Area Deaths in Peninsula and Lorain County
Obituaries report Chester C Osborne 77 of Peninsula died in Akron City Hospital after long illness. Retired state highway equipment operator and longtime Grange member, survived by wife Julia. Funeral home services set. memorials suggested to Everett Church of Christ. Also noted are deaths of three week old Amanda Lake from crib death syndrome in Elyria. Sam Steffan 57 of Sheffield Lake after long illness. Katherine Flaczynski 81 of Lorain with extensive church and auxiliary memberships. Services and burial details provided.
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Chester C. Osborne
Penninsula
Akron City
State Highway Department
Everett Church of Christ
Julia
Nee Forbursh
Johnson-Romito
Hudson
Everett Rd
Everett
Ralph Lake Jr
Wilder Ave
Lorain County
Richard Buchanan
Amanda
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Steve
Lakota
Christina
Raymond Handboy
Rapid City
South Dakota
Fred Farley
Katherine Flaczynski
Lorain
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Alter and Rosary Society
St. Theresa Lodge
The
Star of Polish Women Society
P.L.W. Ladies Auxiliary
U.P.C. Ladies Auxiliary
Robert
Eleanor) Rames
Geraldine Flaczynski
Frank
Florence) Sislowski
Frank Sjatkowski
Louis
Stanley
Ralph
Dombrowski
C.R. Pilatowski
Calvary Cemetery
St. Joseph's Hospital
Obituary notices two Lorain Vermilion figures die
Dominic Gigliotti 68 of Lorain and Loftin James Lumley 78 of Vermilion die after long illnesses. Dominic’s service details include visitation today and Sunday with mass Monday at St Peter Church and burial at Calvary Cemetery with American Legion Post 12 rites. Lumley, retired Hull Building Supply Co. worker and AmVers Post 22 member, survived by wife Maude and daughter Lavina, with funeral services set in Vermilion after calling hours today and Sunday, military rites by local veterans.
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Dominic
Lorain
Jean
St Peter Church
Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Post 12
Loftin James Lumley
Perry Street
Vermilion
Hull Building Supply Co
AmVers Post 22
Maude
David
Lavina) Burkhard
Amherst
Fisher-Riddle Funeral Home
Larry O. Bechtel
The
United Church of the Vermeer
Dominic Gigliotti
Dombrowski
Elyria
Berean charged in traffic death in Cleveland
Berea man Roger Martin 24 has been charged with one count of aggravated vehicular homicide in the traffic death of Archie Pickett 56 after a high speed crash at the intersection of E 55th Street and Euclid Avenue. Martin and passenger Reginald Jones were treated for minor injuries. Police say Martin fled after a brief stop and shots were fired at him earlier.
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Cleveland
E. 55Th St
Euclid Avenue
Martin
Reginald Jones
Euclid
E. 30Th St
Pickett
William Belley
Martin and Jones
Builders post 16% local gain
A May survey by F. W. Dodge division shows Lorain County contracts totaling 8.5 million for non-residential work and 3.6 million in residential contracts, yielding a 12.2 million monthly total and a year-to-date 32 million, up 16 percent from 1980's first five months. For greater Cleveland, non-residential contracts reached 76.4 million with residential 24.5 million, totaling 100.9 million for May, four times 1980. Year to date, 1981 lags slightly with non-residential down 1 percent and residential down 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Dodge
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co
Lorain County
Huhele Wapan Slevee
Ridgeville man convicted by jury in sexual battery case
Charles W. Burr, 42, of 36455 Sugar Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, was found guilty by a jury of sexual battery involving a teenage girl. Trial Judge Adrian F. Bedeski deferred sentencing to Monday. State representative Jonathon Rosenbaum led the case. Burr was defended by David Long. The offense is a third degree felony carrying 1 to 10 years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Burr
Sugar Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Adrian F. Bedeski
Asst
Jonathon Rosenbaum
Burr
David Long
Omission of initial causes embarrassment for McClung
A Elyria police report misspelt the name James A. McClung as James McClung, 334 White Oak Dr., causing embarrassment after a DUI and lane violation citation. The resident explains the middle initial would have spared the remark, noting the court’s information was published as given.
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Elyria
James McClung
White Oak Dr
James A. McClung
Lorain
White Oak
Russia Township Trustees oppose Drug Mart rezoning
Russia Township trustees voiced opposition to a proposed Discount Drug Mart rezoning at a work session though no vote was taken. About 15 acres would move from agricultural to general business, with concerns on drainage and traffic. A referendum threat, another session set for Tuesday.
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Russia
William Starbuck
Martha Verda
Butternut Ridge Road
Route 58
Starbuck
Mary Joy
Oberlin
Births Reported Daughter for Mr and Mrs Ted Barth
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Barth at 6586 Pitts Boulevard in North Ridgeville, adding a new member to the Barth family.
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Ted Barth
Pitts Blvd
North Ridgeville
Elyrian Named Ohio State VFW Commander
Elyria VFW Post 1079 member Larry Krugman is appointed Ohio State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A Navy veteran, Krugman joined VFW in 1946, led Elyria Post, Lorain County Council, and 9th District, and rose through state offices. He is retired from the Elyria Fire Department after 35 years. A July 18 homecoming dinner at 7 pm with dancing will feature Mayor Keys and Fire Chief Norman as guests.
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Elyrian
Larry Krugman
Ohio State
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Krugman
Elyria Vfw
VFW
Navy
Elyria
Lorain County
Georgette
Louisiana Ave. Prat
Bald
Naety
Michael Keys
Don Norman
Cleveland police revise search procedures after trunk delay
Cleveland police say they will routinely check car trunks and concealed areas during investigations after a five day delay to inspect the trunk of an impounded car where a murder victim was found. Spokesman Fred Szabo noted they will act within legal limits and seek warrants promptly when needed, ending the previous hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Police Department
Fred Szabo
Steven Graves Jr
Robin R. Tyler
Miss Tyler
Graves
Szabo
Lorain Boy Recovers After Window Fall Incident
Authorities pursued multiple leads in the Graves and girlfriend slayings, with no suspects in custody. A 7 year old Lorain boy was described as fair after being treated in an intensive care unit and transferred Friday under federal and state law procedures.
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Graves
Szabo
NAACP awards three Pettress scholarships in Elyria
Elyria branch of the NAACP awarded three John E Pettress scholarships totaling 1200 to local high school graduates Willis Eugene Williams Kimber A Garland and Alicia Taylor Williams will get 500 to study pre medicine at Muskingum College Garland 408 to study civil engineering at the University of Akron and Taylor 300 to study business administration at Ohio University Williams is Elyria High senior class vice president and NSH member Garland is Elyria West graduate and co editor of the student newspaper while Taylor is Elyria High graduate and Church of Christ active student with NHS merit roll status The Pettress fund honors Dr John B Pettress a noted Elyria physician.
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John E. Pettress
Elyria
NAACP
Elyria High
Willis Eugene Williams
Muskingum College
Willis Williams
Louisiana Ave
Capella and
Lorain County
Kimber A. Garland
Elyria West
University of Akron
George Sharps
Samuel St
National Honor Society
Alicia Taylor
Ohio University
Manson King
North Gateway Blvd
Church of Christ
Clinton Avenue
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Sam Steffan
Sheffield Lake
American Legion
Steffan
Lucille Kalta
Tupa
Charles
Angela) Stalzer
Middleberg Heights
St. Theodosius Cemetery
Stanley Flaczynski
Gigliotti Services
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Evetenten
Ervey, Cortet da
Berean
Greater
Cuyahoga, Medina, Geauga and
Lake Coun
N. Ridgeville
Dan Campbell
Robert Brooks
Fairview General
Roberta Casto
Terry
Roger
Marietta
New Paradise Lake Park
Cambridge
Department
Repital
John B. Pettress
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