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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2007
Page
8
Roger T. McCafferty, 73, of Sheffield Lake, died Tuesday February 13, 2007 at home after a sudden illness. The Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home in Elyria will announce arrangements.
Fern Edna Simpson 78 of Somerset formerly Penfield died February 13 2007. Born December 17 1928 in Jefferson Two she was daughter of Franklin and Estella Weyand. Survived by sons Craig and Roger daughter-in-law Carolyn granddaughter Serena and Roger Jr great grandchildren Riley and Natalie, brothers Merle and Elmer, sister-in-law Martha, brother-in-law Kenneth. retired secretary and seamstress. Memorials to Messiah Lutheran Church or Spencer U M Church. Services at Miller Funeral Home. Interment Somerset County Memorial Park.
Nancy M. Champion nee Blystone, 60, of North Ridgeville, died February 15, 2007 at home after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home.
Amy M. Rothgery 47 of North Ridgeville died February 15 2007 at home after a long illness. A Lorain native raised in Avon Lake she was a 1978 Avon Lake High School graduate and 1983 Kent State University nursing Magna Cum Laude graduate. She worked as a registered nurse at University Hospitals Health System Ireland Cancer Center and belonged to St Peter's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband Jim and their daughter among others.
Alissa Rothgery is remembered by her son Graham her mother Natalie Treece and five brothers Tom John David Fred and Wesley. She was preceded in death by her father James Treece. The family reads prayers Sunday at Liston Funeral Home then a memorial mass Monday at St Peter's Catholic Church. Memorials may be made to the Alissa and Graham Rothgery education fund.
Opal Emojene Hammond nee Walton 83 of Elyria Ohio died February 13 2007 in Casa Grande Regional Medical Center Arizona after a brief illness. She was born June 24 1923 in Kanawha Head West Virginia raised there and moved to Amherst in 1944. She retired from GM Elyria in 1933 after thirty years and lived in Elyria since 1993. She belonged to Church of the Open Door senior fellowship Jollyies of Elyria UAW retirement group and Naomi Group. Survived by son Roger Rocky Hammond Amherst daughter Monera Dickinson South Amherst five grandchildren nine great grandchildren and siblings Charles H Walton Elsira Hayes Walton Michigan Williard Walton Kanawha Head West Virginia Ruby Snyder Elyria and companion Elmer Ehlers. Funeral arrangements by Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with services February 21 2007 at 10 00 AM at Church of the Open Door Elyria Burial Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst.
Charles H Bell 58 of Spencer Ohio died February 7 2007 at Medina General Hospital after a short illness. He was born April 16 1943 in LaGrange Ohio and graduated Keystone High School in 1966. He worked at York Inc Elyria Industrial Plastics Valley City and Gerstenslager Wooster and coached youth sports. Survived by wife Mary two children Casandra and Melissa stepdaughter Erica Seymour two grandchildren sister Martha Grabrovac brother Delbert Bell and nephew Michael Grabrova. Visitation noon to 1 30 pm and funeral 1 30 pm February 17 Parker Son Funeral Home Spencer Ohio.
Elizabeth A. Woodward Wood 85 of Norwalk died February 1 2007 of cancer at Fisher Titus Medical Center She was born December 27 1921 in Leipsic Ohio and lived in Norwalk most of her life She earned degrees from Ohio State University Bowling Green State University taught in New London for 26 years retired 1988 and taught evening classes at Firelands College in 1977 1978 She belonged to several circles and associations and is survived by three daughters two sons in law a daughter in law six grandchildren four great grandchildren a sister and a brother in law plus nieces and nephews Burial will be Milan Cemetery Memorials to Transitional Care Unit may be sent to Fisher Titus Foundation Online condolences to the Evans Funeral Home site.
Harold R. Schlosser, 69, of Elyria, died February 14, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. Born January 29, 1938 in Nanty Glo PA, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and worked 33 years in the Parts Department at Spitzer Motors Brook Park and Elyria, retiring in 2000. Survived by daughters Bernice Schlosser and Brenda Lamp both of Elyria, sons Bruce Brian and David of Elyria, John of California, eight grandchildren, a sister and a half sister. Preceded in death by wife Barbara Jean in 2002. Dicken Funeral Home handling arrangements.
City owns large Elm Street lots used for snow dumps. North Shore Landscape Contractors in Lorain carted snow from private lots to behind their Baumhart Road facility. Midway Mall keeps piles on lot to save costs, shaping them like a mountain range to preserve customer parking. Contact Joe Medics at (440) 327-152? for details.
Gov. Ted Strickland said he would consider a ballot tax increase to fund schools if other options fail. He stressed any proposal would require bipartisan support and would not violate his stance against broader tax raises. He urged voter input as key to a potential plan.
Mitchell noted staff from streets, parks, and police worked around the clock. Overtime would be paid from the Streets Department fund. Elyria safety service director Eichenlaub postponed totals until payroll, salt, and petroleum data arrive. Contact Joe Medici at 40 329 7152.
Allied Waste Services paused Wednesday and Thursday pickups in Lorain County due to slippery streets but will resume today with Friday routes and rerun midweek pickups on Saturday. Elytia also returned to schedule after missing one run, urging residents to place trash at the driveway apron for quick pickup.
Two Amherst brothers Daniel S Freeman 32 and Gordon Scott Freeman 42 died in a head on collision on Route 53 near Findlay. Gordon Freeman died the next day after being flown to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Pamela Stone Ardlean 45 of Tiffin also died in the crash. Stacy Wilson 33 of Upper Sandusky survived and remained hospitalized in serious condition. The driver of the Tahoe is Seneca County official. Barney Freeman recalls a close family unit and tragedy.
A couple giving a ride to a man named Billy on West Fourth Street in Lorain ended with a struggle after the man reached for the ignition keys. He assaulted the male driver, tried to flee, and was shoved to the ground as he dropped the keys and ran off.
A 14-year-old Lorain girl living with her father told police her mother beat her with an extension cord three weeks earlier after she put Julie in a water bottle. School counselors and state workers examined wounds at Longfellow Middle School, noting welts and marks on the arm thigh cheek and buttocks. The mother admitted using belts paddles or straps at times but denied ever using an extension cord.
A suspended employee is written up several times for chronic tardiness and failing to fuel a company truck, with insubordination noted. Montanez could not be reached for comment. For more information contact Consair Adam Wright at 440 329 7151 or aang chroncet.com.
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