Memorial services for George M. Day planned in Elyria
American Legion Post 12 will hold memorial services for 93 year old George M. Day this evening at 7 in the Harold Dicken Funeral Home. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at First Congregational Church with Rev. Ronald Marmaduke. Graveside services set for Monday at 10 30 a.m. at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Day, who ran a Broad Street hardware store for 50 years with his father and brother, died in the Elyria Home. He was inducted into the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Friends may visit the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post 12
George M. Day
Harold Dicken
First Congregational Church
Ronald Marmaduke
Ridgelawn
Day
Broad Street
Elyria
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame
Bienvenida Cruz
West 74Th St
Cleveland
St. John Hospital
Puerto Rico
Sacred Heart Chapel
Robert Ward
Calvary Cemetery
Death Notices from Lorain County Obituaries
Death notices for George M Day age 93 of 123 Gulf Rd. George I Dr 62 of Lorain. Albert Pescavage 51 of 311 Park Ave list families, funeral home visits, church services, and burials. Military rites by Disabled American Veterans noted for George Day. Burial at Calvary and St Marys Cemeteries.
Litchfield driver dies in Medina County crash
A 20yearold Litchfield man, James A Smay, died of head injuries after his pickup left Rt 83 near the Lorain County line and rolled several times shortly after 2 am. Three Medina residents, Scott A Miller 20 Robert L Henderson 19 and Michael P Tinney 26, were injured and treated at Medina Community Hospital and released.
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Litchfield
Medina County
James A. Smay
Avon Lake Rd
Rt. 83
Lorain
Andrew J. Carson
Smay
Highway Patrol
Scott A. Miller
Robert L. Henderson
Michael P. Tinney
Medina
Medina Community Hospital
Olmsted Falls approves new textbooks and facility leases
Olmsted Falls Board of Education sanctioned new ninth grade science and Spanish textbooks and advanced algebra texts, with drafting courses. It allowed community groups to use school space, including Tri-Community Group for summer sports at the high school gym for $1 and Safety Town at Falls Elementary. A local farmer may lease 30 acres on Sprague Road for 1979 planting at $20 per acre, with annual renewal.
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Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls Board of Education
Olmsted Jaycees
Falls Elementary
Sprague Road
Vermilion man charged after Amherst Vermilion chase
A 25 year old Vermilion man faces five charges after a 2 30 a m Friday chase with police through Amherst and Vermilion. Jeffry Fischer fled at speeds over 60 mph, abandoned his car on Sperry Road, and was captured on foot. He is charged with DUI reckless operation fleeing an officer resisting arrest and driving under suspension. Local witnesses reported a man driving wildly and waving a club.
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Amherst
Oberlin
Vermilion
Jeffry Fischer
Sperry Rd
Tenney Street
Fischer
Milan Avenue
Sperry Road
Sperry
Lorain Bicycle Club Promotes 100 Mile Emerald Necklace Ride
Lorain Bicycle Club marks Bicycle Safety Month with a 100 mile Emerald Necklace Century ride on June 3 starting 8 am at Fazio's Walker Road parking lot Avon Lake. Route includes Cleveland Metroparks and Hale Farm with sag wagons and patches. Advance registration 4 dollars, after May 28 five dollars. Weekly Monday rides start May 21 at Elyria West High School 7 pm with five mile beginnings, increasing while keeping rides to about one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Elyria West High School
Nursing home fire prompts evacuation at Autumn Aegis
A closet fire at the Autumn Aegis Nursing Home on Oberlin Avenue forced evacuation of residents. Nurse Jennifer Pawlak, 21, of Oberlin Avenue, suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at St Joseph Hospital before release. Fire Chief James Kallis said the fire began about 10:30 p.m. Investigators have not yet estimated damage or cause.
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Lorain
Aegis
Oberlin Ave
Jennifer Pawlak
St. Joseph Hospital
James Kallis
Elyria man granted shock probation in grand theft case
Sotherden, 21, of 42 Denison Ave., was ordered released from Mansfield Reformatory on shock probation by Common Pleas Judge Brian F. Bedeski. He had been sentenced March 19 to an indeterminate six months to five years after pleading guilty to grand theft and will serve two years on probation.
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Sotherden
Denison Ave
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas
Brian F. Bedeski
New London Gives Scholarships to two seniors
New London High School will award a second 1000 dollar scholarship this year to a senior pursuing health related studies. Judge Robert Smith approved the request by New London Hospital Proceeds Corp. The first scholarship was granted in January. Recipients are Jody Buzard and Lavone Caldwell who plan to attend Ohio State University. Buzard will study nursing and Caldwell physical therapy.
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New London
New London (Hospital
Proceeds Corp
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Robert Smith
Jody Buzard
Lavone Caldwell
Ohio State University
Miss Buvard
Miss Caldwell
Cleveland Boat Crash Injures Two Men
Two Cleveland area men, Kenneth Crum and Richard Linden, were treated at Lakewood Hospital after a speedboat crashed into a cliff at Cahoon Memorial Park edge on Lake Erie in Bay Village. Firefighters rescued them by boat. Linden remained in intensive care with facial cuts and bruises as officers investigated the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Area
Lakewood Hospital
Cahoon Memorial Park
Lake Erie
Bay Village
Kenneth Crum
Euclid Ave
Euclid
Richard Linden
Lettermen Front Row relive past hits at Front Row Theater
The Lettermen three talented singers staged a nostalgic show in Highland Heights with a full crowd of 30 and 40 year old fans. The act mixed 50s style with occasional 80s flair, featuring hits like The Way You Look Tonight Smile Theme From A Summer Place and A Song For Young Love. Audience participation included a nun and a local psychologist joining on stage as the group interacted with fans, posing for photos and sharing smiles throughout two shows and a Sunday matinee and evening performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lettermen
LCCC festival and arson fire in Lorain county report
Lorain County Community College hosts its first annual Spring Has Sprung forensics festival with an all day schedule featuring extemporaneous speaking prose and dramatic duo awards planned for this evening at 7. Several colleges participate including Oberlin Ohio University and Westmoreland Community College. A separate Lorain fire at 145 Lakeside Ave caused about $5000 damage to a vacant house, owner listed as North Royalton man. no neighboring damage reported.
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Lorain County Community College
LCCC
Oberlin College
Ohio University
Community College of Beaver County
Westmoreland Community College
Lorain
Lakeside Avenue
Lakeside Ave
North Royalton
Amherst student joins Ohio Honors Chorale tour to Europe
Rebecca Anne Bruck, a Steele High School senior from Lorain, is among 40 Ohio high school vocalists chosen for the Ohio Honors Chorale under Thomas E. Moore. The group will tour seven European countries in June and July, performing at the Salzburg Choral Festival before Bruck attends Wright State University in theater and drama.
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Amherst
Rebecca Anne Bruck
Marion L. Steele
Ohio
Ohio Honors Chorale
Thomas E. Moore
Miss Bruck
Sandstone Summer Theater
Daniel Bruck
Revere Place
Lorain
Wright State University
School of Theater and Drama
Cyclist and rider injured in collision at Lake and Woodland
A 31-year-old motorcyclist John J. Sakalos and his 34-year-old passenger Judy Crabtree were injured Friday afternoon in a collision with a car at Lake and Woodland avenues. Sakalos listed in serious condition with a broken leg and lacerations. Crabtree dislocated right leg and also in serious condition. Police charged the car driver Jeanine M. Townsend with failure to yield the right of way.
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Lake and
Woodland Avenues
John J. Sakalos
East Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Judy Crabtree
Franklin Ave
Sakalos
Lake Avenue
Elyria Memorial Birth Notice for Keller Daughter
A daughter was born May 16 to Mr and Mrs Daniel Keller at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The family resides at 1625 Avon Relden Road Grafton. A Mrs William Molnar of 254 Lake Avenue is listed in connection with the birth notice.
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Edna Delores Blackburn
Johnson
Bellfield Ave
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Blackburn
Canada
Pleasant View Regular Baptist Church
Litchfield
Stoney
Sherry Lynn
Charley Johnson
Sidney, Ky
Mary C. Stanton
Pikeville
Florida
Daniel Keller
Avon Relden Rd
Grafton
William Molnar
Lake Ave
Dental society to install officers
The Lorain County Dental Society will install its new 1979 80 officers at a meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Oberlin Inn. They are Dr. Ralph J. Krupp president Dr. Eugene F. Muller president elect Dr. William W. Harlan vice president Dr. Joseph M. Strong secretary and Dr. Joseph R. Dellman treasurer. Rev. James Becherer will be the featured speaker.
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Lorain County Dental Society
Oberlin Inn
Ralph J. Krupp
Eugene F. Muller
William W. Harlan
Joseph M. Strong
Joseph R. Dellman
James Becherer
Camp Ho Mita Koda Opens Summer Signups For Diabetic Kids
Applications are being taken for Camp Ho Mita Koda a 50 year old Cleveland Clinic created summer residential camp for diabetic children. Three sessions run June 24 to Aug 18 with ages 10 and under to 15. Fee is 115 weekly with financial aid available. Open house June 17 with dinner. call Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland at 216 371 3301 for reservations.
Bay High Students Win Scholarships and Trophies
Bay Village honors five top students at the 18th Academic Achievement Awards at Bay High School. Betsy Lahey and Mary Sheldon win PTA Council scholarships, two Bay Youth Foundation awards go to Bruce Waljakka and Kelly Norton, Scott Little earns a Rotary Club scholarship, plus numerous trophies for GPA and four-year honor roll achievements.
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Bay High
Bay Village
Bay High School
Bay Pta Council
Betsy Lahey
Donald Lahey
Wolf Rd
Bay Youth Foundation
Bruce Waljakka
Henry Waljakka
Osborn Rd
Kelly Norton
Adames Norton
Lincoln Drive
The
Bay Village Kiwanis Club
Scott Little
David Little
Bayfair Drive
Westlake
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George Day Services
Stoney Blackburn
Mrs. Bienvenida Cruz
Fulton
Pleasant View
Regular Baptist
Alex Tellier
River Road
LaGrange
T. Arthur Johnson Jr
T. Arthur Johnson Sr
Garden St
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Nia Malaikia Johnson
Creola Johnson
Minnie Harris
Otis Collier
Demapolis
Ala
Kery King
Ripley
Tenn
St. John Harris
James Johnson
Carter
J.L. Matthews
Greater Christ Temple
Brookdale Cemetery
Chalmer A. Ault
Mead St
Buckhannon
W. Va
Tohatton Point
Ault
Mary
Mary (Nee Amalong); A Daughter, Mrs. Lois Kelley, Washington, D.C
Henry Ault
Death
George M
Gulf Rd
H. Keito
Dorothy Friends
Old Dicken
el Mineeto Te Lorain County
Thetrpigal Society
Kauki Dr. George
Emil Dovala
Tod
SS Vincent de Paul Church
Pescavage Albert
Park Ave
Pierceda
Margaret Frabotta
Elizabeth Brown
Lenora
Belinda
Leonard
Richard
Laudenthal
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Saylor
Virginia
Miami
Lorain County
Margaret LaSarge
Marcia Russell
George Leyda
Genevieve Manfall
Idlami Floriia
Bennett & Ulm Funeral Home
Sadiefally
Spencer Fire Department
George Fayre
Memoriam
Elizabeth
Tonto
Harriet
Curtis Scheaffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Liicenses Runmror
Olmsted Falls Board
Lorain Bicycle Club
Century Club
Nursing Home Fire Forces
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Oberlin High School
Debbie Courtright
Front Row
Don Norris
Highland Heights
Rebecca Bruck
Elyria Memorial
Dental Society
Association
Natural
PTA
Mary Sheldon
Keith Sheldon
Sheldon
Fulton Funeral Home
Nel Embalmers
Russell, Fulton
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