Obituary notices for Bongiorno and Clay residents
Andrew Bongiorno longtime Oberlin English professor died after a short illness in Cleveland Born in Palermo Sicily he moved to the United States in 1911 and taught at Oberlin College from 1925 to 1967 He earned a doctorate at Cornell in 1935 and wrote scholarship including Castelvetro on the Art of Poetry He was 98 Survivors include nieces and nephews A graveside service will be held January 9 1999 at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin A memorial Mass will follow at Sacred Heart Church The Cowling Funeral Home is handling arrangements Retired Grafton machine operator Kermit Clay 72 died after heart trouble at home He served in WWII and the Army Korea veteran worked at General Motors until 1992 He enjoyed bowling and NASCAR He is survived by his wife Helen a daughter Mora Hayes a son Richard three grandchildren and sisters Iona Mae Selbe and Carolyn Bradley Funeral services are Thursday at Blackburn Funeral Home with burial at Butternut Ridge Cemetery Eaton Township and military honors by Grafton VFW
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Andrew Bongiorno
Oberlin
Oberlin College
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Palermo
Sicily
United States
Adelbert College
Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Cornell University
University of Missouri
University of Chicago
Scripps College
University of Arizona
Westwood Cemetery
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
William B. Padavick
Cowling Funeral Home
S. Main St
Kermit Clay
Grafton
Mr. Clay
Edwight
W.va
Korea
General Motors Corp
Brook Park
Clay
Center Ridge Lanes
North Ridgeville
Helen
Mora Hayes
Millbury
Ohio
Richard
Grand Rapids
Mich
Launa Clay
Charleston
Iona Mae Selbe
Whitesville
Erma E. Leimbach
Berlin Heights
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Amherst
Fred Wiechers
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
Benedict Ave
Norwalk
Hinman-Tanner Funeral Home
Albert Matyi Deceased World War I Serviceman
Albert Matyi of Lorain died after a three month illness and was buried in Hungary. He served in World War I as an antitank gun crewman seeing action in northern France and the Rhineland during the Normandy invasion. He was POW from Oct 1944 to Mar 1945 and earned multiple medals. He worked 43 years at U S Steel Lorain and belonged to several veterans groups. Survivors include his wife Ruth and three children. A private service was held at St John Catholic Church. Burial at Calvary Cemetery with military honors. The Gluvna Funeral Chapel managed arrangements.
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Albert Matyi
Lorain
New Life
St. Joseph
Bur
Hungary
Mr. Matyi
France
Rhineland
U.S. Steel
Mr. Matys
St. John Catholic Church
VFW
Disabled American Veterans Post
United Steelworkers Local
Ruth
Nee Lenhard
Carol Dooms
Anna Maria
Fla
Lois Bauer
Amherst
Robert
Roswell
John
Julia
Nee Bernath
Julie Gaberie
Deszo
St John Catholic Church
Thomas Smith
Calvary Cemetery
Gluvna
Broadway
Raymund Kathe dies veteran banker and Asia specialist
Raymund A Kathe 75 of Key Biscayne Fla and Honolulu Hawaii died Friday in Key Biscayne. Born in Lakewood he studied at Miami University and Harvard School for Overseas Administration. He served as an Army Air Corps instructor with the Chinese Air Force in World War II and held senior Citibank roles before becoming international adviser to the Bank of Hawaii in 1964. Surviving are his wife Jacqueline a son in Tokyo daughters in Greenwich and Montclair seven grandchildren and siblings. A mass will be held in Concord Mass with memorials to the John Wayne Cancer Institute.
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Raymund A. Kathe
Key Biscayne
Fla
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lakewood
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
School For Overseas Administration
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Kathe
Army Air Corps
Bank of Hawaii
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
American Bureau For Medical Aid
China
China Institute In America
The
Japan Society
American-Australian Association
American-Korean Foundation
Korea- America Commerce and Industry Association
New York City
City
Jacqueline
Nee Flannery
Jon R
Tokyo
Kristin K. Hughes
Greenwich
Jamie Nicholas Kathe
St. Bernard’s Church
Concord
Emmerich and Labanow Obituaries Highlight Local Life
Gertrude May Emmerich 78 of Amherst died after a long illness in Lorain after a life in Oberlin and Amherst. She enjoyed sewing and crafts and belonged to Henrietta United Methodist Church Farm Women’s Club and Henrietta Grange. Survivors include daughter Elizabeth Emmerich four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Nancy Elizabeth Labanow 76 of Lorain died after a six month illness. She lived in Morgantown before moving to Lorain in 1947 and worked in bookkeeping ending with Aztec Catalyst Resources. She was active in Salvation Army AARP and St. Anthony of Padua Travelers, enjoyed crafts, and left two sons two grandchildren and a sister. Burial and services details provided for both, with locations in Oberlin Amherst and Lorain. John J Pszenitzki 73 of North Ridgeville died after a short illness with arrangements pending.
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Gertrude May Emmerich
Amherst
Community Health Partners
Lorain
Oberlin
Emmerich
Henrietta United Methodist Church
Farm Women's Club
Henrietta Grange
Elizabeth C. Emmerich
Harold A
Loretta Youngless
Alfred
Elizabeth M. Schott
Earl Schott
Cowling Funeral Home
Main St
James Greenawalt
Rugby Cemetery
Brownhelm ‘Township
Nancy Elizabeth Labanow
New Life Hospice of
St. Joseph
Morgantown
W.va
Hilton Head
S.C
James Wheeler
James
Emma
Nee Park) Dunn
Lorna Woods
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
Norfleet R. Jones
Christian Heritage Assembly of God Church
Avon
Ridge Hill
Memorial Park
Amherst Township
American Cancer Society
Nu Ridge Road
Elyria
Correction on deer hunting rules in Gun Season
The Chronicle Telegram corrects an earlier story stating the gun hunting season ends Saturday and urban zone permit holders may kill one deer daily only if the deer are does or male deer without antlers.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Death Notices for Robert and Deborah Lee in Lorain and Oberlin
Death notices report Robert age 81 of Lorain with daughters Lalhe Childress and Barbara Harris plus services at Brown Funeral Home with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Deborah Lee age 48 of Wakemain, wife Don, sons Cory and Andrew, daughter Meghan and mother Gloria with services at First Church in Oberlin and interment at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst.
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Robert
Lorain
Lalhe Childress
Barbara Harris
Frends
Brown Funeral Home
27Th
Broadway
Elmwood Cemetery
Deborah Lee
Wakemain
Don
Cory M Riordan
Andrew J Cook
Meghan S. Riordan
Gloria Shibley
Cowling Funeral Home
S. Main St
Oberlin
Main and
Lorain Streets
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Townslip
Retired Lorain technician Genevieve Gutoske dies at 87
Genevieve D. Gutoske 87 lifelong Lorain resident died Tuesday at Community Health Partners after a short illness. She retired in 1973 from Kutza Pharmacy and had worked at Mitendorf's Drug Store Nickel Plate Restaurant Kresge's candy dept Baker's Ice Cream and did house keeping. Survived by son Erwin Jr. sisters Josephine Farkas Sophia Herman husband Erwin L. parents John and Theodora Roguiski sister Irene Leska. Visitation 3 to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Reidy-Scanlan-Chambers Funeral Home Lorain.
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Genevieve D. Gutoske
Lorain
Community Health Partners
66 Club
Gutoske
Erwin “Gus” Jr
Josephine Farkas
Sophia Herman
Erwin L
John
Theodora
Nee Leska) Roguiski
Irene Leska
Community volunteer Catherine DeSimone dies at 78
Catherine DeSimone 78 of Lorain died Tuesday after a long illness at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph Born in Paisley Scotland she came to Lorain as a child She was Lorain High School graduate first study hall monitor at Admiral King High School and later a clerk for the Lorain County auditor before retiring in 1965 She was active at St Mary Catholic Church the Women’s Guild and Circle 13 She volunteered at the Catholic Social Center and for St Joseph Hospital and led the Brownie Troop at Charleston Elementary She was a member of Women of Moose and Democratic Women’s League Survived by daughters Dawn Costello Jeannie Pace six grandchildren one great granddaughter brother Hugh McGhee sister Margaret Ryan Funeral services Thursday at Reidy Scanlan Chambers Funeral Home with a Mass at St Mary Church Burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Memorials to Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Chapter or charity of donor’s choice.
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Catherine C. DeSimone
Lorain
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Paisley
Scotland
Hugh McGhee
Huron
Margaret Ryan
Amherst
Terrence Michael Taylor
Cathie Ann Taylor
Robert B. Tighe
Hugh
Annie Crawford McGhee
John McGhee
Jean Schuller
Mary Higgins
Isa Thompson
Reidy-Scanlan- Chambers
Broadway, Lorain
St. Catholic Mary Church
Eighth St. Lorain
Daniel O. Divis
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Association
Cleveland
Fairhill Road
Indicted in Gambling Case After 10 Month Probe
Mullin faces one count of engaging in a pattern of illegal activity and 31 counts of gambling plus operating a gambling house. The grand jury returned the indictment on November 24 after a ten month investigation.
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Mullin
Gal Boling
Kline accused of gun purchase lapse at Kmart in Tallmadge
Elyrian notes reveal the rifle handoffs before the crime. Kline, a convicted felon, allegedly lied on purchase forms while buying weapons at a Tallmadge Kmart. Each charge carries a maximum 10 years in prison and a $250,068 fine as Kline claims to have bought only a couple shotguns and declines to comment.
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Babula
Kline
Kmart
Tallmadge
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Concetta Bongiorno
David G. Reid
Lorain, Elyria
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Kaiser Electroprecision
Lynn
Gerson
Zevip Reid
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Ethel
Nee Stutzke) Reid
Garden Grove
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Russell Jr
Russell Sr
Charles Keesee
Midway Baptist Church
Schwartz-Spence and Boyer Home For Funerals
American Chamber of Commerce
Japan
Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Mr. Kathe
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica
Joseph Dee & Son Funeral Service
Berlin
Hts
John Pszenitzki
John J. “Jack” Pszenitzki
Busch-Bogneri
Center
Ridge Road
Coy Williams
Pesca
Helen & Sons
Bob & Art
Buschfuneral.com
Bob
Tom Klear
Jeff Hogan
John Busch
Jim Busch
Mark Busch
Busch Family
Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler Family
Second St
Busch-Bogner
Center Ridge
Busch-Burmeister
Detroit Rd
Avon-Beiden
Busch-Corrigan-Berry
Busch-Saxton-Parker-Daniels
Ridge Rd
Pearl Rd
Busch-Bollinger Family
Second Street
Catherine DeSimone Hospital
Elyrian
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