Death notices from Elyria area reflect infant to elder passings
Dawn Marie Laabs died shortly after birth at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain. Clara L. Bailey 81 died at Pearlview Nursing Home Brunswick. Spiros Lolopulos 64 died in Tiffin Hospital. Elma Whitworth 60 died at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Funeral and burial details list survivors, service times, and arranging funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Marie Laabs
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Jerold Laabs
O'Neil Blvd
Ernest Laabs
Minnesota
Nicholas Darmstaedter
Memphis
Tenn
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Robert Barrett
Faith Baptist Church
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Death Notices Curtis A. and Roy Leonard obituaries
Curtis A. 88 of 1148 Novak Rd Grafton survived by wife Isa belle sons Michael Paul and David daughter Mrs Sherrell Sharpneck three brothers Garford Howard and Gene. Services Saturday 1 30 pm at Russell D Fulton Funeral Home Grafton burial Brookdale Cemetery. Roy Leonard 68 of 10 East Oberlin survived by wife Estella M daughters Mrs June Amend and Mrs Marilyn Blackford sons Charles and George L two stepsons Harry and Brice Weinch two sisters and one brother. Funeral services Saturday 1 Ez at the Garland Funeral Home Amherst burial Edge Hill Memorial Park. Ruth Dickson Herbert 59 of 3033 Estelle Ave Lorain survived by husband Herbert daughters Mrs Carol Kramer sons S Sgt Richard Eyman and William H one sister and one brother. Visitation Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home Lorain with service Saturday 1 pm burial Elmwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara L. Bailey
Carpenter Rd
Brunswick
Pearlview
Bailey
Brunswick United Methodist Church
Rufus
Cleveland
Joseph
Litchfield
Blanche Hendricks
Strongsville
Pansy Harvey
Pennsylvania
Stella Davidson
Huron
Rufus R
Waite and Son Memorial
North Court St
Medina
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Spiros Lolopulos
West 38Th St
Lorain
Tiffin
Odessa
Russia
Lolopulos
Germany
American Ship Building Co
Anna
Alex
Amherst
Robert
Valentina) Taliano
John R. Devin
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
John Papadopolous
Elmwood Cemetery
Elma BE. Whitworth
Middle Ave
Asbury United Methodist Church
Whitworth
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rothers
Ottie
William Brown
Elyria
John D
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Brookdale Cemetery
Curtis A
Novak Rd
Grafton
Isabelle
Michael
Paul
David
Sherrell Sharpneck
Garford
Howard
Gene
Russell D Fulton
Roy Leonard
East
Oberlin
Srems
Estella M
June Amend
Marilyn Blackford
Charles
George L
Harry
Brice Weinch
Garland Funeral Home
Almherst
Funeral Home
Tdge Hill Memorial Park
Herbert
Ruth
Dickson
Estelle Ave
Carol Kramer
Richard Eyman
William H
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
John
State St Kipton
Ins
Harriett
William J
Donald
Frank
Tay
Gerber Funeral Home
Wakeman
Camden Cemetery
Elma E
Floyd E
Betty Furcron
Curtis Allan
Frends
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
Spm
John D. Hand
Longford Ave
Amherst Manor
Mr. Hand
Town Falls
Iowa
Colson Corp
Washington Avenue
Wade H. Johnson
Ford Road
Avon
Johnson
Lorain- Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
Gertrude S
Austin
Karen) Betzel
Ted
Betty) Janus
Albert G
Richard Waldron Johnson
North Ridgeville
Park W. Johnson
Leonard
Sudro-Curtis
J. Kenneth Evans
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Erich A. Dumke
Middle St
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dumke
Kandy Tool and Manufacturing
Waldorf Machine Co
New London
Louise
Arthur L
Erich Jr
Clarksfield
Thelma) Nielsen
Rahnert Park
Calif
Sanford
Eleanore) Repp
Ashland
George
Elizabeth) Gemmel
New Lonton
Elaine Cottrell
Mark
Dorris) Manning
Brighton
Damon
Edna) Hill
Still
Elsie) Hammond
Fred
Curtis E. Truman
Dwight Hayes
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Sadie Hoffner
Milan Ave
Hoffner
Collinwood
U.S. Automatic Corp
Amherst Congregational Church
Cono
Lucille) DiFeo
Willingboro
N.J
Gil Snider
Hempel
Glen Hathaway
Brownhelm Cemetery
Vermilion
Elva B. James
Georgia Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Florida
Rudolph
Indiana
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Arthur Mullett
Obituary notices list Lorain area deaths and services
A long column lists multiple Lorain Elyria and nearby deaths with ages addresses and funeral home arrangements. Names include John_SHOULTER Harriet Floyd E Elma E Wade H Johnson Erich A Dumke Sadie Hoffner Elva B James and Vernon Kraft alongside survivors funeral details and burial plans across several towns.
Lorain Man Dies By Own Action In Backyard Hang
The 72 year old Lorain man Michael Kunch was found hanging from a tree in his backyard at about 8:20 a.m. He was despondent and authorities ruled the death as selfinflicted. Survived by two daughters and three sons with services planned at Emil Dovala Funeral Home in Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Lorain County
Michael Kunch
East 31St St
Thomas Tonich
Kunch
Poland
Lorain Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church
Serge
Bessie) Soroka
Pittsburgh
John
Olga) Kosmo
Fremont
Dimitri
Joseph
Paul
California
Emil Dovala
Basil Stroyka
Stroyka
Elmwood Cemetery
Dangerous Vermilion Hill Road Raises Bus Safety Alarm
Parents fear the Firelands school bus route on Vermilion Road near Ridge Road is unsafe after July floods. Workers repack the bank with blacktop and concrete as erosion and shifting land threaten a steep, narrow section. School officials defend the passage, while residents urge closing the road when unsafe.
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Brownhelm
Firelands
Myers Hill
Vermilionee
Vermilion Road
Gerald Sargent
Charley Groth
Firelands Schools
Largent
Community events in Elyria area return to fall schedule
Kiwanis Club peanut sale at Midway Mall and Kroger on Abbe Road in East Elyria. Wellington Eagles Club hosts a 4 to 8 p.m. event at Eagles Hall. Lorain County Bloodmobile accepts donations. Chatham Grange No 2487 ice cream social at VFW Hall 5 40 p.m. Elyria North East Community League dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. St Johns Hall. Lake Erie Gem Society rock swap and display at Lorain County Fairgrounds Floral Hall 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Kiwanis Club of
East Elyria
Midway Mall
Kroger’s
Abbe Road
Eagles Club
Eagles Hall
Lorain County Bloodmobile
Grange
VFW
East Elyria Kiwanis Club
Krogers
North East Community League
St. Johns Hall
Lake Erie
Gem and Geological Society
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Lorain Police Crack Down on Vice and Narcotics
Lorain police under Chief Malinovsky announce a two man narcotics squad and a general order targeting prostitution and drug traffic. The crackdown targets streetwalkers along Broadway’s 10th to 11th Street and 17th Street areas, with customers to be arrested. Nearby communities including Wellington, Grafton, and Elyria are cited as sources of many offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Gerald Aholic
Ray Stanziano
Malinovsky
Maholic
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Couple Injured in Gibsonburg Crash at Rt 57 and 76
Wilbur A. Jinks 65 in fair condition and his wife Helen 65 in critical condition after their 1962 car ran a sign post and embankment at the Rt 57 76 intersection. Police report he failed to stop and cooperated with investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibsonburg
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rts
Wilbur A. Jinks
Rt. 57
Ohio Highway Patrol
Helen
Jinks
Rt. 76
Hearing in Larabee accident postponed in Ashland
Preliminary hearing on an August auto accident in Ashland County was postponed as the lawyer for a 16 year old Fremont youth requested more time. David Root of Fremont faced unspecified charges after driving a milk truck that collided with Donald Larabee's car at Ashland County Road 40 and West Road. charges to be announced after the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Donald Larabee
Black River
Initely
Fremont
Ashland County
David Root
Oak Drive
Larabee
West Road
Highway Patrol
Tavern watchman injured in attack
Avon police investigated a dawn assault on Joseph Merk 36 of Lakeland Drive at the French Creek Tavern on Detroit Road. Merk, who suffered head cuts, returned inside to call police and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain before release. No suspect identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
French Creek
Detroit Rd
Joseph Merk
Lakeland Dr
Merk
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Hearing Testing Clinic Set For Children
A free hearing testing clinic for four and five year olds is sponsored by volunteers with the Lorain Health Department. It will be held Tuesday at the South Amherst Legion Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parents are urged to bring their child, as undetected hearing problems may exist even if prior testing was normal.
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Lorain
Red Cross to hear Stevenson at Lorain County meeting
Dr. William E. Stevenson, vice chairman of the American Red Cross board, will speak on international affairs at the Lorain County Red Cross Chapter annual meeting. The Oberlin Inn event includes electing a new three year board and reservations may be made at the chapter office.
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Lorain County
West River Rd
Elyria
Lorain Deanery Hosts Inaugural Art Workshop
The Lorain County Deanery opens its first art workshop at St Marys Elementary School. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., teachers from 21 elementary schools will see demonstrations and lectures on art for grades 1-3. Organizers include Basilian Michael Ann BN.D. and future sessions will cover other grades at different county sites. An introduction precedes the 11 a.m. demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
St. Mary's Elementary School
Listerary
Michael Ann
N.D
Burglars Enter Elyria Spiegel Store
Police report burglars entered Spiegel Catalog Order Store at 229 Broad St in Elyria yesterday. They dropped through a rooftop fan, entered through the opening, and damaged a fan cover but left without taking items. Chief details from Elyria police show the incident occurred around 9 am with manager Mrs John Boshiek notifying authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiegel
Broad St
Elyria
John Boshiek
Community letters reveal Lorain County civic ties and plans
A collection of letters and notes shows connections among local officials, business leaders, and the public relations office as they discuss upcoming Lorain County features and visits. McGoldrick of United Community Services invites further collaboration while Gundry and Lautenschleger are noted for familiar exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Repic
Chronicle-Telegram
HN Cc. McGoldrick
The
United Community Services of
Greater Lorain County
Body Found Floating Off Avon Lake Near City Park Stop 87
A body was found floating about 200 yards offshore in Lake Erie near Avon Lake City Park Stop 87. Avon Lake police and emergency squad were alerted and Coast Guard notified as recovery efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Lake Erie
Stop 87 Lake
Coast Guard
Farm Bureau Chief Warns on Ongoing Food Price Rise
Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau said consumer food prices will keep rising as long as inflation persists, in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau
Fire Burns Three Barns on Pogue Farm
A fire in Champaign County destroyed three barns on Robert Pogue’s farm in Urbana yesterday, estimated at $100,000 in damage. Officials probe arson as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ohio
Cyclist Injured in Lorain Car Crash
A Sheffield Township motorcyclist, James W. Keene, 23, was hospitalized in fair condition with a fractured leg after his bike collided with two cars on Oberlin Avenue. The crash occurred about 8 p.m. when Frank Nickelette, 64, turned left in front of the cyclist, causing the motorcycle to hit his car and then another northbound auto driven by Benny Naro, 49. Nickelette was cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Sheffield Township
Oberlin Avenue
James W. Keene
O'Neil Blvd
Lorain Community Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Keene
Frank Nickelette
Foster Park Rd
Amherst
Benny J. Naro
North
Leavitt Rd
Nickolette
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Dawn M. Laabs
Whitworth Service
Rufus Bailey
Spiros
Barnes
Berrington
Eyman
Shoulter
Elva James
Cconomowoc
Wis
Vernon J. Kraft
Oconomowoe Memorial Hospital
John H. Austin
Charles Mayle
Alexandria Austin
Memoriam
Earl William Hill
Doris
Joseph Karlov Karbowniczek
Christ
Sophie
Greater Byria
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Td Ridge Road
Parate
Chatham
Sheffield Lake
Area Mayors Association
Wton
Red Cross
Tl. W. £. Stevenson
LC Deanery
Art Workshop
Art
Russ_ Davies
Dave Gundry
David R. Gundry
Ohio Edison Company
Dave
MR. Davies
Foster (Peet) Dirlam
Paul Mendenhall
H. Kellogg
Karl Lautenschleger
YMCA
Grafton State Farm
el Rey Grotto Park
Central America
Ken Smith
Lautenschleger
Elyria High School
A. Lake
Bob Sepkovich
North Side Baptist Church
Broad and
West Ave
Edwin R. Gore, Sr
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