Death notices list area obituaries and services
Area deaths list multiple obituaries with funeral arrangements, calling hours, and burial sites. Names include Norma Jean Walker of Grafton, Frances Kasper of Elyria, Stella Walker of Columbia Station, Thomas J. Sheldon of Grafton, and others with service times, church affiliations, and cemeteries noted. Additional items cover police and local deaths, with funeral homes and burial plans across Lorain County communities. The notices name survivors and brief biographical details where available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Walker
Reitz
Grafton
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral
Elyria
Richard Wallace
Nesbitt Cemetery
Stella M. Walker
Columbia Station
United Methodist Church
Faye Batten
Blackburn- Fulton Funeral Home
Campaign 88 Sunday sales issue in Lorain precinct
About 540 registered voters in Precinct H of Lorain First Ward vote November 8 on legalizing on premise Sunday liquor sales at bars and restaurants. Petitioners say 74 signatures placed the issue on the ballot led by Neil Yingling of Riverbend. No organized opposition reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
First Ward
East Side
Black River
Death of socialite Piper ends long Minnesota kidnap case
Virginia Lewis Piper died of cancer at 65. Kidnapped from her Crono home in 1972 by two masked gunmen, she was found shackled to a tree after a $1 million ransom, the largest in U.S. history. Kenneth Callahan and Donald Larson were indicted, convicted, then acquitted after retrials. the case lingered until the statute ran out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRONO
Minn
Virginia Lewis Piper
Minnesota
Mrs Piper
Harry C Piper Jr
Piper Jaffray Inc
Piper
United States
Kenneth Callahan
Donald Larson
Police Fire Briefs From Buckeye Plastics and Local Thefts
Several office items and tools were stolen Monday from Buckeye Plastics on Artemas Court including a typewriter copier hydraulic lift dolly and other tools. An Elyria police spokesman noted foreclosure and said investigators will consider if bank employees handled the removal. Two thieves also stole a $1 000 necklace from U S Merchandise on West River Road after one man purchased a watch and the other opened a display case during wrapping. Police have suspect descriptions. A YMCA break in on Washington Avenue Monday morning pried open office doors and vending machines with few items taken and no suspects. In Lorain a man learned his car was stolen and burned Monday night at Cityview Park after police were told it was towed. Fire investigators suspect arson. The 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix, owned by a friend of the caller, was destroyed. the insured status was denied and the caller held the only key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Plastics
Artemas Court
Elyria
YMCA
Washington Avenue
Lorain
Cityview Park
East 39Th St
Clifton Avenue
East 34Th Street
Farmer indicted for growing marijuana near corn fields
Clarence C. Belcore Jr., 56, of 216 Bates Rd, was secretly indicted by a Lorain County grand jury on two counts of trafficking in marijuana. MEG agents found two 50-foot rows of 14-foot high marijuana plants growing between corn rows at his Camden Township farm. He was arrested July 14 and arraignment was set for Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.
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Elyria
Camden Township
Losain County
Clarence C. Belcore Jr
Belcore
Bates Rd
Lorain County
James Young
MEG
Young
Ward 5 Meeting Set for Berea at Fairwood School
Ward 5 residents will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m at Fairwood School hosted by Councilman James Baker to air concerns with city officials. Mayor Stanley J. Trapp and other council members are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
James Baker
D-3
Fairwood School
Baker
Stanley J. Trapp
Penfield trustees set hospital district talks
Penfield Township trustees schedule a public meeting at Society Hall on Nov 1 at 8 p.m. to discuss joining the Wellington Hospital District. Hospital district representatives will speak and voters on Nov 8 face a 1-mill five-year levy projected to raise 13,722 annually, costing about 20.40 per year for a $60,000 home.
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Penfield
Society Hall
Wellington Hospital
Penfield Township
Grand jury to hear Mezlak evidence in bad check case
Lorain County grand jury to hear evidence today in a bad check case against Mary Mezlak former director of the Tri City Office on Aging in Avon She was charged Aug 16 with passing a 3333 33 check alleging she submitted it to the city of Avon The charge is a fourth degree felony Mezlak resigned July 8 after a state audit found irregularities in the Tri City offices books The agency serves elderly residents in Avon Lake Avon and Sheffield Lake She was also charged in Lorain Municipal Court with falsifying a Las Vegas Night fundraiser application and violating local gambling laws by filing for a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Mary Mezlak
Tri-City
Avon
Mezlak
Meziak
Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
Lorain
Las Vegas
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Norma Walker Services
Kasper Services
Frances Kasper
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wainwright
Poland
Kasper
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Rudolph
John
Jerry
Sophie Owen
Barbara Millard
Stephka Jankowski
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Stella Walker Services
Trumbull, Ohio
Walker
Roy
Emily Walker
David
Robert
Lima
Thomas Sheldon
Thomas J. Sheldon
Brighton
Mr. Sheldon
Isaac Walton League
Eva Rider
Obertin
Sheldon
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
S. Buchanan
Tovay
Pam
Bogner Boni
North Ridgevalie
Bedonal Church of Christ
North Ridgeville
Dillingham Abee K
Eipra Shea
Evelyn Clifford
Betty) McDermott
Jack
Lanbemtha DeCadlo Funeral Home
Buna
Am Ridge Fall Memorial Park
Lorzin
Reriz
Bur
Huntington Cemetery
Robert Ball
Robert Lee Ball
Clarksdale
Miss
Elyria High School
Ball
Elyria Country Club
Ernest
Bernice) Cofield
Ethel
Susan Ball
Evelyn Johnson
Apple Valley
Calif
Odessa Lee
Nev
Charles
Wiley Jr
Hollywood
Wiley
Floyd
Thomas
Carter Funeral Home
Henry L. Johnson II
Second Baptist Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Lloyd Jones
Lloyd “Bud” Jones
Venice
Fla
Wilmerding
Florida
North Port
Jones
Masonic Lodge 663
Patricia
Douglas
Susan Jones
Rocky River
Sherri McGillivary
Theresa Lesner
Clarence
Spencer
William
Punta Gorda
Farley Funeral Home
Mary Cecil
Nee Searcy
Louisville
Joseph
Lana) Hall
Columbus
Harold Searcy
Bardstown
Ansel
Knoxville
Tenn
Franklin
Harry
Maythe
Arch Heaty Funeral Home
Louisville, Ky
Charles E. Paige
Charles E Paige
St Joseph Hospital Health Center
Quitman
Evans Auto Parts
Gloria
Eddie Lee Paige
Manzie
Dean Williams
Tonya Sumpert
Sharon Swidecki
Deborah Reddick
James Paige
Elaine
Brown Funeral Home
Dolores Anderson
Dolores A. Anderson
Dorothy Reed
Bogner Funeral Home
Dorothy Ellen Reed
Maxwell
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines General Hospital
Seventh Day Adventist Church
James
Donald
Duane
Colorado
Diane Hamilton
Michigan
Anita Watkins
Lester Maxwell
Hartford
Clara Brain
Newton
Gertrude Longeor
Arlene Dell
Andrew Szalay
Szalay
Szaley
EMH
Grob Services
Della L. Grob
Ruth
Reichlin- Cooley Funeral Home
Joy Blaney
Brownhelm Township
Christ United Methodist Church
Pythian Sisters Temple
Lorain Pythian Sisters
Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
G-Trgene
Elyria City
Michael Scott
New Leaf
Lorain Precinct
Neil Yingling
Riverbend
Bridge Street
Yingling
Amherst
Virginia Piper
Artemas Circle
U.S
West River Road
Penfield Trustees
Nakamura
Elyria — Lorain County
Ryozo Nakamura
Martin Mahony
Colorado Springs
Colo
County Sheriffs Department
Japanese National Police Academy
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