Lorain cobbler Tom Santu 83 dies after 58 years in trade
Tom D. Santu owner of Thomas Shoe Repair in Lorain died at Lorain Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Macedonia he learned the craft there and later shoeed horses before settling in Lorain in 1928. He served thousands of customers and was a member of First Lutheran Church. Survived by two daughters.
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Tom D. Santu
Lorain
Santu
Thomas Shoe Repair
Lorain Community Hospital
Macedonia
Yugoslavia
Chronicle-Telegram
America
Atlantic
Wadsworth
Broadway
Santo
First Lutheran Church
Obituary notices recount Lorain and Elyria residents' deaths
Willie Massey of Lorain aged 31 leaves a son Cloone and a wife Anna who died in 1968. Services at First Lutheran Church Lorain with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Clarence E Moss 81 formerly of Elyria dies in Grantsville WV after long illness. Milton E Laver 68 Elyria area retiree and WWII Navy veteran. Robert L Clary 72 Avon Lake resident and WWII Navy veteran. Burial arrangements and memorials follow at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Avon or Sunset Memorial Park North Olmsted with related funeral homes and services.
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Fannie Bryant
St. Charles
Mildred McAbier
Elyria
Anna
Reidy
Lorain
American Cancer Society
Milton E. Laver
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Laver
Oberlin
Steel and Tube Div
Republic Steel
Larry
South Amherst
Kenneth
Spring City
Tenn
Arthur
Joan) Cotton
Wesley
Marion) Samslow
Harry
Lauer
Wilmah
Cowling Funeral Home
Leah Matthews
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain County
Robert L. Clary
Avon Lake
St. John and West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Mr. Clary
National Association of the Civilian Conservation Corps
Eileen
Edward L
Brownhelm Township
Cheryl Sturgeon
Westfield Center
Ohio
Charles
North Ridgeville
Burmeister
Our Lady of the Wayside Home
Avon
Rykon reopens after cyanide death probe
Avon Lake officials reopened Rykon Specialized Plating Inc after a cyanide related death. John Hyatt Jr. died at Lorain Community Hospital after handling sodium cyanide dust at the 555 Miller Rd plant. Mayor Hausrod ordered a temporary shutdown pending fire department and OSHA investigations.
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Avon Lake
Rykon Specialized Plating Inc
John Hyatt Jr
Lorain Community Hospital
Richard Hausrod
Hausrod
Rykon
Fire Department
Hyatt
Miller Rd
Drury Sr. of Grand Ledge and Bradenton dies after illness
Edward J. Drury Sr. of Grand Ledge Michigan and Palmetto Florida died in Hastings Michigan after a short illness. He was a retired shipping supervisor for Horta Craft Corp of Albion and attended Grand Ledge Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Vivian, children Janet Lofgren Edward J Drury Jr Timothy Drury William Drury and five grandchildren along with two sisters and two brothers. Services were held at Grand Ledge Baptist Church.
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Clarence E. Moss
Elyria
Grantsville
W.va
West Virginia
Moss
Smith’s
Sohio
Laura F. (Nee Marks
Fred
Arletta June) Smith
Grafton
Edward
Arlen) Minney
Steve
Carol) Sprouse
Normantown
Barbara Landis
Donnie Moss
Nova
William Wayne Moss
Kenneth Moss
Republic
Ohio
Paul Moss
Leeman Moss
Nell Skidmore
Viola Whitesel
Lee Moss
Tyson Moss
Earnie Moss
Ruth Reed
Stella Moss
Upper Steel Run _ Baptist Church
Spurgeon Funeral Home
Glenville
Edward J. Drury Sr
Grand Ledge
Mich
Palmetto
Fla
Hastings
London
Horta-Craft Corp
Albion
Grand Ledge Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Bradenton
Drury
Vivian
Janet Lofgren
Edward J. Drury Jr
One Dead Nine Injured in Ashland County Crash
A two car crash Saturday afternoon at Routes 60 and 95 in Ashland County left Nathan R. Taylor, 56, of Loudonville dead and nine others injured. In the Yutzy car, 33 year old Paul J. Yutzy and four passengers were involved, including 19 year old Rose Taylor who was hospitalized at Samaritan in Ashland.
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Loudonville
Nathan R. Taylor
Paul J. Yutzy
Ashland Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Yutzy
Rose Taylor
Samaritan Hospital
Ashland
Motorcyclist killed in Liverpool crash
A Brunswick motorcyclist died and his passenger was critically injured in a Route 252 collision with a northbound car in Liverpool Township. Douglas Kucek, 23, died at Medina Community Hospital. passenger Teri Lemmeyer, 23, remained in critical condition at Southwest General Hospital. The crash, reported about 7:40 p.m., involved other injured from Loudonville Crestmont and Wooster, with driver Rich ard Kerstens and passenger Evelyn Geiser among those affected. no charges filed, investigation ongoing.
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Liverpool
Brunswick
Douglas Kucek
Briar Leigh Dr
Medina Community Hospital
Medina Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Teri Lemmeyer
Blazey Trail
Strongsville
Southwest General Hospital
Kucek
Richard Kerstens
W. 145Th St
Cleveland
Kerstens
Nathan Taylor
David Plant
Wooster
Evelyn Geiser
Orrville
Aultman Hospital
Canton
Loudonville
Crestmont
Montessori School Taking Applications in Elyria and Amherst
Golden Crescent Montessori Preschool invites applications for children ages three and four. Located in Amherst and Elyria, the program runs three hours daily, five days a week. For more information call 323-6925 in Elyria.
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Elyria
Golden Crescent Montessori Preschool
Amherst
Hearing set on moving DeChant murder trial
A Sept. 8 hearing will decide if Gregory DeChant’s aggravated murder case should move from Lorain County. Judge Adrian Bedeski will hear defense motions after lawyers cited extensive media coverage and a polygraph referenced during arrest. The trial date remains Nov. 12.
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DeChant
Elyria
Gregory DeChant
Lorain County
John Pyle
Gerald Gold
Cleveland State University
Testimony nears end in N A murder trial
In Elyria a jury heard closing morning testimony in the murder case of Joseph Parsons and Kevin McDowell both 21 facing charges in the June 29 1985 death of 46 year old Richard P James of North Ridgeville. defense argued death was accidental while prosecutors described Smith and Haynes as bullies who rough up an intoxicated man.
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Elyria
Joseph Parsons
Kevin McDowell
McDowell
Parsons
Richard P. James
North Ridgeville
Gerald Smith
Births list from Elyria and Lorain area families
Birth notices dated August 13 to August 20 from Elyria Lorain area. Entries record births including daughters to Nicholso Kauffman Forbus Carter Peters Washington Bates Citro Smith Hoffstetter Rotuno Smith Meade Eger Smith Ortiz Burden Borchert Winiarski with home addresses in Elyria Lorain LaGrange Wakeman North Ridgeville and North Ridgeville.
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David Nicholso
West Ave
Elyria
Rudy Bauza
Oak Hills West
Lorain
David Williams
School St
Richard Kauffman
Cherry Bottom Lane
Marshall Forbus
21St St
James Carter
Antrim
Dale Peters
David Dr
Shannon Washington
11Th St
Thomas Bates
Park Meadow
Ralph Citro
Ane St
Richard Smith
Windsor Dr
Walter Hoffstetter
Case Rd
North Ridgeville
Timothy Rotuno
Carol Lane
Thomas Smith
Diagonal Rd
LaGrange
Duane Meade Jr
Washington Ave
Tracy Haynes
Rt. 2
Box 2020
Wakeman
Kenneth Bachna
Antrim Rd
Toby Ramirez
Harvard Ave
Kevin Pratt
Oberlin Rd
David Covalt
Homesite
Beverly Eger
River N
Jim Smith
Meadow Lane
Debra Ortiz
Sixth St
Charles Burden
Warren Ave
Robert Borchert
N. Center St
Ralph and
Mary Winiarski
Deborah Dr
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Jack Schreiner
Holy Cross Cemetery
Garland-Misencik
John R. Hyatt Jr
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Robert Schroyer
Church of the Open Door
Evergreen Cemetery
Connellsville
U.S. Steel
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Massey Willie
Cloone
Jeannie
Willie
Pameral
Dan Horn
Ohio Department of Health
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OSHA
Arnie Anderson
Anderson
Charles Lampkin
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Glendora
Miss
Second Baptist Church
Lampkin
Beniter
Nee Paschall
Clarksdale
Charles D
Heath
Chevy Davis
Barbara Jean Pardon
Yolanda Horton
Mildred Lampkin
Cora Hervey
Hattie Crim
Bertha Bryant
Joe
Chicago
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Henry Johnson III
Brookdale Cemetery
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Kishman
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James Zemek
Ashland County
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Cemetery OF the Chimes
Enrie
Lorain & Rumherst
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9Th District Court of Appeals
Betleski
N.A
By Scott Stephens
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Elyria Memorial
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Jane
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