Veteran Vermilion police retiree David Kerr dies at 92
David Edward Kerr 92 of Vermilion died after a long illness. A Cleveland native, he led the Cleveland Police Department for 45 years and headed the Homicide Squad for over two decades including the Sam Sheppard case. He held a lie detector record and lectured on criminology. Survived by daughter Karen, son David and four grandchildren, with services at Sunset Memorial Park. Memorials to New Life Hospice or Cleveland Police Historical Society.
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Vermilion
Kingston
Cleveland
Cleveland Police Department
Sam Sheppard
Elliot Ness
Case Western Reserve
Kerr
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church
Karen Cornelius
David
Lawrenceville
Lucille
Evor
Helen
Nee Nally
Captain Evor Kerr Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
North Olmsted
Gary Hazlett
Phoenix Center
New Life Hospice
New Life
Abbe Road
Elyria
Clevelland Police Historical Society
Ontario
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
Vermilion resident Zelda Cline 89 dies after illness
Zelda Cline nee Durbin 89 of Vermilion died Sunday at New Life Hospice Lorain after a lengthy illness. Born in Monroe County she moved to Lorain in 1941 and Vermilion in 1946. She worked during WWII at Thew Shovel and South Shore Packing Co. in Vermilion. Survived by sons Kathern Beursken and Marjorie Gassing of Vermilion, Lewis Melvin Chula Vista Calif Cecil Charles Williams Ore Clayton Eldred Vermilion 16 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceded by husband Lawrence F 1996, parents Evan and Gracie Durbin, sisters Mary Scott Flossie Scott Mabel Widner and brothers Charlie Arland Orlando Jake James. Funeral Tuesday 9 p.m. at Riddie Funeral Home Vermilion with services 10 a.m. Wednesday Rev Stephanie Bikel will burial Rugby Cemetery Brownhelm Township. Memorials New Life Hospice Elyria.
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Kathern Beursken
Marjorie Gassing
Vermilion
Lewis Melvin
Chula Vista
Calif
Cecil Charles
Williams, Ore
Clayton Eldred
Lawrence F
Evan
Gracie Durbin
Mary Scott
Flossie Scott
Mabel Widner
New Life Hospice
Abbe Road
Elyria
Obituary: Dr Rob M Rittenour 53 Amherst physician dies
Dr Robert M. Rittenour of Amherst died Friday at Community Health Partners Lorain after a sudden illness. A 30 year Amherst resident born in Connellsville Pa he practiced with Drs Wagner and Evans then at Amherst Hospital Oberlin Clinic and later opened a Lorain private practice. He delivered about 7000 babies was pro life supported LifeBanc organ donations and belonged to Lakeview Baptist Church and the NRA. Survivors include wife Sabrina five children and parents and brother. Services at Lakeview Baptist Church. Funeral home Lorain handling arrangements.
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Vermilion
National Rifle Association
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Steelers
Sabrina D
Donofrio
Russell
Mark
Dawson
Adriane Hamby
Celeste Hamby-Rittenour
Amherst
Marcie Haslage
Leona
Nee Herrington
Hope Galley
Lonnie Rittenour
Greensburg
Carson
Robert
Friends
Ferndale Ave
Guy Morton
Dombrowski-Wohlever-Wolak
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
Duke highlights fall library talks in Elyria
The Elyria Public Library opens its Reader's Adviser Book Discussion series for 2001 02 on Sept 19 at 7 p.m. in the Schiede Room with John Wayne's America The Politics of Celebrity by Gary Wills. Ruth Felix leads. light refreshments served. Contact 322 0393 for details.
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Elyria Public Library
John Wayne
America
Gary Wills
Schiede
Ruth Felix
Woman cleared sues city over 2000 child death case
Anne Hetman, acquitted driver in the July 2000 death of 3 year old Bria McCall, sues Cleveland and officials for 1 million in compensation and 5 million in punitive damages. She claims unjustified charges and illegal detention despite not at fault per the accident report.
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Cleveland
Anne Hetman
U.S. District Court
Herman
Bria McCall
East 72Nd Street
Hetman
Bria
Michael R. White
Martin Flask
Henry Guzman
Netman
William Gerstenslager
Gerstenslager
Flask
Guzman
Coaches Investigated After Minicamp Beatings in Akron Suburb
A lawsuit alleges an assistant coach whipped 8 to 10 year old players with a belt after showers at a minicamp in an Akron suburb. Coaches Thompson and Cloud are accused of keeping players in a dining hall before the showers, with White aiding. The league, funded partly by the city, pledged 32,000 dollars for new coaches and equipment.
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Akron
Thompson
Cloud
White
Cleveland
Retro car cruise lights up Elyria scene with 50s mood
The B4 cruise-in drew residents like Pat Kinley of North Ridgeville and Kelch of Elyria. Carhops from Donna's Diner posed by a 1968 aqua Galaxy 800, enhancing the authentic poodle-skirted vibe. Sponsored by Donna's Diner and Main Street Elyria, it was the first year for the car show series downtown.
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Kelch
Elyria
Pat Kinley
North Ridgeville
Donna's
Kinley
Salu
Donna’s Diner
Main Street
Students spotlight research driven learning abroad
Kathleen Woodhouse, an international studies major at Miami, spent two months in Paris researching marriages of North Africans and French.Linda Meadows of Ohio State praises inquiry based learning. Martin Abraham of Toledo's College of Engineering notes research helps students stand out at large schools.
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Czara
Kathleen Woodhouse
Miami
Paris
Woodhouse
Linda Meadows
Ohio
State
Martin Abraham
Toledo
College of Engineering
Abraham
Lawmakers weigh expanding teaching licenses amid shortages
Ohio lawmakers consider broadening licenses to cover elementary level courses and special education after universities propose allowing shorter routes. The House has already approved the proposal as schools report staffing gaps.
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Ohio
House
Ohio GOP cash to caucus under 1996 rules
Under 1996 Ohio campaign finance revisions individuals and PACs may give only 5000 to the caucus and 2500 to each legislative candidate. In 2000 some money reached the caucus but not the legislature. Dayton based Rep Jon Husted gave 142000 to the caucus, second to Householder, aiding finance committee seat.
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Tony Condia
Jon Husted
Dayton
Householder
Husted
Dayton Area
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Toledo
Osman
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