Area Deaths and Community Notices From Lorain Times
John Mihalsky 72 a Lorain native and U.S. Steel retiree died after a seven month illness at Vermilion Manor Nursing Home. He served in World War II earning four Bronze Stars and was active in Veterans groups and bowling leagues. Survived by siblings and preceded by multiple brothers and a sister. Funeral services and burial planned with full military rites by Amvets Post 47. Attend calling hours tonight and Sunday at John R. Devin Funeral Home Lorain. Nort Olmsted PTA to host obstetrician talk January 13 at Community Cabin. Church of St Clarence to host medieval banquet January 18 at Lorain Rd event with tickets. Joseph Garwell 70 a Lorain resident and former U.S. Steel plant photographer died at Lorain Community Hospital. He belonged to Nativity Church and FOP. Survivors include wife Ruth and several siblings. Calling hours at Dombrowski Funeral Home with Christian wake. Mass at Mary Catholic Church followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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John Mihalsky
Lorain
Vermilion Manor
U.S. Steel Lorain
Cuyahoga Works
Lorain High School
Madates
West Pacific
Ryukyus
Japan
United Steelworkers 1104
Amvets Post 47
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mullen Murray
Mary Godnour
Martin
Olga) Levak
Peter
Sheffield Lake
Walter
Ray
Columbus
Adam
Andrew
Daniel
Amelia Ontal
Sandusky
John R. Devin
SS Peter and Paul Orthodox Church
Basil Stoyka
Elmwood Cemetery
Joseph F. Garwell
Lorain Community Hospital
U.S. Steel
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Order of Police Association
Mary Cetovich
Amherst
Paul
Rose) Shorey
Robert Bielek
Calvary Cemetery
Break-in at Cardi Lanes Reported in Elyria
Police say burglars entered Cardi Lanes at 77 Lake Ave through an roof top air conditioning unit overnight Wednesday. Three suspects reportedly took three cases of liquor two cases of cigarettes two cases of gum and about 50 dollars from coin machines. Some items were recovered near the rear of the building.
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Elyria
Cardi Lanes
Lake Ave
Local Miss Ohio Pageant preliminary entries due Feb 28
Columbia invites contestants aged 17 to 26 who are single Ohio residents to enter the Miss Ohio preliminary at Copopa Elementary School in Columbia Station on March 22 at 8 p.m. The pageant features private interview, swimsuit, evening gown, and a 2 minute 50 second talent segment. Winner receives local sponsor gifts, a $100 scholarship, a crown, and wardrobe for Miss Ohio. Tickets cost $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. For info call Charmac Cottom at 236-8507.
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Ohio
Copopa
Columbia Station
Charmac Cottom
Watches Stolen From West River North Residence
Elyria police report robbers took nearly 2500 dollars in goods from a 1205 West River North home Thursday afternoon. Two watches a tape recorder a purse a radio and clothing were among the items stolen.
Death Notice for Stanley Zavada of Lorain
Stanley Zavada 65 died survived by wife Anna, Frank Short, two brothers and a sister. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at John Reboni Funeral Home Lorain. Services 10 am Monday at the funeral home followed by 10:30 am Mass at St Peter Church Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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Zavada
Stanley
Lorain
Anna Song
Frank Short
Jury Zavada
John Re Bovin
St Peter Church
Calvary Cemetery
Wacoapp Ot
Burglary on Forest Lane Steals Cash and Clothes
Lorain police investigated a burglary at a Forest Lane home where $1,450 in cash and about $700 in clothing were taken while the resident was away. The 26 year old said he left at 7:50 a.m. and returned at 3:45 p.m. to find the drawers ransacked. No forced entry was found and a hidden key remained in place.
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Lorain
Forest Lane
Elyria judges switch courtroom spaces
Elyria Municipal Court shifts: Judge John Howard moves to the former Nagy space with his larger staff. Judge George Ferguson takes Howard’s old office and presides in Courtroom 1 after defeating Nagy. Howard begins a full term after replacing Harry Butler following Judge James Horn’s retirement.
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Elyria
John Howard
Elyria Municipal Court
Stephen Nagy
Howard
George Ferguson
Ferguson
Nagy
Howards
Harry Bulter
James P. Horn
Strongsville girl injured in Carlisle crash
A three year-old Strongsville girl, Hannah C. Kovachy, remained in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on Grafton Road Thursday afternoon. She rode with Louise K. Druhot, 60, of Berea. The other driver, Irving N. Gorham, 79, of Elyria, was cited for an improper left turn. Druhot and Gorham were treated at Elyna Memorial Hospital.
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Carlisle
Strongsville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Grafton Road
Hannah C. Kovachy
Glendale Dr
Louise K. Druhot
Fifth St. Berea
Highway Patrol
Druhot
Irving N. Gorham
Elyria
Notable deaths in the arts and politics across three nations
Una Merkel, the Tony winning actress famed for W C Fields collaborations and stage roles, dies in Los Angeles at 82. Former Colorado congressman J Edgar Chenoweth dies in Trinidad at 88. Lord David Cecil, key Oxford English professor and broadcaster, dies in England at 83. Bud MacNelly, former Saturday Evening Post publisher, dies in Virginia at 65. Maynard Woodard, designer of landmarks and MGM artist, dies in California at 79. Cecil B Dickson, AP news editor for the House, dies in Virginia at 87.
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Una Merkel
Hollywood
W.C. Fields
Los Angeles
Miss Merkel
Lillian Gish
D.W. Griffith
East
Helen Hayes
Harold Lloyd
Charles Butterworth
Ruby Keeler
Janet Gaynor
Myrna Loy
Carole Lombard
Jean Harlow
Elvis Presley
Covington
Colorado
J. Edgar Chenoweth
Trinidad
Colo
Chenoweth
Republican State Central Committee
Lord David Cecil
Cranborne
England
Cecil
Goldsmith
Oxford University
Oxford
British Broadcasting Corp
CL. “Bud” MacNelly
The
Saturday Evening Post
Jeffrey K. MacNelly
Richmond
Elyria Police and Fire Log Highlights Major Incidents
Police and fire log excerpts from Elyria include a broken car window on Sixth Street, a possible child endangering report on Rosewood Drive, and multiple arrests for speeding, DUI, and felonious assault. Incidents cover domestic violence, assault, drug offenses, fires, and injuries at Cascade Park and local streets, with responders at West Avenue, 11th Street, and Elyria addresses.
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West Ave
Rosewood Drive
James T Miller
Huron SL
Elyria
Foxtall Dr
Douglas B. Lewis
Bohannon Court
Kimberly A. Kalapos
Abbe Rd
Mariejuana
Wade A. Bloomfield
Abbe
Charles J Madison
EPD
Timothy L Dawson
Adelbert
West Avenue
11Th Street
Robert $ Souders
Oberlinld
HPD
Worthan
Park Ave
Lpm
Hillard Rd
Fire Department
10Th Street
Middle Avenue
Cascade Park
Jerry Agee
Fuller Rd
Elyria Woman Uses Mace to Fend Off Attacker
An Elyria woman repelled an attempted rape Friday by spraying Mace in the attacker's face. She was walking home around 6 p.m. when a man knocked her down and assaulted her. She summoned police, was treated for facial swelling, and her husband drove her to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Elyria
Melvyn Lane
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Detroit man pleads innocent in thefts
A Detroit man,Brian Drew Rhodes,18, pleaded innocent in Oberlin Municipal Court to criminal trespass, attempted theft, four theft counts and three criminal damaging counts for breaking into nine cars at College Park Manor near 143 E College St. He faces a Jan.10 preliminary hearing and remains in Lorain County Correctional Facility on $10,000 bail.
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Oberlin
Detroit
College Park Manor
Oberlin Municipal Court
Brian Drew Rhodes
Rhodes
E. College St
Lorain County Correctional Facility
Ex Brown Dick Schafrath faces political challenge
Former Ohio politician Van Meter, a 19th District figure, announces a political bid with a Knox County office event. Moody confirms a Saturday press plan in Mount Vernon and Mansfield. Van Meter, 42, held Senate posts from 1972 to 1982 and later formed a Columbus consulting firm before a House term starting in 1985.
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Dick Schafrath
Mount Vernon
Mansfield
Moody
Knox County
Associated Press
Dave Garick
Ohio Republican Party
Senate
van Meter, Ashbrook & Associates
Columbus
Ohio House
Bartter to Lead Columbia Zoning Board Again
Dennis Bartter was reelected chairman of the Columbia Township Zoning Board at the 1986 organizational meeting. Walter Lightner is vice chairman Ruth Broswik secretary and Dr. Wallace Wendt and Paul Mahek complete the five member board. Regular meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 7 30 p.m. at Columbia Town Hall. The board will hear a proposed revision of permitted uses in light and heavy industrial districts Monday at 9 15 p.m. at the town hall and will discuss eliminating strip industrial zoning north of the Conrail tracks between Hawke and Station roads. The amendment has been recommended for approval by the local zoning board and county planning commission. The Feb 6 meeting will cover the strip area north of the tracks between Station and Sprague roads. Property owners in that area are invited to attend.
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Columbia
Dennis Bartter
Columbia Township
Walter Lightner
Ruth Broswik
Wallace Wendt
Paul Mahek
Columbia Town Hall
Conrail
Hawke
Station Roads
County Planning Commission
Station and
Sprague Roads
Two exposure incidents reported to police
Two men exposed themselves to women in Elyria on Friday. A Family Planning Services employee witnessed a naked man in an apartment doorway and later charged him with public indecency. In the second case a 20 year old woman at a laundromat reported a man staring through a window and grabbing her before fleeing.
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Elyria
Family Planning Services
N. Abbe Rd
Grafton Township Trustee elected president of county group
Dominic Ferritto of Grafton Township was elected president of the Lorain County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks for 1986. He succeeds Kenneth Roth of Columbia Township, who received an appreciation certificate from the Ohio association. Daniel Campbell Jr. of Russia Township was named vice president, George Bracik of Elyria Township the new secretary, and Henrietta Township’s trustee will serve as treasurer. Bracik and Angersbaugh will take over duties formerly held by Jarvis Babcock, Rochester Township secretary-treasurer who published a monthly association newsletter.
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Russia Twp
Grafton
Dominic Ferritto
Lorain County Association of Township
Columbia Township
Kenneth Roth
Ohio Association of Townships and Clerks
Carlisle
Elizabeth C. Blair
State Association
Russia Township
Daniel Campbell Jr
Elyria Township
George Bracik
Henrietta Township
Bracik
Angersbaugh
Rochester
Jarvis Babcock
Babcock
Associa
AIDS Forum at Cleveland Clinic Jan 24
A forum titled AIDS An Enlightened Policy for the Workplace and the Community will be held January 24 at the Cleveland Clinic. Co sponsored by the Clinic United Labor Agency and U S Rep Edward Feighan a panel of national and local experts will discuss acquired immune deficiency syndrome amid growing public concern.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
United Labor Agency
U.S
Edward Feighan
Gym program at Jefferson School postponed indefinitely
Elyria officials say the after school gym program at Jefferson School is postponed due to a temporary staff shortage. The activity was to run Monday through Friday from 3 30 to 5 30 p m, mid January to mid March, but will not start as scheduled.
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Elyria
Jefferson School
City Parks and Recreation Department
Abduction and beating probe in Lorain Elyria
A 26 year old woman said she was abducted at gunpoint by two men in a white Pinto in Lorain early today. She alleges she was beaten and robbed after being taken to a house in Elyria where she was briefly held before the car drove off with her friend. Lorain and Elyria police investigate abduction and assault with one woman missing.
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Elyria
Lorain
Lorain and
West Erie Avenue
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North Olmsted
PTA
Henry Krueger
Krueger
Church of St. Clarence
Lorain Rd
W. River Rd
Maynard W. Woodard
Warsaw
Hilton
Havana
Cairo
Laguna Hills
Calif
Woodard
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros
RKO Studios
Cecil B. Dickson
House of Representatives
Leesburg
Elyria Police and Fire
Glennavere Reeder
Rasens
Elyra
Nome
Washington Ave
Midway Mall
East Ave
St Mary's
Barbara
State St
Hodge Ct
Dale E Fox
Kenneth S Goodin
Partin
Quincy St. Elyria
Lorain County
Quarry Rd
Parisheld
Gerald F Wos
Big Creek Parkway
Lake and Griswold
Rustic Hills
Glenn Oaks
Sheffield
Jason Drive
Eaton Two
Convenient Foo Mart
Middle Ridge
Dewey Roads
Lawrence Court
San
Raymond Hammack
Sharon Hammack
Gifford Rd
Henrietta Twp
Knox County Auditor’s Office
van Meter
Knox, Richland, Ashland
Wayne Countine
Bartter
Columbia Zoning Board
County
Grafton Two
County Post
Wellington Township
Lyle Jameyson
Blair
Penfield Society
State
County Association
Lorain County Community College
Greater Lorain County Foundation
East Avenue
Blackburn & Fulton Funeral Home
Doyle E. BlackBurn
Main St
Gratton
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