Elyria area deaths list longtime residents and services
Edward Hoch 70 of 2006 Brownfield Dr Parma died yesterday in Parma Community General Hospital after a long heart illness. He and wife Rose Neuman operated a delicatessen in Parma. Survived by two daughters Carolyn Gaub and Loretta Brown, seven grandchildren, a brother Emil, a sister Libby Kriesman. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. Sauer's Funeral Home Cleveland. Interment Brooklyn Heights Cemetery. Friends received today 7–9 p.m. and tomorrow 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. Also note funeral for Pfc Harold M Mike Stover Friday 10 a.m. Reichlin Funeral Home. Burial Resthaven Memorial Gardens Avon. Stover, 18, of 252 Harwood St., killed Sunday at Camp Pendleton. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Chaplar Elyria and two stepbrothers Roger Mortis Jackson, Miss. and Allan Chaplar at home. Graveside service yesterday Nesbett Cemetery Grafton for infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Brooks 34697 Lorain Rd North Ridgeville. Surviving parents are brothers Robert and John and grandmothers Erla Richter and Lucy Brooks. Russell D. Fulton Funeral Home, Grafton handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hoch
Brownfield Dr
Parma
Cleveland Area
Parma Community General Hospital
Hoch
Rose M. Neuman
Elyria
Clark Lodge
Czechoslovak Society
Carolyn Gaub
Loretta Brown
Emil
Libby Kriesman
Sauer’s Funeral Home
Memphis Ave
Cleveland
Brooklyn Heights Cemetery
Pfc
Stover
Harwood St
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Elyria High School
Marine Corps
Alex Chaplar
Roger Mortis
Jackson
Miss
Allan Chaplar
Nesbett
Grafton
John B. Brooks
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert
John
Erla Richter
Earhart
Lucy Brooks
Valley City
Russell D. Fulton
Robert J. Keyes
Cornell Ave
U.s.navy
Elesria
Keyes
Holy Cross Church
Holy Name Society
American Legion
United Polish Club
Auxiliary Police
National Association of Letter Carriers
Helen
Krucinski
Joyce
Frank
Frank J. Keyes
Jule B. Ray
Richmond
William E
Walter P. Dobosz
St. Mary Cemetery
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Irving S. Gannis
Marie Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Lithuania
Gannis
Pepsi-Cola Co
Agudath B’nai Israel Synagogue
B’nai B’rith
Harold
Fred J. Sukalac
United Steel Workers Union
Reidy-Scanlan
St. Ladislaus Church
Alex Demetzky
Calvary Cemetery
Mr. Sukalac
East
East 29Th St
Ambridge
Sukalac
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain Eagles
Steel Workers Union
Elizabeth M. Hornyak
Fred Jr
Columbia, Mo
Phoenix
Ariz
Mentor
Anna Skritch
Mothers Club
St. Ann's Auxiliary
The
Virgin Mary Society
Robey Tucker
Creston
W. Va
James Tucker
Carrie
Darlene
Cheryl
John Tucker
Okey Arthur
Neil S. Jackson
Lorain Baptist Temple
Elmwood Cemetery
Obituary notices from Elyria and Lorain area families
Multiple deaths reported from Elyria and Lorain including Robert J. Keyes 47 a WWII Navy veteran and letter carrier. Also Irving S. Gannis 77 former Pepsi distributor and synagogue member. Fred J. Sukalac 64 U S Steel worker union organizer. Robey Tucker 4 who drowned near Creston WV. Services and burials planned in Holy Cross Church St Mary Cemetery Agudath B'nai Israel Lorain Salem Elmwood Cemeteries.
Death Notices for Charles E and SILC Lillian K
Charles E aged 52 of Pitts Road Wellington died. Survived by wife Hartnett and children Jeffrey Scott Thomas Constance Anne. Viewing at Curtis E Truman Funeral Home Wellington Wednesday afternoon. Funeral Thursday 2 PM at the funeral home. Greenwood Cemetery burial. SILC Lillian K aged 73 of 211 North Center Street LaGrange survived by husband Clarence and two sons Presto and Clarence Jr. Private funeral Thursday 1 30 PM at Russell D Fulton Funeral Home Grafton River Road Cemetery LaGrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E
Pitts Rd
Wellington
Hartvett
Jeffrey
Scott
Thomas
Constance
Anne
Curtis E. Truman
Funeral
Greenwood Cemetery
SILC
Lillian K
North Center St
LaGrange
Clarence
Presto
Clarence Jr
Russell D. Fulton
Grafton
River Road Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Lawrence Frita bereavement
Family of the late Lawrence Larry Frita expresses gratitude for kindness sympathy and support during their bereavement. Special thanks to Wainwright Funeral Home and The First Baptist Church. Sugar Ridge Rd North Didnawill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Larry” Frita
Wainwright Funeral
First Baptist Church
Sugar Ridge Rd
North Didnawill
Stokes' black vote influence wins Cleveland mayor nod
Cleveland politician Stokes leveraged his control over black voters to back James M. Carney in the Democratic primary over Anthony Garofoli. Polls had shown Garofoli ahead before Stokes mailed letters urging votes for Carney and Pinkney, the black independent, as a general election successor. Observers caution over Stokes' strategy and its effect on Pinkney in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Car B. Stokes
James M. Carney
Anthony Garofoli
Stokes
Arnald Pinkney
Pinkney
Carney
Garofoli
Maher
Molders extend Abex contract amid wage freeze
Members of International Molders and Allied Workers Local 45 voted to extend their contract with Abex Corp Engineered Products Division as negotiations continue through the wage price freeze. The pact expires midnight tomorrow with talks aimed at a new agreement by freeze end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Molders and Allied Workers Local 45
Abex Corp
Engineered Products
Nixon
Baxter Lee
Union International
Four Seasons plan offers Ohio $3 million stock stake
Four Seasons Nursing Centers of America filed a reorganization plan in Oklahoma City federal court proposing Ohio receive $3 million in stock in the new company. Ohio has $4 million loaned to the firm, with the state seeking priority for any funds. The plan envisions a court-appointed board and seven states plus real estate holdings, with Ohio weighing acceptance amid a pending state investigation.
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Four Seasons
Ohio
Columbus
Four Seasons Nursing Centers of America
Oklahoma City
State of Ohio
Lorain
Ohio Attorney General's
Attorney General’s
Attorney General
Como Corp
Appleton
Wis
Oklahoma
Asst. Atty
Anthony Gretrick
John D. Herbert
James R. Tolbert II
Direc
Deaths Harvey A. Thomas, 76, region resident
Harvey A. Thomas, 76, long-time area resident born in Cleveland, died yesterday at 11:55 a.m. at his home on 36859 Butternut Ridge Rd after a brief illness. A retired Lakewood Public Schools employee and Sixth Church of Christ Scientist member, he leaves wife Helen, two daughters Erma Larsen and Roberta Kommersmith, five grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Funeral Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Wainwright Funeral Home, with burial at Butter nut Ridge Cemetery. casket remains closed. Burial and viewing details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Thomas
Cleveland
Butternut Ridge Rd
Thomas
Lakewood
Sixth Church of Christ Scientist of
Helen
Erma Larsen
Fairview Park
Roberta Kommersmith
LeVerne Wells
Charles W. Thomas
Westlake
Marian
Harvey Jr
Merle
Wainwright
Louise Runian
Reader
Butternut Ridge
Alcoholism Workshop Planned for Elyria Clergy
The Greater Elyria Council of Churches approved an in service training program on alcoholism for its ministers. Macaria Mabini, director of the county program run by Family Services, reported on the new initiative funded by state and local sources. The assembly also outlined a January Evangelistic Crusade and coordinated planned cooperation with local churches and Billy Graham staffers in the clergy workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Elyria
Family Services
Robert
Jones
Billy Graham
Elyria man charged with larceny in $32 furniture theft
An Elyria man identified by a furniture store owner as the cash drawer thief was charged with larceny after taking $32.20 from the register at 819 Lake Ave. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. witnesses provided a name and address, and police arrested Robert E. Elfers at his home on an intoxication charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lake Ave
Robert E. Elfers
Spruce St
Lake Avenue
Elfers
Lorainite Awarded $6000 Damages In Bowling Alley Fight
A jury verdict for $6,000 was returned for Harold Winfield of Lorain for damages from an altercation at Ridgeview Shopping Center July 17, 1965. Defendants included Donald Givens and Brunswick Corp.. others were dismissed before trial. Judge John D. Pincura presided. the jury awarded $5,000 compensatory and $1,000 punitive damages on Winfield's $50,000 claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Winfield
Victory Ave
Lorain
Ridgeview Shopping Center
Donald Givens
West Ave
Winfield
Brunswick Corp
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Greenwich man charged in Lorain drug case
Robert L. Risner 21 of Greenwich Ohio faces charges including illegal possession of a hallucinogen for sale illegal possession of a narcotic drug and illegal possession of a hallucinogen after police found about four pounds of marijuana and hashish in his car in Lorain near East 33rd Street. He pleaded innocent in Lorain Municipal Court with an Oct 15 trial date for the hallucinogen possession charge and arraignment set for Oct 1 on the other counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Greenwich
Ohio
Robert L. Risner
Risner
East 33Rd Street
Graham crusade set for July in Cleveland Stadium
Jones reports Graham's crusade scheduled July 13 to 20 at Cleveland Stadium with staff training counselors and Bible study leaders for churches requesting the training. Rev. John Clausing notes each church will decide on the offer later. The assembly seeks $700 in contributions to finish paying for a Head Start bus in Elyria, after a $2,000 prior donation. UNICEF drive set for Halloween Sunday or the prior Sunday to avoid city parade conflict.
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General Assembly
Elyria
Unicef
Birth Announcements From Lorain Area Families
Setar a daughter to Mr and Mrs George O HARE 1368 East Ave A son to Mr and Mrs Edward FOX 525 Georgetown Thomas PATAKY 1817 Nantucket Dr Lorain Kenneth SIEMBIDA 83 Rosewood Dr Larry STEVANUS 109 Glenwood St Charles HENLINE 3138 Eastlawn St Lorain Robert KITSON 708 Harvard Donald BODDY 39225 Center Ridge Rd North Ridgeville
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George O'Hare
East Ave
Edward Fox
Georgetown Ave
Thomas Pataky
Nantucket Dr
Lorain
Kenneth Siembida
Rosewood Dr
Larry Stevanus
Glenwood St
Charles Henline
Eastlawn $T
Robert Kitson
Harvard Ave
Donald Boddy
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Two-pronged fight on noise and pollution in Elyria
Elyria Health Committee approved a plan targeting noise and air pollution in the Cleveland Street area. Residents cited odors from Elyria Plating Corp behind 457 Cleveland St causing skin irritation while loud morning noises spurred by Elyria Plating drew zoning scrutiny over light industrial limits. City officials, including City Chemist Ernest Bartha, will increase surveillance and respond to fumes, while Solicitor Kosma J. Glavas reviews whether Elyria Plating violates zoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Street
Elyria
Martin Magda
Cleveland St
City Council
Elyria Plating Corp
Ernest Bartha
Olive St
Bartha
Kosma J. Glavas
Magda
Jack R. Gray
Ex-policeman Kuzela firing upheld by appeals court
The Ninth District Court of Appeals sustained the firing of Kenneth Kuzela, ex Lorain Patrolman. It reverses Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mikus who ordered reinstatement and back pay about 18 000 dollars. Kuzela was dismissed after football betting slips and 451 dollars found in his car trunk on Sept. 21, 1968. he was acquitted of gambling charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Lorain
Kenneth Kuzela
Lorain County
Kuzela
John Malinovsky
Joseph P. Mramor
Lorain Civil Service Commission
Common Pleas Court
Oscar Hunsicker
Myron Brenneman
William Victor
Atty
Timothy Smith
John Huntske
Civil Service Commission
Baby receives treatment for three day old broken arm
Lorain three month old girl with a broken arm lay at home for three days before an aunt found her alone and had the child admitted to St Joseph Hospital in fair condition. Police and county child welfare authorities are investigating the incident. The mother, 14, and father, 18, could not explain how the injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Cleveland man bound to Lorain Grand Jury in weapon case
Robert L. Johnson, 21, pleaded innocent and waived a preliminary hearing after being bound over to the Lorain County Grand Jury in Elyria Municipal Court on a concealed weapon charge. Police said a .22 caliber revolver was found on the rear seat of a car stopped on Cedar Street for malfunctioning taillights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lorain
Publisher of Norwalk paper dies
Norwalk Reflector publisher Herman Schaafsma, 61, died at Fisher-Titus Memorial hospital after a stroke. He arrived in Norwalk in 1958 from Grand Haven Tribune, began in 1935 in advertising at the Tribune, later in news, earning multiple photography awards. Survived by wife Fayrene, three daughters, two grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
UPI
Herman Schaafsma
Reflector
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Schaafsma
Grand Haven
Mich
Tribune
The
Inland Daily Press Association
Michigan Press Association
Fayrene
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Stover Service
Harold M. Mike Stover
Reichlin
Charles W. Hamilton
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Avon
Baby Boy Brooks
Sukalac Service
Tucker Service
Cooper
Winnifred Fritz
Memoriam
William H. Davis, Jr
Jim
Nancy
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
By Earel Neikirk
the Plain Dealer
the Press
Patrick Gerity
Richard L. Maher
Press
Molders
Lee
Orian Williams
Ken Dickerson
Charley Anderson
Norm Kendall
Roger Seasak
George Fry
James Myers
Jerry Hall
P. C. Arnold
Thomas Foy
Richard Cooper
Bill Redman
William J. Brown
Tolbert
Lorainite
Kenneth Givens
Donald
Robert McCallister
Setar
Elyria Memorial
Amherst
Frank Barnette
Shore Dr
Norwalk Paper
Fulton
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