Area obituaries and notices from Lorain County region
Funeral notices report the deaths of Andy Fife 70 at Wellington Community Hospital and Edward J Block 81 of Elyria after illnesses. Services and burial plans listed for Elyria, Oberlin, Grafton, Norwalk, Tarentum and beyond. Memorials suggested to Grace Lutheran Church or Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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Andy Fife
Wellington Community Hospital
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Edward J. Block
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Monroe City Hospital
Monroe
Mich
Elyria Public Library
Grace Lutheran Church
Dorothy (Nee Hoton
Alvin Steller
Curtis-Scheuffler
Peter Mealwitz
Ridge Lawn Cemetery
Wilma H. Jean Laver
Oberlin
Oberlin Aaa
Milton
Joan Cotton
Larry
South Amherst
Kenneth
Spring City
Tenn
Cowling Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
American Cancer Society
Leslie “Brownie” Brown
Grafton
Liverpool
England
St. Andrew Church
Plumbers Union
Norwalk
Masonic Lodge
Lillian
John
Rita) Clement
Richard
Sheila) Bockmore
Ronnie Brown
Richard Wallace
Nesbett Cemetery
A. Marie Freyman
Cleveland Road
Wooster
Wooster Community Hospital
Huntington Township
Lorain County
Central Christian Church
Warren
Donna Schaaf
Samuel Also
Sherwood Memorial Gardens
Heaston- Gerber Funeral Home
Len Goodwin
Norwalk Baptist Church
Main St
Driver to be charged in fatal car cycle crash
A 22 year old Middleburg Heights driver faces aggravated vehicular homicide driving while under the influence and left of center charges in Elyria Municipal Court after a Berea motorcyclist died in a Route 252 crash near Route 82. Robert Votaw 32 of Berea died at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Elyria
Middleburg Heights
Berea
N C Council weighs protection over lifetime memberships
NORTH OLMSTED A man who lost 868 dollars when the Back Wall Athletic Club closed asks the City Council to require protections such as performance bonds before future businesses offer lifetime memberships. Council members showed interest and the law director said he would investigate.
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North Olmsted
Back Wall Athletic Club
Thomas Quinn
Michael Gareau
North Olmsted talks crossing guard pay and petitions
North Olmsted investigates unemployment compensation paid to a school crossing guard for three summers. Law Director Michael Gareau says the city and unemployment officials seek court action to recover funds, noting seasonal positions are not covered. He also questions bond or reserve requirements amid the Back Wall bankruptcy and notes tension at the Senior Center claimed by resident Quinn.
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North Olmsted
Michael Gareau
Gareau
Council
Quinn
North Olmsted Senior Center
Midview forms levy vote committee in Grafton
Midview School District forms Levy Committee to back the Aug. 5 levy. Chairman John Ryan, treasurer Sara Dressing, subchairmen Faye Stacey Sandy Squires Shirley Stephens Cheryl Hosek and James Neumann lead publicity finance precinct and speakers bureau. Committee will distribute literature register voters and show school activity videotapes. Programs to run on Grafton cable. open meeting urged. For more information call 748 2121.
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Grafton
Midview
John Ryan
Sara Dressing
Faye Stacey
Sandy Squires
Shirley Stephens
Cheryl Hosek
James Neumann
Deaths: Jonathan Brewster Bingham dies at 72 in New York
Jonathan Brewster Bingham, 72, a nine term congressman who toppled a Bronx political boss in 1964 on a reform ticket, died of pneumonia in New York. Son of Senator Hiram Bingham, he wrote for the Herald Tribune in the 1930s, served in military intelligence, and held posts with Averell Harriman and Adlai Stevenson before entering elective politics.
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Jonathan Brewster Bingham
New York
Bingham
Sen
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
New York Herald Tribune
Europe
Far East
Averell Harriman
Harriman
U.N
Avon faces hurdles for Wyandot II housing project
Avon plans for Wyandot II a 77 unit 100000 single family project on 43 acres near Mills and Nagel face Planning Commission rejection citing distance from town core sewer conflicts and road impact. Developer Don Detorre JER Land with Michael Zunich eyes North Ridgeville sewer tie in.
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Avon
Planning Commission
Don Detorre
JER Land Development
North Ridgeville
Michael Zunich
Wyandot II
Wyandot I
Mills and Nagel Roads
J&r Land Development
Wyandot
John Eldred
Doug Petersen
Tony Conti
William Gladish
Ed Krystowski
Mills Road
Zurich
New York City
Injured bicyclist in critical condition after crash
Graf ton man Frank Majoras 21 of 1979 West Royalton Rd. remains in critical condition at Cleveland Metro General Hospital after a bicycle car collision on Fuller Road near Graf ton Road. Bernard Thole 46 of Elyria drove the eastbound car. no citations issued. The patrol says car speed about 30 mph and bicycle 5 mph at impact.
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Carlisle
Grafton
Cleveland Metro General Hospital
Frank Majoras
West Royalton Rd
Fuller Road
Grafton Road
Ohio State Patrol
Elyria Post
Bernard Thole
LaGrange Rd
Elyria
Thole
Lorain Plans Welcome Home Terry Anderson Sign
The Free Terry Anderson Committee in Lorain outlines a 40 foot Welcome Home Terry sign for when reporter Terry Anderson, kidnapped in Lebanon in 1985, is freed. Chairman Jack LaVriba says the group is optimistic amid reports Hafiz al Assad may aid his release. Anderson, 38, was AP Middle East correspondent and is among five missing Americans.
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Terry Anderson
Lebanon
Jack LaVriba
West Erie Avenue
City Hall
Anderson
Lorain
Terry
LaVriba
Hafiz al Assaid
Middle East
Associate Press
New York
VFW Post 1079 honored at Ohio convention confab
VFW Post 1079 in Elyria Colsumbus area received multiple honors at the Department of Ohio VFW convention in Columbus. The Patriots Band rifle squad and color guard each earned top placements with trophies and cash prizes while Post Commander Roger A. Jackson and Post Quartermaster Frank T. West received special recognitions including All-State Commander and All American Commander awards.
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VFW
Confab
Columbus
Elyrya
Post 1079
Department of Ohio
Roger A. Jackson
Post
Department of Ohio’s Hospital
Jackson
Library organizes signup for Elyria Summer Reading Program
Elyria Public Library invites signups through July 9 for its Summer Reading Program for children. Special programs are planned for students in grades 1 through 6 on Thursdays in July. For more details, contact the children’s room at 323-5747.
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Elyria
Elyria Public Library
Kidron Livestock Market Heavy Pre Holiday Activity
Kidron Auctions saw strong demand across cattle hogs and calves ahead of the holiday. Hog prices ranged 56 to 89 per hundredweight for good market hogs, feeder pigs sold well, back-to-the-farm calves remained steady with 95 to 87 dollars, cows and bulls softened slightly but remained in demand. Feeders, calves, and sheep showed robust movement with multiple loads offered and prices varying by weight class and quality.
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Kidron
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