Area deaths fill local obituaries across Lorain County
Several area residents died recently including Mary B. Galinsky 86 of Pittsfield and William Straubhaar 75 of Olmsted Falls. The notices list survivors, service details, and burial plans with churches and cemeteries in Oberlin Elyria Berea and Lorain, plus associated funeral homes and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Galinsky
Pittsfield
Welcome
LaGrange
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Oberlin
Darrel
Dorothy) Hill
Edward
Leon
Janesville
Wis
Josephine Schuster
Helen Tomasheski
Anna Lorensky
Elyria
Starr outlines solutions to Oberlin tax base decline
Oberlin College President Starr told the Chamber of Commerce the college shares residents’ concerns about Oberlin’s shrinking tax base. He urged attracting related businesses, expanding services, and using the town-gown relationship to boost purchasing power. He cited housing shortages and supported Kendal Crosslands’ planned retirement center as long as taxes are paid. The college will expand programs to aid local business and foster events, performances, and bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Frederick Starr
Chamber of Commerce
Oberlin College Inn
Starr
General Electric
College
Kendal Crosslands
Philadelphia
Sentencing postponed for Indiana truck driver in Ohio crash
In Elyria, Indiana truck driver Frank Cocking 40 of Westville was postponed to March 11 for vehicular homicide after pleading no contest to one count. Darlene Baker 28 of Cleveland was found guilty of three counts and faces March 18 sentencing. The crash on Route 2 near Black River Bridge killed Michelle Horvath 18 and her two sisters in a fiery wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Indiana
Wakeman
Frank Cocking
Westville
Ind
John Howard
Cocking
Darlene Baker
Cleveland
Baker
Black River Bridge
Michelle Horvath
Deaths of Jose Carballada 88 Lorain Ohio
Jose Carballada 88 of Lorain died Friday after a short illness at St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Spain he came to the U.S. in 1921 and worked at National Tube Pipe Mill Lorain from 1937 to 1965. He is survived by son Louis grandchildren a great grandchild sister and relatives in Spain and Argentina. Funeral services and parish rosary will be held at Reidy Scanlan Lorain with burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Frances
Kathryn
Frank
Wiliam
Cowling Funeral Home
Oberlin
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert Bonnell
St. Mary Cemetery
Elyria
William W. Straubhaar
Olmsted Falls
Southwest General Hospital
Cleveland
General Motors
Parma
Janice
Grafton
Barbara Blodgett
Columbia Station
Emily Valentine
Spencer
Charles
William
Westwood Abbey
Sunset Memorial Park
North Olmsted
Kermit Lauterbach
All Saints Lutheran Church
Eagles
Heart and Cancer Fund
Foe Avenue
Rocky River Dr
Berea
Dostal Funeral Services
Sandusky
Sandusky High School
Amherst
Bredlau
Navy
Vietnam
Luxaire
GlowCore Corp
Valley City
First Baptist Church
Bellevue
Ohio
Tony
Anita) DeMore
Hempel
Stephen A. Hammond
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
Vincent L
Walter A. Frey
Charles E. Howard
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Melvina V. Knoll
University Hospital
Rosedale
W. Va
Normantown
Gilmer Co
Marie
Nee Durkos
Riddle Funeral
Vermilion
St. Mary Catholic Church
Herb Richey
Holy Cross Cemetery
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Lakeland Institute
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
Jose Carballada
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Spain
United States
National Tube Pipe Mill
SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Louis
Balbina Perez
Massillon
Argentina
Josepha
Betty
Reidy Scanlan
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church
Paul Krajnik
Calvary Cemetery
Burglar cooks eggs before stealing microwave
A burglar broke into a home on Oberlin Road while the occupant was away and apparently cooked eggs on the stove before fleeing with a microwave. A house-sitter found the scene and reported rummaged drawers but no other items confirmed stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Oberlin Road
Auto license bureaus to stay open Sunday in Ohio
Northeast Ohio offices in Cuyahoga Lorain and Lake counties will open 11 AM to 4 PM Sunday to help motorists renew registrations after delays. About 35 000 people still must get plates with inspections required before renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Lake Counties
Mike McCullion
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
McCullion
Lorain County
Broad Street
Erie Shores
Broadway
South Amherst approves 1988 89 calendar with merger condition
South Amherst School Board sets an Aug 31 to June 8 year if the Firelands merger fails on the May ballot. Christmas break runs Dec 23 to Jan 3 and spring break Mar 24 to Apr 3. Holidays include Labor Day Thanksgiving MLK Day Presidents Day and Memorial Day. Pitman hired as track coach and Barkus rehired as baseball coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Firelands
Phil Pitman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret
William E. Bredlau
William Earl Bredlau
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Edna T. McHenry
Barry Manor
DeLand, Fla
DeLand
McHenry Grocery Store
Ivadelle Biffle
Dorothy Matthews
Ormond Beach, Fla
Mildred Loveless
Worthington, Ohio
Elyria Church of the Nazarene
George A
Robert
Helen) DuPont
Glenn
Debbie) Westfall
Ashland
Daniel
David
Greg
Stella Allen
Chester
Spurgon Allen
Wva
Chessie Brown
Ruth Norman
Weston
Curtis Allen
Marcellus Allen
Dicken Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
William Burchak
Lorain Community Hospital
State Farm Insurance
Alcoholics Anonymous
John W
Sandra
Nee Kader
Lori
Southfield
Mich
Peggy
Kitty Fitzgerald
Beth Samarin
North Charleston
D.C
Mike
Bill
Chris Gallagher
Birmingham
Faith Duignan
Las Vegas
Nev
Geauga Lake
Gea
Riverview Park
Chicago
Steve Novak
C-T
Horvath
Stephanie
Donna Reed
Cuyahoga County
Great Northern Mall
Arcade
Chevrolet
US Environmental Protection Agency
Michael Barkus
Blackburn-Fulton
Grafton St
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