Multiple Lorain area obituaries render long life tributes
A wave of death notices from Elyria and surrounding areas reports the passing of Lucille Solomon Mason at 87 in Lorain following a long illness, with services at First Lutheran Church and burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Additional obituaries include Marjorie Knepper, Gilbert James Butson, Jeffery T. Ostang, and Warren D. Haise with funeral details, call times, and burial plans in local churches and cemeteries.
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Lucille Solomon Mason
Cleveland Blvd
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Chester R
William M. Solomon
Sheffield Lake
David C. Solomon
Edward Mason
Elyria
Peggy Mason
Frederick Grime
William Glime
Lillian Supel
Norman Roth
Ruth Thuemling
Avon
Eunice Lash
Walter A. Frey
First Lutheran Church
Charles Springer
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Robert G. Wickens
Death notices from Lorain area families
Obituaries for Gilbert Jace Batson age 75 of 334 Marseilles Avenue survivors include daughters Mrs Hope Gee Mrs Elaine Everett and others with services at Joba R. Devin Funeral Home and St Nicholas One Catholic Church. Nick Mitro age 4 also noted with services pending at Lorain funeral home and Divine Liturgy. Burial at cemetery in Lorain after Pacastas service and Home Society gathering tonight.
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Gilbert James Butson
Elyria
Reichlin
Martin Waidmann
St. Paul
Batson
Gilbert Jace
Marseilles Ave
Mitro Nick
Lorain
Michael
Jobin
Mira
Helen Robinda
Mary la Leas
Bree
He la Joba R. Devin
Divine Li
St. Nicholas One Catholic
Elyria Thespian Touring Company Offers Fall Entertainment
Elyria High School Thespian Troupe 946 announces a fall entertainment service for area clubs and organizations. Proceeds will fund a December trip to New York City. Contact Stefanie Andress Box 72 at the high school for bookings.
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Thespian Touring Company
946
Elyria High School
New York City
Stefanie Andress
Box 72
Robber in ski mask snatches mall bank bag at night
Elyria police say Iris Silva from Jean Nicole store was approached near Lorain County Savings night depository at 10:20 p.m. Thursday. A man in four ski masks and a handgun seized the deposit bag containing $1,500 from two store employees and fled on foot across the mall parking lot.
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Midway Mall
Elyria
Iris Silva
Jean Nicole
Lorain County Savings
Ms Silva
Pease Won't Endorse Carter or Kennedy for 1980
U S Rep Don J Pease says he would be comfortable running with either Carter or Kennedy on the ticket but will not endorse either candidate He notes he has his own race to run and sees potential leadership and communication issues for Carter He believes primaries are personality driven but unlikely to divide the party if well organized.
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U.S
Don J. Pease
D-Oberlin
Jimmy Carter
Teddy Kennedy
Pease
Chronicle-Telegram
Chappaquidick
Sen. Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
Democratic
Church demolition protest canceled by bank delay
CT by Cindy Leise Amberly a demonstration by the historical society to protest the demolition of an 1862 sandstone church was postponed after Citizen's Home Savings president Howard Fisher promised a delay. The bank bought the property for 80000 dollars and will delay demolition while options to save the church are explored. The society plans further meetings to decide whether to move or preserve the building, which would incur substantial moving costs.
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Amberly
The
Historical Society
Cheryl Stilgenbauer
Citizen's Home Savings
Howard Fisher
Fisher
Legislators asked to join free turnpike group
Former Ohio Turnpike chairman O L Teagarden urged lawmakers to back Save Our Free Turnpike a non partisan committee seeking toll free Ohio Turnpike in the 1980s He warned continuing tolls could violate a 1964 federal agreement cost Ohio federal funds and trigger return of money The group is co chaired by ex representatives Richard L Wittenberg and Edward F Feighan
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Toledo
UPI
Ohio Turnpike Commission
O. L. Teagarden
Ohio
Save Our Free Turnpike
Teagarden
Ohio Turnpike
Federal Highway Administration
Richard L. Wittenberg
Edward F. Feighan
Cleveland
Final dates for Ohio lottery games announced
Ohio Lottery officials set October 23 as the final sale date for the Weekly 50 Cent Game and the 3-Card Match instant game. November 9 is the deadline for receipt of ALL and winning Weekly 50 Cent gold match tickets CARD Match tickets for $2 $5 and $10 and four non winning instant tickets. The new Meekly lottery games 50 Cent Pyramid and Bonanza will debut October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Lottery
Flu Shots to Be Given Sunday at Local College
Annual flu shots sponsored by the Senior Citizens Association will be administered Sunday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Larain County Community College mall on Abbe Road. The dose costs 2.50 per person. Earl Lautenschleger, consumer affairs chair, noted the Atlanta Center for Communicable Diseases urged older adults to participate.
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Senior Citizens Association
Larain County Community College
Abbe Road
Earl Lautenschleger
Consumer Affairs Committee
Atlanta Center For Communicable Diseases
Elyria Subsidy Sign-Up For Heat Aid At Center
Applications for state heat subsidies are available at the Elyria Neighborhood Center 107 Oberlin Rd for senior citizens and low income families. Eligibility includes families of four or more with incomes under 7050 dollars, offering credits of 125 dollars for winter or 250 dollars for those under 6588 dollars. Deadline is November 30.
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Elyria
Oberlin Rd
Avon group seeks party status in ballot sewer suit
The Concerned Citizens of Avon Inc seek to be named as parties in an Ohio EPA suit filed Sept 17 to block a Nov 6 referendum on Avon sewer plans tied to the French Creek Interceptor. Judge Adrian Bedeski will hear Oct 15. attorneys ask to include Stanley Wolfe Helga H Lawresuk Edward J Schobee Michael Rini and Garnet Jarabek as defendants or parties.
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Avon
Avon, Inc
French Creek
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio Epa
Lorain
Northgate
EPA
City Council of
Board of Elections
Common Pleas
Adrian F. Bedeski
Milt Schulman
Cleveland
Schulman
Stanley Wolfe
Helga H. Lawresuk
Edward J. Schobee
Michael Rini
Garnet Jarabek
Homecoming Queens Crowned at Enyirial Catholic Festivities
Colleen Ferguson daughter of Mr and Mrs George Ferguson of 359 Miami Ave was named homecoming queen Friday night. Donna Piscione daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Piscione of 1012 W 27th St Lorain also earned the title. Piscione will preside over Lorain Catholic festivities.
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Eniyria
Colleen Ferguson
George Ferguson
Miami Ave
Donna Piscione
Alex Piscione
W. 27Th St
Lorain
Lorain Catholic
Rockwell couple launch Rich Plan home delivery service
Al and Doris Rockwell of Grafton opened Rich Plan of Lorain County, a home delivery food service operating in 22 states. The plan offers meats seafood vegetables fruits and more with four month supply quantities and refrigerated delivery. A typical family of six can reduce monthly food costs to about 245 dollars including oven and freezer payments.
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Doris Rockwell
Grafton
Rich Plan
Lorain County
Rockwells
Rich Plan of
Western Reserve
Chagrin Falls
Jerry Vokas
Networks plan extensive pope coverage Sunday nationwide
AP reports three commercial networks and PBS will air the pope's U S visit closing events. CBS plans White House appearances with Carter on the South Lawn. ABC and PBS will carry the Washington Mall Mass at 3 PM EDT. NBC will cover John Paul II at the Shrine at 8:30 AM EDT.
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New York
Public Broadcasting Service
Pope John Paul II
United States
White House
CBS
Carter
Pope
ABC
PBS
Washington Mall
NBC
John Paul
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic University
Trinity College
Our Times
Pontiff
CBS News
Student nurses elect president at Lorain community college
Loretta Marker of Lorain has been elected president of the Student Nurses Organization of Elyria and Lorain at Lorain County Community College. Officers include Sylvia Nemeth as vice president Cheryl Sockel secretary and Judy Beal treasurer. The group will sponsor programs on industrial nursing and mastectomy care and schedule three free blood pressure clinics starting Oct 18.
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Loretta Marker
Lorain
Student Nurses Organization of
Elyria and Lorain
SNOEL
Lorain County Community College
Sylvia Nemeth
Elyvia
Cheryl Sockel
Sheffield Lake
Judy Beal
Elyria
LCCC
Pizza parlor number corrected in Chronicle-Telegram notice
A typographical error in Fridays Chronicle Telegram Encore listed Gina's pizza parlor at 308 E Broad St with an incorrect number. The correct phone is 322-8989. The error caused Ralph Greetham at 451 Ohio St to receive several pizza calls.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Gina
E. Broad St
Ralph Greetham
Ohio St
Births and family notices from Grafton area
An Oct. 3 entry records a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Szeliga of 613 East Avenue. A daughter is listed for Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nunn at 42 Meadowbrook, Grafton. An additional October 4 entry notes Mrs. John Lee of 187 Morgan.
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Robert Szeliga
East Ave
Glenn Nunn
Meadowbrook
Grafton
John. Lee
Morgan Ave
City school busing report to be heard
The Elyria School District will hear the first of two bus transportation reports at Monday night’s school board meeting. Transportation committee chairman Robert Repas says information will be provided on possibly reinstating transport to the joint vocational school. Meeting begins at 7 30 p m at the administration building 40710 Griswold Road.
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Elyria Naacp
West River St
U. S. Census Bureau
Elyria
Robert Repas
Transportation Committee
Griswold Road
Avon student receives first $200 Bates Scholarship
Ellen Quimper of Avon wins the inaugural William H. Bates Scholarship funded by the Lorain County Board of Realtors. A Lorain County Community College student in real estate technology, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Quimper and Avon High School graduate. At LCCC's May 1979 honors convocation she was named outstanding business student in real estate. She plans to pursue a four year degree in business administration.
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Ellen Quimper
Avon
William H. Bates
Lorain County Board of Realtors
Lorain County Community College
Miss Quimper
Francis G. Quimper
Avon High School
LCCC
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Chester R. Mason Batson
Marjorie L. Knepper
Debby Lane
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Durward A
Helen Post
Patricia Schwarz
Don Gorr
Durward Knepper ,Jr
Dwight Knepper
Oxnard
Cal
Giles
Bing) Knepper
Amherst
Jeff Davis
Fitchville
Ruby McDonald
Norwalk
Helen Matter
Ashland
Florence Rouse
Jamestown
N.Y
Harold Dicken
Jeffery T. Ostang
Lorain High School
U.S. Steel Co
Cuyahoga
Albert
Shirley
Larry
David
Ft. Hood
Tex
Emil Dovala
Warren D. Haise
Angling Road
Florence
Moravian Villa
Milan
Florence Township
Haise
Vermilion
Farm Bureau
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Mary Stewart
Austin
Frederick Gerber
Gerber
Cooper St
Wakeman
Dana Welch
Wakeman Congregational Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Rey A
Parkwood Drive
Oberlin
Pauline
Sonia Brokaw
Cowling
Mathew Pryor
Greater
Byria
Elyria Thespians
Gunman
Phil Hicks
Cindy Leisect
Free
Avon Council
Ohio Water Development Authority
Robert Penice
Golden Hand Mission of
Carter’s Chapel
Elyria Ave
Harold G. Boggs
Port Clinton
Boggs Specials
NAACP
Mission
Golden Hand Mission Charity Fund
Alta Pryor
Pennsylvania Ave
Eres
Elyria Memorial
Fulton Funeral Home
Rsberal
Enbalmers
Russell D. Hilton
Doyle E. Blackburn
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