Area Deaths Feature Several Lorain County Names
Lorain County obituary notices list Jack Beach of Vermilion died Friday at Lorain Community Hospital with arrangements by Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion. Melvin Wallace of Elyria died Friday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after two years of illness. He served in the Army in Africa and Italy and was active with Black River Audubon Society. Viola Vorisek, a longtime Avon Lake resident, died in Florida after a monthlong illness. Naomi Phelps of Lorain died Friday at home. survived by children and many grandchildren. Multiple services and funeral arrangements are listed for Lorain, Elyria, and Vermilion residents, including calls at Curtis-Scheuffler, Dombruski, and Burmeister funeral homes and masses at local churches.
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Jack Beach
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Riddle Funeral Home
Melvin C. Wallace
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Society
North Ridgeville
Florence
Nee Cordy
Edward
Janice) Jesensky
Lorain
Lorain Health Department
Frances Montalto
Cal
Josephine) Dimacchia
Rose Diso
Vincent
Sarah) Russell
Baltimore
Frank
Marianna) Mucha
John
Willard
Ohio
Jack
Lena Sofia
Chris Bove
Dombroski Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Church
Stephen Spisak
Charles
William
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Avon Lake
Burmeister Funeral Romes
Naomi Phelps
Cleveland
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Senior Citizen’s Club
Phelps
Harold A
Sheffield Lake
Walter R
Tennessee
Charlotte Coffe
Beverly Ann Hennie
California
Ruth Snodgrass
Florida
Virgil T. Knerien
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Lorain County
Mr. Knerien
EST Bank
Harvey T
David L
Keith H
Pomona
Calif
Donald A
Chandler, Aziz
Brookdale Cemetery
Deborah Goforth
Salvation Army
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Ruth C. Wearsch
Riverview Nursing Home
Avon
Lakewood
Kasper Foundry
The
Eagles
St. Mary Catholic Church
Edwin
Mildred) Nagel
Ardella Krebs
Norman Wearsch
Phyllys Wearsch
Burmeister County Line
Arthur Egan
Gornall named Journal publisher in Oberlin move
Oberlin resident Kenyon D. Gornall has been named publisher president and chief executive officer of The Journal replacing Harry Horvitz who sold the paper amid liquidation of the Horvitz trust assets. Ingersoll Publications Co based in Princeton N J bought The Journal and four Horvitz papers in a court linked settlement. Gornall a Lorain native began at The Journal in 1949 and is a Baldwin Wallace College graduate who served in World War II. He and his wife Jane have three daughters. The Ingersoll Co publishes more than 100 newspapers in 17 states.
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Lorain
Ingersoll Publications Co
Oberlin
Kenyon D. Gornall
Gornall
Harry Horvitz
Horvitz Trust
Journal
Horvitz
The
Balwin- Wallace College
Jane
Ingersoll Co
Princeton
N.J
Ridgeville co op enrolling toddlers for 1987 88 year
The North Ridgeville Co op Nursery School invites three year olds who are toilet trained to enroll for the 1987 88 school year. Classes run Mondays from 9 30 to 11 a m.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Jack Powel
A son was born to Mr Jack Powel and Mrs Powel at their home 207 Harvard Ave Elyria. The family announces the arrival in the local birth notices.
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Rower
Mrs
Jack Powel
Harvard Ave
Elyria
Veteran Carnies Break Stereotypes With Youthful Roles
Wellington report shows fair workers aging toward younger hires with teens like Bobby Casenhiser 13 and 15-year veteran Amy Nolte in candy stands. Garth Virgin 21 plans study trip to Germany while Tina Riley 24 funds graduate studies after a decade at french fry stands.
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Wellington
Casewhiser
Garth Virgin
Portland
Oregon
Lewis and Clark College
Virgin
Germany
Carnie
Amy Nolte
Canton
Tina Riley
Akron University
Las Vegas Night Fundraiser At Avon Knights Hall
The Knights of Columbus Father Ragan Council 3269 hosts a Las Vegas Night at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Avon High School all weather track project. Admission is free with complimentary coffee. food and drinks available at the Knights of Columbus Hall off I-90 south on State Route 61 to Moore Road.
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AVON
Knights of Columbus
Father Ragan Council
Las Vegas
Avon High School
Knights of Columbus Hall
I-90
Moore Road
Deep water hampers search for missing Elyria man
Lorain County deputies continue quarry searches for Robert Spreng who disappeared near Ripton Quarries. Divers reached 80 feet but parts reach 180 feet. sonar gear may help locate a body. Spreng, with medical history, was last seen Sunday afternoon near the quarry. his car and belongings were found nearby. Spreng is from Russia Township, living in Elyria.
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Camden
Lorain County
Martin J. Mahony
Robert Spreng
Sheriff's Department
Spreng
Mahony
Elyria
Russia Township
Lorain man led police chase with red emergency light
A 35 year old Reeves Avenue man was arrested after driving over 70 mph in south Lorain using a red flashing light. He faced two counts of reckless operation and two counts of unauthorized use of an emergency device. Police found a red light and nightstick in the car. He claimed to be late for a Lorain Auxiliary Police meeting after assisting Elyria police at an accident scene.
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Lorain
South Lorain
Reeves Avenue
Grove Avenue
Fairless Drive
E. 28Th Street
East Avenue
Elyria
Auxiliary Police
John Malinovsky
Elyria couple arrested on Kansas drug charges
Elyria police arrested Patrick Sherraden and Theresa Sherraden at their home on Friday on Kansas drug trafficking warrants. Patrick faces one marijuana and four heroin delivery counts. Theresa faces one marijuana delivery count. Both await extradition hearings in municipal court.
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Elyria
Kansas
Patrick Sherraden
Theresa Sherraden
8Th St
Junction City
Kan
Oberlin opens new police station Sunday tour event
Oberlin residents may tour the new police department on Sunday during a 3 to 5 p.m. ribbon cutting. The $1.7 million building at 69 S Main St links to the Municipal Building. Chief Robert K Jones and City Council Chairman Richard P Lothrop will cut the ribbon and speak, with City Manager Dale S Sugerman. Two tours run at once for 12 people each. Cake coffee and punch follow at 3:30 p.m.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Police
S. Main St
Robert K. Jones
Richard P. Lothrop
Dale S. Sugerman
Department
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Stewart Appliance
Africa
Italy
Wallace
Black River Audubon Society
Samuel
Jelly’ Rosso
Samuel “Jelly” Rosso
Cleveland Clinic
Rosso
U.S. Steel
Sons of Italy Lodge No. 1168
La.v. Knights of Columbus
United Polish Club
United Steelworkers
Anchorian
UPC
Highland
Buckeye
Canton Football Hall of Fame
Calvary Cemetery
Viola G. Vorisek
Yankeetown, Fla
Raymond C
Charles F
Yankeetown
Howard
Walter A. Frey
Thomas Smith
Joseph J. Tkach
Ohio Extended Care Center
Mr. Tkach
NASA
U.S. Army
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3
Nation Association of Federal Employees Retirees Club
Michael
Des Peres
Robert
Little Silver
Kathleen
Detroit
Mich
Robert P
West Point
Miss
Helen
Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home
John J. Kline
American Cancer Society
Kim Margolis
Bobby Casenhiser
Wadsworth
Tammy Borkholder
Middlefield
Cardinal High School
Pfile Concessions
C-T
Gus Chan
Elyrian
Sheriff's
Geary County
Geary County Sheriff's Department
John A. Costin
Paul W. Craven
Michael G. Gressel
M.D
Michael J. Zgrabik, M.D
Lakeland Medical Center
Kolbe Road
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Main St
Graften
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