Deaths and funerals from Elyria Lorain area events
Obituaries list diverse area deaths with services set across Michigan Ohio and nearby towns. Entries include Andrew B. Scherba 68 of Pontiac Moch born Marblehead 1903 WW II veteran. Isaac Pepsi 70 of Lorain. George Michael 79 of Morgantown WV. Kathryn Bruse 40 Elyria. Lisa Tolento two months. other mourners include families and churches. Burial plans span Greenwood Cemetery Wellington East Amherst Norwalk Brookdale and more with visitations at multiple funeral homes.
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Andrew B Scherba
Pontiac
Michigan
Burra
Flint Memorial Park
Scherba
Pontiac General Hospital
Marblehead
Elyria
Lorain
Bernard H Warner
Flint
John Cherba
Michael Borts
Wilbur J) McNutt
Vermilion Resident Woodbury S Masten Dies at 65
Woodbury S Masten aged 65 of 218 Rexbury Road Vermilion died today at 5 a.m. at Lorain Community Hospital. The Edward M Fisher Funeral Home Vermilion has charge of arrangements.
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Woodbury
Samuel Masten
Rexbury Rd
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Edward M. Fisher
Mrs Viola Smith obituary in Elyria area
Mrs. Viola C Smith 52 of 330 11th St died yesterday at 10 15 am in Elyria Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Survived by husband Charles 30 years married. three daughters Dian Throne Linda Gainer Patricia Patason. five sons Charles Douglas Terry Jeffery James. seven grandchildren. two brothers John and Lawrence Schultz. two sisters Doris Mechling and Erma Nagy. Bogner Funeral Home North Ridgeville is handling arrangements with viewing today 7 9 pm and tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 pm. Thursday 11 am at the funeral home. Reverend David L Heeter will officiate
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Erma Lee Davis
Bell Avea
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Marianna Ark
Davis
Second Baptist Church
Usher Board
Church
NAACP
Charle
Lee Verna Davis
JB Louverta
Bennett
Thomas Rosie
Walls
Detroit
Michason Charbett Cleveland
Vera Lee Walliams
Esther Crawford
Cleveland
Octavia Fuller
Helena
Ark Friends
Carters Funeral Home
Lorain
Rev & J Gordon
Brookdale Cemetery
Viola C. Smith
11Th St
Charles
Russell ‘Dian Throne
North Ridgeville
Linda Gainer
Olmsted Falls
Steve
Patricia’ Patason
Strongsville
David L. Heeter
Fields United Methodist Church
Card of Thanks for Devra Rake and Bred Rang
Acknowledgment expresses sincere appreciation for the care and support received during illness. The note thanks individuals and staff for kindness and assistance, and mentions gratitude from family members for the help extended during difficult hours.
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Devra Rake
In Memoriam Note From Obscure Archaic Text
A terse memorial fragment lists names and dates in a sparse obituary style. It mentions a rider and a head injury, with phrases indicating loss and remembrance. The passage preserves somber tone and personal references in dimly legible form.
Police weigh second charge in Amherst fatal crash
Amherst Police consider a second charge of second degree vehicular homicide against a 17 year old Lorain girl after a Friday accident killed a five year old Amherst girl Karen York, struck as she left kindergarten. The vehicle control charge was filed with the county juvenile department and forwarded to prosecutors for review.
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Lorain
Amherst
Arthur Koppenhafer
Lorain County
Joseph R. Grunda
County Juvenile Department
Karen York
Bentley York
North Ridge Rd
Man Indicted for Embezzlement At St Joseph Hospital
James L Alwin aged 43 was indicted February 25 1970 for embezzling 6293 from St Joseph Hospital Lorain. He is jailed on a 25000 bond awaiting a new trial date after requesting another continuance and a Florida address is listed for him. His wife Audry 46 is also indicted in the same case. The embezzlement allegedly occurred from October 1968 to July 1969.
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James L Alwin
St Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Alwin
North Fasy
Port Charlotte
Fla
Common Pleas
Paul J Mikus
Robert Nagy
Nagy
Florida
Nags
Arwin
Medical Record Department
Councilman criticizes police delivery of private mail
Amherst officials faced criticism from Councilman Joseph Husar after a private letter with a Vermilion return address was delivered to his home by a city police cruiser as part of council business. Police Chief Koppenhafter said such deliveries are rare and tied to council packets while others noted past uses for special meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Joseph Husar
Te Councelmers
Husar
Klingshim-Towner
Middle Ridge Road
Klingshirn- Towner, Inc
Arthur Koppenhater
Council
Tom Clark
Anthony DePaola
Chronicle-Telegram
Pat Myers
Marvin Davis
Services set for Pfc Jeffrey C Keetle in Ashland
Services for Pfc Jeffrey C Keetle who was killed in Vietnam near Khe Sanh will be held Thursday at 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashland. The lifelong Ashland resident enlisted July 7 1970 served at Ft Campbell and Ft Polk sent to Vietnam Jan 23 1971 and died March 23. Burial will follow at Gila Wilderness Cemetery. He attended Ashland High School class of 1968 Western New Mexico University and worked for the US Forest Service before service. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Paul E Keetle Ashland a brother Petty Officer T Michael Keetle in Norfolk and grandmother Mrs Charles Wise now in Ashland. Denbow Primm Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Erman Lee King
Valanda Cali
Welington
Queen of the Valley Hospital
West Covina
Calif
King
Frametown
Wellington
California
Brighton High School
First Southern Baptist Church
la Puente Calif
Husalie
Joni
Kenneth
Steven
Bruce
Marty
Myrtle King
New London
Edward Merle
Blair
Oberlin
Albert Velma Youung
Thomas Kathy Babut
Berea
Norman Dora Miller
Rochester
Lois
Cedarville
Ses
Charles E
Santa Ana
Calif Edgar
Errol
New Haven
Elvin
Edwin
Columbus
Charles Everett
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Covina
First Baptist Church
Jeffrey C Keetle
Smith Rd
Ashland
Vietnam
Trinity Lutheran Church 508
Keetle
Khe Sanh
Army
Ft Campbell
Ft Polk
Ashland High School
Western New Mexico University
Gila
US Forest Service
Gila Wilderness
Paul E Keetle
T Michael Keetle
Norfolk
Charles Wise
Grafton
Denbow-Primm
Center St
Police probe Maple Elementary vandalism in North Olmsted
North Olmsted police continued investigation into vandalism at Maple Elementary School on Maple Ridge Road Sunday night. Authorities are reviewing evidence and security footage to identify suspects.
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North Olmsted
Maple Elementary
Maple Ridge Road
Lorain telephone workers walk out over alleged harass ment
About 20 Lorain Telephone Co employees staged a three hour walkout from 11 15 am to 2 15 pm after clashes between operators and supervisors. Union leader Ronald Belluttie said grievances from the past three years were not addressed. Workers returned after a meeting with company officials at the Saxon Club and a promise to act on complaints. The contract expires in May 1872.
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Lorain Telephone Co
Lorain
RE Trinter
Tomasek
Ronald Belluttie
Communcation Workers of America Local 4370
Lurain Telephone
Saxon Club
Bellettuie
Lorain Telephone Cy
Lap
Convicted slayer loses appeal bid
A Cincinnati man convicted of the 1968 bombing murder of Loraine Hronec at her Cleveland home has lost his bid for Supreme Court review. Hronec, a former Ohio State University graduate student and Central Junior High School teacher, was killed July 8 by a package bomb mailed to his mother. Defense argued the forensic method and juror exposure to photos of the victim’s mutilated body were flawed.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Loraine
Daniel Ronec
US Supreme Court
Ronec
Ohio State University
Central Junior High School
Cleveland
Abbe Road traffic signals to operate soon
Etoria officials say the Abbe Road Kennedy Memorial Parkway signal system should be up before week’s end. Construction crews finish today while Ohio Edison connects power. The 36.0 project is a city state venture with equipment provided by the city and funding by the state, awaiting a controller unit delivery from the manufacturer.
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Abbe Road
Kennedy Memorial Parkway
Etoria
Ohio Edison
Warren Powelson
Theommunications
Ment
Abbe
Jury to discuss condition of jail in Lorain County
Lorain County commissioners and Sheriff Vernon M Smith will appear before a grand jury to discuss the county jail conditions. The request came from jurors amid nationwide publicity about bricks in the 78 year old tower. Commissioners Ludwig M Pincura Gerardeso J Keron Fred M Ritenaver authorized tower repairs up to 1000 dollars. work underway. The old jail, built for 58 prisoners, often houses more. A new jail is planned with funds sought for a survey and planning.
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Lorain County
Ludwig M Pincura
Jderesmo J Keron
Fred
Nord Center to redraw budget for April deadline
Nord Center personnel will redraw their budget to meet an April 1 state deadline. Lorain County Mental Health board initially rejected the plan but later accepted the agency’s satellite operation proposal. The revised plan consolidates two Lorain County centers into a central base with staff traveling to communities.
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Walter G Nord Guidance Center
Lorain County Board of Mental Health and Retardation
Guidance Center
Nathaniel T James
Mental Health Board
Lorain
Elyria
Nord Center
Lorain County
Appreciation Note Highlights Russ Davies and Local Arts Figures
A letter from Mildred Von Brock thanks Russ Davies for his support on band projects and acknowledges other local arts figures. It notes Walter Von Brock's career in Elyria schools, a heart ailment, and Bill Goldstein of Ely as leading actor in University of Pennsylvania theater productions.
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Russ Davies
Mildred von Brock
East River St
von Brock
Walter von Brock
Elyria
McKinley
Bill Goldstein
Elyna
Captain Starkey
New Haven
Zellerbach Theater
Tri-Theater
Annenberg Center
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bill
The
Murray Shisgail
Penn Players
Drug case plea is innocent by Elyria man Lapp
Lester W. Lapp of Oakwood Gardens Apartments pleaded innocent yesterday in Elyria Municipal Court to possession of narcotics instruments and possession of heroin charges. He waived a preliminary hearing, was bound to Lorain County grand jury on both counts, and held on 1000 bond. Lapp, arrested on a warrant after a Tuesday raid, faced a second arrest following chemical analysis identifying heroin. James A. Linder, 19, of 405 Oberlin Rd, also arrested, pleaded innocent to narcotics instrument charges and has not been charged with heroin.
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Elyria Municipal Court
Lester W. Lapp
Oakwood Garden Apartments
Lapp
Lorain County
Grand Jury
J W Dilgren
Elyria
Elyna City
James A Linder
Oberlin Rd
Linder
City Prosecutors Office
Judge Kelly Confined In Lorain Hospital
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge LeRoy F Kelly is hospitalized in the cardiac unit of Lorain Community Hospital after presenting severe chest pains around 8 am. The 56 year old judge, who returned from a Mexico trip with his daughter, is reported in critical but resting condition. Court Bailiff Henry Pastron aided his pickup at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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Lorain County Common
LeRoy F Kelly
Oakcrest
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Judge Kelly
Mexico
Adelberto
Pamela) Polo
Cleveland Hopkins
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Andrew
Carl E. Bruse
Charlie Davis
George A. Bracht
Bishbaugh
George Mage TT
GN West Herry Ave
Sursi
Ola
Mre
Sginva Holmes
Surton Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Greenwood
Cemeten
Mendoza
Isaac
Pepsi
Hume Wood
Marx
Dolores Gora Jez
Linda Foster
Anthony Rangel
Joseph Rangel
John R Devin Funeral Home
Ellawood Cemetery
Steven Warne
DW East
Oberlur
Milton Baker
Muron
James
Cynthia
Elmore Baker
Clara Baker
Maron Freed
Cowling
East Pittsheid
Thompson
George Michael
Morgan Town
West Va
Ida
George
Edward
Alice Work
Emery
Ada Linton
Walter A Frey
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
CHINO
Frank Rose
Bivria
Sheffield
Frank
William Joseph
Anthony Lupmace
Mary Colaizzi
Elizabeth Spinelli
Tony Ching
Josephine Ching
Loram
Peter Church
Calsar
Kellogg
Hay
Lillian Jara
Peru Center Rd
Monroeville
Sue
Dale Kellogg
Elyna City Auditor
Dale C
Shirley Brown
Joyce Claus
Kubach-Smith
Norwalk
Hester
Springer
East Norwalk
Ohio
Dorothy Nee Morgan
Clifford
Maple Grove
Vermilian
Bathory
Zigmond
Fiska
Ware Strathsen
Tuewdas
Erwadae
Kathryn Bruse
East Ave
Napule
Bruse
St Joher
Rev C A Brumme
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
St. John Lutheran Church Building Fund
Baby Girl
Phillips
Amherst, Hospital
Osbie A Phillips
South Leavitt Rd
Nelson H. Barris
Artie Phillips
Oneida
Tenn
Julia Mahalie
Robert A. Happel
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
Lisa Tolento
Isaac Louden
Jones Chapel Ame
Mussey Ave
Richard Buchanan
Lucy
Doris Toronto
Rafael Torento
Fremont
Carter
George A Bracht
Boston Ave
Allen Memoral
Toledo
Bracht
Penn Central Railroad
St Mars Churen
Elyria Semur Fellowship
Nagm
Thomas
Timothy
George Jr
Ashtabula
Donald
Richard
Dean Alice Scott
Romulus Mich
Maureen
Adeline Godfrey
Hillsdale
Sutherland Service
Floyd G Sutherland
Eastman Funeral Home
Floyd Gangler
Grove Street
Mr Sutherland
High Street
Lily
Ira
Alice Baum
Hillside
Bessie Holden
Harry
Mrs
Roy Strait
Nellie Strait
Public Square
LaGrange
Lutheran Hospital
Strait
Roy
Russell D. Fulton
Edward Helmick
LaGrange Baptist Church
River Road
N. F. Thomas
Nora F. Thomas
Wilder St
Nora Mae Lafferty
Pax
Dinnie J Thomas
Emvria
Church of God In Pay
Bobby
Dinnie Jo
Elyria George
Hollywood
Fla Alfred
Pensacola
Raymond
Orlando
Fia
Lafferty
W Va
Aretta Lilly
Beckley
Shirley Buckland
Roberta Oswald
Elvira
Dinkle Blake Washington
Bonnie Britt
Ruggles
Pax W Va
Tyree
Erman L. King
Woodbury S. Masten
Charles Smith
Memoriam
Tev Een
Sudro-Curtis
Fedoral Home, Inc
Greater Lyne and Vicinity
Liva
Harvey €. Curtis
Eanest
Scheuffler
Police Department
Koppenhafer
Serviceman’s
By Jerry Drake
Bellottie
Susan Hronec
West
Orville Stifel IL
Lewisburg
Pa Federal Penitentiary
Stifel
Renee
Nord
Raymond Muzilla
Mental Health Services Inc
United Community Services of
Greater Lorain County
Muziila
the Mental Health Board
Norman No
Mary: Goldstein
Washington Ave
Lorain Hospital
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