Area deaths mark long service of Sheffield Lake mayor
Daniel A. Fragassi 62 longtime Sheffield Lake mayor died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital after a heart issue. A Navy veteran and local businessman, he served on the zoning board and city council before leading the city from 1983 onward. Survivors include his wife Eleanor and several children. services set for Tuesday. In addition, Rose Pycraft 73 of Lorain died Saturday at Lorain Community Hospital after a short illness. She worked for USX Lorain and was active in local unions and charities. Private services were planned with memorials to Lorain Humane Society.
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Daniel A. Fragassi
Sheffield Lake
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Butler
Fragassi
Sheffield Lake Zoning Board of Appeals
Sheffield Lake City
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
VFW
Eleanor
Wayne
Marie) Rosa
Chippewa Lake
Ohio
Carmella
Michael
Michelle) Mirales
Alpharetta
Gary
Justine) Farris
Dunwoody
Anthony
Lorain
Michael Disieno
Gulf Breeze
Fla
Rose
Betty” Pycraft
Obituary of Tommy Earls of Oberlin Dies After Illness
Tommy Earls 55 of Oberlin died Saturday at Allen Memorial Hospital after months of illness. Born in Cedar Bluff Virginia he lived in Oberlin since 1952. Brazier at Invacare Corp Elyria for 22 years until disability leave. Survived by sons Allen Oberlin Richard Elyria daughters Sharon Cason Oberlin Frances McConnell Lorie Toney both of Grafton Jackie at home six grandchildren. Friends 2 4 and 7 9 p m at Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin. Burial Westwood Cemetery. Revs Leland Howard and Francis Phillips co officate.
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Tommy Earls
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cedar Bluff
Earls
Invacare Corporation
Elyria
Mary
Allen
Richard
Sharon Cason
Frances McConnell
Lorie Toney
Grafton
Jackie
Cowling Funeral Home
Leland Howard
Francis Phillips
Westwood Cemetery
Death Notice for Hetty Roper Barton Bordy
Hetty Roper Barton Bordy dies aged unknown. Survived by daughters Sandra Christven and Bethy tip, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements announced by Curthese healer Funeral Home with services at Brookdale Cemetery Elves.
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Bordy
Hetty Roper
Barton Phoot Bilgria
Bill Dicko
Mes Daghters
Sandra Christven
Bethy Tip
Wes Campbell
Bother Breams
Hete
Burnwall
Brookdale Cemetery
Obituary for Thomas Palbow and surviving family
Thomas Palbow obituary notes survivors including Georekieh AGhATs and daughter Airs Mortehatha, plus two brothers and a sister. Funeral services are Tuesday at a local funeral home with burial at Hadgy Hill Memorial Park in Lorain.
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Thomas Palbow
Georekieh
Airs Mortehatha
Brite
Sae
di Hasind
Tne
Setoy Pandy
Longtime Columbia Station Librarian Shirley Parsh Dies
Shirley Parsh 56 a Columbia Station librarian and former Copopa Elementary staffer died after a long illness at Southwest General Hospital. Born in Cleveland she moved to Columbia Station in 1957 and retired in 1984 after 15 years with the district. Visitation is 7 9 p m today at Baker Funeral Home Berea with services Tuesday at Olmsted Community Church Olmsted Falls burial Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions to Olmsted Community Church or Copopa Elementary School.
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Shirley M. Parsh
Olmsted Community Church
Olmsted Falls
Don Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
North Olmsted
Copopa
Columbia Station
Wellington Doctor Derikito Dies at 62 in Huntington Township
Dr. Grecio T. Derikito 62 of Huntington Township died at home Sunday from natural causes. Lorain County Coroner will rule on the death. A born Philippine citizen, he practiced from 1965 in Wellington and served at Wellington Community and Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospitals. He trained at Fairview General, Cleveland and Philadelphia General, Bowman Gray in North Carolina. He had a daughter Laura and sons Alan and Gary, with other relatives. Memorials go to local school funds. Funeral arrangements are handled by Blackburn-Fulton.
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Grecio T. Derikito
Huntington Township
Lorain County
R.G. Thomas
University of Philippines
Derikito
Wellington
Wellington Community
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospitals
Fairview General Hospital
Cleveland
Philadelphia General Hospital
Philadelphia
Bowman Gray Hospital
North Carolina
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County Medical Society
Ohio Medical Association
Mary Beth
Wellington ends herbicide spill clean up in Ohio
Wellington city officials expect an OEPA clearance today after Samsel Services completed removal of herbicide from the spill site on Route 18. Water samples near the site will be tested as downstream Oberlin and Charlemont Creek water supplies await results.
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Wellington
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Rosemark
Samsel Services Company
Cleveland
Samsel
Rosemark
Route 18
Town
Oberlin
Births in Elyria and Avon area add several sons
A list of births records shows a son born to Michele and Mark Sigler at 913 Sherwood Drive Elyria on February 21, to Raymond and Mamie Crawford at 134 Preston Avenue Elyria on February 21, to Gregory Borden and Connie Whitfield at 600 Bell Avenue Elyria on February 21, to Matthew and Joy Fox at 32850 Schwartz Road Avon on February 22, to Russell and Kimberly Lenahan at 1124 Novak Road Grafton, and to Mark and Kimberly Metz at 147 Clinton Avenue Elyria, all indicating multiple newborns in the region.
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Fer
Raymond
Mamie Crawford
Preston Ave
Elyria
Gregory Borden
Connie Whitfield
Bell Ave
Fes
Matthew
Joy Fox
Schwartz Rd
Avon
Russell
Kimberly Lenahan
Novak Rd
Grafton
Mark
Kimberly Metz
Clinton Ave
Resident reports child struck by parent. warrant issued
Police log notes a 14 year old allegedly struck by a parent on Pratt Boulevard prompting a warrant for the parent. At 10:55 pm a kitchen fire at Ninth Street caused about $200 in damage confined to flooring near the stove. Later entries include burglaries on Edgewood Drive Bohannon Court and Garford Avenue with items such as a VOR unit a basketball rim a feleyston and a purse stolen.
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Pratt Boulevard
Ninth St
Edgewood Dr
Concord Ave
Bohannon Ct
Feleyston
Garford Ave
Oberlin College Eyes Test Garden With Express Seed
Oberlin College and Express Seed Co plan a potential joint test garden. Express Seed moves to the former Rogers Fermitech building on Artino Street, with a move expected by April 1. Ed Thompson of the college and Doug Fedak of Express Seed will discuss a possible collaboration.
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Todd M. Romain
Oberlin — Express Seed Co
Oberlin College
Camden Township
Rogers Fermitech
Artino Street
Oberlin
Ed Thompson
Express Seed
Doug Fedak
Fermitech
Green Circle Growers
Snowfall snarls rush hour in Cuyahoga and Medina counties
A quick lake effect snow blanketed parts of Northeast Ohio, with a half inch downtown and up to an inch in some areas overnight. The National Weather Service says five minor crashes occurred in Cuyahoga County while 27 weather related accidents were reported in Medina County.
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Elyria
Cuyahoga County
Avon Lake
Bay Village
Medina County
Ohio
the Weather Service
Shamu adapts to mild Ohio winter at theme park facility
Shamu the orca remains in warm water and keeps a six inch blubber layer as Ohio experiences a mild winter. Searles notes Shamu consumes about 140 pounds of frozen fish daily with occasional reductions while staff manage diet. Penguins nearby simulate Antarctic seasons with controlled lights and temperatures to mirror summer and winter conditions.
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Orlando
San Diego
Ohio
Searles
Shamu
Beth Riegelmayer
Antarctica
Columbia Station Woman Dies in Suspected Suicide
A 38 year old woman was found dead in a car in a closed garage on Janell Road. Coroner Dr Robert Thomas ruled carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause, stating she had been dead about 20 hours. Sheriff officials withheld the victim’s name pending kin notification.
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Columbia Station
Janell Road
Sheriff's Department
Robert Thomas
Guns and whiskey stolen in Fairlane Drive break-in
Police report a burglary on Fairlane Drive in Olmsted Township with a basement window entry. A .357 Smith & Wesson revolver a .22-caliber Woodsman Colt and a bottle of whiskey were missing. break-in reported Saturday but may have occurred earlier in the week, according to Police Chief Richard Massielle.
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Olmsted
Richard Massielle
Smith & Wesson
Massielle
Reforming Congress From Lifetime Terms Seeks Change
Newsweek notes congressional turnover rivals the Soviet system with many unopposed seats. Rep John Dingell raised over 500000 while facing no opponent. Wertheimer cites PAC money, defense contractor gifts, and tax break push as driving forces behind legislation. A constitutional amendment for lifetime terms is proposed to end campaign finance incentives and align votes with constituents.
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Newsweek
Congress
Central Committee
Communist Party
John Dingell
Michigan
US News and World Report
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Dan’s Sunoco Service
Farmer Dan’s Country Market
Lake Rd
Fannie Brodesser
Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home
Rose Pycraft
U.S. Steel Corporation
USX
Lorain Stove Works
Pycraft
Thomas
Steelworkers Union
Humane Society
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
EPPS
Arne
Jesh
Arnold
Natheon Deborih
Jane
Elmwood
Columbia School
David
Edward Canant
Lois Grant
Edward
Michael Canant
Parsh
Donald F
Peggy Ellen
Almeada Canant
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
Philippines
Ann Ott
Edmund
Marilyn) Andres
Ott
National City Bank
Harry
Elyria Christian Church
James Kasler
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Dr. Derikite
Black River High School
Wellington High School
Bordy Services
Betty R. Bordy
Mary Ann Haynes
Mary Anne Haynes
Margaret Jean Kalis
Albert Novotny
Detroit, Mich
Margaret Marszalek
Emma Muster
Detroit
Anna Kozlovic
Greensburg, Pa
Sajewski Funeral Home
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home
Black River
Samse
Twinsburg
OEPA
Elyria Memorial
Michele
Mark Sigler
Sherwood Dr
OC and Seed Company
Thompson
National Weather Service
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Riegelmayer
Scales
Common Cause
Fred Wertheimer
PAC
Lorain County Florists
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