Erie County Attorney Robert Close dies at 62 in Sandusky
Robert J. Close 62 of Sunrise Ridge Berlin Heights a Sandusky attorney died yesterday morning in Sandusky at Good Samaritan Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Born in Sandusky he had lived in Berlin Heights four years and was active in Erie County Bar Association, Berlin Heights Kiwanis Club and Congregational United Church of Christ. Survived by wife Mary Lee two sons Michael and David two daughters Stephanie and Candy a brother Albert and a sister. Funeral arrangements through local firms.
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Robert J. Close
Sunrise Ridge
Berlin Heights
Sandusky
Good Samaritan Hospital
Erie County Bar Association
Five Sentenced by Lorainite Judge for murder
A divorce dispute ending in a fatal shooting led Elviro Marrero to receive a 15 years to life term after pleading guilty to murder. Judge Paul J. Mikus also sentenced five others in separate pleas of guilty including drug and weapons offenses, with fines and suspended jail terms.
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Elviro Marrero
Oakdale Ave
Lorain
Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Ivan Lorenzano Jr
Sixth St
Mansfield Reformatory
Randy van Gilder
Rosewood Ave
David E. Eddie
Roosevelt Ave
Antonio Flores
Virgil Lee Crowe
Fulton Rd
A. Algood
Orth
16Th St
Non Department
Death notice for Mrs Anna Rodachy of Elyria and Lorain
Mrs Anna Rodachy of 24 Krondale Ave died last night at Autumn Nursing Home Lorain after illness. She was born in Hungary in 1886 and belonged to Sacred Heart Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. Survived by sons Frank Joseph and George of Elyria and John of Lorain, sister Mrs Johanna Ko eis of Scranton Pa, 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Preceded by husband Gilbert in 1940, three sisters and two brothers. Friends may call Laubenthal Funeral Home tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at the funeral home and 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church Rev Francis Cook officiating. Christian Wake Service tomorrow at p.m. Burial at St Mary's.
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Mary C. Diaz
East 29Th St
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Taos
N. M
Lorain-Cuyahoga
US. Steel Corp
David Ramieriz
Anita Ramirez
Mary Williams
South Amherst
William
Angie) Griffore
Sheffield Lake
Fedelina Caravajal
Swink
Coto
Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Eusebio Rivera
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Harriet E. Smith
Lake Rd
Avon Lake
St. Joseph Hospital
Lexington
David Frazier
James Frazier
Elyria
Maybelle Wade
Sho Low
Dean T. Morgan
Gifford Road
Wellington
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Mr. Morgan
Camden Township
Camden Baptist Church
Maynard
Cehildren
Guy
Kipton
Mary
Lucille Miller
Gerber
Wakeman
Kenneth Nelson
Daniel Klein
Camden Cemetery
Marion E. Oney
West St
Herrick Memorial Library
Welen
Oney
Kirkland
Congregational United Church of Christ, Town and Country Club
Southern Lorain County Historical Society
Lake Erie
Williamsport
Larry
Eleanor) Broome
Rockland
Sheila) Wiseman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Carl
Jordan
Milton Corlett
Tom Cortett
Oberlin
Norton Funeral Home
Congregational United Church of Christ
Ron Boldman
Anna Rodachy
Krondale Ave
Hungary
Sacred Heart Church
The
Moose
Frank
Joseph
George
John
Johanna Koeis
Scranton
Gilbert
Laubenthal Funeral
Francis Cook
St. Mary's Cemetery
Club owner and dancer arrested on charges of pandering obscenity
A plain clothes Elyria officer arrested Beer Belly Bar owner Herman Jagusch and dancer Helen Groth early yesterday on pandering obscenity and indecent exposure charges. The private Cleveland Street club admits only card-carrying members as young unclad dancers parade on a carpeted platform atop the bar. Police offered few specifics beyond observations leading to the arrests.
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Elyria
Cleveland Street
Herman P. Jagusch
Rt. 57
Helen R. Groth
Akron
Amherst men arrested in lot after hit and run
Two Amherst men Ronnie Lynn Chapman and Charles Lindberg were arrested after police investigated a hit and run. Chapman, 19, faced charges of leaving the scene and failure to control while Lindberg was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.
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Puli
Sid Lindberg
Lindberg
Chapman
Motorists fined for violations in Elyria court case
Two Elyria men faced fines and suspensions after court proceedings for driving and alcohol offenses. Bruce Bierkower received six months license suspension and a suspended jail sentence after a guilty verdict for driving while intoxicated. Roger L Rice, charged with DWI by state troopers, was ordered to undergo the same suspension after a reduced conviction.
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Elyria
Eaerin
Monica
James P. Gora
Bruce Bierkower
Buckeye St
Roger L Rice
Bronswick Dr
Rice
Chis State Highway Patrol
Woman raped near apartments in Elyria incident
An 18 year old Elyria woman reported being raped while walking through the parking lot of Avent apartment complex early today near the pool. Police investigated as one of three crimes at the complex this morning. a separate burglary attempt and theft from a car were also reported.
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Elyria
Avent
Terry Kaiser
Apt
Bernice Barvie
Parsnely
Bank Robbery Reported at Lorain County Bank Branch
Lorain police investigated a robbery at the Central Security National Bank of Lorain County branch at 28th Street and Apple Avenue. Two men entered the bank and took an undetermined amount of cash from tellers. No injuries were reported and details were unavailable.
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Lorain
Central Security National Bank of
Lorain County
28Th Street
Apple Avenue
John Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Amherst Youth and Elyria Man Charged With Marijuana Possession
Amherst resident Raymond Recznik, 18, was charged after a fight near the Arena skating rink when police found bags in his socks. Elyria resident Rick Robinson, 21, was charged with possession after officers found a plastic bag of marijuana in his front pocket during a 2:30 a.m. arrest.
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Amherst
Elyria
Raymond Recznik
S. Leavitt Rd
Arena Skating Rink
Cleveland St
Rick Robinson
Bath St
Ijuana
Lorain teen charged with six counts in vehicle incident
A 13 year old Lorain resident faced six charges after police reported stopping near Washington and West 10th Street. The incident involved an open flask, unsafe vehicle, and erratic driving en route through several streets. Unclear details from the report reference Rio de Janeiro events and a project sponsoring outdoor concerts.
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Lorain
Nesses
Washington Veri
Olice Telly
Barth
Washington
W. 10Th Street
Teacher morale law in Oberlin
Oberlin educators report declining morale amid school reorganization that closed Pleasant School and moved staff to other buildings. OOEA president John Memmott cites unsettled staffing, new programs, unanswered questions, and tight job markets as factors. He says administration must settle the process before the new school year. Superintendent Force acknowledged the problem and will meet with Memmott.
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Oberlin
John Memmott
Oberlin (Ohio) Education Association
OOEA
Memmott
Memmett
William Force
Force
Coroner rules on exec killed in accident
Eugene A. Shank, 46, of Avon Lake, general sales manager of the Sherwin Williams container division, was killed in a one car crash at Bradley and Lake Roads. Police believe he fell asleep at the wheel and he died from internal injuries and a severed spinal cord. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Shank
Sherwin-Williams Container Division
Welfare official named to national welfare reform committee
Lorain County Welfare Director Gerard Prinz has been invited by the American Public Welfare Association to join a 30 member national committee to review and testify on welfare reform legislation before the Department of Health and Human Services. The first meeting is scheduled for September 12 in Washington, D.C. Prinz, active in Ohio welfare matters and former head of the Ohio Welfare Directors Association, has worked in this field since 1953 and is a graduate of Franklin College in Indiana. He belongs to Lakewood Country Club and Cleveland Athletic Club. He is survived by his wife Lorraine, daughter Jacqueline of New Jersey, and son Gregory a student at St. Edward's in Lakewood. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Burmeister Funeral Home in Avon Lake.
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Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Prinz
Ohio
Ohio Welfare Directors Association
American Public Welfare Association
Washington, D.C
Franklin College
Franklin
Ind
Lakewood Country Club
Cleveland Athletic Club
Shank
Lorraine
Jacqueline
New Jersey
Gregory
St. Edward's
Lakewood
Burmeister Funeral Home
Avon Lake
North Olmsted Squirts Hockey Booth Draws Attention
A year old William Smith, wearing hockey gear, attracts a double take at the North Olmsted Homecoming festival. William, son of Mr and Mrs William Smith of 6545 Sutton Dr, North Olmsted, belongs to the North Olmsted Squirts Hockey Team. The festival runs today and tomorrow at Community Park along Lorain Road.
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William Ae
North Olmsted
North Olmsted Hockey Club
William
William Smith
Sutton Dr
North Olmsted Squirts
Lorain Road
Dave Zapotesky
Judge to Rule on Hughes Residency Trial
A Texas probate judge in Houston will decide Friday whether the Hughes estate goes to trial on September 12. The case seeks to determine Hughes residency, legal heirs, and the validity of the Mormon Will. Texas aims to claim inheritance taxes, with Summa Corp overseeing an escrow of about 16 percent of Hughes wealth as a settlement condition.
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Houston
Texas
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Pat Gregory
Gregory
Las Vegas
Church of Latter-day Saints
Annette Gano Lummis
William
Summa Corp
Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
Muzzy Reinstated as Sheffield Lake Middle Principal
Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed a Common Pleas ruling and ordered James Muzzy Jr. rehired as Sheffield Lake Middle School principal for the coming year. Muzzy expressed optimism about a smoother year and collaboration with the new superintendent and staff after meeting with his team. Dr. Ted Greener, the new superintendent, plans to move to formalize Muzzy’s reemployment at Monday’s board meeting.
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Sheffield Lake
James Muzzy Jr
Sheffield Lake Middle School
Muzzy
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas Court
Paul J. Mikus
Ted Greener
Nave
Greener
Lems
County prisoner indicted in Cleveland arson case
A Lorain County Jail inmate, Michael DeCost, 19, of Cleveland, tied to seven Cleveland house fires including a May 12 blaze, has been indicted. He was extradited from West Virginia on probation violation charges and held in the county jail. The indictment names DeCost and a Cleveland couple in the fires, one of which damaged four nearby homes, with a May incident noted. DeCost was returned to face charges and was attacked by fellow inmates before Lorain police moved him.
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Lorain
West Virginia
Cleveland
Michael DeCost
Seventh St
DeCost
Martin Ebel
Lorain City
John Malinovsky
DeCost Pahra
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