Deaths and services for Lorain area residents
Obituary notices recall John F. Maziarz Sr. 67 of Lorain and others who died recently, detailing careers at U.S. Steel Lorain Works and Lorain Printing Co, Army and veteran affiliations, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Separate notices honor Henry L. Strickler 76 Elyria Township and Franklyn G. Werley 75 Lorain with service details, burial plans, and organizational memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Maziarz Sr
Lorain
Amherst Manor Nursing Home
U.S. Steel Lorain Works
Maziarz
Henry L. Strickler
Elyria Township
Bradley Quick
First Baptist Church
Elyria
Strickler
Louis
Robert
Kentleigh Corners Cemetery
Amherst
Death notices from Lorain area honor several residents
Obituaries list multiple Lorain and Elyria residents with surviving relatives and funeral plans. Victims include MELBAR joined Steer and Clarence Koch with services at St Paul Lutheran in Westlake. Other notices mention John Melbar and Doris Mills with church and cemetery details, plus burial at Brookdale and Elmwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbar
Michael
Kathleen) Racea
Richard
Patricia) Rice
Gertrude Melbar
Fami
John R
St Anthony of Padua
Bunal
Rudge Fill Memorial Park
Octavia Wilcox
Syracuse
N.Y
Raymonde “Ronnye” Hammons
Atlanta
Brown Funeral Home
Lorain
Asbury United Methodist Church
Elyria
Joseph Hilton
Brookdale Cemetery
Clarence F. Koch
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Westlake
Mr. Koch
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Dover Center Road
Bassett Road
Dorothy
Nee Meilander
Donna Johnson
New Mexico
Shirley Zupanic
Dayton
Ohio
Clarence, Jr
Fairview Park
Mabel Buckley
Cathy Monyak
Linda
Ailen
Chris
Caroline
Viola Kluever
Linda Duergemeier
Lucille Fodor
St. Paul
Milan Cemetery
Nick Cunningham
St. Paul Catholic Church
Norwalk
Basil Stoyka
Elmwood Cemetery
Sunset Festival Set for Lorain Aug 28 at Lakeview Park
Lorain Parks and Recreation hosts the Sunset Festival at Lakeview Park on August 28 from noon to 3 PM featuring TV-3 weather forecaster Dick Goddard, live entertainment, Ronald McDonald magic, and Mill Creek Ramble Band. Local scouts run food booths and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program offers crafts for kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
TV-3
Dick Goddard
McDonald’s
Ronald McDonald
Mill Creek Ramble
Former union active, ex Lorain County official threats suit
Jerome Fountain, a former purchasing specialist for 10 years at the Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation, says he was illegally fired after withdrawing resignation. He seeks reinstatement and glances at civil service law while he works for the Ohio Association of Public School Employees in Cincinnati. He has involved the NAACP for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation
Jerome Fountain
Ellen Payner
Payner
Fountain
Cincinnati
Jerry Pitts
Nancy Spartis
State Personnel Board of Review
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
NAACP
Left-Hand Gearshift Drove Irish Roadtrip Mayhem
The narrator recalls driving a manual transmission in Ireland, keeping his wife passive and stressed as they navigate tight hills and blind curves near Shannon Airport. He describes the fear of oncoming traffic and the chilling sight of two women frozen with terror as they pass them on the berm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Shannon
Berm
Wellington teen dies by own gun action
Lorain County Coroner ruled the death Friday of 19 year old Jerry D. Baughman a death by own action. Police found a .22 caliber rifle in an upstairs room at the Wellington home where the youth was discovered. Funeral services were held today in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Muratti
Bauer
Port St. Lucie
Fla
Kisinow
Moldavia
Lorain County
Florida
Laura Gordziejewski
Vladimir
Richard J. Reidy
Lorain
Elyria
Wellington
Jerry D. Baughman
Robert G. Thomas
Baughman
Volunteer program info at state fair
Senior citizens and high school students can learn about Governor Celeste's Call to Service volunteer program at the Ohio State Fair. Literature is at the Department of Administrative Services booth in the Bricker Building. Contact Gretchen Hull at 614 466 6511.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Richard F. Celeste
Department of Administrative Services
Booth
Bricker
William J. Flaherty
DAS
Ohio
Gretchen Hull
Lorain County educator James Heron wins 1983 Distinguished Service Award
James Heron guidance supervisor at Lorain County Joint Vocational School receives the 1983 Distinguished Service Award from the Guidance/Student Services Division of the Ohio Vocational Association for his work with the state and local programs. He has 22 years in education, including seven years as a Jamestown Pa science teacher and three years at Oberlin High School as guidance counselor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
James Heron
Lorain County
Jamestown
Oberlin High School
Heron
Lorain County Guidance Association
State Department of Education
Ohio State
Lorain Man Arrested After Red Light Stop Faces Drug and Weapon Charges
A Lorain man identified as Frank D. Pruchnicki, 24, was stopped for running a red light on Colora do Avenue near Root Road around 12:45 am Saturday. Officers found open beer and a box of 357 Magnum cartridges in the car, leading to multiple drug and weapon charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Colorado Avenue
Root Road
Frank D. Pruchnicki
New Mexico Avenue
Pruchnicki
Three Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Exam Passes Reported
Area students Carol Anne Bittman Jane Marie Leaser and Laura Ann Martin have passed the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy exam and are now qualified to practice in Ohio. Police report describe a car search yielding a 357 Magnum revolver ammunition marijuana cigarettes a leather pouch pills a wooden-handled club and a box of .38 caliber ammunition. Pruchnicki faces charges for running a red light open flask possession of Marijuana drug paraphernalia investigation of drugs and carrying concealed weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
Ohio
Carol Anne Bittman
N. Ridge Rd
Vermilion
Jane Marie Leaser
W. Monroe
Sandusky
Laura Ann Martin
S. West River Rd
Columbia Station
Pruchnicki
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John Maziarz $R
Lorain High School
Angeline Schuster
Julia Moss
John J. Glevna
Nativity B.V
Robert Bielek
Calvary Cemetery
VFW
Hempel Funeral Home of
Franklyn Werley
Franklyn G. Werley
Cleveland
Lorain Printing Co
Mr. Werley
Cleveland Transit Co
St. John United Church of Christ
Eagles Aerie
Louis Paul
WEW
Werley
Navy
Winifred
Nee Zimmermen
Leroy
Ranklin
Wood Haven
Mich
James
David Pilger
Sheffield Lake
John
Geraldine) Pettis
Glendale, Ariz
Ron
JoAnn) Johnson
Huntington Beach
Calif
Russell
Sharon) Kopis
Lynchburg
Lee
Nannette) Hanetine
John J. Giavna
St. Jonn United Church of Christ, Lorain
Gary Stillwell
Ridge Ill Memorial Park
Preston Hopewell
Preston .T Hopewell
Tappan Co
General Motors
Chevrolet
Hopewell
United Methodist Men of the Church
Doris Mills
Doris E. Mills
Terrell
Bradley Road
Bay Village
North Ridgeville
Lorain County Soil Conservation Service
Higbee Co
Melbar Services
John J
Brett Barnard
Brett E. Barnard
Bruce and
Catharine Barnard
Firelands Community Hospital
Brian
Rita and
Paul Sparks Sr
Milan
Robert and
Betty Barnard
Bellevue
Heaston-Gerber Funeral Home
Crystal Hrdlicka
James Whitfield
James E. Whitfield
Lorain Community Hospital
Crystal M. Hrdlicka
Chicago
Sears Roebuck and Co
Town Creek
Ala
Mr. Whitfield
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Emma
Ronald
Odessa Sledge
Sarah Whitfield
Erwin Mitchell
Marty Mitchell
Culver
Johnnie) Snipes
Beverly Wiggins
George
Joyce) Price
Lucious
Brenda) Paige
Santa Ana
Larcenia Scruggs
Nashville
Cornelius Spraggins
Anton J. Sons
David M. LaBuda
Tampa
Paul F. LaBuda
Parma
Dicken Funeral Home
Alva W. Taylor
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Bedford Heights
Wade
Janet) Wilford
Jean) Barson
Jack
LaGrange
Sterling
Joy Hill
Eleanor Falkner
Katherine Thompson
Laubenthal-DeCario
Jennifer Tittle
Linda Casto
Joann Blake
C-T
Employees’ Union
The
Teen
Reza
Lorain County Florists
Jack K. Smith
Broad St
Sean McNeeley
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