Death notices from Elyria area include several local figures
A series of obituaries from Elyria and Lorain area lists Mark Allen Robison Jr dies soon after birth in Lorain St Joseph Hospital with private burial. Percy Ray O Dell 75 of Norwalk dies after long illness. burial in Fitchville Cemetery. Manuel Yvarra 50 of Lorain dies in St. Joseph Hospital. funeral arrangements handled by James M Bodzash. Lucille Leahnee Busch dies in Amherst on her 76th birthday. services at Garland Funeral Home. Paul Glozik 78 of Springdale Pa to be buried in Brookdale Cemetery. service at Sudro Curtis. Terrence Muska 13 drowns in Lake Erie near Lorain. services at John R Devin Funeral Home and St Anthony Church. John F Keller 89 of Vermilion dies. former Armour Meat Packing salesman. burial plans pending.
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Mark Allen Robison Jr
Mark A. Robison
North Central
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Carl R. Robison
Wilbur E. Buckley
Ridgehill Memorial Park
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Percy Ray O'Dell
Maple St
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Mermorial Hospital
Mr. O'Dell
Fitchville Township
Huron County Highway Department
Florence Atyeo
Bertha Bodeigheimer
Lyle
Manuel Yvarra
James M. Bodzash
Lucille Leahnee Busch
Amherst
Oliver Kolbe
Middle Ridge Rd
Leah
Racine
Brownhelm
Columbus
East Columbus Christian Chuuch
Order of Eastern Star of
Westerville
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Paul Glozik
Rosslyn Ave
Springdale
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
John Kucera
Brookdale Cemetery
Glozik
Citizens General Hospital
John Huss
Terrence
Tarry ) Muska
Steve Muska
California Ave
John R. Devin
St. Anthony Church
George Schroeder
Calvary Cemetery
Lake Erie
Fairhome School
Longfellow School
St Anthony Church
Carol
Kathleen
Barbara
Julia Karendal
Richard
Fred A. Clevenger
Leslie Ave
North Ridgeville
Masonic Lodge
Bogner
Clevenger
Vermilion River
Clarksfield
Hart Funeral Home
Corbin
Newport
Tenn
Ford Motor Co
Brookpark
Forest Hills Baptist Church
Fred Jr
Debra
Oliver Clevenger
Parrotsville
Mendel and others memorial notices from Vermilion and nearby towns
Obituaries and funeral notices for Jeffrey A Mendel and infant son of Donald Mendel. Norman Baumgard and John Eskra funeral updates. Fred A Clevenger Masonic service and death details. listings include locations in Vermilion Wakeman Norwalk Lorain and nearby Indiana and Kentucky connections. arrangements handled by local funeral homes. multiple survivors named.
Ohio Judicial Conference Draws Lorain Judges to Columbus
Four Lorain County common pleas judges travel to Columbus for the annual Ohio Judicial Conference that runs through Thursday. Probate Court Judge Harold Eging chairs the event with Judges John D. Picura LeRoy F. Kelly Henry P. Webber and Paul J. Mikus all planning to attend.
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Common Pleas Court
Lorain County
Columbus
Harold
Eging
John D. Pincura
LeRoy F. Kelly
Henry P. Webber
Paul J. Mikus
Ridgeville Band Boosters Meet With New Director
North Ridgeville notes state Ridgeville High School Band Boosters will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Members may meet Ronnie Wells, the new band director, and boosters invite all interested supporters of instrumental music in the North Ridgeville school system.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeville High School
Ronnie Wells
Appeals court judge dies at 42 in Columbus
John C. Duffy, presiding judge of Ohio's 10th District Court of Appeals, died at his Columbus home aged 42 following a heart attack two months earlier. A former Franklin County Municipal Court judge, he also served on the Selective Services Board of Appeals in 1950 and was Chief Justice of the Courts of Appeal in Ohio. He is survived by his wife Betty and nine children.
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Columbus
UPI
10Th District Court of Appeals
John C. Duffy
Duffy
Franklin County
Selective Services Board of Appeals
Courts of Appeal
Ohio
Betty
Burglars Target Eastern Heights Elementary
Burglars entered Eastern Heights Elementary over the weekend breaking a glass door pane and stealing a $300 record player. Police reported the break in and a soft drink machine was broken into with an undetermined amount of change taken.
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Eastern Heights
Burglary At Creekwood Golf Club Stolen Cash
Lorain County sheriff's deputies report a Sunday night burglary at The Creekwood Golf Club 2886 Reed Rd Columbia Station where $200 in cash kept in a deep freezer was stolen. The owner Wayne Raymond 34 said thieves broke the overhead door glass and pried open the freezer.
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Creekwood Golf Club
Reed Rd
Columbia Station
Lorain County
Parade provides big Labor Day event in New London
New London staged its first annual Labor Day and Homecoming Parade at Recreation Park with a large crowd. Cash prizes were awarded in junior floats to Wordland Players Our Heritage, Being an American is a Treat, and One Giant Leap for Mankind. Senior division winners included New London Jaycees Rotary Club and Fitchville Methodist Church Couples Club. Top trophies went to South Central and Western Reserve Bands. Elyria groups Linda's Lassies and Cheryll's Drum and Baton Corps claimed senior majorette prizes. South Central High School majorettes beat New London in baton contest.
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Wordland Players
New London Jaycees
Rotary Club
Fitchville Methodist Church Couples Club
South Central
Western Reserve
Linda
Lassies
Cheryll
Elyria
South Central High School
New London
Winners announced in pony pulling tests
New London Dick Rine of Howard and Ralph Runkle Sr. of New London led the heavy and lightweight pony pulling contests. Rine’s team pulled 4,500 pounds a distance of 13 feet 6 inches, with other heavyweight winners listed. Lightweights included Dick Runkle and several others, while pony races named multiple winners by class and height.
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New London
Dick Rine
Howard
Ralph Runkle Sr
Rine
Herbert Cole
Cardington
Harold Cole
Fredricktown
Clyde Whitt
Wakeman
Chuck Wei
Garden tractor pull crowns county riders at New London
Garden tractor owners from Ashland, Richland, Lorain and Huron Counties competed in the first annual pull at Recreation Park during Labor Day Homecoming festivities. In the 8 horsepower and under class, Clifton Martin, Dale Luxon, Bill Jackson, and Darrel Cole led. In the 10 to 12 horsepower class, Don Kopp, Wilbur Hubler, Ron Hudson, and Howard Brockway won top spots.
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New London
Ashland
Richland
Lorain
Huron
Recreation Park
Clifford Martin
Perry Township
Ashland County
Dale Luxon
Bill Jackson
Wakeman
Darrel Cole Rochester
Don Kopp
Hayesville
Wilbur Hubler
Sullivan
Ron Hudson
Mansfield
Howard Brockway
Orange Township
Kipton man 40 takes his own life in Kipton home
Lorain County coroner ruled the death a self-inflicted gunshot. Gaston Byrd aged 40 of 1 West Street Kipton died at 9 20 am in his bedroom from a .38 revolver shot. He was found by his wife and survived by two sons, siblings and extended family. Burial planned at Camden Cemetery with services at Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman. A second brief notes a fire caused by smoker carelessness at 320 Seventh Street, damaging a carpet and nightstand.
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Kipton
Lorain County
Paul
Kopsch
Gaston Byrd
West St
Onida
Tenn
Byrd
Cleveland Quarries
South Amherst
Grace Baptist Church
United Steelworkers
Lorain
Geneva
Danny
John A. Ferry
Seventh St
Amherst man injured in one car crash
Amherst 23 year old Robert S. Pittman of 3800 Beavercrest Dr. was injured when his northbound car left North Main Street, struck a telephone pole and a tree, injuring a broken leg. He was treated at Lorain St Joseph Hospital and transferred to Lorain Community Hospital in good condition. Pittman faced charges of reckless operation and having an open flask.
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Amherst
Robert S. Pittman
Beavercrest Dr
Lorain Community Hospital
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Pittman
North Main Street
Burglars Steal Jewelry and Clothes in Lorain Home
Police say thieves gained access through a side window at Antonio Soto’s residence 2055 East 29th St Lorain escaping with 737 dollars worth of jewelry and clothing. Soto, 45, recently moved and was hospitalized. theft could have occurred after August 26 when he began unpacking.
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Lorain
Antonio Soto
29Th St
Soto
Wakeman Grange to Elect Officers Tomorrow
Wakeman Grange 1399 will hold its officer election at 8 30 p m tomorrow in the grange hall. Final plans for a Grange booth will also be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Wakeman Grange
Girl and mother injured in Lodi Street collision
An Elyria girl 13 and her mother 44 were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on Lodi Street near West River Street. Janice Heath was released after treatment for scrapes and bruises. Kathryne Fluker was not injured. Mrs Heath cited for disregarding a traffic light. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Janice Heath
High St
Janet Griffiths Wins Top Honors on Bye Guess TV Show
Janet Griffiths, 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Griffiths of 324 Stanford Ave, won top prizes on Broadcasting Co.’s Bye Guess, including dinnerware, cosmetics, a dishwasher, and a tires set. She earned $25 on the first and second guesses and stopped at the $100 third guess, while host Bill Cullin presided. Janet, an airline stewardess for Pan American since August 1968, has lived in New York City since April and previously in Miami and Europe. Her father was a star Elyria high football guard, her mother a former cheerleader, and she was taped Aug 27 for a show scheduled Aug 26.
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Janet Griffiths
Bill Cullin
Janet
David Griffiths
Stanford Ave
Pan- American Airlines
New York City
Europe
Miami
South America
Pab-Am
Leona Rober
Elyria
Portsmouth Casting
Elyrians
Elyria High
Area births list from Elyria and Lorain area hospitals
A series of birth notices listing new babies for area families including Elyria Memorial and Lorain locations. Names include Hyde Sands Spalding Solet Watt Bailey Orzechn Allgood Montague Lane Buchner Warfield Tansey with addresses in Wellington Lorain Sheffield Lake and Vermilion.
Protesters return with soap at Milwaukee lakefront park
Several dozen flower children who were halted by police on Sunday night for a lakefront park song fest returned Monday night and dumped soap powder into a large fountain, creating a sudsy scene in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Freshmen Scholarships and Diversity At Oberlin College
Oberlin College reports 2650 freshmen with broad geographic and international representation. New York leads with 167 students, Ohio 109, New Jersey 63, plus international natives from Australia to Peru. Twenty National Merit Scholars and seven National Achievement Scholars lead a class where about 195 receive aid, 80 take campus jobs, and 59 plan to work to cover costs. Registration for all students is Saturday.
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Trict
Columbia
Canal Zone
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
Australia
Canada
Salvador
Ran
Norway
Peru
France
Greece
Brazil
Germany
India
Japan
Libya
Netherlands
Conservatory
Youth hurt diving from cliff into Lake Erie
A 17 year old Avon Lake youth was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when he dived off a cliff into Lake Erie. He remained in guarded condition as authorities investigated the incident.
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Avon Lake
Lake Erie
Condi
Radio TV stolen from Elyria home during vacation
Police report a television valued at 150 dollars and a clock radio valued at 30 dollars were taken from the home of Denver Rowan at 356 East Bridge Street while the owner was away. The entry involved prying open a door. In a separate incident Dan Urbin, 122 Lakeview Drive, remained in intensive care at St. Joseph Hospital with scalp cuts a possible concussion and spinal injuries after reportedly diving from a 30 foot cliff into a lake on city owned property at Miller Road where no trespassing signs were posted. He was transported by ambulance.
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Elyria
Denver Rowan
East Bridge St
St. Joseph Hospital
Dan Urbin
Lakeview Dr
Urbin
Miller Road
Beer ring mints coins trick parking meters in LA
In Los Angeles, washers and beer can pull tabs have surfaced as substitutes in parking meters. City workers process about 1.3 million dollars in small change yearly, with foreign coins sent to banks. Officials say ring slugs may fade as meter makers and can designs evolve.
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Los Angeles
United States
Elyria Woman Hurt and Charged in Car Crash
A 66 year old Elyria woman Mary Rogers was injured in a two car crash near Litchfield while attempting a turn onto Rt 76 from Medina County Road 64. She was charged with failure to yield the right of way. Daniel Pavlid, 18, of Cleveland, and his female companion were unharmed. The incident occurred at 8 08 p m Sunday.
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Medina
Elyria
Medina Community Hospital
Mary Rogers
Pasadena Ave
Medina County Road
Litchfield
Medina Post
State Patrol
Rogers
Daniel Pavlid
Cleveland
Pavlid
Lorain Driver Injured After Three Car Pileup and House Crash
Silas Simpson, 49, of 3307 Lowell Ave., was listed in guarded condition at St. Joseph Hospital with a broken right arm, broken ribs and multiple cuts. His vehicle struck two parked cars, then hit a car driven by Alberta Ojeda before crashing into a house at 821 East 35th Street. Police say Simpson was involved in multiple collisions and may have been intoxicated. officers were pursuing him when he crashed.
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Silas Simpson
Lowell Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Simpson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mark A. Robison Jr
Lucille Leah Terrence Muska
Percy R. O'Dell
Glozik Service
John F. Keller
Sunnyside Road
Vermilion
Riverview Nursing Home
Mr. Keller
Armour Meat Packing Co
Winona Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Bay City
Mich
Stella
Jeffrey A. Mendel
John
Edward M. Fisher
Louis Bertoni
United Church of Christ
Fairview Congregational
Vermilion, Cemetery
Jasper
Ind
Jeffrey Allen Mendel
Donald Mendel
Traicoff Trailer Park
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Victor John
Irvin Mendel
Leo Wear
Louise Wear
Gerber Funeral Home
Baumgard Service
Norman Baumgard
West River SL
North
Agudath Achim
Baumgard
Holiday Inn
John G. Eskra
Waterbury Rd
Lakewood
Lora
Joseph B. Misencik
Madison Ave
Clevenger Service
Ridgeville Band
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyna and Vicinity
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffier
By Helen Payne
Jim Madhock
Walter Hales
Forrest Rice
Wellington
Jerry Camp
LaGrange
Ruth Ray
New Waterford
Harold Archer
Don Harris
Dale Dunlap
Dolores Coke
Kipton Man
Lodi St
Herbert
Leary
Russ Davies
Page 11 Broadcasting Co
Jean
Mrs. George) Disrud
Third St
Disrud
Elyria Memorial
Ted Hyde
Prospect St
Robert Sands
West 28Th St
Miran
Vernec
Berkshire
Thomas Solet
East Ave
Theodore Watt
Dawn Ave
William Bailey
Augdon
John Orzecn
Wesley Ave
Larry Allgood
West Mth St
Charles Montague
Washington Ave
Paul Lane
RD 1
Diagonal Road
St. Joseph
Larry Buchner
Irving Park Blvd
Sheffield Lake
Clarence J. Warfield
West 22Nd St
James Tansey
Oberlin College
Radio
Call
Virgil’s Kitchens, Inc
Public Square Lagrange
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