Lorain fire claims Resko family in Amherst services set
Funeral arrangements are planned for Russell Alan Resko 19 Anita Jo 17 and Brandy Ann seven months of Fairway Manor Lorain after their apartment fire. Services Wednesday 11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home Amherst officiated by Rev. Blake Pinson with burial at Evergreen Cemetery South Amherst. Survivors include parents Esther and Clarence, sister Janet, six brothers and extended relatives in Elyria Lorain and Texas. The obituary notes Russell attended Lorain High School worked at Modern Tool and Die Co. and that Anita was born in Oberlin and was a member of Eversprings Baptist Church. A second obituary fragment lists other local deaths and services including Agnes Janar Lillian Potts Zenna Waits Janice Laser and Jesse Glass with details on their services and burials.
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Russell Alan Resko
Anita Jo
Brandy Ann
Fairway Manor
Beavercrest Dr
Apt
Lorain
Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Blake Pinson
Eversprings Baptist Church
Brownhelm
Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst
Russell
Lorain High School
Modern Tool and Die Co
Cleveland
Esther Resko
Clarence J. Cleveland
Janet Resko
Clarence Jr
Richard
Albert
Mineral Wells
Tex
John
Scott
David
Elyria
Julia Kader
Oberlin
Lorain County
Vermilion High School
Gifted Programs Expand as Ohio Districts Tap Talent
Dennis Allen of Vincent Elementary explains starting a fourth grade gifted program focusing on enrichment and higher level thinking. The effort, begun with Stuart Berger in 1976 in East Guernsey, spreads to Clearview and other districts, yet many gifted students remain under served.
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Dennis Allen
Vincent
Allen
Ohio
Clearview
Stuart Berger
East Guernsey
Vincent School
Obituary notices from Amherst Lorain and Oberlin area
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Amherst Oberlin Lorain and nearby areas. Dorothy Bohn of Amherst died at Allen Memorial Hospital in Oberlin. George Showler formerly of Oberlin a Sonoma California pharmacist found dead in his home. Viola Chamberlain of Elyria died in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Angela Krist of Lorain died after illness bequeathing substantial donations to churches and charities. Various funeral homes and services listed with services and burial plans. Burial and service details provided for each deceased including church and cemetery information.
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Dorothy Bohn
Vivian St
Amherst
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Cowling Funeral Home
George McClelland Showler
Sonoma
California
Mr Showler
Lake City
Girard
Sonoma County
Viola V. Chamberlain
Oberlin man Woodie Hodgen dies at 48
Woodie M. Hodgen, 48, of 32 North Prospect Street Oberlin, died Monday at home after a probable heart attack. An Army veteran and custodian at Barrow’s Hall, he was born in Richmond Kentucky and had lived in Oberlin 18 years. Survived by daughter Jane Allison at home, three stepdaughters and a stepson, five grandsons, mother Alice Hammond, a brother Ralph, and a sister Margaret Lydell. Funeral at Cowling Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. James Roberson. burial in Westwood Cemetery.
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Charles W. Yandell
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain-Cuyahoga
U.S. Steel Corp
Clinton
Yandell
St. Anthony Church
Disabled American Veterans
Margaret
Timothy
Carol) Burton
William
Theresa) Gutshall
Mansfield
Gertrude Evans
Sedalia
Myrtle Curtiss
Reidy-Scanlan
Funeral Home
Kenneth Barisch
Calvary Cemetery
Woodie M. Hodgen
North Prospect St
Oberlin
Barrow's Hall
Mr. Hodgen
Richmond
Jane
Allison
Linda) Hodge
Mary Jane Rogers
Miami
Fla
James Roberson
Westwood Cemetery
20 Amherst employees file overtime pay suit
A group of 20 Amherst city workers seeks back pay from July 1 1974 to May 31 1978 for straight time pay instead of overtime. Attorney Andrew Warhola of Lorain said the suit could reach into the thousands of dollars as he aims to determine exact amounts owed. Discussions with city officials had occurred since September, but action was filed after information was not provided.
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Amherst
Lorain County
Ees
Warhola
YMCA to fete Russell Gleason at retirement party
The Elyria YMCA will honor former Executive Director Russell C. Gleason at a retirement party January 17 at the Elyria Country Club. Gleason, 59, retired December 31 after leading the Y from 1961 to May 1978 and later served as financial director. He began with the YMCA during high school as a camp leader and held multiple roles including assistant in the boys' department and physical director.
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Elyria
Summmer
The
Gleason
YMCA
North Ridgeville considers bond plan amid overcrowding
Ridgeville board to meet residents January 29 at Liberty School to discuss overcrowding and potential bond issue for a new high school. Middle school may go to double sessions. alternatives include renovation, leasing, or relocating facilities while the district awaits state aid and faces borrowing limits.
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North Ridgeville
Liberty School
Dan Taylor
Harris
State Department of Taxation
State Department of Education
Eaton
Bronson
Amherst mayor hires firm to aid sewer plant appeal
Councilman Jaworski criticizes DePaola for hiring Richland Engineering Ltd without council approval to appeal a state order requiring Amherst to join a regional sewer plant. The firm will be paid under the $2,500 threshold, but the move sparks concerns over bypassing the council as the OEPA deadline looms.
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Amherst
Anthony J. DePaola
Dorain
John Jaworski
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
DePaola
Avon Lake
Richland Engineering Ltd
Beaver Creek
Council
Jaworski
David Taylor
Ohio
Elyrian charged with forgery in Elyria
Larry M. Yobas, 28, of 845 East Broad Street, was charged with three counts of forging prescriptions after visiting the Elyria Police Department to speak with detectives. He will face charges in Elyria Municipal Court. Details of the case were not disclosed in the police reports.
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Elyria
Elyria Police Department
Larry M. Yobas
E. Broad .T
Elyria Municipal
Birth announcements from Elyria area listed by date
A sequence of birth notices from Elyria area residents. Jan 4 to Jan 7 include daughters and sons born to Waddell Bolin Ger Ransome Sager Pratt Cook Gross Osborne Defiba ugh several Lorain Oberlin Vermilion Amherst North Olmsted and Wellington addresses. Names include Jimmy Waddell Carol Bolin Ger Rob ert Ransome Debra Sager Kimber Pratt Pamela Cook Linda Defiba ugh Richard Osborne and more with listed home towns.
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Robert Ransome
Middle Ridge Rd
Amherst
Debra Sager
Robson Ct
Edward Dye
Stearns Rd
North Olmsted
Shock probation denied by Mikus for Deichler
Common Pleas Judge Paul J. Mikus delayed his ruling on shock probation for James Deichler, 19, of 335 Columbus St. He is serving a 3 15 year sentence for aggravated robbery at Lawson's Store and the motion by attorney Jerome Savoy awaits written assurances of employment and a proper living environment if released.
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Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
James Deichler
Columbus St
Mansfield Reformatory
Deichler
Lawson's
Atty
Jerome Savoy
Mikus
Avon names Ray Dreger police chief and raises salaries
Avon officials approve Ray T. Dreger as police chief succeeding retiree Robert Gilles. Dreger, a six year veteran from Cleveland, will earn 14079 dollars annually and leads a department with five full time and three part time patrolmen.
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Avon
Avon Council
Ray T. Dreger
Dreger
Robert Gilles
Cleveland
Center Road
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Alyria
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Ann) Costa
Fargo
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Irene) Shipley
Newberg
Missouri
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Mt. Desert Island Hospital
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Stoney Hill
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Columbia Station
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Willowick
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Mayfield Heights
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County Board of Education
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Blaga
Angela) Krist
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Russell Gleason
Ridgeville Board
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Leslie Harris
OTT
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Tengstrand
Roy West
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Kathy Byland
Elyrian
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Jimmy Waddell
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Carol Bolinger
Oberlin Rd
Kimber Pratt
East Broad St
Pamela Cook
Hillsdale Ct
John Gross
Willow Park Rd
Richard Osborne
East Lawn
Gary Luke
Oliver St
Sheffield Lake
Linda Defibaugh
Clinton Ave
Amherst Hospital
Lorain St. Joseph
Freddie Hammond
Vermilion Road
Vermilion
Randy Renick
Oxford Drive
Miguel Rivera
E. 80Th St
Ronald Dulemba
R.D
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Middle Ridge Road
Donald Finding
Infantry Road
Duane Moore
W. 23Rd St
Thomas Adkins
Nantucket Place
Daniel Sage
Osborn Ave
Peter J. Koler, Jr
Hancock St
Douglas BE. Bray
Milion
Gary W. Sooy
David Grey
James Hamilton
Wellington
Carl Holland
David J. Kirton
Westlake
Vermin Lowery
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Charles Morgan
Avon Police
Russia Township
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Cole
Lorain Community Hospital
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