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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1976
Page
10
Obituary notices for Frances Barnard 87 long time Elyria East Cleveland school nurse, plus deaths of Arthur Barnard, Charles Bradley, Harry Bagnall, Blanche Knotts and others from Elyria area. Includes funeral times, burial sites, survivors, and local church or hospital references. Reports indicate long careers in nursing and GM plants, with multiple survivors and services scheduled across Lorain County towns.
Aged 73, Phoebe L Saher, of Wellmeton, deceased. Funeral service planned for Thursday at 1 PM. Burial to follow at Greemvmn Cemetery, Wellkngiem, with remains to be buried in the local cemetery. Obituary notes family connections and service times in the Wellington area.
Cecil Underwood 76 pioneer broadcaster died at home in Laguna Hills after a career starting in 1925. Memorial and funeral plans noted for Bishop Frank R Bowdan in Los Angeles and Forest Lawn Glendale. Edward Matthews 83 former comedian known as the Duke of Comedy funeral at Chisholm Funeral Chapel and Forest Hills Cemetery. Rendell Rhoades 62 biology chair at ae College died of heart ailment. noted as freshwater crayfish expert with multiple papers. survivors include widow Nancy Lybarger.
William Frederick 69 of 6171 Lee Boulevard North Ridgeville died Saturday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after two weeks as a patient. Born in Lock Haven Pennsylvania he lived 25 years in North Ridgeville and was a retired Brown Fintube Co. worker. He is survived by his wife Saranee Gelson two sons William Jr and Adrian a daughter Judy and five grandchildren. Friends may call at Bogner Funeral Home North Ridgeville today 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. with Rev. Ivan R Morrin officiating burial at North Ridgeville Cemetery.
Horace D Pace 58 of 208 Avondale Ave Avon Lake died of natural causes yesterday morning at home He lived in Avon Lake 38 years was a maintenance worker at Wateredge Co He was a World War II U S Army veteran and a member of the AmHerst American Legion Survived by wife Sylvia three sons George Newport News VA Jeff Rocky River Daniel Avon Lake two daughters Caral and Michelle at home mother Bessie North Carolina three sisters Effie Mae Bradford Lucille Pace Virginia Plemmens four brothers Brady William Richard and Daniel all of North Carolina and four grandchildren Visitation at Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 p m Services Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev Richard Bucy Avon Lake United Church of Christ officiating Burial Elmhurst Cemetery Avon Lake
Sheriff and State Patrol units respond to a domestic dispute at the Lucky Lady tavern on Telegraph Road Amherst Township. Deputies also investigate two fights at Sunrise Tavern Sheffield Township and a two car crash on Indian Hollow Road LaGrange Township with no injuries.
Lorain resident Robert Zelina was named to the statewide Health Coordinating Council along with 62 others. Appointed by MHPC, Zelina will serve as a consumer representative and help shape a state health plan, review HEW funding applications, and oversee health service budgeting. Other MHPC appointees include Loren Mintz, Frederick Suppes, and Murray Stein from Shaker Heights and Gates Mills.
Lorain Firefighters Local 267 filed a grievance with Fire Chief James Kallais over reducing minimum manpower from 28 to 26. The union argues the change violates the last contract, while city officials cite overtime costs and budget concerns amid a 52 hour work week.
The Lorain County Welfare Department and Elyria City Schools discuss a cooperative "alternative schools and Betterway, Inc. education" program. The plan would cover about two thirds of the cost by welfare funds, with the city schools facing roughly $3,000 more than planned. The board will consider the proposal at its 7:30 meeting tonight.
Ohio courts will add a $11 court cost surcharge starting Wednesday to fund a crime victims’ fund. Traffic fines save $3 if tickets are waived by tomorrow. overtime parking remains exempt. The fund aims to raise nearly $4 million annually, not covering property loss.
In a Capitol Hill ceremony the National Federation of Independent Business presented U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio the Guardian of Small Business award. Taft earned the honor by voting with small business interests 71 percent of the time in the 85th Congress.
Daniel N. Volk, 22, of 1004 East Ave, Elyria, was charged with resisting arrest after a fight at Broad Street Grill downtown. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a head cut and appeared in Elyria Municipal Court after police wrestled him to the floor as he became belligerent during transport.
Elyria Memorial reports multiple birth announcements from Sept. 21 to Sept. 24. Children born to LICHMAN CAVIN MERTHE HUDNALL ELLIS DAY WOOD MILLER and others amid addresses in Lorain North Ridgeville Avon and surrounding towns with parents named and streets listed. Intimate local record of new arrivals in the community.
Three masked youths robbed Fisher Fazio supermarket on 1st Street just before 10 am taking about $1500 from the manager’s office including coins. About 75 customers were in the store. Police estimate the loss as preliminary and seek five males seen arriving by car near the shopping center.
Jack E. Weaver advertising director for The Chronicle Telegram was elected a director of the Advertising Executives Association of Ohio Daily Newspapers. James Muckley of Akron Beacon Journal was elected president. Norman Rockwell Medina County Gazette became vice president Alan Dant Cleveland Plain Dealer secretary and William Cabill Napoleon Northwest Signal treasurer at the group’s fall meeting.
About 200 Elyria Telephone Co customers lost phone service since yesterday afternoon due to an underground cable fault in the 600 block of Lake Avenue. Company employees expected to fix the outage by late tonight, per commercial manager James Thompson.
Mayor Marguerite E Bow man travels to Columbus for a two day conference of mayors and community development officials with Elyria Development Director Norm Failing. They are expected to return to Elyria Wednesday.
The Elyria Rotary Club hosts its second annual Fly-In at noon at Lorain County Regional Airport with Rotarians invited from across the county. Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford's personal pilot will address the luncheon on Ford aviation plans.
Elyria High School seniors Lisa D. Larkins and Jan P. Primus are semifinalists in the 1975 National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students. They qualified by high regional PSAT/NMSQT scores and advance to finalist status based on endorsements, academics, and SAT-equivalent proof.
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