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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1971
Page
6
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Elyria Lorain and Wellington list the deaths of George M Bishbaugh 77 of Wellington John Amato infant son of Pasquale Amato Lorain Sanford G Smith 52 of St Louis and Elyria. Steven Wayne Baker 16 Oberlin and other local residents with details on birthplaces survivors funeral home arrangements and burial plans across Lorain County and nearby towns.
Zigmond Bathory 67 of 2 Gulf Rd Elyria died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a nine month illness. Survived by wife Hazel nee Smith son Zigmond G Elyria three grandchildren two brothers Ben North Olmsted Valentine Elyria sister Mrs Ethel Bara Elyria. Sudro Curtis Funeral Home set viewing times and a Magyar United Church of Christ service. Burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Isaac Mendoza 70 of WAT Horewood Lorain native of San Luis Potosi Mexico died at St Joseph Hospital Lorain after three weeks illness. Employed at Lorain No 4 seamless mill and U Steel for 32 years. Survived by wife Mary two daughters Jose Dolores Gonzalez and Linda Foster two sons Anthony Rangel Joseph Rangel and 13 grandchildren. John R Devin Funeral Home set viewings and planned services at Chapel of the Sacred Heart Lorain Elmwood Cemetery burial.
Two obituary notices appear. Mrs Earl Wolfe 83 of Homerville died after a three month illness in Oberlin with services tomorrow at Parker Funeral Home in Spencer. she leaves five daughters three sons 19 grandchildren and a sister. Charles Mullins 76 of Teeto aogom died after illness with services tomorrow at Sudru-Curtis Funeral Home and burial in Brookdale Cemetery.
Rain and showers to affect the Northern and central Pacific coast with thunderstorms in the mid and Southern Atlantic states. Expect clearing, pleasant conditions with partly cloudy skies in the remaining regions and little change in temperatures from last night.
Partivelands and cooler today with highs around the 40s north and 30s south. Clear and sunny tonight with lows in the upper 20s to 30s. Tomorrow rises to the 40s in the north and 30s in the south with continued sunny conditions.
Winds from the west at 0 to 15 knots today with northwestery to ty 15 knots and temperatures mild. Partly cloudy conditions are expected across the region.
Forecast covers Wednesday to Friday with a chance of showers. Highs hover in the 30s across towns south of Luwe, with temperatures fluctuating as fronts move through the region.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs Raymond Grella of 1216 East Ave Newborn listed as a child of Mr. and Mrs Everett Barlow at 27444 Sprague Rd Olmsted Falls Ronald Brown of 505 Middle and John Rainey of 333 Concord Ave. A fourth birth to Mr and Mrs Gerald Klingshirin of 27500 Detroit Rd Westlake.
A brief fragment notes Lorain St Joseph Vermilion with a Saturday reference and an address 845 Douglas. The readable text mentions Lorain and Vermilion locations and a street level detail for a likely listing or notice. No further context or action is provided in the fragment.
A six month disqualification from the Federal Food Stamp Program begins March 1 against Merves Bros. Super Market at 500 East Erie Avenue Lorain for accepting stamps on beer kitchen and household items hosiery and other nonfood merchandise. The market can apply for reinstatement after the period ends.
A Sunday 7:31 am fire at 145 Pasadena Ave in the upstairs northwest bedroom started from a careless smoker's bed clothes and mattress. The blaze was confined to the bed and did not spread.
Mrs Minnie Coleman formerly of LaGrange dies in Danville on Friday at age 96. She is survived by no immediate mention of heirs. Burial is at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Danville. She was preceded in death by her son Ben F. Behner. Funeral arrangements are handled by Dusthine Funeral Home in Danville.
Rose M. Steffanus, 31, of 148 Harvard Ave. Elyria, a former bankkeeper at Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound to the Federal Grand Jury on embezzlement charges from an Elyria bank. Bail set at $100.
Mrs Annie Russ Lorain native born in Juntington W Va died at St Joseph Paspa cal Lorain after three months illness. She moved to Lorain 37 years ago was member of Salvation Army and its Home League at Rebekah Lodge. Survived by son Walter Moot and two daughters Betty Heffly and Elizabeth Jones. 17 grandchildren and sister Mrs Juanita Pong. Visitation today at Salvation Army Citadel Lorain 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Major Bernard Smith to officiate burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
Lorain County Metropolitan Park Board faces a lawsuit over its planned purchase of 3.2 acres in Elyria Township valued at 250000. Elmer Hume Inc., owner of the land, says the board has not acted on its right of first refusal from a 1966 agreement after selling adjacent land. The plaintiff asks the court to compel a park board decision on the proposed sale.
A five year old North Ridgeville boy was injured when a portable fireplace toppled during a visit to Patrick G Doyle in Brunswick. He sustained a head cut and concussion and was treated at Medina Community Hospital before being transferred to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
An early morning fire caused about 1200 dollars in damages to the Vincent Batts residence on Township Road 88. The blaze started in smoldering coals in the fireplace and spread to the wing room floor, with investigators from Spencer Fire Chief James Clement continuing inquiry.
Lorain County Community Action Program Council of the UAW sponsors a Candidates Night for May primaries. Elyria area candidates will speak at the UAW Hall at 1209 Lowell St Wednesday at 7 p.m., with Q A to follow, per chair Jack Jewell.
An Elyria man, Richard L. Green, 31, is in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a 35-gallon steel drum exploded while Ken neth Rogers welded near Wakeman Town line Road. A solvent caused burns and cuts. Albert Ferre bee, Norwalk, was injured on the ankle but not hospitalized. Green was taken to the hospital at 4:45 p.m. Fire Dept personnel arrived. cause identified by Fireman Robert Zimmerman.
Richard Macartney 21 owner of Intromotive Co. at 446 Moore Rd was fined 82 0 and jailed 30 days on two assault charges after a March 21 dispute with customer Thomas Burich 20 of 2216 East 31st St. Burich pleaded innocent to two counts of assault and battery and was released on 450 bond as his case was continued. The fight stemmed from a bill for engine repairs.
In Lorain a motorcycle rider and a passenger were treated after a cycle struck a road board and crashed near the Black River Bridge. Lawrence Brenstuhl, 22, of East 37th Street was in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital with multiple cuts and scrapes. Barbara Johnson, 21, of Lakewood, had bruises on arms legs and feet and was released after treatment. A witness placed the incident on East 31st Street around 3:45 p.m. The rider was cited for failure to control. The 1971 500cc motorcycle sustained about $800 damage.
Sue Pringle recalls Wakeman’s famed amateur squad the Red Caps, a top 1930s club that beat many rivals in night games at a Rt 20 park. The memory anchors local pride in a village of about 1,000 in Huron County.
Students at Franklin Junior High School were sent home at 9 15 AM due to a power outage. Elyria School Supt George B Smittle said classes would resume tomorrow as power was traced to a grounding of a major lead wire into the transformer by an Ohio Edison spokesman who expected repairs today.
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