Obituary of Harry P Bratton Lorain chief draftsman dies
Harry P Bratton 54 of Lorain and chief draftsman for Parker Hannifin Airborne Division died after brief illness in St. Joseph Hospital. WWII Air Corps veteran, Lorain High School 1944 graduate, member of St Peter Church and golf leagues. Survived by wife Molly, sons Angelo and Brian, daughter Michelle, granddaughter, mother and sister. Funeral details set with wake times, burial at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials suggested to Hospice or American Cancer Society.
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Harry P. Bratton
Lorain
Parker-Hannifin
Airborne Division
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain High School
Bratton
St. Peter Church
St. Peter Golf League
City Golf League
Molly
Nee Letizia
Angelo CIA
Brian Bratton
Michelle Bratton
Harry
Zetta) Bratton
Betty) Woods
Reidy-Scanlan
Funeral
Joseph Step
Calvary Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Charity fundraiser victim and local obituary notes
Mrs. Ethel Ciosek 43 of 505 Clemens Ave. died at Elyria Memorial after a heart attack at home. She worked at Howard Johnsons and supported March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon, earning top fundraiser honors two years. Survived by husband Robert and daughter Wendy Steve ly, with mother Evelyn Prather. Belvidere-born Elyria resident active in Salvation Army. Funeral details at Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home with Rev. H. Richard Bucey officiating. burial Resthaven Memory Gardens.
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Ethel
Ralphie) Ciosek
Clemens Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ciosek
Howard Johnson's
Elyria
Belvidere
Salvation Army
Robert
Daniel
Wendy) Stevely
Reading
Calif
Evelyn Prather
Bradley C. Wearsch
Amherst
Avon Lake
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
Mr. Wearsch
Air Force
Ford Motor Co
Avon
Burmeister
H. Richard Bucey
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Death notices and funeral notices from Elyria area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices across Elyria and nearby towns. Peter H Dellefield 95 of Elm Street with survivors including daughters Helen Frackin Dona Lentz and sons Leonard Howard Fochard and Victor. services at Curts Scheuffler Funeral Home and burial at Parge Hill Memorial Park. Perry B Mohrman T1 of Whitney Wellington with survivors including wife Nola and children Dr David James and Billiam. services at Norton Funeral Home and Prusfeld United Church. Masel L Robson 20 a farmer with survivors Eleanor Van Arsdale Moy Bluabech Edwins and others. services at Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home. Richard T Kessler 62 owner of Pioneer Auto Sales died after eight months illness. services at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. survivors include wife Rosemarie daughters Karen and Tony and four grandchildren. A newborn baby boy found near Recreation Complex near Lorain Road remained stillborn. coroner could not identify it. Towner Industrial Gas & Oil Partnership 1980-III closed offering 552 limited partners investing $7.39 million for drilling ops in Appalachian basin Oklahoma and Arkansas. availability Sept 3 and closing mid-October.
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Dellefield
Peter H
Elm St
South
Helen Frackin
Dona Lentz
Leonard
Howard, Fochard
Victor Freents
Curts-Scheuffler
Sernees
Parge Hill Mermorial Park
Mohrman Perry
Whitney Rost
Wellington
Sas
Nola
Sors
David Mohrman
James
Billiam
Frencs
Norton Funeral Home
Prusfeld United Courch
Cort
Richard T. Kessler
West Ridge Road
Curtis-Scheuffler
Robert Wickens
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Kessler
Pioneer Auto Sales
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Anna
Ohio
Elyria
Elyria Elks
Lorain
Towner Petroleum Co
Appalachian
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Towner's
Industrial Gas & Oil Partnership
Losing candidates in Oberlin council selection dispute
Harriet Arnold, sworn in as Oberlin's newest councilwoman, faced questions from three former candidates about the process used to fill the vacancy left by Geraldine Donaldson. Council chair Bill Long defended the open consideration of all submitted names while noting interviews could be held in executive session. The council now consists of five white men and two women, including one black and one white member.
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Oberlin
Harriet Arnold
Council
Wadell Simmons
Arnold
Geraldine Donaldson
Bill Long
Long
Dewey Ganzel
Ganzel
Layoff appeal challenged over city rules and state law
Elyria attorney for 72 laid off workers plans to file a brief arguing city civil service rules should have guided layoffs by seniority, not job classification. The commission heard six appeals as debate centers on retention points and eligibility, with a ruling expected after briefing.
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Elyria City
David Long
Elyria Civil Service Commission
City Civil Service
Long
George Ferguson
Micheal Keys
Ferguson
Keys Administration
Commission
Charles Baumgartner
Grafton Fluoridation Vote Not On November Ballot
The Lorain County Board of Elections says the fluoridation question cannot legally appear on the ballot this November. Only a citizen petition for a referendum could put it before voters. Village officials had asked for the ballot item after receiving a one year free fluoridation grant offer from the state health department.
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Grafton
Lorain
Council
State Department of Health
Case Western swimmers fail long Lake Erie crossing
Eight Case Western Reserve University swimmers from Cleveland tried a 55 mile Lake Erie swim for Special Olympics funds led by coach Timothy Hable. Douglas Conrad, 21, of Toledo, swam over 24 hours before cramps forced his withdrawal near 10 miles from the failed goal. The rest quit about three hours later. the group had trained all summer with a doctor, nurse, and spotters aboard a 44 foot chartered cabin cruiser near Rondeau Provincial Park.
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Erieau, Ont
UPC
Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Lake Erie
Douglas Conrad
Toledo
Conrad
Canadian Coast Guard
Rondeau Provincial Park
Edgewater State Park
Hable
Canada
Erie
Ridgeville to pursue court action over basin demand
North Ridgeville plans legal move to compel W G Lockhart Construction Co to dig a flood retention basin south of Center Ridge Road and meet conditions for dirt from the Campbell borrow pit used in the Route 10 relocation. The firm refuses to dig and will only negotiate through its attorney. Mayor Noll had threatened to close the Route 10 right of way to the company’s earth moving equipment.
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North Ridgeville
W.G. Lockhart Construction Co
Richard Noll
Lockhart
Center Ridge Road
Campbell Borrow
Noll
Andrew Reed
Lagrange approves water sewer rate hike and street talks
Lagrange village council approved immediate increases to water and sewer rates to align with operating costs and fund emergencies. The plan raises next level charges and expands service charges for out-of-town customers, while sewer fees become a percentage of water bills with a minimum. Also, a separate dispute over Campbell borrow pit rights with Lockhart may go to court, city officials stating negotiations failed.
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Lagrange
Pilot lands damaged private plane without injuries at Lorain airport
Joseph M. Tieber 32 of Berea says he approached Lorain County Regional on Murray Ridge Road at 6 35 p m with landing gear lights showing down. The Cessna 310 skidded 539 feet of runway and the underside and propellers were destroyed. Tieber and passenger Joseph Sidoti of Parma Heights flew from Hopkins International.
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Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Joseph M. Tieber
Berea Commons
Berea
Lorain County to graduate third EMT paramedic class
Lorain County Community College will graduate its third emergency medical technician paramedic class Friday at 8 p.m. in the college center mall. About 24 graduates work with local ambulance services and fire departments, among 1980 total graduates.
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Lorain County Community College
College Center
Ohio
Mickie Chavez
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Toledo
Amherst
Gregory Breen
Avon Lake
Richard Frasciak
Charles Minnich
Susan Newcomb
Bay Village
Linda Eisele
Columbia Station
Lance Colegrove
Lagrange
Don Seabold
Litchfield
Joyce Teodecki
James Willson
Lorain
Patrick Costello
Anthony Cuevas
James Davis
Donald Poprock
Shirley Roig
Medina
Jack Smith
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Robert Ciosek
Robson Masel
Ely Tia Wang
Eleanor van Arsdale
Moy Bluabech Vette
Edwins
Mone
Rome
LaPorte
Boris
Ratpe Kul
LaPoe
Mabel Roman
Ill
William
Rockford
Leroy
Helen Goethier
Yvone Wooley
Rockford, IL
Sandra Feltz
Owasso
Okla
Constance Romine
Sperry
Sherry Bannister
Deborda Dayler
Reichlin - Roberts
Albert Holmberg
Kessler Services
North
Lorain Oil Firm
Lcensed
Harvey C. Carts
Ernest W. Schenfer
Daniel Reinks
Oberlin Council
Debbie Courtright
C-T
By Tom Ford
Case Swimming
Timothy Hable
Susan
Eriean
Ont
Ridgeville
Basin
Lagrange Water
Ken Looy
Frederic Grimm
City Law
Jeffrey Manning
LCCC
EMT
Bogner Funeral Home, Inc
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