Longtime Ohio area figures and a local actor pass away
Rose Nickel 85 of Bay Village dies of cancer at Lutheran Home Westlake. She served on Westshore Senior Citizens League board and was a Trinity Lutheran Church charter member. Survivors include sons Walter Karl and daughters Roselyn Delventhal and Lois Lazor. John W. Deppen 81 of Fitchville dies after a long illness. he worked for B&O Railroad and various firms and is survived by wife Orpha and multiple children. Earl Demos 79 of Elyria dies after health issues. former Army Air Corps member and long time church treasurer. Laurabelle Bartniski 73 of Sheffield dies. survived by daughter Elaina, sons Burt and Dan, and grand presence. Robert S. Boyer 67 of Wakeman dies after a long illness. Navy veteran, father, and husband. Paul S. Orgill 81 local stage actor dies in Westlake. known for Cesare of the Jungle on Cleveland TV in the 1950s.
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Rose Nickel
Bay Village
Westlake
Katy
Austria-Hungary
John W. Deppen
Fitchville
Tiffin
Willard
New London
Mr. Deppen
B&o
Fred Hiesler Co
Bennet Manufacturing
Clyde
American Baylor
Bellevue
Shaffer
Orpha
Nee Wisecup
Doris Ann Bolen
Janet Sue Lacy
Mary Lou Senter
Greenwich
Helen Hilderbrand
Ashland
John R
Helen Hassinger
Monroeville
Katherine Warner
Kenneth
Burton
Richard
James W
Michelle Sue Lacy
Angel Marie Senter
Alvin and
Alta
Nee Barstock
Margaret Seel
Harriet Francis
Robert
Melvin
Eastman Funeral Home
Main St
Ronald Gerlach
Fitchville United
Earl Demos
Elyria
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Elyria High
Demos
Army Ai Corps
Fisher/ Fazio
Saint John United Church of Christ
South Amherst
Church Council
Lorain County
Charles
Valrico
Fla
Alvetta Cerlan
Lakeland
Harry
Hazel
Nee Smith
Theodora Fox
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Amherst
Paul D. Eaton
Evergreen Cemetery
Bartniski
Laurabelle
Sheffield
Elaina Gessie
Burt
Dand
Frends
Busch-Burmeister Family
Avon Belden
Avon Lake
Elmhurst Park
Avon
Paul S. Orgill
Orgill
Our House
Cesare of the Jungle
Memorial Mass for Sofia Bogacki at St Joseph Church
Sofia Bogacki 73 former Lorain resident died Jan 9 in Arizona. A memorial Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St Joseph Catholic Church chapel 200 St Joseph Drive. She lived in Arizona with her daughter Helena Lamb since 1995. Former Wakeman resident Jefferson Theodore Young 76 of Ocala Fla died Monday at home after heart attack. Born Monticello Ky he lived in Wakeman before moving to Ocala four years ago. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday at Camden Baptist Church Camden Township. Florida Cremation Society Dunnelon Fla handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia Bogacki
Lorain
St. Joseph Catholic Church
St. Joseph Drive
Amherst
Bogacki
Arizona
Helena Lamb
Jefferson Theodore Young
Ocala
Fla
Wakeman
Monticello
Young
Thelma
Jefferson T. Jr
Springfield
David Reed
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rebecca Wilson
Patterson James Ray Pat Patterson Dies After Short Illness
James Ray Pat Patterson 59 of New Market Tennessee and longtime North Ridgeville resident died Sunday at Baptist Hospital Knoxville after a brief illness. He served in the Air Force and retired from Continental Lithographics Cleveland. Survived by Georgene Pat wife a son James Jr. daughter Jean Barnes five stepchildren and siblings. Visitation Thursday 7 9 p m at David Bogner Family Funeral Home North Ridgeville. Graveside service Friday West Park Cemetery Cleveland with military honors by North Ridgeville VFW Post 9871.
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James Ray
Pat” Patterson
New Market
Tenn
North Ridgeville
Baptist Hospital
Knoxville
Jefferson County
Patterson
Air Force
Continental Lithographics
Cleveland
Cleveland. Mr. Patterson Was A Member of Vfw Post 9871 In North Ridgeville
Georgene
Pat
James Jr
Brook Park
Jean Barnes
Lakewood
Dennis
Dandridge
Ronnie
Jefferson City
Joyce E
Johnny
Anna Lee Potter
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
West Park Cemetery
Ridge Road
VFW
James Petitt
Blood drives planned as O type donations drop
Blood supply woes persist with O negative and O positive shortages. Upcoming drives: 8:30 am to 2 pm today at Lorain County Human Services, Elyria. 11 am to 4:30 pm Friday at Finast, Elyria. 1 to 5 pm Saturday at Mike Bass Ford, Detroit Road, Sheffield. Call Red Cross at 800-448-3435 or Lorain County Blood Bank at 322-6111 for info.
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Lorain County Human Services
N. Ridge Road
Elyria
Finast
Cleveland &J
Mike Bass Ford
Detroit Road
Sheffield
Red Cross
Lorain County
Planning panel approves shared Ameritech tower structure
Planners described tapering towers 16 inches in top circumference with a triangular platform for up to 12 antennas. Ameritech lawyer Richard Mattera said the company will permit other cellular firms to mount antennas on the towers. The Commission also welcomed William Ogle as the new member to complete Evelyn France’s unexpired term. France will become Downtown Business Coordinator after resigning in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cial
Richard Mattera
Ameritech
Planning Commission
William Ogle
Evelyn France
Ogle
Elyria High School
Kent State University
Lorain
Court hears threat allegation in abuse civil case
A 23 year old man testifies in Elyria Common Pleas Court that he was threatened after disclosing sexual abuse by Hector de la Cruz and his wife Carmen. The suit seeks 10 million dollars against the couple and other defendants, with a ruling on statutes of limitations pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Hector de la Cruz
de la Cruz
Carmen
Common Pleas Court
de la Cruzes
Lorain
Miguel Serrano
Iglesia de Cristo Misionera Pentecostal
Ministero de Accion
Serrano
Carmen de la Cruz
James Burge
Cruzes
Burge
Street Sewer Plans Hit Snags In Lorain
Lorain plans to overhaul sewers and roads hit delays as council sends the sewer measure back to committee and fails to suspend the rules for a 10 per cent piggyback license plate tax. The storm water study must be funded from the general fund or Community Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Council
Michael J. Scher
Ach
Scherach
Dallas group to resubmit request for rezoning 82 acres
A Dallas developer withdrew a plan to rezone 82 acres on Butter nut Ridge Road for a $100 million Crossing at Butternut Ridge retail complex after Q Panel declined to sell 20 acres. Plans shift to a scaled down 62 acre version with possible 14 more acres. final approval hoped by March 2.
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North Ridgeville
Butternut Ridge Road
Bruce Rinker
Cypress Equities
Douglas and Hanna tied to Mahoning probe fallout
A reporter details how Judge Douglas advised Rosenbaum to obey Hanna and how this guidance tied to threats to fire Rosenbaum for disobeying an order. The Mahoning County Sanitary District probe, led by Rosenbaum, involved Flask and alleged kickbacks. The Supreme Court panel found no credible evidence Douglas intervened for Flask or influenced Rosenbaum’s firing.
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Rosenbaum
Hanna
Douglas
Mahoning
Ohio
Supreme Court
Mahoning County
Youngstown
Niles
Flask
Thomas Moyer
Sanitary District
Private prisons spark Senate debate amid amendment clash
Wray criticizes an amendment as a poison pill to a good bill and questions who bears costs if inmates are harmed or escape. The proposal would place a state owned prison on Route 83 near Grafton with a 25 million price tag and about 80 jobs. Local officials and lawmakers urge more study while noting three private facilities operate elsewhere and profits drive private operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wray
Lorain Correctional Institution
Grafton Correctional Institution
Grafton Correctional Camp
Grafton
Tom Smith
John Bender
D-Elyria
Alan Zaleski
D-Vermilion
Bill Taylor
R-Norwalk
Youngstown
Washington, D.C
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Walter Sr
Lawrence
Kacirek
Lorain Road
North Olmsted
Donald Hayas
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Olmsted Falls
Robert S. Boyer
Robert $. Boyer
Community Health Partners
Coshocton
Clarksfield
Plainsfield High School
Boyer
Ohio Body
Wakeman Township
Eagles Club
Barbara
Nee Burns
Timothy
Yakota
Japan
Linda Sheldon
LaGrange
Sevilla Dwiggins
Norwalk
William
Cletus
Clayton
Atlanta
George
Mary Hammond
Culpepper
Sylvester
Walter F. Dagil
Henrietta Township
Mr. Dagil
Reliance Electric
Bernadette
Kelena
Mary Halloran
Parma
Anne Bores
Whitehouse
Anne Dagil
Mary Ehrmann
Viola Muckley
Genevieve Dagil
John
Stanley
Garland- Misencik
Park Ave
Funeral Home
Barbara Barrie
Harvest Home
Bette Davis
Lakewood Little Theater
Bogacki Services
Michael Shafran
Shafran
Kosma J. Glavas
Anne Molnar
Jeff Sedivy
David Flores
Kathy Tavenner
Dallas Group
Q Panel
Cypress
Richard Obert
Rinker
Staubach Retail Services of
Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach
Butternut Ridge
Lear-Nagle
Chestnut Ridge Roads
Gilbert V. Cornish
Rat
Gail Minnick
4Th Ward
Cornish
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