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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 2004

Page

3

Obituary Notice for Lela Pfaff of Oberlin and Sun City

Lela B Pfaff 90 longtime Oberlin resident and former Oberlin College treasurer died Jan 1 in Sun City Ariz after a short illness Survivors include son Charles Pfaff three grandchildren two great grandchildren brother David Brown sister Ruby Worster and a sister in law Preceded in death by husband Henry A Piafé Services 11 am Saturday at Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Oberlin Published Jan 14 2004

Charles Pfaff Hilton Head D.C David Brown Scottsdale, Ariz Ruby Worster Cleveland Henry A Bud” Piafé Cowling Funeral Home Main St Oberlin O. French Ball First United Methodist Church Westwood Cemetery

Wake man Tom J. Murray Sr. 50 dies after illness

Tom J. Murray Sr. 50 of Wakeman died Monday at New Life Hospice Lorain. A Wellington High School graduate of 1973 he worked as a welder and mechanic for several firms including R&L Transport in Norwalk and American Shipbuilding Lorain. Survivors include wife Susan and sons Tom Jr Charles and Daniel. siblings Kathy, Tami, Lyon, Gary John and Tim. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Morman Funeral Home Wakeman with burial in Wakeman Cemetery. Memorials to the family.

Tom J. Murray Sr Wakeman New Life Hospice Lorain Amherst Wellington Wellington High School R&l Transport Norwalk American Shipbuilding GAP Litchfield Anvil Attachments Synchroweld New London Jrb Akron Susan (Nee Lines Tom Jr Charles Daniel Kathy Alexander Houston Texas Tami Devereaux Hayden Lake Idaho Lyon Darwood Spirit Lake Gary Beaumont John Silsbee Tim John B Lois Nee Finkle) Murray Morman Funeral Home Cooper St Mike Barnett Wakeman Cemetery

Guillermo Torres Rios obituary in Lorain 2004

Guillermo Torres Rios 68 died after a brief illness at his residence. Born in Utuado Puerto Rico he lived in Lorain 14 years and previously in Del Rey Beach Florida. He belonged to Sacred Heart Chapel and enjoyed gardening walks model cars and travel. He is survived by brothers Hector Lorain and Aurelio and Audali Rios of Utuado PR and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Thursday at Devin Funeral Home. Funeral Friday at Sacred Heart Chapel with burial in Puerto Rico.

Guillermo Tato" Torres Rios Utuado Puerto Rico Lorain del Rey Beach Fla Rios Sacred Heart Chapel Gil Torres Ramona Rios Gladys Salva Olga Velez Gonzalez Devin Funeral Home Elyria Ave Pearl Ave William Thaden

Maxine Broughton Heidrich obituary in New London

Maxine Broughton Heidrich 315 of New London died Sunday at New London Health Care Center. Born in New London she worked at Kent Sporting Goods for years. Survivors include longtime companion Harvey Flowers and son Greg Heidrich, who died in Vietnam. A memorial service is Saturday at Eastman Funeral Home. Memorials may go to Huron County Humane Society.

Maxine Broughton Heidrich New London Kent Sporting Goods Harvey Flowers Greg Heidrich Vietnam Eastman Funeral Home West Main St Huron County Humane Society Woodlawn Ave Norwalk

Vermilion nurse Patricia Ols dies after sudden illness

Patricia L. Ols nee Neal 73 of Vermilion retired nursing director died Tuesday at Community Health Partners West in Lorain after a sudden illness. Survivors include daughter Nancy Pesek of Vermilion sons Leonard Ols North Ridgeville and Rick Ols Parma Heights and five grandchildren. Burial will be in Brownhelm Cemetery with Mass held at St Mary Catholic Church Vermilion.

Patricia L. Ols Neal Vermilion Compunity Health Partners West sLorain Wapakoneta Fidents Cleveland St. Mary Catholic Church YMCA Nancy Pesek Bonard Oils North Ridgeville Rick Ols Parma Heights

Card of Thanks for Sterling Jones Family Belates Gratitude

The family of the late Sterling Jones express thanks for prayers calls visits and food during their bereavement. They acknowledge Jones' church family the Rev Hearst and Rev Dixie Staith and Carter Funeral Bowe and staff for support.

Sterling Jones Nowers Hearst Dixie Staith Carter

Death Notice Helen McCormick 91 of Etyna

Helen EFnee McCormick 91 of Etyna died. Survived by daughters Suzanne Mason and Judith Yarish eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Friends may call 4 to 8 pm Wednesday at Berchlin Roberts Funeral Home 327 Cleveland St Etyna. Funeral 9:30 am Thursday at the funeral home followed by 10 am Mass at St Jude Catholic Church. Burial at St Marys Cemetery Elma.

Helen Efnee McCormick Etyna Suzanne Mason Judith Yarish Fremdis Berchlin-Roberts Funeral Home Cleveland St. Etyna St. Jude Catholic Church Be Im St Marys Elma

John B Carr obituary notices multiple families

John B Carr 73 of Elyna. Survivors include wife Carol daughters Connie Cam and Dine Carr-Heyn son and brothers Bradley and Smith Carr. Friends may call 6 to 8 Wednesday at Bauer Laudenthal Federal Home Chestnut Ridge Road and State Route 37. Burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Services at Roach Skdavore Funeral Home in Gassaway. Scott A Porter Keiffer 32, survivors include parents Kenneth D and Marilyn Maee Porter Keiffer a brother Jeffrey D a sister Cheryl E Brogan. Calls 2 to 4 Wednesday and Friday. David F Pogner services 11:30 am Wednesday. Burial in Rudge Fall Hemonal. View obituary and condolences via the funeral home.

Carr John B Scott A Kenneth D Marilyn Maee Porter Keiffer Jeffrey D Cheryl E. Brogan Janet Keifer David F Pogner Tee Ae Rudge Fall

Lois Schee 55 Former Collins resident dies after brief illness

Lois Schee 55 of Huron and former Collins resident died Monday at Firelands Regional Medical Center after a breast cancer battle. She was a cosmetologist, former legal secretary, and former managing editor of an Indiana weekly. Survived by husband Daniel daughter Dana Ansell son Andrew mother Margaret Smith brother Larry Smith five nephews and niece. Funeral 11 am Thursday at Morman Funeral Home Wakeman. Burial in Collins Cemetery. Breast Cancer Research Foundation donation advised.

Lois Schee Huron Collins Firelands Regional Medical Center Norwalk Western Reserve High School Daniel Dana Ansell Vermilion Andrew Perkins Township Margaret Smith Larry Smith Maynard Smith Pam Morman Funeral Home Cooper St Wakeman Carl Fannin Collins Ceme

Theodore W McGrew dies from auto crash injuries

Theodore W Billy McGrew 20 of Eaton Township died Sunday at MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland from injuries in an automobile crash. Born in Cleveland he was a lifelong Lorain County resident and attended Midview High School. He worked as a drywall finisher for Williams Drywall in Grafton. He enjoyed country music football and time with friends. He is survived by his parents Douglas and Alicia McGrew of Eaton Township brothers Douglas and Sam McGrew and his grandmother Norene Gonzalez of South Amherst plus aunts uncles and cousins. Friends may call 4 pm Thursday until 6 pm service at Blackburn Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St Grafton conducted by Rev James Cake.

Theodore W Billy” McGrew Eaton Township MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland Lorain County Midview High School McGrew Williams Drywall Grafton Douglas Alicia McGrew Sam McGrew Norene Gonzalez South Amherst Pam Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home Main St James Cake Belden United Methodist Church

Obituary: Margherita Voet of Sheffield Lake dies at 85

Margherita D Voet nee Yannuzzi 85 of Sheffield Lake died Sunday after a lengthy illness at Ohio Extended Care Center Lorain Born in Cleveland she lived in Sheffield Lake since 1956 She worked as a Kroger and Sparkle cashier and was a member of St Thomas the Apostle Church Ladies Guild AquaMarine Golf League and Swim Club Survived by daughters Caroline Nott and Judy Redilla 19 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Private services and interment were held at Elmhurst Park Cemetery Memorials to Animal Protective League of Lorain County.

Margherita D_ Voet Yannuzzi Sheffield Lake Ohio Lorain Cleveland West Tech High School Kroger Sparkle Avon Lake AquaMarine Swim Club Caroline E. Nott Judy E. Redilla Amherst Busch-Burmeister Family Avon-Belden Road Animal Protective League of Lorain County Murray Ridge Road Elyria

Vermilion youth dies from cystic fibrosis

Nicholas Vincent Stafford, 18, of Vermilion, died Tuesday at Community Health Partners West in Lorain after a lifelong illness. Surviving relatives include his mother Justine Outland and stepfather Mark Outland, brother Dominic, stepsisters Jenny and Jessica, and extended family. Visitation is Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at Riddle Funeral Home with funeral Friday at 1 pm officiated by Rev. Nelson Beaver. Interment Calgary Cemetery. Donations to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation requested.

Nicholas Vincent Statford Vermilion Community Health Partners West Lorain Elyria Nancy Statford Betty Outland Linay Nelson Beaver St. Peter Catholic Church Norwalk Calgary

Obituary Notice for Robert Sanchez of Lorain

Robert Sanchez aged 43 of Lorain died unexpectedly at home on Sunday. Friends may call Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Gluvna Shimo Hromada Funeral Chapel in Lorain. Additional arrangements will be announced. Memorials may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee.

Robert Sanchez Lorain Gluvna- Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel Broadway, Lorain St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St. Jude Place Memphis Tenn

Daniel J Dano Brunswick man dies with listed survivors

Daniel J Dano 42 of Brunswick dies with survivors including longtime companion Jennifer Taylor mother Joan Davis sisters Mary Ann Marcke Michelle O Rourke Maureen McCollamn and Pesty Wasley Friends may call 1 to 3 p m Wednesday and 4 pm Wednesday were the time of services at 6 p m at Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Chestnut Ridge Road and State Route 37 Elyria PFARR Harold F Harry 88 of Westlake survived by wife Virsa and son Frederick Funeral services 10 am Thursday at St Peter Catholic Church followed by burial in Lakewood Park Cemetery at Fairview Hills Funeral Home was not clear

Daniel J. “Dano Brunswick Jennifer Taylor Joan Davis Mary Ann Marcke Michelle O'Rourke Maureen McCollamn Amd Pesty Wasley Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Chestnut Ridge Road Elyria PFARR Harold F Harry Westlake Virsa Frederick Platt David Bogner St Peter Catholic Church Lakewood Park Cemetery View

Joyce Alfultis obituary journey ends in Oberlin

Joyce C. Alfultis 70 of Litchfield died unexpectedly Monday at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. She worked in shipping at Lear Siegler Elyria before retiring in 2000 after ten years. A homemaker, she belonged to Fields United Methodist Church in North Ridgeville and had family across several states. Burial at Yankeetown. memorials to Fields United Methodist Church Mission Fund or the American Cancer Society.

Joyce C. Alfultis Ryefield Litchfield Welcome Nursing Home Oberlin Muskegon Mich Muskegon High School Lorain County North Ridgeville LaGrange Lear-Siegler Elyria Alfultis Fields United Methodist Church Harold Mike Carolann Lynn Foust Ashboro N.C Nancy Mariner Michael Connecticut Charles Colorado Springs Colo John San Diego Calif Eunice Albers Bella Vista Ark Ardath Jensen Big Rapids, Mich Betty DeBoer Waukesha Wisc Esther Wheeley Clearwater Fla Jeanne Ritter David Joseph Alfultis Lawrence Ryefield Liston Funeral Home Center Ridge Road Lorain Road C. Michael Gibson Yankeetown American Cancer Society Ridge Road Fields United Methodist Church Mission Fund

Michele Nord Thornton obituary in Amherst area

Michele Rubylene Thornton aged 38 of Mt. Pleasant Jamaica formerly Oberlin died Jan 2. Born Amherst she lived Oberlin most of life and moved to Jamaica four years ago. Survived by son Hugh James Thornton and daughters Sarah Virginia Brown Chelsea Michele Brown Kathryn Elle Thornton all of Jamaica and Idaho, plus extended Nord family. Friends may call today 10:30 to 11:30 at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with burial at Westwood Cemetery Oberlin. The Nord Center Lorain and St Peter UCC Amherst noted as affiliations.

Michele Rubylene Thornton Nee Nord Mt. Pleasant Jamaica Oberlin Amherst Hugh James Thornton Sarah Virginia Brown Chelsea Michele Brown Kathryn Elle Thornton Idaho Eric C. Nord Columbia S.C Rebecca Nord Hudson Lydia Jane Nord Mayo Maryann Mor

Marley Bly Thornton dies at age 8 in Jamaica

Marley Bly Thornton eight from Mount Pleasant Jamaica formerly Elyria died January 2 after living in Jamaica four years. She attended Mariam of Ochorios private school and was a gifted songwriter and singer. Survived by father Tad White of Elyria and siblings in Jamaica and Idaho, grandmother Virginia Nord of Elyria. Preceded in death by mother Michele Thornton and grandfather Eric Baker Nord. Services at 11 30 a.m. at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst Rev Mark Pemberton will officiate. Broadway Lorain 44053.

Amherst Westwood Cemetery Oberlin Nord Center South Broadway Lorain Virginia Nord Elyria Michele Thornton Eric Baker Nord Hempel Funeral Home Cleveland Ave Mark Pemberton St. Peter United Church of Christ, Amherst

Lorain woman Effie Scheick dies after brief illness

Effie M. Scheick, 80, of Lorain, died Monday at Community Health Partners West after a brief illness. Born in Erwin, Tennessee, she lived in Lorain since 1987 and was a homemaker. Survived by daughters Patricia Samsdale, Carmen Randolph, Judith Jones. sons David J. Rico and Dan Rico. eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. sisters and a brother. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. today at Walter A. Frey Funeral Home. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday, Rev. Lou Maldonado officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery.

Effie M. Scheick Lorain Community Health Partners West I Erwin Tenn Scheick Patricia Samsdale Mebane N.C Carmen Randolph Erwin, Tenn Judith Jones David J. Rico Dan Rico Vermilion Nancy Blevins Erwin Calvary Cemetery

Elyria Veterans, Elek Funeral Held With Military Honors

Joseph C Elek 84 of Elyria an Army World War II veteran died after a brief illness at EMH Regional Medical Center. He worked at York International and retired in 1984. Survivors include his wife Doris three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services by Rex Feidt will be at Bauer Laubenthal with burial at St Mary Cemetery where VFW Post 1079 will give military honors.

Joseph C. Elek Elyria EMH Oberlin VFW Elyria Amvets Elyria Eagles Aerie Elek York International Yerry Elek

James P. Caddell obituary in Elyria details

James P. Caddell 57 of Elyria died Tuesday at home after a long illness Born in North Carolina he graduated from West High School Cleveland He worked for Busses International His wife Faye died earlier He is survived by daughters Bridget Standen Melissa DeBoer a son James Caddell Jr a brother Ralph Caddell and his parents Services 1 p.m. at Wyers Funeral Chapel burial Elmwood Cemetery Lorain Memorials to family.

James P Caddell Elyria Coatas N.C West High School Cleveland Caddell Busses International Faye Nee Goode Bridget Standen Melissa DeBoer James Caddell Jr Ralph Caddell

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lela B. Pfaff Oberlin College Sun City Ariz Brennan Detroit Plum Hollow Guillermo ‘Tato’ Torres Rios Hector Torres Aurelio Torres Rios Audali Torres Rios Richard Ols Don Neal Tod Riddle Funeral Home South St St Mary Catholic Church Exchange St Jim Holimer Brownhelm Cemetery Tery Breast Cancer Research Foundation Madison Ave New York Billy’ McGrew Margherita D. Voet Norman Statford Robert T. Outland Teidaw Jason Raab Marley Bly Thornton Mt Pleasant Mariam of Ochorios Tad White Paul “Lefty Stephen Pete” Elek Bob Elek Doris Agnes Dunlap Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home Rex William Feidt Magyar United Church of Christ James PB. Caddell Wyers Funeral Chapel Elmwood Lea of Flowers
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