Deaths in Elyria Area Include Retired Teachers and Local Residents
Obituaries report Leona E. Edwards 74 of 945 Oberlin Ave Lorain died at St Joseph Hospital after six weeks illness. She taught 47 years at Garfield Hawthorne Admiral King retiring 1966. A 1919 Lorain HS grad later attended Kent. Also noted: John R Bowman 76 of 305 South Main Wellington, retired painter, died after brief illness. Survived by three sons and relatives. services and visitations scheduled in Wellington. weitere notices reference Einer Lorentsen 77 formerly of Lorain, died at Golden Acres Home, Denmark-born, with funeral arrangements at Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona E. Edwards
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Garfield, Hawthorne
Admiral King
Miss Edwards
Lorain High School
Kent
Einer Lorentsen
Colorado Ave
Golden Acres
Mr. Lorentsen
Denmark
Walter A. Frey
Calvary Cemetery
Death notices and obituaries from Lorain Amherst and Oberlin area
Several obituaries list ages and surviving relatives for Chaires E 47 of 950 Oakwood Elyria Dorney Bertha Rosetta 81 Oberlin William S 83 Lorain Walter Sr 63 Skidmore Walter Sr 63 and Helen Holzhauer 59 of Amherst. Services and visitations held at Reichlin Cowling Garland and Reidy-Scanlan funeral homes with burial at Brookdale Calvary Crownhill Ridge Hill Memorial and other local cemeteries. Burial dates and specific church services noted for St Vincent de Paul and local churches. memorials to American Cancer Society requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorney Bertha Rosetta
S. Pleasant St
Oberlin
Richard
James
Alice Derrit
Cowling
Camden Cemetery
William S
Baldwin Blvd
Susan
William
Robert
Betty Janik
Dorothy Janik
Reidy-Scanlan
Lorain
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Calvary Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Henry McHenry and Laura Summers
The families express sincere thanks for comforting sympathy, flowers and kindnesses during illness and death. Special thanks go to Rev Philip Bohiken Reichlin Funeral Home and Knights of Pythias. Laura Summers family also thanks for many expressions of sympathy and to Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McHenry
Philip Bohiken
Reichlin Funeral Home
Knights of Pythias
Laura Summers
Curtis Scheuffler
Escapee Turner Captured in Louisville Faces Return to Ohio
Lorain man John Turner, 22, escaped from the Grafton State Prison Farm on August 4 and was captured in Louisville Kentucky. He had been held on three armed robbery counts and one robbery before fleeing. Louisville police tied him to 13 robberies along his escape route and may drop charges. Ohio officials will decide on returning him to face escape charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Grafton
Louisville
Ohio
John Turner
Canton Ave
Honor Farm
Turner
Kenneth Barclay
Barclay
Robbery at Ponderosa Steaks Nabs Cash and Meat
At the Ponderosa Steak House on Lorain Road a man posing as a maintenance worker robbed the restaurant. He tied janitor Raymond O Callaghan and took an unknown cash amount from the register and some meat while threatening with a gun he believed he saw. Police later freed the janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted
Ponderosa
Lorain Rd
Raymond
Callaghan
O'Callaghan
David J Gethin 92 Lorain railroader dies after brief illness
David J. Gethin 92 of 1229 Sixth St Lorain a retired Lake Terminal Railroad engineer died in Shields Nursing Clinic after a brief illness He worked 55 years for the Lake Terminal retiring in 1954 Born in Wales Aug 18 1883 he lived in Lorain 75 years Survived by son Charles two grandchildren five great grandchildren sister Mrs Harold Roudebush Grand Rapids Ohio brother Harry North Miami Beach Fla wife Frances and son Joseph predeceased Burial at Elmwood with services by Rev Paul Kirk conducted by Schwartz Spence and Boyer Home For Funerals Lorain tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Elmwood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen BE. Halzhaver Vnee Rubus
Crosse Rd
Amherst
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Queen City Chapter Order of Eastern Stars
Holzhauer
B. F. Goodrich Co
Thew Shovel Co
Order of Eastern Stars
Robert 4. Happel
St. Peter United Church of Christ
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
American Cancer Society
David J. Gethin
Sixth St
Shields
Lake Terminal Railroad
Wales
Gethin
Faith United Methodist Church
Charles
Harold
Sarah) Roudebush
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Harry
North Miami Beach
Fla
Frances
Joseph
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Two injured in Pike Turnpike crash near Norwalk
Jim Coleman and Daryl Underwood of Detroit were hurt when their 1973 Pinto struck a guardrail near the 114 milepost on the Turnpike westbound four miles west of the Sandusky Norwalk exit. Coleman reportedly fell asleep. car demolished. hospital admission at Fisher-Titus Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Jim Coleman
Daryl Underwood
Detroit
Castalia Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Coleman
Sandusky- Norwalk
Lorain Man Arrested on DWI After Rt. 57 Crash
Arthur R. Smith, 43, of 3708 Canton Ave, was charged with driving while under the influence and under suspension after a two car crash on Route 57 at Lorain Boulevard. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lorain Boulevard
Arthur R. Smith
Canton Ave
Elvira
Vatican Deputy Chamberlain Vittorio Bartoccetti Dies at 82
Vatican City report states 82 year old Msgr Vittorio Bartoccetti, deputy Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, died yesterday. He would have assisted Cardinal Jean Villot, the Vatican Secretary of State, in turning the Vatican in the event of the Pope’s death. Pope Paul II had made Villot Chamberlain in 1970. The Chamberlain handles day to day Vatican affairs and goods and temporary rights of the Holy See during papal transitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Vittorio Bartoccetti
Holy Roman Church
Bartoccett
Jean Villot
Vatican
Paul
Villot
Holy See
Multiple incidents reported across city and town
Reports include windows broken at a home on Sixteenth Street, tires stolen from a car at Spitzer Motors, tools stolen from a garage, and a fire in a Jefferson Junior High School waste can. Several vehicle accidents are noted with no injuries, plus a gunshot wound treated at Players Lounge and a fight at Roll Arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tream
Charles Fittqpatrick
Sixteenth St
Spitzer Motors
E. Bridge St
Robert B Jeror
Longford Ave
Jefferson Junior High School
Foster Ave
Third Street
East Avenue
Ford Road
Clarking
Bast Vad
Craig West
Morgan Ave
Players Lounge
Woodford Ave
Elizabeth Goldh
Grinwold Rd
Roll Arena
Cleveland Street
Volunteer seminar set in Vermilion
A 7 p.m. Monday session at St. Marys Church Vermilion invites volunteers for the Catholic Social Service Bureau Elderly programs Friendly Visitor and Telephone Reassurance. Programs operate in Wellington Elyria Lorain with plans to expand to Grafton North Ridgeville and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Social Service Bureau
St. Mary's Church
Vermilion
The
Service Bureau
Wellington
Elyria
Lorain
Grafton
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Marjorie Gyuru
Peg Warner
Lorain County
Elyria man faces traffic and burglary charges
An Elyria man is jailed on a failure to control charge after his car struck the home of Henry Yourkevitch at 203 Lake Ave at 2 45 am while police say a burglary occurred minutes earlier. A stereo was stolen and recovered in the wrecked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Henry Yaukevitch
Lake Ave
Tracey Huber
Theresa K. Wright
Lake Avenue
Yourkevitch
Elvrra
Man injured in collision with horse on Cook Road
Elyria resident Ronald Graham suffered cuts and bruises when his 1974 Pinto station wagon struck a loose horse on Cook Road early today in Olmsted Township. The horse, owned by John Walker, was destroyed and Graham was treated at Southwest General Hospital before release. The incident occurred in front of Hall's Meats near 27040 Cook Rd. The horse had broken loose from a farm and wandered into the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted
Elyria
Cook Road
Ronald Graham
Sherwood Dr
Southwest General Hospital
John Walker
Brooklyn
Graham
Hall's Meats
Cook Rd
Liberty and chaos define 90 year old Durant's view on life
Historian Will Durant at 90 reflects on liberty as the mother of chaos and pessimist-free outlooks. He and wife Ariel, coauthor, celebrate his birthday with Pepperdine honors while continuing a disciplined daily routine and the ongoing Story of Civilization series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Durant
Ariel
Los Angeles
Durant
Pepperdine University
Orders
Council Overrides Rezoning Veto For Oberlin-O 18th Street Site
Elyria City Council reversed a mayoral veto to rezone the corner of Oberlin Road and 18th Street for an automotive services district. The 10 to 1 vote kept dissent from Councilman Peter Van Wormer. Clarence Wright plans a repair shop despite a 13 160 square foot parcel short of the 15 000 requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City
Oberlin Road
18Th Street
Leonard P. Reichlin
Peter van Wormer
Clarence Wright
Jackson St
Reichlin
van Vormer
Community Development Department
Vulcan Street
Seneca Avenue
John Baird
Jack Ryba
Baird
Willard Memorial Square eyed in Wellington bicentennial plan
Wellington officials consider renaming Public Square to Willard Memorial Square in honor of Archibald Willard painter of the Spirit of 76. The proposal follows a unanimous historical society endorsement and a council first reading with final action possible by August 4, 1976. The meeting also covered a tree trimming lease and a pay raise for a patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Willard
Archibald Willard
E. L. Hewes
Southern
Historical Society
Willard Family Association
Henes
Robert Dupee
Dupee
Shade Tree Commission
Council
James Gott
Two Lorain Men Held for Grand Jury in Robbery Case
Jeffrey Dawson and Johnny Johnson Jr. were ordered held to the grand jury after arraigment on complicity to aggravated robbery tied to the Stan's Grocery heist. Yvonne Paige, 18, died after owner Stan Labis shot at a masked robber. Freddie Sims and Phyllis Johnson face charges and warrants. Dawson surrendered. Johnson brought in by relatives. both pleaded not guilty and waived hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Jeffery Dawson
15Th St
Johnny Johnson I Jr
Tod- Dery
Stan's
Yvonne Paige
Stan Labis
Miss
Paige
St. Dose Hospital
Dawson
Freddie Lee Sims
Phyllis Johnson
W. 23Rd St
Johnson
Sims
Miss Johnson
Miss Paige
Births in St. Joseph and Amherst Nov 2 3
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew MILCHEN 720 Furnace St in St. Joseph. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard YEAGER 180 College Park Dr. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard LENNY Jr. 310 Oak St Amherst. Twin daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin LINDSEY 125 Warden Ave St. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Milchen
Furnace St
Bernard Yeager
College Park Dr
Alvin Lindsey
Warden Ave
Richard Lenny Jr
Oak St
Amherst
Robbery at Bob's Sparkie Market on Lake Avenue
Three youths robbed Bob's Sparkie Market at 422 Lake Ave yesterday evening at 6 20 p m. Two armed youths entered the store and forced workers into the basement while cash and cigarettes were taken from registers. They fled west of Lowell Street as police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob's Sparkie Market
Lake Ave
Elyria
Lowell Street
Appeal Won Without Lawyer for Motorcycle Glass Charge
A student of police science Damian Luchkowsky and his friend Dana Frindt won an appeal in the Ninth District Court of Appeals over a Elyria ordinance violation for motorcycle safety glasses. The court ruling rested on the arrest affidavit not being signed by the arresting officer, not on the strength of the arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Damian Luchkowsky
Washington Ave
Dana Frindt
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
James P. Horn
Dana
Man Returned to Face Multiple Lorain County Charges
A 46yearold Elyria man from Florida was returned to Ohio to face aggravated robbery and related charges. Harrington formerly of Baldwin Avenue was held in Florida and brought back by deputies for arraignment in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Officials gave no details on the alleged incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria
Florida
Eetry
L. Harrington
Baldwin Avenue
Griande
Fla
Harrington
Lorath County
Man Fined $100 in City Theft Case
L. Boone, 26 of 1032 Garden St., was fined 100 dollars plus 78 dollars court costs after pleading guilty. Judge John D. Pincura of Lorain County Common Pleas imposed the fine. Boone was indicted for theft of a chainsaw from Sears Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Boone
Garden St
Lorain County Commoner
John D. Pincura
Bool
Sears Midway
Also Mentioned on This Page
John R. Bowman
South Main St
Bowman
Central Ohio Pony Pullers Association
Burton
Columbia Station
Jack
Elsa Mumaw
Wooster
Norton Funeral Home
Dwight Hayes
Greenwood Cemetery
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
Donald W. Walton
Leipsic
Arthur
Chaires E
Oakwood Elyria
Helen
Valerie
Denise Perry
Karen Long
Elyrn
Funeral
Brookdale Cemetery
Skidmore Walter Sr
Lexington Ave
Mary L
Walter, Jr
Barbara Stewart
Joann
Kathleen McCullough
Garland Funeral Home
Crownhill Cemetery
Elmer J. Holzhaver
Henry(Zarnes) McHenry
Ezra Summers
Edna Summers Carroll
Memoriam
Scott Worcester
Land of Heaven
Chad
David Worcester
Jane
Ray
Susan Renska
Greater Byrne and Vicinity
Urensed
Embatnen
Harvey €. Curtis Ernest W. Scheuffler
Paul Kirk
Elmwood Cemetery
Philadelphia
Frank Brookhouser
Philadelphia Bulletin
Havertown
Brookhouser
Ford City
Bulletin
Our Town
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Broad Street
Sheriff and State Patrol
Minday
Middle Ridge Road
Elyria Township
Rts
Carlisle Township
Rt. 58
Amherst Township
Elyrian
New York City
Will
Hollywood
Los Angeles Times
Durants
Norma Jones
Nent
St. Joseph
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