Area obituaries recount multiple Medina County deaths
Florence R Knopf 75 of York Township died Sunday after a brief illness at Medina Community Hospital. Survived by Roy husband, Patricia Sauer and Donna Devine daughters, eight grandchildren, sisters Martha Stoll Mary Longsdorf Genevieve Longsdorf and Floyd Ricketts. Visitation Tuesday 2-9 p.m. Bauer Funeral Home Valley City. Burial at Litchfield Township Cemetery. Helen Richtarsic 64 Nova died at home after a short illness. Andrew Lée Blake 19 months old New London died in Akron Children’s Hospital after a short illness. Burial at Rest Lawn Cemetery Huron. Multiple further notices list funerals and survivors across Lorain and nearby towns with services this week.
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Florence R. Knopf
York Township
Medina County
Medina Community Hospital
Donna Devine
North Royalton
Martha Stoll
Seville
Mary Longsdorf
Lodi
Genevieve Longsdorf
Nova
Oor Floyd Ricketts
Floria
Bauer Funeral Home
Valley City
David Baker
Litchfield Township
Helen Richtarsic
Heaston-Gerber Funeral Home
Norwalk
Andrew Lée Blake
Randy
Elisha) Blake
Route 2
New London
Akron Children’s Hospital
Clarence Blake
Sandusky
Norm Judge
Collins
Jasper Bates
Winifred Judge
Eastman Funeral Home
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Andrew Blasko
Rest Lawn Cemetery
Huron
Edward L. Vosatka
Galen Black
Grave St
Ophelia Giles dies at 77 in Elyria rites Saturday
Ophelia J. Giles 73 of Elyria died Monday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Forkland Alabama and lived in Livingston before moving to Elyria 36 years ago. She was active in Second Baptist Church Elyria NAACP and local missionary groups. Survived by husband Robert and daughter Jimmie Jones. Friends may call Friday 2 9 p.m. at the church and home of Jones. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. at Second Baptist Church. Burial Brookdale Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Elyria in charge.
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Ophelia J. Giles
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Giles
Forklan
Ala
Livingston
Second Baptist Church of
Lorain County
Church Missionary Society
Sunday School
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Giles
Robert
Oliver
Jimmie) Jones
Lucretia Junior
Narciss Brassfield
York
Fannie Chaney
Wards
Oliver Jones
W. 12Th Street
Second Baptist Church
R.J. Gordon
Brookdale Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Helen M. Jewett
Gill
Bursley Road
Wellington
Norton Funeral Home
Joel Kettenring
David Birch
Brighton Cemetery
Helen Jewett
First Baptist Church of
Leonard D. King
Lorain Scale and Slicer Co
Lorain Community Hospital
Mr. King
Mill Village
Lakewood
Lorain
Norman G
Colorado Springs
Colo
Doris M.:edwards
Charles P
King
Erie
Ale E
Nee Grether
Walter A. Frey
Mildred Slough
Kimbel
Lancaster
Tiffin
Florida
Lucille Nachtrab
Mary Charlotta
Chardon
New Jersey
George
Pennsylvania
Charles
Elysburg
Lawrence Spero
Cleveland
Joseph
Mary Catherine) DiFabio
Cincinnati
George Kimbel
Anna B. Kelley
Golden Acres
Kelley
Tolono
Ill
St. Mary Catholic Church
American Association of Retired Persons Chapter
VFW
Clifford
Florence) Nolan
Anna) Gascoigne
Edward
Vivian) Bauman
Greensboro
N.C
James
Schwartz, Spence and Boyer
J. Mary Church
Kevin Conroy
Calvary Cemetery
Golden Acres Nursing Home Auxiliary
Post Office Hiring for Lorain County Carriers
The U S Postal Service invites applications for clerk and carrier vacancies in Lorain County post offices. Starting pay is $10.21 per hour. Applications available at any post office and due by Monday.
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U.S. Postal Service
Lorain County
Obituary notes for King Slough and Kelley in Lorain area
Obituaries recount Leonard D. King age 89 former Lorain Scale and Slicer Co. owner dying Monday at Lorain Community Hospital. Mildred Slough age 86 formerly Elyria resident died in Lancaster Pa after illness. Anna B. Kelley 92 of Lorain died at Golden Acres Nursing Home after a weeklong illness. Burial and funeral details listed for each, with surviving relatives and service arrangements. Memorials suggested for Golden Acres Nursing Home Auxiliary.}')
Curve on Route 10 near Black River may get funding
Ohio Department of Transportation chief engineer Wayne Kauble said a dangerous curve on Route 10 near the Black River could be funded from a $50 million hazardous situations and emergencies fund. He spoke with state Rep. John V. Bara about the curve narrowing from four to two lanes and other highway maintenance needs.
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Route 10
Black River
Ohio Department of Transportation
Wayne Kauble
Kauble
John V. Bara
D-Elyria
Purse snatchers strike in parking lot at mall
Two youths about 11 and a teen grabbed $100 from a 40 year old woman in the Westgate Shopping Mall parking lot as she unlocked her car. They fled east through the lot, joined by an older companion, then disappeared into nearby housing projects. The incident followed other weekend robberies and a police chase that left an officer with minor injuries.
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Lorain
Westgate
Juanita L. Shelton
Worth St
Leavitt Road
Reid Avenue
Red Head
Erie Ave
Eugene L. Johnson
7Th Ct
Lawson
E. Erie Ave
California Avenue
Ptl. G
Oberlin man charged with receiving stolen property
A 46 year old North Ridgeville man Freddie L. Dotson of 6375 Lee Road was charged with receiving stolen property in a Oberlin burglary. He bought a stolen .38 revolver from two juveniles tied to the East College Street burglary and is held in Lorain County Jail on a 2500 dollar bond awaiting Oberlin Municipal Court on Wednesday.
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Oberlin
North Ridgeville
Freddie L. Dotson
Lee Road
Dotson
East College Street
Lorain County
Priest's Condition Improves in Lorain
Rev. Joseph Step, 66, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church, was admitted Friday to St. Joseph Hospital with chest pains. He moved from the coronary care unit to a regular room and was reported in serious condition earlier today.
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Lorain
Joseph Step
St. Peter Catholic Church
St. Joseph Hospital
Step
Elyria Fire Dept Names Contest Winners Runners-Up
The Chronicle Telegram corrects a list to include runner up Richard Dargo 6 of 235 Courtland Ave as a Pardner hand puppet recipient. The contest named the puppy Pepper after drawing ten runners-up and the winner from Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank.
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Elyria Fire Department
Chronicle- Telegram
Richard Dargo
Courtland Ave
Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank
Fire Department
Lorain Officials Clash Over Incinerator Study
Lorain Mayor William E. Parker and Councilman Edmond J. Skimin traded sharp exchanges over a proposed incinerator study. The council rejected an $11,000 study and forwarded the minority report to committee. The council also approved first reading of a garbage collection ordinance set at $5 monthly with an April 1 target start.
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Lorain
Wiliam E. Parker
Edmond J. Skimin
Parker
Skimin
Ridgeville group to distribute free butter to families
Advent Ministries in North Ridgeville will give away 5,976 pounds of butter Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5158 Mills Industrial Parkway. Each family receives one pound per member. A cheese shipment is expected around March 15.
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North Ridgeville
Advent Ministries
Mills Industrial Parkway
Advent
Oberlin Aims to Place 11 Abandoned Pups
Oberlin police rescued 11 abandoned newborn puppies found in a shopping bag near Allen Memorial Hospital. Officers fed the litter with a milk and honey eyedropper mix for 24 hours, and by 8 p.m. Monday the last pup had been adopted.
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Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Lorain postpones disciplinary action against firefighters and officer
Mayor Parker announced a delay in actions against Patrolman Gino Taliano over the Jan 10 blackjack beating of Michael Solak and City Fireman Michael Calabrese amid a procedural hold. Calabrese’s gambling charge and a departmental rules violation are involved with a preliminary hearing rescheduled to March 11.
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Lorain
William E. Parker
Alfred Damm
Wanda Tully
Parker
Gino Taliano
Michael Solak
Brownell Ave
Michael D. Calabrese
Calabrese
City Cigar Store
E. 28Th St
Amherst to curb overtime pay for meeting attendances
Amherst City Council's Executive Committee plans legislation to end overtime pay for employees at council or committee meetings after Safety Service Director John Presutti cited a police officer's two meeting requests. The panel also seeks approval on a telephone use ordinance as Police logs long distance calls.
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Amherst
Safety Service
John Presutti
Presutti
Cora Godfrey
Amherst to mull police dog program
Amherst officials study creating a K-9 unit for the police department. The plan would add one German shepherd and train a patrolman to handle the dog under the Finance Committee agenda for Monday.
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Amherst
Mull
Democrats' state chair to speak at local fundraiser
James M. Ruvolo state chair of the Democratic Party will address about 180 contributors at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Holiday Inn. He has been chairman since January 1982 and serves also as executive director of the Ohio Democratic Party and Lucas County Democratic chairman.
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James M. Ruvolo
Democratic Party
Democrat Central Committee
Holiday Inn
Ruvolo
Ohio Democratic Party
Lucas County
Lucas County Board of Elections
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van Wormers Inc
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Michael Schrull
Washington Avenue
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