Deaths in Elyria area announced in obituaries
obituary notices from Elyria area report Harold A Barber 77 of Wakeman and former Wellington resident died at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Survived by Ora his wife Howard son Bernice daughter and 13 grandchildren. Other deaths include Mary Wolfe 62 of Wellington, Margaret Barton 46 of Avon Lake George 74 and Elizabeth 58 of Wellington, Lester Holt 69 Lorain area, Horace Pumphrey 92 Elyria, with funeral arrangements and burial details listed for each.
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Harold A. Barber
Route 18
Wakeman
Wellington
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Wellington Foundry
Mr. Barber
Ashtabula County
Ora
Howard
Pasadena
Tex
Bernice) Hayden
Caledonia
Ohio
Eastman Funeral Home
New London
Tod
John Gorsuch
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Clarksfield Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Willard Liles Family
The family of the late Willard Liles expresses deep gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for support during their loss. Special thanks to Rev Mae Booth and neighbors on Kenyon Ave for food and to donors of funeral arrangements. Also remembering loved ones including grandmother and granddaughter with enduring affection.
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Willard Liles
Neighf
Fort Lance
Mae Booth
Kenyon Ave
Fixas
Olga Gainok Lites
A. Dorman & Dols Liles
Loudenville Man Dies After Rt 60 Crash
A 31-year-old Loudenville man, Gregory L. Hill of RD 2, died at Ashland Samaritan Hospital about 6 30 p.m. after a two car collision at the Rt 60 and County Road 2278 intersection. Earline F. Rice, driver of the other car, is in poor condition at Mansfield General Hospital after transfer from Ashland Samaritan.
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Ashland
Loudenville
Here
Gregory L. Hill
RD 2
Ashland Samaritan Hospital
Earline F. Rice
Mansfield General Hospital
Ashland Samaritan
Elyria janitor hospitalized after fall
An Elyria City Hall janitor fell about 15 feet into a stairwell while turning an air conditioner. He was in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Safety officials say remodeling will be required to secure the area and a wooden plank across open stairs will be replaced with a platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City Hall
Don Hohman
River St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Richard Bergman
Elyria
Traffic accident basis for suit in Avon court
A North Fidgeville traffic crash on September 14, 1975 led to a lawsuit in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking 258524 in damages. Robert Stout and his parents Walter and Dorothy Stout of 42229 Mills Rd Avon sue William P. McDonald of 180 Dopeys Dr Avon for damages and legal costs from the Seat Nagle Road collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Fidgeville
Lotain County Common Pleas Court
Robert ©. Stout
Walter and
Dorothy Stout
Mills Rd
Avon
Walliam P. McDonald
Seat Nagle Road
Robert Stout
World War I veteran Stanley Iwanski dies at 82
Stanley Iwanski 82 of 1124 West 30th St Lorain died at St Joseph Hospital after a long illness He worked 40 years in Lorain Cuyahoga Works USAYan Corp retired 17 years Born in Poland he moved to Lorain from Windber Pa 65 years ago He was a parishioner at Nativity Polish Legion Post 38 United Polish Club Star of Victory Lodge 44 Survived by son Peter Lorain daughters Theresa Piscione and Ciara Potranksk Parma 15 grandchildren four great grandchildren Services at Dombrowski Funeral Home Lorain with rosary Sunday and Monday services then burial at Calvary Cemetery officiated by Rev C R Pilatowski
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Lester W. Holt
Jaeger Rd
Lorain
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Holt
Cleveland
Ohio Service Printing
Clara M
William
Leslie) Kimmel
South Lyons
Mich
Richard
Janet) Orseno
Elisor Mathes
Amherst
Albert
Muriel) Frasca
Springfield
Ohio
Rose
Garland Funeral Home
Robert Happel
St. Peter United Church of Christ, Amherst
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
American Cancer Society
Stanley Iwanski
West 30Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Iwanski
Fuel and Power
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
US Ayan Corp
Poland
Lope
Winber
Nativity, Church
Polish Legion of American Veterans Post
The
United Polish Club
Star of Victory Lodge
Mary
Peter
Augustine
Theresa) Piscione
Ciara
Suna
Feral Home
Nativity Church
C.R. Pilatowski
Calvary Cemetery
Two hurt in cycle-van collision in Lorain
In Lorain, a motorcycle and a van collided near Lakeview. Ronald Schneider, 20, of Amherst, sustained a broken left leg and was in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital. Jan Vincer, 19, of Amherst, was treated and released. Thom as Ott, 19, the van driver, reported he failed to see the bike.
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Lorain
Lakeview
Ronald Schneider
W. Foster Park Rd
Amherst
St. Joseph Hospital
Jan Vincer
Leavitt Rd
West Ere
Archwood Avenues
Thomas Ott
3 Avenue
Ott
Schneider
Erie Avenue
Vincer
Two Clevelanders in Lorain vice bust
Lorain police arrested two Cleveland women and a man after patrolman Richard McCormack saw the man picked up by one of the women. The trio were detained around 12:30 a.m. following surveillance on Pearl Avenue and 28th Street.
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Lorain
Cleveland
John Malinovsky
Ralph Perk
Malinovsky
E.2th Street
Richard McCormack
28Th Street
McCormack
Pearl Avenue
Elyria drive in robbed two men arrested
An Elyria man and an Oberlin man were arrested after the sawed off shotgun robbery at Casey’s Drive In 363 West over St Michael Randleman 30 of 318 Sixth St charged with carrying a concealed weapon and aggravated robbery White 35 of 114 Lincoln St Oberlin a passenger in the Randleman auto charged with carrying a concealed weapon and complicity to aggravated robbery The pair were stopped on West Avenue by Lorain County Deputies responding to a bulletin describing a lone bandit with a cap and shotgun A sawed off shotgun and a brown hat with two holes cut in the top were found in the car.
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Elyria
Oberlin
Casey
Westover St
Michael
West Avenue
Lorain County Berths
Elyria Poice
Councilman Parker Chosen Breath of Life Campaign Chairman
William E. Parker seventh ward Lorain councilman has been named the 1977 Breath of Life Campaign Chairman for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Lorain County Chapter. The door to door march begins Sept 25 as volunteers boost support to conquer cystic fibrosis, a leading genetic killer of children.
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William E. Parker
Lorain
Breath of Life
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Lorain County
Parker
CF Foundation
Lorain men face gambling charges in two counties
The Ohio attorney general’s office filed gambling charges against Michael Elkovich, 57, of 2302 E. 25th St., and George Radich, 63, of 3910 Oakwood Ave., after raids in Lorain and Elyria last spring. Both men pleaded innocent at municipal court arraignments. Radich faces two gambling counts and one operating a gambling house charge. Elkovich faces two gambling counts. Bond set at 2000 for Radich and 1000 for Elkovich. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 21. The charges reference Slim’s Recreation and Jim’s Recreation on E. 28th St. and E. 25th St. respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
State Attorney General's Office
Elyria
Michael Elkovich
25Th St
George Radich
Oakwood Ave
Jim
Radich
Slim
Lorain visit for disabled workers by BWC chief
Lorain County disabled workers can meet Robert C. Daugherty and James J. Rieder, top Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation officials, for claim problem interviews Thursday from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the Bureau of Employment Services office 707 Broadway. Residents may call the Cleveland district office at 372 2974 to schedule and should have their claim number. Daugherty will also hold interviews for Cuyahoga County residents next month.
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Lorain County
Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Lorain
Robert C. Daugherty
Bureau
James J. Rieder
State Bureau of Employment Services
Broadway
Clevi
Daugherty
Cuyahoga County
Penn Central tax warning issued to Ohio officials
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson warns local tax officials against accepting Penn Central’s 30 cent on the dollar tax settlement. He notes county budget commissions must act on any acceptance below full delinquent real estate taxes, or risk law violations and liability for the shortfall. Penn Central, bankrupt since 1970, owes about $80 million to Ohio districts, about $1 million in Lorain County. hearings on budget requests will brief officials next week.
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Penn-Central
Thomas E. Ferguson
Penn Central
Ferguson
Ohio
Lorain County
Tools stolen from garages in Norwalk
Norwalk city police report nearly 800 dollars in tools stolen from two unlocked garages Wednesday night. David Via of 11 Cline Street says power and band tools valued at more than 300 dollars were taken from his garage. Darrell M. Holtz of 75 Parsons Street reports a lawnmower and tools worth 379 dollars taken from his garage. Neighbors saw a cream colored car in Via’s driveway earlier in the week according to police.
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Norwalk
David Via
Cline St
Darrell M. Holtz
Parsons St
Via
Stolen goods recovered from Ashland County home
NORWALK police and sheriffs departments recovered tools and two radios from the William Ritter residence in Sullivan Township Ashland County after a search warrant. Authorities said the items were taken in New London area thefts and no charges were filed yet. A sheriff's spokesman indicated Ritter was not involved in the alleged theft.
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Norwalk
New London
Ashland County
New London Police
Ashland
Huron County Sheriffs’ Departments
Huron County Common Pleas Court
William Riter
Sullivan Township
Aloe
Aaronouri
Ashland County Sheriff's Department
Ritter
Mailing of the green across the U S to Hallmark staff
About 11 million St Patrick themed cards will be mailed nationwide to Hallmark researcher Sally Hopkins and others. Cards will go through post offices in St. Patrick Missouri Ireland Tex Emerald Wisconsin and other locales including Erin Alabama Killarney West Virginia Green City Missouri and various Dublin entries in California Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maryland Michigan Mississippi North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Texas and Virginia.
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Stefan
U. S
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
Ireland
St. Patrick
Tex
O Emerald
Wis
St. Patrick's
Erin
Ala
Killarney
W. Va
Green City
California
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Police and Fire Log Highlights Missing Items and Crashes
Multiple incidents include thefts from cars at 99 Whitman Bird and 388 Thirteenth St, a wallet stolen at Ralphs Auto Body, and a tape deck reported missing. Accidents occur at Broad Street and East Avenue, Beechwood Drive, and Rt 57 and Waterfall Drive with no injuries. Break-ins are investigated on Brace Ave and a dwelling in Carlisle Township is reported for a two car collision. Deputy and state patrol respond to a abandoned vehicle case tied to New York state theft.
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Radiog
Patrica
A. Cornell
Whitman Bird
H A
Sandra Stevens
Thirteenth St
Ralph's
West River St
Broad Street
East Avenue
Am-Fm
Lapez
Michael A. Weber
Russia Rd
Elyria
Janie Cook
Brace Ave
Beechwood Drive
Dwight Cook
Lorain County
New Boston
South Marks Road
Columbia Township
Elgi
Bebe Road
New York State
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Rt. 57
Waterfall Drive
Carlisle Township
Farley trial begins for concealed weapon charge
The trial of James Farley, a bookkeeper at a Lorain bar, opened in Common Pleas Court before Judge Adrian F. Bedeski at 4575 Oster Road Sheffield Lake. The defense motion to suppress evidence was overruled after police details showed an earlier bar stop without a warrant and a later armed search at the 1200 Bar on Broadway in Lorain following a gun threat report.
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James Farley
Oster Rd
Sheffield Lake
Court of Common Pleas
Adrian F. Bedeski
Barry Motch
Farley
Lorain
Motch
Broadway
Amherst teachers weigh panel report in impasse
Amherst 178 member Amherst Teachers Association meets at 4 p.m. to review a long awaited panel report and may vote to accept or reject its recommendations. The panel was convened July 7 to resolve salary and eight other contract issues with the school board. The report arrived this week and both sides will assess it, with possible Tuesday board review.
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Amherst
Amherst Teacher's Association
Donald Sutter
Teacher Association
Judy Bozirevich
Sutter
Board of Education
Two Held on Vandalism Charges in Norwalk Incident
Norwalk police arrested Richard Lee Schnell and Eric Clarence Jones, both in their early twenties, on vandalism charges after at least 10 cars were damaged over a period Sunday to Tuesday. Victims reported beer bottles and 10-pound pig iron ingots used as projectiles from stolen items at Norwalk Foundry. one ingot damaged a windshield. Court date pending, defendants released on personal recognizance bond.
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Norwalk
Richard Lee Schnell
West League St
Eric Clarence Jones
Newton St
Elyria Police Cruiser Damaged Near Fazio Store
A police cruiser was damaged when a officer backing from the Fazio Store parking lot at 333 Second St. backed into a utility pole. Patrolman Robert Hood, 24, said he was momentarily blinded by another car’s lights while leaving a call at about 9 45 p.m. The incident occurred on Second Street near the store.
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Elyria
Ptl
Robert Hood
Fazio
Second St
Teen mother jailed for spiking infant formula
A 19-year-old mother Letha Veal and her 21-year-old husband Eddie were convicted of child endangering after authorities say they poured a toxic liquid into their 5-week-old daughter's formula in an apparent plan against a baby food maker. The infant Jeanette received throat burns and was placed in foster care while Veal is sent to Frontera Women's Prison for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation ahead of an 8 December sentencing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior Court
Daniel Fletcher
Letha Mae Veal
Frontera
Jeanette
Moluccan snipers clash with police at Assen
Police backed by armored cars battled nests of South Moluccan snipers in Assen Netherlands. Fires and heavy damage were reported to several houses but no serious injuries. The clash followed the start of trial proceedings against eight Moluccan terrorists in the Assen courthouse.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Miss Jane Pittman film to open Lorain library series
The Lorain Public Library Ebony Perspective film series opens with The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman starring Cicely Tyson. Free showings are Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the main library and Wednesday at the City View Center. The program is part of Project Discover and supported by a State Library of Ohio grant.
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Jane Pittman
Lorain
Cicely Trson
Sixth St
Cityview Center
Clifton Ave
Ty- 500
Tyson
Ebony
State Library of
Ohio
Parma man hurt in cycle crash injures in North Ridgeville
A Parma man, 40 year old, is in fair condition at Esra Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle crash on Lorain Street. The driver of the other car, from 4230 Fruitland, was treated for facial and arm cuts by North Ridgeville Rescue Squad. John A. Renska, 25, of North Olmsted, was not injured. Police are investigating the accident.
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North Rdgeville
Parma
Esra Memorial Hospital
Fruitland
North Aid-geville
John A. Renska
Battermit Ridge Road
North Oimsted
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Browns star Gerald Irons to keynote local banquet
Cleveland Browns linebacker Gerald Irons will headline the Father-Son-Daughter Banquet sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Lorain County. The event at the Aquamarine Lodge in Avon Lake includes a hospitality hour and dinner for 40 dollars, with program details noting his MBA and status as a poet. Irons, an eight-year veteran, resides in North Olmsted.
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Cleveland Browns
Gerald Irons
Home Builders Association
Lorain County
Aquamarine
Avon Lake
Boring
Jons
Browns
North
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