My maternal grand parents come over from Ireland. "We're retired the world doesn't need another book!" When it was published she admitted it was a good book to my daughter. From when we arrived home it changed our lives. When writing the book for 11/2 hours a day she would yell at me. In my book you will find my wife Margie and Smoky spent years at odds with each other. Then the third generation came along with the 50th Anniversary and were/are curious about the war that killed 75 million people. WWII wasn't even in school history books in the U.S.at any level during those 50 years between. After all, everyone at the time lived it and didn't even want to think about it. Retired in '84 And returned to NASA for 4 years part time when I retired again to take up writing my memoir which I started in 1946 found there was little interest in WWII. After that I did mostly news work and from '69- '74 was State roaming reporter/photographer for the State Desk. '53-'64 although I worked some newsroom assignments too.
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Yes I have covered the Gardenview Horticultural Park in Strongsville several times with Irma Bartel Garden editor. I have many cousins in Scranton as well as Cleveland. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to the First Presbyterian Church or the Trumbull County Historical Society. Friends and family may view Richard's obituary and/or send condolences to his family by visiting. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carl W. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Services will be held 12:00 pm on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the First Presbyterian Church, where Rev. Richard is survived by his wife, Martha (McLaughlin) Ellers, whom he married in 1956 daughter, Elizabeth (Eugene Gulland) Ellers of Aldie, VA son, Andrew Ellers of Lake Forest Park, WA and granddaughter, Zoe Reay-Ellers. He completed the Trumbull County Master Gardner program in his 80's.
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His many hobbies included amateur radio (as K8JLK), photography, woodworking, home repair, sailing, crossword puzzles, and vegetable gardening. He was an enthusiastic volunteer, including as a Jaycee, a Harding High School Band Parent, a member of Trumbull 100, and a docent for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
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Richard was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, for which he served as an elder for many years. Jesse Jackson, Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson, and Oprah Winfrey. Among the notable people he interviewed were astronaut and Senator John Glenn, President Lyndon B. His wide-ranging reporting beats included presidential political campaigns, science and nature, industry, and human interest. He worked as a reporter and photographer for the Warren Tribune Chronicle from 1954- 1965 and then for the Cleveland Plain Dealer until his retirement in 1992. Bill, he studied at Kent State University's school of Journalism, graduating in 1953. Lynch High School, Amsterdam, New York in May 1945, but skipped his graduation ceremony to enlist in the United States Navy, serving as a Gunner's Mate on minesweepers in the Pacific Theater, reaching the Philippines and Japan. (Valente) Ellers, the family later moved to upstate New York.
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He was born August 22, 1927, in New Haven, CT, to Frederick N. Ellers, 93, of Warren, OH died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at his home.