Death notices fill Elyria area obituaries page
Mary Ethel Kolopos 72 of 1191 East River Street died after a brief illness in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband John 52 years and children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Multiple services and rosaries planned at Bittner DeCarlos Funeral Home and St Mary Church. Other notices include Elva McClaflin, Joseph Krisha, Rose Holtzman, Donna Martin, Josip Rassel, and Frederick Adams with funeral details.
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Mary Ethel Kolopos
East River St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Avon Lake Feed Mill founder M. J. Klingshirn dies at 79
Michael J. Klingshirn, age 79, longtime Avon Lake resident and owner of the Avon Lake Feed Mill for 45 years, died Saturday night at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain after a long illness. He lived at 583 Moore Rd, Avon Lake.
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Michael J. Klingshirn
Moore Rd
Avon Lake
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Mr. Klingshirn
In Memoriam Notices and Obituaries Mixed Page
In loving remembrance of Olwen Wick on May 18th birthday and other memorial lines. Includes tributes to Olwen Wick mother and grandmother and multiple family members, plus a memorial page notice and phone contacts for in memoriam submissions.
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Olwen Wick
Obituary of Grant W Morgan Norwalk custodian
Grant W Morgan 71 of 24 Norwood Ave Norwalk died yesterday morning at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. He was born in Washington Indiana and lived in Norwalk since 1953. He was a custodian at the Huron County Courthouse and a member of First United Methodist Church and Baraca-Philathea class. He belonged to Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge 64 and Huron Chapter. He married Tula 51 years ago and had two daughters Harold Maxine Van Saun and Marilyn Mitchell, four grandchildren, a brother Ralph and two sisters Bertha Cosby and Ethel Harner. He is survived by Indiana Kubach Smith Funeral Home Norwalk handling arrangements with services today at 7 pm and tomorrow at 11 am at Mount Vernon Lodge. Burial in Connersville Daie Cemetery.
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Joseph Krisha
Rt. 162
West
Fitchville
New London Hospital
Cleveland
Krisha
Our Had
Lourdes Church
New London
New London Eagles
Mary
Emil
Buck
Norwalk
Harry
North Fairfield
Robert
Leonard
Margaret Miller
Olena
Lucille Biddinger
Ruth Morrow
Dorothy Krisha
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Joe Blaha
Mae Bartunek
Colletta Doubek
Edward
Tom
Vero
Charles
John Blaha
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Msgr
Raymond Gorman
Fitchville Cemetery
Rose Holtzman
Bath St
Elyria
Weber Nursing Home
Wellington
Holtzman
Edward L. Fisher
St. Patrick Church
W.F. Wiesler
Greenwood Cemetery
Norton Funeral Home
Donna M. Martin
Hickory St
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Martin
Marshall Drug Store
Immaculate Conception Church
Fred A
Gregory
Delores Smith
Leo
Lois
Russell D. Fulton
Funeral
Fred Kramb
Greenwich
France
University Hospital
Columbus
Huron County
Kramb
State
Huron Aerie 550
Lillian von Seggern
Myers Funeral Home
Myron Ramsey
Greenlawn
Tomorro
Grant W. Morgan
Norwood Ave
Fisher - Titus Memorial Hospital
Washington, Ind
Morgan
First United Methodist Church
Mount Vernon
Tula
Mes
Harold
Maxine) van Saun
Malcolm
Marilyn
Mitchell
Connersville
Ralph
Henry Bertha
Cosby
Arthur
Ethel) Harner
Indiana
Kubach - Smith
Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge No 64
Pagal Bailey
Miller Funeral Home
Daie
Heyerdahl Sets Sail Anew From Morocco On Ra II
Thor Heyerdahl and a diverse crew of seven set off from Morocco aboard the reed boat Ra II seeking Atlantic currents toward the Canary Islands as a starting point for a 70 day voyage to Mexico. The crew includes Norman Baker Yuri Cenkevitch Georges Sourial Santiago Genoves Carlo Mauri Hei Ohara and Orthman Madani.
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Thor Heyerdah
Safi
Morocco
Canary Islands
Heyerdah
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
New World
UPI
Thor Heyerdahl
Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Ra II
Barbados
Yucatan
Lake Titicaca
Norman Baker
Yuri Cenkevitch
Georges Sourial
Santiago Genoves
Carlo Mauri
Hei Ohara
Orthman Madani
Lorainite reports incident by three men
A 20 year old Lorain woman and her 18 year old boyfriend were seized at South Lakeview Park by three men around 1:30 AM. They forced the couple into a car, drove to a secluded Sherwood Drive area, where the girl was injured. Two assailants carried knives. the men released the youth's handcuffs before leaving about 3 AM.
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Lorain
Sherwood Drive
South Lakeview Park
Saihe Bree
Shriners pick nine area acts for talent auditions
Nine Lorain County amateur acts were chosen Saturday to audition June 9 in Cleveland for the Northeast Ohio Shrine Club Search For The Stars show. Winners in elementary junior high and high school divisions earn auditions June 19 at the Cleveland Masonic Temple.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
Ohio
Shrine Club
Lowell Stone
Elyria High School
Cleveland Masonic Temple
Mrs Fitch 61 dies active in Elyria Girl Scouts
Mrs Jane Moody Fitch aged 61 died at 4 am at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being stricken at home 1421 Prospect St Apt 1 The former Elyria Girl Scout leader served as president of the Elyria Girl Scout Council helped form the Black River Girl Scout Council A native of San Francisco she lived in Elyria 50 years and taught elementary grades for 10 years in the public schools She is survived by husband Nelson Fitch two daughters Nancy Eherke of San Pedro California and Phyllis Gardiner of Portstown a son David S of Burlington Washington six grandchildren mother Mrs Mary Moody of Elyria and three brothers George Moody Orono Maine Leroy Moody Saratoga California Leonard Moody Tokyo Japan Funeral arrangements are incomplete and memories donations are invited to a favorite charity.
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Frederick Elmer Adams
Peck-Wadsworth Road
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Adams
U. S. Army
Skeels Ford
Helen
Ronald
Lee
Linda
Nettie Lincoln
Dayton
Curtis E. Truman
Jane (Moody) Fitch
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Prospect St
Apt
Fitch
Black River
San Francisco
Calif
Elyria Publi
First Congregational Church
Nelson Fitch
Albert
Nancy Eherke
San Pedro Calf
Kenneth Phyllis
Gardiner
Pertysburg
David S
Barlington
Wash
Mary Moody
George Moody
Orono
Leroy Moody
Saratoga
Leonard Moody
Tokyo
Japan
Harold Dicken
Local Lorain Area Resident Pete Flonter In Fort Lauderdale Hospital
Pete Flonter a former Lorainite is hospitalized at Broward General Hospital Fort Lauderdale after major foot amputations. He recently underwent two surgeries whileBuffering from diabetes and requests notes or cards from friends in Lorain County.
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Pete Flonter
Corts Seeks to Retain Lorain County GOP Chair
Elyria attorney Robert J. Corts moved to keep his seat as chairman of the Lorain County Republican Executive Committee after being elected by the Elyria area party group. The slate included Scribner Fanver as vice chair, Dorothy Park as secretary, and Dale as treasurer. The County Central Committee plans to meet tomorrow night to organize and is expected to reelect Corts as chairman.
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Elyria
Robert J. Corts
Lorain County
Republican Executive Committee
Elyria Area
Corts
Carliste
Scribner Fanver
Dorothy Park
Dale
Republican County Central Committee
Fleming Ditch to be inspected Sunday inspection set
Lorain County Health Commissioner Dr Marion Fisher will inspect Fleming Ditch in the Homewood area at 11 a.m Friday after complaints about the ditch. The inspection follows a letter from Chester A Campbell Lorain service director noting epidemic danger due to the ditch conditions. Fleming Ditch lies in Sheffield Township near Lorain. township trustees are asked to attend.
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Marion Fisher
Lorain County
Fleming Ditch
Homewood
Chester A. Campbell
Lorain Sevice
Sheffield Township
Lorain Corporation
Burial today for the Augusta riot victims in Georgia
The last of six African American men killed in last week’s Augusta riot was to be buried today at Antioch Baptist Church as services continued for others. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy condemned violence and urged justice while a white minister interrupted with scripture.
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Augusta. Ga
UPI
Ralph David Abernathy
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Sammy McCullough
Abernathy
Grady Brown
Sammy
Antioch Baptist Church
McCullough
Mack Wilson
John Stokes
William Wright
John Bennett
Augusta
Charlie Mack Murphey
Rosier
Births in Elyria and surrounding areas see numerous newborns
A large list of births announced across Elyria Lorain Amherst Vermilion and Oberlin area families including Elyria Memorial Hospital reports a son for Mr and Mrs Thomas Heys 4509 Tacoma Ave Lorain a daughter for Mr and Mrs David Hanchett 321 Eighth St Haven Muncy and many more with addresses in North Ridgeville Vermilion Sheffield Lake Amherst Oberlin and surrounding towns.
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Thomas Heys
Tacoma Ave
Lorain
David Hanchett
Eighth St
Kenneth Sharp
Sanford St
Vermilion
Jesse Elkins
Ethel Dr
Elyria
Ronald Simpkins
East College St
Oberlin
Robert Hitlan
Talbot Lane
Robert Evans
North Ridge Rd
Amherst
Richard Bozzi
Roxboro Rd
Wilbur Knick
Warwick Dr
Sheffield Lake
Gregory Steigerwald
Utica Ave
Charles Dechant
Detroit Rd
Roy Hess
Root Rd
Clarence Davis
West 14Th St
John Teleha
Stanford Ave
Robert Shelton
Hickory Hill Ave
Vacant Grafton House Fire Arson Suspected
A vacant three bedroom home on Cowley Road in Grafton burned early today with arson suspected. The Midland Heights owner Randi H. Smith reported gear theft from a stable nearby and a kerosene can was found near the scene. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
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Grafton
Cowley Road
Crocker Road
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Maurice Bill
Lore denies conflict of interest in Ohio posts
James B. Lore, 3, president of LCM Corp., admitted he held another role as an Ohio School Employees Retirement System investment officer late last year before resigning from the state post in October. He insisted his work for the retirement system and LCM was entirely proper and nonconflicted.
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Columbus
UPI
James B. Lore
LCM Corp
Ohio
Robert Snyder
Mansfeld News Journal
Lore
State Post
LCM
LOM
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John Kolopos
Mrs. E. McClaflin
Elva B. McClaflin
Elmer McClaflin
Holiday Nursing Home
Londonville
Eastman Funeral Home
Floyd Gaugler
Grove Street Cemetery
R. Holtzman
F. A. Martin
Russel Service
Josip Rassel
West 23Rd St
Emil Dovala
Calvary Cemetery
Rassel
Yugoslavia
Lake Road
Nick
Dragica
Ivan
Irene
Nevenka
Apolonija Rajsel
Julka Rajsel
Frederick E. Adams
M. J. Klingshirn
Memoriam
Lida Kop
Fam
Carol
Nanny Leonard
Tom Judy
Howard & Grandsons
Chronicle-Telegram
Ribete
Phere Grace Lane
St. Joseph Church
St. Mary Church
Avon
Holy Name Society
Julia
Kenneth R
William W
Klingshin Builders
Mary Wensink
North Ridgeville
Catherine
Pauline Klingshirn
Roman
Burmeister
St Joseph Church
Edward Dickard
St. Mary Cemetery
Sudro-Curtis
Horeey Court
Front W Scheeffier
Monewer
Shriners
Gary Mathieu
Prospect School
Karen Malanowski
St Jude's
Keith
Lamont Bachman
Gordon Strout
Longfellow School of
Roger Shaw
John Edwards
Tome Linde
Mark Hagerling
Northwood
Eastern Heights
David Minnillo
Elyria Catholic
Bill Hicks
Clearview High School
Mondella Young
Midview
Baron - Kaye Nelson
Clearview
Russ Davies
Barbara
Stewart Ct
GOP
Elyria Memorial
Mrs
Haven Muncy
Winckles St
Charles Mattson
Main St
Robert Behm
Auronson Dr
Oberlin Allen
Edward Gambish
Gary Ave
Richard Schoerwerth
Barbara St
James Hartman
J. Wallington
William Hawkins
West River Rd
Willie Lucas
Garden St. Elyria
William Estes
Spencer
St. Joseph
Ceveis Clark
Kolberi
Michael Hall
Floyd Longfellow
Sassafras Dr
Occie Berger
John Dora
Paul Bass
East Erie Ave
Timothy Frederick
Washington Ave
Mrs. Dennis Stout
Lincoln St. Amherst
Charles Carr
Elyria Ave
Ernest Trujillo
Seeley Ave
Randi H. Smith
Middleburg Heights
Hill
Stella Pompocelli
Fire Department
Smitt
Aker
Gar Yappel
North Beant Rd
Columbia
Jes
State Fire Marshal's Office
Nyy Pam
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