Area deaths Area tributes for Stoneking and others
Stoneking 55 of Wakeman dies from injuries after a pickup truck crash in Brighton Township. He worked 25 years at Lorain Ford Assembly Plant and served in the Air Force 1953 to 1969. Survivors include two daughters Roxanne Allen Elyria Lisa Stoneking Vermilion and a son Scott. Burial at Ashland Cemetery. Other local obituaries note Iva Mae Miller 75 Tempe Arizona born Lucas Wisconsin long Lorain County resident retired from General Industries and multiple family survivors. Burial Tempe. The notice lists shared relatives and funeral details.
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Lorain Ford
Air Force
Amvets Post 22
Vermilion
American Legion
Mount Morris
UAW
Lorain
William
Roxanne) Allen
Elyria
Lisa Stoneking
Scott
Iva Mae Miller
Karnes
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tempe
Ariz
Lucas
Wis
Lorain County
Arizona
Kathy Searcy
Chandler, Ariz
Dorothy Sprague
New London
Floyd Karnes
Death of Velinka Yovan of Lorain after brief illness
Velinka Yovan 88, of Lorain died Saturday night in Lorain Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Pixous Greece she lived in Elyria Township 42 years before moving to Lorain last year. Survived by husband Kuzman 65 years married in June 1983 four children eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Friends may call at Richard J Reidy Funeral Home with Parastas service and church services to follow officiated by Rev John Belkoff. Elmwood Cemetery Lorain is the burial site.
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Mary Lewis
Fairborn
Ohio
Elyria
Velinka Yovan
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Pixous
Greece
Elyria Township
SS. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church
Women’s Auxiliary
Travis Doiidis
Houston
Texas
Michael
Stephan
Cincinnati
Thomas
Kuzman
Richard J. Reidy
E. 31St St
Parastas
John Belkoff
Elmwood Cemetery
Calvin W. Bacskay obituary in Elyria
Calvin W. Bacskay 20 of Elyria died recently. He is survived by his mother Donna Gentry father Jerry Bacskay stepfather Clyde Gentry and stepmother Cheryl Bacskay two brothers a step-sister and three step-brothers. Friends may call at Reichtin Roberts Funeral Home Elyria today 2 4 and 7 9. Funeral services are Wednesday at 1 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Westhaven Memory Garden Avon.
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Bacskay
Calvin W
Elyria
Donna Gentry
Jerry Bacskay
Clyde Gentry
Cheryl Bacskay
Reichtin-Roberts
Cleveland Street
Berial
Westhaven Memory Garden
Avon
Burglary, Theft Reported in Local Neighbhorhood
Police and fire log notes multiple incidents including a burglary on Glover Court with 195 dollars in food stamps stolen, a 43 dollar money order stolen from a matlox on South Abbe Road, a stereo stolen from a car on Broad Street, a projectile fired through a window on Lake Avenue, and a woman suspected of selling discounted toad stamps on Hodge Court with no arrests.
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Aue
Glover Court
Matlox
South Abbe Road
E. Broad St
Lake Avenue
Hodge Court
Avon man honored for saving neighbor from fire
John C. Gorey 32 of Julian Avenue heard neighbor Joseph Dietz cry for help in a burning Avon house. Gorey shouted guidance through smoke. Dietz crawled out and Gorey pulled him to safety. Dietz’s mother received a proclamation at a family gathering with a council resolution planned for next week.
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Olearcik
John C. Gorey
Julian Ave
Joseph Dietz
Dietz
Gorey
Clevelander charged in Westlake rape
A Cleveland man, 22 year old Robert L. Turner, is charged with rape kidnapping aggravated robbery and grand theft auto in a case involving a Detroit Road woman. Turner was arraigned in Rocky River Municipal Court and a preliminary hearing was set. The victim said she was raped at gunpoint and kidnapped after Turner was invited into the home.
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Westlake
Cleveland
Detroit
Robert L. Turner
Rocky River Municipal Court
Turner
Funeral Testimony Honors Homer Blackstone Parishioner
At Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Rev James Ols salutes Homer Blackstones character and community service. Elyria Township and Sheffield Fire Departments honor him with guards and a procession while Sirens auxiliary and church women host a post funeral dinner. Leslie R Averette 19 of Lorain faces review by the county prosecutor in the fatal crash case.
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Elyria Township
Sheffield
Oli
Leslie R. Averette
Lorain
Man given prison term for attempted murder in Elyria
David Pasters 29 of Maddock Road was sentenced by Lorain County Common Pleas Court to eight to 25 years for attempted murder. A three year clause for gun while committing a crime runs consecutive to the five to 25 year term. Pasters was acquitted of felonious assault.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Pasters
Council halts purchase of new police cruiser in Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls Safety Committee rejected the cruiser buy citing limited resources. Police cars now average 2,800 miles monthly and no 1991 Crown Victoria models will be produced. borrowing between city funds was not recommended.
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Olmsted Falls
Dale Delgado
Brad Burland
Council
Burland
Crown Victoria
Tony Hoffman
Russ Johnson
Two Elyria Men Indicted on Sexual Offense Charges
Alan Revercomb of Sheffield and Jesse Casey of Lorain were served secret indictments over the weekend. Revercomb faces one count of corrupting another with drugs and one count of rape for incidents in 1989. Casey is charged with four counts of rape involving a girl under 13 with dates spanning 1986 to 1988. Both are jailed awaiting arraignment with bonds set at 7500 and 40000 respectively.
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Elyria
Alan L. Revercomb
Sheffield Rd
Sheffield
Jesse Casey
W. 13Th St
Lorain
Casey
Lorain man pleads no contest in domestic fight case
Romando Smith, 29, of 1363 Massachusetts Ave., pleaded no contest in Municipal Court to domestic violence, assault, obstruction and resisting arrest. Police found him passed out under a bed after a Sunday domestic fight at 1364 Massachusetts Ave. Sheila Smith said she struck him with a vase during the incident. Smith had a forehead cut.
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Lorain
Romando Smith
Massachusetts Ave
Masachusetts Ave
Smith
Sheila Smith
Moore named U.S. Marshal for Northern District of Ohio
Al Moore, a longtime Cleveland courts official, is appointed by President Bush as U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio. He previously spent ten years as deputy clerk in the criminal and traffic division of the Cleveland Municipal Clerk office and nine years as bailiff to retired Municipal Judge Lillian W. Burke.
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Columbus
al Moore
Cleveland
U.S
Northern District of
Ohio
Bush
Moore
Lillian W. Burke
Elyria suspects face multiple charges in separate cases
An Elyria man, 37, was re indicted by the grand jury for aggravated vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the April crash that killed Hans Lammers. Another case involves Detroit man Mark Traver, 34, slated for Oct 30 in Lorain County for tire slashing of 13 police cruisers. Two Elyria men, Hugh Allgood and Michael Childress, were arrested for breaking and entering after aluminum chips were stolen from Duffin Manufacturing.
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Elyria
Grand
Lawrence Montgomery
West Ave
Hans Lammers
S. Abbe Road
Montgomery
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Detroit
Elyria Police Department
Mark Traver
Traver
City Hall
Broad Street
Warden Avenue
Hugh Allgood
Adams St
Michael Childress
Parmely Ave
Elyria Municipal Court
Duffin Manufacturing
Warden Ave
Lorain Man Arrested in Leavitt Homes Crack Cocaine Case
Bradley S. Wilkes 25 of 1306 W. 17th St. was arrested after police found five pieces of suspected crack cocaine in a beer cap under a car during surveillance in the Leavitt Homes area. He faces an outstanding Sheffield Village warrant.
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Lorain
Leavitt Homes
Bradley S. Wilkes
17Th St
Sheffield Village
Bradley
Elyria Woman On Probation For Floating Bingo Game
Margaret Minney of Elyria was placed on one year probation after pleading guilty in May to conducting an illegal bingo game and two gambling counts. The game operated from a bus and a prison term was suspended. Minney must report to probation and pay a $1000 fine within a year.
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Elyria
Margaret Minney
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Edward M. Zaleski
Minney
Falls residents push charter change to require tax vote
Over 800 Falls residents signed petitions to amend the city charter requiring voter approval for all municipal income tax rate changes including credits. Council plans an ordinance for the August meeting to place the proposal on the November general election ballot with Sept 6 deadline to file with the Board of Elections.
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Olmsted Falls
Susan Prehoda
Peti
Council
Rose Rosal
Rosul
Board of Elections
Pact eases impact of development in Elyria township
Pact Keys says the agreement softens the effect on the township while enabling Yost to extend city services to Beal family property. Neighbors oppose commercial plans but back residential ones. Councilman Baird believes benefits outweigh losses. Tanner and Grace vote against, warning of setting a precedent and potential future sewer mandates.
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Keys
Yost
Beal
Jack Baird
Larry Tanner
D-1
Bill Grace
D-3
Elyria
Tanner
Debate on Fetus as Ethics Divide Among Pro and Anti Choice
The passage argues that a fetus is a distinct entity from a baby and calls out anti choice activists for pushing uniform moral codes. It contrasts pro choice advocates like Dennis Frederickson supporting abortion access with anti choice figures like Barry Kilbane seeking to restrict it, urging individual decision making free from state interference.
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Dennis Frederickson
Barry Kilbane
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Harry A. Stoneking
Harry A. “Stoney” Stoneking
Wakeman
Brighton Township
Willis
Delbert Karnes
Helen Debro
Mary Lois Hicks
Stoneking
Jeane Emge
New Alexandria
Anna Mae Gustely
Davistown
Carol Cumberledge
Linda Danko
David
Bedford
Rinton
Wash
Daniel
Giarads Fort
Frances Stoneking
Donald
Robert
Terry
Riddle Funeral Home
South Street
Maple Grove Cemetery
Velinka
Yovan
Pearl B. Olearcik
Julie Wallace
C-T
Second Street
U.S. Marshal
Police
Leavitt
Michael J. Novak
Wren Circle
West River Road North
Novak
Helen McClain
Grace
Facinelli
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