Area Deaths and Funeral Notices in Lorain County
A string of obituaries from Vermilion to Lorain and North Ridgeville notes deaths of Betty J. Poole 6 Vermilion Gary Long 2 from Sheffield Lake and others. Funeral services are planned across Bogner Walter A. Frey Garland Misencik and Reichlin Cooley Funeral Homes with burial and memorial details.
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Betty J. Poole
Chapman
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
West Virginia
Leo
Roxanna) McKinney
Elias
Jimmy” Chapman
Amherst
Lewis Chapman
Lower Salem
Frances Chapman
Lancaster
Donald
Calif
Violet Pennix
Waverly
Ohio
Ethel Worthington
Emma Farrington
Tracy
Robert
Stella Richardson
Elsie Chadler
Clarence
Paul
Edward
Bogner
North Ridgeville
Thomas Spaulding
Rest Haven Memory Gardens
Avon
Gary Long
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Westlake
Sheffield Lake
Melisa A. Long
Gary Lucas
Cleveland
Ronald R
Mary K.) Russell
Dean A. Long
Donald F
Grace L.) Muetzel
Daniel E
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Ersel Musselman
Amherst Hospital
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Watson Leora Alice
Gilder
Ridgeville
Mary Clutey
Jean Watron
Lore Myers
North Rotgewile
Death notices from Avon Lorain and nearby areas
Obituaries list Roy Cahoon 92 Avon widow Grace Peak and others with visitation times today. Includes Peace Ipesste 81, Lorain. Wanda F Shagie 75 Armhers. George Todgham 62 Riyria. Leora Watson 84 N Ridgeville. all note visitations, funeral times, and local cemeteries.
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Cahoon Roy
Avon
Grace B
Shagie
Wanda F
Armhers
Donald
Cheryl Gresham
Visitation
Dombrowski
Lorain
St Joseph Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Ritual Murder presented by Central State cast in Oberlin
In Oberlin Lorain County Black Family Committee with Ohio DSS and Oberlin College Upward Bound, Central State University students perform Ritual Murder at noon in Warner Center Theater. The free play portrays 10 youths venting anger through violence to explore self-worth. Carolyn Davis or José Diaz can provide more information.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Black Family Committee
Ohio Department of Social Services
Oberlin College
Upward Bound
Warner Center
Central State University
Carolyn Davis
Elyria
José Diaz
Audit weighs need for teacher layoffs in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville eyes a second financial audit to verify the possible layoff of 13 teachers after a state study showed over 80 percent of the general fund funds salaries. union president Deanna Hill seeks independent review by the Ohio Education Association while the district ponders levy passage or staff reductions to avert fund shortages.
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North Ridgeville
Teachers’ Union
Deanna Hill
North Ridgeville Teachers Association
Ohio Education Association
North Ridgeville Board of Education
State Department of Education
Paul Murphy
Murphy
Elyria High student indicted for rape in grand jury batch
Lorain County grand jury returned 55 indictments, including rape charges against Elyria High School student John I Ishman. The arrest followed an alleged Beverly Court incident. Ishman faces arraignment next Wednesday. The open indictments feature theft, burglary, assault, drug offenses, and failing to provide clearer context for several defendants across Elyria, Lorain, and surrounding areas.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Oberlin man pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking
Elyria anti drug case ends with James McElya pleading guilty to one count of aggravated cocaine trafficking. He was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison with the first two years mandatory. McElya, 55, of 435 N Main St, was part of a July raid on the Elyria Holiday Inn connected to a Florida cocaine scheme.
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Elyria
Oberlin
James McElya
N. Main St
Elyria Holiday Inn
Florida
Lorain County
Mmcelya
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
Lyle Castle
McElyn
Water bed heating blamed for trailer fire loss
Elyria fire officials say an electric blanket on a water bed likely caused a mobile home fire at the Rex Schindler residence in Colonial Oaks Mobile Home Park. The wife activated the blanket earlier, and a short time later smoke was detected but misattributed to the furnace. Firefighters faced heavy smoke preventing entry.
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Elyria
Colonial Oaks
Vince Howard
Fire Department
Rex Schindler
Howard
Howard Said the Schindlers
Rhodes to keynote GOP dinner here
Former Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes will be the principal speaker at the Lorain County Republican Organization Lincoln Day Dinner at Tom's Country Place Avon. Social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Republicans statewide district and county candidates expected to attend. Tickets $15, reservations due by March 12.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Lorain County
Tom's Country Place
Stoney Ridge Road
Avon
Robert Wilson
Lorain Driver Seized After Crash Injures Boy
A driver in Lorain reportedly blacked out at the wheel and struck a child, a picnic table, a house, a stop sign, and a tree after crossing the street. Gary T. Daniels, 12, of 3945 West Erie Avenue, was treated for scrapes and bruises and listed in fair condition at Lorain Community Hospital. The driver, Samuel Wilson Jr., 40, of 917 West 17th Street, was cited for failure to control. He was unconscious at the scene but regained consciousness before ambulances arrived. The accident happened at 3:12 p.m. at West Fifth and Hamilton. Witnesses said Wilson appeared to have a seizure.
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Lorain
Gary T. Daniels
Erie Ave
Lorain Community Hospital
Samuel Wilson Jr
17Th St
West Fifth
Hamilton
Wilson
Innocent pleas in Oberlin students’ death on I 70
Two drivers charged after an Interstate 70 crash that killed Oberlin College students Annette Kritzer and Anne Schoening pleaded innocent and seek jury trials. David Ryan faces disobeying a 40 mph minimum speed charge. Delbert Neidigh is charged with failure to reduce speed. Pre trial conference set March 14 in Effingham County.
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Effingham
Oberlin College
David Ryan
Oberlin
Ryan
Hazel Crest
Ill
Delbert Neidigh
Oblong
Neidigh
Two Elyria men jailed in cocaine trafficking case
In Lorain County, Joseph T. Smith, 38, and James W. McElyn, 55, were sentenced to prison terms for aggravated cocaine trafficking tied to a July Elyria Holiday Inn raid. Smith drew 2 15 years, McElyn 4 15 years, with two years of confinement without parole. Other co-defendants include James Anadell, Teressa Findon, and Joe Johnson, with varying sentences or pledges.
Akron woman runs for Supreme Court
Akron judge Joyce George, the first woman elected to Akron Municipal Court and later to the 9th District Court of Appeals, is on the May 6 nonpartisan primary ballot seeking the Ohio Supreme Court seat vacated by retiring Justice Clifford Brown. George cites citizen concerns about Ohio’s highest court and urges change. the 9th District includes Lorain, Medina, Wayne, and Summit counties.
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Akron
Joyce George
9Th District Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
9Th District Appeals Court
George
Clifford Brown
Ohio
Ms. George
Lorain
Medina
Wayne
Summit Counties
Car lands in ditch prompt DUI charge in Elyria
Elyria man Robert Lowe 1219 S Abbe Rd was charged with driving under the influence and failure to control after his car slid off rain slick Route 57. He left the scene then was found walking along South Abbe Road near Clark Street. He suffered facial cuts.
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Elyria
Robert Lowe
S. Abbe Rd
South Abbe Road
Clark Street
Lowe
North Abbe Road
Vandals topple 45 headstones at Ridgelawn Cemetery
Elyria police report 45 headstones toppled at Ridgelawn Cemetery Wednesday night. All stones were damaged but repair possible for some. Average cost per headstone estimated at $60.
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Elyria
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Correction adds omitted names to Elyria West honor roll
A Wednesday Elyria West High School honor roll listing was corrected to include two students, Maureen Dane and Melanie McMahan, previously omitted. The update acknowledges their recognition alongside the other honorees.
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Maureen Dane
Melanie McMahan
Elyria West High School
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Tampa
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Carrolwood Community Hospital
Ireland
W. Va
South Amherst
U.S. Steel
Lorain/Cuyahoga
McClain
Watson Services
Leora A. Watson
Priscilla Shoup
Ralph Gilder
Margaret K. Gar
Margaret Katherine Garr
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Faith United Methodist Church
USA
The
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American Association of Retired Persons
Gerald E
Jean Murtaugh
Lexington Park
Floyd Garl
Floyd Garl Jr
Dorothy Peterman
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
William J. Flaherty Jr
William Kishman
St. Mary High School
Ohio University
Flaherty
St. Joseph School of
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Timothy
Rosanne) Jackson
Peggy) Wikins
Mary Beth Garrard
Sharon Flaherty-Redman
Kevin
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Lillian Flaherty
Reidy-Scanlan
Il Atm
St. Mary Church
John J. Kline
Calvary Cemetery
Louis Pan
Peace Ipesste
Larain
Brown Funeral Home
Todgham George
Riyria
Madatene
Central State
Steve Novak
C-T
Elyria High
Christopher Skinner
Rosewood
Ann Arbor
Randall J Sherri
Grafton
Douglas
Glenwood
Chicago
Sharon L Haramsock
Gifford
Henrietta Township
Raymond D Hammock
Gifford Tid
Francis L Gnse
Menes St
Ammherst
Thomas D Osborn
Purdue Ave
David J. Barnett
Concord
Flyrs
James BR Harper
Fairlawn
Gary Lawson
Broad
Paul E Delridge
Patrik A Green
Beavercrest
Michael Muer
Shaffer
Raymond L. Demnard
Oberlin Ave
Lorayn
Debra A. Kuhar
Jerry Harness
East Ave
Snider
Larkmont
Fta
Ralph Gonzalez
E. 42Nd
St. Lorain
Willie Evans
Florida Ave
Prince Leonard D. Callahan
Lian
Jeveland
Timachten Hamzah
Ashland
Grand Lhefl
Robert W Russell
Rustie Hilly
John Bunyan
Robson Rd
Cindy T. Runyon
Ricky J Ross Jr
Boone
Columbia Slaton
Dennis M Patton
Lakewood
Steven R Trout
Lear Nagle
Abel Garcia
Homewood
Rhonda Miles
Filmore
Jonathan Marshall
Troy D Taylor
Garden St Elyria
Thell
Annette Kritzer
Darien, Conn
Anne Schoening
Milford, Mich
Joseph T. Smith
Alexander Dr
James W. McElyn
Anadell
Alan Hevercomb
Garvin Ave
Teressa Findon
Joe Johnson
Johnson
Supreme Court
Elyria Cemetery
Tess
Lorain County Florists
Averin
Enea
Prene
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