
John
Jay Dr
Century
Marie
Amherst
Ralph
Lumberport
Davis Funeral Home
Clarksburg
Erin Vaughan
Globe Ave
St, Joseph Hospital
East Lynn
Vaughan
Wayne County High School
Elizabeth Baptist Church
Lucia
Douglas
Norman
New Brighton
Minn
Elmer
Haysville
Kan
Thelma) Carey
Algia
Eileen} Richardson
Frank
Anna Lee) Gerner
Belleville
James
Ginger) Isaacs
Winfield
Adkins
Sadie Arnett
Edgar
Della) Smith
Sean Frye
Lucian
Morris Funeral Home
East Lyon Rd
Wayne
John R. Devin
Florence A Kelley
North Ridge Rd
Kelley
Brownhelm
Brownhelm United Church of Christ Congregational
Women’s Fellowship
DeForest B
Robert L
Thomas E
Stanley
Martha
Brownhelm United Church of Christ
Marie Derby Hooper
Darrow
Vermilion
Oak Hills
Hooper
West Cairo
Lima
United Church of Christ Congregational
Modern Marthas
Golden Agers
Aurel Club
Vermilion Grange
American Association of Retired Persons
Mary Jane Kubishke
Anna Belle Kuhnle
Alyce Jo Treat
Bellevue
Roy W. Derby
Richard P. Hooper
Fisher Funeral Home
Louis Bertoni
Maple Grave Cemetery
Susan Marie Elemes
Stanwich St
Livonia
Mich
St. Mary's Hospital
Wayne County
Michigan
Elemes
Stevenson High School
William Elemes
Tim
Miss Elemes
O'Donnell
Lorain County
Lorain Death Notices Pack Readable Fragments
Lorain area death notices list Aliens and Bradburys with multiple survivors. Visitation details, funeral times, and burial places follow at local homes and cemeteries. Several names and addresses appear, including Lorain North Ridgeville Elyria Vermilion and St Marys and Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Gratitude for Comfort at Passing of Russell Gepnere
Family and friends express gratitude to Rev. Raymond Carpenter for comforting words and to Hempel Funeral Home for support after the passing of Russell Gepnere. Included are sisters Florence Ingersall Edith Canina Ruth E. Shepherd and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Carpenter
Hempel
Russel H. Gepnere
Florence Ingersall
Edith Canyina
Ruth E. Shepherd
Trucker Injured In Turnpike Accident Near Norwalk
A 40 year old truck driver from Garfield Heights was injured when his tractor trailer left the Ohio Turnpike near here and struck a bridge abutment about 11 miles east of the Norwalk Sandusky exit. Joseph Harrington was reported in fair condition at Sandusky Memorial Hospital with injuries. He was cited for reckless operation. details were unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwunwalk
Garfield Heights
Ohio Turnpike
Here
Joseph Harrington
Sandusky Memorial
Castalia Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Norwalk-Sandusky
Harrington
Barbecue Dinner Fundraiser Sponsored by Golden Hand Mission
A barbecue ribs and chicken dinner will be held tomorrow from 11 a.m. until sold out at 1627 Pennsylvania Ave in Lorain. Proceeds support the Golden Hand Mission. Orders or delivery can be arranged by calling 286-0607.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Hand Mission
Pennsylvania Ave
Lorain
Man shot in left leg by accidental revolver demonstration
A 29-year-old Elyria man was only slightly injured yesterday afternoon when a friend demonstrating a .38 revolver accidentally shot him in the leg. Bobbie J. Hoover, 49 Fairmont Ave, jumped up as the shot fired and the bullet dropped to the floor. Hoover received minor injuries at Elyria Memorial Hospital and was released after the 2:28 p.m. incident. Ronald W. Geery, 26, of 527 Furnace St, told police he was demonstrating his revolver at Hoover's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Bobbie J. Hoover
Fairmont Ave
Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ronald W. Geery
Furnace SL
Liberian educator to lecture on blending cultures
Liberian-born Dorothy Louise Leach Davis Martin, 30, social sciences instructor at Lorain County Community College, will lecture at Elyria Neighborhood Center on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. The talk, Blending the African Culture with the American Scene, is open to the public at 107 Oberlin Road and sponsored by the advisory committee. She holds degrees from Wooster College and Oberlin College, and has lectured at the Cleveland Museum of Art and several Midwest institutions. She remains a Liberian citizen and has been crowned Miss Liberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Louise Leach (Davis) Martin
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Ms. Martin
Oberlin Rd
Wooster College
Oberlin College
Elevator traps newspaper carrier in power failure
A 15-year-old newspaper carrier, Johnny Williams, and another man were trapped in a Lorain County Administration Building elevator for about 10 minutes during a power outage. Firefighters rescued them at 3 57 p.m. via ladder through a roof hatch. Williams later finished his route and apologized for a late delivery as repairs continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Williams
Williams
David Williams
Park Ave
John Link
River St
Lorain County Administration
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria Man Jailed On DWI After Near Collision
An Elyria man, Michael W. Kilfoyle, 22, was jailed on a DWI charge after a car he drove narrowly missed a collision with an Elyria police cruiser on Route 47. Passengers Walter Clare, John Denes, and David Ewry, aged 22–23, were charged with intoxication, and Clare also faced resisting arrest. all were jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Rt. 47
Michael W. Kilfoyle
East Ave
Walter T. Clare
Middle Ave
John J. Denes
Gulf Rd
David P. Ewry
Briar Lake Dr
Clare
West River Street
Man Sentenced on Assault Charge in Lorain Case
Robert L. Dixon, 30, of 134 Waverly Gardens Lorain, was sentenced yesterday to one to five years in Chillicothe Correctional Institution after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Indicted on felonious assault involving John Everett, he accepted the lesser charge with prosecuting attorney approval. Judge Floyd D. Harris presided in Lorain County Common Pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dixon
Waverly Gardens
Lorain
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Dixon
John Everett
Lorain County Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harris
Teachers' contract talks set in Columbia tonight
A Columbia School Board special meeting at Copopa Elementary School at 7 p.m. will discuss and possibly vote on a proposed master teacher contract. Superintendent Dr. Donald Hagen will meet with board attorneys to hear recommendations to write into the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia School Board
Copopa
Donald Hagen
Hagen
Columbia Local Education Association
Teachers Association
Police release composite sketch in Lorain rape and robbery case
Lorain police seek help identifying two suspects after a 45 year old woman was abducted at gunpoint from Lorain Plaza. One man raped her and a second man robbed a Lawson store before fleeing. The victim was later freed. Police urge anyone with information to contact them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lawson’s
Lorain Plaza
30Th Street
Oberlin Avenue
Easter Seal drive to open a goal $40,000
Robert A. Post Lorain architect will chair the 1976 Easter Seal campaign in Lorain County running March 1 through April 18 Easter Sunday with a $40 000 goal. The society funds year round free services for crippled children and adults and relies on this annual drive not federal aid. Brenda Shumard is the 1976 Easter Seal Poster Child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Post
Lorain
Lorain County
Post
Easter Seal Society
Elyria
Tolentary
WLRO
Brenda Shumard
Gary Shumard
LaGrange
Suspect Wounded After Escape Attempt in Lorain
A 24 year old man, Herman Burris of 1315 West 15th Street, wounded by police while fleeing officers at West Gate Shopping Plaza in Lorain. Burris, wanted on Erie County warrants for aggravated robbery and felonious assault, was treated at St. Joseph Hospital for a wrist gunshot and is under guard. Officers Daniel and Long fired warning shots as Burris fled, then pursued him across Leavitt Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Erie County
Herman Burris
15Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Burris
Westgate
Jack Daniel
Wayne Long
Long
Leavitt Road
Jones
Leagitt Road
Oberlin board cancels meeting with principal
The Oberlin board canceled an executive session with the middle school principal Eugene Parker, NAACP leaders, a minister, teacher reps, and others over ground rules. Parker and NAACP officials allegedly invited unapproved attendees including his attorney and two Oberlin College consultants. The transfer decision was rescinded by acting Supt. W. W. Zinser pending outcome. Parker says he was unaware of ground rules and would attend only with his attorney. Flood and Ellis could not comment as the board adjourned after five hours with attorney John Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Board of Education
NAACP
Eugene Parker
Parker
W. W. Zinser
Ralph Brooks
Lorain
Oberlin College
Thomas Ellis
Board
Dennis Flood
Flood
Ellis
Zinger
Zinser
John Lewis
Sheffield Lake death ruled not homicide in woman's body find
Investigators ruled out homicide in the death of 62 year old Laura Johnson of Sheffield Lake whose nude body was found along the Lake Erie shore in Lorain. Coroner William Kishman said death was from a broken neck and spinal injuries with drowning not the cause. Police consider whether death was accidental or self-inflicted. waves may have washed clothes from the body. Johnson’s husband Lad drowned in Lake Erie in 1966 and her daughters live in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Lake Erie
Lorain
Laura Johnson
Lake Rd
Lorain County
William Kishman
Kishman
Lad
Cleveland
England
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Manuel Mendelson
American Cancer Society
Mrs
Bernard McLavey
Rogers
Alien C
Dalthine
Ams
Emite Alien
Vincent DcQuinn
Danille Lavette
Emite
Carter
Andrew
Mary E
Rent
Alan
Gary
Sia
Boyner Funeral Home
North Ridgeville
St .Gare
St Ety of the Falls Cemetery
Olmsted Falls
Susan M. Elemes
Jaco H. Wilmoth
Lucian Vaughan
George M. Walker
Whitman Blvd
Lauder Lakes General Hospital
Fort Lauderdale
East Bridge
Cleveland Streets
Curtis-Scheulfier Funeral Home
St. Priscilla Church
Holy Sepulchre
Southfield
Manns-Ferguson Funeral Home
Walter J. Petros
Ted
Audie
A. Cale
McGowan
Pai
Paaverse
Scesilier Pustal
Mra
Florence Petrosty
Sana
Curtis-Scheuffier
Rarvey C
Curtis Invest
Scommuter
Dorothy Martin
DWI
Haugen
Brenda
Oberlin Board
Roger L. Baldoza
M.D
Center Ridge Rd
N. Ridgeville
North Abbe RD
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