John Plato Ruth dies. Vermilion businessman, golf patron
John Plato Ruth 75 of Vermilion died after a long illness. He owned Ruth Building Supplies in Amherst, formerly Plato Coal and Supply Co., a third generation family business. Survived by four children, eight grandchildren, a great grandson, two sisters, and several in laws. Services Wednesday at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Memorials to National Parkinson's Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Plato Ruth
Vermilion
June Vidal
Rapid City
Virginia
Ginny” Schauss
Lorain
Shirley Jean Ruth
Stephanie Bickel
Brownhelm Congregational Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
National Parkinson’s Foundation
N.W
Ninth St
Bob Hope Road
Miami
Olan L. Sherrill dies after brief illness at 61
Olan J. Sherrill, 61, of Bullhead City Arizona, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday at Colorado River Medical Center in Needles California. A visitation is planned 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home in Elyria. Further arrangements will be announced.
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Olan J. Sherrill
Bullhead City
Ariz
LaGrange
Colorado River Medical Center
Needles
Calif
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elyria
Obituaries: Mulkey Suprun and O Haire services noted
Marvin Felix Mulkey 72 of Lorain died Saturday at home after a long illness. He served in World War I, retired from U S Steel in 1984 after 33 years, and was active at Midway Baptist Church and Alcoholics Anonymous. Survived by wife Beatrice, a son, several daughters, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Midway Baptist Church with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Also noted are Audrey L Suprun 56 Lorain who died Saturday after a lengthy illness. Survived by mother, daughter and sons, private service forthcoming with memorials to New Life Hospice. LeRoy William O’Haire 74 of Brunswick died Saturday after six months of illness. Retired Ford tool maker, member of St Ambrose Church, survived by wife Lois, children Kathleen, Timothy, Michael, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Visitation tonight and Tuesday services at St Patrick Church. Memorials to Hospice of Western Reserve and St Ambrose Church.
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LeRoy William O’haire
Brunswick
O’haire
Cleveland
Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
St. Ambrose Church
Lois
Nee Moore) O’haire
Kathleen Singer
Medina
Timothy
Parma
Michael
Watsonville
Calif
Millicent Cannon
Raleigh
N.C
Florence
Nee Meyers) O’haire
Robert O’haire
Norton Funeral Home
Main St
Wellington
St. Patrick Church
N. Main
Hospice of
Western Reserve
Brunswick Fire Department
John Ofandiski
Lorain
Mr. Ofandiski
U.S. Army
Rhineland
Ardennes
Europe
National Guard
Ofandiski
East Side
Christian Moore
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Jeffrey A. Fox
Elyria
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Mr. Fox
Wooster
Grafton
First Baptist Church
R.J. Gilgenbach Co. Inc
Dirty Works
Cherri
Wallace) Fox
Brandon
Bryce
Theodore
Janice
Daugherty) Fox
Rodney
Michigan
Bauer-Laubenthal
Chestnut Ridge Road
Bradley Quick
Brookdale Cemetery
International Myeloma Foundation
Stanley Hills Drive
Los Angeles
Obituaries for Steven Moore and Ben Janas Jr.
Steven C. Moore aged 44 of Elyria died Saturday with services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Chapel AME Church Elyria and burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Ben J. Janas Jr. 69 of North Ridgeville died Sunday at New Life Hospice in Lorain after a long illness. He served in Korea, worked in engineering, and is survived by wife Judy and three children. calling hours are Tuesday at David Bogner Family Funeral Home with memorials to New Life Hospice or Faith Lutheran Church.
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Steven C. Moore
Elyria
Carter
W. Bridge St
Jones Chapel
Am.e
17Th St
Eugene Schoolfield
Brookdale Cemetery
Ben J. Janas Jr
North Ridgeville
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Lorain
Mr. Janas
Lorain Products
Johnson and Johnson
Solon
Tappan Corp
Westinghouse Corp
Cleveland
Baldwin-Wallace College
Janas
Faith Lutheran Church
Avon
Northern Ohio Stock Car Racing Association
Judy
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
New Life Hospice
N. Abbe Road
Garden and
Lakeland Drive
Grace Marie Howard
Christopher
Susan
Nee Walker) Howard
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Grace
Ty Joseph Howard
Donald and
Constance Walker
Tawns City
Mich
Joseph and
Elaine Howard
Las Vegas
Nev
Misencik
Detroit Road
St. Joseph Cemetery
Richard Gonser
St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church
Obituaries Chronicle Lorain County Listing
Multiple obituaries for Mary Fekete infant Grace Howard Mildred Kowalczyk John Ofandiski Jeffrey A Fox list death details, ages, residences, funeral homes, services, and burial plans in Elyria Lorain Avon Amherst Township and surrounding areas. Military honors, church affiliations, and family survivors noted. Memorials directed to organizations as listed.
Deaths: Nev ille Bonner and Don Dunstan
Nev ille Bonner first Aboriginal member of Australia’s federal Parliament dies at 76 as a longtime advocate for land rights and critic of assimilation policies. Don Dunstan former South Australia premier and reformer dies at 72, known for social reforms including decriminalizing homosexuality and arts support.
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Sydney
Australia
Neville Bonner
Bonner
Dunstan
South Australia
Labor Party
Egyptian writer Lotfi el-Khouli dies at 69
Cairo AP Lotfi el-Khouli a prominent Egyptian writer and Al-Ahram columnist died Friday at age 69 from pneumonia. A lawyer by training he urged peace with Israel after early opposition and advised Yasser Arafat in the 1970s. He helped found the Egyptian Peace Movement which gained government recognition in 1998.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lotfi el- Khouli
el-Khouli
Al-Ahram
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
El-K
Emery Auditorium Theater's Acoustic Fame Tied to Mary Emery
The Emery Auditorium built by Cincinnati philanthropist Mary Emery to honor her husband Thomas Emery hosted the Cincinnati Symphony under Leopold Stokowski from 1909 to 1937 before moving to Music Hall. Board member Robert Howes and chair Alfred Moore highlight its Carnegie Hall level acoustics and flexible audience reach.
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Cincinnati
Mary Emery
Thomas Emery
Emery
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
Music Hall
Robert Howes
Emery Center Board
Cincinnati Symphony
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Alfred Moore
Radar outage halts arrivals at Cleveland Hopkins Airport
At Cleveland Hopkins International Airport a radar system lost power about 4 30 p m Sunday causing brief halts in arrivals and departures. The radar partly restored after about 30 minutes with several inbound flights circling and one diverted. Departures were delayed while inbound flights were brought in. The cause was not immediately known.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Tony Molinaro
Oberlin
Molinaro
OSU killings spark drive to curb campus area crime
The slayings of Loretta Long and Patrick Pryor near Ohio State University prompt the community to push crime reduction in the university district. Police, campus partners, and federal authorities emphasize top enforcement, with students calling for proactive safety measures amid high crime rates in the off campus housing area home to about 10,400 students. Carlo Lamar Marquis, 18, was arrested for the January 14 shootings.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Campus Partners
William E. Kirwan
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Hankins
Carlo Lamar-Marquis
Loretta Long
Patrick Pryor
Long
Students cover up distracting jewelry at Leipsic High
Leipsic High School allows piercings beyond ears but requires coverings for any distracting jewelry. Principal Nancy Schortgen says the policy aims to keep the learning environment focused, with boards weighing a broader rule on body piercing while considering dress codes and potential uniform shifts.
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Leipsic
Leipsic High School
Nancy Schortgen
Ron Bush
Greta Gardner
Ohio School Boards Association
Bush
Michael Shifer
Port Clinton High School
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Shifer
New Life Hospice offers volunteer training in Elyria area
New Life Hospice announces training sessions for patient care volunteers. Day sessions start Feb 19 and evening sessions start Feb 25. To apply call the volunteer department at 440 934 1458 Ext 404. Address is 5255 N Abbe Road Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Life Hospice
Abbe Road
Elyria
Department of
New Life
N. Abbe Road
Elvrra
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Ruth Building Supplies
Marvin Felix Mulkey
Mr. Mulkey
Pike Co
U.S. Marines
Lorain Works U.S. Steel
Midway Baptist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
John Wayne
Beatrice
Nee McKinney
Richard
Nancie Adkins
Lisa Dabrowski
Bonnie Mulkey
Linda Mathes
Matilda Hall
Harold, Ky
John
Brenda
Michael Wright Jr
Felix and
Eliza Mulkey
James and
Lee
Dolly
Louisa
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Griswold Road
Charles Keesee
Amherst
Audrey L. Suprun
Nee McDonald
Sharon
Suprun
Amherst High School
Quality Security
John McDonald
John Scott
Gluvna Funeral Chapel
Broadway, Lorain
Ford Motor Worker
Mary Fekete
Mary M. Fekete
Gladis
Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Cleveland St. Elyria
Mildred Kowalczyk
Sheffield Village
Community Health Partners
Richard J. Reidy
E. 31St St
Don Dunstan
Adelaide
Lotfi el-Khouli
OF US
United Way
Hopkins
Hospice
Kendal
Tom Reed
Oberlin College
Heiser
Kendal Drive
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