Pamela Zemantauski dies after long cancer battle in North Ridgeville
Pamela Zemantauski 54 of North Ridgeville died January 1 2007 at home under New Life Hospice care after a long cancer battle. Born in Lorain she lived in North Ridgeville since 1976 and worked for Lorain Products the DoD ACS and Lockheed Martin. She volunteered widely and was past treasurer of North Ridgeville Pre School PTA. Survived by husband Joseph and sons Jared and Matthew, mother, sisters, brothers, and nieces. Services were private with memorials to North Ridgeville Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Sue Zemantauski
North Ridgeville
New Life Hospice
Lorain
Lorain Products
Department of Defense
ACS
Lockheed- Martin
Lorain County
PTA
Elyria Harley Owners Group
Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church
Ladies Altar Guild
Joseph Zemantauski
Jared
Miami
Fla
Matthew
Mary Darnell
Anna Winnen
Susan Sciulli
Sheffield Lake
Terry
Michael Durneil
David Durnell
LaGrange
Fred Westly Durneill
North Ridgeville Public
Wyers
Marilee Stephens 75 died after brief illness in Birmingham
Marilee J. Stephens nee LaGarce 75 of Birmingham died December 20 2006 at home after a short illness. Born in Detroit she lived in Birmingham 44 years coming from Lorain. She worked for JC Penney Elyria and sold photo albums at Jamie's Flea Market. Survived by husband James A. Stephens. sons Carl J. Stephens and Mark J. Stephens. daughters Jamie Taylor Ardith Ofandiski Sherrie Barbour Marion Stephens Beth Baker Lisa Carey. 17 grandchildren five great grandchildren and brother David Minard. Funeral handled by Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion with New Life Hospice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilee J. Stephens
James A. Stephens
Carl J. Stephens
Birmingham
Mark J. Stephens
Fredericksburg
Jamie Taylor
Vermilion
Ardith Ofandiski
David
Fern
Nee Ladd) Minard
Stacy Spradling
Richard Minard
Nancy Campbell
New Life Hospice
North Abbe Road
Elyria
Riddle Funeral Home
Obituary: Gretchen E. Lund of North Ridgeville dies at 96
Gretchen E. Lund 96 of North Ridgeville died December 30 2006 after a long illness. She lived 61 years in North Ridgeville after moving from Cleveland and was a Fields United Methodist Church member. Survived by sister Shirley Plas six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at David Bogner Family Funeral Home. Internment Fields Cemetery. Memorials to Alzheimer’s Association.
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Gretchen E. Lund
Dalrymple
North Ridgeville
North Ridge Health Center
Bear Lake
N.Y
Cleveland
Fields United Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Shirley Ann Plas
Cory, Pa
Ralph C. Lund
LaVerne L. Lund
Charles R. Land
Mae Bordman
Hank Bordman
Ridgeville
Neriah Edwards
Fields Cemetery
Alzheimer’s Association
Fairhill Road
Davidbognerfamilyfuneralhome
Vernon V. Romer 93 Madison native dies after short illness
Vernon V. Romer 93 of Madison Wisconsin and formerly of Lorain died Monday January 1 2007 at Hospice Care of Fitchburg Wisconsin after a short illness He was a machinist for 44 years at National Tube a division of U S Steel He was active at St Anthony of Padua Lorain and served as an election judge in retirement Survivors include daughters Marian Fisher Therese Butler sons Hal Romer Paul Romer seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his wife Florence and a son A private funeral Mass was held in Madison Cress Funeral Home Madison is handling arrangements
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Vernon V. Romer
Madison
Wis
Lorain
Fitchburg
National Tube
U.S. Steel
St. Anthony of Padua, Lorain
Marian Fisher
Therese Butler
Frederick
Hal Romer
Davisburg
Mich
Paul Romer
Wilmette
Ill
Florence C. Romer
Stolz
Neal
Shepherd
Alaska
Peter Road
Fairbanks
Cress Funeral Home
Mary M Henke dies at 85 in Elyria after long illness
Mary M Born Henke, 85, lifelong Elyria resident, died Sunday November 31 2006 at Life Care Center after a long illness. A 1939 Elyria High School graduate, she worked for Timms Spring Co. and belonged to Oberlin Golf Club. Survived by brother Thomas Born and three nephews. preceded by husband Carl R Henke. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dicken Funeral Home. graveside service 10 a.m. Thursday at St Mary Cemetery.
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Mary M. Henke
Elyria
Elyria High School
Timms Spring Co
Oberlin Golf Club
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thomas J
Snow Camp
N.C
al Yip) Dale
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
St. Mary Cemetery
Memorial notices join Classifieds with Page One index
Tributes and memorial notices will be published in the Classifieds section and their page location will be shown in the Page One index. Today the notices appear on Page D3.
Memorial for Eleanor Mitro, Oberlin educator, dies at 83
Eleanor Mitro, 83, veteran music teacher of Oberlin, died Sunday December 31 2006 at Kendal at Oberlin. Born Meadville Pennsylvania she taught band and orchestra across Wellington Oberlin Clearview Norwalk retiring 1990 after 33 years. Survivors include sons Gary Tom eight grandchildren husband John W Mitre. Memorial Wednesday at Kendal Oberlin Burial Westwood Cemetery. Donations to American Cancer Society Kendal Resident Assistance Fund or charity of donor choice. Dicken Funeral Home Elyria handling arrangements.
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Eleanor Mitro
Oberlin
Kendal
Meadville
Oberlin College
Bowling Green State University
Wellington
Clearview
Norwalk
George Byrd
Cleveland Browns
Gary
Cincinnati
Tom
Mission Viejo
Calif
John W. Mitre
Pat
Westwood Cemetery
American Cancer Society
North Ridge Road
Elyria
Kendal Resident Assistance Fund
Kendal Drive
Dicken Funeral Home
Obituary of Ila M Huffaker of Wellington
Ila M Huffaker 87 of Wellington died Sunday December 31 2006 at Community Health Partners Lorain after a short illness Born in Camden Township she lived most of her life in Wellington and at the Elms in Wellington for 32 years She was a member of Wellington Assembly of God Church Enjoyed bingo puzzles sports and family She is survived by Lois Sherrill of Elyria Linda Tackett of Printer Ky sons Warren Huffaker II Paul Huffaker 15 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren two step children sister and two brothers Funeral service 2 pm today Camden Cemetery Rev Mark Petrie officiating Norton Eastman Funeral Home Wellington
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A M. Huffaker
Wellington
Community Health Partners
Lorain
Camden Township
the Elms
Printer, Ky
Warren
Huffaker II
Toledo
Paul J. Huffaker
Norton- Eastman Funeral Home
370 St
Main St
William R. Tipton obituary notices death in Wellington
William R. Tipton, 78, of Wellington, died January 1, 2007, after a brief illness at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain. Friends may call Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the same funeral home. arrangements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reece Tipton
Wellington
New Life Hospice Center
Lorain
Friends
Norton-Eastman
Funeral Home
S. Main St
Marvin Reynolds Moss Reynolds Dies at 61 in Lorain County
Marvin Reynolds also known as Moss Reynolds, 61, of Sheffield Lake died Monday at Oak Hills Nursing Home in Lorain after a long illness. Wyers Funeral Chapel will announce funeral arrangements.
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Marvin “Moss” Reynolds
Sheffield Lake
Oak Hills Nursing Home
Lorain
Wyers Funeral Chapel
Lorain Woman Shug Capers Dies After Brief Illness
Catherine Capers known as Shug Capers, 68, of Lorain died January 1 2007 after a brief illness at Community Health Partners Lorain. Brown Robinson Funeral Home Lorain will announce arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine “Shug” Capers
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Brown-Robinson Funeral Home
Theft, warrants and shots highlighted Elyria blotter
Police blotter details a string of incidents from Elyria and nearby areas. Russell Adams, 19, faces theft charges. Timothy Kaiser and Rachel Park face warrants and obstructing official business after a false assault report. Other entries include heroin possession, thefts of valuables, shots fired, and reckless driving tied to local locations and times.
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Elyria
Market Drive
Russelta Adams
Olivet Drive
Melvyn Lane
Timothy Kaiser
West Street
LaGrange
Fairview Park
Cuyahoga County
Park
David Drive
Paul W. Dempsey
Quail
Darryl D. Massey
Gettysburg
Lorain
Boston Avenue
Clinton Avenue
Artist returns to high school to restore mosaic
Marion-Franklin High School alumni Mark Borden, class of 1962, returns to his alma mater after 45 years to restore an Italian tile mosaic above the entrance. He replaces fallen tiles amid faded colors while seeking matching pieces, driven by nostalgia and pride in his senior year art project.
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Columbus
Mark Borden
Marion-Franklin
U.S
Borden
Brian Terrell
Conrad Buchanan Dies at 34 From Parking Structure Incident
Conrad Buchanan, a Long Beach security guard who was crippled when a woman leaped from a Sherman Oaks Galleria parking ledge in 1998, has died at age 34 in his Long Beach home. Autopsy pending. The incident drew national attention and prompted public support from figures including Christopher Reeve and then-Gov Gray Davis.
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Long Beach
Calif
Conrad Buchanan
Buchanan
Los Angeles Times
Sherman Oaks Galleria
Julie Light
Christopher Reeve
Gray Davis
Jamaican actor Charles Hyatt dies at 75 in Florida
Charles Hyatt, a veteran Jamaican theater performer and broadcaster, died Monday at his sister's Palm Bay home. He was 75 and had been diagnosed with lung cancer three weeks earlier. Hyatt began on the Jamaican stage in the 1940s and appeared in pantomimes and plays, with film roles in Almost Heaven and Cool Runnings. He also worked as a journalist for Jamaica Broadcasting Corp. and the BBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Charles Hyatt
Palm Bay
Fla
Vera Hyatt
Itche Goldberg Yiddish educator and cultural figure dies at 102
Itche Goldberg, a Polish born Jew and key Yiddish cultural figure in the communist era, died of cancer at his New York home at age 102. A Workmen’s Circle and International Workers Order stalwart, he directed Yiddish education and publishing, edited journals and a children’s publication, and led Yiddishe Kultur before its final issue in 2004.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttche Goldberg
New York
Canada
Goldberg
Workmen’s Circle
Philadelphia
International Workers Order
IWO
Gold
Berg
United States
Queens College
Israel
Yiddishe Kultur
Pioneer California educator Louis Heilbron dies at 99
Louis H. Heilbron, a lawyer who became the first chairman of the California State University board of trustees, died December 20 in San Francisco after a short illness. Born May 12, 1907 in Newark, N.J., he led the state Board of Education before the 1960 master plan created the CSU system. He served as a labor lawyer at Heller Ehrman and aided postwar Austria in rehabilitation and labor standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Heilbron
California State University System
Heilbron
San Francisco
Edmund G. “Pat” Brown
State Board of Education
California
Board of Trustees
Austria
Heller Ehrman
Newark
N.J
Strawberry Brooks one pocket star dies at Washington home
Melvin Brooks known as Strawberry Brooks, a prominent one pocket pool hustler and 1960s era celebrity, died of lung cancer December 17 in Washington. Inducted posthumously into the One Pocket Hall of Fame January in Louisville, he was an Army veteran, nightclub operator, and frequent high stakes player who once boasted of large winnings and shared a colorful, guarded reputation in the pool world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Melvin
Strawberry” Brooks
Askia el Amin
Brooks
Frank Sinatra
Louisville
Chicago
Ol’ Berry
Midwest
Steve Booth
Strawberry
Flood aid and flood-prone properties debate in city plans
North Royalton Mayor Cathy Luks cites aims to use tax funds to buy flood prone properties in hardest hit areas. FEMA has paid 12 million to over 6,000 property owners, SBA loans total 30 million to 1,400 businesses and homeowners. Local governments have spent 10 million on bridges culverts and washed out roads. Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby notes aging storm sewers from the 1940s and 1950s left cities vulnerable.
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North Royalton
Cathy Luks
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Small Business Administration
Brecksville
Jerry Hruby
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Bernard Dalrymple
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Luna
Giver, Thomas
Carl R Henke
Virginia
Urban and
Florence
Aneta
Dani
Henke
Ila M. Huffaker
William R. Tipton
Marvin Reynolds
Catherine Capers
Lorain Police
W. 18Th Street
W. 27Th Street
Caterra Avenue
Apple's
Miguel A. Alamo
Kohl's Department
30Th Street
Sheriff's Department
Portman Road
Henrietta Township
Patrick W. Gray
Gore Orphanage
The
Associated Press
Itche Goldberg
Melvin Brooks
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