Blair Cook Great Lakes captain dies in Florida
Blair A Cook 68 of 150 Mandalay Road Fort Myers Beach Florida a longtime seaway pilot and Great Lakes captain died in Blake Memorial Hospital Braden ton Florida He sailed the Great Lakes about 50 years served in the Merchant Marines during World War II He was a member of the Upper Great Lakes Pilot Association District No 3 and various fraternal groups Surviving are his wife a daughter a son and two grandsons Services and burial are planned with Masonic rites and a Gideons memorial preference
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Blair A. Cook
Mandalay Road
Fort Myers Beach
Fla
Great Lakes
Blake Memorial Hospital
Bradenton
Elyria
Upper
Florida
Cook
Frank S. Harmon
el Rey Grotto
Lexington United Methodist Church
Lexington
Mich
Notable Elyria area obituary roundup and memorials
A long obituary list from Elyria and surrounding areas notes the deaths of Charles R. Cluley 65 of North Ridgeville. Laurence A. Biermacher 62 of North Olmsted. Mrs Anna Noch 65 of Parma formerly Lorain. Ike Orrville Haury 77 of Valley City. Mrs Margaret Lewis 85 Lorain and formerly Elyria. Courtney Lynn Ramsey 8 days Graf ton. Details include residences, survivors, funeral arrangements, and service times across multiple local funeral homes.
Obituary notices detail Pichola and Banks families
Mrs Beatrice Lorraine Pichola 57 of 237 Windsor Drive died Monday in St Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland after a week long illness. She served in WWII Coast Guard and held teaching aide role at Westwood Junior High. Survived by husband Joseph daughters Kathleen and Laurie, sons Richard and Michael Lee, siblings, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include wake services and Mass at St Mary Church with burial in St Mary Cemetery. The family may donate to the heart fund. Mrs Louise C Banks 64 of 919 E 35th St Lorain died Sunday after brief illness. Born Buffalo NY she lived in Lorain 21 years. Survived by husband Walter, mother Clara Dotson, sisters Edna Duncan Emma Sprangle Pearl Walters and Juanita Sims. Visitation at Brown Funeral Home Lorain Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm. burial Elmwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R
Chuck) Cluley
Hedgerow Park Drive
North Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Elyriad
Cluley
Ohio Vending Co
Sportsman's Bar
Chuck’s Billiards
Berea
Mary E. (Watson
Charles C
Gregory A
Florence
Ohio
Dennis
Kathleen Crigger
Jo Ella Marcum
Gary Wilcox
Sandra Dill
Lorain
Lana Cluley
Biermacher
Watkins Furniture of
Cleveland
North Eaton
David
Jean) Herron
North Olmsted
Richard
Louise Taylor
Corrigan
Lorain Ave
West 208Th St
Fairview Park
St. Richard Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Anna Noch
Kuzela
Parma
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Noch
Wilbur
John
Barbara) Wojton
Marsha) Rupci
Brunswick
Peter Kuzela
Steve Kuzela
Charleston
S.C
Rose Kimmel
Amherst
Ethel Noch
Wakeman
Busch Funeral Home
Ridge Road
North Royalton
Rev. C. Yehnert
Lutheran Cemetery
Ike Orrville Haury
Lester Road
Valley City
Medina Community Hospital
Haury
Medina County
St. Martin Church
Theodore
Thomas
Bauer Funeral Home
Church
Margaret Lewis
Oak Hills
Lake Avenue
Amherst Hospital
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Tibor Petroczy
Curtis - Scheuffler Funeral Home
Beatrice Lorraine Pichola
Windsor Drive
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Gowen City
Pichola
Westwood Junior High School
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Catholic Daughters of America
The
Legion of Mary
Altar and Rosary Society
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
U.S. Coast Guard
Laubenthal
St. Mary Catholic Church
James Beaty
Heart Fund
Louise C. Banks
E. 35Th St. Lorain
Banks
Buffalo
N.Y
Walter
Clara Dotson
Edna Duncan
Emma Sprangle
Pearl Walters
Juanita Sims
Portland
Ore
Brown Funeral
Funeral
Elmwood Cemetery
Halting Saturday mail deliveries sparks carrier layoffs
Postal union officials warn halting Saturday service would lay off 26 part time letter carriers and 16 flexibles and swingmen, creating a weekend backlog of up to 4500 pieces per carrier. Local 196 covers Elyria North Ridgeville and Grafton, while NASC leaders call the plan costly and risky for the postal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Association of Letter Carriers
NALC
U.S Postal Service
Elyria
Rick Hogan
Local 196
Hogan
Mike Lotko
Washington
Nick Melhinch
Local 169
Vincent R. Sombrotto
National Nasc
Sombrotto
Amherst Budgets Delayed Over Police Pay Raise Dispute
Amherst council stalemate over a $1.50-an-hour police pay package delays a new budget. Council President Jaworski and Finance Chairman Wogan blame Mayor DePaola for the impasse, while DePaola accuses three members of backing a costly contract. Police may lose officers to private pay, as auditors dispute income estimates amid a weak economy.
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Amherst
John Jaworski
Anthony DePaola
John Wogan
DePaola
Jan Wittenbrook
Vogan
Wogan
Corky) Godfrey
Mary) Miller
Police Department
Depaula
William Hall
Tractor Crash Claims Life Of Local Junkyard Owner
A 39 year old Litchfield Township man John T. Kloock died Monday after a tractor he was driving at his York Township junkyard flipped backward while pulling a wrecked car from a mud hole. He was dead on arrival at Medina Community Hospital at 5 pm. He is survived by his wife and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield Township
John T. Kloock
Beet Road
Medina Community Hospital
Medina County
Kloock
Skate and Dance Party at Elyria Roll Arena
The Progressive Club of Elyria schedules a Bounce Rock Roll Skate and Dance Party at the Elyria Roll Arena located at 908 Cleveland Street. Disc jockey Sweet Henry Gee hosts the event from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the best singles trio and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Club of
Elyria
Elyria Roll Arena
Cleveland St
Sweet Henry Gee
Family aid surges after fire destroys home in North Ridgeville
Mrs Cecelia Harding and her relatives lost their James Road house in a 5:27 a.m. blaze. Damage is estimated at 25000 dollars. Neighbors and an Elyria woman offered help including a furnished seven-person temporary home. The fire started in a basement utility storage area. cause is not yet determined. All escaped. pets perished.
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North Ridgeville
Cecelia Harding
James Road
Robert Dreger
Elyria
Harding
Mary Anne
Ralph
Cheryl Lucas
Steve
Michelle
Patricia
American Red Cross
Lucas
Name-change story apologizes to Ignatz family
The Courier-Times apologizes for last Friday’s headline about name-change requirements, saying it did not intend any slur against people named Ignatz and regrets if members of that family were offended.
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C-T
Ignatz
Birth announcements flood Lorain area in March and April
The Lorain area records numerous birth notices from March to April listing parents and home addresses across Lorain, Elyria, Amherst, and nearby towns. Names include YANICK, BAKER, GONZALEZ, MOSES, CLIFTON, MILLER III, JIOVANAZ ZO, CRUZ, HYLTON, STOLL, CAREY, MOLINA, HUBBARD, SUGASKI, LANKEY, ZMUGINSKY, PETRY, ROWLEY, BALDWIN, GLUCKLE, WHITE, HALL, DAVIS, GHETA, CASEY, GANNON, THOMPSON, JENKINS, LOOMIS, BURWELL, BOWENS, SINEGAR, GOLOWENSKI, RAY, PABON, DIAZ, CYRAN, MUSSON, FULTZ, CABALLERO, EDSTROM, EDDY, COOPER, DIFILIPPO, and AUSTIN. Dates span March to April with multiple entries per day.
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March
Robert Miller III
Norway
Cleveland
Anthony Jiovanazzo
Elyria Ave
Amherst
Miguel Cruz
West 27Th St
Lorain
Michael Hylton
Fremont St
Charles Stoll
Berlin Heights
Kenneth Carey
Oakwood Drive
Wilfredo Molina
East 29Th St
Patricia Hubbard
Wilder Ave
Allen Memorial Mrs Raymond Yeager and Thomas Kern
A memorial note lists Mrs. Raymond Yeager of Wellington and Thomas Kern of Elyria among individuals connected to the Allen memorial. It records Oregon's status as a U S territory established in 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Yeager
Wellington
Thomas Kern
Elyria
Oregon
United States Territory
1848
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Blair Cook
Ethel
Nee Heard
Ernest
Romayne) Rodman
Blair Jr
Guam
Keith
Joyce) Roberts
Huntsville
Ala
William
Betty) Henderson
Hank
Patricia) Strater
Shaker Heights
Harold Dicken
Allan Vine
Brookdale Cemetery
Gideons
Charles R. Cluley
Laurence Biermacher
Laurence A. Biermacher
Stearns Road
Fairview General Hospital
Elmer
Rosemary) Springer
Hlyria
Bogner Funeral Home
Steven J. Crain
Amherst Church of Christ
Mrs
Wilbur Noch
O. Haury
Robert Lewis
Courtney Ramsey
Courtney Lynn Ramsey
Gerald L. Ramsey
Parsons Road
Grafton
Kim
Amy
Theodore Ramsey
Elyia
William Schneider
Lawrence P. Cahill
Charles Cluley
Elizabeth Brown Rush
George Marshall
Church of God
Carter
John H. Brown
Jane Lamb
Memoriam
Ronald Lewis Heneman
Grandma Eckhart
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and Vicinity
Harvey C. Curti
Ermer W
Schauffler Dankel
Joseph Pichola
Walter Banks
North Ridegeville
Godfrey
Miller
Ralph Zilch
Zilch
Lorraine Smith
Bata
Elyria Memorial
Susan Sugaski
Colony Drive
Robert Lankey
Marseilles Ave
Edward Zmuginsky
Indian Hollow Road
John Baldwin
Rosebelle Ave
Adolph Gluckle
Jackson Ave
Danny White
East Broad St
Patricia Hall
Westwood Drive
Columbia Station
Harold Davis
Gulf Road
Michael Gheta
East Drive
Sheffield Lake
Brenda Casey
Marshall Ave
Thomas Gannon
East 32Nd St
Larry Thompson
Cornell Ave
Stephen Logsdon
Ridge Plaza
Thomas Jenkins
Lexington Ave
Herbal Starkey
National Drive
Michael Cunningham
Roosevelt Ave
Tin Loomis
Country Club Blvd
David Burwell
S. Abbe Rd
Raymond Bowens
Barbara St
Edward Sinegar
Longfellow St
Lorain St. Joseph
Karen Golowenski
Reid Ave
Charles Ray
W. 21St St
Jaime
Debi Pabon
William and
Irma Diaz
Pearl Ave
Larry and
Laurie Cyran
Westwoods, Circle Drive
Jeff Musson
Fowl Road
John Fultz
Middle Ridge Road
Edward W
Kathryn A. Blahay
Garfield Blvd
Juan C. Caballero
E. 30Th St
Gregory R. Zeise
Livingston Ave
Karen Edstrom
Garden Ave
Richard T
Barbara A. Eddy
Beechview Drive
Vermilion
Gary D. Cooper, Jr
29Th St
Dennis Difilippo
11Th St
James A. Austin
New Jersey Ave
Bogner Funeral Home, Inc
Center Ridge Road
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