Obituaries for Grace Showalter and Moses V Johnson in Ohio
Grace Showalter 88 of Went Road Clarksfield died at her daughter’s home after a long illness. She owned Showalter's Gas Station and Grocery with her late husband Earl until 1981 and was active in local organizations. Moses V Johnson Jr. 60 of Elyria died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He served in the Army, worked at Brown Fin-Tube, and belonged to Mt Zion Baptist Church and the Elyria CB Radio Club. Burial and services details noted, with numerous survivors listed.
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Grace A. Showalter
Went Road
Clarksfield
Wakeman High School
Earl
Showalter
Clarksfield Grange
Wakeman
Order of Eastern Star
Clarice Dumke
Moses V. Johnson Jr
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rena Lara
Miss
Gates Elementary
Jefferson
Brown
Johnson
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
CB Radio Club
Mamie Johnson
West
Ruby
Patricia
Wilma Comer
Sharon Johnson
Letha Williams
Mary Gay
Cleveland
Christopher
James
Moses T. Johnson III
Robert Johnson
Grafton
Mary Hendrix
Viola Mans
Rosetta Bryant
Lansing, Mich
M.C. Johnson
Sylvester
Floyd
Elmo
Kent
Lansing
Mich
Sam Tucker
Lyons, Miss
Moses Johnson Sr
Daisy Johnson
Carter
West Bridge St
Donald Newson
Brookdale Cemetery
Florence K. Berger
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Agudath B'nai Israel Synagogue
Temple Sisterhood
Hadassah
B’nai Brith
Herman Lee Scott
Ohio Extended Care Center
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Newton
Sedelia
First Presbyterian Church
Steelworkers Retirees Club
Scott
Florence A. Scott
Lee
Vern Hayes
Gerber
Cooper Street
Zaleski’s Wife Gives Birth To Son Matthew Alan Zaleski
Debra Zaleski and State Sen. Alan Zaleski welcomed a son named Matthew Alan Zaleski at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and arrived at 6 11 p.m. Mother and child are in good health. The couple also has a daughter Alison. Sen. Zaleski plans to pause campaigning until family returns home.
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Elyria
Debra Zaleski
Alan Zaleski
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Zaleski
Matthew Alan Zaleski
Zaleskis
Alison
County foreclosing on Tappan plant over back taxes
Lorain County moves to foreclose on the former Tappan plant on Woodford Avenue after LSB Inc. of Elyria fails to pay back property taxes totaling 43,970 dollars. County Treasurer Daniel Talarak reports the plant is owned by LSB Inc. and owes the amount.
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Elyria
Lorain
Correction on Bishop Pataki and Harness Racing Dates
The Chronicle Telegram corrects the first name of the Byzantine Rite bishop of the Parma Diocese to Andrew Pataki. It also fixes harness racing dates at the Cuyahoga County Fair, stating racing will be held Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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Diocese of
Parma
Andrew Pataki
Chronicle-Telegram
Cuyahoga County Fair
Safer Improvements Sought After Fatal Speedway Accident
Investigators work with Lorain Speedway owner Kevin Ruie to determine possible safety modifications after a stock car left the track and killed Elyria man James Harsh during a 10 lap race. Three others wounded, locals questioned fencing upgrades and safety wheels at the facility.
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South Amherst
Lorain Speedway
Elyria
James Harsh
St. Apt. 2
Ruic
Grafton Declares New Paper Township To End Tax Overlap
Lorain County Commissioners created Rawsonville township to clarify Grafton status and stop overlapping tax levies with Eaton township. The village will not pay or vote on township levies and gains about $17,000 more annually in property tax revenue previously shared with townships.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Grafton
Eaton
Ohio
Rawsonville
George S. Koury Jr
Shaun Kerner
Lorain Chamber backs casino plan for city resort project
The Lorain County Chamber of Commerce endorsed ballot issue 3 for the November 6 election. The proposal would let voters decide on casino gambling at Alan Spitzer's proposed 450 million resort on the former American Ship Building site by the Black River. Gene Ross cited expected strong economic impact for Lorain.
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Lorain
American Ship Building
Black River
Judge blocks auction of defective 1989 Winnebago
Elyria couple Aubrey and Mary Francis win a temporary restraining order from Judge Lynett McGough preventing Society National Bank from selling their repossessed 1989 Winnebago motor home. They claim $60,000 vehicle had defects and seek refund from Winnebago Industries and the bank. The order runs through August 13.
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Elyria
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Lynett McGough
Society National Bank
Winnebago
Aubrey
Mary Francis
Lorain County
Lorain Fire Rules Cause of Fatal 3-Death Blaze Undetermined
After over three months of investigation the Lorain Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s office say the April 23 fire at 319 EB 23rd St remains undetermined. Three boarders died George Young 65 William Arthur 43 and Herman Winbush 59. Simmons and Theresa Beasley escaped unharmed Adrian Beasley 6 injured later recovered. House damage valued at $25000.
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Lorain
State Fire Marshal's Office
East 23Rd Street
George Young
William Arthur
Herman Winbush
Clarabelle Simmons
EB. 23Rd St
Simmons
Theresa Beasley
42Nd St
Adrian Beasley
Burglary on East 36th Street in Lorain
Police report a burglary on East 36th Street in Lorain. The resident left around 10 p.m. and returned about 12:30 a.m. to find a torn screen and missing items valued at over $3,000 including a 27 inch television and three videocassette recorders.
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Lorain
East 36Th Street
Oberlin McDonalds delay faces resident opposition
A.H. Kenny Clark says he is discouraged by McDonald’s delay at South Main and Edison due to Oberlin residents’ opposition. McDonald’s regional VP James Flaum will pause construction until after a November zoning referendum to overturn a council rezoning for Station Square.
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Oberlin
A.H
McDonald's
James Flaum
Clark
Station Square
Flaum
Lorain plant burglarized after EPA-fought approval
A Stoneco Inc asphalt plant in South Lorain was burglarized Monday. Superintendent Randal D. Williams reported $1,694 in equipment missing from a trailer after the plant opened at 11 28 am. Williams suspects a padlock on the trailer was picked. Stoneco, based in Maumee, built the $1.75 million facility amid local protest and a 1500-signature petition to the EPA.
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Lorain
South Lorain
Randal D. Williams
Stoneco Inc
Pearl Ave
Williams
Maumee
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Midway Mall Rebate Date Set For August Eight
Midway Mall announces an August eight rebate event offering 10 percent back as Midway Money on spending between 10 and 1000 dollars. Shoppers can use the certificates at most mall stores with a $100 maximum per person. The offer accompanies the May Company store opening and the south wing debut, correcting a prior incorrect figure.
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Midway Mall
Midway
May Company
New South Wing
Lorain millage dispute tests city school funding fairness
Taxalso a former school board member and deputy county auditor discuss the city and school district millage split under Ohio law. Lorain and other districts debate inside millage allocations as a bare knuckles budget tightens patrol overtime and drives annexation talks.
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Ohio
Lorain
Ohio Board of Education
Lorain City
Firelands
Vermilion
Amherst
Families, poverty tied to marital status and custody patterns
A statistical survey shows 52.1 million married couple households in 1989, with rising unmarried and cohabiting pairs. Poverty hits mother headed families hardest, with 51.7 percent in poverty, versus 9.3 percent with both parents, and child poverty linked to absent or never married mothers.
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United States
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Salem Cemetery
David Mayer
American Diabetes Association
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
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Sarah Cerreto
Clarksfield United Methodist Church
William R. Chapman
Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery
Stein
W. Madison St
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Auly
Lori
Mark McLernon
Charlene
Edward Friend
Amy
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Randall Ruggles
New London
Joseph
Gloria Buchanan
Kathy
Gregory Kennedy
Obearlin
Suly
Kerry
Thomas McMahon
Marilyn
William Patterson
Amherst Hospital
Christine
Charles St.Carol
Deborah Gonzales
Alvin Cuevas
Sheffield Lake
Denise Lakner
Dean Crookshanks
Jeff
Michelle Diedrick
Alan
Michelle
Robert Vaughn
Tracy Long
Marilynn Smith
John and
Abbie Bober
Tracy Hudson
David Brown
Huron
Michael Dzink
Anita Charlton
Richard Thomas
Ms. Scott Garfield
Wellington
Sen. Zaleski
Carolyn Pionect
Kevin Ruie
Speedway
Ruie
William Jordan
MetroHealth Medical Center
Kim Harris
Allen Memorial Hospital
Harris
Jack Harris
Darrow
MetroHealth
Lorain County Sheriff's Department
Ralph Gale
Chamber
E. 36Th Street
McDonald’s
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City School Board
Robert Rulli
Edward Samsel
State Department of Taxation
Clearview
Torain
Thomas D. Bollin
Olejko
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