Area Deaths and Obituaries in Elyria and Lorain
American Legion services for Charles Hansen 97 Elyria to be held 730 p m at Curtis Schueffler Funeral Home in Elyria. Emidio Mattei 91 Lorain dies after long illness a native of Ascoli Piceno Italy lived in Lorain since 1920 worked as pipe grinder at U S Steel Lorain Works until 1965 member of United Steel Workers Local 1104 and Church of St Peter survived by wife of 52 years a son a brother and two grandchildren services and wake details given for Lorain area funeral homes burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain also details for infant Justin Wayne Clark stillborn in Lorain and Ruth F E Linehan 81 Lorain resident death with survivors and funeral arrangements.
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Emidio Mattei
Lorain
Ascoli
Piceno
Italy
Mattei
U.S. Steel
Lorain Works
United Steel Workers
Church of
Eraldo
Bernardo
Reidy- Scanlan
Broadway
21St St. Lorain
Church of St. Peter
Louis M. Papes
Calvary Cemetery
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Justin Wayne Clark
Charles Wayne Clark
Kathy Clark
Gilbert and
Mary
Gilbert) Hembree
South Amherst
Charles C
Carolyn (Franklin) Clark
Nannie Hembree
Zelma Franklin
Joseph
Vincent
Richard Conroy
Margaret Bobek
Goundry Funeral Home
Salem
St. Joseph Church
Pinegrove Cemetery
N.H
John J. Gluvna
Kerstetter attorney appeals firing of township chief
Lorain County Common Pleas Court will hear attorney Carl Noll on behalf of Fire Chief James Kerstetter after the Dec. 9 firing by two trustees Rob Scheithauer and Ted Majoras with William Holtzman voting no. Noll alleges improper involvement by trustees with a private investigator and cites open meetings law concerns from a Dec. 5 prehearing meeting. The hearing date is to be set before Judge Floyd Harris.
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Elyria Twp
James Kerstetter
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Noll
Kerstetter
Rob Scheithauer
Ted Majoras
Floyd Harris
Scheithauer
Majoras
William Holtzman
Cleveland Fire Batallion
Robert Derrit
Derrit
Flanagan
Nova festival promoter charges dropped in grand theft case
Jerrell Price of Tennessee had grand theft charges dismissed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court after prosecutors requested the case be dropped. Price promoter of a July 4th weekend Nova Country Stage Music Park festival spent 79 days in jail on bond before release in August. Co-promoter Nick Vajda of Cleveland said others may pursue civil actions, while noting unpaid bills and bounced checks tied to the festival.
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Cleveland
Nova
Cuyahoga County
Jerrell Price
Tennessee
Common Pleas Court
Janet R Burnside
Greg Stralka
Price
Nick Vajda
Jeff Margolis
Ashland County Plmoclusuls
Margolis
Ashland County
Vajda
Cameo Productions
Snow Causes 14 Accidents Across Roads
Snow covered highways triggered at least 14 crashes overnight and Wednesday. Elyria post reported eight fender-benders including a three car Route 18 collision west of Wellington at 5 p.m. One person had minor injuries. Ashland post logged six accidents. North Ridgeville observer noted an inch of snow this month totaling 3.66 inches. Western Cuyahoga County departments reported no crashes with light snowfall.
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Elyria Post
State Highway Patrol
Wellington
Ashland Post
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Cuyahoga County
Columbia honors school board president Morlock milestone
Columbia celebrates Louis A. Morlock for 12 years on the school board from January 1980 to December 1991. Superintendent James Watson presents a plaque as Columbia High School Band plays Hail to the Chief. The 1992 district organizational meeting is set for January 15 at 7:30 pm at the administration center with officers to be elected and meeting dates set. Dennis Bartter and H Scott Leeseberg, elected to four-year terms, will be seated. A budget hearing for 1992 93 follows the organizational meeting. copies are available in the treasurer’s office.
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Columbia — School Board
Louis A. Morlock
James Watson
Columbia High School Band
H. Scott
Leeseberg
Dennis Bartter
Reform radio and newspaper ads campaign spending
His campaign spent slightly more than $11,000 with Brinda Creative Services operated by Holly Brinda, Elyria school district community relations officer. Brinda was also paid $4,100 by the county Democratic party to develop a campaign brochure.
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Brinda Creative Services
Holly Brinda
Elyria
Brinda
Democratic Party
Correction on Tire Theft Prosecution Testimony
Chronicle Telegram reports Curtis Hall and Tony Hamilton were sentenced Tuesday for involvement in tire thefts and did not testify for the prosecution, correcting an earlier error in Wednesday’s story. Names, charges, and outcomes are stated as reported.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Curtis Hall
Tony Hamilton
Vasi Proposes System Change for Defense Cases
Vasi from B-1 speaks at a meeting advocating a different approach than a public defender office. She calls the idea a proposal while judges and attorneys argue the budget burden should not fall solely on criminal defense lawyers. Carl Noll criticizes the framing and urges examining all reasons behind the issue.
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Speak
Court overturns King conviction
The 9th District Court of Appeals overturned Henry King 67 of Lorain conviction on 11 counts of forgery for signatures on gubernatorial nomination petitions. Case referred back to Lorain County Common Pleas Court for pre trial hearings and possible retrial. King faced potential ineligibility for office if felony conviction stood.
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Akron
9Th District Court of Appeals
Henry King
Lorain
Walther
King
Thomas Elwell
Common Pleas Court
Lorain County
Teague jailed after testing positive for drugs in Lorain
Teague, serving life for murder at Graf ton's Lorain Correctional Institute, tested positive for drugs and was moved to Lorain County jail. He mailed cocaine packets to officials and a Plain Dealer reporter, potentially facing aggravated trafficking charges. An internal probe found no criminal conduct by a corrections officer.
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Teague
Lorain County
Lorain Correctional Institute
Grafton
Greg White
Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
Ohio
Lee Fisher
Ohio Public Defender’s Office
the Plain Dealer
Bell
Igaysh
Ralph Gale
Facinelli Urges Tougher Sentences Against Sex Offenders
A letter questions the logic of short jail terms for sex felonies and argues for rehab and longer sentences to deter predators. The writer criticizes a judge for perceived leniency and asserts the need to protect children despite families’ anger and disappointment.
Space heater starts fire at Alameda home in Sheffield Lake
A space heater placed near furniture ignited a blaze at 686 Alameda, the James Monagon home, around 1:50 PM Tuesday. Firefighters from Sheffield Lake and Lorain brought it under control in about five minutes with no occupants inside. one firefighter suffered a minor cut, and estimated damage reached $30,000.
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Sheffield Lake
Alameda Avenue
James Monagon
Alameda
Lorain
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Hansen Services
American Legion
Charles Hansen
Curtis- Schueffler Funeral Home
Second Street
Emidio
Hansen Charles
Anna Wilson
Ruth Adams
Harry C
Debbie Mohr
Frends
Curtis-Scheuffer
Busch Family Chapel
Second St
Sorces
Frida Bunal
Rudge Hill
Amherst Township
Justin Clark
Evergreen Cemetery
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Amherst
Ruth E. Linehan
Ruth FE. Linehan
Anchor Lodge
Mrs. Linehan
Lawrence
Mass
St. Mary’s Church, Lorain
Rita Mancini
Sepulveda
Calif
Sarah Newoburt
Chicago
Illinois
Ing Co
Ion
Carl Noll
Robert Flanagan
Nova Festival
Columbia Honors School Board
Vasi
Julie Wallace
C-T
Trontan
Facinelli
Alley
Glavas
Ing
Fire Department
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