Area death notices from Lorain and Oberlin obituaries
Andrew Szewczyk 81 of Lorain died Thursday evening in St. Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. He worked for U.S. Steel Foundry until 1969 and leaves wife Helen 50 years, sons Jerzy and Eugene, four grandchildren, and sister Angeline Mishak. Funeral arrangements at Dombroski Funeral Home with wake Sunday and Mass Monday at St. Stanislaus. Burial at Calvary Cemetery. Philip J. Gifford 83 of Lorain died Friday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Lorain, retired process engineer for Thew Shovel. Survived by wife Valdiia, daughter Gaynelle Enright, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren, brother Russell, sisters Anna Pries and Mary Lee. Masonic services Sunday. burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park. Margaret Fish 91 of Oberlin died Friday at Tressie Rest Home. Lived most of life near Washington, D.C., moved to Oberlin in 1979. Survived by daughter Joanne Thodt, son Dean, five grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Cowling Funeral Home with burial at Westwood Cemetery. Rose L. Schuster 60 of Lorain died Thursday in Elyria Memorial Hospital after lengthy illness. Lifelong Lorain resident, former Pappas Insurance and American Stove Works employee. Survived by husband William, son William W., sister Gladys Lamb. Services Monday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials suggested to Zion Lutheran organ fund or renal dialysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Szewczyk
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
U.S. Steel
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Angeline Mishak
Dombrowski
Calvary Cemetery
Philip J. Gifford
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gifford
Thew Shovel
Masonic Lodge
Valdiia
Nee Mette
William C
Gaynelle) Enright
Amherst
Russell
Anna Pries
Dale
Mary) Lee
Florida
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
Jane Anderson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Amsherst
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Margaret Fish
Oberlin
Tressie Rest Home
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Fish
Charles
Joanne) Thodt
Dean
Albuquerque
N.M
Warren
Cowling Funeral Home
John Elder
Westwood Cemetery
Rose L. Schuster
Nehls
Pappas Insurance Agency
American Stove Works
Zion Lutheran Church of
Mothers’ Club
Schuster
William W
Chet
Gladys) Lamb
San Pedro
California
William
John J. Gluvna
Zion Lutheran Church
Gary C. Genzen
Elmwood Cemetery
Organ Fund
Scholarships for medical students offered by Lung Association South Shore
The South Shore affiliate of the American Lung Association offers eight $500 grants totaling $4,000 for medical students pursuing pulmonary or respiratory care. Open to new students and professionals, applicants must live in Lorain Erie Huron Ottawa Seneca or Sandusky counties and have college or medical school acceptance. Deadline in May. Call 1 800 231 LUNG or write to the South Shore at 16 W Church St Milan Ohio. Southwest General Hospital to run a six week For Father and His Baby program starting Feb 28 at 9 30 am for new fathers with kids under nine months. Class limited to 15. Fee 30 with 20 percent district discount. Call 826 8036 for info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shore
American Lung Association
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Ottawa
Seneca
Sandusky
American Lung Association of
Ohio
W. Church St
Milan
Southwest General Hospital
Flying nerves and retirement notes mix in Elyria gossip
The article recalls Koury flying to Detroit for a GM conference despite fear of flying and quibbling over the word quitting as Lorain County officials shift roles. It also covers Lorain Township fire chief George Brack retiring from unpaid duties, and local business naming talks. It mentions Three Blind Mice Inc. being formed by Lapos Rodak and Richards. It lists medical society seminars on Medi care changes and new mammography services at Lorain Community Hospital, plus an obstruction about an upcoming hygiene society talk in Avon Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koury
Elyria
Michael Keys
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Debbie Courtright
George Brack
Elyria Township
Frank P. Lapos
Larry Rodak
Joan Richards
Warehouse Ltd
Lapos
Three Blind Mice Inc
Amy Richards
Amherst Profiles program changes on Channel 28
In next week's Amherst cable TV edition Profiles of the Working Woman an interview with Lorain County Deputy Ernie Bell will replace the planned segment with pilot Jane Saddler Ragsdale. The show airs at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday on Channel 28 featuring interviews with notable career women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lorain County
Ernie” Bell
Jane Saddler-Ragsdale
At & P.m
Channel 28
Elyria woman hurt in kitchen egg beater incident
Elyria Town ship resident Carolyn Crawford, 25, was listed in fair condition after her hand became wedged in an electric egg beater while attempting to start it. She was transported from her home to St. Joseph's Community Hospital around 10 45 a.m. The fire department said her hand remained enmeshed in the blades as she was moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Elyria Township
Carolyn Crawford
Antrim Rd
St. Joseph's Community Hospital
Elyria Fire Department
Crawford
Fire Department
Police seek clues in Elyria shooting of 23 year old
Police investigators in Elyria seek witnesses after a 23 year old man, James Cooke, was shot while walking near Wilkes Villa. Cooke, listed in serious condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital, gave 119 Erie St. as address and claimed he was shot in that vicinity. No gun type or suspects identified. Cooke remained uncooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Wilkes Villa
James Cooke
Erie St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cooke
Michigan
North Ridgeville Soccer Sign Up Today
The North Ridgeville Amateur Soccer League holds a final sign up today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the city hall multi purpose room. Open to boys and girls born 1969 to 1982 with fees 15 or 35 dollars based on family participants and an extra 5 dollars for non residents. Spring season starts April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Dentists and optometrist offer free services for Valentines Day
Vermilion dentists Drs Roger Colebrook James Hovance and Corrine Kollar Furey and Lorain optometrist Dr Max Hettler open their offices for free care under Doctors With a Heart. Hettler plans an ongoing vision program at Lorain Free Clinic. about 1 000 doctors nationwide participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Lorain
Max Hettler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lorain Free Clinic
Hettler
Rooney Optical
Cleveland
Toledo Optical
Roger Colebrook
James Hovance
Corrine Kollar-Furey
Eastlake man injured in fireworks blast at home
Police say James Henderson was making fireworks from flash powder when his home exploded. He and his wife were burned. two children were uninjured. Five military style weapons were seized. ATF notes weapons were civilian legal. Henderson has undergone amputation and is in critical condition. Police plan to interview his wife. Henderson belonged to a survivalist group in 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastlake
William DePledge
James Henderson
Henderson
Mary
DePledge
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Snow blower injury leads to lawsuit in Ohio
Martha McKinley of Cleveland suburbs filed a 635000 personal injury suit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas against Sears Roebuck & Co and Aircap Industries Corp. The Jan 13, 1985 date is cited for injuries from a snow blower purchased at Sears North Olmsted. McKinley alleges negligent design and manufacture and inadequate warnings, claiming underamputation of two fingers. Judge Thomas J. Pokorny assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bay Village
Sear, Roebuck & Co
Martha McKinley
Woodlane Dr
Cuyahoga County
McKinley
Thomas J. Pokorny
Berea water plant wins design award
Berea earns an award from the Michigan Consulting Engineering Council for the water purification plant design. Mayor John G. Whipple and designer Dr. Dimiter Ramadanoff will accept the honor on February 22. The plant employs a special ozone process to purify water for households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Michigan Consulting Engineering Council
John G. Whipple
Whipple
Dimiter Ramadanoff
Toll free IRS forms order line and address
Taxpayers may order federal tax forms by calling 1 800 424 3676 from 8 am to 6 30 pm Monday through Friday. IRS staff will assist in choosing forms and answer questions. Forms arrive in 7 to 10 working days. Written requests go to IRS Forms Distribution Center PO Box 9903 Bloomington IL 61799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
IRS Forms Distribution Center
P.O. Box
Bloomington
Jil
Burkhard seeks Ward 7 council nomination in May primary
Elyria Democrat Kenneth Burkhard announced his bid for the Ward 7 council seat. The 41 year old Parson and Van Voort Insurance agent is active with the Elyria Kiwanis Club and local associations. He and wife Diana live at 622 Augdon Drive with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
E. Kenneth Burkhard
Ward 7
Burkhard
Howard Coleman
Council At
Diana
Augdon Dr
Bedford man faces child stealing in custody dispute
Rich ard C. Tecco, who won custody of his son in a February filing, faces child stealing charges for allegedly taking the boy from a Penfield playground on October 1. A pre trial hearing in Oberlin Municipal Court may be scheduled later this month, delayed by Tecco lacking a lawyer. His ex wife, Carol Samolis, signed the complaint in October. she was jailed in February for contempt after a Lorain County Domestic Relations Court outburst and also faces resisting arrest counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Bedford
Penfield
Richard C. Tecco
Oberlin
John Lowther
Tecco
Carol Jane Samolis
Samolis
Lowther
Lorain County
Jason
Healthline offers Smoking Abstinence and pregnancy fitness classes
Lorain Community Hospital Healthline will run six week Smoking Abstinence For Ever classes starting Feb 19 at 75 dollars per person with two evening time slots. An exercise program for pregnant women begins Feb 16 at 6 30 pm for six weeks at 12 dollars per person. Medical clearance required prior to enrollment and details are available by calling 262 5940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healthline
Lorain Community Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lorain County Medical Society
The
American Natural Hygiene Society
Avon Lake
Elytia Savings & Trust National Bank
Lake Road
Jeffrey Margie Mae
N. Ridgeville
Debbie Courtright C-T Stati
John Trebetts
Berea Water Plant
Man
Son
Health Service Office
Notre Dame College
College Road
South Eeclid
Anemia Association
Roo
Health Services Office
St. John & West Shore Hospital
Dolores van Dervort
Biofeedback and Counseling Institute of
Westlake
Goa
St. Joseph Hospital & Heart Center
Yik-wen Lai
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!