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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, Jan 12, 1953
Walter C. Anderson, Truck Driver, Killed
Albany NY - Walter C. Anderson, 42, of 417 W 38th St, Ashtabula, died
in Albany Memorial Hospital Sunday of injuries sustained near Nassau
Friday, it was learned today.
Mr. Anderson, a truck driver, was struck by an oil tanker when his own
truck stalled on an ice-covered hill on Rt. 20 police said. He was out
of his idle truck when the oil tanker struck him and carried him 75
feet, New York state troopers said. He sustained possible fractures of
both legs, an arm and internal injuries, hospital attaches said. The
truck which struck him was driven by Harold E. Jones, 29, of Altamont
NY and was owned by the Shell Oil Co, police said. At the time of the
accident, Mr. Anderson was driving a truck for the Spector Motor
Freight Co. troopers said.
Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Laura, at home; a son, Gerald; a
daughter, Maria Mae; a stepdaughter, Laurel Lee; a sister, Mrs. Edna
Gates of Ashtabula; two brothers, Roy Anderson of Cleveland and Harry
Danner of Willoughby, and a nephew, Robert Danner, Detroit.
Funeral services will be held in the Zaback Funeral Home at Ashtabula
Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Edgewood Cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, Jan 12, 1953
G. W. Sanborn, 79, Grocer Here, Dies
George W. Sanborn, 79, Sanborn Rd, lifelong Ashtabula businessman and
farmer, died while being taken to Ashtabula General Hospital Sunday
evening, of a coronary thrombosis.
Mr. Sanborn was born in Ashtabula, the son of Charles W. and Julia
Wilfard Sanborn, and was educated here and at the old New Lyme
Institute. He was married to Mary C. Root Feb. 6, 1895 in Kinsman. With
the exception of about 13 years, he lived his entire life in the family
residence on Sanborn Rd. He opened a retail food store in Ashtabula in
1900 and took part in its operation up to the time of his death. He and
his son, George W. Sanborn Jr., had operated the store as a
partnership. Mr. Sanborn was a life member of the Elks and served as a
township trustee about 30 years ago. He was one of two surviving
members of the old Neptune Hose Co. Mr. Sanborn was one of the oldest
grocers in Ohio from the point of service, having been in the business
for 54 years.
Survivors, all of Ashtabula, include his wife, Mary; two sons, George
Jr. and Charles H; two grandsons, Charles M. and Robert W., and three
granddaughters, Julia M., Mary Elizabeth and Barbara E. Sanborn. A son,
Clifton R. Sanborn, preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 1948. Funeral
services will be held in the Earle Richmond Funeral Home Thursday at 2
p.m. with Rev. Robert George of St. Peters Episcopal Church
officiating. Burial will follow in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, Jan. 25, 1954
Robert P. Ferrando, 57, of 1030 Seymour Dr. died Sunday at 8:43 p.m. in
Ashtabula General Hospital. His death came unexpectedly from a coronary
occlusion.
Mr. Ferrando was a member of the Ashtabula Board of Health and was
employed as a storekeeper of the New York Central roundhouse. He had
been employed by the New York Central System for 42 years. He was a
member of Our Lady of Mr. Carmel Church, Holy Name Society, MDM
Society, Nobile Lodge, Elks Lodge, former member of Catholic Service
League and former councilman of Mr. Carmel Church.
He was born in Ashtabula Sept. 22, 1896. Survivors include his wife,
Amelia; two daughters, Mrs. Delbert DeVaughn and Miss Jane Ferrando of
Ashtabula; a grandson, a brother, Louis, of Oklahoma, a sister, Mrs.
James Volpone Sr of Ashtabula. His daughter, Jane, was named
Ashtabula’s sesquicentennial queen last summer.
Funeral services will be Wednesday morning in Mr. Carmel Church. Time
of the services will be announced. Burial will be in St. Joseph
Cemetery. Friends may call at the E. A. Turano Funeral Home tonight
from 7 to 9 and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Holy Name society
members will attend service at the funeral home Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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Conneaut News Herald
January 15, 1954
Jerome C. Fisher, Ex-Resident, Dies
Funeral services for Jerome C. Fisher, former Conneaut resident, were
held Friday at Plymouth Church at the intersection of Chapel, Coventry
and Weymouth Rds in Cleveland. Mr. Fisher, a corporation lawyer with
the firm of Thompson, Hine and Flory, Guardian Building, Cleveland,
died Tuesday of a heart attack. Mr. Fisher, was last in Conneaut on
July 24 when Conneaut High School Class of 1904 had its 50 year reunion
at the Gleason Cabin, Cherry Hill. Active in civic functions in
Cleveland, Mr. Fisher was a founder and trustee of the Maternal Health
Assn.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine, and two daughters.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, Dec. 29, 1952
2 DIE IN TRAFFIC, COUNTY TOLL 35
Meaney Killed as Auto Hits Train on Main Ave
Two traffic fatalities Sunday brought Ashtabula County’s traffic death
toll for 1952 to 35. Dead are: Ralph Eugene BUDD, 22 of 5009 Osborne
Ave and Victor C. MEANEY, 67, RD 2, Ashtabula. The 35 fatalities so far
this year is one less than the all-time record established in 1936.
Victor Meaney
Mr. Meaney became the City of Ashtabula’s first traffic fatality of the
year when his automobile collided with a Nickle Plate Road engine at
6:56 a.m. Sunday at the Main Ave crossing, police said. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at General Hospital. Dr. Roller stated death
was caused by a crushed skull.
Police said Mr. Meaney was thrown from his automobile following the
impact. The vehicle ended up wedged between the crossing signal pole
and the 17th car on the eastbound freight train. Mr. Meaney’s car was
traveling north on Main Ave when the accident occurred. Conductor of
the train was F. R. Fuller, Kingsville and the engineer was George
Brewster, Conneaut. Fifteen-foot-long skid marks were found on the
pavement. Police said flasher lights were in working condition at the
time. A watchman comes on duty at the crossing at 7 a.m. daily, police
added.
Served on PMA
Mr. Meaney was born at Plymouth on Sept. 19, 1885 and had lived there
all his life. His residence was on Jefferson Rd. A successful farmer,
he was vice chairman of the County Production Marketing Administration.
He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Eagles, Plymouth
Grange and a councilman in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Jefferson. For
the past eight years, he had been a guard at the Lake City Malleable
Co., prior to which time he had been employed by the Cleveland Electric
Illuminating Co. for three years.
He is survived by his wife, Benedicta; three daughters, Mrs. Ray Mertes
of Canton, Mrs. Joseph M. Moore and Mrs. John S. Manyo, Tiffin; three
sons, Victor of Conneaut and Richard and Gerald of Ashtabula; a
brother, Bernard of Ashtabula; three sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Moran and
Mrs. John M. Parks, both of Painesville and Bess D. Meaney, Lakewood,
and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph’s
Calasanctius Church, Jefferson. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s
Cemetery, Ashtabula. The family will receive friends at the Zaback
Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight. Members of his church will meet
at the funeral home at 8 p.m. and the K of C will hold its service at
the funeral home at 8:15 p.m. (a picture of Victor C. Meaney is beside
the article)
Ralph E. BUDD
Mr. Budd, father of three children, was killed at 3:30 a.m. Sunday when
his westbound automobile left Rt 84, one-half mile east of State Rd and
rolled over several times, sheriff’s deputies stated. Deputies said Mr.
Budd’s body was found 75 feet away from his automobile, which rolled
336 feet off the road before coming to a stop in a field. Because of
high grass in the area, the body was not found immediately. The
emergency truck of the Ashtabula Fire Dept. was called to the scene,
where spotlights mounted on the truck aided in the search.
Skull Fracture Fatal
Dr. C. C. Roller, county coroner, ruled Budd’s death was caused by a
fractured skull. The vehicle went over an embankment after it left the
road and was demolished.
Mr. Budd was born at Carlton, PA. On June 8, 1930. He had been employed
by the Hershberg Products Co Inc., West Ave., for the past three years.
At the time of his death, he was working as a mixing mill operator at
the rubber products firm.
He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church here. Mr. Budd is
survived by his wife, the former Vera Lou Nagle; three children, John,
Anita and Sarah Ann; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Budd, North
Ridge East; three brothers, James, Bernard and Edward and three
sisters, Mrs. Peter Stehura, Shirley and Elleen Budd, all of Ashtabula.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph’s Church.
Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be observed
at the Zaback Funeral Home from3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Conneaut News Herald
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1954
IDENTIFY DEAD WOMAN AS MRS. YESSO
Reveal Mistaken Identity of Auto Victim; Mrs. Woodworth Critical
A startling discovery of a once-in-a-million mix-up of accident victims
revealed late Tuesday night that Mrs. Mabelle Mae Yesso, 34 of 371
Harbor St, was the Conneaut woman who died of a fractured nick
following a one-car crash south of Westfield NY at 9:55 p.m. Sunday.
The victim was originally identified as Mrs. Lyle Woodworth, 33, of 139
Marshall St. Mrs. Woodworth, now at Westfield Memorial Hospital, today
is reported in very critical condition and still unconscious. Late
X-rays have shown she suffered several fractured vertebrae in addition
to a fractured skull in the crash.
The strange case of mistaken identity was corrected largely through the
insistence of Mrs. Woodworth’s mother, Mrs. Joseph Holecko of
Youngstown, that the person for whom calling hours were being held at
the Cunningham Funeral Home Tuesday was not her daughter. The first
indication of the mistake came Monday, soon after the funeral home had
brought the body back to Conneaut. Mr. Woodworth, although believing it
was his wife’s corpse, said the rings did not look like hers.
Doubted Daughter Victim
Mrs. Holecko doubted the victim was her daughter from the time she
arrived here from Youngstown. Finally, Tuesday night she asked that the
body’s ears be checked. Her daughter, she said, had pierced ears. The
body did not. She asked for a check of an earlier accident scar on the
knee. There was none. A check of teeth (Mrs. Yesso had bridges and Mrs.
Woodworth didn’t) was the final request by Mrs. Holecko and proved her
correct. Earlier, a local hairdresser called to the funeral home to
groom the body, steadfastly denied that the person was Mrs. Woodworth.
Another friend who accompanied the hairdresser, however was not certain
of identification.
Denies Blame
Westfield Memorial Hospital Superintendent, Mrs. Grace R. Shields,
today said the hospital was "absolutely blameless" in the mix-up. She
said clothing and purses were deposited "in a bunch" at the hospital
and that neither Mr. Woodworth nor Mrs. Yesso’s former husband, Julius,
questioned the identification. Mr. Woodworth accompanied Mrs. Yesso’s
body back to Conneaut and Mr. Yesso and Mrs. Yesso’s sister, Mrs. Felix
Bartone of 116 Orange St, remained at the hospital until last night
with Mrs. Woodworth, thinking it was Mrs. Yesso, Mrs. Shields said.
"With injuries such as a fractured neck and fractured skull, the faces
swell up" almost beyond recognition, Mrs. Shields said. Funeral
Director Leo Cunningham today said the two women were very similar in
weight, height and color of hair.
Makes Identification
Called by Mr. Cunningham, a doctor at Westfield made correct
identification about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Yesso and Mrs. Woodworth and
their three children were on a Sunday ride when the accident happened.
The car went off Rt. 17, at a curve between Mayville and Westfield NY,
hit loose gravel, went out of control and rolled over several times
before coming to rest on its roof. All five were thrown out of the
demolished auto.
The two Woodworth children, Arlene, 10 and Raymond, 6, and the Yesso
boy, Richard, 10, all escaped serious injury and are now at home.
Mrs. Yesso was born March 14, 1920, in West Springfield PA, and had
been a resident of the area her entire life. She was employed at State
Garage, 322 State St. She is survived by her son; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Wheeler of 486 Furnace Rd; sister, Mrs. Bartone; and brother,
Edwin Van Gorder of Cherry Hill PA. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Arthur Kirk of East
Conneaut Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Center
Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time. Funeral
arrangements for Mrs. Woodworth, originally scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Youngstown, have
been canceled.
Note: Original article is below, also dated Wednesday, Nov 10, 1954 –
pictures of Mrs. Yesso and Mrs. Woodworth are with both articles.
Set Rites for Auto Victim; Mrs. Yesso Still Critical
Funeral services have been scheduled for Mrs. Madeline Woodworth, 33,
wife of Lyle Woodworth, 139 Marshall St. Mrs. Woodworth died of a
fractured neck early Monday following a one-car crash on Rt. 17, south
of Westfield NY, Sunday night.
Driver of the car, Mrs. Mabelle Mae Yesso, 34, of 371 Harbor St, is
still on the critical list at Westfield Memorial Hospital today. She
suffered a fractured skull in the crash. The two Woodworth children,
Arlene, 10, and Raymond, 6, also passengers in the car, returned home
Monday, but Richard Yesso, 10, remained at the hospital with a minor
knee injury. The women and children were on a Sunday drive when the car
went off the road at a curve, hit loose gravel and overturned several
times. The car, which Mrs. Yesso recently purchased at her place of
work, State Garage, 322 State St, was a total loss.
Mrs. Woodworth’s body will be taken to the Joseph Vaschak Funeral Home,
40 Lincoln Ave, Youngstown, Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be
at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church,
Youngstown. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the
Leo Cunningham Funeral Home here tonight.
Mrs. Woodworth was born July 22, 1921, in Youngstown, the daughter of
Joseph and Catherine Holecko. She and her husband, who is an Astatic
employee, came here approximately 10 years ago. She was a member of St.
Mary’s Church and Conneaut Women of the Moose. Survivors, in addition
to her husband, children and parents, include a sister, Mrs. Margaret
Calabrat, two brothers, Joseph and David, and maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ruby, all of Youngstown.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, Oct 26, 1953
Hugh S. Hubbard, 72, Found Dead
Hugh S. Hubbard, 72, of 427 Mill St, was found dead at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday at his home. Coroner Clyde C. Roller ruled death was caused by
a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health for the
past several months and suffered a heart attack two weeks ago. Mr.
Hubbard lived his entire life in this vicinity. He was a retired farmer
and had been employed for 32 years by the Nickel Plate Railroad as a
Machinist.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; son, Hugh H. Hubbard, East
Lakeville; two grandsons, Albert Hubbard, East Lakeville and Hugh H.
Hubbard Jr., with the armed forces in Germany, and two great
grandchildren, Susan and Betty Hubbard.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Marcy Funeral Home
with Rev. Arthur Kirk, pastor of the East Conneaut Methodist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in East Lakeville Cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, Oct. 26, 1953
Auto Crash Kills Jack Godding, 15
Jack Richard Godding, 15, of Deland FL, was killed in an auto accident
Sunday morning. He and his family lived in Conneaut until November 1952
when they moved to Florida.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. George Jeffries; a half-brother,
Terry Pegler; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Godding Sr, of West
Springfield; and an uncle, George Godding Jr, aunt, Agnes P. Godding,
and cousin, Agnes Mary Godding, all of West Springfield. Funeral
arrangements are pending. He will be buried in Florida.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, Oct. 26, 1953
Kelly, City Bus Driver, Dies
Francis T. Kelly, 47, city bus driver for the past 16 years, died at
11:15 p.m. Sunday in General Hospital of a heart condition. Mr. Kelly,
who lived at 636 W 33rd St, entered the hospital Saturday for medical
care.
Mr. Kelly was born at Ashtabula Nov. 1, 1905 and had lived here his
entire life. Besides driving a bus for the city, Mr. Kelly worked
during vacations for the Sterling Stages of Warren. Mr. Kelly is
survived by his wife, the former Grace Lally; his mother, Theresa
Kelly, Ashtabula; four children, Ronald, and Mary Lou, at home and Mrs.
Patricia Keplinger and Thomas Kelly, Ashtabula and one grandchild,
Lynette Kelly, Ashtabula.
He was a member of St. Joseph Church, where funeral services will be
held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kelly home after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral
arrangements were made by the Zaback Funeral Home.
(Submitter’s note; there is a picture of Mr. Kelly with the write-up.)
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, April 26, 1954
Carl Andrews, Grocer, Dies
A veteran in the grocery business, Carl Andrews, 75, died at 9 p.m.
Sunday of a heart condition at his home, 6222 Hiram Ave. He had been
ill for the last year.
At approximately the age of 21, Mr. Andrews had become associated with
a grocery business at the corner of 58th and Main, then known as Swift
and Andrews. Later he purchased the Swift interest and operated the
business for 25
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, November 9, 1953
Mrs. C. D. Reno Dies at Age 58
Mrs. Catherine S. Reno, 58, of 183 Grandview Ave. died in Ashtabula
General Hospital at 2 a.m. today. She was taken to the hospital for
surgery several days ago and death resulted from complications.
Born in Butler PA, June 2, 1895, she had been a resident of Conneaut 37
years. She is survived by her husband, Cyril D., four daughters, Mrs.
Jacquelin Rentschler and Mrs. Jerry Glosser, of Ashtabula, and Barbara
and Joan at home; a sister, Mrs. Florence Bender of Oil City PA, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the Thompson Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Rev. Richard Kline pastor of Congregational – Christian
Church officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Tuesday.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, November 9, 1953
Mrs. Agostino Rosa, 71, Dies
Mrs. Philomena Rosa, 71, of 382 Bliss Ave. died at her home Saturday
evening. She had been in failing health for the past six months. Mrs.
Rosa was born Aug. 18, 1882 and came to Conneaut from New Rochelle NY.
She is survived by her husband, Agostino; two daughters, Mrs. Theresa
Ross, Mill St. and Mrs. Peter Stanziano, Broad St; two sons, Don Rosa,
Mill St, and Frank Rosa, Bliss Ave; two grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Church.
Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the
Cunningham Funeral Home this afternoon and evening.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, November 9, 1953
Frank Stark, 54, Boat Racer, NKP Engineer, Dies
(photos on page two)
Frank L. Stark, 54, of 847 Main St, one of the prime movers in
developing annual outboard racing programs that twice each summer
attract thousands of spectators to the lakefront , died of
complications at 4 a.m. today in Brown Memorial Hospital. He had been
confined there a week.
Mr. Stark, who had lived in Conneaut for the last 10 years, was a
Nickel Plate engineer. He had been employed by the railroad 33 years.
He was immediate past commodore of the Tri-State Boat Racing Assn, and
was noted as a competitor in races in this section of the country. He
long had been a leader in promoting racing meets and was a tireless
worker for lakefront improvement. A veteran of the first World War in
which he saw service in France, he was a member of the American Legion.
He also belonged to the BARE.
Survivors are his wife Bertha; two sons, James and John at home; two
sisters, Mrs. Olive Taylor, Stuart FL and Mrs. Ruth Cyphers, NY City;
and a brother, Lynn O. Stark, Tracy, California.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Marcy Funeral Home
with Rev. Ralph Gray of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial will
be in Girard PA cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, November 9, 1953
Conneaut Man Killed in Auto Wreck
Chester S. Wnoroski, 35, of 801 Day St, died an hour after being
injured in a two car collision on Lake Rd, Saturday afternoon. The
accident occurred at 1:40 p.m.
Mr. Wnoroski’s death brings to 31 the number of traffic fatalities in
the county this year as compared to 30 at this time last year. It was
the first traffic fatality in Lakeville in a little more than a year.
Mr. Wnoroski, who was driving a 1953 Dodge, was traveling east on Lake
Rd according to Lakeville Police who investigated the accident. They
said his car left the road and traveled for more than 220 feet on the
south side of the pavement on the lawn of the Reardon property, 1523
Lake Rd. Coming back onto the road, the car careened across the highway
and left the pavement on the south side where it traveled for about 260
feet.
Hits Ashtabulan’s Auto
Pulling back into the highway the Wnoroski car ploughed into a car
driven by Robert A. Arvidson, 54, Ashtabula, pushing it off the south
side of the road. After hitting the Arvidson car, the Wnoroski vehicle
rolled 30 feet off the north side of the road. Mr. Wnoroski died at
2:45 p.m. His death resulted from internal head and chest injuries.
Also injured in the accident were Wnoroski’s passengers, Carmen
Cicarelli, 40, of 848 ˝ Day St, and Andrew Merrila, 735 Harbor St.
Cicarelli suffered lacerations of the head and knee. Merrila was
undergoing x-rays at the hospital this morning for possible chest
injuries. Both men were reported in good condition by hospital
attaches. The Wnoroski car was a total loss, police said. The Arvidson
car, which was pulling a two- wheel trailer was considerably damaged.
Mr. Wnoroski was born in Conneaut Oct. 22, 1918. He was employed by the Nickel Plate Railroad as a car inspector.
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