Area Deaths Include Bowerize Smith Newman Coon and Others
A series of obituaries from Elyria and Lorain recount deaths from illness or old age. Veronna M. Bowerize 69 of Elyria died after a long illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Catherine B. Smith 63 of Lorain died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Russell A. Newman 66 of Lorain died at Lorain Community Hospital following a short illness. Ralph G. Coon 94 of New London died in Tampa Florida after wintering there. Wilma A. Lehman 64 of Elyria died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Margaret A. Fiedler 65 of North Ridgeville died after several years illness. William E. Ody Sr. 84 of North Ridgeville died at home after a two year illness. Burial and service details accompany each notice with local church, funeral home and cemetery references. Memorials directed to the American Cancer Society Lorain County Unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veronna M. Bowerize
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Eastman Funeral Home
New London
Funeral Home
Nova Cemetery
Nova
American Cancer Society
Lorain County
Catherine B. Smith
Lorain
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Marian Guild
Keith O'Neill
Calvary Cemetery
Russell A. Newman
Lorain Community Hospital
Mr. Newman
Buffalo
Ford Motor Company
Ralph G. Coon
Tampa
Fla
Mr. Coon
Wakeman
Mary
Billy Ann
Helen Bauer
Dearfield Beach
Jean Rose
Kingsville
Helen Massie
Russell Edgington
Bill Edgington
Christiana
Margie Dildine
Huron
Marian Wolf
Spencer
Lester
Clearwater
Nell
Wilma A. Lehman
Lehman
Hull
Iowa
Sunshine Bookstore
Church of the Open Door
Vacation Bible School
Elyria Ywca
Dennis E
Kenneth A
LaGrange
Janet Swartz
Delbert
Phyllis) Rader
Eugene V
Hempul
Amherst
Margaret A. Fiedler
Krusow
North Ridgeville
Norman E
Karen
Westlake
Rickey
Evelyn) Dennis
Gertrude
Bogner
Priscilla Shoup
First Congregational United Church of Christ
William E. Ody Sr
Bendix- Westinghouse Heavy Vehicle Co
United Auto Workers
Marie
Nee Konsesky
Peter Mealwitz
Grace Lutheran Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund
Death Notice for Michalski, Dane (Barbul) 62 Lorain
Death notice for Dane Michalski age 62 of Lorain formerly Barbul, husband and other relatives named. The brief obituary lists family connections and residence, with limited readable details from the fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michalski Dane
Barbul
Lorain
Sen Kesterte
Fits
Norman
Dav
Correction fixes bus rodeo details at Polaris Vocational School
A Saturday story in CT corrected an incorrect name and number for information on the April 20 school bus rodeo at Polaris Vocational School. Readers should contact Tim Atkinson at 235-4776 or Carol Sobolewski at 234-0616 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaris Vocational School
Tim Atkinson
Carol Sobolewski
Mills Road repairs split North Ridgeville Avon officials
North Ridgeville and Avon officials criticized the Mills Road resurfacing and chip and tar project after it deteriorated within four months. Akron Paving Co. President Jack Loudermilk defended the work pero urged another layer and blamed the underlying road base. Both cities split the $65,000 cost and may pursue action to force repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Fall Mills
Avon
North Ridgeville Safety Service
Ray McLaughlin
Jack Loudermilk
Akron Paving Co
Mills Road
Kimbrough faces robbery and threat charges in McDonald’s thefts
Gloria Kimbrough, 36, was secretly indicted on three counts of robbery and three counts of threatening children for allegedly taking food from three kids outside a McDonald’s on West Erie Avenue on February 23. The criminal case precedes her civil rights suit against Lorain over a 1981 shooting incident. her arraignment may be continued to attend the trial in Cleveland.
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Elyria
Lorain
Gloria Kimbrough
McDonald's
Miss Kimbrough
Erie Ave
McDonald’s
West Erie
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
West 24Th Street
Kimbrough
Terry H. Gilbert
Gilbert
Lorain County
Gregory White
Bond raised sought for ex escrow agent in theft case
Lorain County Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Mangan asked to raise bond for Robert Kline accused of grand theft and bad check. Kline, jailed, has had two arrest warrants for missing pre trial hearings. Bond totals 123000 cash 66000 cash and 100000 for the first three cases with final hearing continued on the fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Robert Kline
Kline
Lorain County
Thomas Mangan
Andrew Morse
Mangan
Casimir Malinovsky
Avon man sentenced for fatal 1984 crash in Chillicothe
Ronald J. Livingston of Avon pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the September 1984 traffic death of retired Sheffield Lake firefighter George Matelsky. He received 2 to 10 years in Chillicothe Correctional Institute and six months for DUI. Other defendants faced prison terms for related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Avon
Sheffield Lake
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
George Matelsky
Stoney Ridge Road
Matelsky
Tom Keenan
34Th St
Lorain
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Michael E. Hose
Fayette City
Fancy-truck theft fraud defendant convicted in Elyria
A Fairview Park man, Jeffrey D. Bloch, was found guilty by a jury of theft and complicity to receiving stolen property for reporting his pickup truck stolen and inflating a claim to Cincinnati Insurance Co. for 7,400 dollars and luxuries. He faces sentencing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Fairview Park
Jeffrey D. Bloch
224Th St
Lorain County
Thomas Mangan
Bloch
Cincinnati
Amherst OKs increase in zoning board size
Amherst's Zoning Board of Appeals may grow from four to five members this year. The Ordinance Committee approved the change to prevent quorum cancellations as meetings occur monthly. The fifth seat would be auto filled by the Planning Commission with staggered terms to avoid disrupting current board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst Oks
Amherst
Zoning Board of Appeals
Cora Godfrey
John Jaworski
Planning Commission
Jaworski
Anthony DePaola
Lorain OKs Chop Shop Ordinance to Aid Auto Theft Crackdown
Lorain City Council unanimously approves a chop shop ordinance empowering police to inspect cars on streets, lots, or junkyards without warrants to curb auto thefts. Police Chief Malinovsky cites past thefts and millions passing through the east side as justification. Council also commends Miguel Berlingeri as Hispanic of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
John Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Miguel Berlingeri
Berlingeri
Crehore St
Driver says blackout caused Route 58 crash
In Lorain County a northbound car carrying Ruth Adams and her daughter Elizabeth Adams was hit by a southbound vehicle driven by Esther Kindle on Route 58. Kindle reported she blacked out at the wheel. both drivers were treated and no charges were filed. Ruth Adams remained in fair condition with a hip injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Wellington
Highway Patrol
Ruth Adams
Fulton Road
Alen Memorial Hospital
Policeman saves families from morning house fire
Elyria officer Ptl. Robert Lesher woke six residents at 8 Laundon Court after spotting smoke at 5:22 a.m. He alerted the fire department and knocked on doors allowing four upstairs and two downstairs residents to evacuate without injury. Fire damage estimated at 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Laundon Court
Robert Lesher
Amanda
Richard Rudlowski
Robin
Lesher
Mrs. Rudlowski
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Gladys R
Steve Fogarty
C-T
Firm
North Ridgeville Law
William Cassidy
McLaughlin
Loudermilk
By Scott Stephens
Chillicothe
Ronald J. Livingston
Caroline Drive
Lorain Council
Anita Buchanan
Angel
Donna
Tammy
Anita
Amanda Buchanan
Buchanans
Fire Department
Orv Terrell
Witte
Center Ridge Rd
Ridgeville
Chogee
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