Two Elyria area obituaries memorialize Gust Bessas and William Griffiths
Gust Bessas 86 of Elyria died at home after a long illness. Born in Greece he lived in Elyria 51 years worked 25 years as a furnace operator at Pfaudler Co retired 1977 and belonged to St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Lorain. Survived by wife Loukia daughter Maria Ringel son Harry four grandsons brother John sisters Helen Mihalis Melpo Mihalis. Funeral arrangements in Elyria and Lorain with burial in Amherst Township. Memorials to New Life Hospice. William Griffiths 57 of Amherst died at Lutheran Hospital Cleveland after a sudden illness. Born in Meridan County England he lived in Lakewood Avon Lake Amherst over 50 years. A U S Air Force veteran 1963 1968 he owned Northshore Moving Co and enjoyed outdoors gardening camping fishing and history. Survived by wife Karen mother Vera Griffiths daughters Lisa Hesketh Haley Mullen son William four grandchildren brothers Colin Ken sister Maureen Logan. Services at Schwartz Spence & Boyer Home for Funerals with Rev. Richard Steele officiating. Memorials to American Heart Association or Division of Wildlife.
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Gust Bessas
Elyria
Greece
Pfaudler Co
Bessas
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Lorain
Loukia
Nee Grias) Bessas
Maria Ringel
Hinckley
Harry
John
Ecorse
Mich
Helen Mihalis
Melpo Mihalis
Southgate
Maria
Mihalis
Nicholas
Reichlin- Roberts
Cleveland St
Tower Blvd
Michael Gulgas
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
New Life Hospice
Abbe Road
William Griffiths
Amherst
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland
Meridan
Warwick
England
Lakewood
Avon Lake
U.S. Air Force
Lisa Hesketh
Missouri
Haley Mullen
William
Ft. Walton
Fla
Colin
Ken
Maureen Logan
Schwartz- Spence & Boyer
Fifth St
Richard Steele
First Baptist Church
Valley City
American Heart Association
Walter E Moll 75 dies after illness in Chesterland
Walter E Moll 75 of Chesterland Ohio died Monday after a illness of several months He lived in Warrensville Heights and Cleveland before moving to Chesterland in 1974 He served in the U S Navy and taught and coached in the Cleveland Heights system He was principal of West Geauga High School retiring in 1982 He later worked for Higbee Co retiring in 1987 Memorial service set for 2 pm Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church Cleveland Heights Memorials to charity of donor's choice
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Walter E. Moll
Chesterland
Ohio
Elyria
Hobart
Ind
Warrensville Heights
Cleveland
U.S. Navy
Patty
Cindy Schroeder
Mick
Plantation
Fla
John
Greensboro
N.C
Bernice
Grace Lutheran Church
Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights
Barbara Grimes Shindler dies after long illness
Barbara Grimes Shindler, 68, of Lorain, died Thursday after a long illness. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Garland Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst.
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Barbara Grimes
Shindler
Lorain
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Park Ave
Amherst
Domonicas Branch Library Adds Four July August Programs
Sheffield Lake library at 4125 E Lake Rd launched four new programs. An adult book discussion at 7 p.m. July 23 features Heart of the Continent by Nancy Cato with copies at the desk. A Japanese Tea Party for ages 3 to 9 follows at 2 p.m. July 28. register at 949-7410. An adult bake-off at 6 p.m. July 30 invites tasting and voting for prizes starting at 7 p.m. An African Safari program at 7 p.m. August 2 offers stories music crafts and refreshments for ages 3 to 9.
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Sheffield
Red Cross hosts July blood drives across Lorain County
The Lorain County Blood Bank lists multiple July blood drives at Elyria Polish Club Avon Good Samaritan Nursing Home Wellington Town Hall St Marys Elyria St Laci s Picnic Grounds Holy Spirit Parish Christ Evangelical Lutheran Avon Lake Port Fest Riverside Park National Cash Advance St Julie Billiart North Ridgeville Grafton Township Fire Department Car Show and other locations. Drives run various hours from July 7 through July 30 at churches clubs festivals and public venues across Elyria Avon Lorain Wellington and nearby towns.
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Red Cross
Elyria
Lorain County Blood Bank
Elyria Polish Club
Middle Ave
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Detroit Road
Avon
Wellington
Town Hall
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fourth
St. Laci's
Clinton Ave
Lorain
Holy Spirit Parish
Lear Road
Avon Lake
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lake Road
Riverside Park
National Cash Advance
Midway Blvd
St. Julie Billiart
Lear Nagle Road
North Ridgeville
Grafton Township
Belden
AAFRO Festival Highlights African American Inventions
The weekend festival in Elyria presents free activities except for dinners at 35 dollars. Rev Lawrence Evans cites African American inventions such as traffic lights locomotives elevators and peanut butter as vital to Western civilization. Ruth Battle Evans likens the festival to the Underground Railroad with participants as conductors guiding each other to events at four locations including Holiday Inn Kanisa House Lorain County Community College and The Silos.
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Lawrence Evans
Evans
Ruth Battle-Evans
Elyria
Holiday Inn
Lorain Blvd
Kanisa
Aafro Festival Schedule Highlights Immersive Events
Today events include Vital Enterprises Skills sessions at Holiday Inn and workshops at LCCC. The program features Ruth Hamilton Luncheon, Martha Jordan Dinner, and Elizabeth L Coleman Dinner with activities at The Silos and Holiday Inn through Sunday morning breakfasts.
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Vital Enterprises
Holiday Inn
Elizabeth L. Coleman
Silos
Ruth Hamilton
Martha Jordan
Gladys Evans
Ice cream festival to aid Lorain County Historical Society
The Lorain County Historical Society hosts an July 22 ice cream festival at The Hickories 1 to 5 pm with hand dipped ice cream pie antique cars old motor scooters a banjo band mansion tours and a pictures postcards display The event aims to raise funds for museum upkeep and offers a chance to see Garford cars a 1930s milk wagon and local history artifacts in a sunny afternoon setting Proceeds support society programs and the Sherwood Anderson Literary Center which will operate a table at the event.
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Elyria
Lorain
Black River Historical Society
Lorain Creamery
Bird
Garford
Garford Co
Arthur Garford
Hickories
The
Historical Society
Sherwood Anderson Literary Center
Elyrian
Winesburg
Ohio
Washington Ave
Brook Park-Cleveland land swap ties I X Center to city deal
The agreement transfers ownership of a Brook Park convention center to Cleveland, guarantees 10 years of Brook Park tax revenue from the I X Center, and includes a land swap. Brook Park Council President Richard Salvatore notes broad opposition as residents voice concerns during community outreach.
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Dalton
Ohio
Bruce Taylor
National Law Center For Children and Families
O'Brien
Dixon
Cleveland
Brook Park
Park aims to serve skaters with seating and water access
North Olmsted skaters enjoy a 8:30 am to dark park that opened amid 125 kids in rain. Attendance settled around 60 daily as volunteers, led by Thomas, raised $100,000 to build the park. Bleacher seating from Cleveland Playhouse Square was repurposed, with commemorative bricks sold to fund improvements.
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Thomas
North Olmsted
Playhouse Square
Cleveland
Ohio quarrel over birth of aviation on commemorative quarter
The US Mint altered Ohio s final design for its quarter to add the word pioneers and avoid a North Carolina dispute over where aviation began. Governor Taft supports the change while Rep Latta calls Mint neutrality a mistake. Wright brothers Dayton claim is noted by critics.
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Columbus
North Carolina
Ohio
Bob Taft
Tom Noe
Robert Latta
Mint
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Latta
Matt Kilbourne
U.S. Mint
Michael White
White
Pioneers
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Muriel
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Henrietta Two
Journal
Robert O'Neil
Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression
University of Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Supreme Court
David Goldberger
Ohio State University
Gary Daniels
National Coalition Against Censorship
Laura Johnston
Chronicle-Telegram
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