Elyria firefighter Wayne M. Farmer dies at 72
Wayne M. Farmer 72 longtime Elyria Fire Department captain died Saturday at Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin after a long heart illness. A US Army veteran 194? 1946 he lived in Elyria most his life and worked 34 years in the department retiring in 1980. He belonged to Church of the Open Door Ambassador Class and retired steam hobbyist with Northeastern Ohio Live Steamers. survived by wife Edna two children Gary and Gayle and eight grandchildren. Services Tuesday 6 to 9 pm calling with 10 am Wednesday service Curtis Scheuffler Busch Elyria burial Resthaven Memory Gardens Avon. Memorials to donor charity.
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Elyria
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Elyria High School
Northeastern Ohio
LaGrange Steam Club
Edna
Parsonage
Gary
Avon
Gayle Pole
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Helen Hayes
Curtis-Scheuffler- Busch
Chanel
Second St. Elyria
Robert N. Schroyer
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Retired Falls teacher Maxine Miller-Oak dies at 60
Maxine Miller-Oak 60 of Camden Township, born Oberlin, a former Olmsted Falls School System elementary teacher, died after a long illness. She attended Camden Baptist Church. survivors include stepsons Howard, Ken, and Ren Onk, with services at Gerber-Smith Funeral Home Wakeman. Burial at Clarked Held Cemetery.
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Maxine Miller-Oak
Camden Township
Oberlin
North Olmsted
Fom
Camden High School
Baldwin-Wallace College
Miller-Onk
Olmsted Falls
Camden Baptist Church
Howard Onk
Berea
Ken Onk
Lakewood
Ren Onk
Ani
Gerber-Smith Funeral Home
Cooper St
Wakeman
Calvin Searles
Clarks- Held Methodist
Clarksfield Township
Death notices and services for local residents
Obituary notices list Harriet Brown 44 with daughter Angie and sons Scott and Jamie, plus family. services at Bauer-Laubenthal-Waite Funeral Home in Elyna Buna and burial in LaGrange Cemetery. Also Johnson family with Chester Nathan Jr Wayne and Shirley Washington Carassa Hill foster kids. services at Mount Zen Baptist in Lorain with Elmwood Cemetery burial. Gordon Lee Moore 58, Elyna, with Betts family and Darts kin. services at Catter Funeral Home and Brookvale Cemetery burial. Proceeds call times and locations provided.
Mars V Elkins longtime Amherst resident dies at 4
Mars V Elkins aged 4? of Amherst Township died Sunday at Golden Acres Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Lowmoor Virginia she moved to West Virginia as a teen and lived there most of her life. She moved to Ohio in May 1995 due to failing health. A homemaker she was an excellent cook and enjoyed family time with grandchildren. She was a member of Sanger Baptist Church in West Virginia. Survivors include her son Lawrence Elkins and several stepchildren nine grandchildren and many great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Elkins and several children and stepchildren. Memorial services to be announced by Hempel Funeral Home Amherst.
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Mars V. Elkins
Ee Angie
Amherst Township
Golden Acres Nursing Home
Lowmoor
West Virginia
Ohio
Sanger Baptist Church
Lawrence Elkins
Elyma
Stanley Elkins
Florida
Joseph Elkins, Jr
Oak Hill
Grace Toror
Elsie Mynes
Margaret Oyler
Virginia
Joseph Elkins
Hempel
Amherst
Elyria Man Robert E. Pomeroy Dies After Illness
Robert E. Pomeroy, 71, of Elyria died at home after a two year illness. Arrangements will be announced by Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home in Elyria.
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Robert E. Pomeroy
Elyria
Laubenthal-De- Carlo
Georgia A Breeden Remembered for Fishing and Bingo
Georgia A Breeden 34 of Columbia Station died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Bradshaw West Virginia she moved to Ohio in 1957 and lived in Columbia Station 25 years. Survived by husband Leonard Sr two sons Lenny Jr Timothy two daughters Joeletta Krista Misty mother Lythia Lederer brother Rodger Lederer and father Oliver Christian. Friends may call 6 pm to 7 pm Tuesday at Chambers Funeral Home Berea.
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Christian
Columbia Station
Bradshaw
W.va
Ohio
Breeden
Ford Motor Company
Brook Park
Leonard Sr
Lenny Jr
Colmbia Station
Timothy
Cleveland
Joeletta Breitmos
Krista
Elyria
Misty
Lythia Marie Lederer
Rodger Lederer
Chicago
Oliver Christian
Chambers Funeral Home
Adelbert St
Berea
Monica Hobill Ayers dies at 32 in Simpsonville
Monica Hobill Williams 32 of Simpsonville died Saturday at her home. She was born in Elyria a homemaker and member of Simpsonville First Baptist Church. Survived by daughters Cathleen Falls and Valerie Rivera. stepdaughters Linda Zeither and Shelby Brock. sons Steven Ayers and Jon Ayers. grandchildren seven. father William Habill. mother Betty Braun. Visitation 1 pm to 2 pm Tuesday at Simpsonville First Baptist Church 106 Church St Simpsonville. Arrangements by Cannon Funeral Home Simpsonville Chapel.
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Simpsonville
Elyria
Maine
David C. Habill
Oberlin
William C
Betty Braun
Mauldin
D.C
Simpsonville First Baptist Church
Church St
Cannon Finneral
Dones Chapel
Ward Ritchie dies famed Southern California printer author
Ward Ritchie, renowned printer and author of nearly 100 books, died of pancreatic cancer at 31 in Laguna Beach, California. He shaped 1920s 1930s Southern California publishing, designing about 750 books and publishing many more.
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Calif
Ward Ritchie
Southern California
Ritchin
Ritchie
Los Angeles ‘Times
Matisse
Picasso
Paris
Carl Sandburg
Archibald MacLeish
Robinson Jeffers
Gifts to Ohio governors find home with historical society
Amos Loveday, Ohio Historical Society preservation officer, explains gifts to governors are sampled and stored. The society holds items from 19 chief executives, with Tecumseh’s tomahawk among the most famous. Governors’ gifts valued at 75 or more are reported and may be donated to the society or kept by the governor’s residence foundation.
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Columbus
Amos Loveday
Loveday
Ohio Historical Society
The
Columbus Dispatch
Society
Ohio Historical Center
Tecumseh
Thomas Worthington
Maria Armstrong
Histories Society
Volunteers topic of St. Joe's talk
Lorain Community/St. Joseph Regional Health Center hosts an 8 am March Monday volunteer opportunities talk at the Metropolitan Housing Center 1600 Kansas Ave. Vikisi Wearsch outlines the hospital volunteer role and available openings. Call 963443 for details or registration.
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St. Joe’s
Lorain
Lorain Community/St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Metropolitan Housing Center
Kansas Ave
Vikisi Wearsch
Rubbermaid Exec
Fire at Strongsville High prompts day off for students
An early morning fire at Strongsville High School caused classes to be canceled. Firefighters arrived at 2:15 am and contained the blaze, with two firefighters later treated for minor injuries. Investigators from the State Fire Marshall and local units are probing the cause.
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Strongsville
Strongsville High School
Bob Moody
Moody
Middlebury Heights
Berea
Mitchell charged after chase of tractor trailer
Mitchell was taken to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital in Norwalk then flown to Medical College of Ohio Hospital in Toledo, where he was listed in stable condition. Passenger Lynn Hofler, 40, of Detroit, was treated at Fisher-Titus and released. The tractor trailer driver was uninjured. Mitchell faces multiple charges including driving under the influence and felony fleeing.
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Tor
Mitchell
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Medical College of Ohio Hospital
Toledo
Lynn D. Hofler
Detroit
Fisher-Titus
Newspaper in Education program rewards Powers Elementary staff
The Chronicle NIE program partnered with Powers Elementary School Journal staff after their improvised newspaper edition. Students received reward pencils and mugs, and the adviser was sent a thank you card signed by each student on real newsprint.
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Powers Elementary School Journal
The
Chronicle
NIE
Caregivers use personal books to aid patients and families
Dorsey explains basic human needs guiding her book Just In Case and its caregiver pages for grooming, favorites, and preferences. She notes anecdotes from health care workers and Alzheimer's cases and plans more writing about single motherhood and community support in Oberlin.
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Dorsey
Tooll
Oberlin
Pearlman
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