Local obituaries list Towne Metzger Brown Shupe Price deaths
James H Towne 61 longtime Sheffield Lake barber owner of Kansas Barber Shop Lorain died after brief illness in Lorain. Survived by wife Mary and daughters Becky and Connie. Also noted are deaths of Timko Metzger Brown Shupe and Price with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Towne
Sheffield Lake
Community Health Partners
Lorain
Elyria
Mr. Towne
Elyria High School
Kansas
Kansas Ave
Colorado Ave
Charles Lee Mathis Jr. lifelong Elyria resident dies at 49
Charles Lee Mathis Jr. 49 of Elyria died Thursday at EMH Regional Medical Center after a disability. He was a truck driver and a deacon at Macedonia Church of God in Christ where he directed the Tape Ministry. Survivors include his wife Brenda and children Christopher, Eric Henry Mathis, Darrell Woolbright, Edyth Stiles, Holly, Antoinett, Jocelyn, Mandisa, 12 grandchildren, brothers James, Selby Wade, Ricky, Ted, Peter, Marty, sisters Eartha Gaines, Susan Croft, Sheryl Pettigrew, and many relatives. Services noon Wednesday at Macedonia Church with burial in Brookdale Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee Mathis Jr
Elyria
Emh Regional Medical Center
Harshaw Chemical
Macedonia Church of God In Christ
Tape
Brenda
Nee Grier
Christopher
Eric Henry Mathis
Darrell Woolbright
Edyth Stiles
Oberlin
Holly
Antoinett Tinskey
Jocelyn
Mandisa Mathis
James
Cleveland Heights
Selby Wade
Livingston
Texas
Ricky
Lorain
Ted
Peter
Marty
Eartha Diane Gaines
Saginaw
Mich
Susan Croft
Radcliff, Ky
Sheryl Pettigrew
Charles Mathis Sr
Rosa Mathis
Maude and
Mollie Wheeler
Doc Mathis
Rita
Mathis Charles Lee Jr
Eric
Henry
Darrell
Ith Stites
Bell Ave
Curtis Daniel
Brookdale
Brown Funeral Home
27Th Street
Broadway
Obituaries for Forsythe and area residents in Lorain County
Obituary notices for Jeanne Forsythe Librarian 86 of Oberlin and three other local residents include service details and survivors. Jeanne Forsythe died after a short illness at Kendal at Oberlin Health Center with funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Oberlin. Also listed are Florence Pesek 74 Avon, Frank Horvatich 61 Lorain, Elmer Grimm 76 Elyria Township, with funeral arrangements and survivor details across Lorain and surrounding communities. Burial plans and arranging funeral homes are noted.
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Jeanne Forsythe
Barwis
Oberlin
Kendal
Florence M
Pesek
Avon
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Misencik
Frank D. Horvatich
Lorain
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Gluvna
Broadway, Lorain
Death Notices for Elyria Residents Advise Fraternal Rites
Death notices list Marlyn G Cat shall 82 Elyria wife Evelyn sons Marlyn R Donald G sisters and brother with calling hours 2 to 4 p m at Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Elyria services private. Also Lawrence Hales 87 Elyria wife Bessie daughters two or more relatives and calls 5 to 8 30 p m at Dicken Funeral Home with services at 11 a m Tuesday at First Baptist Church Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township. Homer M Halfhill 85 Elyria wife Rose two or more sons and sisters with calls 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Tuesday Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home and 9:30 a m Wednesday service with 10 a m Mass at St Agnes Church burial St Marys Cemetery. Charles Lee Mathis Jr 49 Elyria survived by Brenda wife and children plus six brothers and three sisters with calling 7 to 9 p m Tuesday at Macedonia Church of God in Christ and noon Wednesday service officiated by Rev Curtis Daniel then burial at Brookdale Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home Lorain noted.
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Pauline A. Metzger
Mentor
Lake West Hospital
Willoughby
St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church
Mentor Ave
All Souls Cemetery
Chardon
Gordon E. Brown
Oberlin
Community Health Partners
Lorain
Chillicothe
Ohio
Mr. Brown
General Motors
Christ Temple Apostolic Church
Tonya Brown
Benita Dade
Detroit
Rosco Willis
San Diego
Calif
George Locklear
Mark
Oberg
Sheffield Lake
Theresa Stoner
Houston
Joseph Towne
Decatur
Ala
John Towne
Elyria
Elsie
Nee White
Thomas
Saratoga
Fla
Harold J. Towne
Gluvna Funeral Chapel
Broadway
Chuck Behrens
Cleveland Clinic Hospice
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Elmer H. Grimm
Elyria Township
Grimm
Columbia Gas Company
Zion Lutheran Church
Archaeological Society of Ohio
Ohio Gun Collectors Association
The
National Rifle Association
Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association
Dorothy
Washington Ave
Ashland Ave
Catshall
Marlyn G
Evelyn K
Marlyn R
Donald G
Bauer-Laubenthal
Chestnut Ridge Road
Halfhill
Homer
Rose M
Daniel
John
Anthony
Reichlin-Roberts
Cleveland St
Elayria
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Lake Ave
Elia
St. Mary's Cemetery
Glenn Celebrates 37th Anniversary of Space Flight
John Glenn marked the 37th anniversary of his first space flight with a Disney World gala attended by 500 plus guests including Walter Cronkite. Proceeds from 250 per person benefited Space Camp Foundation and the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Glenn called the event a historic day in his life and urged youth toward public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glenn
Glenn
Disney World
Walter Cronkite
Discovery
U.S. Space Camp Foundation
The
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
Air ambulance safety climbs since mid eighties
Air ambulances show dramatic safety gains since the mid 1980s though bad weather remains the main risk. The February Toledo Life Flight crash prompted a federal probe amid no signs of mechanical failure. Regulators credit training, equipment and procedures while noting no published safety statistics by NTSB or FAA.
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Toledo
Tony Molinaro
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Ohio moves to tighten animal cruelty laws with new court hearings
The proposal would require a court hearing 10 days after cruelty charges, allow judges to order psychological counseling, and make a second offense a felony. Ohio’s laws have not been tightened since 1875, prompting agencies to craft their own responses. In Wood County last year 65 dogs were seized from two homes, with owners not charged after surrendering the animals. One owner paid 1800 dollars for care, while the goal is behavioral change rather than punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wood County
Humane Society
Welfare reform shifts roles to counties and private agencies
Ohio's welfare law changes assign more duties to county human services agencies and private groups near the needy while capping benefits at three years in five. The state reports welfare rolls down to 284,482 as of January, with Blacks now over White recipients. The Ohio Department of Human Services urges churches and nonprofits to assist in cities, while 5,040 closed cases failed to comply or found employment without updating the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Welfare Department
Jon Allen
Ohio Department of Human Services
Allen
Parole power dispute on truth in sentencing ruling
Inmates have completed about two thirds of their minimum terms while most of the 48,000 prisoners were sentenced under the old system and will fall under parole board oversight in the future. Defense lawyer Jon Richardson, part of the truth in sentencing commission, argues parole boards should not gain sentencing power and that judges should retain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parole Board
Jon Richardson
Parole Boards
Richardson
Schuck aims to reshape ER immunity with revamped bill
CARE: Schuck expects a fight as Ohio hospitals face a potentially changed bill. He argues patients come before profits and market share. This year the bill gains new sponsors and wins support from Ohio Firefighters Association and medical groups, after removing several controversial items.
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Schuck
Association
OHA
The
Hospital Association
Ohio Firefighters Association
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio
American College of Emergency Physicians
Marla Bump
State Medical Association
Tobacco trial logistics loom as unions seek damages
The case pits Philip Morris and Liggett Group against unions over smoking illnesses. Liggett settled previously. Bennett Lebow of Brook Group expected to testify. Lawyers from 11 states, 29 for plaintiffs and 78 for defendants, with 14 Cleveland firms involved. Since May 1997, 691 filings, 9,000 pieces of evidence, and a $1 million-plus setup. InVu Corp provided multimedia court room tech used in over 300 hours of planning and three technicians daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Morris Inc
Union Trust Funds
Liggett Group Inc
Bennett Lebow
The
Brook Group
InVu Corp. of Independence
Tom Kalish
InVu
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Amherst Dry Cleaners
Park Lanes
Amherst
Craig S. Shupe
Craig A. Shupe
South Amherst
Kevin R. Shupe
Cary A. Shupe
Shelly Cyran
Thomas A
Rosemary Shannon
Terry Shannon
Lakewood
Thomas Shannon
Stow
Patricia McGill
la Jolla
Margaret Evans
Woodland
Mary Maley
LaGrange
Stacie Moore
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Evergreen Cemetery
American Cancer Society
North Ridge Road
Robert J. Price
Amherst Hospital
Nordson Corp
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Patricia Anderson
Frank Price
Fred Price
Frank and
Esther
Nee Gringle) Price
Mike Anderson
Julie Ann Anderson
Garland-Misencik Funeral
Park Ave
St. Joseph Drive
James Schmitz
St. Joseph Cemetery
Macedonia Church of God
Mathis
Oberlin Senior Citien Center
Ohio Historical Society
Lorain Joint Vocational School
Oberlin College Archives
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Melvin Forsythe
David Lopez
Cincinnati
Aaron Lopez
Calvin Barwis
Christ Episcopal Church
1628
Main St
Nancy Roth
Warren
Animal Protective League of
Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Cowling Funeral Home
Florence
June’ Pesek
Frank D. Horvatch
Ohioan
America
Bantam Books
Dave Kepple
FAA
South Bend
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Kay Chapman
Chapman
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