Elyria basketball star Gerald Gaines, 85, dies
Gerald Gaines, 85, a celebrated Elyria athlete known as Elyria’s Mr. Basketball, led Oberlin High to a Late Class B title in 1926 and earned state tournament honors three times. He later worked at Sugarlane Racquet Club and Republic Steel, retiring in 1962. He is survived by his children, grandchildren, and other relatives. services are planned in Elyria with burial at Brookdale Cemetery.
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Reverend Oaksford led Westlake church for decades
Reverend William B. Oaksford 41 of Cleveland longtime senior pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church Westlake died Monday at Holy Family Cancer Home Parma. Born 1951 Ft Belvoir Va he trained through Concordia and Springfield Seminary and served Messiah Wolcottville later rising to St. Paul Westlake. Survivors include wife Liza daughter Eve and several siblings. Memorials to Holy Family Cancer Home or St. Paul Lutheran School Building Fund.
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Cleveland
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Westlake
Holy Family Cancer Home
Parma
University of Washington
Concordia Junior College
Portland
Ore
Concordia State College
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Concordia Seminary
Springfield
Messiah Lutheran Church
Wolcottville
Gaksford
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Rose Charlotte Villetta 87 Of North Ridgeville
Rose Charlotte Villetta 87 of North Ridgeville passed away. Survived by her husband Francis and brother Walter W. Friends may call at Blackburn Funeral Home 28 Main St Grafton and McCullough Funeral Home in W V. Burial in Pullman Cemetery Pullman West Virginia.
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Rose Charlotte Villetta
North Ridgeville
Francis Iss
Samtel
Sean
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Foley
Blackburn
Main St
Grafton
McCullough
Pullman
W Va
Former Spencer mayor Hayden B Coe dies at 89
Hayden B Coe 89 longtime Spencer leader and former mayor died after a life in public service and business. Born in Newberry Ohio he moved to Spencer in 1941 and operated Spencer Electric for 16 years. He served as mayor 1947 50 and was active in local Rotary Masons and Boy Scouts. Funeral p m Wednesday Parker Son Funeral Home Spencer with service Thursday 11 am Rev Edward Gardner officiating. Burial in Chatham Cemetery. Donations to Spencer K of P Lodge or Litchfield Masonic Lodge.
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Ohio
Chatham
Spencer
Spencer Electric
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Spencer United Methodist Church
Spencer K of P Lodge
Pythian
Medina
Winding Capnte Base Board
Medina County Fair Board
Lorain Medina Rural Electric Cooperative
Litchfield Masonic Lodge
Sullivan Order of Eastern Star
Boy Scouts of America
Parker & Son Funeral Home
E. Main St
Edward Gardner
Chatham Cemetery
W. Main St
Wadsworth Rd
Wadsworth
Infant stillborn in Cleveland with Elyria survivors noted
Larissa Sr Godsey King infant daughter of Lisa Godsey and Keith A King of Elyria was stillborn August 12 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Besides her parents, survivors include grandmothers Nancy Shreffler of Elyria and Betty King of Lorain, grandfather Wendell Godsey of Lorain, great grandparents Betty Lewis and Richard Cragin of Elyria and Herstal and Dasha Godsey of Lorain. Graveside services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brookdale Cemetery in Elyria with Rev Charles Keesee officiating. Curtis Scheuffler Busch Family Chapel in charge of arrangements. Virgil Red Moran Jr 56 of Elyria died Monday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was born in Mullens WV and lived in Elyria 25 years, moving from Cincinnati. He worked for North Ridgeville Middle School as a head custodian. 17 years LuAnn nee Clapp daughters Pam Opel of LaGrange and Christine Moran at home, sons Charles Davis of Cincinnati and Christopher Moran at home, two grandchildren, and his mother Eula Schove of Elyria. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at Bauer and Route 57 Elyria. Ruby M Meyers 65 of Eaton Township died Monday at home after a long illness. Services incomplete and will be announced by Bauer Home in Elyria.
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Second St
Elyria
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Dixie Beard
Jones Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Brookdale Cemetery
Alfred Karpinski
LaGrange
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Lorain County
Airborne Manufacturing
Leat Seigler, Inc
Karpinski
LaGrange Lions Club
Trinity Lutheran Church
Grafton
Mildred
Curt
Keystone School
Craig
Avon Lake
Emily Ravalla
Vermilion
Betty Gregorczik
Larissa Shawtae Godsey- King
Lisa Godsey
Keith A. King
MetroHealth Medical Center
Nancy Shreffler
Betty King
Lorain
Wendell Godsey
Betty Lewis
Richard Cragin
Herstal
Dasha Godsey
Charles Keesee
Midway Baptist Church
Curtis-Scheuffler-Busch
Virgil “Red” Moran Jr
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mullens
W.va
Cincinnati
North Ridgeville Middle School
LuAnn
Ruby M. Meyers
Eaton Township
Bauer- Laubenthal-Wainwright
Man charged with assault in Elyria record
A 28 year old Elyria man Donald Mantle was arrested for assault after an argument with his sister Mary Deptula at Mantle's apartment and later in the parking lot. Deptula was injured when a car door closed on her shoulder during the dispute. Mantle was released pending an Elyria Municipal Court appearance.
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Elyria
Donald M. Mantle
Brunswick Drive
Elyria Municipal Court
Mantle
Mary Deptula
Middle Ave
Deptula
Project Joy! Puppeteer Jean Rice Performs in Ely Square
Puppeteer Jean Rice, a Project Joy! network volunteer artist from Amherst, will present a lunch-time show at Ely Square Park in Elyria on Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rice has about two years of experience with the ride on the Rinel teer and designs her show for audiences of all ages, aligning with groups such as the Puppeteers Guild of Northern Ohio and the Ohio Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers.
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Elyria
Ely Square Park
Rice
Project Joy! Network
Amherst
America
Puppeteers Guild of Northern Ohio
Ohio Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers
Kctaranfion
United Way Volunteers Pick Elyria Campaign Leadership
Community leaders in Lorain County will head the United Way drive for this year with chairman Drexel Bunch of Nordson Corp and vice chairman Vic Goode of BF Goodrich. The roster includes Wayne Ross, R. Joe Johnston, Bob Cairns, John Kreighbaum, Bob Bowman, Sharon Herzer, Doug Wilber, Mary Low Fullgrabe, Auggie Waldron, Shannon Swedinovich, and Brian Lockwood. The goal will be announced at the September 11 kickoff. last year the drive raised 3.3 million supporting 103 programs across 44 agencies.
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Elyria
United Way
Lorain County
Drexel Bunch
Nordson Corp
Vic Goode
BF. Goodrich Chemical Co
Wayne Ross
Lorain County Bank
Sharon Herzer
Wickens, Herzer & Panza
Doug Wilber
WOBL
Mary Low Fullgrabe
Erie Shores
Three-year-old hit by car in Elyria incident
Elyria three year old Thomas FE Brown was reported in good condition after a car strike on East Bridge Street. The child suffered a brain hematoma and was airlifted by LifeFlight to Cleveland hospital, with officials saying he may be released today. Eyewitnesses said F Charles Shoupe of Vermilion drove the Cadillac Fleetwood at about 12 mph and could not avoid the child stepping into the roadway near East River Street.
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Elyria
Thomas FE. Brown
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
East Bridge Street
Younster
F. Charles Shoupe
Vermilion
Elyria Councilman Proposes Ban on Campaign Signs
Elyria councilman at large John Bender said he wants to ban all 4 by 8 campaign signs before the November election, calling them environmental pollutants. His exact stance was unclear in the Saturday story.
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John Bender
Bender
Drowned man from Avon Lake dived into lake
Avon Lake police and fire officials and the Coast Guard said they did all they could to locate Don Miller 24 after he dove from a 30 foot cliff and drowned in rough Lake Erie Rescue efforts were hampered by high waves and weather Miller's body was recovered Monday under a private pier on Lake Road His family criticized the delay in removing the body and lamented the lack of ongoing vigil over the search with police noting they are not a recovery team\"
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Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Don Miller
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Lake Road
Deanna
Ken Vaccaro
Robert Bradford
Lorain
Trial date set in Lorain overbilling case
Nov 16 trial date scheduled in Lorain County Common Pleas Court for attorney Jack S. Malkin accused of overbilling on off court-appointed work. Indicted three months earlier, Malkin will be tried before visiting judge Edward J. Akroo, retired Ninth District Ohio Court of Appeals member.
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Lorato Lemay Common Pleas Court
Lorain County
Jack S. Malkin
Erate
Edward J
Ninth District
Ohio Court of Appeals
Akroo
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Miver Noadge
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Jake” Miller
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United Methodist Home
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Cleveland Ave
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