Lorain County Obituaries
H
HALES, Anna (nee Schafer)
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(Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Monday, May 15, 1967.
b 23 Mar 1894,d15 May 1967)
Mrs. Anna M. Hales, 73, of RD 3, a resident of the
area all her life, died yesterday in Allen Memorial Hospital, Oberlin,
after eight months illness. Mrs. Hales was born in Henrietta Township.
She and her husband, Ross,
who survives, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
March 26.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs.
Charles Gilbert, RD Wakeman; two grandchildren; a brother, Alfred Schafer
of Monroe Mich., and two sisters Mrs. Martha Hales, Wakeman and Mrs. Marie
Gifford, Norwalk.
Friends will be received at the Gerber Funeral Home
this evening from 7 to 9 and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Rev. Kenneth Nelson, pastor of Camden Baptist
Church, will officiate at a funeral service Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the
funeral home. Burial will be in Camden Cemetery.
David Statler
HALES, Charles Lynn, Sr.
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(Chronicle Telegram of Elyria, OH, February 8, 1974.
b 19 Nov 1902, d 7 Feb 1974)
Charles L. Hales Sr., 71, of 822 Allen St., a retired
truck driver for Spitzer Motors, died yesterday afternoon at Elyria Memorial
Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Hales was born in Camden and had lived
in this area all his life.
His wife, Dorothy, died in 1960. Surviving are five
sons, Charles Jr., of Elyria, Richard E. and Russell, both of Norwalk,
Paul W. of Rossburg, and Jack E., of Ashland; a daughter, Mrs. Ernest (Annabel)
Wrobel, of Flat Rock, Mich.;
25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; a brother,
James, of Brighton, and four sisters, Mrs. Grace Beam, of Brighton, Mrs.
Marie Gudderjohn, of Ashland, Mrs. Mary Merrills, of Wellington and Mrs.
Lucy Neal, of Clarksfield. He was preceded in death by a daughter,
four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received
tomorrow from 3 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harold Dicken Funeral Home
where the funeral service will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. The Rev.
Dr. Charles W. Hamilton will officiate. Burial will be in Camden Cemetery.
David Statler
HALES, Ross Owen
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(Elyria Chronicle Telegram, December 11, 1975. b 1
Aug 1886, d 10 Dec 1975)
Ross
O. Hales, 89, of Gore-Orphanage Road, Wakeman, a retired farmer, was
pronounced dead at Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital yesterday after being stricken with a
heart attack in his home. An area resident all of his life, Mr. Hales
was born in Camden Township. He was a member of Macabee Lodge.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Dorothy) Gilbert, with whom he made
his home, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife, Anna, who died in
1967, and two brothers,Norris and
Vernon, preceded him in death.
Friends will be received in the Gerber Funeral Home,
Wakeman, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Leah
Matthews, Kipton Community Church, officating. Burial will be in Camden
Cemetery.
David Statler
HAMMER, H.H. Lorain bank officer, dies - The
Chronicle-Telegram, 29 October 1966
LORAIN - Harold R. Hammer, 60, vice
president and a director of the
Lorain National Bank, died at 9 p.m. yesterday in St. Joseph Hospital,
following a brief illness. Mr. Hammer, who lived at 1327
Hawthorne Ave., was born in Lorain and
was a lifetime resident of the community. He had been affiliated with
the Lorain National Bank for 38 years. He was a member of the
Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Church and
the Shrine Consistory Chapter Council. He was the past master of
Masonic Lodge 552 in Lorain. Mr. Hammer belonged also to the
Elks, Eagles and Moose Lodge, and the
Lorain Lions. Past chairman of the March of Dimes, he served on the
Board of the Salvation Army and the Lorain Youth Council.
Survivors include his wife, Harriet, to whom he was married 36
years;
one daughter, Mrs. George Pratt, Birmingham, Mich.; two grandchildren;
a sister, Mrs. John Rehman, Lorain. Friends will be received at
the Walter A. Frey Funeral Home this
evening from 7 to 10 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, with the
Rev. Blake Wagner of the Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethern Church
officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
Leslie Rodriguez
HAMMER, Kent E. - The
Chronicle-Telegram, 30 March 1965
Lorain -- Kent E. Hammer, 73, a lifetime resident of Lorain who spent
the winter months in Florida, died yesterday at 7 a.m. in Hillsborough
County Hospital, Tamps, Fla. He was living on Kay St. in Tampa. Mr.
Hammer was a former machinist at the America Ship Building Co. and at
one time worked at the American Stove Co. His wife, Louise, died in
1937. Survivors are a daughter, a sister, and a brother. Friends will
be received at the Reichlin - Cooley Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon
after 2 and tomorrow evening. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in
the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Leslie Rodriguez
HAMMER, Ruth (nee ROOT) -
(The Morning Journal 3 Jan 2007)
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE -- Ruth Hammer 93,
of Sheffield Village, died Monday,
Jan. 1, 2007, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born Jan.
19, 1913, in Lorain and was a lifelong resident of Lorain County. The
last of the fourth generation of the Root family to settle in
Sheffield, she graduated from Brookside High School in 1930 in
Brookside's first graduating class.
Mrs. Hammer graduated from St. Joseph's Training School for
Nurses at
the former St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain in 1933 in its first
registered nurse class. She was employed briefly at St. Joseph's
Hospital, then worked as a private duty nurse and was employed as an
industrial nurse at Thew Shovel, as a store nurse at the M. O'Neil Co.
at Sheffield Center and from 1965 at Lorain Community Hospital. She
returned to St. Joseph's Hospital, where she helped establish the
coronary care unit, and retired in 1978 following a nursing career of
nearly a half century. Mrs. Hammer was also an artist, a
seamstress, a horticulturist whose
patio was a village landmark, an excellent cook and a member of the
Nightingales Club. Survivors include her sons Donald J. Hammer of
Sheffield Village and
David H. Hammer of Lorain; and four grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard
Hammer, in 1950; a son, Dale, in 1988 and a daughter in infancy; her
parents, Henry and Ada (nee Rider) Root; brother, Frank A. Root; and
sister, Katherine Herdendorf. Friends may call Wednesday, 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m., at
Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway, Lorain, where
services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dale Warrick, pastor of
Cornerstone United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow
in Garfield Cemetery, Sheffield Village. Memorial contributions
may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 634445, Cincinnati,
OH 45263-4445
Leslie Rodriguez
HAMMIL, Henry
Henry (Boney) Hammil, 88, a resident of the Golden
Acres Nursing Home in Amherst, died at the nursing home this morning following
a heart attack. Born Euclid, Ohio, June 12 1892,
Mr. Hammil was an Amherst resident for most of his life, a World War I
veteran, and was supervisor for the Amherst sanitation plant, retirin in
1966. He was a member of Elmer Johnson Post 118 of the American Legion
and the Amherst Eagles Club. Surviving is a nephew, James W. Wilker, of
Lorain. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Garland Funeral Home, Amherst, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst, with the Rev. Kenneth W. Retter,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Amherst.
Visitation will be Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Christian wake
services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday. (d 2 Nov 1980)
Karen Krugman
HAMSFORD, Mrs. - Feb
20, 1892 Lorain County Reporter
Amherst - Died
at the residency of J. Parsons of Russia, Mrs. Hamsford at the ripe age of 90.
Funeral services were held at the house last Thursday, and the remains were
laid to rest Kendeighs corner cemetery, Kendeighs corner being her former home.
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HARKLEROAD, I. H. - Lorain County Reporter, Saturday
March 25, 1893
A
telegram was received on Monday announcing the death of Mr. I. H. Harkleroad at San Antonia Texas,
on Monday morning at half past three o’clock. Mr. Harkleroad
is a son-in-law of Mr. E. G. Johnson, Esq. of this city and has been spending
the last six months in the south hoping to benefit his health. Mrs. E. G. Johnson,
left on Tuesday, noon for Collinsville, Ills, where the remains will be
interred.
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HARMON, John - Lorain
County Reporter, Saturday
March 18, 1893, North
Amherst
The
funeral services of Mr. John Harmon,
who died last week, were held at St. Peter’s church on Saturday, Rev. Haefele
officiating.
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HARRIS, Mrs Calvin - Saturday,
Jan 16, 1892 Lorain County Reporter
Mrs. Calvin Harris who died at the home of
her granddaughter, Mrs. Sears in Grafton on December 8th, was
brought here for the burial. The funeral services were held at the
Congregational Church on Monday. She was over 80 years of age. Her maiden
name was Hale and she came to Brownhelm at a very early age with her parents.
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HARRIS, Etta (nee LYON) - The Chronicle-Telegram, 2 October 1937
Mrs. Etta Lyon Harris, 47, of Wakeman, died at 1 p.m. Friday. She
was born in Elyria on November 10, 1889. She is survived by her
husband, Bert Harris; a daughter, Ruth Ody, of Cleveland, and a sister,
Mrs. Jennie Pomfret, of Detroit. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday from the W. L. Pease
Funeral Home, with Rev. F.E. Eastman, pastor of the Wakeman
Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn
Cemetery.
Leslie Rodriguez,
HART, Max G. -
(Chronicle-Telegram Elyria, Ohio Saturday, September
11, 1948)
Max G. Hart , who had been
in business here from 1900 until retirement in 1942, died at 2:15 this
morning at Elyria Memorial Hospital following an illness of ten days.
His home residence was at 432 First place.
Born in Carlisle township March 5, 1874 Mr. Hart was
74 years old at the time of his death and had lived his entire life in
this vicinity. He was a member of the Elyria Lodge I. O. O. F.
Surviving besides his widow, Elizabeth M. Hart, are
one brother, Rex Hart of Elyria, three sisters, Mrs. Edith Boughton of
Elyria, Mrs. Olive Baird of Elyria, and Mrs. Maud Braun of Fairview, and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from
the Wainwright Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry K. Shaw, pastor of the
First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be made in Ridgelawn
cemetery. Friends may call at the Wainwright Funeral
Home.
Mike Parton
HART, Mrs.
Relief - Saturday
Jan 23, 1892 Lorain County Reporter
Oberlin - On
Jan 5th, Mrs. Relief Hart,
widow of the late Sylvester Hart, died at her home in Oberlin, aged nearly 88
and one half years. She was the mother of Henry Hart and Mrs. Echler, of Carlisle,
Miss Elizabeth Hart, F. A. Hart of Oberlin and Mr. J. S. Hart of Toledo
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HART, Rex
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(Chronicle-Telegram Elyria, Ohio Monday, December
19, 1949)
Rex Hart, 73, 434 Ninth Street,
died aat 8:05 a.m. today in Elyria Memorial Hospital. He had been
ill
since Saturday. Mr. Hart was born in Carlisle
Township May 14, 1876. He had lived in Elyria for 29 years and was
employed by the city in the cemetery department.
He was a member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Olive Baird of Elyria,
and Mrs. Maude Braun of Fairview, besides
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Wainwright Funeral Home where
services wil be held at 2:30 Wednesday.
The Rev. H. K. Shaw will officiate and the interment
will be in South Murray Ridge Cemetery.
Mike Parton
HAURY, Claribel (nee Huntley)
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Elyria Chronicle Telegram Thursday, April 27, 1961
ERHART--Mrs. Claribel Haury, 72, died unexpectedly
yesterday at 3:30 a.m. in Amherst Manor Rest Home. She had been in
failing health and a patient in the rest home the past year.
A native and former resident of Weymouth. Medina County, Mrs. Haury moved
to Erhart, Grafton Township, upon her marriage to Jacob Haury who died
Feb. 7, 1954. She was a member of the St. Martin's Catholic Church,
Valley City. Mrs. Haury was formerly a correspondent for the Chronicle
Telegram writing Erhart news for many years until forced to resign several
years ago because of ill health. Survivors are a son, Nathan
(Barney), Erhart; six daughters, Mrs. Bernadine Tibbitts of Brunswick,
Mrs. Delores Haas of San Diego, Mrs. Pearl Heckler of Hinckley, Mrs.
Ruby Nyfenger of Vermillian, Mrs. Celeste Haas and Mrs. Arletta Neumeyer,
both of Erhart, and 19 grandchildren. Friends will be received at
the Waite and Sons Funeral Home, Medina. Service will be Saturday
at 10 a.m. in St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church, Medina. The Rev.
John Gruss, pastor of Valley City St. Martin's Church will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina.
(note: Obituary for my grandmother, Claribel
HUNTLEY Haury, Daughter of Cora Belle COOK Huntley and Fred Huntley My
uncle Barney's full name was Barnsdall Nathania Haury, My mother's
name was Dolores Haas.)
Shirley Haas Hulett
HEIDER, Arthur
Arthur H. Heider, 73, a patient for two years at Shield’s
Nursing Clinic, Lorain, died today in St. Joseph
Hospital following a long illness. He formerly lived
at 1514 W. 19th St., Lorain.
He was a resident of Lorain since 1922, and worked
for the O. A. Hafely Builders as a carpenter. He was a
veteran of WW II, U. S. Army; member of St. Joseph
Church, the Holy Name Society; and Carpenters Union.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Mary Heider, Avon;
a brother, Lawrence, Avon; a sister, Mrs. Karl (Margaret)
Gibson, Utics, Fla.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow
in the Schwartz-Spence & Boyer Home for Funerals,
where recitation of the Rosary will be tomorrow at
7:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
in the funeral home, followed by Mass at 9 a.m. at St.
Joseph Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
(Oct. 22, 1973)
Liisa Penner
HEIDER, Mary (nee GATES)
AVON– Mrs. Mary Heider, (nee Gates), 98, of 3964 Center
Road, a member of St. Mary Church in Avon, died
yesterday morning in the Avon Oaks Nursing Home following
a four month illness. Born in Avon Lake, she had lived in Avon most of
her life. Surviving are a son, Lawrence, Avon; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Gibson, Eustis, Fla., eight grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and
two great great grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1919. A son,
Arthur, died in October of this year and a daughter, Hilda Abramoska, died
in 1968.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today
in the Burmeister County Line Funeral Home, where
Prayer services will be held at 8:30 this evening.
Funeral mass will be held tomorrow at ? p.m. in St. Mary Church Avon. Burial
will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Avon. (Died Dec. 2, 1973 The Journal,
Lorain, Ohio)
Liisa Penner
HEIGHLAND, Robert E. - (newspaper not identified), 5
October 1987
Robert E. Heighland, 53, of Wellington, died Sunday
evening at Lorain Community Hospital, following a three-year illness.
Born in Wellington, he had been a lifelong resident. He was a truck
driver for Huff and Co. of Cleveland.
A member of Huntington United Church, he was an Army
veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife, Marie (nee
Bradley); sons, Robert of Wapakoneta; LaMont of Wellington; and William
of Lansing, Mich; mother, Eleanor of Wellington; sister, Mrs. Francis (Lois
Ann) Beard of Wellington; and 4 grandsons. Friends will be received
Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Norton Funeral Home, Wellington.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Stephen
Carmany, pastor of Huntington United Church, officiating. Burial
will be at Huntington Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society.
Carole J. Schetter
HENNINGS, Henry C.
- Chronicle Telegram - Elyria Ohio, October 1927
Henry C. Hennings died suddently at his home, 339
Columbus street, this morning at 10:15 am at the age of 60 years, 7 months
and 13 days. He is survived by his wife, mother, one brother, Charles,
four sisters, Mrs. Henry Schultz, Elyria; Mrs. Chas. Baker, Toledo; Mrs.
Lena Kadel, Cleveland; and Mr. R. J. Stark of Elyria, besides several nieces
and nephews.
He was a member of the Eagles lodge and of the Sunshine
Club of that organizatoin and has lived practically all of his life in
this city.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at
2:00 from his late home on Columbus Street with Rev.
W. L. Burner officiating. Burial will be made at Ridgelawn
Cemetery.
Kathy Groner
HERBST, Robert Louis, 78, was singer from age 12 -
The Morning Journal, 23 November 2006.
OREGON -- Robert Louis ''Bob'' Herbst, 78, of Curtice, formerly of
Amherst, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at the Ohio Veterans Home in
Sandusky.
He was born Feb. 16, 1928, in Amherst. He graduated from Amherst
High
School in 1946 and joined the U.S. Army, serving with special services
as an entertainment specialist at a radio station in Pusan, Korea,
until 1948 and then attended National Radio School in Cleveland.
Herbst serviced communications equipment on lake freighters,
tugboats,
Coast Guard vessels and foreign ships for Lorain County Radio Corp.,
RCA Service Co. and Ship Analytics and then for his own company, RAMAR
Sales & Services. He was musically talented and began singing
in his church choir at age
12. He entertained in the Army, playing guitar and singing, directed
the choir and sang in it at Christ United Methodist Church in Oregon
and sang in the Choraliers for more than 25 years and in the Oregon
Community Theatre Revue. He was a member of Christ United
Methodist Church, Oregon, and enjoyed
bowling, camping and Detroit Tigers games. He pitched slow-pitch
softball into his 50s. Survivors include his wife of 55 years,
Elizabeth Mary (Rosa); son,
Jeffrey Alan Curtice; daughter, Judith Klautt; and one grandson and
nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Hazel and Louis Herbst, and sister, Betty Burk. Friends
may call Friday, 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m., at
Eggleston-Meinert-Pavley Funeral Home, 440 S. Coy Road, Oregon. Friends
may call Saturday from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. at Christ
United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave., Oregon. Burial will follow in
Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ohio
Veterans Home, 3416 Columbus
Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870; Stein Hospice Service, 1200 Sycamore Line,
Sandusky, OH 44870; or Christ United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave.,
Oregon, OH 43616.
Leslie Rodriguez
HEUSSNER, Adam
Lorain County Reporter, Saturday
March 18, 1893, North
Amherst
Mr. Adam Heussner an old and respected citizen of South Amherst was found dead
in bed Saturday morning. The funeral occurred on Tuesday.
Lorain County Reporter, Saturday
March 18, 1893, Amherst
It is
with feelings of unusual emotion, that I am called upon to chronicle the very
sudden death of Mr. Adam Heussner,
which occurred sometime during the night of March 10th. He was
born at Kalekobes, Kreis Hersfield, Germany, June 5th,
1820 and came to America in 1837, in the month of October. The first
six
years of residence in this country was spend in (then) Black River,
this county
from thence he removed to Henrietta, where he has ever since resided.
In
August, 1843 in Vermillion, O[hio], he was wedded to Miss Elizabeth
Hasenpflug.
To this union there has been born six children, four sons and two
daughters. His
wife and two children, one son and one daughter survive him. His first
purchase was made in 1848, and it consisted in what was then known as
the Hale
farm. Very much, and that, too which is very creditable, might be said
of
him. He was a man of very positive qualities, marked individuality,
and
with almost unequaled energy. His mind was remarkably clear and
investigating, possessing
a keen perception, vivid imagination, and culminating in sound
judgment. His
counsel was sought and relied upon with implicit confidence. His was a
philosophical mind, delighting in contemplation of scientific problems
which
life presents. During the last years of his life his thoughts were much
directed to our obligation to God, with whom he felt at peace and a
blessed
assurance of his acceptance. And thus it was that he passed from the
repose of
sleep to the repose of death. The last few days of his life were
accompanied by
fairly good health. He was heard walking about his room about 11 o’
clock Friday night. No notice; however was taken of that, it being his
practice to read to a late hour. His death was not known until the
morning of
the 11th at which time he was discovered peacefully at rest, all of
the surroundings giving evidence that he passed away without a pang or struggle.
The large concourse of people that attended his ??? today, (many of whom have
known him for half a century), attest to his sterling integrity, his upright
character, as well as the high esteem in which he was held by this entire community.
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HIGHLAND, Sarah - The Elyria
Democrat Wed July 31, 1867
Highland
– In Amherst, on the 26th inst., of consumption, Sarah,
wife of D. H. Highland aged 24 years. She was a lady
whose many excellent qualities of head and heart gave her a large circle of
admiring friends, who deeply mourn her early decease.
Submitted by Norma Karter, not related.
HILL, Reuben
- The Elyria Republican Newspaper, January
19,1882
Obituary, LaGrange, January 12, 1882
Died, December 29th, 1881, after an illness of about
10 days, Reuben Hill, Jr., aged 89 years and 4 months. He was born August
29th, 1792, in Washington Co. N.Y., and in 1813 entered the United States
service under Gen. McClure. He was married to Paulina Coe in 1814, moved
to Ohio in 1845 and bought a tract of land in the township of Vermillion,
where he worked at his trade, that of blacksmith, and cleared his farm
until 1855, when he sold out and moved to Iowa. The following spring he
moved to Minnesota, where he spent the summer, then moved back to Florence
Township. His wife died in September 1870, and in 1876 he with his son
Harvey came to La Grange. He was appointed to several county offices in
New York State, and was a man fond of reading, and even in his extreme
old age was well informed as to the current events of the day. He loved
to read his bible and religious books. He was converted and united with
the Christian Church in the town in which he lived in New York, more than
50 years ago. When he moved to Ohio he brought his letter of dismission
from the church and some time afterwards became a member of the church
of the same faith in East Norwalk. He was very hospitable, and did a great
deal for the church according to his means. (His own written history could
not be found and it is thought he destroyed it). He knew it was his last
sickness, and his death was peaceful and quiet. The funeral services were
held at the house on Friday afternoon by Rev. R. McCaskey, and on Saturday
his body was taken to Berlin for burial beside his relatives.
Submitted by Richard Kurish
HINKSON, Rollin E.
- (Evening Telegram, Elyria, Ohio,
Monday, October 21, 1918)
ROLLIN HINKSON LOSES IS LIFE WHILE ENROUTE TO FRANCE
Local Musician was Passenger on ill fated ship
News of the tragic death of Rollin Hinkson, son of
Harry Hinkson, city auditor and well know contractor, was received in this
city this morning. The young man went down on the transport Ticon
(Ticonderoga) which was shelled by a German destroyer off the coast of
Ireland on October 2, 1918. On the same boat were one hundred and
twelve others all of whom were reported lost. Walter Peters and one
or two
others of this city were said to be among them but
the report to this effect could not be confirmed and is probably not true.
The unfortunate soldier left Elyria about August 1
last year and for a time was located at Camp Sherman. He was there
but a short time when he was assigned to the heavy artillery. About six
weeks ago he was sent to Hampton Roads and then sent to France. He
was enroute there when his boat was shelled.
The deceased was aged 25 years and was married less
than a year ago. He was well known and popular in Elyria and his
death is mourned by a large circle of friends. His father is confined
to his home on Middle avenue by pneumonia and is in a very serious condition.
(Rollin was the son of Harold Hinkson and Bertha M.
Eckler, Husband of Evelyn. He was killed in action WWI, September
30, 1918-Military Service records)
Mike Parton
HIST, Roland A.
Find Body of Elyria Man:
Police gave a verdict of suicide today in the death
of Roland A. Hist, 41, of 118 Clark street whose body was found late yesterday
afternoon in the woods between Garford and Prospect streets, more than
a mile from his home.
Following an investigation several strange circumstances
concerning his death, which was brought about by stab
wounds in his heart. Police Lieut. L. E. Sweet said
today that he was convinced it was a suicide.
The theory that he might have been murdered and robbed
was discounted when $45.00 was found in his pockets, which was the amount
of money members of his family said he had with him when he left his home
at 8:30 A.M. yesterday to go for a walk.
When he failed to return, his wife, Dorothy Hist,
became alarmed and reported his absence to police at 1:55 yesterday afternoon.
His body was discovered by his brother, Edward of Elyria, late in the afternoon.
Had Poor Health
Lieut. Sweet said Hist had not been in good health
and that he had threatened at times to take his life. He formerly
worked as a truck driver here, and lately worked for a taxi company it
was reported.
One of the puzzling circumstances of his death was
that his shirt had no hole in it at the place where he was stabbed.
Examination disclosed that he could have been stabbed only by unbuttoning
his shirt, but this circumstance was made even more puzzling by the fact
that the shirt was buttoned and in perfect order when he was found.
Another strange fact was that the was lying on his
back with his hands at his side and his legs straight out, a
position that he could hardly have fallen in had he
stumbled along through the woods after stabbing himself.
Police also made a search of the vicinity where the
body was found, but were unable to find any instrument used
to make the wound. A small knife was found in
his pocket, but it could not have made the wound.
Examination of the body by Coroner S. C. Ward lead
to the conclusion that whatever was used was thrust into the region several
times because of several lacerations on the heart. Examination of
the location where he was found also failed to reveal any trace of scuffling,
indicating that he might have been dragging his feel (sic).
His body was taken to the Nichols Funeral Home where
funeral services will be held at 1:30 P. M. Sunday with Rev. Alva Cox of
Lorain officiating. From an article in the newspaper Jan 2, 1942.
Kathy Groner
HOFMANN, Reinhart
OBERLIN - Reinhart Hofmann, 44, of R.D. 2 Oberlin, died at 5:30 a.m. following operative treatment. He had been ill for 12 days.
Born in Huron County May 27, 1905, he was a farmer. For 20 years he was
employed on the Jesse E. Ford farm until four years ago when he
purchased it. He was a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church, a vice
president of the board and senior trustee and also a member of the
building committee.
Surviving him are his wife, Edith: three small chldren, Donald, Karen
and Christine; his mother, Mrs. Louise Hofmann of Sandusky, a brother,
Clarence, of Sandusky; and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Herbel of Bellevue
and Miss Helen Hofmann of Sandusky.
The body is at the Cowling-Sedgeman Funeral Home where friends may call
to 10 a.m. when the body will be removed to Grace church. Services will
be held at the church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Ralph Young,
pastor of the church, officiating.
The Chronicle-Telegram, 4 March 1950
Leslie Rodriguez
HOLBURY, Rose (nee Thompson)
Lorain – Mrs. Rose C. Holbury (nee Thompson), 84,
of Lorain, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital after a
brief illness. A native of Avon Lake and a former
Sheffield and Avon resident, Mrs. Holbury lived in Lorain for 28 years.
She was a member of St. Teresa Church in Sheffield
Village and the church’s Altar and Rosary Society.
Surviving are a son, retired Brig. Gen. Robert J.
Holbury of Pontiac, Mich.; daughters Mrs. Leroy (Winifred)
Conrad of Sheffield Village, Mrs. Carl (Margaret)
Bramhall of Amherst, Mrs. Robert (Jeanne) Oster of Poway,
Calif., and Mrs. Robert (Betty) Lundberg of Avon;
and 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, George, died
in 1965. The family will receive friends tomorrow, 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday,
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Burmeister County Line Funeral Home, 32000
Detroit Road, Avon, where a Rosary service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. Funeral
Mass will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Teresa Church, with the Rev. John
Walker officiating. Burial will be in St. Teresa Church Cemetery. The family
suggest memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
(Lorain Journal April 20, 1984-Died 4-16-1984)
Liisa Penner
HOLLEY, Frank J. Sr
(from Lorain
Journal)
Frank J. Holley, age 72, passed away on
December 21, 1965 from a sudden illness. He was a resident of Avon. Mr Holley
was born October 2, 1893 in New York City and had made his home in Budapest
(Haralson County) Georgia prior to moving to Lorain prior to1920. He was a
member of St Mary Catholic Church in Avon and was acarpenter by trade having
built his own homes as well as homes for nearly all of his children.
Survivors
include his sons Louis S. Holley of Avon; Frank J. Holley Jr. of Amherst and
daughters Mrs. Clarence (Julia) Barone of California and Mrs Michael (Margaret)
Behlke of Avon and a brother William Selesky of Atlanta,
Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Margaret H. (nee Rado) in 1945.
Visitation took place at the Emil Dovala Funeral
Home with Mass following at St Mary's Catholic Church in Avon. Burial
followed in Calvary Cemetery in Lorain.
Joseph F
Conley
HOLLEY, Louis Stephen - (Lorain Morning Journal - 10-22-1999)
Louis S. Holley, 85, formerly of 37575 French Creek Road of Avon died
yesterday at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky after a lengthy
illness. Born on September 27, 1914 in Budapest (Haralson
County), Georgia he was a son of the late Frank J. and Margaret H. (nee
Rado) Holley. Mr. Holley was a veteran of WWII serving overseas. He was
responsible for naming the WWII fighter "Lorain Torpedo" while in the
service. Mr. Holley was employed at Koering Division of Thew Shovel until his
retirement and was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church in Avon. He
was an avid gardener. Survivors are his wife Julia M. (nee Toth), a daughter Elaine Citro of
Avon and son Louis R. Holley also of Avon; brother Frank J. Holley Jr.
of Wakeman and twin sisters Julia Barone of Lorain and Margaret E.
Holley of California; two grandsons. Visitation took place at Busch - Burmeister County Line Funeral Home in
Avon with services conducted by Rev. Fr. Egan of St Mary's Catholic
Church officiating. Burial took place at the Mausoleum at Resthaven
Memorial in Avon.
Joseph F
Conley
HOLLEY, Maragret Helen (nee RADO) - (from Lorain Journal)
Mrs. Margaret H. (nee Rado) Holley, age 50
of Sheffield Twp,collasped and died at her home after suffering a
massive stroke. Born April 1895 in Manhattan (New York City) New York,
she moved as a child to Budapest (Haralson County) Georgia. She was
married in 1910 and moved with her family to Lorain prior to 1920.
Survivors are her husband, Frank J. Holley Sr. and her
sons Louis S.Holley and Frank J. Holley Jr., both serving in the
military overseas and by twin daughters Miss Julia Holley and Miss
Margaret Holley of the home; brothers Steven G. Rado, Albert J. "Red"
Rado and William M. "Bela" Rado all of Lorain. She was preceded
in death by her parents Ignatz Rado in
1906 and Julianna (nee Poor) Rado in 1925 and a sister Julia in
1900. Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements and
burial followed in Calvary Cemetery in Lorain.
Joseph F
Conley
HOSKINS, Mrs. - The Elyria Republican, Thursday July 12, 1894
North Eaton - Mrs. Hoskins , an old resident of Eaton, who
has been in poor health for some time, died last Sunday. Funeral today
at one o’clock. She was beloved by all who knew her.
Several children
and a host of
friends mourn her loss.
Abstracted by Norma Karter (
Elyria newspaper lookups )
HOWARD, June Marie (nee Carpenter) -
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio,
Thursday, January 11, 2001
Oberlin -- June Marie Howard (nee Carpenter), 80, of Oberlin, died Wednesday,
Jan. 10, 2001, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born Sept. 28, 1920,
in Eaton Township.
She graduated from Oberlin High
School in 1938 and lived in LaGrange, Elyria,
Amherst and Rochester
before returning to Oberlin 30 years ago. She assisted her husband, the Rev. Leland G. Howard, a Baptist minister, at
churches he served. Mrs. Howard was a volunteer with Grandmothers Student Reading Program in the
Oberlin Public Schools. She was a member of First
Baptist Church,
Elyria, and its Senior Saints, and
a member also of the Ladies Missionary Group of Oberlin
Calvary Baptist Church.
She enjoyed music, playing the piano, sewing, cooking and entertaining.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, the Rev. Leland G.
Howard; daughters
Sylvia J. (Edward) Gembka of Sandusky and Rosalie V. Howard of
Indianapolis,
Ind.; sons Robert L. Howard of Elyria, James E. Howard of Midlothian,
Ill., and
the Rev. John S. Howard of Painesville; nine grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren; sister, Marjorie Odor of Elyria; and brothers
Alvin
Carpenter of Elyria and Richard Carpenter of Cement City, Mich. She was
preceded in death by her parents, Elwin and Viva Carpenter; and twin
daughters
Gloria and Viva Howard.
Friends may call Friday 5 to 8 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m. until time
of service at 11 a.m. at Dicken
Funeral Home, 323 Middle Ave., Elyria.
The Rev. Bradley W. Quick, pastor of First
Baptist Church,
Elyria, will officiate. Burial will
be in LaGrange Cemetery,
LaGrange. Memorial contributions may be made to New Life Hospice, 5255
North Abbe Road, Elyria 44035.
Sylvia Gembka
HUBER, Trulah V. (neeVELTRIE) - Published in the Greenville News on 26 Feb 2003. 305 S. Main St., P.O. Box 1688; Greenville, SC
29602
Trulah V.
Huber, of Westminster, formerly of Snellville and Hartwell, Ga.,
and Lorain County, Ohio, succumbed to a heart attack Feb 23, 2003, at age 76,
after battling the effects of a 2001 stroke.
After retiring, Trulah and Jim moved
to the Lake Hartwell area in 1985. She had been employed by Holt Lloyd
Corp. in Tucker, Ga. Previously, she was employed by Elyria Chronicle
Telegram as an Advertising Account Representative for many years. She
enjoyed being with and helping people. And, she especially enjoyed being a
part of all the activities enjoyed by her children and
grandchildren. Her legacy lives on through her
daughter and son-in-law, Anna K. and Alan Hall; a son and daughter-in-law, Crist
and Holly Huber; grandchildren, Aubrey, Andy and Alex Hall, and Michael and
Morgan Huber; sisters, Arlene Shatzer, Dorothy Ulrich, Mildred Schneider, and
Margaret Neumann; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Wally and Louise Huber; a
sister-in-law, Mary Huber; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Huber was preceded in death by
her husband of 48 years, Harold K. "Jim" Huber; parents Crist and
Mary Kathryn Moreone Veltrie; sister, Frances McKinley Miceli and
Kay Moore Chapel; and brother, Andrew Veltrie. Memorial services celebrating her
life will be held Sunday, March 2, 2003, at Hartwell First United Methodist
Church, at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends, following the service,
in the Church Fellowship Hall. Interment will be at Wellington
Cemetery in Wellington, Ohio. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests that contributions be made to Hartwell First United
Methodist Church, 200 E. Howell St., Hartwell, GA. 30643-7218; or, to your
favorite charity.
[Note: Trulah Veltrie's sister, Mary Catherine
("Kay") Veltrie Moore Chapel is buried in Wellington Cemetery also.
"Kay" married first Cecil ("Cy") Alexander Moore and 2nd Donald D.
Chapel.]
Gail MacCabe
HULL. FLORENCE JENNIE DAGUE (PIPER), (newspaper not
given), September 1947
Florence Jennie Hull , youngest daughter of George
W. and Mary Ann Allison Piper, was born in Shelby, Mich. On April 13, 1869,
and departed this life on Sept. 10, 1947, aged 78 years, 4 months and 27
days. Although she had been failing in health for the past year,
this particular day she seemed to feel in the best of spirits and had talked
with friends and neighbors well into the early part of the evening when
suddenly she was taken with a heart attack, and even though loved ones
were right there, God had seen fit to grant her request that when she went,
she would not be a care to anyone, and almost at once had folded her in
His embrace and carried her to her heavenly reward. At an early age
she united with the Progressive Brethren church and later transferred her
membership to the Black River Church of the Brethren, where she was a most
active an dependable member of both church and society as long as she lived.
She also took an active part in the W. S. C. S. of the Methodist church
in Spencer. During World War II the Red Cross presented her with
a certificate for her faithful work in that organization. On Dec.
15, 1887, she was united in marriage to Charles B. Dague of Penfield, O.,
and to this union were born two children, Clarence H. and Hazel May.
All during the life of the deceased she had been a most willing helper
of the sick and needy; always ready to put her own needs behind and give
unceasingly for the other fellow. Following the death of her husband
in 1930, she resided alone at her home on S. Main Street in Spencer for
some years, but tiring of this lonely life, on February 6, 1933, she was
married to Grant L. Hull and to the time of her death she was a most loving
and faithful wife and one of the best of mothers and grandmothers.
She leaves to mourn her loss a loving husband, 2 children, Clarence H.
Dague of Spencer and Hazel M. Browand of Litchfield; 2 grandchildren, Eleanor
Browand Bond of Lantava, Fla., and Kenneth Browand who at present is with
the US Army in Germany; 2 grandchildren, Hal and Linda Bond; also a step-daughter
and 2 step-granddaughters and a host of other relatives and friends.
Carole J. Schetter
HUSKIN, O.J. - Elyria Democrat Wed Jan 18, 1860
Died at Sylvanis, Ohio, Dec 11th, 1859, wife of O. J. Huskin ( Haskin ), aged (can’t read) years
formerly of this place.
Submitted by Norma Karter