Area deaths mark many local connections and honors
Gavin G Starmer 22 Avon Lake died July 7 from injuries in a Virginia crash while a Virginia Tech student in a BP co op. Salutatorian and high school leader, he presided over Pi Kappa Alpha and NHS. Memorials to Gavin Starmer scholarship. services at Virginia Tech chapel, and a memorial gathering in Avon Lake. Joseph R Mager 68 Sacramento, formerly of Lorain, died June 19. survived by wife Jane and several relatives. Burial in Sacramento. arrangements by Lind Brothers Mortuary. Violet Hurley 97 Oberlin, former Chicago secretary, died Sunday after illness. survived by sisters and brother. Graveside service in Oberlin. private family rites held today. Clyde Red Cook 72 Elyria died Saturday. burial at Brookdale Cemetery. Dermatology Foundation address listed for contributions.
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Gavin G. Starmer
Avon Lake
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Avon Lake High School
British Petroleum America
Joseph R. Mager
Sacramento
Calif
Star Junction
Lorain
Roehring Co
Lind Brothers Mortuary
Carmichael
Calvary Cemetery
Holy Trinity Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Elyria
Right To Life Organization
Knights of Columbus
North Ridgeville
Rita
Kathleen Orms
Billings
Mont
Douglas
Maureen) Thesing
York
Charles
Marilyn) Zvosewiz
Henrietta
Patrick
Sheffield Village
Nancy Roeder
Vermilion
William Woodford
Norwalk
Agnes Crowell
Gertrude Constable
Dallas
Texas
Irena
Laubenthal- DeCarlo
St. Mary’s Church
Joseph Weigand
St. Teresa’s Cemetery
Berea
Ford Junior High
Daffin
J.C. Penney
Army Air Force
Norma
Nee Miller
John B. Daffin Sr
Baker Funeral Home
Obituary notices from ElyriaLorain area figure in local services
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Elyria Lorain and surrounding towns. Names include Robert Kirkbride, Walter Carlin, John Daffin Jr, Mary Sofra, Verna Goods Sifling, Harry Greene, Mary Shlapack Senio, and Mary Shlapack Senio. Reports cover call times, wakes, funeral Masses, burial plans, and involved churches and cemeteries. Also notes honors and affiliations with local organizations and institutions.
Florence Trustees Set July 18 Special Meeting
Florence Township Trustees will meet in the Birmingham town hall on Monday July 18 to vote on a proposed Planned Unit Development amendment to the township zoning laws. They will consider several modifications proposed at a public hearing held on June 29.
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Birmingham
Florence
Ohio Edison offers to defer farm bills
Ohio Edison announces bill deferral for drought hit farmers. Up to 5000 farm customers may be eligible with July 25 special forms available at Farm Bureau and County Extension offices. Each case will be considered individually. company urges farmers to apply to survive until next year.
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Elyria
Ohio Edison
Justin T. Rogers
Rogers
Ohio Edison Farm Bureau
Suspect still sought in NCB robbery
The FBI and Elyria police search for a light skinned black man in a red wig after the National City Bank robbery on Midway Boulevard. The suspect fled toward Midway Mall within two minutes after demanding money with a bomb note. The briefcase allegedly containing a bomb held clay like material, no weapon was shown, and no accomplices are believed involved. A photo from bank security is to be released later this week.
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Elyria
FBI
National City Bank
Mike Bartley
Midway Boulevard
Midway Mall
Bartely
Bartley
Oberlin cyclist killed in third fatality in a week
Oberlin police said a 19 year old man, Michael Nary of 35 Orchard Street, Oberlin, died after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming truck. He passed away at 9 25 p.m. at Allen Memorial Hospital, marking the third Lorain County fatality in a week.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Michael Nary
Orchard St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Nary
Hamilton Street
Roosevelt Court
Ernest Hyster
Pyle Rd
Clyde and
Barbara Nary
Cowling Funeral Home
Hyster
Allen Memorial
Chagrin Falls
Bay Village
Fire damages truck and warehouse in Elyria incident
Fire at Hawke Enterprises 642 Sugar Lane at 11 p.m. damaged a panel truck and spread to the warehouse roof before being contained. Truck and contents valued at about $20,000 with warehouse roof damage around $2,000. Cause tentatively electrical malfunction. Police report a separate fatal motorcycle collision on West Hamilton Street.
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Elyria
Sugar Lane
Hawke Enterprises
Asst
Greg Castle
Trial dates set for Smitek and wife in landfill case
In Elyria Municipal Court a July 29 trial is scheduled for Edward Smitek 53 of 2425 W River Rd charged with illegally removing topsoil and operating abusive materials in a residential district. His wife Mary faces an Oct 4 trial on over 50 charges including maintaining a public nuisance and open burning on the Mills Road property. Both trials before Judge George Ferguson.
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Edward Smitek
W. River Rd
Smitek
Mary
Smiteks
North Ridgeville
Mary Smitek
Elyria
George Ferguson
Two Elyria Men ARRAIGNED Over Garden Street Fight
Elyria two men were arraigned in Municipal Court after a Garden Street fight left a 1-year-old child wounded by gunfire. Jason Edminster, 18, of 3 Hinkle Court, and James Barton, 21, with no address, were arrested Saturday at a Garden Street home. Barton faces misdemeanor assault and conspiracy to commit felonious assault charges while Edminster is charged with felonious assault and simple assault. A July 18 preliminary hearing is set.
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Elyria
Jason Edminster
Hinkle Court
James Barton
Garden Street
Barton
Edminister
Wellington man found dead in home
Wellington police found Steve Watkins dead in his mother's home at 129 Taylor Street around midnight. A 22 caliber gun lay in the bedroom, and the Lorain County Coroner will determine the cause of death.
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Lorain County
Wellington
Taylor St
Steve Watkins
Patricia Given
Morris Fureron
Watkins
Lorain council backs alcohol curbs after survey findings
Lorain officials backed a proposed ordinance citing a survey of 9 000 residents showing nearly 50 percent of fifth graders and 56 2 percent of sixth graders experimenting with alcohol. High school usage nears 90 percent and 55 percent of police calls relate to alcohol or drugs. Mayor Olejko urged unanimous support as parents bear responsibility for discipline while schools were urged to boost prevention education.
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Lorain County
Adamson
Lorain
Alex Olejko
Jacob Freeney
Stabbing Victim Arrested After Lorain Incident
A 37 year old Lorain man Miguel Castillo of 958 N Central Ave was wounded in a fight near 810 N Central Ave at about 4 p.m. Monday. Castillo, reportedly intoxicated, allegedly became abusive toward officers and was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct while being treated at St. Joseph's Hospital. A bystander had blood spatter on his pantleg but no other arrests were reported.
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Lorain
St. Joseph’s Hopital
Miguel Castillo
N. Central Ave
N. Central
Castillo
Ridgeville cites firm for sprinkler ban violation
North Ridgeville police cited Lehman Cartage Inc. for violating the city sprinkling ban. The firm, owned by Robert Lehman and his son, faced a July 20 Mayor's Court hearing after a fourth degree misdemeanor charge with possible $250 fine and 30 days jail.
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North Ridgeville
Safety Service
Ray McLaughlin
Robert Lehman Jr
Don Moore
Lehman Cartage Inc
Center Ridge Rd
the Company
Robert Lehman
Robert Jr
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Gavin Starmer
Starmer
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Student Alumni Associates
Omicorn Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
Phil
Peg Starmer
Todd
Adrian
Mr. Starmer
Burmeister
Joseph Mager
Mager
Amvers Post 47
Army Air Corps
Jane
Nee Raymond
Gary R. Mager
Eugene
Ore
Wayne R. Prill
John Mager
Gordon
Virginia) Willis
Violet Hurley
Stephen
Glynn Turner
Westwood Cemetery
Charles Mayle
Cook Services
Clyde “Red” Cook
Dorothy
Brookdale Cemetery
Dermatology Foundation
Maple St
Evanston, Ill
Deahi Wothes
Walter Carlin
Walter R. Carlin
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Bay View Hospital
Lorain Products
Carlin
John Daffin Jr
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Arkansas
Arkansas College
Woodvale Cemetery
Middleburg Heights
Hospital Hospitality House
M.C.V
P.O
Michael Noble
Michael J. Noble
Salt Lake City
Utah
Aurora, Ill
Chemistry
Brigham Young University
Kendra
Rebecca
Michael
New York
Philome E. Anderson
William A. Noble
Cleveland
Phillip L
William A
Sheffield Lake
Christifer
Penargyl
William I. Noble
Lisa M. Conklin
Rebecca M. Dare
Kelly L. Andro
Janee A. Ratliff
Louise Dissell
Norman
Oklo
Church of God
Lear Nagle Rd
Wayne Black
Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home
Sofra Services
Mary Sofra
Leonard Petcavage
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Verna Goods
St. John’s United Church of Christ, Lorain
Gary Stillwell
Donald Yackle
Reichlin- Cooley Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Greene Services
Harry H. Greene
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
St. Anthony of Padua Church
Thomas Smith
Easter Seal Society
Mary Shlapack Senio
Nee Sabo
Ambherst Hospital
Pennsylvania
National Tube
Senio
St. Mary’s Ukranian Orthodox Church
Andrew
Robert Shalpak
Alex Shlapack
William Shlapack
Bruce
Olga) Hambly
Joseph
Peter Sabo
Frank
John Sabo
Anne Framell
Helen Duffala
William Senio
Mike Shlapack
Mike Sabo
Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Ukraiian Orthodox Church
John Bruciok
Sterling Schmidt
Oak Hills Nursing Home
NCB
Mills Road
Garden St. Fight
Olejko
Lorain Council Oks
Edward Zaleski
Thomas Patton
Amicritrust Benefits Management Co
Kenneth Shawver
Law Department
Ridgeville
Mayor's Court
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