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SABIN, Anna
Anna Sabin nee Gilson, born March 31, 1868, Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio (youngest child of Eli Darwin Gilson and Sarah Ann Millard Gilson) Mrs. Anna L. Sabin, 83, widow of Oscar Sabin, former Toledo service director, died Thursday in Miami, Fl where she had lived since 1941. Mrs Sabin was a descendant of the Daniel Gilson family which migrated from New England in 1815. She lived in Toledo from 1886 until she went to Miami. Her husband was city service director during Brand Whitlock's administration as mayor, 1905-13. Mr. Sabin died in January 1940. Surviving are son Kenneth D. Sabin, Key Largo, Fl; a grandson a great grandson, a great grandson, and niece, Mrs. Mabel Overbeck, Toledo. The body will be at the Ira Garner Mortuary Tuesday. Grave side services will be conducted by the Rev. Matthew A. Vance Thursday at 1:30 PM in Forest Cemetery.
Sari Anna

SANISLOW, Richard Wesley - The Morning Journal, 9 January 2006
NEW RUSSIA TOWNSHIP -- Richard Wesley Sanislow, 64, of New Russia Township, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at home, following a long illness with cancer. He was born in Oberlin and was a lifelong resident of the family farm where he died. He graduated from Oberlin High School. Sanislow farmed crops and raised several breeds of horses, most recently hackney show ponies.
He was employed at PolyOne in Avon Lake and before that worked for more than 30 years as a mechanic at the BF Goodrich Tire Center in Lorain. He was involved with Lorain County 4-H horse clubs as an advisor during the 1970s and 1980s. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Shirley (nee Howard); son, Richard Michael Sanislow of Elyria; daughters Laura Stanfield of South Amherst and Julie Ann Wigton of Oberlin; brother, William Henry Sanislow of Tennessee; and two grandchildren and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Marion (nee Lauer) Sanislow; and brothers Edward and Robert. Friends may call Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m., at Hempel Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst, where services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to New Life Hospice Center 5255 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, OH 44035.
Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007

SCHULTZ, Henry - Elyria Ohio - The Chronicle Telegram May 4, 1925
The death of Henry Schultz aged 63 years took place this morning at his home, 202 Glenwood Street, from a complication of diseases. Mr. Schultz was a stone mason, and for a number of years has had the city contract for building and repairs to delinquent sidewalks. He has also helped to build many important business buildings in this city. He was a member of the old volunteer fire department and a man who had many friends who regret to learn of his death. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Pomeroy, and a brother Charles, who lives in Oak Harbor. Funeral services are to be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, OH May 5, 1925
Schultz Rites Tomorrow - Funeral services for the late Henry Schultz will take place at his home, 202 Glenwood Street Thursday at 2:00 pm with Rev. W. C. Birkner, pstor of St. John's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Kathy Groner

SCHULTZ, Henry - Chronicle Telegram - Elyria Ohio, 25 Feb 1922
Henry Schultz, 88, one of the oldest Greman residents of the city, died at Memorial hospital last night after an extended illness. The deceased lived with J. H. Block 434 W. 12st St.
The reains were taken to the Wilkins-Hurst parlors, and will be taken to his late home where a short service will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 and at St. John's Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock. Burial at Ridgelawn.
Kathy Groner

SCHULTZ, John H. - Chronicle Telegram, Elyria Ohio 1955, Feb 26, 1955
John H. Schultz, 79 died at 12:03 pm yesterday in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Mr. Schultz, whose home was at 400 Columbus St. had been ill since Sunday. Born in Amherst, Feb. 23, 1876, Mr. Schultz had lived in Elyria for 35 years. He was a retired stonemason and was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Franks Schultz, a daughter Mrs. Helen Peabody of Elyria, a stepson Alvin Franks of Detroit; six grandchildren and a brother William Schultz of Elyria. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Monday from the Sudro Curtis Funeral Home where friends may call. Rev. Henry Lieske will officiate and burial will be in Crownhill Cemetery, Amherst.
Kathy Groner

SENNING, Adam L.
Adam L. Senning, age 68, of West River Road passed away early Friday morning at Toledo, Ohio after an illness of seven months. He was born in Amherst, Ohio June 1, 1869. At the age of 8, his family moved to the present residence where he was engaged in farming all his life. Survivors are two nieces, Lucille and Anna Louise, one nephew, Charles and a sister-in-law, Mrs. S. Senning, all at home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the late home with Rev. James Lyon of Cleveland officiating. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 1937 July 31 Many neighbors and friends and relatives gathered at the Senning home on West River Road, Monday afternoon, for the funeral services held for Adam Senning. The services was held at 2 o’clock with Reverend Lyon of Cleveland, formerly pastor at Vincent Church, conducting the service. The pallbearers were A. C. Warner, Frank Eschtruth, George Langton, E. A. White, George Hurlbut and B. F. Jackson. Burial was made in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Elyria, beside his parents and two brothers. Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, OH) Aug 6, 1937
Kathy Groner

SENNING, Christopher - Friday, August 31, 1934 - The Chronicle Telegram
Christopher Senning a life long resident of Lorain County died at Elyria Memorial Hospital Friday, at 5:30 a.m. after an illness of one week. He was born in Amherst in 1871 and spent his boyhood on a farm there. Later, he became a carpenter with the John Kaiser Construction Company and helped build many of the private homes and public buildings in and about Elyria. In 1913 Mr. Sennings married Sophronia Monbleau and made their home in Elyria, later moving to the present home on West River road where they resided until his death. Surviving are his wife, three children who reside at home. They are Lucille, Charles, and Anna Louise Senning. One brother Adam also survives. Senning was a member of the Vincent Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Kathy Groner

SEXTON, Frances (nee Porter) - The Elyria Republican Newspaper, Thursday, December 9, 1880
The funeral of Mrs. Frances Sexton, wife of C.L. Sexton of Ridgeville, took place at the Congregational church there, on Tuesday of last week. Rev. James Stocking officiating, assisted by the Rev. T.Y. Gardner, of Hudson, Ohio. Mrs. Sexton was a daughter of Ebenezer and Eunice Porter, of Sugar Ridge, who came to Ohio in 1822, from Lee Berkshire County, Mass., where Mrs. Sexton was born June 20, 1811. Her mother was a daughter of Deacon Josiah Yale, of Lee, and a descendant of Thomas Yale , brother of Elihu Yale, the founder of the college, which bears his name. She came to Ohio, following her father in 1825, and is remembered by many as one of the teachers of the district of that date, in Ridgeville and neighboring townships. She was married to Mr.C.L. Sexton in 1833. Living a few years in Ashland, Ohio, they returned to Ridgeville in 1838, and built a log house in the unbroken woods, and in 1850 the farm house, their residence till now, except for two or three years in Elyria, 1833-1835. Of Mrs. Sexton’s five children, one son died in the Army during the late war, and the other after full service returned, and is at home. Her three daughters also survive: Mrs. Lydia Quinlan, of California; Mrs. Frances Bastard, of Columbia Center, Ohio, and Ida, at home. Mrs. Sexton was a representative of the substantial New England stock, which has made the Western Reserve what it is in morality, intelligence, and general thrift. Though very quiet in manner and extremely reserved upon religious subjects, Mrs. Sexton, yet left modest testimony in private, and once in public, of her personal love to Christ as her dependence for salvation, and her support in sorrow.
submittted by Richard Kurish

SHAWVER, Edna M. (nee Dute) - (Chronicle telegram, 24 Oct 1966)
TIFFIN - Funeral services for Mrs. Edna M. Shawver will be at 2 p.m. EST tomorrow at the Hinman Funeral Home, Berlin Heights. The Rev. Paul Frederick, Pastor of the Berlin Heights Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Berlin Heights. Mrs. Shawver, 64, died Saturday morning at Mercy Hospital, Tiffin after a short illness. Mrs. Shawver was a former resident of Lorain. She was a member of the Lorain Congregational Church. Surviving are her husband, Edward; a foster daughter, Mrs. Edna Heinrich, Tiffin and two brothers, Sylvester Dute, Shinrock and Warren Dute, Berlin Heights. She was preceeded in death by a brother, Leonard. Friends will be received at the Funeral home today 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Karen Krugman

SIMKO, Gertrude (nee Gates)
AVON — Mrs. Gertrude (nee Gates) Simko. 63, of 36965 Orchard St., died yesterday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain. Born here, she spent her entire life in this area. She was a member of St. Mary Church and Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors are her widower John; two sons, Kenneth and Donald, both of Lorain; two grandchildren; three brothers William Gates and Cyril Gates both of Avon and Lawrence Gates of Elyria. Friends will be received after 7 p. m. tomorrow at Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home, Lorain. Services will be Monday at 9:15 a m. at the funeral home with Mass at 10 a. m at St. Mary Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. (d. June 19, 1964)
Liisa Penner

SINNOTT, James O. (buried in Charleston Cemetery)
Wednesday, Jan 4th 1864
SHOCKING TRAGEDY!
Capt. James Sinnott Killed.   Captain James Sinnott, of Black River was shot dead in the recruiting office on the Public Square in Cleveland last saturday fornoon. From the Cleveland papers we learn that he, in company with J.H. Rowland, went to the recruiting office where Sinnott asked the officer some questions and after engaging in a little sport with his companion, began to turn over the papers that lay on the desks. He was ordered out of the office, the officer at the same time going into another apartment and taking down a hand revolver placed it against his back pushing him toward the door. Just as he reached the pavement, he fired, the ball passing through his body. The deceased walked some distance, and fell, surviving but a few minutes. The name of the Sergeant who shot him is Charles Victor. Witnesses testified before the Coroners jury that the deceased was not intoxicated, though had been drinking that morning with the man who went with him. Whether intoxicated or not, the shooting was utterly inexcusable. The sergeant claims to have shot him accidently, the only excuse he could make for the cowardly act. He was arrested and locked in the city prison to wait an examination. Captain Sinnott leaves a wife and several children. His body arrived on the Monday evening train and was taken to Black River for internment.
Maureen

SMITH, Diana
Sheffield Lake---- Diana N. Smith, 55, of Sheffield Lake, died Sunday, August 9, 1998, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a lenghty illness. She was born October 3, 1942, in Cleveland, and had resided in Sheffield Lake since 1964. Mrs. Smith had retired as a U.S. Postal Supervisor, and had also worked at the former Miller's Country Place. She was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, Sheffield Lake. She enjoyed sewing. Survivors include her husband, Howard, sons Leonard and Alan, both of of Sheffield Lake, and Christopher of Amherst; daughter Dawn Marie Smith of Lorain; brothers Ronald and Larry Fish; sister, Cathy; and 9 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Elizabeth (nee Kender) Fish; and brothers Larry and Fred Fish Jr. Private family services will be Wednesday at Spence, and Boyer Home for Funerals, 1124 Fifth St., Lorain. The Rev. Gary George, pastor, will officaate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 43099 N. Ridge Road, Elyria, 44035.
Hart Smith

SMITH, Thomas E. - (The Elyria Evening Telegram, (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Apr 1914 )
IN MEMORIAM
Funeral services for the late Thomas E. Smith were held Thusday, April 16, at the home, 417 Adams street, conducted by Rev. S. L. Stewart, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Masonic male quartet sang two appropriate hymns. Thomas Edwin Smith was born in Berea, Ohio, July 25, 1853. At the age of twenty he went to Grindstone City, Michigan, where he was employed by the Cleveland Stone Co. for about 27 years, returning to Ohio eight years ago. He was married 1875 to Mary Jane Minard. To this union eleven children were born, nine of whom with the wife are left to mourn the loss of a dear father and a kind husband. The family desire to express their sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for their sympathy and the many beautiful floral offerings.
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[note found in same paper, page 3]
George and Adam Minard and Mrs John McLain of Detroit, and Mrs Edwin Richards, of Saganau, who attended the funeral of THomas Smith here this week returned home today.
William Silverthorn, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

SMITH, William C .
N ews has been received of the death of William Carroll Smith in a boating accident in the Gulf of California, near Puerto Panasco, Mexico. He was born to William Henry Smith Jr and Emma Jean (Allison) Smith of Lorain Oh. He is survived by his wife Carol, son Adam, and a Brother, James P. Schneider. He was a decorated Vietnam War veteran who retired from the Army and moved to Glendale AZ where he was a successful businessman.
Died Sunday after Thanksgiving, Nov 2004, according to obit in Phoenix, Arizona paper
Cindy S.

SPENCER, C.E.
Saturday Feb 13, 1892
C. E. Spencer of McClue, Henry county, Ohio died January 7, 1892 of paralysis after an illness of many weeks. His remains were brought here Tuesday, the 9^th, for interment. The funeral services were held at S. S. Rockwood’s, Rev. E. E. Williams officiating. Deceased was born May 23, 1809, Attica, Genessee Co., NY and at an early age came to Ohio; and was one of the many that shared the privation and hardships of a pioneer life. At the age of 23 years he married Miss Angeline Rockwood. He was a moral and industrious man, a good husband and kind father. Five children remain to mourn his loss.
Abstracted by Norma Karter (Elyria newspaper lookups)

STABLE, Martin
Saturday Feb 6, 1892
North Amherst
Martin Stabble who lived in Brownhelm township, about 4 miles west of here died Saturday morning, Jan 30, a the age of little over 40 years. Mr. Stabble was a native of Hessen Cassell, Germany and has been a resident of Brownhelm for over 45 years. His daughter, Catherine, died Friday evening January 29, aged 28 years. The funeral services conducted by Rev. A. C. Pretzler were held in the German reformed church at Brownhelm station on Monday. The interment was in the cemetery of North Amherst.
Abstracted by Norma Karter ( Elyria newspaper lookups )

STANFIELD, Leota May (nee COOLEY) - The Chronicle-Telegram   2 April 1935
OBERLIN, Ohio, April 2. - Leota May Stanfield, 28, wife of Keith C. Stanfield, passed away yesterday at 2:45 p.m. at Allen howpital, after an illness of several months.
Leota Cooley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooley, was born in Wakeman, May 25, 1906. She was united in marriage to Keith Stanfield on December 25, 1931. She was a member of the Eastern Star lodge and the Oberlin Business and Professional Women's club. She was also a member of the Congregational church in Wakeman.
Besides her husband and her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Locke Cooley of Oberlin, George Cooley of Lorain, a sister, Anne, of Wakeman, and a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2: 00 o'clock at the Stanfield home, 55 Groveland street, in charge of Reichlen and Cooley of Lorain. Dr. J.A. Richards, pastor of the First Church will officiate. Intermant will be made in Wakeman cemetery.
Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007

STARK, John - (From The Elyria Republican, Thursday, August 16, 1906)
ELYRIA MAN DIES OF ASIATIC CHOLERA
Slight Scare Occasioned by Presence of Dread Disease - No New Cases.
While taking strenuous measures to avoid a public scare, the board of health admits that it has been in fear of an epidemic ever since the death of John Stark, on Saturday, whose disease has been diagnosed as Asiatic cholera. All of the persons exposed have used disinfectants and have been advised to bathe freely and take dietary precautions. Stark died in violent fits of vomiting, six hours after he was taken sick. The diagnosis by Dr. P.D. Reefy was not made at once, as cholera was not among the diseases that would be most readily expected. It was not until Saturday night that the death certificate was filed with the board of health. Then immediate burial was ordered. Stark lived on West River street, and was a porter in Henry Stolzenburg's saloon.
joanbill@slic.com

STARKEY, Harold - (The Chronicle-Telegram 25 June 2005)
Harold Starkey, 101, of Elyria, died Thursday, at Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville, of pneumonia. Born in Elyria at the family homestead, he was a lifelong resident. He was employed as a machinist at Western Automatic in Elyria for more than 30 years, retiring in 1968. He was a member of Lake Avenue United Church of Christ and a member of Elyria Senior Men’s Fellowship. He enjoyed gardening, spending time at his cabin and fishing on Lake Erie. Survivors include his daughter, Lillian I. McVeigh of North Ridgeville; a stepdaughter, Roberta Bruder of Avon; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rita (nee Clapp) Starkey; his second wife, Margaret (nee Lesher) Starkey; a son, Herbert H. Starkey; a step-great-grandson; his parents, Albert R. and Lillian (nee Betterly) Starkey; a brother, Arthur Starkey; and a sister, Gladys Dislar. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Busch Funeral Home, 114 Second St., Elria, where services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Robert Gross, pastor of Lake Avenue United Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township. Memorials may be made to Lake Avenue United Church of Christ, 310 Lowell St., Elyria 44035. Make online condolences at www.buschfuneral.com.
Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007

STARR, George R. - The Elyria Republican Newspaper, January 16, 1890
Death of George R. Starr
At noon, on Wednesday, January 8th, the citizens were startled at the announcement that Mr. George Raymond Starr had died with scarcely a moments premonition, at his residence No. 58, West Avenue. We learn that he had been employed about the house during the morning, and at about half-past eleven came up from the cellar with a handful of kindlings which he disposed of and then sat down and engaged in conversation with his wife. Suddenly he looked very ill, and his wife hastened to him, at the same time dispatching a messenger for a physician, but almost instantly he expired. It was pronounced a case of apoplexy. He was buried on Friday, the services being conducted by Revs. E.E Williams and F.A. Gould, and they were of a particularly sad and solemn character. We cannot permit the death of one who has been so prominently identified with all the varied interests of our citizens for nearly fifty-three years, to pass with this mere announcement. George Raymond Starr was born in Harpersfield, New York, July 19th, 1811, and had attained the age of 78 years, 5 months, and 19 days. In 1828, when 17 years of age, he removed with his father’s family to Penfield, in this county, where he spent nine years in pioneer labor upon a farm in the then wilderness of Penfield. After remaining in Penfield three years, his father, Raymond Starr, removed to Elyria, where he died August 23rd, 1870, in his 85th year. His mother survived her husband nearly three years, dying June 26th, 1873, in her 82nd year. During the nine years that the deceased was engaged in active labor in the Penfield wilderness, he frequently visited Elyria with surplus products of the farm, which he exchanged for necessary household supplies. In this manner he became acquainted with Mr. S.W. Baldwin, who came here in the summer of 1834 and arranged to open a store with Orrin Cowles as partner, removing here permanently in May 1835. This acquaintance afterwards secured him a clerkship in Baldwin & Co’s. store, at a salary of $250 a year. In 1837 he sold his property in Penfield and removed to Elyria. From the best information attainable, he spent the first year or more of his residence in Elyria as proprietor of a temperance hotel, known as the Franklin House, located on Broad Street, about opposite the Beebe House. In 1838 or ’39 he entered the store of Baldwin & Co., as clerk in the grocery department. His brother Horace C., who was eight years younger, had been employed in the same store several years. This relation of employee and employee continued for some time, and finally ripened into the well known and successful house of Baldwin, Starr, & Co., which was widely known in the Eastern cities as well as this portion of Ohio. The record of the firm of Starr Bros. & Co., which succeeded that of Baldwin, Starr, & Co., is well known to our citizens. The high character for business integrity that the former firm had attained was well maintained, and the two senior members were widely known for their prompt and generous contributions to every worthy object that was presented to them. In the midst of this career of prosperity they were overtaken by the great fire of 1872, which consumed almost their entire stock of goods, entailing a loss of many thousands of dollars, from which they never recovered. Their creditors, remembering their long years of prompt business integrity, were generous and still confiding, as they resumed business, hoping against hope, until they were finally prompted to surrender all their property, real and personal, into the hands of a receiver for the benefit of their numerous creditors. With the small remnant of his former fine estate that the law secures to the unfortunate debtor, Geo. R. Starr, infirm with age, unable to engage in permanent business, has mingled but little with those who knew him in his days of prosperity, but always greeting them with a pleasant smile that came from a consciousness of rectitude of character, that in the estimation of just men is of more value than lands of gold. His life has been one of varied experiences that seldom fall to the lot of business men. But, through all his vicissitudes, whether attending to pressing business during the day, and spending the night at the bedside of his invalid wife, as he did for many years, whether striving hopefully against odds that would crush the spirit of most men, to meet just obligations, he was ever cheerful, kind, and considerate. He will long be remembered for his generous benevolence in his days of prosperity, for his public spirit as a citizen, and for his unsullied integrity through his long and eventful business life. He leaves a wife many years his junior, but no children. His daughter, Caroline, born July 10th, 183(5?)[hard to read], and his son George Henry, born March 23rd, 1841, are both deceased.
Submitted by Richard Kurish (no relationship)

STARVAS, Toletha L. (nee EMERICK) - The Morning Journal, 25 June 2005
LORAIN -- Toletha L. Sarvas, 80, of Lorain, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at Grace Hospital in Amherst, following a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Lorain.
She served in the Army Air Force during World War II. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts, roller skating and being a Cub Scout den mother. Survivors include her sons, Evan Sarvas of Columbus, Brian Sarvas of Amherst, Duane Sarvas of Lorain and Alan Sarvas of Sheffield Lake; and 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1992; parents, Edward and Marjorie (nee Sheridan) Sarvas; brothers Edward, Richard, and Robert Emerick; and sister, Dee Wagner. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Wyers Funeral Chapel, 2900 North Ridge Road, Elyria, where funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. James Smucker of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Amherst will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Lorain with Military Honors performed by American Legion Post 30 and VFW Post 451 of Lorain.
Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007

STORM, Bessie D.   Newspaper not identified, 26 January 1987
Bessie D. Storm, 93, a former resident of both Spencer and Lodi, died Monday at Elms Nursing Home, Wellington. She was born in Penfield,Ohio and lived most of her life in Spencer. She was a retired housekeeper at Farmers' Savings Bank, Spencer, and was a 77-year member of Spencer First Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Rev. Clifton Storm of Mansfield, 3 grendchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 1965, and by 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Services will be held Thursday at 1PM at the Spencer First Baptist Church with Rev. John McCourt of that church and Rev. Clifton Storm of Mansfield officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Wednesday at the Parker and son Funeral Home, Spencer. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery. Memorials may
be made to the Spencer First Baptist Church.
Carole J. Schetter

STRAUSSER, Edith nee DUMAS - Lorain Journal-January 24, 1961
Mrs. Edith L. Strauser, 76, of 316 Bell Ave., died at a local nursing home this morning, after a year and a half illness. Born in Elyria, June 20, 1884, she had been a life long resident here. She was a member of St. Agnes Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Maxine Ludeke, of Celina,O.,and Mrs. Edith Monschein of Elyria; two nephews Lawrence Boughton of Elyria and Herbert Boughton of Lorain. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Agnes Church with Fr. William E. Black, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St, Mary Cemetery. Friends may call at Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, 114 Second St., Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m. The Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.
Louise Moran

STRICK, Walter J. - (The Lorain Journal, 30 Jul 1974)
Vermilion-- Walter J. Strick, 65, of 3719 Edgewater Dr., Vermilion, a 19-yr resident of Vermilion and former resident of Lorain, died yesterday (29 Jul) in his home after a lingering illness. Prior ro his retirement he worked for the Lake Terminal Railroad for 45 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, a former patrolman of Vermilion-on-the-Lake prior to its annexation, and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Vermilion. Survivors include his wife, Lillis (Lois), (nee Heil) to whom he was married 45 years; one daughter, Mrs. Edward (Lois) Nemanic of Vermilion; two sons, Robert (Dan) of Lorain and Charles (Jim) of Vermilion; seven grandchildren and one brother, Clifford, of Lorain. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm in the Fisher Funeral Home, Vermilion. The rosary will be recited in the funeral home Wednesday at 8 pm. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 am in St. Mary's Church, Vermilion, with the Rev. Arthur A. Badger, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion.
Suzanne Strick

SWEET, Eva nee Boughton - Chronicle Telegram,Oct. 15, 1924
Two persons were killed in what is believed to have been a double accident when an auto struck a pedestrian, swerved onto the Green Line track and was struck by a southbound interurban at Stop 8, Griswold Road crossing on Lake Ave..,about 8:30 last night.The dead-Mrs. Eva Sweet, 59 of 126 Oak Street, mother of Patrolman Llyod Sweet and prominent in First Baptist church circles. James McCrann, 47,217 Furnace St. Mrs. Sweet died on the way to Memorial Hospital in an auto driven by George Birkline, 800 East Avenue. Death resulted from a broken neck and other severe injuries about the head and body. Details of the accident have been pieced together by Coroner Myles E. Perry and members of the police and sheriff's department who investigated. Blinded by light. McCrann, enroute to Lorain on business for the Eagles Lodge, was blinded by the headlight of the interurban and by lights of other autos. He failed to see Mrs. Sweet until too late to avoid striking her, but in his efforts to do so, drove into the path of the interurban and stopped. A moment later he was pinned under the wreckage of his auto and dragged back 100 feet under the front of the interurban car. Mrs. Sweet was found lying on the pavement clear of the wreckage. Witnesses said she was still alive when picked up, but pronounced dead by Dr. W. E. Hart, who arrived at the hospital as she was being carried to the emergency room. (Above is portions of article). Funeral services for Mrs. Sweet will be held Friday afternoon. There willl be a short prayer service at the
family home,followed by services at the First Baptist Church conducted by Rev. W.L. Walker. Burial will be made in Ridgelawn Cemetry. Mrs. Sweet had lived at the Oak Street home for 40 years. Here were born and reared seven children, all of whom are living. They are: Patrolman Lloyd E. Sweet, 439 River Street, George L. Sweet 352 Columbus Street, Clayton and Russell Sweet, at home, Mrs. Flossie Jones, Henrietta, O., Mrs. Lena Hopkins, Birmingham, O. and Earl L. Sweet, Amherst, O. Mrs. Sweet was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Rebekah Lodge, the Auxiliary of the Canton Lodge Odd Fellows, the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and the Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans. Her husband, Charles Henry Sweet, died here May 22, 1923.
Louise Moran