Multiple Obituaries Include Strayhorn Strouse Panzeter and Others
A batch of obituary notices from Lorain and nearby towns reports Jimmie Strayhorn 72 of Gates Tenn died at Baptist Hospital Ripley Tenn after living in Lorain Elyria and Tennessee. Carl L Strouse 79 Elyria died after a brief illness with a career in photography Bendix and affiliations with Masonic lodge. Margaret Panzeter 72 Amherst died after a sudden illness with family and church ties and memorials to charity. Mary Jane Kim mel 56 Norwalk teacher died with services at Our Lady of Lourdes. Orving C Olsen 75 Wellington native died in Boulder Colo with a long AT&T career. Frank E Wilson Jr 73 Elyria died after a brief illness. Joseph Palezer 73 North Ridgeville death noted with arrangements. Gessner E Jones 74 Oberlin resident formerly Jacksonville and Lincoln University died after short illness. Burial and visitation details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Strayhorn
Lorain
Elyria
Baptist Hospital
Ripley
Tenn
Buffalo
N.Y
Tennessee
Strayhorn
Second Baptist Church, Elyria
Clb
Mary Roberts
Mary Floyd
Cleveland
Bennie
Gates, Tenn
St. Mark Baptist Church
J.J. Nance
Margaret Panzeter
Wohlers
Amherst
Amherst Hospital
Burholme
Gessner E. Jones
Danson
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Harrisneck
Jacksonville
Fla
Lincoln University
Oberlin
Annette E. Peek
Redeem Baptist Church
Flood and others die in Lorain and Wellington notices
Evelyne Flood of Lorain died at St Joseph Hospital thirteen days after turning seventy two. Memorial services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church Lorain with Rev Christopher B Statz. Walter A Frey Funeral Home oversees arrangements. Loretta Winter 80 of Amherst and Mary Mackin 79 of Wellington also died after long illnesses. Memorial services for Winter are not specified. Mackin will be honored at Norton Funeral Home Wellington at 11 a m Saturday led by Rev Harry Sawdey. Survivors include family members and former Wellington School employees supported by local churches and charities. Cemetery Balm Wellington is referenced as the burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strayhorn Cemetery
Gates
HH Hudson Funeral Home
Carter Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Mary Jane Kimmel
Norwalk
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
New London
Fitchville Cemetery
Holy Cross
Eastman Funeral Home
Main St
Friends
Cowling-Truman Funeral Home
Herrick St
Wellington
First Baptist Church
Joel Kettenring
Greenwood Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Jacksonville
Cowling Funeral Home
S. Main St
Oberlin
Evelyne Jane Flood
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Thomas J
East Cleveland
Delaware Avenue Church
Christopher B. Statz
Walter A. Frey
Loretta M. Winter
Amherst
Bogner Funeral Services
Busch Family Chapel
Center Ridge
North Ridgeville
Norton Funeral Home
Harry Sawdey Valalicualie
Veterans discuss hidden feelings in Gulf War group sessions
McGungagle notes veterans open up in discussions bridging two generations. Givens cites personal Veteran resentment of Vietnam coverage. Foisie, ex Washington Post editor and DoD ombudsman, says age not a factor in war loss but some officers distrust press to avoid Vietnam. Cmdr Van Sickle adds officers pressure from bosses shaped by past rules.
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Givens
Tal
Philip Foisie
Washington Post
Department of Defense
Foisie
Department
Cmdr. van Sickle
Plastic six pack holder message art by Gragilla
Gragilla notes the piece explores concepts through the medium and conveys what was important to the artists. A plastic six pack soda can holder bears a “don’t litter” message as part of the display.
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Gragilla
Gunds Asked to Take Over Gateway Arena Project
The Gateway Economic Development Corp plans to ask the Gund brothers who own the Richfield Coliseum and the Cavaliers to finance and build an $82 million arena. This would leave Gateway to fund and finish the $179.3 million baseball stadium and about $31 million in site work, narrowing a funding gap of more than $89 million.
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Cleveland
Gateway Economic Development Corp
Richfield Coliseum
Cleveland Cavaliers
Gateway
George
Gordon Gund
Cavaliers
Coliseum
Summit County
Patrick S. Parker
Cuyahoga County
Parker
Richard Watson
Gunds
Michael R. White
Sandusky Fire Chief Reed to Retire in May
Sandusky Fire Chief Owen Reed announced plans to retire May 10 after 13 years as chief. At 49, he earned about 40,524 annually and led the department through a paramedic program and a citywide 2,000-building inspection program while surviving a 1983 effort to remove him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Owen Reed
Reed
Erie County
Cedar Point Fire Department
Mistaken identity ends woman’s 10 day jail stay
Dalla Washing ton was jailed 10 days on aggravated robbery charges after a man reported a $60 knife point robbery near Wood and Edward streets. The suspect identified by the accuser turned out not to be Washington, and the charge was dismissed in Elyria Municipal Court after the robber failed to match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria — Dallra Washington
Washington
James Gilliam
Oberlin Drive
Wood
Edward Streets
Lorain County
Gilliam
Elyria Municipal Court
Jay Grunda
Grunda
Parole rejected for Lorain man in teens’ deaths
Roger Roberts, serving 6 to 10 years for the 1987 deaths of Cavyl Wilson and Traci Rettig in Amherst, was denied parole on his first attempt. The Ohio Parole Authority said he is not yet ready for release and a June 1996 hearing is scheduled.
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Elyria
Roger Roberts
Lorain
Tessa Unwin
Ohio Parole Authority
Unwin
Roberts
Parole Board
Lorain County
Amherst
Chris Rettig
Traci
Lorain man arrested at Columbus airport for cocaine
Lorain man Joe Bowser Jr., 22, was charged with aggravated trafficking in cocaine after carrying two bags containing about six kilograms off a New York flight and heading for a pay phone. He dropped the bags and fled. police recovered the drugs and captured him at a nearby hotel. He is jailed in Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lorain
Joe Bowser Jr
New York
William McKendry
Grafton facility names new warden Humphreys takes post
Carl E. Humphreys is appointed the new warden of the Lorain Correctional Institution and Reception Center on Route 83. He succeeds Norm Hills who becomes deputy director of the state prison system for northeast Ohio. Humphreys has 20 years with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and previously led the Allen and Hocking correctional facilities. He studied law and completed police training in California and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Carl E. Humphreys
Lorain Correctional Institution
Route 83
Norm Hills
Northeast Ohio
Humphreys
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Grafton Area
Allen
Lima
Hocking
Nelsonville
LaSalle Extension University
University of Maryland
Peace Officer Training College
Oakland
Calif
Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy
Carlisle Two Injured in Route 57 Crash
A Carlisle Township youth remains in guarded condition at MetroHealth Medical Center after a Route 57 and Chestnut Ridge Road collision Wednesday afternoon. Joseph Witbeck 15 was flown to the hospital after initial treatment at Elyria Memorial. his brother Clifford 17 had minor injuries. Wade Merrow 39 of Uniontown drove the southbound pickup. no injuries were reported for him.
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Eaton
Carlisle Township
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Route 57
Chestnut Ridge Road
Joseph Witbeck
Grafton Road
MetroHealth
Elyria Memorial Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Joseph
Clifford Witbeck
Clifford
Wade Merrow
Uniontown
Merrow
Wells Fargo, Inc
Akron
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Carl L. Strouse
Ellwood City
Ruggles
Mr. Strouse
New York Institute of Photography
Strouse Studio
Bendix Corporation
Frank S
Roger A
Phillip B
Frank Phillips
Crestview
Walt Phillips
Texas
Gallipolis
Lucille Wolfe
Doris Smith
Greenwich
Frieda
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Brookdale Cemetery
Michael J. Currier
American Heart Association
William J. Sr
William J
Richboro
Edward
Armhers
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Park Ave
Eastern Star
Stone City Chapter Oes
Keith Mostad
Park Avenue Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Children’s Hospital
Orving C. Olsen
Boulder Community Hospital
Boulder
Colo
Wellington High School
Ohio State University
Olsen
A.T.& T. Bell Laboratories
Colorado
New Jersey
Signal Corps
Ruth
John
Yorba Linda
Linda Bransford
Lafayette
Marilyn Hept
Homuel
N.J
Floyd
Earl
Shaker Heights
Janet Dana
Corona del Mar
Afuer
Elly
Frank E. Wilson Jr
Eufaula
Ala
Wilson
Kasper Foundry
Ish
Forest Hill Golfub
Willie Forancan Af Miyria
W. Bridge St. Elyria
Tommie Harris
Joseph Paltzer
Joseph Palezer
Busch Family
Isaac Jr
Isaac 11
Cyrus D
Melvin L
Tallahassee
Shirley Maxwell
Upper Monclair
Marion Graham Mortuary
Susan of
Mary B. Mackin
Mary
Mackin
Elms Nursing Home
Wellington Public Schools
Clyde
Leukemia Society
Vietnam
Keystone
Gateway Arena Project
Dallaa Washington
Julie Wallace
C-T
Cavyl Wilson
Middlebury Heights
Traci Rettig
Brook Park
Rettig
Bowser
McKendry
Rowser
Franklin County
Frank S. Harmon
LODGE
Carll. Strouse
Phillip Smith
Carlisle
Miles
Lorain County Florists
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