Wayne J Massey 55 dies after long illness in Florida
Wayne J Massey 55 of Big Pine Key Florida died Monday at home after a long illness Born in Oak Hill West Virginia he moved to Lorain in 1964 Later lived in North Ridgeville and retired to Big Pine Key in 1995 He owned Liberty Plastics in Leland Ohio and helped make parts for Mr Coffee He worked in plastics since 1974 and was employed by Ford Lorain Assembly He was a Moose Club member since 1980 governor of Elyria Lodge in 1988 and 1989 founding North Ridgeville Moose charter and sponsored 212 members Also active in Fraternal Order of Elks and Eagles Survived by daughter Jayne Kopis son Douglas five grandchildren and several siblings A memorial service at Elyria Moose Lodge tonight and a service at Harvey Chapel Methodist Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Cemetery Oak Hill WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne John Massey
Big Pine Key
Fla
Oak Hill
W.va
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Mr. Massey
Liberty Plastics
Leland
Ohio
Mr. Coffee Coffee Makers
Ford Motor Co
Moose Club
Elyria Lodge
Loyal Order of the Moose
The
Moose
Order of Elks
Order of Eagles
Massey
Jayne Kopis
Elyria
Douglas
Avon Lake
William
Beltsville
Bay of Capital Heights
Jack
Oberlin
R.B
Vermilion
J.C
Tom
High Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Wva
Robert D. Kimble
Norcross
Mr. Kimble
Elyria High School
Georgia
Dyna Tron
Kimble
Egypt
Kathy Kimble
Eva
Riley
Betty
Nee Shamel) Kimble
Ellen Kimble
Billy
Lee
Phillip
London
Busch-Curtis- Scheuffler Family
Second St
William Shomo
Sugar Ridge Baptist Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Notable Elyria area figures and obituaries span wartime service and local ties
Samuel M Paonessa 91 former Elyria deputy sheriff and currency expert died in El Paso Texas He served 25 years in military including World War II Pacific Theater and taught at NCO Academy He was a longtime member of International Coin Club and IBW Local 129 Wanda L Braden 77 Norwalk resident died after long illness at Memorial Home She worked at Fanny Farmer Candy Co and was a past Eagles Auxiliary leader Survivors include children and grandchildren Funeral services held at Heaston Gerber Smith with Eagles Auxiliary memorial and Salvation Army involvement Other notices include Robert D Kimble 46 Elyria native died in Norcross Georgia. Rudolph P Farkas 77 Amherst naval veteran and Moen/Stanadyne employee. Ethel L Clawson 97 Wellington Brighton area merchant family and hospital fundraiser supporter. William Cook 86 Cleveland musician and photo archivist with local church ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Malcolm Paonessa
Elyria
el Paso
Texas
Santa Maria
Catanzaro
Calabria
Italy
Mr. Paonessa
Lorain County
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
NCO Academy
Wanda L. Braden
Norwalk
Memorial Home
Sandusky
James A. Myers
Avon Lake
Earl Braden
James Myers
Ruth (Nee Gilder) Myers
Heaston-Gerber-Smith
Benedict Ave
Eagles Auxiliary
Atleam
Joyce Griffin
Salvation Army
Woodlawn
Heaston-Gerber- Smith
Ohio
Paonessa
VFW
International Coin Club
Spanish Trails Coin Club
Nelle J
Nee Standen
Westlake
Lanree Littlefield
Annapolis
Jean Stinnett
Genneil Carlos
Louis
Barbara Duffy
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Rudolph P. Farkas
Amherst
Community Health Partners
Elyria High School
Moen/Stanadyne
United Autoworkers
Farkas
Jon W
Vermilion
Suzanne C. Farkas
Cash
Wilma Wash
Mae Marie
Nee Yost
Vincent and
Caroline
Nee Eibner) Farkas
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Billy Joe Smith
North Ridgeville
Emh Rgional Medical Center
Morgan County
Ethel
W.va
Cleveland
Vicki Lynn
Sutphin
Billie Lynn Keily
Johnny
Elyria Township
Charles
Richmond
Jimmy
Wilma Linville
Faye Askers
Miranda Kayli Kelly
Cecil and
Beulah Smith
J.C
Harold
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
C.W. Roberts
Church of Pentecost
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Eaton Township
Vermilion obituaries two deceased including Jennie Howell
Jennie Blanche Howell nee Boone 84 of Vermilion died after a month long illness. Born in Florence Ohio she lived in Vermilion most of her life and belonged to United Church of Christ Congregational. She enjoyed gardening sewing and decorating cakes. Survived by husband Irvin G 1997 a son Larry six grandchildren five great grandchildren a brother Eugene Boone and a sister Hilda Burley among others. Services Friday at 11 a.m. at Riddle Funeral Home with burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Memorials to New Life Foundation or United Church of Christ Vermilion.
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Jennie Blanche Howell
Eugene Boone
Berlin Heights
Irvin G
Edward
Sarah B. Boone
Hilda Burley
Edwin
Ralph
Riddle
South St
Vermilion
Sprite Johnson
United Church of Christ Congregational
Rolland Eppler
Myrtle Eppler
Maple Grove Cemetery
New Life Foundation
Abbe Road
Elyria
United Church of Christ
State St
Marion Lewandowski
Lorain
Avon Oaks
Avon
Skierniewice
Poland
U.S. Steel
Lewandowski
Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Church
United Polish Club
Polish Legion of American Veterans
Golden Age Pension Club
Mary
Nee Bielcki
Sophie Beckler
Avon Lake
Jane Schon
Stanley
Maria
Sniatkowski
John
Alex
Dombrowski-Wohlever
Wolak
Oberlin
Nativity Stained Glass Window Fund
18Th St
Lorain Obituary Notices Include Waldrop Fischer Lewandowski
Multiple obituaries from Lorain area detail the deaths of interior decorator David M. Waldrop 23 of Lorain in a Wednesday death and Violet Mae Fischer 85 of Berlin Heights a nurse and Vermilion native, plus Marion Lewandowski 78 of Lorain a Polish community member and long time U.S. Steel molder. The notices list survivors, service times, locations, and donation targets including Case Western Reserve University for Fischer and Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Church for Lewandowski, with funeral homes and church details for services and burial.
Elyria Man Raymond E. Ends Life in Local Obituary
Paul of Elyria dies leaving wife Jalia four daughters and two stepsons with service details at Grace Lutheran Elyria. Visitation and burial planned at Ridgehill Memorial Park Amherst Township. Raymond E. of Elyria obituary notes daughters Denise Carver Monique Nelson three sisters and a brother with service at De Carte SehenMer Family. Grape 114 Leroy Eigra Rorvial listed with Brookdate Canary burial plans.
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Paul
Elyria
Jalia
Mary Susan Javiak
Jerome Janisko
David Ranisko
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Grace Lutheran Church
E River Road
Ridgehill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Raymond E
Denise Carver
Monique Nelson
Rpm
de Carte SehenMer
Leroy Eigra
Brookdate Canary
William Turbett noted artist and photographer dies in Lorain
William Turbett 49 lifelong Lorain resident died Tuesday at University Hospital Cleveland after a short illness. A 1968 St Mary High School graduate he studied art in Paris for a year. He owned FX Photography in Lorain and was a senior art technician for Bartlett Nuclear Inc. He taught himself crafts from blown glass and built a dulcimer elutax. Survived by Katherine A. Driver older son Brian E. Driver daughter Heidi Driver Amy Turbett four grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral arrangements at Reidy Scanlan Chambers Funeral Home Lorain with Brian Driver officiating.
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William Turbett
Lorain
University Hospital
Cleveland
St. Mary High School
Paris
FX. Photography
Bartlett Nuclear Inc
Turbett
Katherine A
Nee Edwards
Brian E. Driver
Jacksonville, Fla
Heidi Driver
Columbus
Amy Turbett
Thomas Purbett
Staten Island
N.Y
James Turbett
Chardon
Ohio
Robert Turbbett
Schenectady
Joseph Turbett
Maryjane Turbett Wright
Nashville, Tenn
Patricia Dee
Arlington
Mass
Peggy Turbett
Cincinnati
Catherine M. Turbett
North Olmsted
Ann F. Turbett
Watertown
Locke James B. Ravenna man dies at 31 in Akron hospital
James B. Locke 31 of Ravenna died Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital Akron after a sudden illness. He lived in Ravenna most of his life and worked for Portage County before retiring in 1995. Survivors include his father William T. Locke Sr. of Lorain, sister Lena Beth Locke of Akron, brother William T. Locke Jr. of Akron, grandmother Elizabeth Stephens of Montgomery Alabama, mother Vinnie Locke, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation 10:39 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at New Mt Calvary Church Ravenna with Revs. B J Grant and LT Bradley officiating. Burial at Ravenna Cemetery. Memorials to William T. and Dorothy P. Locke Family Fund care of Community Foundation of Lorain County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Locke
Ravenna
St. Thomas Hospital
Akron
Portage County
Willian T. Sr
Lorain
Lena Beth Locke
William T., Jr
Elizabeth Stephens
Montgomery
Ala
Vinnie Locke
Mt. Calvary Church
B.J. Grant
LT. Bradley
Maple Grove Cemetery
William T
Dorothy P. Locke
Community Foundation of
Lorain County
W. 28Th St
Amherst and Elyria race filings for clerk positions
Amherst Auditor Diane Eswine and Avon councilman Jack Kilroy filed Sunday and Tuesday as Democrats seek the clerk of Common Pleas Court post vacated Dec 31. Sally Stankard Pack and Ron Nabakowski also filed for the Elyria clerk seat. Libertarian Michael Chmura filed for 18th District U.S. representative. Filing deadline is 4 p.m. Friday.
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Amherst
Diane Eswine
Avon
Jack Kilroy
4Th Ward
Common Pleas Court
Sally Stankard Pack
Elyria
Ron Nabakowski
Don Rothgery
Pack
Rothgery
Democratic Party
Nabakowski
Ohio Lottery Commission
Michael Chmura
Montville
U.S
Sherrod Brown
Brown
Lorain
Board of Elections
Bird nest starts house fire on Eastern Heights Blvd
A bird nest on a floodlight ignited Wednesday at 324 Eastern Heights Blvd causing about 30000 dollars damage to an upstairs bedroom and siding. Firefighters confined the blaze, used 500 feet of hose, and were on scene about 90 minutes. no injuries reported. Owner listed as David Turrill. resident declined to ID. Traffic was blocked between Garford and Park avenues.
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Elyria
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Eastern Heights Blvd
Joseph Pronesti
David Turrill
Pronesti
Garford
Park Avenues
Garford Avenue
Semi tractor fire causes $55,000 damage in barn
Penfield Township fire Chief Bob Walker said a semi tractor hooked to a trailer full of furniture at 43101 state Route 18 burned Wednesday night. The trailer and furniture were undamaged. Firefighters arrived around 7:30 p.m. and found the fire self-extinguished. Cause is undetermined. Owner Donald Eyestone of Penfield Township discovered the blaze in the barn owned by Gerald Fahler.
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Penfield
Wellington
Bob Walker
Walker
Donald Eyestone
Penfield Township
Eyestone
Gerald Fahler
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Wayne J. Massey
Samuel M. Paonessa
Eagles Aerie
Elyrian
Ethel L. Clawson
Brighton Township
Meigs County
Clawson
Brighton
C.E. Ward Co
New London
Harry
Oren
Josephine
Nee Grimes) Humphrey
Elizabeth Cunningham
Marvin
Ivan Humphrey
Norton Funeral Home
Main St
Brighton Congregational Church
Brighton Cemetery
William Cook Music
William Cook
Malachi House
Ashtabula
Baldwin- Wallace College Conservatory of Music
Mr. Cook
Thomas A. Edison
St. Agatha
George F. Strickling
Signet
Diocese of
St. Michael
Cook
Gregory
Phoenix
Ariz
Elizabeth
Nee Dargo) Cook
Gluyna Funeral Chapel
Broadway
Reeves Ave
David M. Waldrop Interior Decorator
David M. Waldrop
Waldrop
Michelle (Nee Gailas) Waldrop
Judith A. Kinder
Mike L. Waldrop
South Dakota
Jennifer Brunson
Kenneth
Fifth St
Kevan Franklin
Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
Violet Mae Fischer
Vermilion Schools
Violet Mae
Mac” Fischer
Canada
Huron High School
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
James A
David W
James McIntyre
Sandusky Alliance Church
Warren St
Doug Land
Thomas
Lorain Man
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