Deaths and funerals in Elyria area including Cooper Robinson Sukalac Strickler
Several local obituaries note Charles E Chad Cooper 52 of Wellington died at home after six months illness. Survives wife and children. funeral Thursday in Wellington with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Also listed Marvin L Robinson 17 Lorain gunshot death. Fred J Sukalac 64 Lorain heart attack. Evelyn Strickler 58 Garden Grove California former Elyria employee. Services set for Thursday in California and Lorain on staggered dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E
Chad) Cooper
Pitts Road
Wellington
Danville
Cooper
Harshaw Chemical Co
Ely Td
Fred J. Sukalac
Lorain
St. Lorain
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Death notices for Lydia H and Wilma B from Ridge Hill Memorial Park region
Death notices list Lydia H 49 of 268 Boston Ave survived by two sons Jeffrey and Michael her mother Mrs Katherina and sister Mrs Sophia Maxwell and brother Walter Michael with services at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home and burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Wilma B 61 of 38196 Sugar Ridge Rd North Ridgeville survived by three sisters Ella Morel Lila Waldron Jessie Foltz with services at St John Lutheran Church and burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Donna L age 25 of 125 Brook Valley Drive survived by mother Mrs Neil Haas and sister Mrs Linda Fitzgerald with services at Sudro Curtis Funeral Home and burial at Ridge Hills Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia H
Boston Ave
Jeffrey
Michael
Katherina
Sophia Maxwell
Walter Michael
Sudro- Curtis
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Wilma
Sugar Ridge
North Ridgeville
Ella Morel
Lila Waldron
Jessie Foltz
St John Lutheran Church
Donna L
Brook Valley Drive
Neil Haas
Linda Fitzgerald
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Ridge Hills Memorial Park
Card of Thanks for Earl Higginbotham Family
The families of the late Earl Higginbotham express deep gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for comfort during bereavement through sympathy and kindness Special thanks to Harold Dicken Funeral Home for extra services and to floral donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Higginbotham
Fends
Harold Dicken
Giant water tank bursts killing six workers at Texarkana plant
A 97 foot high concrete tank at an International Paper Co mill under construction collapsed and burst open, dumping a million gallons of water and steel on 30 workmen. Six died and 13 injured as the tank fell into a foundation pit. Police likened the blast to an explosion. The cause remains unknown. Several workers from Harold Clements Inc described the wreckage and chaos as crews tested another tank nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Tex
C. Stacks JR
International Paper Co
Paper Company
Stack
Harold Clements, Inc
Herman Moore
Mobile
Alan
Police chief confident assailant will be caught in Oberlin attack
Oberlin Police Chief Lawrence Nowery voiced confidence that the assailant in a Sunday night attack on a 20 year old Oberlin College co ed will be apprehended. Six witnesses saw a blue Plymouth Road Runner with red undercarriage in the area and the suspect fled after threats with a knife. Police seek information from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Lawrence Nowery
Oberlin College
Nowery
Lorain
Cedar Streets
South Hall
Lorain Street
Deaths Mrs Lillian K Silic 73 LaGrange
Mrs Lillian K Silic 73 of 211 North Central St LaGrange died today at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a former LaGrange School teacher born in Hickory Pa and lived here 51 years. Survived by husband Clarence W two sons and four grandchildren. Private funeral Thursday 1:30 p.m. Russell D Fulton Funeral Home Grafton. Burial River Road Cemetery LaGrange. Visitation tomorrow 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian K. Silic
North Central St. LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
LaGrange School
Silic
Hickory
LaGrange
Police report: burglary and theft in Elyria and at Stang Motor Sales
A $700 color television and a 12 gauge shotgun valued at 90 dollars were stolen yesterday from Robert Lee Sargent's home at 1801 Douglas Ave. Entry was through a pried bedroom window. Two wheels and tires valued at 320 dollars were taken from a foreign car in the Stang Motor Sales lot at 820 Cleveland St over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Sargent
Douglas Ave
Elyria
Stang Motor Sales, Inc
Cleveland St
Elyria approves 8970 budget for night classes
The Elyria Board of Education approved an 8970 dollar budget for the adult basic education program for 1971 72. Night classes begin tonight at Elyria High School with four sessions weekly through April 29 1972 and a daytime option planned at the Elyria Neighborhood Center. Dr Wayne R McQuillin noted the plan to use center facilities and coordinate with Jay Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
Wayne R. McQuillin
Supplemental Services
Elyria High School
Elyria
McQuillin
Elyria Schools Seek 13000 Federal Job Funds Under EEA Act
Elyria Board of Education approved an application for 13000 in Emergency Employment Act funds. Lorain County will participate in a public employment program with nine public service areas including education. The district’s share is about 3304 with 29737 expected federal funding. Preference given to veterans from Indochina or Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
Lorain County
McQuillin
Lorain City
U.S
Indochina
Korea
Crestwood appoints Helen Charnes principal
Helen Charnes, longtime Spring Valley School sixth grade teacher, was named Crestwood School principal. She begins today at a salary of 14 255, succeeding J Robert Herndon. Charnes, wife of Albert, has four children and resides at 366 N Abbe Rd. Her awards include the Valley Forge Medal, the Martha Holden Jennings Master Teacher Award, and national recognition for teaching economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Charnes
Spring Valley School
Crestwood
Elyria Board of Education
Valley Forge
National Freedoms Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings
Kent State University
Albert Charnes
N. Abbe Rd
Residents gain relief as Harshaw stack halted
Harrison Street residents suffered a foul yellow cloud from a Harshaw Chemical Co. smokestack. The odor was described as suffocating until Harshaw agreed to halt operations for the single stack until the weather shifts. City chemist Ernest Bartha cited a thermal inversion trapping the emissions near the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Harshaw Chemical Co
Harshaw
Ernest Bartha
Elyria
Larry Yost
Harrison St
Black River
Bartha
Cyclists' Pleas Denied in Vermilion Theft Case
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura refused to accept guilty pleas from two motorcycle club members who say rival gang members tricked them into stealing motorcycles owned by Charles Keener and Gary Hosteler. The judge ordered a full investigation, with the sheriff's department to handle it. The defendants are James F. Grattan and Ronald M. Rataj, both charged with grand larceny after allegedly being set up by rival gang members while repairs were done at a shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
John D. Pincura
Charles Keener
Gary Hosteler
Vermilion
Phillip Taylor
Lorain
Russell
Pincura
Provenza
James F. Grattan
Irving Pl
Sheffield Lake
Ronald M. Rataj
Palm Ave
Taylor
Pineura
Sheriff's Department
Future Elyria high school buys equipment in joint bid
A joint bid of 55 159 dollars covers fixed science equipment for Elyria’s new senior high. Tri State Supply Co Inc of Columbus and Collegedale Cabinets Inc of Collegedale Tenn share the award. The project, part of a larger urban complex, includes Crestwood Elementary and a new junior high. The high school will start with 800 students and later expand to 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Senior High School
Elyria Board of Education
Tri-State Supply Co . Inc
Columbus
Collegedale Cabinets, Inc
Collegedale, Tenn
Ence
Jim Irwin Construction Co
Abbe Rd
Sheffield Lake
Elyria
Crestwood
Elyria safety committee urges 2 patrol cars and a van
The Elyria City Council safety committee recommends purchasing two new police cruisers and a police van with a total cost not to exceed 13 000. The plan awaits council’s finance committee approval as the police department currently lacks a van and has limited cruisers. A revamped downtown traffic light system costing about 10 300 was also proposed. Burglars stole auto parts from 109 S. Durkee Rd. in Grafton between Sunday 5 p.m. and yesterday 7 45 p.m. Lorain County deputies reported the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria City
Council
Francis D. Goodrich
S. Durkee Rd
Grafton
Lorain County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles £. Cooper
Evelyn Strickier
Church of Christ
Masonic Lodge
F & AM
Eagles Lodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ohio Gun Collectors Association
National Riflemen’s Association
Harryett
Nova
Scott
Thomas
Constance
Anne
Charles M
Norman
Willard
Curtis E. Truman
J. W Mellick
Greenwood Cemetery
Church of Christ Anican Missionary Fund
Marvin L. Robinson
Antrim Rd
Brown Funeral Home
St. Joseph Hospital
Flyrna High School
Marvin
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Marshall Robinson
Maurice
Mitchell
Mark
Bernadine Jones
Josephine
Kathy
Jenny
E. C. Conwell
Eldorado
Ark
Pearl Robinson
Evelyn Strickler
Galway St
Garden Grove
Calif
Miss Strickler
California
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Nellie Strickler
Edward
Clifford Strickler
Westminister Memorial Park
Beach Blvd
Westminister
Warren
Elkin
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Harvey C Curtis
Ernest W. Scheufflar
Jeffers
Hevy
Thomas Showalter
Lorain County Computer Services
Gates and Erie
By Shannon Kaiser
Elyria Board
Paul Stewart
Elyria City Schools
Griswold Road
Adelbert Street
Lake Avenue
Chopko Construction Co. of
Independ
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Tracey
Broad Street
Court Street
Lodi
Street
Middle Avenue
Bride & Clark & Pork
Ridge Rd
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