Longtime seamstress Eva Valan 90 dies after short illness
Eva Lena Valan nee St. Clair 90 of North Olmsted formerly Shinnston W V died at home after a short illness She worked 30 years at Daltons Clothing Manufacturing retiring in 1970 Survived by son Michael D Avon daughters G Delores O Malley Strongsville Elinor Chetlan Alta Loma Calif 14 grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren brothers Dale St Clair Shinnston John St Clair Fairmont sister Wilma Curry Shinnston Services Tuesday 8 p.m Eastern Star service Burmeister-Busch Avon Lake and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Park Memorials to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Eva Lena Valan
St. Clair
North Olmsted
Shinnston
W.va
Dalton’s Clothing Manufacturing
Order of Eastern Star
Fairview
Michael D
Avon
G. Delores O'Malley
Strongsville
Elinor Chetlan
Alta Loma
Calif
Dale St. Clair
John St. Clair
Fairmont
Wilma Currey
Michael
John
Katheryn St. Clair
John, Arche
John L. St. Clair
Nora
Lynne Kendall
Dorothy Snodgrass
Burmeister-Busch Family
Avon- Belden Road
Avon Lake
Sunset Memorial Park
Columbia Road
Nort Olmsted
Kendall Lancaster
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
St. Jude Place
Memphis
Tenn
Evelyn A. Smith
Fruehaus
Cleveland
Marion Steele
Amherst
Flora Stone Mather College
Case Western Reserve
Taylor J
Charles B
Ann Arbor
Mich
Terrence A
Lorain
John T
Elizabeth C. Fruehauf
Belva Fruehauf
Burmeister-Busch
Avon Schools Endowment Fund
Detroit Road
Obituary notes honor area civic leader Harold Rabung
Harold C. Rabung 80 of Columbia Station died after a short illness. A retired greenhouse manager he led Thompson Allen and North Ridgeville greenhouses and belonged to the Greenhouse Growers Association. He served as a Columbia Station Kiwanis Club member and as Columbia Board of Education president from the 1950s to 1962. Survivors include his friend Nathanial Richardson. Services in Oberlin with burial at Westwood Cemetery.
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Harold C. Rabung
Columbia Station
Southwest General Medical Center
Middleburg Heights
Olmsted Township
Thompson- Allen
North Ridgeville
Greenhouse Growers Association
Rabung
Columbia Station Kiwanis Club
Columbia Board of Education
Nathanial Richardson
Cleveland
Geauga Hospital
Chardon
Charlie Mai Cale
Mhrielinn Johnson
Marcella Starr
Oberlin
Brother Louis
Flora Lee Johnson
Cowling Funneral
May R. Thompson
Living Truth Center
Westwood Cemetery
Vermilion man Jones dies after long illness at 38
Norman Douglas Jones of Vermilion died Saturday after a long illness at Lorain Community/St. Joseph Regional Health Center. Born in Elyria, he moved to Vermilion 12 years ago and worked as a Ford assembly worker and a chef at Spring Valley Country Club. Survived by wife Doreen, children Joseph, Erik and Amanda, parents Billy and Bernice, siblings, and nieces. Visitation Tuesday, services Wednesday at Lakeview Baptist Church Vermilion. burial at Teen Hill Memorial Park Amherst. Memorials to Norman Jones Heart and Lung Fund.
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Norman Douglas Jones
Vermilion
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Elyria
Jones
Lorain
Spring Valley Country Club
Ford Motor Co
Doreen
Lakeview Baptist Church
Ferndale Ave
Guy Morton
Teen Hill Memorial Park
Amherst
Norman Jones Heart and Lung Fund
First Merit Bank
Abbe Road
Obituary: Joseph J. Plaso 81 Elyria Township resident
Joseph J. Plaso, 81, of Elyria Township died Saturday after a long illness. Born in Wharton New Jersey he moved to Lorain in 1924 and worked 30 years as a machine operator at TRW Nelson Stud Welding Division retiring in 1980. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War I and enjoyed fishing gardening and time with grandchildren. Survivors include his wife Mary seven grandchildren and several siblings. Services 11 am Wednesday Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Ernest August “Shrimp” Walker
Grafton
Center Ridge
North Ridgeville
Cleveland
Knechtges & Gorman General Store
Ben- de Wertennies
Seneing
Walker
May
Shirley Hastings
Diana Marty Ludwig
Danville
Arleen Walker
Erwin
Nesbett Cemetery
Grafton Township
Carol Cutting
Katherine Norvell
Elyria
Helenwood
Tenn
Kenny King's
The
Baptist Church
Karen Webb
Brenda Suikeee
San
Lonnie Terry
Colorado
Cora Terry
Laudenthal-De- Carlo
Washington Ave
Charles Keesee
Brookdale Cemetery
Joseph J. Plaso
Elyria Township
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Wharton
N.J
Lorain
TRW Nelson Stud Welding Division
Army Air Corps
Mary
Mary (Nee Eklovich
Daniel P. Krasienko
Eaton Township
Joseph A. Plaso
North Olmsted
JoAnne Craig
Linda M. Krasienko
Westlake
Michael Siska
Paul
Anna Flaso
John Siska
Anne Ketteringham
Rose Bodnar
Calvary Cemetery
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Broadway
Deaths Elsewhere Detroit Zora Arkus Duntov Dies at 86
Zora Arkus Duntov, born in Russia and trained in Germany, died Sunday at age 86. He joined Chevrolet in 1953 during the Corvette’s first model year, guiding the car from a simple two seater to a high performance icon by 1966. His innovations, including 1967 fuel injection and 1965 four wheel disc brakes, influenced the wider auto industry.
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Detroit
Zora Arkus- Duntov
Chevrolet
Arkus-Duntov
Mary Ajdinovich 73 dies after long illness in Florida
Mary Ajdinovich nee Juhasz, 73, formerly of Lorain, died Friday at her Satellite Beach home after a long illness. Born in Hungary, she moved to Lorain in 1952 and relocated to Florida last November. Survived by husband Dragan, sons Nick of Mentor and Steve of Satellite Beach, and four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Devin Funeral Home Lorain. Pomen service at 7 p.m. Pastor Rev Zivojin Jakovijevic to lead. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elmwood Lorain with Rev Jakovijevic officiating.
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Mary Ajdinovich
Juhasz
Lorain
Satellite Beach
Fig
Hungary
Florida
St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
Dragan
Nick
Mentor
Steve
Devin Funeral Home
Elvria Ave
Zivojind Jakovijevic
Elmwood Lorain
Jakovijevic
Jimmy Snyder dies at 76 in Las Vegas
Jimmy The Greek Snyder, famed oddsmaker and ex CBS Sports commentator, died at 5 am in Las Vegas at Transitional Hospital Corp after a long illness. The Steubenville native, 76, faced controversy in 1988 for remarks about black athletes and later published an autobiography Wizard of Odds.
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Jimmy
CBS
Las Vegas
Snyder
CBS Sports
Transitional Hospital Corp
Manakides
Wizard of Odds
Joan Snyder
Vicki Snyder
Stephanie Snyder
Anthony Snyder
John Synodinos
Marika Berris
Agnes
Steubenville
Christopher Robin Milne dies at 75 in London
Christopher Robin Milne, real life inspiration for Winnie the Pooh, has died at age 75. Born 1920 in London, he disliked the blend of his childhood with the fictional tales. He later became a bookseller and donated autograph fees to Save the Children. Survived by his wife and daughter.
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London
Christopher Robin Milne
Winnie the Pooh
A.A. Milne
Times of London
Milne
Alan Alexander Milne
Winnie
London Zoo
Pooh Corner
Disney
Christopher Milne
Save the Children
Renaissance and Middle Ages Music at Oberlin
Hazel Ketchum will perform lute and guitar pieces with Sonus in Finney Chapel at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost 6 for the public and 3 for Oberlin students. call 775-8169 for tickets. The event is sponsored by the Oberlin College Assemblies Committee and info is available from the Student Union at 775-8167. Shirli Vioni will speak at the Lorain County League of Women Voters meeting.
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Oberlin College
Hazel Ketchum
National Public Radio
Performance Today
Ketchum
Sonus
James Carrier
Will Mason
John Holenko
Oberlin
Finney Chapel
Oberlin College Assemblies Committee
Shirli Vioni
Oberlin Schools
League of Women Voters of
Lorain County
Meaningful School Change lecture at Kendal Oberlin
Oberlin on April 29 features a luncheon and a lecture titled Meaningful School Change for the 21st Century. Linda Slocum notes educational reform among League interests. luncheon starts at noon in Kendal dining room. Cost eight dollars. contact Slocum at 775-2482 for details.
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Vioni
Linda Slocum
Kendal
Oberlin
Maple
North Pleasanttreets
Anita Reichard
Kendal Drive
Slocum
Westlake man earns police school honors
Kent A. Mittelstaedt of Westlake earned top scholastic marks at the 86th Basic Peace Officer School ceremony. Thirty graduates will join the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife alongside 58 others earning certificates. The 14 week course covered criminal law community relations physical training and patrol car operation.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Westlake
Kent A. Mittelstaedt
Upper Arlington
Samuel W. Mierzejewski
Anthony J
Brentar
Euclid
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife
Black male students face adverse path to adulthood
A national study notes alarming rates of incarceration and mortality among young black men and links to schooling. In Ohio, 74 percent of 181,400 black male students attend the 30 worst districts. Experts cite bias and fear in schools contributing to higher dropouts and limited opportunities.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Bio controls gain traction in pest management shift
Diedrich notes a move toward safer chemicals and biological controls using beneficial insects fungi and soft pesticides. Earth Day Coalition's Trepal warns pesticides may disrupt hormones as evidence links chemicals to the environment and bodies. Contact Janet Barchy or Richard Gearhart for more information.
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Diedrich
Bandy
Janet Barchy
Richard Gearhart
100 Big Hosts Bowling and Pizza Party for Kids
The investment group 100 Big treated local children to a Sunday bowling and pizza party at Redman Recreation Inc. on Oberlin Avenue. Howard outlined a long-range goal to raise funds to buy computers for the Harrison Cultural Community Center in Lorain to help youth compete in the computer age.
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100 Big
Redman Recreation Inc
Oberlin Avenue
Harrison
Lorain
Howard
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Norwalk
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Cooper St
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Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ
Camden Cemetery
Kipton
Gerri
Thomas
Linda Gvist
Minnesota
Gayle Rusko
Joan Grosseck
Berea
Gordon
Ethel Hein
Hazel Smith
Baker Funeral Home
Front St. Berea
Elroy Gorsuch
Columbia Cemetery
Ernest ‘Shrimp’ Walker
Joseph J. Olenik
Laubenthal-De Carlo Funeral Home
Kenny King
Willie Belle Ross
Earthstar
Villar Dora
Lucille
Ahe Conrad
Burmeister
Busch Family Chapel
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Resthaven
Zora Arkus
Duntov
Mary Ajjdinovich
Tommy Manakides
Christopher Robin
Amy Stankiewicz
Chronicle-Telegram
East Ave
Robert L. Green
Richard Majors
Michigan State University
David Walker Research Institute
Majors
Chris Trepal
Earth Day Coalition
Trepal
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