Mrs Leander Smith founder of Lorain church dies
Mrs Bertha E Smith 79 formerly of 327 Indiana Ave Lorain died yesterday at St Joseph Hospital after a long illness She helped found St Anthony Church Lorain Surviving husband Leander J three sons W Maynard Cincinnati Ronald L West Chester Pa and Raymond Larchmont NY 12 grandchildren two sisters and two brothers Funeral arrangements at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home with Christian wake and services at St Anthony Church burial in Calvary Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha E. Smith
Indiana Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
N.Y
Otto Riedy
Lakewood
Cola
Genevieve
Amida Riedy
Fremont
Albert Riedy
Tiffin
Carl Riedy
Toledo
Reidy-Scanlan
Funeral
St. Anthony Church
Domuine Manion
Calvary Cemetery
WW II letter writer Mrs Martha Kilmer dies at 82
Mrs Martha L Kilmer 82 of 130 W Main St South Amherst died yesterday at 10 10 am in Lorain Community Hospital after a long illness Born in Berlin Germany she lived 70 years in South Amherst She was a 50 year member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and the Royal Neighbors plus served as sunshine chairman of the Women s Fellowship and Clifford F Grenat 51 of 155 Station Rd Valley City died Monday night at Veterans Administration Hospital Cleveland where he had been a patient four days He worked as a tool and die maker for General Motors Cleveland Survivors include his wife Phyllis three daughters Judy Tabor Brook Park Pamela Carter Valley City and Elizabeth at home a son Craig Valley City six grandchildren and a sister Geraldine Heckel Solon Visitation at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City with services pending Funeral Home notices follow for other local figures and an obituary note recalls Kilmer s wartime correspondence with 80 local servicemen
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Martha L. Kilmer
W. Main St
South Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Berlin
Germany
First Congregational United Church of Christ
The
Royal Neighbors
Sunshine
Women’s Fellowship
Clifford F. Grenat
Station Rd
Valley City
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
McGrenat
General Motors
Phyllis
Judy Tabor
Brook Park
Pamela Carter
Elizabeth
Craig
Geraldine Heckel
Solon
Bauer Funeral Home
Paul Summers
Parent-Teachers Association
Clinton C
Arthur
Lewis
Paul J
Elyria
Herbert
Annabelle} Beerbower
Toledo
William A. Bunn
Cayucos
Calif
Fred Bunn
Bakersfield
Calit
Hempel
Hempel Funeral Home
Funeral
Wilbur H. Stell
St. John's
Card of Thanks for PRANK D WARD
The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for comfort during bereavement. Special thanks to the Reverend Wargate Harold Dickens Funeral Home for extra services and to donors of the many beautiful moral ornaments.
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Prank D Ward
Harold Dickens
Funeral set for Jack F Brackney 41 former Valley City resident
The funeral for Jack F Brackney 41 a former Valley City resident now of Oklahoma City will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City Rev A Eugene Keil officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park North Olmsted He drowned Sunday in Thunderbird Lake Oklahoma City after being thrown from his sailboat while dropping anchor Survived by two daughters two sons his parents a sister and other relatives Friends may call from noon Friday until service time
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Jack F Brackney
Valley City
Bauer Funeral Home
A. Eugene Keil
Sunset Memrial Park
North Olmsted
Mr. Brackney
Oklahoma City
Thunderbird Lake
Brackley
American Airlines
Cleveland
Brackney
Liverpool High School
US Air Force
Robert
Jackie) Jaynes
Eastlake
Beth
Charles
Jeffrey
Charles Brackbey
Carrollton
Tom
June) Stoskopf
Waverly
Death of Hattie E. Vincent 83 of Flynn
Hattie E. Vincent 83 lifelong Flynn resident died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital from natural causes. No autopsy. funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at Wainwright Funeral Home Rev John Clausing officiating. Burial in Ridge Lawn Cemetery. Casket will be closed. No visitation.
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Hattie BE. Vincent
Flynn
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Spruce St
Vincent
Standen and Guthman Insurance
Lake Avenue United Church of Christ
Wainwright Funeral Home
John Clausing
Death of Harry A. Messmer Sr. at 79 in Elyria
Harry A. Messmer Sr. of 42301 Adelbert Sr. died after an 18 month illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born in Indiana he lived in Elyria 14 years and was a retired insurance agent. He is survived by daughter Audrey E. McPeak of Kirtland, son Harry A. Jr. of Elyria, five grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral arrangements by Curtis-Scheufler Funeral Home.
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Harry A. Messmer Sr
Adelbert Sr
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Messmer
Indiana
Elyria
Elizabeth
Audrey E. McPeak
Kirtland
Harry A. Jr
The
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Council caucus to set city capital improvements plan
Lorain council meets in caucus to prioritize capital improvements amid limited funds. Utilities and water and sewage needs face ranking, with potential federal revenue boosting the program. Mayor Zahorec cites possible funds exceeding $1 million for the city’s capital projects.
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Lorain
Joseph Zahorec
AWOL hitchhiker escape attempt foiled in Elyria
Delevan J. Shannon, a Mason City youth held on hitchhiking charges, fled the Elyria Police station on the Second Street side door. Three officers pursued him to a second floor restroom at a nearby grocery store, where he was captured. Officials say Shannon is absent without leave from the U.S. Army.
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Mason City
Iowa
Elyria
Delevan J. Shannon
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Shannon
Second Street
Five Groups Endorse Lorain County Levy for the Retarded
Five area organizations including Lorain Church Women United Colony Club Garfield School PTA and Fairhome School PTA backed the November levy to continue county programs for the retarded. The plan seeks seven tenths of a mill to support Murray Ridge School Lucy Idol School Vermilion adult workshop vocational rehab and diagnostic services replacing a prior three tenths mill levy from 1987. Enrollment at Murray Ridge has risen about 20 percent since 1967.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Lucy Idol
Vermilion
Murray Ridge School
Correction Notice On City Manager Statement
A clerical error in yesterday's Chronicle Telegram misquoted Oberlin City Manager Thomas Dalton. The corrected letter to E. L. Toberen states that Griffith Blacktop Inc removed two lids from the sanitary sewer on West College Street without the city’s knowledge and possibly the state inspector, for at least a week.
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Oberlin
Oberlim
Thomas Dalton
Chronicle
E. L. Toberen
State Highway Department
Dalton
Griffith
West College Street
Griffith Blacktop, Inc
Lorain
Youth robbed on Grafton Road for $25 not $2500
A Carlisle Township youth, Kenneth J. Taulbee, 15, was robbed on Grafton Road Monday night of $25 a set of keys and a cigarette lighter. Deputies say the error came from a missing decimal in the report. Ten youths approached Taulbee. detectives continue the investigation with no suspects named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Sherif
Carlisle Township
Grafton Road
Kenneth J. Taulbee
Grafton Rd
Taulbee
Grand jury indicts two in branch bank robbery
Federal grand jury in Cleveland indicted James Alvin Lee 31 of Lorain and LeRoy Burns 34 of Cleveland for the August 31 robbery of the South Amherst branch of Oberlin Savings Bank. Authorities say two armed robbers fled by car after pulling guns and herding staff and customers. cameras provided FBI with images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
South Amherst
Oberlin Savings Bank
James Alvin Lee
lOth St . Lorain
LeRoy Burns
Woodford Ave
Cleve
FBI
Blood donors urged for Westwood custodian
Westwood Junior High School custodian Alvin Gibbons, 612 High St, is to undergo open heart surgery on Oct. 4 at the Cleveland Clinic. About 12 donors of any blood type are needed Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cleveland Clinic. Contact Paul Stewart, Elyria City Schools business manager, at 348 Fifth St for details.
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Alvin Gibbons
Westwood Junior High School
Gibbons
High St
Cleveland Clinic
Paul Stewart
Elyria City Schools
Fifth St
Man pleads innocent in Lorain murder case
Jose Ramon Sanchez 42 pleaded innocent in Lorain Municipal Court to a second degree murder charge tied to the death of Felix Lopez. Sanchez held on 20000 bond in Lorain County jail. Lopez died after being wounded in an argument and shot at his home. he had been hospitalized since Sept 17. Preliminary hearing set for Oct 3.
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Lorain
Jose Ramon Sanchez
Felix Lopez
Sanchez
Lorain County
Lopez
St. Joseph Hospital
Three injured when car slams into pole on Meister Road
On Meister Road eastbound about 8 15 p m a car left the road in the 1700 block and crashed into a utility pole. Three occupants were pinned in the vehicle. Jerome Todd 19 was in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital with multiple fractures. General Kimbrough 45 and his son were treated for facial injuries and a broken cheekbone. Firefighters had to cut the roof to reach them.
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Lorain
Meister Road
Jerome Todd
Texas Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
General Kimbrough
Clifton Ave
St. Joseph
Gary Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Todd
Marshall Avenue
Local births listed in Elyria area notices
A series of birth announcements from Elyria and surrounding towns. Families named include COLLEE LESS GOETZ TRIBBLE BURTON SHERRARD BOGGS KOVLIAK JONES NETTLE GOCHNOUR GREGORY BENNINGTON KENNEDY STEIN WHEELER and addresses across Lorain Oberlin Avon Grafton Elyria Wellington North Ridgeville Amherst Wellington and nearby rural routes.
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George Tribble
Ivanhoe
Lorain
David Burton
George W. Sherrard
N. Main St
Oberlin
Gary W Totten
Foster Ave
Ason
Robert Kovliak
Turner
James Jones
Woodland Ave
Richard Nettle
Cadet
North Ridgeville
Man arrested in grid ticket case in Avon Lake
Lorain man John B R Putnam, 29, of 1332 E Erie Ave Lorain, pleaded innocent in Avon Lake Municipal Court to possession of football pool tickets during a DWI probe. Free on 1250 bond, preliminary hearing set Oct 3. This marks his second pool ticket offense. previously arrested in Lorain in 1972 on the same charges.
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Avon Lake
Lorain
John BR. Putnam
E. Erie Ave
Putnam
Eight North Olmsted teachers to attend meetings
North Olmsted will send eight certified staff members to upcoming education meetings. Principal Nancy Truelson will attend the Ohio Education Association conference in Cleveland on Nov 10. Jean Bartoo will travel to Washington on Nov 8 for a national education problems group.
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North Olmsted
North Olmsted Schools
Nancy Truelson
Butternut School
Ohio Education Association
National Conference of Grading Alternatives
Cleveland
Jean Bartoo
Spruce School
Washington
National Organization For Legal Problems In Education
Philip Berger
Chestnut School
Child Development Forum
Elizabeth Marley
Ohio Association of School Librarians
Columbus
Birch
Laurie Landreth
Truelson
Board of Education
Former area man drowns in Thunderbird Lake Oklahoma
Jack E. Brackney 41 of Oklahoma City drowned Sunday at Thunderbird Lake near Norman after falling from his sailboat while dropping anchor. The body was recovered by Oklahoma Lake Patrol. Brackney had lived in Valley City 1942 to 1968 and was an American Airlines official.
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Oklahoma
Jack E. Brackney
74Th St
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Lake Patrol
Brackney
Valley City
Miss Munsell
Lake Patrol
American Airlines
Damage suit filed in Ohio auto crash case
A suit filed yesterday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeks 25687 from Elyria truck driver Larry Turner and Ohio Pavement Marking Inc. for a October 1970 car truck collision. Plaintiffs Sheila and Timothy Michalick allege Turner failed to stop causing injuries to Mrs. Michalick and damage to her car. Turner drove a company truck at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iorain County Common Pleas Court
Elyria
Ohio Pavement Marking Inc
Shiela
Timothy
Michalick
Wilson St
Larry M. Turner
Denison Ave
West River Rd
South
Turner
Mihalick
North Ridge Road
Clinton Avenue
Sult
Insurance talk for the elderly at Epiphany Church hall
Samuel C. Boardman will speak at an 8 p.m. meeting of Cascade Elyria Area No 1167 of the AARP at St Andrew Episcopal Church auditorium on Third Street and Middle Avenue. The session covers health insurance and budget tips for seniors on fixed incomes with a Q and A period. Contact Charles E. Gates at 30 Sandy Lane for more information.
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St. Andrew Episcopal Church
Third Street
Middle Avenue
Cascade Elyria
Association
Samuel C. Boardman
Charles E. Gates
Sandy Lane
Trial Date Set in Gulf Road Collision Charges
An Elyria man Gaylen D. Rhodehamel 41 of 500 W Third St faced three charges after a two car crash on Gulf Road at John F Kennedy Memorial Parkway. He pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court. Trial was scheduled for Oct 18. A woman and her daughter were treated and released from Elyria Memorial Hospital. Rhodehamel posted surety bonds totaling 750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Gulf Road
John F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway
Gaylen D. Rhodehamel
Third St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rhodehame
Innocent plea entered in Avon Lake knifing case
Geraldine E. Oliver of Cleveland pleaded innocent to two counts of intentional cutting in Avon Lake Municipal Court. A preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 4. The incident occurred at 2:28 a.m. Sunday at 2665 Lear Nagle Road, injuring Arlie Adams and James Bucci, both treated and released from St. Joseph Hospital. Oliver is free on $5,000 bond.
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Avon Lake
Geraldine E. Oliver
Cleveland
Avon Lake Municipal Court
Robert Jensen
Helen Peak
Lear
St. Joseph Hospital
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Tennile
Odessa Hodges
Atlanta
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Hgugh
Broadway
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Genesviese
Wits Edmonds
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Charles John James
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Burda
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Estmond
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Rein Jington
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Vcensed Furersi
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Hattie E. Vincent
Oberlin Exchange Club
John Clouser
Bob Glime
Tony Bellavek
Harley Gibbs
U.S. Army
Westwood
Lorain Fire Department
Elyria Memorial
David Collee
Oberlin Rd
Daniel Less
Detroit Rd
Avon
Jan E. Goetz
Butternut Ridge Rd
Oberlin Allen
Harvey Gochnour
Middle Midge
Amherst
Harley Gregory
Melvyn Lane
Renzel Moss
Grafton
Bruce Bennington
Jones St
Wellington
Harton Kennedy
Tom Stein
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Clinton Wheeler
Grand Ave
Northwood Junior High School
Mark Sinegar
Robert J. Corts
R-13
Barbara Howington
Northwood
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Patricia Leonard
Berger
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Wisconsin Design For
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American Association of Retired Persons
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