Area Deaths and Obituaries from Avon Lake and Lorain
Obituaries and death notices from Lorain County sections note the deaths of John Baumgardner former Fairview Park fire chief 43 after a short illness at Renaissance Nursing Home Olmsted Falls and Ardella Krebs 81 of Avon Lake with services at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Also listed are William Oney 86 New London and Herbert Watling 79 Lorain deaths. with memorials, funeral arrangements, and burial details.
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John “Orrie” Baumgardner
Fairview Park
Renaissance Nursing Home
Olmsted Falls
Avon High School
Qherlin College
Krebs
Watkins Furniture
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Avon Lake
Lake Rd
Lynn Schlessman
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Church Memorial Fund
Burmeister
Busch Family Chapel
Avon Belden Rd
William L. Oney
New London
Fisher-Titus Medical Center
Eastman Funeral Home
W. Main St
Herbert J. Watling
U.S. Steel Corporation
Lorain
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
William Edgar
Pinehurst
N.C
Baumgardner
Dorothy E
Missouri congressman Bolling dies at 74 in Washington
Washington AP reports Richard Walker Bolling a Democratic congressman from Missouri died Sunday at age 74 of an apparent heart attack in his Washington home. A 1948 elected official who served 16 terms and chaired the House Rules Committee, Bolling retired in 1982 and later taught political science at the University of Missouri Kansas City and Boston College. His Stark Civil Rights leadership in 1957 was among his prized achievements. London AP notes Steve Marriott of Small Faces died at 44 in a likely accidental house fire in a cottage near Saffron Walden, reflecting his 1960s pop revival. Marriott had formed Humble Pie and later pursued a solo career after the group split.
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Washington
Richard Walker Bolling
Missouri
Bolling
Rep
Alan Wheat
D-Mo
Wheat
Congress
The
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Boston College
Massachusetts
London
Steve Marriott
Small Faces
Obituaries for Mary Laviiha Ploszaj and Joseph Janoske
Mary Louise Ploszaj 71 of Lorain died Friday. Service Tuesday 9:30 am at John R. Devin Funeral Home with 4 pm rosary by St Anthony Marian Guild. Mass 10 am at St Anthony of Padua. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Also, Joseph Paul Janoske 64 of Grafton died Sunday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Services Tuesday 8:45 pm wake at Blackburn Funeral Home. Mass 10 am Wednesday at Assumption Church. burial St Mary Cemetery. Survivors listed for Janoske include children David, Jane, Teresa and several relatives.
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Maebell Leatha E
Lorain
Brown Funeral Home
27Th Street
Broadway Avenue
Friendship Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Robert Wilson
Grafton
Frank
Blackburn Funeral Home
Man St
Immaculate Conception Pinch
Burzal
St. Mary Cemetery
Pauline A
N. Ridge Rd
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
VFW Post 451
LaPorte Church
Oden Haynes
River Road
LaGrange
St. Joseph Hospital
Cody
Lary
Arlene Grim
Chatham
Andy and
Mary Columbus
Penfield
Myrtle Grim
Chatham Cemetery
Parker & Son Funeral Home
Lodi
Mary Louise Ploszaj
Laviiha
John R. Devin
Elyria Ave
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
John Raphael Hadnagy
Calvary Cemetery
St. Anthony Marian Guild
Joseph Paul Janoske
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland
Lorain County
Janosko
Assumption Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Main St
Assumption Church
Timothy O’connor
Man restrained in Elyria Memorial ER after disturbance
Elyria police charged a Middle Avenue man with disorderly conduct after he disrupted the emergency room at Elyria Memorial Hospital on Saturday night. He demanded treatment, was intoxicated, and refused to stay for examination, requiring leather restraints after struggle by two nurses and two security officers.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Tanner
Middle Avenue
Lorain man surrenders after three hour standoff
A 28 year old Lorain man surrendered to police after a three hour standoff with S W A T team at 1514 Fillmore Avenue. He threatened suicide with a knife as negotiators worked to persuade him to give up peacefully. He was taken to St. Josephs Hospital and then to Cleveland Psychiatric Institute for evaluation with no injuries reported. The incident stemmed from domestic problems.
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Lorain
Fillmore Avenue
Cleveland Psychiatric Institute
S.W.A.T
Craig Casteel
S.W.A.T. Rearm
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center
CPI
Casteel
Earth Day programs in Elyria outline city events
Elyria Parks and Recreation and Friends of Cascade sponsor Earth Day events from Thursday to Sunday including a lawn care and composting seminar at Finwood Estate, tree planting at West Park, two trail cleanups, a spring flower walk, and a park cleanup with Girl Scouts. Bins and supplies donated by local groups.
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Elyria
City Parks and Recreation Department
Friends of Cascade
Finwood Estate
Elyria Health Department
Charles Benke
Mfriday
Elyria Rotary Club
West Park
Rotary Club
Elyria High School
Two Falls
Cascade Park
Friends of Cascade Spring
Perry Johnson
Elywood Park
Cascade
BFI
Catalyst Resources Inc
Frost legends and farming tips warn of late cold snaps
The Old Farmer's Almanac notes frost signals risk to crops and crickets as a makeshift thermometer. Weather observer Ray Diederich cites variable last frost dates from 1964 to 1990, while growers discuss frost protection methods like manure heat, fans, tires, and covering crops near Lake Erie.
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North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Diederich
Ken Spiegelberg
Spiegelberg Orchards
Lorain
Lake Erie
Lake
Amherst tavern relocation proposal eyed for ballot
Amherst officials discuss moving taverns to Amherst Plaza citing ample parking there. Park Lanes and two pizza shops would be unaffected. Jim Abraham declined comment. Gammons plans a town meeting in about a month and proposes recruiting volunteers to circulate petitions to place the issue on the ballot.
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Park Lanes
Gam
Amherst Plaza
Jim Abraham
Gammons
Fire safety house tours planned amid local effort
Smokefront near stove and warm bedroom door prompt fire drills at home. Wagner leads a committee to fund a custom ACBC safety van for Lorain County with an estimated 50 000 cost and potential grant. North Ridgeville Corn Festival will host walk-through tours of the safety house this summer.
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Wagner
ACBC
Lorain County
North Central
Asso
Ciation
Lorain County Home Builders Association
North Ridgeville
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John Baumgardner
Fairview
National Ham Radio Association
Wabf
Ardella
C. Krebs
Ardella C. Krebs
Wearsch
Westbay Manor
Westlake
Greater
Clarence G. Jr
Bay Village
Jacqueline A. Meese
Columbus
Norman Wearsch
Mildred Nagle
Clarence
Ruth
Phyllis Wearseh
Brandstadt
William
Helen
Bill
Endh
Robert
Trudy Sutton
Nancy Feuchter
Frieda Maning
Linda Kotora
Burmester Funeral
Detroit Rd
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Animal Protective League
Charles L. Semrau
Charles L. “Snuffy” Semrau
Lorain Community Hospital
Buffalo
N.Y
Semrau
Ford Motor Company
Army Air Corps
Europe
VFW
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Elyria Township
United Auto Workers
Arlene M. Wacker
Amenhauser
Oberlin
Wacker
LaPorte United Methodist Church
Perry
Barbara Terrell
Sandra Schmidt
North Tonawanda
Elaine Petrykowski
Connie Kelsey
Dallas
Helen Amenhauser
Oscar Amenhauser
Millersburg
Nelson Amenhauser
Harvey Amenhauser
South Amherst
Dustin L. Columbus
Richard and
Vickie (Nee Grim) Columbus
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Akron
Ronald McDonald House
Euclid Ave
Richard Bolling
Dem
House Rules Committee
Saffron Walden
Marriott
Peter Frampton
Humble Pie
Ronnie Lane
Kenny Jones
Rod Stewart
Ron Wood
Faces
Lorain County Florists
Ploszaj Services
David
Lima
Jane Randleman
Teresa Baird
Shelby
Paul
Lexington
Steve
Josephine Logan
Katherine
C-T
Lloyd Young
Third Street
West Avenue
Robert Olesen
Leslie Mayne
Nancy Zmich
Angela Zmich
Steve Fogarty
C.T
Lorain Man
Lawrence Buddit
Lodi Street
Atvas Tews
National Waste Paper
the Parks and Recreation Board
Frost
Amherst
Mons
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