Area Deaths Cover Local Notables and Funeral Details
Obituaries outline the deaths of Alexander Schwed 81 of St. James City Fla and Mary Ann Farkosh 86 of Amherst Pa with survivors incl seven grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Services and calls are listed for Grafton Amherst and Lorain as families mourn. A separate Elyria VFW Loyalty Day parade in Elyria features local dignitaries and officials with John E. Moon and Alex Burnett in program roles.
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Alexander Schwed
Alexander R. Schwed
St. James City, Fla
Cleveland
Grafton
Grafton High School
St. John Lutheran School
Elyria
Schwed
Ford Agency
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Pine Island Kiwanis Club
Pine Island
Fla
Odd Fellows of
Grafton School Board
St. James City
Civic Association
Grafton Tigers
John
Rita) Gulish
Amherst
Charles (Bernadine) Baker
Vermilion
Francis R
Carl A
Dennis L
Somerset
James R
Rockwood
Guy L
Lorain
Kenneth 2
George A
Oberlin
U.S. Air Force
VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Ely Park
John E. Moon
Department of Ohio
Joan Lowry
WREEG
Continental Cable
Alex Burnett
Port Clinton
Columbia Station
Correction: Pamela Davis Omitted From High Honor Roll
The Columbia High School senior Pamela Davis was inadvertently omitted from the high honor roll list. The correction notes her inclusion among the seniors recognized for academic achievement.
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Columbia High School
Pamela Davis
Edith Louse Walker 77 LaGrange Death Notice
Edith Louse Walker 77 of LaGrange died. Survived by husband Lucius and two sisters. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p m at Norton Funeral Home Wellington. Services Saturday at 11 a m in the funeral home. Burial at Huntington Cemetery.
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Gertrude (Nee Durkee
Leonard
Metha) Bescan
Joseph
Alberta) Gaetz
William
Wilma) Lilley
Grafton
Walter
Franklin Wildenheim
Edith Burke
Edna Lewandowski
Hinckley
Ohio
Howard
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Donald
Paul
John
John Gonda
Hauger-Ziegler Funeral Home
W. Main St
Somerset
St Peter’s Catholic Church
Samuel Tomaselli
Somerset County Memorial Park
Somerset, Pa
Hempel Funeral Home of
Amherst
Frank
Eleanor) Klein
Milan
Clara Bearer
Belding
Mich
Edward
Carl
Walter Potter
Anna Potter
May Kunsman
Cora Kuhn
Nellie Flood
Rachel VanNatta
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
Norwalk
Woodlawn
Walker Edith Louse
LaGrange
Lucius
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Ces
Boral
Hontington
Colder Than Normal April Despite Two Heat Records
North Ridgeville observer Kay Diederich reports April average at 47.75 degrees, about two degrees below normal. Despite the chill, April 5 set an 81 degree record and April 6 reached 77, surpassing previous highs. Rainfall to date is below normal at 3.349 inches with 1.3 inches of snow on April 16. The data also note the historic low on April 1, 1964 and a high of 88 on April 23, 1985.
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North Ridgeville
Kay Diederich
Diederich
Oberlin Senior Receives West Point Appointment
Elyria report: Jeffery John Berkmeyer of Oberlin, a Firelands High School senior, earned an appointment to the U S Military Academy at West Point. The nomination came through Congressman Donald J. Pease and berkmeyer is the son of John and Betty Berkmeyer.
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Elyria
Jeffery John Berkmeyer
Oberlin
Military Academy
West Point
Cong
Donald J. Pease
D-Oberlin
Berkmeyer
John
Betty Berkmeyer
R.D
Firelands High School
Lorain FOP Criticizes Politics in Extortion Probe
Lorain Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 protests political interference in a Lorain Police Department extortion investigation. FOP President Gene Taliano argues the case has become a power struggle aimed at defeating County Prosecutor Gregory White.
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Lorain Fop
Probe
Lorain
Lorain Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3
Lorain Police Department
FOP
Gene Taliano
Taliano
Gregory White
Tahano
White
Long
Sheffield district outlines plan to offset deficit
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School District faces a projected 360000 deficit prompting the plan to cut 16 teaching positions and reorganize four elementary schools for K to 5. The proposal adds three non teaching study hall monitors and eliminates one central office secretary.
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Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Donald Chiavetta
Ers
Chiavella
Three Cars Stolen In Oberlin. East Cleveland Woman Arrested
Three vehicles were reported stolen in Oberlin and nearby areas over the past week. East Cleveland police arrested Toni Boyce at the scene for receiving stolen property, with one suspect fleeing. Stolen cars include a 1981 Cadillac from Forest Street, a 1978 Delta 88 from Robertson Lot, and a 1983 Cadillac from North Prospect Street.
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Oberlin
East Cleveland
Forest Street
Thomas Maroney
Toni Boyce
Russell Benford
Oberlin College
Robertson
Lakeside 10 sale may settle delinquent taxes for area
City Council hears a potential buyer for the Lakeside 10 apartment on Lake Road. South Shore Investment Properties may repay back taxes over five years, with a one year abatement requested. Foreclosure delayed by 1984 delinquencies and a bankruptcy. Delinquent taxes split mainly to Sheffield-Sheffield Lake schools and local entities.
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Sheffield Lake
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Lakeside 10
Tim Smith
City Council
Lake Road
John R. Burney
Cleveland
South Shore Investment Properties
Burney
Smith
Lorain County
Sheffield Lake Council
Keys
Council
Sheffield
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Grafton United Methodist Church
Richard Wallace
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Eaton Two
Mary Ann Farkosh
Acme
St Peter's Catholic Church
Anna Niegowski
Lorain Manor
Laubenthal-DeCarlo Funeral Home
Bertha Potter
Bertha L. Potter
Gaumont
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Toledo
The
Elyria United Methodist Church
Jeffery
Loram Police
Wayne Long
Greg White
Jack Bradley
County Common Pleas
Joseph Cingliano
Anthony Giardini
Elio Zerbini
C-Tidamné Exner
Amy Reising
Melissa
Cascade School
Board of Education
Chiavetta
Knollwood Elementary
Brookside High School
Sheffield Middle School
East Cleveland Municipal Court
Willie Sankey
Akron
North Prospect Street
Maiddie
Larry Jones
Cuyahoga Community College
Jones
Erie Shores Computer
Cleveland Public Schools,Cuyahoga Community College and
Council of Smaller Enterprises
Lakeside
Kathy Wilhelm
C-T
J. Grant Keys
Lorain County General Fund
Miles Sloway
Lorain County Florists
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