Area Deaths Highlight Local Entrepreneur and Two Neighbors
Jack Evenchik 81 founder of Rigbee's Bargaintown USA died Saturday in Tucson Arizona. He built a Elyria hardware and discount center on Broad Street starting 1924 later expanding to Lorain and a second Elyria location. Surviving are daughter Elayne Feder of Tucson and three sons. Irene M Bruce 73 of Amherst died after a long illness. She lived in Lorain, was survived by husband Arthur and two grandchildren. Martha Wilkins 84 of Columbia Station died in Pearlview Nursing Home after 32 years of illness. She was a longtime Columbia Station resident with a large extended family and several siblings. Funeral arrangements listed for each at local funeral homes.
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Jack Evenchik
Rigbee’s
Bargaintown USA
Elyria
Tucson
Arizona
Mr. Evenchik
Cleveland
Glenville High
Cleveland Law School
Broad Street
Bigbee Compa
560
Broad St
Evenchik
Temple
B'nai Abraham
Irene M. Bruce
Amherst
Amherst Hospital
Bruce Wan
Lorain
Arthur
Milton
Bedford
John Liss
Ft. Meyers
Fla
Lillian Hoton
Garland Funeral Home
Bruce
John Bruce
Canton
Rurial
Brownhelm Cemetery
Martha Wilkins
Columbia Station
Pearlview
Brunswick
Grafton
Wilkins
Daly
Gordon
Arkadelphia
Ark
Robert
Berea
John
Pearl) Miller
Edgar
Ethel) Cropp
North Ridgeville
Emily) Henke
Rosemary) Eckert
Menton
Ala
Hugh Knepp
Mattie Baker
Clara Figler
Maxine
Sees) Kiesel
Benjamin H
Bud” Eldridge
Good Samaritan
Avon
Mr. Eldridge
Polk
Ohio
The
Ohio Edison Co
Norman E
Mabel M
Ellen “Nel” Edwards
Norwalk
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Edwards
Cincinnatti
Twilight Gardens
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mary Weisenberger
Mansfield
Jo Ann Bell
Las Cruces
N.M
Samuel
Marblehead
Henry
Anaheim
Calif
St. Mary's Church
Norbert Howe
St. Mary Cemetery
Heaston-Gerber Funeral Home
Rufina Arroyo-Reyes
Jayuya Memorial Funeral Home
Puerto Rico
Jayuya Municipal Cemetery
Sacred Heart Chapel
Death Notices From Avon to Lorain Ranges In Brief
A string of death notices and funeral details from Avon, Lorain, and surrounding towns lists Natalie Agnes Falkenstein 65, Ireta Morgan 89, Herbert Somerville 49, Timothy Notley 32, Benjamin Eldridge 91, Ellen Edwards 90, Mary Traut 76, and others. The notices cover obituaries, visitation times, funeral home details, church services, burials, and memorial contributions, naming families, spouses, children, siblings, and parish affiliations. Funeral homes include Bognar, Curtis Scheuffler, Lovett, Reidy Scanlan, and others, with services at St Marys, Saint Peter’s, Greenwood Cemetery, and Calvary Cemetery, among locations in Elyria, North Ridgeville, Wellington, Lorain, Avon, and Norwalk.
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Falkenstein
Natalie Agnes (Nee Blair
Avon
Samuel
Jeanne Klesch
Visitation
Bogarr
North Ridgeville
St Mary's Immaculate Conception Church
Obituary: Charles Emerson Brown 49 of Lorain dies
Charles Emerson Brown 49 of Lorain died Saturday at Lorain St Joseph Hospital. Lifelong Wellington area resident until two years ago. Employed 13 years at U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga works. Survived by daughters Laura Lynette Lisabeth of Wellington Lisa of Oberlin, son John of Wellington, brothers Alfred Oberlin Glenn Louisiana Chris Arizona, sisters Leona Partin Loretta Carantan. Friends may call Tuesday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. at Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington. services Wednesday at 11 a.m. Rev Herbert Goss officiating.
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Ireta Morgan
Welcome Nursing Home
Oberlin
Morgan
Wellington
Wellington Telephone Co
Brenner Shoe Store
Herbert Dean Somerville
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
Mr. Somerville
United Steelworkers of America
Lorain
Izaak Walton League of America
Somerville
Borg-Warner Corp
Elyria AmVets
Janice
LaGrange
Jeffrey
Susan
Julia
Sarah
Lena Somerville
Homer Carl
Mineral Wells
W.va
Robert
Parkersburg
Paul
Charles Wayne
Clinton
Ohio
Glenn
Rockport
Carl
Dale) Buchanan
Gerald
Vida) Warner
Detroit
Anthony
Mary Ellen) Furioso
Dearborn
Mich
Howard
Kathryn) Florence
Barberton
Nina Andrews
Richie
Mabel) Amos
Evelyn Ennis
Emma Lou Weiner
Baltimore
Homer
Blackburn-Fulton
Grafton
Lovett Funeral
Idell Scott
United
Mary
Mae" Traut
Charles R
Reidy-Scanlan
Mathatin Mhemak
Charles Emerson Brown
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Brown
U.S. Steel
Lorain-Cuyahoga
Laura
Lynette
Lisabeth
Lisa
John
Alfred
Louisiana
Chris
Arizona
Leona Partin
Loretta Carantan
fTamin
Cowling- Truman Funeral Home
Herbert Goss
Greenwood Cemetery
Elyria K of C Plans Meeting Tuesday
The Elyria Knights of Columbus lodge will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the K of C Hall on Kipling Street. Guest Billy Curtis, a Elyria patrolman, will demonstrate a police breathalyzer and explain the new drunk driving law to members before it takes effect mid March.
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Elyria Knights of Columbus
K of C
Kipling St
Elyria
Billy Curtis
Chain rescue in vain for Lorain motorist
A 64 year old Lorain man, George Bires of 320 Connecticut Ave, died after his car went out of control on Lakeside Avenue and plunged down an embankment. A human chain formed by police and fire rescue tried to pull him from the vehicle but failed as he succumbed to a heart attack. Coroner William Kishman will determine the cause of death.
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Lorain
Lakeside Avenue
George Bires
Connecticut Ave
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain County
William E. Kishman
Bires
Alabama
Arizona Avenues
Lake Shore
Cleveland man held after shooting spree
Ronald J. Plath, 48, of 18915 Detroit Road, was arrested after a Sunday shooting spree at the South Shore Shopping Center. He faces criminal damaging, discharging firearms in city limits, and aggravated assault with bond set at $18,000. No injuries reported. weapon recovered by K-9 unit. Investigation continues.
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Cleveland
South Shore
Ronald J. Plath
Detroit Road
East Liberty Avenue
Overlook Road
Lorain County Sheriff's Department
Sheffield fireman Angel Martinez improves after crash
LORAIN The condition of Angel Martinez a Sheffield Village firefighter injured when a fire truck was struck by a train and overturned has improved He was taken off the critical list and is in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital after a rough night He sustained multiple injuries in the crash which left the vehicle burning.
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Lorain
Angel Martinez
Sheffield Village
Martinez
St. Joseph Hospital
Strongsville debt prompts city takeover of assets
Cleveland AP: Lakewood construction firm to seize Strongsville city deposits and property until paying a $119,905 court judgment won last month. The firm seeks interest on the award after a June 30, 1982 arbitrator ruling favored Margus Co. over delays in an activity center project for the Senior Center. The city appeals the award.
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Cleveland
Lakewood Construction
Strongsville
Cuyahoga County
Community group meeting notices concise schedule list
Recreation Park Trustees meet at 8 pm in the park office. Firelands Ambulance Trust ees convene at 7 30 pm at M B Sanders. LaGrange Band Parents gather at 8 pm at the high school. Grafton Township Fire department meets at 7 pm at Belden Fire Hall. Penfield PTA at 7 pm at the school with adult exercise. Methodist Church service and prayer at noon. Lions meet at 7 pm at Grange Hall. PTA at 8 pm at the middle school. Boy Scouts at 7 pm at the fire hall. Trustees meet at 7 30 pm at the fire hall. North Ridgeville Cascade Chordsmen at 8 pm at Fields Methodist Church. Kiwanis at 6 30 pm at Dennys Restaurant. Elyria Senior Fellowship at 9 30 am at the American Legion. Rotary at noon at the YWCA. Toastmasters at 5 30 pm at the YMCA. Evening Lions at 6 45 pm at Grassies. New London Library trustees meet, library. Eaton Overeaters Anonymous at 9 30 am Town Hall. Midview Athletic Boosters at 7 pm at the high school.
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Methodist Church
Lions
Grange Hall
American Legion
Rotary
YWCA
YMCA
Grassies
New London
Ashe to speak at LCCC Prominent Americans lecture
Lorain County Community College hosts retired tennis great Arthur Ashe for the Prominent Americans series with a talk on Dedication to Excellence at 8 PM in Stocker Center. He also attends a 5:30 PM scholarship fundraising dinner by the LCCC Black Progressives. Dinner tickets are 10 public, 9 faculty, 8 seniors and students. lecture-only tickets are 9 public, 6 faculty, 4 seniors.
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Lorain County Community College
Arthur Ashe
Stocker Center
Ashe
LCCC
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Discount Store
Arthur Bruce
Mrs. Daly Wilkins
Morris
Anne Krause
Hanna Rieger
Hazel
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Sidney Rackoff
Agudath Achim Cemetery
Garford Ave
Mrs
Herbert Somerville
Burg
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
Timothy J. Notley
Mr. Notley
Elyria Catholic High School
Buckeye Knoll Farms
Olmsted Falls
St Peter’s Catholic Church
Notley
Harry Notley
Dennis and
Michael
Bogner
St. Peter's Catholic Church
John J. Gorski
St. Peter's Cemetery
Benjamin H. Eldridge
Dicken Funeral Home
Bruce R. Irwin
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Mrs. Henry Edwards
Charles R. Traut
John J. Kline
Calvary Cemetery
Martin M. Otto
Lucy Irene Otto
Chimera
Lorain Community Hospital
Otto
Jamestown
N.Y
Sandusky High School
Miami University
Baldwin- Wallace College
Admiral King
Southview
Hawthorne Junior
Vinnie) Higley
Maryann Chimera
Frank
Patricia) Sonntag
Sandusky
Kathy Giola
London
England
Good Sheperd Lutheran Church
Wilson St. Lorain
Henry Hodell
William Zimminn
Lucy
Lees Services
Edith) Lees
Curtis-Scheuffler
Thomas Curtis
Mrs. Gregorio de Jesus
Rodger F. Long
Mr. Long
Avon Lake
Bendix-Westinghouse
Catherine
Thomas
Janice) Quinn
William
Carol) Burmeister
Richard
Burmeister County Line
Bruce Irwin
Avon United Methodist Church
Kidney Foundation
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Greater and Vicinity
Prebat
Ueoned Funeral
Embelmer
Charles E. Brown
Elyria K of C
Sheffield
Recreation Park
Firelands Ambulance
M.B. Sanders
Grafton Township
Belden
Penfield
Penfield Pta
Boy Scouts
Trustees
Cascade Chordsmen
Fields Methodist Church
Kiwanis
Dennys Restaurant
Libary Trustees
Pat
Eaton
Overeaters Anonymous
Town Hall
Midview Athletic Boosters
Majkut & Giovannazlu Utad
Andrew M. Markut, Jr
Jack Ginvannazen
Patrick M. McFarland
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