Claude Plumb builder of churches and schools dies at 90
Claude Carson Plumb 90 of Amherst died Sunday at St. Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland after a long career as a self employed contractor. His Plumb Construction Co. built Nord Junior High School Amherst Southview High Lorain YMCA and added many public buildings. Survived by wife Joan, son Carson, daughter Claudia, five grandchildren. Burial at Ridge Hill Cemetery Amherst. Funeral home services set.
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Claude Carson Plumb
Amherst
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Lorain
Plumb Construction Co
Nord Junior High School
Southview High School
Oberlin Golf Club
Amherst Businessmen
Hempel
Cleveland Avenue
Funeral
Ridge Hilleee Park
Amherst Township
Death notices for BODIFORD DOUGHERTY MARQUIS NICHOLS TERRELL
Obituaries list six local death notices with ages and surviving relatives. Brian K Bodiford, 36, Elyna, survived by parents Earl and Rose and siblings, viewing Tuesday 7 pm at Carter Funeral Home Elyria. Margaret L Dougherty, 95, Grafton, survived by son Charles, viewing 6 3 pm at Raiter Laubenthal Wainwright Chestnut Ridge. Helen D Marquis, 81, Carlisle, survived by Melvin Smith and children Linda Strickter, Donald R, Gerald A, viewing 6 9 pm, services 10 am Tuesday, Bauer Laubenthal Wampare at Chestnut Ridge. Pamela Jane Nichols, 41, Sheffield Lake, survived by father Okey Nichols, viewing 2 4 7 9 pm today Curtis Scheuffler Busch, services 11 am Tuesday Brookdale Cemetery Elyria. Ruth Naam Terrell, 90, Eisna, survived by husband Henry, viewing 2 4 and 7 9 pm Tuesday Curtis ScheuMer Busch, services Wednesday funeral home Brookdale Cemetery Elyna.
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Bodiford
Brian K
Elyna
Earl
Rose
Carter Funeral Home
Bridge St
Elyria
Dougherty
Margaret L
Grafton
Charles Friends
Raiter-Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Princeton Ave
St. Mary Cemetery
Marquis Helen D
Carlisle
Melvin Smith
Linda Strickter
Donald R
Gerald A
Bauer-Laubentthal-Wamparigat
Chestnut Ridge Rd
St. Rt
Brookdale Cemetery
Elyma
Nichols Pamela Jane
Sheffield Lake
Okey ’ Nichols
Curtis-Scheuffler-Busch Family
Terrell
Ruth Naam
Eisna
Henry Fnends
Curiss-ScheuMer-Busch
Second St
Funeral Home
Brookdale
Raymond Thornberry 32nd Degree Mason Dies in North Ridgeville
Raymond A Thornberry 72 a 32nd Degree Mason died of natural causes Saturday at St Jol West Shore Hospital He lived in North Ridgeville 45 years born in Pittsburgh Pa He worked 27 years at Ford Engine Plant Brook Park retired 1980 He served in the Army 1946 1947 He was a member of Frank Harmon Lodge No 663 Elyria secretary of council 20 years He enjoyed woodworking clocks cabinets and baseball Surviving wife Fanchion five grandchildren one great grandchild daughters Patty Paxton Sandra West Cindy Metti and son James Funeral arrangements include calling hours and Masonic service burial Resthaven Memory Garden Avon Memorials to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.
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Raymond A. Thornberry
North Ridgeville
St Jol West Shore Hospital
Pittsburgh
Allegheny High School
Pennsylvania
Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Posse
Elyria
Fanchion
Nee van Fossen
Patty Paxton
Middlebury Heights
Sandra West
Cindy Metti
James
Brunswick
Thelma Vine
William
Bogner-Busch Family
Center Ridge Row
Frank S. Harmon Lodge No
Louis A. Dick
Resthaven Memory Garden
Avon
VFW
American Cancer Society
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
American Heart Association
E. 115Th St
Thelma ONeal, 87, Oberlin Resident, Dies
Thelma B. O Neal, 87, of Oberlin died Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Norton Funeral Home in Wellington.
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Thelma B. O'Neal
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Nova man Chester Lewis dies at 57 after heart attack
Chester Lewis 57 of Nova died Sunday at home after an apparent heart attack. Born in Kentucky he moved to Wellington in 1961 and to Nova in 1983, operating Lewis Insulation. Survived by wife Jean, daughters Linda Coors, Katr ina Lewis, Lisa Shehan, two granddaughters, four grandsons, sister Josie Hylton and brothers Wilbur Clyde Lonnie Marion. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eastman Funeral Home New London. Rev. John Elrod officiating.
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Chester Lewis
Nova
Kentucky
Wellington
Lewis Insulation
Jean (Nee Sparks
Linda Coors
Ashland
Katrina Lewis
Lisa Shehan
Josie Hylton
Grayson
Wilbur
Clyde
Lonnie
Brain, Ky
Marion
Sandy Hook
Emory Lee
Dennis and
Ivory
Hannah
Accomplished Elyria seamstress Dorothy L. Nicholas dead
Dorothy L. Nicholas 80 a former Elyria resident died Saturday in Coventry Born in she she lived in Elyria for years before moving to a nursing home two years ago She worked for Bendix Westinghouse in Elyria for many years Survivors include sister Alice B Ferriman of Wayne Pa and brother Leslie C of Sun City Ariz Services will be private Arrangements handled by Catagnus Funeral Home Pottstown Pa
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Dorothy L. Nicholas
Elyria
Saturn
Coventry
She
Bendix Westinghouse
Alice B Ferriman
Wayne, Pa
Leslie C
Sun City
Ariz
Catagnus Funeral Home
Franklin $T
Pottstown
Richard R Brunger Dies at 73 in Elyria Home
Richard R Brunger, 73, of Elyria died Sunday at his home after a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright Funeral Home in Elyria Ohio.
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Richard R. Brunger
Elyria
Bauer-Laubenthal- Wainwright Funeral Home
Oberlin Native William Keefer Dies in Texas at 90
William Keefer, an Oberlin native and heavy equipment operator for Lone Star Steel, died April 4 at his Mount Pleasant Texas home. A Korean and Vietnam War veteran, he is survived by his wife Joyce and children Billy, John, Julie, and Janine, plus four grandchildren and extended family. Services were held April 8 at Bates Cooper Weems Robison Chapel in Mount Pleasant.
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William
Bill” Keefer
Oberlin
Mount Pleasant
Texas
Lone Star Steel
Keefer
Amy
Joyce (Nee Tucker
Billy Keefer
Maidenhead
England
John Keefer
Fort Hood
Julie Ihienfeldt
Grapeland
Janine Keefer
William K Everson, film historian, dies at 67
William K Everson, a film historian and preservation advocate who saved hundreds of American movies, died Sunday at age 67. He taught cinema studies at NYU and the School of Visual Arts for 25 years and at The New School from 1958 to 1995, organized retrospectives worldwide, and authored 16 books. He owned thousands of titles stored and screened in his Manhattan apartment and served on the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
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NEW York
William K. Everson
Everson
New York University
School of Visual Arts
The
New School
Manhattan
National Film Preservation Board
Library of Congress
Encyclopedia of Film
Pollutro Named Cleveland Police Chief Amid Rifts
Rocky Pollutro, the city’s 29th police chief since 1866, pledged strong community policing to restore order in a department scarred by friction with City Hall. He takes over after Charles Collins resigned amid demands for autonomy, with officials noting Pollutro’s long service and management experience.
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City Hall
Pollutro
Collins
White
William Denihan
Cmdr
Martin Flask
Denihan
Pollutra
Langston Students Take Afterschool Latin Classes
Langston middle schoolers, grades six to eight, attend an afterschool Latin program at First Church of Oberlin from 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The class, taught by Oberlin College students, costs five dollars and is sponsored by the Oberlin Community Academic Boosters, the College Classics Department, and the Oberlin Interagency Council.
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Langston
Church of Oberlin
Oberlin College
Oberlin Community Academic Boosters
Oberlin College Department of Classics
Oberlin Interagency Council
Cathy Schwochow
OHS
Schwochow
Boosters
Oberlin flutist wins prize in Albuquerque competition
Oberlin College flutist Julie Thacker won first prize in the Albuquerque Flute Association Frank Bowen Competition, earning $750 and a solo with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Runner-up was fellow Oberlin student Martha Councell. Other Oberlin finalists included Sun Ho Joo and Jennifer Rhyne. The event drew flutists 22 and older.
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Oberlin College
Julie Thacker
Albuquerque Flute Association
Frank Bowen
Thacker
Cary
N.C
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Martha Councell
Oberlin
Sun Ho Joo
Wellington man re elected Rural Water Assoc president
J Corbett Walker of Wellington was re elected president of the Ohio Rural Water Association for a consecutive year He helped found the group in 1976 and serves on the National Rural Water Association board Walker pushes legislation for ODOT to pay to move water lines and aids the Safe Drinking Water Act for drinking water suppliers He also serves as secretary treasurer of the Rural Lorain County Water Authority which serves over 50 000 people in Lorain County and six surrounding counties
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Wellington
Rural Water Assoc
Ohio Rural Water Association
J. Corbett Walker
Ohio Department of Transportation
ODOT
Walker
National Rural Water Association
Ohio Group
National Rural Water Group
Lorain County
YMCA Celebrates Final Mortgage Payment at 265 Washington Ave
The YMCA marks the final payment on its building at 265 Washington Ave, celebrating a milestone amid past bankruptcy fears. The organization faced a $500 000 capital debt from a $750 000 mortgage and carried about $60 000 in operating costs.
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Washington Ave
Putz replaces leader as fundraising continues
Putz, who took over leadership in 1990, began holding fundraisers to erase the group's debt. Kaatz said the departure should not affect the organization’s work, insisting the mission remains the same and quality programs will continue for the community.
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Putz
Kaatz
Delaware recreation center funding leader moves to Oberlin
Oberlin welcomes DiSpirito who helped plan an $800000 Delaware recreation center funded by private donations and grants. He notes residents’ buy in boosts care, while Delaware Mayor Julie Secrest praises his calm approach. He plans to engage Oberlin College arts events, needing lists of activities.
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Mann
DiSpirito
Delaware
Oberlin
Julie Secrest
Evangelina
Oberlin College
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St. Joseph Regional Health Center
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Langston Kids
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Bruce Simonson
Diana Roose
Mark Jaffe
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Oberlin Community Notes
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Farm Service Agency
Anderson
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