Area deaths and obituaries from Lorain and nearby towns
Lorain area notices list Modesto Lopez 37 of Lorain died at Lorain Community Hospital after a month illness. Survived by wife Carmen and children Modesto Jr and Jeffrey Lee. Also noted are George F. Reutter 79 of Lakeville, Dusdina Nixon infant, Mary Rogers 4, Harlan Slater 71, Harry Hawkins 69, and others with service, burial, and memorial details. Funeral homes: John R. Devin, Bauer, Reichlin Roberts, Parker and Son, Cowling, Misencik Garland, Schwartz Spence and Boyer. Burial sites include Calvary Cemetery, Lakeview, Westwood, and Columbia Cemetery. Memorials to various churches and hospitals requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto Lopez
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Sacred Heart Chapel
Carmen
Née Rivera
Modesto Jr
Jeffrey Lee
Brunilda
Bayamon
P R
Wilmaliz
Efrain
Felix
Fidel
Cesar
Maria) Vega
Fermin
Nydia) Acevedo
George F. Reutter
Lakeville
Kettering Hospital
Loudonville
Valley City
Medina County
Brunswick City
Triway Schools
Wooster
Ella Morlock
Medina
Margaret Wolf
Columbus
Bauer Funeral Home
Zion Lutheran Church
Robert Pflenger
William Kulju
Church Cemetery
St. John Lutheran Church
Harry Hawkins
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Cowling Funeral Home
Westwood Cemetery
Warehouse co-owner indicted for arson to insured car
Elyria’s The Warehouse LTD co-owner Larry G. Rodak, 33, pleaded innocent in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to one count of arson and two counts of falsification alleging he paid a man to torch his 1977 Triumph for insurance. He is free on $10,000 cash bond and $10,000 personal bond with a Jan. 11 pretrial hearing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Larry G. Rodak
the Warehouse Ltd
Depot Street
Rodak
Royalton Rd
Grafton
Lorain County
Frank L. Nagy
Nagy
Kodak
Dennis Connone
Piazza
Krebs
Tennessee
White
Davis
Schneider
Pasadena Avenue
Teens Charged in Tractor Theft Case Near Elyria
Two teenagers were arrested Sunday and charged with stealing a John Deere 644D tractor from a Route 113 and Oberlin Road construction site. Deputies followed the suspects to Polansky's Market on Dewey Road and located the tractor in the store parking lot. A witness saw the tractor first near Route 113 and Middle Ridge Road, then being driven on Dewey Road, pursued by a Buick Skylark driven by the second youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Route 113
Oberlin Road
Lorain County
Middle Ridge Road
Dewey Road
Wakeman graduate earns nursing degree at Lorain County CC
Debbie Magyar of Wakeman has completed a nursing degree from Lorain County Community College. She is married to Danny Magyar and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Tyras of Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Magyar
Wakeman
Lorain County Community College
Danny Magyar
Robert Tyras
Rochester
Careers Day session set for Wednesday
Elyria reports the 22nd annual Hometown Careers Day will be Wednesday at the Elyria Holiday Inn from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 58 Lorain County area companies helped plan the event, with 26 conducting interviews and organizers expecting 200 to 400 students or graduates to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County
Elyria Holiday Inn
March 9 Trial Date for Piazza Murder Suspect
Elyria reports a March 9 trial date for Raymond E. Davis 59 of Chicago charged with two counts of aggravated murder two counts of conspiracy and one count of aggravated burglary in the 1983 killings of Charles Piazza and Edith Schneider. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty.
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Elyria
Charles Piazza
Edith Schneider
Raymond E. Davis
Chicago
Lorain County
Gregory White
Davis
Paul St. Marie
Daniel R. Krebs
Vermilion
Piazza
Krebs
Police Log Entries From Elyria December 27
At 9 45 am police report theft of ski boots from a car at Best Western Motel. At 2 15 pm theft of about $4000 in stereo equipment and personal belongings from a storage shed at 1130 Taylor Street. At 4 18 pm a car fire at 914 Cleveland Street confined to the engine with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Best Western
Taylor St
Cleveland St
Ohio Eta chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon installed
Kevin W Alten son of Theresa Alten of Elyria becomes charter member of Ohio Northern University Ada honored mathematics honor society Ohio Eta chapter installed on December 15 at a ceremony led by national president James Smith eligibility favors students with high academic standing in mathematics and related fields
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Kevin W. Alten
Theresa Alten
Elyria
Ohio Northern University
Ada
Ohio
LaGrange Township Issues 60 Building Permits in 1987
Zoning inspector Jody Zalka reported LaGrange Township issued 60 building permits in 1987 with a total property valuation of 1,031,863. Permits included 15 for new homes, 5 for farm buildings, 19 for accessory buildings, 10 home additions, 2 garages, 1 garage addition, 2 ponds, 2 greenhouses, 1 sign, 1 home occupation, and 2 renewals. Fees totaled 1,520 with nine permits fee-free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Jody Zalka
Controversy Over $25 Million Nova Waste Plant Draws Protests
Residents in Ashland Medina and Lorain counties protest a proposed 25 million dollar hazardous waste incineration plant east of Nova. The 280 acre site at Black River headwaters spurs action by local governments and issue groups with officials predicting a two year permit timeline amid ethics and fines disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland County
Nova
Ashland
Medina
Lorain County
Black River
Ohio Techology Corp
International Technology, Inc
Citizens Against Pollution
Stop IT
Ohio Hazardous Waste Facilities Board
International Technology
California
Lousianna
Troy Township
George Willard
Ohio Technology Corp
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Lares
Puerto Rico
Quebradillas
John R. Devin
Michael Schneid
Calvary Cemetery
Dusdina Nixon
Dusdina J. Nixon
Jeff
Donna Nixon
Spencer
Jack Biffle
Jeff Nixon
Jason Nixon
Joey Hughes
Ruth Musgrave
Luther Jones
Charleston
W.va
Lois and
Larry Nixon
Mable Nixon
Eva and
Ford Messenger
Parker and Son Funeral Home
Charles Hofmeister
Spencer Cemetery
Andrew J. Carson
Eaton Twp
Board of Trustees
Eaton Town Hall
South Avon-Belden Rd
Town Hall
Harry
Blanche
Bobbie Amoltion
Westwood Cementery
Joseph McNulty
Joseph Patrick McNulty
Westlake
Jupiter
Fla
Cleveland
Tony Penn
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Lakewood Park
Rocky River
Berry Funeral Home of
American Heart Association
St. Cleveland
Mary Rogers
Pimentel
Maui
Hawaii
First United Methodist Church
Russia
Farm Bureau Coop
Lorain County Senior Services
Lorain County Grange
William
Bertha) Kostohryz
Avon Lake
Hazel Pimentel
Chowchilla
Calif
Shirley Young
Arthur
Ft. Myers
Harold
Melvin
Mick
Virginia Enos
Anna Souza
David Pimentel
Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Evelyn Weaver
Columbia Cemetery
Columbia Station
Harlan Slater
Harlan A. Slater
Oberlin Lodge
Ham
Slater
Marjorie
Nee Brady
Alan
Jane) Spiegelberg
Kent
Gary
Golden, Colo
Richard
East Hampton
Long Island
N.Y
Ronald
North Olmsted
Darryl Woomer
Hawkins Services
Mable Pfeiffer
Ohio Extended Care Center
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Elizabeth Pritekel
Litchfield
Medina Community Hospital
Roy Anderson
Misencik-Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Felix Januszewski
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Dombrowski
Gordon Withnall
Gordon W. Withnall
St. Joseph Hospital
Reading
England
National Maritime
New York City
Midcentury Masonic Lodge
Canada
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer Home For Funerals
Larry Anderson
Masonic Lodge
Christian Temple Church
Loretta L. McClure
Thoenen
McMechen
Moundsville
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Carl L. Hazlett
Dennis C. Hazlett
Glendale
Bertha Nolte
James
John J. Gluvna
Charles E. Howard
Marion Stephen
Marion Lucia Stephen
Tampa
Southern Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City
Washington Avenue Christian Church
American Legion Post 12
Roger H
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
Barbara Ann Isch
Norwich
Barbara Beehler
Wainwright Funeral Home of
The
American Cancer Society
Adrian Bedeski
Gerald M. Smith
Connone
Cannone
Andrew Settas
Settas
LaGrange Trustees
Jody Zaika
Clarence Scarborough
Zoning Commission
Roger Klinect
Board of Zoning Appeals
Klinect
James Camp
Broadway
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