Alfred Pena 70 of Sheffield Lake dies after long illness
Alfred Pena 70 of Sheffield Lake died Monday at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain after a long illness Born in Lorain he moved to Sheffield Lake in 1963 He worked as a shipper at National Tube Co later U S Steel Lorain Works for 11 years retiring 1992 He was grievance manager and Marine Corps corporal 1951 1953 He received the National Defense Service Ribbon He was a member of St Thomas the Apostle Church He served as president of United Steelworkers Local 1108 two terms He was active in Disabled American Veterans AMVETS Marine Corps League and Lorain Labor Local He was known for fast softball with Elyria Bowling Center Al Caribe teams and others He prepared income taxes for coworkers and the public He received the First Hispanic Union President of the Steel Mill award from the Mexican Mutual Society He enjoyed Lake Erie time with family Survivors include daughters Jacquelyn Nancy Smith Kathleen Thompson Tammy Raines three grandchildren and sisters Lillian Muskovich Grace Velasquez Preceded in death by wife Jean 50 years 2000 daughter Lisa Jean parents siblings Friends may call 2 to 8 pm Friday at Dayin Funeral Home Entombment at Calvary Cemetery Military honors by Disabled American Veterans Louis Paul Proy Chapter 20 Lorain
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Alfred Pena
Sheffield Lake
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Lorain
Pena
National Tube Co
U.S. Steel Lorain Works
Marine Corps
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Sheffield
United Steelworkers Loval 1108
Amvets
Marine Corps League
Elyria
al Caribe
Steel
Mexican Mutual Society
Lake Erie
Jacquelyn
Nancy Smith
Kathleen Thompson
Tammy Raines
Lillian Muskovich
Grace Velasquez
Tex Lle
Jean
Meidaglia
Lisa Jean
Fred
Elizabeth
Deshotel
Lydia Camacho
William
Dayin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Harris Road
Stephen Shields
Calvary Cemetery
Louis Paul Proy Chapter
Obituary notices from Lorain area deaths mixed with service details
Virginia M. Dobis 77 lifelong Lorain resident died at Oak Hills Nursing Center. Survivors include children William and Joseph, daughters Marcia and Kathleen, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a sister and other relatives. Services at Doyon Funeral Home and St Stanislaus Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Anna Reisz 94 Elyria resident died in Oberlin. Born in Hungary, worked at lace factory and foundry in Indiana Harbor. Survivors include son Carl, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial service at Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler chapel. Mattie D. Johnson of Lorain died after long illness. Details include birthplace Lovett, GA, long Lorain residence, church membership, family members, and visitation and funeral plans. Delores Jump West et al. listed as survivors with numerous relatives. funeral arrangements at Brown-Robinson Funeral Home and Lorain church services. Burial planned in Elmwood cemetery.
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Virginia M. Dobis
Klukovich
Lorain
Oak Hills
Steel Stamping Coy
Dobis
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
William E
Joseph C
Galipolis Ferry
Kevin Shemuga
Calvary Cemetery
Anna Reisz
Fonvi
Elyria
Welcome Nursing Home
Oberlin
Hungary
American Lace Factory
Perry-Fay Co
Mass for Juanita Ortiz at Sacred Heart Chapel Lorain
Juanita Ortiz 81 of Lorain died after a long illness at EMH Elyria burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Mass at Sacred Heart Chapel 9 30 a m with Rev Michael Williamson celebrant prayer service 6 45 a m at Richard J Reidy Funeral Home. Survivors include Alfredo Ortiz husband five grandchildren one great granddaughter and siblings from Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Memorials to Sacred Heart Chapel.
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Lorain
Richard J. Reidy
E. 31St St
Caguas
Puerto Rico
Ortiz
Sacred Heart Chapel
Edward Myers 78 Avon native WWII veteran and electrician
Edward Robert Myers 78 of Avon and formerly North Ridgeville died Wednesday after a long illness. A master electrician and WWII veteran, he served in Normandy and belonged to several Catholic and fraternal groups. Survivors include his son Allen and daughters Andrea Daw Mary Rose Campbell Lora Lee Harvey and Barbara Kerchmar with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials to New Life Hospice. Funeral home handling arrangements.
Death of Abraham Reynolds Jr in Lorain
Abraham Reynolds Jr, 64, of Lorain died Tuesday at Univers ity Hospital in Cleveland after a short illness. The Brown Robinson Funeral Home at 27th Street and Broadway, Lorain will announce arrangements.
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Abraham Reynolds Jr
Lorain
University Hospital
Cleveland
Brown-Robinson Funeral Home
27Th Street
Broadway
Obituary Notices for Charles E. Watkins Jr and Vivian Terry Severe
Charles E. Watkins Jr. 59 of North Ridgeville died Wednesday at St. John West Shore Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his mother Helen Watkins and brother Ward, private services arranged by Busch-Bogner Chapel. Vivian Terry Severe 98 of Elyria died Monday at Life Care Center of Elyria. Survived by daughter Beverly Ferguson son Gerald Terry James Terry and Robert Terry seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A memorial service is planned February 17 at Jefferson Memorial Park in Pittsburgh. Dicken Funeral Home in Elyria is handling arrangements.
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Charles E. Watkins Jr
North Ridgeville
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Watkins
Edward
Parma
Donald
John LeWallen
Derek LeWallen
New Jersey
Helen Watkins
Vivian Terry Severe
Amherst
Mass
James Terry
Fairfield
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Elyria
Airport board expansion eyed as Moore seeks appointees
Lorain County commissioners weigh expanding the airport board and restoring a seven member panel. Moore backs Leonard Sikora of Elyria and Dan Gross of Amherst as businesslike pilots. Aims include possible use of Green Acres Home by Boys and Girls Club and other nonprofit agencies under probate court review.
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Moore
Leonard J. Sikora
Elyria
Dan Gross
Amherst
Mary Jo Vasi
Vasi
Betty Blair
Airport Board
Green Acres
Oberlin
Boys and Girls Club
Lorain County
County Probate Court
Woman sentenced for child endangering
Lorain woman Danielle Harris, 38, was sentenced to 20 months in prison after her 2 year old son tested positive for cocaine following a drug raid. Harris pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine and multiple related counts. Police described a crack house at East 21st Street where the child was exposed to drugs. The judge ordered consecutive sentences to protect the public.
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Elyria
Lorain
Danielle Harris
Common Pleas
Mark A. Bedeski
Harris
East 21St Street
Community Health Partners
North Olmsted buys land for new library site
North Olmsted Council approves about 2 million to acquire four homes on Butternut Ridge Road and a parcel on Lorain Road to clear space for a new library. The purchase uses roughly 20 percent of a 10 million library levy, keeping habitat and historic district character in mind.
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North Olmsted
Butternut Ridge
James Lumber
Speed Way
Lorain Road
Lorain Roads
Daryl Davis
Michael Gareau Jr
D-2
Carolyn Kasler
Teacher fragrance dispute at Steele prompts class switch
Jennifer could be reassigned to another class to resolve a perfume allergy issue raised by Boynton. Deremer has taught at Steele for 10 years. Comments from Deremer not obtained. WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland contributed.
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Boynton
Jennifer
Boyton
Deremer
Steele
WJW
Fox 8 News
Cleveland
Cleveland mayor puts schools ahead of convention center
Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White declared that rebuilding the city’s schools must come first, opposing a waterfront convention center plan backed by city officials and business leaders. The plan would link the stadium, science center and Rock Hall with the Flats, but White said funding should wait until schools cost between 1.2 and 1.4 billion dollars is addressed.
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Cleveland
Michael R. White
Cuyahoga County
Browns
Lake Erie
Port of
the Plain Dealer
Stadium
Great Lakes Science Center
Flats
Cuyahoga River
White
Michael Polensek
Polensek
Michael White
East High School
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Grafton
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Ron
Emil
Pennsylvania
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Cindy Nackowiz
Mary Colosinin
Arizona
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St
Ralph Bodziony
Assumption Catholic Church
Belden
Kidney Foundation
Boo Box
Iit
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Saye
Mom
Susie
Steve
Grandma
Continental Foundry
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Reisz
St. Paul United Church of Christ
Magyar United Church of Christ
Carl
Port Orange
Fla
Chuck Boals
James Reisz
Geraldine
Marcia Smith
Brady Smith
Margaret Trimmel
Busch- Curtis-Scheuffler
St. Paul
W. River Road
Mattie D. Johnson
Marie U. Jonnson
Flanders
Lovett
Johnson
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Delores
Jump
Charlene Grove
Marilyn “Peala’ Flanders
Renae “Pusha
Darlene
Bester
Lee Flanders
Riline
Austin
Dewey Flanders
Maude Mae Flanders
Hilda Flanders
Brown- Robinson Funeral Home
Reid Ave
Tyrone Holley
Elmwood Cemetery
Alfredo 8. Ortiz
Alfred T. Ortiz Jr
Delores Elvira Torres
Eufemia Torres Robol
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Ventura Torres Armendies
Maria Ines Arroyo
Ventura Torres Jr
Pedro J. Torres
Roberto Torres
Hector M. Torres
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Blanca Lydia Torres
Lynn Paula Torres Viso
Edward Robert Myers
Avon
Harbor Side
West Tech
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Myers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Normandy
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Wooster
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Clarence
Strongsville
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Marian LeDuc
Florida
Phillip
Rose Myers
Dennis
Dennis Myers
Lillian Heise
Grace Myers
Tod
St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church
Lear Nagle Road
Richard Gonser
Holy Cross Cemetery
Brook Park
New Life Hospice
N. Abbe Road
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Wellington
Avon Lake
Connie Davis
The
Chronicle
Cindy Leise
Chronicle-Telegram
Thomas Mize
Mize
Children Services
N. Olmsted
Convention Center
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