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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1979
Page
10
Obituaries report Martha Schetter 63 of Vermilion pronounced dead at Fremont Memorial Hospital after collapse at a daughter’s home. Surviving spouses and large families listed with church affiliations and services planned in Tiffin and Fremont. Also: Mary Wayda 88 of Lorain dies after brief illness. funeral details include Parastas rites and burial in Calvary Cemetery with St Nicholas Church ceremonies.
Grafton The Midview Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight at 8 30 p m in the board offices at 1097 Elm Street to determine how the districts new superintendent will be selected. The board is considering hiring a Nebraska consulting firm to assist in the search.
DERIFAJ Steve Sr 74 of Lorain survived by wife Josephine daughters Rose Perichak and Donna Dineff sons John and Steve Jr three brothers and two sisters. Visitation at Beiyscanlah Funeral Home Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Rosary Tuesday at 1 pm. Mass and burial details follow at St Vitus Church. PETRUZZI Frank B 63 of 102 Malcolm Cl survived by three sisters Lucy Bratellej Fanny Nopbes Theresa McGinty brothers Marlin Joseph Larry. Visitation Relbhhn Funeral Home Tuesday 7 to 9 pm. Mass Wednesday 9:30 am at the funeral home and 10 am at St Jude's Church, burial Marblewood Cemetery New Lexington. ARMSTRONG Doris 44 Lorain survived by husband Robert sons B and Tim mother Anne Walby one brother. Visitation Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Service Wednesday 1 pm in the funeral home.
In Elyria a two car collision at Route 301 and Parsons Road left William W. Woodrell critically injured and admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital. His wife Iva Woodrell was treated and released for a broken foot. Barbara A. Krtil, 60, faces failure to stop after allegedly running a stop sign.
Avon Oaks Nursing Home at 37800 French Creek Rd received a restraining order from Common Pleas Judge Adrian F. Bedeski on Friday against the Ohio Department of Welfare. The order delays a decertification for failing to meet a solid door deadline, with a hearing set for 1:30 p.m. June 8 before Judge Paul J. Mikus.
North Ridgeville man Lawrence Markowski, 5741 Paula Drive, charged with murdering his estranged wife Twila, 28, on Jaycox Road after a possible domestic quarrel. He surrendered to sheriff after a high‑profile search. bond set at $200,000 with a 9:30 a.m. Friday preliminary hearing.
In Amherst a two way primary contest pits Thomas H. Sanborn and Martin J. Conry for the Democratic slot to succeed Law Director Alan W. Anderson, who must withdraw after taking Lorain County Legal Aid director post. Anderson’s seat may shift as the Republican replacement is named. Both candidates say the post should stay nonpolitical and may require more time.
Fire damaged two Lorain residences with losses totaling more than 13000 dollars. A Saturday blaze at 1311 10th St. caused about 7000 dollars in damage and was contained in a bedroom. A Sunday fire at 412 Town Ave. likely stemmed from an electrical short in a portable fan in a southeast bedroom, with 6500 dollars damage to one unit in the two story DeCarlo apartment building.
Elyria will resurface West River Road between Route 57 and Midway Boulevard on Wednesday and Thursday. Crews will work with traffic maintained and a detour possible if congestion rises. The $18,000 project preserves the road prior to an upcoming widening set for next spring.
A list of newborns announced from Elyria Memorial on May 24 includes a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Perrigan of Lorain and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Everett of Sheffield Lake, among other births to residents of Vermilion Amherst Wellington and nearby towns with parents named at multiple addresses. The record also notes a daughter to Elizabeth Panter of Lorain and a son to Luis Quinones of Lorain with accompanying parental details.
Mayor Marguerite Bowman and Community Development Director Norman Failing were to fly to Washington for a UDAG conference on Elyria's 2.8 million Second and Third Streets bridges. Representatives from 39 other UDAG cities will attend this one day meeting. Elyria will receive about 566 000 in UDAG grants 280 000 in Economic Development Agency funds and 1.9 million in federal highway funds to finance the project set to begin spring 1980.
U S Rep Ronald Mottl announces ninth district appointments to service academies. Richard B McCaffrey Gregory H Miller Roger B Bilas William B Clowes Mark E Shannon and Kurt Alan Larsen are named. All seniors will enter academies in July with McCaffrey and Miller going to Naval Academy Bilas Clowes Shannon to West Point and Larsen to Merchant Marine Academy.
GRAFTON Midview High School announces the Baccalaureate and Commencement for next Tuesday at 7 15 p m on the athletic field. Three seniors Barbara Demby Barbara Bungard and Dean Rice named to speak. Demby valedictorian with 3 98 Gpa will attend Boston University BS MD program. Bungard salutatorian with 3 92 Gpa will study pre professional business at Lorain County Community College. Rice to speak on Harmony senior class president Dean with 3 8 Gpa will study engineering at Ohio Northern University. Invocation by Rev Nicholas Novasel. If weather forces change, ceremonies move to June 6 at same time.
Police report two men robbed a Lawson Milk Co. store at 14980 Bagley Rd Middleburg Heights late Monday morning. One armed with a blue steel revolver forced the clerk to cover the security camera and enter the cooler, then they took cash from the register and the safe, cut phone lines, and fled with $125.
The Brunswick Board of Education and Brunswick Education Association seek review by the Ohio Supreme Court of contempt findings tied to a 1978 strike by 308 teachers. The 23 day walkout ended April 21 with a two year contract including a $700 raise for 1978 and $500 for 1979, while fines and jail terms were contested.
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