Pilot Col Weston T. Smith dies after stroke
Area obituaries note the death of Weston T. Smith 55 a retired Air Force colonel formerly of Wellington who died Thursday in Vienna Virginia after a stroke. A Cleveland native he served globally including Vietnam where he flew 664 combat missions and later held key defense posts before retirement. Survivors include wife Shirley and three sons with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Weston T. Smith
Air Force
Wellington
Reston Hospital
Vienna
Cleveland
Wellington High School
Ohio State University
Bowling Green State University
Col. Smith
Libya
Vietnam
4Th Entry Division
Pleikuas
Cal. Sin Wise
Republic of Vietnam
Shirley
Brent
Brian
Gordon
Holiday
Flo
Brad
Ravenna
Mich
Gordy
Spencer
Mark
Elyria
Idella
Anthony Stingley and Bowyer Death Notices Snapshot
Multiple obituaries for Anthony Stingley 86 of Elyria Raymond Bowyer Sr. 64 of Vermilion Doris Arendash 73 of LaGrange Suzanne Zaruba with survivor details and funeral arrangements. Services listed with dates times and burial locations at various churches and cemeteries.
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Raymond Dale Bowyer Sr
Vermilion
Charleston
W.va
Suzanne C. Arendash
LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Suburban growth cited as Ohio urban decline booster
Cleveland AP reports Ohio researchers led by Thomas Bier find state policies since World War II pushed residents to suburbs, draining cities of housing markets and tax dollars. The study covers Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo and Youngstown, noting highway and school funding favors suburbs and predicts acceleration of suburbanization into the 1990s. Columbus growth helped by annexation. 1980 Columbus population 565,021, 1990 preliminary 622,466.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
Bier
Hazel Morrow-Jones
Ohio State University
Census Bureau
McGonagle among 11th and 8th Vernon officials convicted
The passage notes McGonagle as the 11th person and eighth Vernon officer convicted in the thrift failure. It mentions Woody Lemons, Vernon’s chief executive, sentenced in April to 30 years. The speaker laments that Dixon and Lemons were not joined by politicians who enabled the actions.
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Vernon
Thrift
Woody Lemons
Dixon
Lemons
Reservists head home for Christmas from Fort Ben Harrison
Based at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana reservists from the 192nd Quartermaster Unit including Elyria Catholic graduate Tiffany Hutchison returned home until noon January 2 on 12 hour calls. They await orders while training for desert duties in Desert Shield. Hutchison, 22, described sand colored vehicles and desert survival classes and said she intends to visit family during the 12 to 13 day leave. Also home for the holidays from the 350th Medical Hospital Unit are members of Fort Ben, though they must return by 6 p.m. Thursday. The 316th Medevac Unit at Lorain County Regional Airport did not get leave. many families traveled to Fort Knox to join them.
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Elyria
Tiffany Hutchison
Hutchison
192Nd Quartermaster Unit
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
350Th Medical Hospital
Fort Ben
Eloise Stilgenbauer
Lorain
Cheryl Strehle
Henrietta
Not Forgotten Toy Drive Reaches Many Donors in Elyria
A last minute gift push at McKinley Elementary in Elyria fills the Not Forgotten Box with hats mittens dolls and stuffed animals. District 179 Avon Products ABWE Keynote Chapter families local troops and dozens of individuals including Betsy and Steve Hall Kathy Crosby and Dor othy Cahn contributed toys clothes and cash totaling hundreds and thousands of dollars in value.
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Pat Norris
McKinley Elementary
Elyria
Rachel Hall
Betsy
Steve Hall
Avon
St. Bernard
Abwe
Sharon
Rex Lauer
Peggy
Larry Kuchenrither
Brownie Troop
Avon Middle School
Katheryn
Kevin Crosby
Nancy Spurlock
Janice Safron
Hiram College
Dorothy Cahn
Windsor
Josh
Jason Hengartner
Pat
Erick Murray Babel
Anonymous
Eric Harssema
James and
Pat Harssema
IBEW
Bendix
North Olmsted cops' phone lines repaired
An Ohio Bell switching fault left the North Olmsted Police Station without service and 9 1 1 lines down for an undetermined period on Sunday. North Olmsted relayed calls to Fairview Park and Westlake while lines were fixed, Sgt. Frank Viola said. Services were restored today.
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North Olmsted
Ohio Bell
Fairview Park
Westlake
North Qlmsted
Frank Viola
Theft reported at Country Kitchen on Griswold Road
Police log notes nine people ate meat and left without paying at the Country Kitchen on Griswold Road at 9 10 pm. Additional incidents include a rock thrown at a Fox Hill Lane home at 6 20 am and a radar detector stolen from a car on Fox Hill Lane at 2 50 pm.
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Fox Hill Lane
Middle Avenue
High Street
Elytia
Convenient Food Mart
Lake Avanua
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Mike” Stingrey
Clarks Hill
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Strongsvilles
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Center
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Payne
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Bob
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Stoneys Sunday Nite Couples League
Bill Rowe
R&l Impact Services
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Roy Cannon
John Britton
Bill Davis
Delta Kappa Gamma
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Lorain County
Peggy Resar
Keystone Kids 4H Club
Eric Mackett
Robert J. Petras
Scott Hamker
Keystone Middle School
Sandra Sutton
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