Reverend W E Wig gins dies. longtime Lorain pastor
The Rev Willie B Wig gins 73 of Lorain died Friday at Specialty Hospital after a long illness. Born Tipton County Tennessee he lived 44 years in Lorain and worked 31 years for Goodwill Industries of Lorain. He was associate pastor and Bible study teacher at Fairfield Baptist Church and enjoyed crafts music and time with 15 children and grandchildren. Survived by wife Valsie daughters Doris Lizzie Forrestteen sons Claude Vernoris Elvis Luther and Willie B Jr, 33 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, sisters Mary Ethel brother Claude and other relatives. Services at Fairfield Baptist Church on Eagle Ave Lorain with burial Elmwood Cemetery. Carter Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Willie B
Ben” Wiggins
Lorain
Specialty Hospital
Tipton County
Tenn
Goodwill. Industries
Wiggins
Fairfield Baptist Church
Ins
Valsie
Nee Adams
Doris Smith
Lizzie Burnett
Forrestteen Tite T Wiggins-Deto
Dale L. Hall
Elyria
Marsha Heppner
Cleveland
Valsie Holmes
Cleveland Heights
Ethel J. Graphenreed
Akron
Barbara E. Battle
Sentrania
Bertha Jean
Mildred Thompson 81 of Collins dies at home
Mildred Marie Thompson 81 of Collins died Saturday at her home after a long illness. Born in Lodi she lived in Collins since the early 1950s and graduated Homerville High in 1939. Survived by husband Carl 53 years, sons John Monroeville Lynn Diego Garcia Leslie Norwalk, daughters Alice Elyria Ann Collins Linda Bellevue, six grandchildren, siblings and many relatives. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Victory Baptist Church Norwalk officiated by Rev Larry Lambes. burial Spencer Cemetery. Hinman Tanner Funeral Home Berlin Heights handled arrangements.
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Mildred Marie Thompson
Collins
Lodi
Homerville
Heritage Christian Day Care
Sandusky
Millie
Thompson
Victory Baptist Church
Norwalk
Carl
John
Monroeville
Lynn
Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory
Leslie
Wanda A Innes obituary details North Ridgeville to Elyria
Wanda A Innes 83 died after a four month illness at Elyria United Methodist Home Born in Elyria she lived in North Ridgeville forty years then moved to Elyria in 1996 She attended Oberlin College and Kent State University retired in 1980 after twenty years as librarian at MB Johnson School of Nursing Elyria Memorial Hospital Survivors include daughters Betty Furlan Sharon Innes sons Gerald Robin three grandchildren sisters Theodora Kozmits Josephine Smith husband George died 1992 parents Andrew Anna Wykrent brother Raymond Wykrent Commital services 12:30 pm Tuesday at St Joseph Cemetery Chapel Avon Memorials to Elyria Public Library David Bogner Family Funeral Home handles arrangements
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Wanda A. Innes
Wykrent
North Ridgeville
Elyria United Methodist
Elyria
Oberlin College
Kent State University
Fort Worth
Texas
Josephine Smith
San Marcos
Calif
George
Andrew
Anna Wykrent
Raymond Wykrent
St. Joseph Cemetery
Detroit Road
Avon
Elyria Public Library
Washington Ave
Ely
Obituary Notice Merle E Anthony of Lorain
Merle E Anthony 94 of Lorain died Sunday after a long illness. Born in Johnstown Pennsylvania he moved to Lorain in 1903 and attended Lorain High School. A World War I Navy veteran he served on a PT boat in the Philippines and later worked as an accountant for U S Steel. He was a member of St John s United Church of Christ and the Lorain Camera Club. He is survived by his wife Elsie twin brother Earl and a sister Hildred among others. Services Wednesday at Schwartz Spence Boyer Cool Home for Funerals with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township and military honors by VFW Post 451.```
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Merle E. Anthony
Merle E Anthony
Lorain
Anchor Lodge
Johnstown
U.S. Navy
Philippines
U.S. Steel
McAnthony
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Robert Smyth
Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
Amherst Township
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reid Ave
Graham evangelist's Cincinnati mission at center of illness
The 83 year old evangelist Billy Graham remained focused on faith amid eye surgery recovery as crowds heard his sermon in Cincinnati. He urged unity amid racism with his son Franklin Graham prepared to preach if needed, and said a Dallas mission is set for October pending his health.
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Shaun Alexander
Seattle Seahawks
Florence
Graham
Cincinnati
Franklin Graham
Dallas
Larry Ross
Ross
Pickup Truck and Van Collide on Route 58 in Wellington
Two-vehicle crash at Route 58 and Jones Road left three people in the van and a 16-year-old truck driver treated and released. Karolina Leszczynsky, 78, and Andrew Leszczynsky, her son, were removed with the jaws of life and transported to Allen Memorial Hospital in stable condition. The van driver Jerry Szapkin, 62, also stable. no citations issued. Witness Jason Stanley described the scene while bystanders assisted traffic until responders arrived.
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Wellington
MetroHealth Medical Center
Jones Road
Chris Brock
Karolina Leszczynsky
Andrew
Madelean Miller 70 Elyria resident dies after illness
Madelean I. Miller nee Seals aged 70 of Elyria died Sunday at home after a brief illness. Born in Samson County North Carolina she moved to Elyria in 1978. She belonged to Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church and enjoyed roses. Survived by band of 52 years Edward daughters Donna Kandah Kim Burdette Doris Hock Randy Miller 17 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren sister Louise Bryant brother J B Seals parents Hardy and Cleo Seals. Visitation 4 8 p m Tuesday at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church funeral 11 a m Wednesday Rev David Hockney officiating. Burial Butternut Ridge Cemetery Eaton Township Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home handling.
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Madelean I. Miller
David Hockney
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Eaton Township
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elyria
Funeral services for Glen R. Phillips set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Glen R. Phillips, 77, of Elyria, will be held at 10 am Tuesday at Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Elyria. The Rev Bill Tumbleson will officiate. Burial follows at Ridge Hall Memorial Park Amherst Township. Friends may call 5 to 8 pm today at the funeral home. He died Saturday at Elyria United Methodist Village.
Dayton photographer's Civil War photos aid historians
Dayton photographer Albert Kern began traveling in 1890 to photograph Civil War battlefields gravesites and monuments. His 15000 glass plate negatives were found in 1971 and later given to Montgomery County Historical Society. The National Park Service will catalog the collection to enable precise access by historians.
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Dayton
National Park Service Preservers
Robert E. Lee Krick
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond
Albert Kern
America
Kern
Walter
Walter Kern
Montgomery County Historical Society
Historical Society
Bull Brown
Harper's Ferry Center
West Virginia
National Park Service
Mary Oliver
Minnesotan postcards spark regional response
For seven years Ben Kin sel’s postcard request drew little reply until March when a surge came from International Falls Chisholm Hibbing Grand Rapids and Duluth. Residents sent items far beyond postcards including a Minnesota license plate a Moonlight Graham baseball card and a Finnish calendar.
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Ben Kinsel
Duluth
Ben
International Falls
Chisholm
Hibbing
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
New York Giants
A.W
Graham
Northland
Ben’s Northland Pen Pal Project Draws Generations
A Duluth second grader Nicole LaFave initiates a cross state pen pal exchange with Hibbing 94 year old Vivian Kendall and local teacher Pat Furlong sending postcards to Ben. The project inspires neighbors to respond with brochures tours and a fish fry planned by the VFW. Churchill notes cruises and a northern neighbor outreach culminating in a warm August trip to Duluth.
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Ben
Duluth
Nicole LaFave
Hibbing
Vivian Kendall
Pat Furlong
Furlong
Winnie Thaisen
Europe
Kinsels
Churchill
Olson
VFW
Building owners back improvements grant impact
Building owners praise a grant program that funds renovations to boost visibility. Judy Recknagel of Mermaids Tale Antiques and Darrell McCarty of U Town Pizza describe benefits including mortar repair, brickwork, and roof and painting projects. They hope more property owners will follow, creating a domino effect for town revitalization.
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Judy Recknagel
Mermaid’s Tale Antiques
Church St
Boytchuk-Schneider
Eyad Ortedeema
Boytrhnk-Schnei
Darrell and
Denise McCarty
U-Town Pizza
Cleveland Ave
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Elyria Ave
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Andy Soles
Andy
Autumn Aegis Nursing Home
Brown-Robinson Funeral Home
Broadway, Lorain
Somberdo
the Chronicle-Telegram
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Jason Stanley
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Rand
Buchs
Brumback
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Minn
Darrenl McCarty
K Oni
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Amherst
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