Noted Elyria editor Katie Peters dies after long illness
Catherine Katie Peters 94 of Carlisle Township died Tuesday at Elyria United Methodist Home after a long illness. She wrote witty letters to the Chronicle-Telegram and was an Elyria area resident all her life. She was known for sharp concise comments on community, politics and religion. Local editor Otto Schoepfle praised her as an editor's delight. Peters also authored Katie's Comments for Sacred Heart Church bulletin. She was married 64 years to Harrison Pete Peters and enjoyed flowers with the Ohio Lily Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine “Katie” Peters
Carlisle Township
Elyria
Otto Schoepfle
Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company
C-T
Lorain
Admiral King High School
Stamos
TRW Corp
St. Nicholas Byzantine Rite Catholic Church
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union
Obituary notices for Clemons and Easterly deaths
Lulu Maude Clemons 101 of Amherst died Tuesday at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home Lorain after a long illness Born in Gravesville NY moved to Amherst in 1965 to live with her nephew Dr Kenneth Linstruth Buried Fairview Cemetery Carthage NY Hempel Funeral Home Amherst in charge Tiffany Marie Easterly week old daughter of Alva R and Jeannine M Easterly of Sheffield Lake died at home Monday of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome She was born Feb 14 1992 in Elyria Survivors include parents grandparents and great grandparents Services set at Bogner Busch Family Chapel North Ridgeville Burial in Butternut Ridge Cemetery Eaton Township
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Carrie Meese Roth
Johnstown
Elyria
Cambria County
Huntington County
Lulu Maude Clemons
Amherst
Aegis Nursing Home
Lorain
Gravesville
Kenneth Linstruth
Tiffany Marie Easterly
Alva R
Jeannine M
Bryant) Easterly
Sheffield Lake
Tiffany
Bobby
Phyllis
Morgan) Easterly
Curtis
Charlene
Bogner- Busch Family Chapel
Center Ridge
North Ridgeville
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Eaton Township
Edward Covender death reported at Elyria Memorial
Edward Covender died this morning at Elyria Memorial Hospital in Elyria. The funeral arrangements are to be conducted at the Chapel located at 414 Second St in Elyria.
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Aevelu
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Curtis-Scheuffler-Busch Family Chapel
Second St
Brenda Patricia 42 LaGrange Township death notice
Brenda Patricia 42 of LaGrange Township died recently. She is survived by her husband Noah, daughters Kimbriey and Angela, a son Christopher, her mother Mack Teaster, three sisters and three brothers. Friends may call 6 9 p m today at Blackburn Funeral Home 1028 Main St Grafton. Services 1 p m Thursday at the funeral home. Burial is in River Road Cemetery LaGrange Township.
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Brenda Patricia
LaGrange
Lorain restaurateur Loretta Heimann dies at 93
Loretta M. Heimann known as Doll, 93, of Lorain died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital. She owned Heimann's Barbecue for 50 years and was in the American Legion Post 30 Auxiliary. Survivors include grandsons Randy and John and four great-grandchildren. Services at Schwartz Spence & Boyer Home for Funerals with burial at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
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Loretta M. “Doll” Heimann
Stelzer
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Deerfield
Mich
Heimann’s
Schwartz, Spence & Boyer Home
Fifth St
Louis Papes
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Fred L. Babb Sr. 60 dies at Elyria home
Fred L. Babb Sr. a USS Kobe retiree born in Bloomsburg Pa died at his Elyria home after a long illness. He served in the Army during the Korean War and lived 20 years in Lorain before moving to Elyria. He leaves a large family and memorial services are set at Church of the Open Door with Dicken Funeral Home handling arrangements. Cecil A. Powell 84 dies in De Bary Fla. and services to be announced by Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home Elyria.
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Leonard Franklin Dittler
Nickel Plate Railroad
Lorain
Bellevue
Vermilion
Mr Dittler
Knights of Columbus Council
Fred L. Babb Sr
USS
Kobe
Elyria
Bloomsburg
Mr. Babb
USS/Kobe
US. Steel Corp
Darrell L. Farney
Church of the Open Door
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Cecil A. Powell
de Bary
Fla
Leon Denomme
Grafton
Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Cleveland St
Elyria man charged after assaulting woman and juvenile
An 18 year old man, Carlos A. Horton of Elyria, was arrested on two counts of assault after allegedly striking a woman and a female juvenile at an Oakwood Drive apartment. He remains in Lorain County jail on a $2,000 bond.
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Elyria
Oakwood Drive
Carlos A. Horton
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Lorain County
Elderly man robbed on 6th Street apartment
A 76 year old man was robbed after a man burst into his 6th Street apartment Tuesday. The suspect threatened to shoot him and stole $60 and a wristwatch. He fled when a neighbor arrived, leaving authorities to investigate.
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Elyria
6Th Street
Woman says boy’s father punched her after rock incident
An Elyria woman who scolded a boy for throwing rocks told police the boy’s father punched her several times on a downtown Water Street street. She described facial reddening, provided the man’s name, and said she would press charges.
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Elyria
Water Street
Vasi pushes funding to extend rural sheriff patrols
Lorain County Commissioner Mary Jo Vasi told an Ohio House committee that funding is essential to require sheriff departments to patrol rural roads. She noted two-thirds of county budget funds the jail and courts and cited 15 laid off deputies this year. She urged township trustees to raise money via property levies or bonds as a solution while lawmakers consider Rep Walsh's bill to specify adequate protection under the Ohio Revised Code.
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Columbus
Lorain County
Mary Jo Vasi
Ohio House
Sherif
Vasi
House
Katherine Walsh
Nherlin
Sheriff's Department
Walsh
Sheriffs’ Associations
Larry Long
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Oberlin students named humanitarian award finalists and scholars
Oberlin College student Shari Kalina is among 60 national finalists for the Howard R. Swearer Humanitarian award, founded the Oberlin animal shelter. Other Oberlin picks include Robin Snyder winning a Winston Churchill fellowship to study in England and Benjamin Sachs earning a Harry S. Truman scholarship. Also notes tax help at the Oberlin Public Library and a May 12 bus trip to Great Northern Mall and Cleveland areas with Events Bus Service.
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Oberlin College
Shari Kalina
Howard R. Swearer
Kalina
Oberlin
Campus Compact
Brown University
Robin Snyder
Winston Churchill
England
Great Northern Mall
North Olmsted
Cleveland
University Circle
Wilder Hall
13th District candidates list grows amid shuffle in primaries
A crowded field forms for the 13th District congressional primaries after Don Pease announced retirement. Democrats Sherrod Brown ally Bernice Gaydosh Kammiller and Rev. William Vander Eyden lead a slate with others weighing runs including Koziura Mueller Boyle and Ryan. Republicans include Neil Yingling Makowski and Margaret Mueller with Jacobs Nielsen considering entries. The district now spans seven counties including Lorain Cuyahoga Medina Geauga Trumbull Portage and Summit.
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Cleveland Indians
Sherrod Brown
Medina County
Bernice Gaydosh Kammiller
Ambherst
William
Neil Yingling
Amherst
Geauga County
Richard Makowski
Margaret Mueller
Cleveland
Jeff Jacobs
Grafton
William Nielsen, Sr
Ohio
Lorain
Cuyahoga Counties
Medina
Geauga
Trumbull
Portage
Summit
Read-a-thon raises funds for Tara Bell medical expenses
Wilcox PTA and Barbara Lewis entries describe a read-a-thon organized by students to honor Tara Bell, a former Wilcox honor roll student. Sponsors donated for each page read, raising 3800 dollars, plus 3700 dollars from Ridge Lutheran Church group. Funds benefit Tara Bell Fund for medical costs.
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PTA
Barbara Lewis
Zbydnowski
Tara
Wilcox
Ahn Witenes
Dha Chan
Imposter duo targeted elderly women in city scam
A man calling as Captain Wood and a black female detective befriended elderly women on Roosevelt Avenue and in Lorain last week. They claimed a $500 counterfeit arrest and persuaded one widow to hand over $120 to compare serial numbers at a bank. In Lorain, ten seniors were phoned but no accomplice visited.
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Capt
Wood
Roosevelt Avenue
Lorain
Residents react to city sewer plan relief
Saware-wee Tom Hudak on Princeton calls the decision a great relief and doubts basement backup problems. Some residents criticize the council saying the plan should not be scrapped, with Elaine Streator and Carl Coates voicing concerns about long neglect. Bendik, relieved at not paying the assessment, suggests a city-wide tax for sewer projects.
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Tom Hudak
Princeton
Elaine Streator
Cambridge Avenue
Carl Coates
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Bendik
Crime reporting gaps skew crime trends across suburbs
The piece discusses how police labels alter records, underreporting and shifting figures from incidents like purse snatchings and rapes. It notes UCR and BJS statistics show crime declines despite rising totals, and explains how business-heavy areas inflate rates while location of crime skews data. It cites Bay Village misclassification and reporting boundaries.
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North Ridgeville
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Family Circle Magazine
Bay Village
Cleveland
UCR
Bay
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