Area deaths fill obituary page with multiple families
A sequence of notices details deaths and memorial plans for Joseph Martin Lewandowski 41 of Brecksville, Mary Stefaniak 75 of Avon, Minnie L. Bishop 86 of Norwalk and others. Home services, call times, and burial plans are listed with surviving relatives, prior residences, and affiliations. Memorial contributions are requested to the March of Dimes or church funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Martin Lewandowski
Brecksville
North Ridgeville
Bush to visit Olmsted Two during Summer Octoberfest
Vice President George Bush will visit the Donauschwaben German American Cultural Center in Olmsted Township on Saturday August 20 during the centers Summer Octoberfest. He is expected to arrive at 5 p.m. and address a crowd before attending a private party hosted by Art Modell. The following morning he will attend services at an ethnic church in the Cleveland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted Twp
George Bush
Donauschwaben
Cleveland
George Voinovich
Bush
Art Modell
Cleveland Browns
Commissioners Seek Grant to Repair Lowell Street Bridge
Lorain County commissioners seek a 552000 federal grant to cover 60 percent of a 690000 repair for the Lowell Street bridge near the Fisher Guide plant. An inspection shows considerable deterioration from freezing, thawing and road salt. The bridge carries over railroad tracks and serves more than 7000 vehicles daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Lowell Street
Fisher Guide
Lawrence McGlinchy
McGlinchy
Federal Bridge Repair Fund
Federal Highway Administration
LaGrange to accept Pheasant Run roads
LaGrange Township Trustees assured Pheasant Run Village that Chukkar Court Meadow Lane and East Park Way will be accepted as township roads after the village secedes. The 22 foot width concerns were noted but base drainage and construction meet engineer standards. Also approved fire department members Robert Moulder Richard Muraski Dan Opfer Michael Smith and Gary Schnell and set September 1 as ambulance start target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Pheasant Run Village
LaGrange Township
Chukkar Court
Meadow Lane
East Parkway
Chronicle- Telegram
Robert Moulder
Richard Muraski
Dan Opfer
Michael Smith
Gary Schnell
Police Briefs: Man Arrested After Dumpster Hiding
A 26-year-old Elyria man Lemuel Voorhies fled from police and hid in a trash dumpster on West Broad Street after a tavern disturbance. He faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges. About 12:35am officers pulled him from the dumpster. Earlier, an 11-year-old girl reported a knife attack on Pratt Boulevard. she kicked the man and escaped unharmed after he grabbed her arm. The incident was reported after 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lemuel Voorhies
South Maple St
West Broad Street
Voorhies
Broad Street
Yoorhies
Pratt Boulevard
Tne Child
Lorain Man Sees Dual Fender Benders Near Busy Intersection
Robert J Popa of Lorain had front and rear dents from two crashes within twenty minutes at Leavitt Road and West 40th Street. Dawn Harvey 17 was charged with failure to yield after a left turn. Bryan Viha 35 was charged with failure to control after rear ending Popa’s parked 1985 Ford. Popa drove home. no injuries. A 1985 Gold Oldsmobile Ciera was stolen from 2 Sycamore Street Oberlin garages Monday. keys left in car. last seen 3:30 p.m. Police report no suspects or witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Popa
Lorain
Leavitt Road
West 40Th Street
Dawn M Harvey
Cambridge Avenue
Popa
Bryan F. Viha
South Jefferson Boulevard
Sycamore Street
Oberlin
Local Ohio group homes filled as mentally retarded adults face release
Lorain County officials warned of a growing housing crisis as state institutions close and budgets shrink. About 200 people wait for placements while a 49 year old Lorain woman and a 50s-year-old man near release struggle to find homes. Some adults live independently with support, but risk homelessness or hospital care without services. The superintendent stresses the lifelong nature of the condition and the need to sustain at risk individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lorain County
Hillen Payner
Payner
Tom
Grafton
Woman Finds Explosives Hidden in Auction Cabinet
A 91 year old woman on Parsons Road in Lagrange Township found a small box marked TNT and two blasting caps inside an antique cabinet bought at a July 20 Oberlin auction. Lorain County deputies and Medina County bomb squad removed and detonated the TNT at her home. Investigators are tracing the explosive's origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange Twp
Parsons Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Oberlin
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Medina County Sheriffs
Tri City Office on Aging seeks new director and reorganizes board
The Tri City Office on Aging in Sheffield Lake Avon and Avon Lake will interview a new director. An interim committee of council presidents will oversee the search. Former director Mary Mezlak resigned amid gambling and falsification charges from a Las Vegas Night promotion. The agency coordinates Meals on Wheels, helps seniors with federal aid, runs emergency food distribution and sets up recreational programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
TriCity Office On
Avon Lake Council
Firma Haverback
Avon
Avon Lake
Mary Mezlak
Las Vegas
Sheffield Lake Community Civic Center
Merlak
Mezlak
Tri-City Office On Aging
Haverback
Oberlin school workers get 8 percent raises in two years
Oberlin City School classified staff including bus drivers custodians and aides win an eight percent raise across two years under a tentative contract running July 1 1986 to July 1 1990. First increase applies immediately with a second on July 1 1989. CAPSE represents the group and ratification by chapter members is required. The contract keeps benefits and outlines summer work preferences based on seniority with $4.35 per hour this year and $5 per hour next year for laid off or reduced hour workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Edwards
Oberlin
Oberlin City School
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
CAPSE
Sally Nold
Ticket mixup costs Wellington police
Wellington police faced a $2800 expense after a man jailed for a traffic offense was charged under a local ordinance instead of a state statute. He received 60 days in county jail for driving under suspension, with the village billed for incarceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Police
Wellington
Harrison Comstock
Morris Fureron
Lorain County Indicts 14 in Grand Jury Session
A Lorain County grand jury in Common Pleas Court returned 14 indictments Tuesday. Named defendants include Virgil Floker Jr. for felonious assault and other charges, Kloss for passing bad checks, Steven Williams for forgery and DUI, Charles Parsons for felonious assault, Frank Stead for burglary, James Knott for forgery and receiving stolen property, Franklin Henderson for aggravated burglary and rape attempt, and Marcus Martin for breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Common Pleas
Virgil Floker Jr
Parkview
Elyvia
Dacquetine Kloss
Missouri
Lorain
Steven Williams
E. 39Th St
Charles Parsons
Holl Avs
Shetfield Lake
Frank Stead
Long Ave
James C. Knott
Fire halts Ford Ohio Truck Plant line briefly
A blaze on the Ford Motor Company Ohio Truck Plant assembly line in Avon Lake sent about 100 third shift workers home early. Public relations officials said the fire started in an overhead electrical buss at about 1:50 a.m. and was extinguished before the fire department arrived. No damage estimate was provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Ford Motor Company
Ohio
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Joseph Lewandowski
Lewandowski
Judy
Keliy
Judi Walker
Havre de Grace
Betty
Joseph
Nosek and Sons Funeral Home
March of Dimes
Mary Stefeniak
Mary Stefaniak
Nasta- 2A
Lorain Communit Hospital
Buffalo
Nativity Bwa
Catholic Church
The
United Polish Chub
Joan) Panczyk
Parma Heights
Lester
Shirley) Papp
V Telakowicz
Fiorence Olenechak
Henry Nastaga
N.Y
Stefaniak
Casimer
Dombrowski Funeral Home
Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church
Robert Bielek
Calvary Cemetery
Minnie Bishop
Minnie L. Bishop
Blackett
Norwalk
St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo
Huron
North Fairfield
North Fairfield High School
Kent State Normal College
Bishop
Bronson
Greenwich
Painesville
St Peters Lutheran Church
North Fairfield Chapter 46
Order of Eastern Star
Ohio Education Association
Ohio RetiredTeachers Association
Huron Ceanty Retired Teachers Association
Business and Professional Women’s Assoc
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Jack
Joanne} Kreinbihi
Palm Bay
Flas
Elizabeth Krueger
G. Jack Blackert
Porter George
Louis
Otto
William
Carl Blackert
Martha Stuckey
Rubach-Smith Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Fred Wiechers
Barie
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Benedict Ave
Edmonia Law
Vermilion
Lorain Commutnity Hospital
Glasco
Sandusky and
Samuel William Law Sr
Sue Hanning
Kettering
Themes Eckler
Burbank
Calif
Samuel Law
Beckam Mathews
Clareen Mathews
Riddle Funeral Home
Lynford West
American Cancer Society
Lillian Jason
Lillian A. Jason
Medina
First Baptist Church
Jason
Herold
James
Myron
Steubenville
Bernie Webster
Jacksonville
Fla
John
Elsie
Gene Jason
Leroy
Laurel Webster
Wainwright Funeral Home
Ernest Ferguson
Spring Grove Cemetery
Anna Reese
Neff
St. James City
Humana Northside Hospital
St. Petersburg
Erhart
Chippewa Lake
Reese
South Armherst
Eileen Hudson
Pinellas Park
Plaza Son
Melville
Joseph Neff
FL Myers, Fla
Irs
Heese
Norvin
Charles
Arthur Neff
Mary Brodt
Amelia Kennedy
Louise April
Armstrong Funeral Home
Seville
AW. Huffman
Olmsted Two
Columbia Road
Charles Krebs
Charles L. Krebs
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Veterans Memorial Park
Nickel Plate Railroad
Krebs
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Eileen
Jean Gunter
James Carek
Poway
Dale Carek
Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home
J. Norman Riley
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Shawn Frederick
Shawn Hay Frederick
Elizabeth
Kenneth Frederick Jr
Lorain Community Hospital
Amherst
Rachel
Lisa
Kenneth
Sandra Frederick
South Amherst
Russell E. Shuey Sr
Judy Shuey
Horace and
Marie Flynn
Hazel Buchanan
Hempel Funeral Home
Harold C. Taylor
Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Police
Richard
Tri-City Office On
Joann Blake
C-T
Franklin Henderson
David Dr. Apt. L. Elyria
Randolph D. Terry
Brace Ave
Marcus Martin
S28
77Th St. Elyria
Ford
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