Depot Diner owner Dimitri Damartzis dies at 53
Dimitri J Damartzis, owner of the Depot Diner in Wellington, died Wednesday at Life Care Center of Elyria after a brief illness. Born in Pirenz Greece he moved to New York in 1969 and later lived in Lorain County. He leaves a wife Sandra, daughter Olympia Pennington, son Tom, stepchildren, nine grandchildren, and siblings. Calling hours Sunday 2 to 6 pm at Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home. Services Monday at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Lorain. Burial at Resthaven Memory Garden Avon. Memorials to Jimmy Damartzis Fund at the funeral home.
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Dimitri J. Jimmy. Damartzis
Elyria
Pirenz
Greece
New York
Lorain County
Cuyahoga County
Damartzis
Depot
Wellington
Merchant Marines
Sandra
Gusky- Evanich
Olympia Pennington
Cleveland
Tom Damartzis
Michelle Thomas
Lorain
Davie Evanich
Anastasia Damartzis
Alice Halampalakis
Athanasios
Olympia Damartzis
Bauer- Laubenthal
Chestnut Ridge Road
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Tower Blvd
Michael Gulgas
Resthauven Memory Garden
Avon
Jimmy Damartzis
Bauer-Laubenthal
Obituary Notices for Jones Dodd Rose Klinect and More
Multiple obituary notices from Ohio area papers detail the deaths of Mallory K. Jones 69 of Westlake after a sudden illness. Dorothy M. Rose 95 Lorain a veteran missionary. Elwin Lee Jake Klinect 66 of Grafton Township a longtime farmer and community volunteer. Margaret New Life 47 with family ties in Valley City Pataskala and others, listing survivors, services, and burial details. Also noted are church affiliations, affiliations with United Methodist and Open Door churches, and memorials to local hospitals and faith groups.
Death Notice for Jean Thome 62 Elyria
Jean Thome 62 of Elyria died. Survivors include aunts and cousins in Lorain County. Friends may call 2 to 3 30 pm Friday at Dicken Funeral Home 323 Middle Ave Elyria.
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Thome Jean Thome
Elyria
Lorain County
Ram
Dicken
Middle Ave
Elyria Native Grace A Simpson Dies in Louisville
Grace A Simpson 87 former Elyria resident and Louisville homemaker died Wednesday at Westminster Terrace Health Care Center Louisville. Survived by husband Wilbert R and sons Thomas R Goshen Ky and Robert C Orlando Fla, and grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Embry Bosse Funeral Home 2723 Preston Highway Louisville. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Officiants Rev Paul Kabo Jr and Dr Joyce Lehr Walker. Burial Evergreen Mausoleum Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace A. Simpson
Martin
Louisville
Elyria
Westminister Terrace
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Thomas R
Goshen
Robert C
Orlando
Fla
Wilbert R
George
Georgia
Nee Miser) Martin
Embry- Bosse Funeral Home
Preston Highway
Paul Kabo Jr
Joyce Lehr Walker
Evergreen Mausoleum
Louisville, Ky
Obituary: Orville A. Hite 83 Vermilion resident dies in Lorain
Orville Avery Hite Farmer 83 of Vermilion died Thursday at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain after a long illness. Born in Marion he lived in Berlin Heights and Vermilion all his adult life. He farmed and worked for Western Auto Motor Co Elyria and Bendix Air and Brake, retiring in 1982. He was a member of East Townsend Masonic Lodge 322 and enjoyed cards and dancing. Survived by wife Ruth 60 years sons Russell and Richard both Vermilion and Donald of New London nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. parents Benson and Rosa Hite sisters and brothers listed. Services Monday 10:30 a.m. at Hinman Tanner Funeral Home Berlin Heights burial Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Elwin Lee
Jake" Klinect
Grafton Township
Elyria
Belden High School
Klinect
Midview
Mack Industries
Mr. Klinect
LaPorte United Methodist Church
LaGrange Lions Club
Black River Game Club
Teamsters
Midview Ffa
Grafton
Belden Boy Scout Troop
Margaret
Phil Jamieson
York Township
Mallet Creek
Ohio
New Life Hospice
N. Abbe Road
Grafton Road
Orville Avery Hite
Vermilion
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Lorain
Marion
Berlin Heights
Vermilion High School
Hite
Western Automotive
Bendix Air and Brake Division
East Townsend
Hinman-Tanner Funeral Home
South St
Jerry Anderson
First Baptist Church of
Maple Grove
American Cancer Society
P.O. Box
Milan
Obituary: Richarda R Fair 71 Lorain US Steel employee
Richarda R Dicki Fair a 71 year old Lorain resident died at home after a sudden illness. A native of Lorain she worked at US Steel Lorain Works in multiple roles and later at First Federal Savings retiring in 1996. Survived by husband Jack, son John Curran Fair, a grandson and sisters and brothers. Services set at Gluvna Funeral Chapel with burial Calgary Cemetery. Contributions to Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland encouraged.
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Richarda R. “Dicki” Fair
Lorain
St. Mary High School
First Federal Savings of Lorain
Jack R
John Curran Fair
Dublin
Ohio
Geraldine Smith
Wellington
Kathleen Rusin
R. Thomas Curran
Florida
James Curran
New Jersey
Richard and
Catherine
Nee Cloughessy) Curran
Mary Ellen Lawrenci
Gluvna Funeral Chapel
Broadway
Regis Schlagbeck
St. Anthony of Pacua Catholic Church
Calgary
American Heart Association
E. 115Th St
Cleveland
Diabetes Association of Greater
S. Green Road
Suite
Lorain Bridge Operator Dies At 86 In Lorain
Wilford John Strehle 86 of Lorain died Thursday after an illness. A lifelong Lorain resident, he worked as a bridge operator on the Bascule Bridge and formerly drove for Employees Transit Co. He was active in the First Congregational Church and St Joseph Carpenters, and served as a Lorain County auxiliary deputy sheriff. Survived by wife Ruth, son Donald, daughter Pamela Szucs, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two sisters, one brother. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday at First Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford John Strehle
Lorain
Strehle
Employees Transit Co
First Congregational Church
St. Joseph Carpenters
Lorain County
Ruth
Nee Mitz
Donald
Birmingham
Ohio
Pamela Szucs
Amherst
Washington Ave
David Wheeler
Services for Cheryl Kunick Borowicz in Lorain
Cheryl Kunick Borowicz 51 of Lorain dies after short illness at the Cleveland Clinic. Services at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church 2210 E 33rd St Lorain with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Gluvna Funeral Chapel 9224 Broadway Lorain and 9:30 a.m. until services Monday at the church. Shadyland Youth Camp cared for by St George church.
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Cheryl Kunick- Borowicz
Lorain
St. George
E. 33Rd St
Zivojin Jakovljevic
Calvary Cemetery
Gluvna
Broadway
Shadyland
Kunick-Borawicz
Cleveland Clinic
County residents to get help with backups cited by Mowry
From Ci ive and New Year's Day, county residents will get the help they need, Mowry said. "We have backups for our backups," he said.
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Ciive
Mowry
Smolen plans new Ohio bridge honors historic timber work
Miriam Wood of Columbus says Smolen deserves record for Ohio bridge work while noting Harpersfield Bridge as Ohio’s longest and the 480 foot Connecticut River span as the nation’s longest. Smolen argues timber bridges, properly engineered, are stronger and longer lasting than steel and will support trucks and fire engines.
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Fcot
Harpersfield
Ohio
Connecticut River
Windsor
Cornish
N.H
Miriam Wood
Columbus
Ohio Historic Bridge Association
Smolen
Mathna to Review Building Requests as Official Chief
Mathna, chairing both committees, will review residential and commercial applications for planning and zoning. He notes volunteer status for planning roles and won’t promise to deny every variance. Incoming members include Craig Miller Rose Balogh and Jean Rodgers. Rodgers replaces Ellis. Swearing in at City Hall 2 p.m. Monday.
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Foltin
Mathna
Planning Commission and Zoning Board
Safety Service
Craig Miller
Rose Balogh
Jean Rodgers
Rodgers
Charles Ellis
City Hall
New Year’s Eve fireworks boom amid security, pledges
Shelves fill with packs from 1 to $600 as crowds surge at fireworks warehouses and stores. Bruce Zoldan notes a late rush while shoppers like Jean Kopack buy Roman candles and Pyro-Pandemonium. In Columbus and Cleveland, security tightens after explosive-smuggling arrests. Dayton hosts a spiritual countdown at the University of Dayton Arena with 7,000 tickets. St Anthony Messenger Press reports 257 pledges for a yearend commitment campaign.
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Sprete
Bruce Zoldan
American Pyrotechnics Association
Youngstown
Jean Kopack
Big Prairie
Wal-Mart
Cincinnati
Ington
Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio Statehouse
City Hall
Dayton
University of Dayton Arena
St. Anthony Messenger Press
St. Anthony's
Judy Ball
Ball
Train traffic halted by gate failure in county
A CSX Electrician fixed a wiring problem around 4 p.m. that left gates nonfunctional as trains passed through the area. The unnamed technician noted rust from rain and melted snow could trigger the signal circuit. Eddie Day of CSX said he would contact the right people and return with details, but did not call back Thursday night.
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Joe McIntyre
Chronicle
Griswold Road
CSX Corp
Eddie Day
CSX
Avon man faces fraud charges over Pro Pagers theft
Avon man Waheed Abedkhaliq, 28, is charged with insurance fraud and related counts after allegedly reporting theft of 62,546 in pagers and other items from Pro Pagers on 224 Leavitt Road in Lorain. Police say inventory listed 567 pagers, 25 cell phones, 39 watches, 129 clothing items, and 60 cases. forged invoices totaling 78,320 were later provided to State Auto Mutual Insurance. The alarm rang at about 4 am on January 11, 1998.
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Elyria
Avon
Leavitt Road
Lorain
Waheed Abedkhaliq
Livingston Avenue
Vasile Katsaros
Abedkhaliq
State Auto Mutual Insurance Co
Pro
Katsaros
Son attacks father with hammer in Lorain
24 year old Johny Grover Mack Jr pried into his father’s Lorain home and battered him with a hammer early Thursday. He is charged with domestic violence and felonious assault and held without bond. Police heard the father’s screams from an upstairs window at 4:56 a.m. The son claimed he found missing money and suspected his father. the father refused hospital care.
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Lorain
Johny Grover Mack Jr
West Erie Avenue
Lorain City
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Dimitri J. Damartzis
Damartzia
Mallory K. Jones
Mallory K
Mike” Jones
Westlake
Coshocton Hospital
Coshocton
Phillips
W.va
West Virginia
Jones
Chevrolet General Motors
Parma
Cleveland Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Linda M. DeChant
Scottsdale, Ariz
Steven W
Strongsville
Lillian O'Donnell
Texas
Leone Cook
Washington
Carl
California
Sheffield Lake
Lee
Hester
Nee Southern) Jones
Irene Hodge
Willy Lee Jr
Wesley
Irene W. Dodd
Homemaker
Schraus
Avon Lake
St. John West Shore Hospital
Rocky River
Verna Locke
Lodi
Lawrence Gates
Elaine Dieterich
Jeanne Albright
Ariene Apathy
Brook Park
Walter
Ann
Nee Cochran) Schrauf
Busch- Burmeister
Avon-Belden Road
Evergreen Cemetery
WYVIZ/PBS
Brookpark Road
Dorothy M. Rose
Reidy-Scanlan-Chambers
Bill Williams
Church of the Open Door
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Lorain High School
Kent State University
Elwin Lee Klinect Farmer
Pauline Burr Boro
Marsha
Orville Avery Hite Farmer
Richarda R. Fair
U.S. Steel
Cindy Leise
the Chronicle-Telegram
Son
Father
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