Elyria area obituaries share lives of local residents
A string of deaths in Lorain and surrounding towns includes former Lincoln Park Ballroom owner Joseph Yepko of Lorain who died at St. Joseph Hospital after a period of illness. Also listed are Roy Campbell of New London, Ralph Mickey Lucas of Lorain, Calvin P. Ogle of Elyria, Delbert A. Clark Sr. of Amherst, Mrs Elda Garwood of Collins, and other residents, with funeral plans and burial details noted for multiple local cemeteries and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Yepko
Lincoln Park
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Josephine St
Punxatawny
Yepko
Loraine
Ralph Mickey Lucas
Seventh St
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U. S. Steel Corp
Lucas
Sheffield Lake
Mary J
Krebs
Virginnia Carpenter
Cleveland
Lillian Armor
Jefferson
Walter A. Frey
Dale E. Kent
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Obituaries From Oberlin Lorain Elyria Area Funeral Notices
The death notices list Mrs Cornelius age 52 of Oberlin with husband and daughters, and lapsed observances at Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin with funeral at Mt Zion Baptist Church. Pitta Mrs Joseph Helens age 81 of Lorain with children and siblings, visitations at J J GuionA Son Funeral Chapel Lorain and services at Holy Trinity Church. Alex age 9 of Elyria with family, visitations at Harold Dicken Funeral Home and Magyar United Church of Christ funeral. Daniel age 56 former Lorain resident with Emil Dovala Funeral Home Lorain and burial at Buffalim Ridge. Mrs Clifford Adalen M age 54 of Elyria with husband and children, wake at Reichlin Funeral Home and St Mary Church funeral and St Mary Cemetery. Harre age 52 of Elyria with wife Norma and many siblings, visitations at Rexy Scanlan Funeral Home Lorain with services. Ridge Hill Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery noted for burials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert A. Clark
Middle Ridge Rd
Amherst
Garland Funeral Home
Johnny W. Sloan
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Clark
Larain-Cuyahoga
U.S. Steel Corp
St. Joseph Hospital
Glouster
Ohio
Elyria
Broadway Assembly Church
Billie
Nee Adkins
John P
Lorain
Delbert Jr
Micheal Adkins
Alabama
Matthew
Carolyn) Bender
Lillian
Pam
Mary Alice
Howard
Jacksonville
Mabel Kiraly
Charles
Harriett) Dixon
Levena Sollie
Fin
Lillian) Moldern
Clarence
Alice McGirr
Newark
Cornelius
Pleasant St
Oberlin
Geraldine Todd
Joan Wright
Cowling Funeral Home
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Westwand
Oberhin
Mother's Club
Calvary Cemetery
Alex
Irondale St
Harold Dicken
Magyar United Church of Christ
Bufialin Brookdale Cemeter
Daniel
Emil Dovala
Buffalim Ridge
Clifford
Adalcn M
Ohio St . Elyria
Reichlin
St Mary Church
Ginal
St. Mary Cemetery
Harre
Emerson
Elvria
Norma
Larix
Kevin
Rexy- Scanlan
In Memoriam For Donald Masters Abo Passed Away
In Memoriam notes recount Donald Masters Abo beloved by sewing menon td and friends. The passage reflects on his smile and countless memories kept alive by tears and songs, honoring a life recalled with affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menon
Donald Masters
Awas
Memon
Mrs. Wiegand Dies. Survived by 4 Sons and 13 Grandchildren
Mrs. Paul Wiegand nee Gregg 82 former Columbia Station resident died in Lake Worth Florida where she had lived for years Her husband Paul died in 1969 Survived by sons Russell J Gordon Dennis L and Duane F 13 grandchildren three sisters and a brother Preceded by a brother Visitation Saturday Jardine Funeral Home Strongsville Ohio Funeral Monday at 1 pm Rev Gary Bernath St Johns Lutheran burial in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Campbell
Grant St
New London
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Mr. Campbell
Wellington
Plum Brook Ordnance Plant
Akron, Canton, Youngstown
Floral Lodge
Zelma
Frank
Marjorie Hanna
Wadsworth
Thelma Burk
Maumee
Zelbert
Carl
Eastman Funeral Home
James Killgrove
Grove Street Cemetery
Ruth J. Wiegand
Nee Gregg
Columbia Station
Lake Worth
Fla
Paul
Russell J
P. Gordon
Middleburg Heights
Dennis L
Duane F
Jardine Funeral Home
Pearl Rd
Strongsville
Gary Bernath
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Columbia Cemetery
Elyria Catholic High School Open House and Smorgasbord
Elyria Catholic High School will host an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gulf Road campus with departmental displays, a pottery wheel, art show, physics experiments, a biology slide program, and an a cappella choir performance at 1 30 p.m. The smorgasbord runs noon to 5 p.m. Tickets sold at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Catholic High School
Gulf Road
Deaths mark McGarvey Coffee founder at 71
Robert M. McGarvey Sr founder and chairman of McGarvey Coffee Inc died in suburban St Louis Park at age 71. Services are scheduled tomorrow for the Minneapoils native who started the firm in 1922 at age 18 and later oversaw a merger with Atwood Coffee Co. in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
UPI
Robert M. McGarvey Sr
McGarvey Coffee Inc
McGarvey
St. Louis Park
South Dakota
Atwood Coffee Co
Atwood
Lorain Police Nab Juvenile Stereo Thieves During Night Patrol
Lorain Police Chief John Malinovsky stopped three juveniles who were loading a stereo from Ponderosa Apartments into a foreign car at 10:50 p.m. They claimed the item came from Bruce Harmon of Oberlin Avenue but Harmon's later check showed no permission. The youths, who had a key, were released after naming their accomplices. Police will certify the case to Lorain County Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
John Malinovsky
Ponderosa Apartments
Oberlin Avenue
Malinovsky
Bruce Harmon
Oberlin Ave
Ponderosa Apts
Harmon
Lorain County Juvenile Court
Deaths Mrs Martha Coates 80 Lorain Ohio
Mrs Martha M Coates 80 of 1114 11th St Lorain died yesterday at home after a 15 month illness. A former Pennsylvania New York teacher she moved to Lorain 49 years ago and did substitute teaching. She is survived by husband Ellis daughter Marcia Coates three grandchildren sister Mildred Racop Memorial service Monday at 1 pm at Schwartz Spence and Boyer Home for Funerals with Reverend Donald Walton officiating Memorials to First United Methodist Church fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda M. Garwood
Collins Rd
Collins
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Garwood
Port Huron
Midh
Toledo
Collins Area
Fisher-Norwalk Co
Carey
Gene
Esther) Walker
Frank
Darrell
Horace
Mary) Gart
Gulf Breeze
Fla
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
E. Eugene Booker
Lakeview United Methodist Church
Berlin Heights
Riverside Cemetery
Martha M. Coates
11Th St
Lorain
Coates
Pennsylvania
New York
Lo- Yain
Edinboro State Normal College
First United Methodist Church
Women’s Society
YWCA
Ellis
Marcia Coates
Royal Oak
Mich
Orren
Mildred) Racop
Cambridge Springs
Elda Kreason
Schwartz, Spence
Elyria man charged after attempting to cash stolen check
A 55 year old Elyria man James Burks of Prospect Street was charged with receiving stolen property after trying to cash an $888 check issued to the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority at Sears Roebuck in Midway Mall. Burks was jailed. He claimed he cashed the check for a friend who could not be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Sears Roebuck and Co
Midway Mall
James Burks
Prospect St
Lorain Metropolitan Housing
Lorain to choose developer next week
Lorain plans to select a downtown urban renewal project developer next week after three firms submit contracts. Mayor Joseph Zahorec said contracts will bind the chosen firm to complete at least the first phase and ensure redevelopment proceeds. Demolition on the west Broadway block is underway as property acquisitions near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Joseph Zahorec
Broadway
Zahorec
Urbas' Cafe
McGeachie
Wickens Place
West Erie
Fourth Street
Guided walks planned around Carlisle Reserve Mill Hollow trails
Several guided walks are scheduled by the Lorain County Metropolitan Park District naturalist staff. Hikers meet at the Outdoor Education Center. The bird walk begins tomorrow at 8 am in Mill Hollow. The Explore The Trails walk starts at 2 30 pm at the Nature Center and the cardinal trail at Burr Oak Picnic Area is set for Nov 23 at 2 30 pm. A Thanksgiving family hike will be offered. the Nature Center remains open Sundays through winter with seasonal exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Reserve
Lion
Lorain County
Outdoor Education Center Park District
Mill Hollow
Bacon
Butternut Ridge
Woods Memorial Park
Nature the
Mill Center
Hollow-Bacon Woods Park
Mill Hollow-Bacon Woods
Burr Oak
Black River Reservation
Two Lorain Men Fined for Drugs Plea Guilty in Court
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Paul J. Mikus fined Craig Warren and Charles Knight 350 dollars each plus costs after guilty pleas to possession of marijuana. Both saw one-year jail terms suspended and were placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lorain County
Lorainite Sentenced to Reformatory Terms
Joseph I. Demyan, 23, of Lorain, was sentenced by Judge Floyd D. Harris to five to 25 years at Mansfield reformatory after a jury convicted him of aggravated burglary at Virginia Schauss’s Lorain residence. The term runs concurrent with two to five years for weapon under disability, with probation revoked from the prior weapons conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Demyan
W. 38Th St
Lorain
Mansfield Reformatory
Lorain County
Harris
Three women injured in Norwalk two car crash
In Bronson Township on Old State Road three women were hurt in a two car collision. Shirley Villareal 39 North Fairfield was in satisfactory condition, Theresa Leber 18 Greenwich minor injuries, Bari Philbrick 16 Greenwich satisfactory at Providence Hospital, Lori Magill 18 Greenwich cited for unsafe distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson Township
Old State Road
Norwalk
Ohio Highway Patrol
Shirley Villareal
North Fairfield
Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital
Theresa Leber
Greenwich
Fisher Titus Hospital
Bari Philbrick
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Highway Patrol
Villareal
Lori Magill
Pleasant St
Townline Road
Miss Magill
Magill
Leber
Philbrick
Births Recorded At Elyria Memorial
A series of birth notices list new sons for Jack and Mrs. Baker at 458 Augdon Drive Bruce and Mrs. Clark at 454 West Ninth Street Winnae and Mrs. Gibbons at 1904 Grafton Terry and Mrs. Overy at 1334 South Abbe Road and Gary and Mrs. Gochenour at 42314 Adelbert Street with Coe Haviland at 211 Lodi Street as the families welcomed newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Baker
Augdon Dr
Bruce Clark
West Ninth St
Winnae Gibbons
Grafton
Terry Overy
South Abbe Rd
Gary Gochenour
Adelbert St
Coe Haviland
Lodi T
Lorainite among Ohio Millionaire finalists for January drawing
Susie Ashley of Lorain is among 40 finalists for the seventh Ohio Millionaire Lottery drawing slated for January. Roger Hillyer of Brook Park also earns finalist status as the field narrows to 100 contenders with guaranteed prizes of at least $1,000. The grand prize is $1 million or $50,000 a year for 20 years, with other prizes including $100,000 $50,000 $10,000 seven times $2,000 101 times and $1,000 80 times. The next drawing occurs roughly every eight to twelve weeks. the last was Oct 28 in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Susie Ashley
17Th St
Brook Park
Roger Hillyer
Sheldon Rd
Canton
Inmates Missing at Grafton State Prison Farm
Two Cleveland area inmates, Daniel D. Tino and John C. Storetz, were found missing at a 7 p.m. head count at the Grafton State Prison Farm. Tino, 21, jailed for armed robbery, is described as six feet tall, with black hair, brown eyes, and 130 pounds. Storetz, 19, jailed for grand theft and aggravated burglary, is described as six feet tall, brown hair, blue eyes, and 150 pounds. Officials do not know how they escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton State
Cleveland
Daniel D. Tino
John C. Storetz
Tino
Storetz
Robbery at Biggs Soring Station on West Erie
A gunman robbed the Biggs Soring Station at 5401 West Erie Ave yesterday 8 p.m. He ordered the attendant to surrender cash from his pocket and the coin changer. The motorist fled east on West Erie Avenue after the holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Biggs Soring Station
West
Erie Ave
Erie Avenue
First Day Hunters Pack Four Public Areas as Upland Season Opens
Cold weather did not deter opening day upland game in the area. Rabbit, pheasant and quail hunters crowded Spencer and Wellington Wildlife Areas and Caley Tract and Charie mont Reservation of Lorain County Metropolitan Park District, with clubs less crowded but still active. Wildlife officials estimate rabbit and quail numbers similar to last year, pheasants fewer, and stockings continued in some areas. A dove season also opened with controversy, running to December six, and pheasant season on private land ends January thirty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Wellington Wildlife
Caley Tract
Chariemont
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District
Cuyahoga County
Wildlife Division
Newlyweds in Mock Wedding at Firelands High School
Dennis Allerio age 17 and Bonnie Trottier age 18, students at Firelands High, participate in a family life class mock wedding. The couple, children of Charles Alferie and John Trottier, cut a cake as part of school activities with seniors and faculty present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Allerio
Bonnie Trottier
Firelands High School
Desals
Charles Alferie
Church St
Kigten
Beanie
John Trottier
RD 1
Wellington
Gene Krebs
Area districts share state funds for new school buses
Elyria, Midview, Keystone and Avon will receive 53 706 dollars in state reimbursement for bus purchases. Midview gets 28 669 dollars covering full cost of one bus and 71 percent of two others. Elyria 9 962 dollars for 38 percent of two buses. Keystone 8 520 dollars for 65 percent of one bus. Avon 6 554 dollars for 50 percent of one bus. Reimbursement varies with district tax valuation per pupil and ranges 28 to 80 percent. full for buses serving non public and handicapped students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Midview
Keystone
Avon
Elyria City
Avon Local
HEW Handling Of Food Stamps Could Cut Federal Funding
Lorain County welfare officials discuss possible transfer of the food stamp program from Agriculture to HEW. If moved, HEW would likely stop federal financing, shifting costs to state and county. Last year Lorain County distributions reached 3.7 million dollars, with 3.6 million from federal sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Gerard Prince
HEW
Prinz
Columbus
Elyrian charged with grand theft in home invasion
Elyria police arrested Robert Hanna at his Quincey Street home on a court warrant charging criminal trespass and grand theft. He allegedly entered a house he once owned and removed a sewer router valued at 2000 dollars after selling the property. Detectives said the router was believed to be included in the sale by the new owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Quincey Street
Robert Hanna
Quincey Sr
Hanna
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SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church
Lorain Ellis
Mary
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Funeral
SS Peter and Paul Church
Basil Stoyka
Elmwood Cemetery
Ralph M. Lucas
Calvin P. Ogle
Cambridge Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ogle
Amherst Metal Products Co
Tiffin
Ethel Ickes
Harold Washington
Brookdale Cemetery
Curtis-Scheuffier Funeral Home
Clark Service
Mrs. Carey Garwood
Wright
Kostyo
Tellman
Loflin
Memoriam
Len
Sears
Mike Ron Patnck
Curtis Scheuffler
Greater Elyth and Vicinity
C. Curts
Encest
W. Scheuffler
Paul Wiegand
ECHS
ST Louis
Tom Yarbrough
Arcadia
Calif
Walter J. Hamming
Los Angeles
Hamming
Hanning
Are J. Haagen-Smit
California Institute of Technology
Haagen-Smit
Pam Peterson
Eagle Circle
Gallon Club
Mrs. Ellis Coates
Elyria Man
Elyria Memorial
Elyrian
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