Mitchells Barbecue owner James Mitchell dies at 87
James Wash Mitchell 87 of Elyria died Friday after a long illness. Born in Murfreesboro Tennessee he lived in Elyria 75 years and owned Mitchells Barbecue for over 20 years. He worked at U S Steel Lorain Works for at least two decades and served in World War I. Surviving wife Emma 49 years daughters Elizabeth Cruise Carol Ann Jackson and Benita Mitchell son Mark five grandchildren and many relatives. Services Tuesday 1 pm at Second Baptist Church Elyria with burial at Brookdale Cemetery Lorain funeral home Brown handling arrangements.
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Wash” Mitchell
Elyria
Murfreesboro
Tenn
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Lorain County
Second Baptist Church
Mr. Mitchell
Emma L
Epperson
Elizabeth Cruise
Los Angeles
Carol Ann Jackson
Saginaw
Mich
Benita Mitchell
Lorain
Mark
Cornetta
Wash Mitchell
Jane
Alice
Irene
Stanford
George
Andrew
Joe
John
16Th St
Carl P. Small
Brookdale Cemetery
Brown Funeral Home
27Th Street
Broadway
William A Andersen longtime Lorain official dies at 56
William H. Andersen known as Andy, 56, Lorain County Solid Waste coordinator and former Navy senior chief storekeeper, died at home after a cancer battle. Born in Chicago, he moved to Lorain in 1974, graduated from Tuley High, and served 21 years in the Navy. He led Lorain County Solid Waste from 1994 until his death, was finance director for Sheffield Lake (1981–1992), and active in First Lutheran Church, Ohio Township Trustees Association, and Democratic circles. He leaves a wife Christena, a son Sgt. William R. Andersen in Italy, a daughter Debbie Marrero, five grandchildren, and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending with John J. Gluvna Chapel and Craciun Funeral Home and planned services at First Lutheran Church.
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Lorain County
Chicago
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Sheffield Lake
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William R. Andersen
Air Force
Vincenca
Italy
Debbie Marrero
Robert
Baltimore
Louis
Ann Andersen
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
First Lutheran Church
Washington Ave
Linwood H. Chamberlain Jr
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Craciun Funeral Home
Cleveland
Veteran firefighter John Hopkins dies after long illness
John Hopkins 74 of Wakeman died Saturday at home after a long illness. A Navy WWI veteran, he worked 35 years at Ridge Tool Co Elyria, was a Vermilion area volunteer firefighter and Norwalk Eagles member. Survived by wife Carel, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, siblings. services at Riddle Funeral Home then Birmingham United Methodist Church. burial Crown Hill Cemetery. Memorials to Birmingham UMC or ALS Northeastern Ohio.
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Wakeman
Portsmouth
Ohio
Vermilion
Hopkins
Ridge Tool Co
Elyria
Norwalk Eagles
Vermilion-on-the- Lake
Dolly
Nee Skinner) Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
George
Elizabeth
Nappier) Hopkins
Ella
Carl
Sam
Smitty
German
Friends
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
Birmingham United Methodist Church
Birmingham
Jan Sprague
Crown Hill Cemetery
Amherst
P.O. Box
ALS Association
Northeastern Ohio
Mercantile Road
Beachwood
the Riddle Funeral Home
Memorial notices for Lillian Williams Christina Putre and Richard Farner
Obituary notices for Lillian Williams of Lorain born Tennessee died at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain. Services at Devin Funeral Home Lorain with additional calls in Hohenwald Tennessee. Also listed are Christina Putre of Avon Lake who died after a short illness and Richard Farner of Wellington who died after a month illness with services at St Patrick Church and burial in Greenwood.
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Hassel
Avon Lake
Altercare
North Ridgeville
Avon and
Busch-Burmeister Family
Detroit Road
Avon
Minority business seminar May 18 at City Club
Cleveland Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation sponsors a second minority business seminar from 9 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Cleveland City Club. Attendance is free. Call 216 787 3600 to register.
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Cleveland
Cleveland City Club
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
Clarence W. Webber dies at 99 in Norwalk area
Clarence W. Webber 99 of Norwalk died Friday at Gau mont Nursing Center Norwalk born in Florence Township lived there whole life farmed 57 years Survivors include brother Carl Webber Birmingham and two nieces Visiting 4 7 p m Monday Hinman Tanner Walker Funeral Home Norwalk Services 11 a m Tuesday Mt Harvest Church of God Milan Burial Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion Burial in Italy noted for Kulibert death Elyria veteran and former Vicenza resident survived by wife Maria several children and siblings services 7 p m Monday Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright Funeral Home Elyria
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Washington Avenue Church of Christ
Elyria
Army Air Corps
Ruby
Sharon Sword
Middlefield
Ohio
Audrey Goldsmith
Arline Myers
Patricia Wilson
Ardell Olsen
Oberlin
James Richards Sr
Wellington
Paul BE
Joe” Richards
Novelty
Ruth Johns
South Amherst
Ruby M
Bauer- Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge Road
Janet Long
Clarence W. Webber
Norwalk
Gaumont
Florence Township
Carl Webber
Birmingham
Wie
Gertrude
Aaron
Caroline
Nee Hamm) Webber
Hinman-Tanner & Walker Funeral Home
W. Main St
Mt. Harvest Church of God
State Route 113
Milan
Carl Woodyard
Maple Grove
Vermilion
Merlin M. Kulibert
Veterans Medical Center
Brecksville
Fond du Lac
Wis
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Spain
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Katia Kulibert
Amber Fisher
Elkhart Lake
Dori Kuehn
Oshkosh
Leslie Kulibert
Maria
Chester Kulibert
Bauer-Laubenthal- Wainwright
Joseph Weigand
St. Mary Catholic Church
Clerks seek tighter cash handling safeguards in Ohio counties
Grandview Heights clerk of courts and others push for better controls after voided receipts. Stark County clerk Phil Giavasis says supervisors will approve voided receipts, replacing bookkeepers. Pickaway County clerk Sharon Cline cites computerized receipts as a guard. State Auditor Jim Petro urges separation of money handling and recording duties to prevent irregularities. An administrative judge limits money handling to cashiers before deposit.
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Grandview Heights
William Meeks
Phil Giavasis
Stark County Clerk of Courts
Sharon Cline
Pickaway County
O’brien
Museum group preserves postmark history over decades
Steward, a 25 year member, notes visitors at the 1996 Oberlin College convention drew hundreds to the post mark shrine. The club’s first museum opened in Columbiana in 1957, curated by Margie Pfund, and moved to its current Ohio location five years ago. The collection includes first-day cancels, ship mail cancels, and military cancellations.
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Steward
Oberlin College
Ohio
Columbiana
Margie Pfund
City eyes continuation tax after failed 0.25% levy
City officials reflected on last year's 0.25 percent capital improvements tax that would have funded a new City Hall and parks but failed 2-to-1. They shifted to renewing a 0.6 percent tax, arguing the 0.5 percent already funds police, fire, and services. residents doubt benefits without clear explanations.
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McFrederick
Garry Gibbs
Berd Ward
Gibbs
City Department
Lotko
Pileski
Coey
Correction: Tim Johnson Photo Caption Fixes Spelling
A photo caption in the Grafton coverage corrects the spelling of Tim Johnson 13, who was photographed Saturday changing a tire. The correction clarifies the featured youth's name and action.
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Tim Johnson
Grafton
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