Obituaries from Lorain County mourn several residents
Obituaries detail the deaths of Michael W. Repko 76 of Lorain a former meat cutter with 30 years in the trade World War II Army Air Corps veteran and St Anthony of Padua parish member. Also noted are Donald D. Leach Hazel Z Swartz Dorothy F Van Dera Timothy Carney Christine Saegel with funeral plans and church services in Lorain Elyria and North Olmsted. Memorials directed to local church recreation funds or referenced institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repko
Army Air Corps
Death Notices Paul F. Coniam 79 Elyria
Paul F. Coniam 79 of Elyria dies with survivors wife Margaret E. Terry son Robert T daughter Barbara A Morgan and four grandchildren Friends may call 2 to 4 7109 pie today at Dicken Funeral Home 323 Middle Ave Elyria memorial service 1030 am Saturday Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coniam
Paul F
Elyria
Margaret E
Terry
Robert T
Barbara A Morgan
Dicken
Middle Ave
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Norwalk Man Arden Beck 75 Dies. WWII Navy Vet
Arden Beck 75 of Norwalk died Wednesday at Samaritan Hospital Ashland. A truck driver and Norwalk Furniture retiree he served in WWII with the Navy and held life memberships in VFW Post 2743 and Eagles Lodge 711. Surviving include two sons a daughter eight grandchildren seven great grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Restlawn Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum with military rites by VFW Post 2743. The Rev Fred Wiech ers of St Peter Lutheran Church will officiate. Memorials to Radio Fund of St Peter Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Beck
Norwalk
Samaritan Hospital
Ashland
St. Peter
Frank Sr
Carl
Denver
Betty
Doris Canton
Meta Beck
Hinman- Tanner & Walker
West Main St
Restlawn Memorial Park Chapel
Bogart Road
Huron
VFW
Fred Wiechers
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Radio Fund
Benedict Ave
Obituaries for Treadwell Rotunda and Patton in Elyria area
Norman Treadwell 72 of North Ridgeville died of cancer at home. Arrangements by Bogner-Busch Family Chapel in North Ridgeville. Samuel Rotunda 71 of Elyria died at Elyria United Methodist Village. Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home will announce arrangements. Kenneth Patton 66 of North Ridgeville died at EMA Regional Medical Center. Arrangements by Bogner-Busch Family Chapel in North Ridgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Jim” Treadwell
North Ridgeville
Bogner-Busch Family
Samuel F. Rotunda
Elyria
Elyria United Methodist Village
Reichlin-Roberts
Cleveland Street
Kenneth N. Patton
EMA Regional Medical Center
Center Ridge Road
George J. Markut, 73, of Lorain Dies at Home
George J. Markut, 73, of Lorain died Thursday at his home after a yearlong illness. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at John J. Broadway Funeral Home in Lorain. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Markut
Lorain
Pam
John J. Gluvna
Broadway, Lorain
Mets scout Leonard Zanke dies at 76 in Rhode Island
Leonard Zanke longtime Mets scout for over two decades died at 76 in Westerly Rhode Island He began scouting for the Mets in 1962 retired in 1986 after receiving the Gil Hodges Award He also scouted for the Cincinnati Reds and played six years of minor league baseball before a pitch ended his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Mets
Westerly
Leonard Zanke
New York Mets
Zanke
Mets
Gil Hodges
Cincinnati Reds
Allen J. Finkelson
Son of Police Chief Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash
Michael R. Mlecik 22 of North Royalton, son of Parma Heights Police Chief, died at MetroHealth Medical Center after his car was struck by a fleeing vehicle that ran a red light near Cleveland State University. The stolen auto’s plate led to the suspect, abandoned Monday in Shaker Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Michael R. Mlecik
North Royalton
Parma Heights
Michael Mlecik
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland State University
Mlecik
Shaker Heights
Custody Battle Back in Spotlight
An appeals court halted a court order sending a 2 ½ year old girl and her 1 year old brother to a black couple for extended visitation in a Cleveland custody dispute involving black and white couples. The Abdullahs of Cleveland Heights and the Buriches of Eastlake have fought for a year to adopt the children, a bid blocked by disclosure of Abdulallahs prior prison term for killing his first wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
8Th
Ohio District Court of Appeals
Cuyahoga County
Robert Ferreri
Mary
Abdul Abdullah
Cleveland Heights
Tim
Cherie Burich
Eastlake
Buriches
Abdullahs
Horizon Center Accepting Fall Class Signups
Horizon Activities Center in North Olmsted opens fall registration for ages 18 months to 12 years with after school care, kindergarten and nursery programs, and a dance program starting September 5. Space is limited and registrations for school age children are due by August 1. Call 779-6536 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted — Horizon Activities Center
Lorain Road
Sewer seeks jobs in distressed areas with Ohio plan
The forum highlighted Ohio's 4 percent unemployment and Cleveland's revival while noting disparities in Appalachia and central cities. Lorain County and Lorain show about 6 percent unemployment, and North Ridgeville officials stress sewer access as key to attracting business. The package includes tax credits, a 10 million revolving loan fund, brownfield cleanup funds, and a 1 percent local sales tax option after voter approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Geauga
Lake Counties
Hollister
Ohio
Greater
Cleveland
Appalachia
Lorain County
Ann Bruewer
North Ridgeville
Jeffry Armbruster
Bruewer
Vince Lombardi
Ohio Department of Development
Woman stabbed during teens' scuffle in Lorain
A 38 year old woman, Josie Glover of East 29th Street Lorain, was stabbed four times in her upper left arm and three times in her upper right arm while breaking up a fight between two teenagers on East 23rd Street near Oakdale Avenue. She drove to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for treatment. Police could not identify the assailants or locate the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Josie Glover
East 29Th Street
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Glover
East 23Rd Street
East 23Rd
Oakdale Avenue
Latisha Ann Mills
Red Cross Disciplined Disaster Services Classes Schedule
The American Red Cross announces disaster services courses open to volunteers and learners with no charge. Pre-register by calling 324-2929 or 245-6996. Courses include Introduction to Disaster, Damage Assessment, Emergency Assistance, Mass Care I, and Records and Reports with varied fall dates and times in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
American Red Cross
Huron County crash claims another life
A two vehicle crash at the intersection of Ohio 99 and 113 in Ridgefield Township, Huron County, killed four year old Anndree Haner and Harold Duncan, 67. Duncan’s wife Jeannine Duncan remains in serious condition at Toledo St. Vincent Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
State Highway Patrol
Harold Duncan
Galloway
Toledo St. Vincent Hospital
Anndree Haner
Untereisenheim
Germany
Ohio 99
Ohio 113
Ridgefield Township
Huron County
Ruth Emerick
Duncan
Jeannine
Toledo
Jayson Jerisek
Columbus
Cleveland Metroparks win national park award
The Cleveland Metroparks receive the Outstanding Park and Recreation Departmental Award from the National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials for long range planning community ties and outdoor education. Fred Rzepka gets the Outstanding Public Official Award for overseeing The Rain Forest at the Metroparks Zoo and leadership during prior Gold Medal years. Presentation set for July 23 in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Metroparks
Parks’ Commissioners
National Parks and Recreation
National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials
Fred Rzepka
Metroparks Board of Commissioners
Rzepka
Metroparks Zoo
Metroparks
National Recreation and Park Association
Atlanta
Lorain Firefighter Injured in Camden Avenue Blaze
A Camden Avenue house fire at 1 43 am injured firefighter Gary Greenhill with a back strain. Dempsey Miller’s home at 4208 Camden Ave suffered heavy damage estimated at 25000 dollars. The family was away in Florida except daughter Shannon 21 who was unharmed. The fire began in the living room and breached the roof before crews arrived. cause undetermined and under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Camden Avenue
Dempsey Miller
Camden Ave
Richard Shlapack
Florida
Shannon
Shlapack
Gary Greenhill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michael W. Repko
Michael William Repko
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Mary Catherine Repko
Avon
Karen D'Andrea
Patricia Repko
Suzanne Wargo
Michael James
James E
Richard
John Repko
Frances Ann
Nee O'Doherty
Eleanore Juchem
Reidy Scanlan
Broadway
Conrad Sutter
Calvary Cemetery
Donald D. Leach
U.S. Steel
Lorain Community St. Joseph Regional Health Center
West Campus
Morgantown
W.va
Ruth
Janet Burgert
Esther Kirk
Donald C
James D
Vermilion
Marion
Emma Dane
Kathy
Helen
Martha
Thelma
Harold
Marshall
Billy Jo
Kenneth
Jimmy
Schwartz, Spence & Boyer
Hazel Z. Swartz
Pennsylvania
Dorothy F. van Dera
Jean Vance
Charles W
Tampa
Fla
William B
Frances Torchiano
Bessie Snyder
Edna Shomo
Della Devlin
Gertrude Cassidy
John W. Yeager
Redeemer Lutheran Church
College Park Dr
George Wright
Brookdale Cemetery
Timothy J. Carney
St. Augusta Manor
St. Mary High School
Carney
Frankfurt
Eileen Weiner
Mary Ann Minute
Marty Kimble
Avon Lake
Paul
Gerald
Veronica Carney
Dombrowski-Wohlever
20Th
Oberlin Ave
Christian Moore
Christine Saegel
Poland
Olewinski
North Olmsted
Emh Regional Medical Center
Poliusk
Nativity Bvm Catholic Church
Edward
Ann Savinsky
Sophie Dzibielewski
Geraldine Powers
Middleton
Nativity Bvm
Robert Bielek
The
Alzheimer Association
Fairhill Road
Katherine A
Guerrero
TLL
Norman Treadwell
SS Es
Pompano Beach, Fla
Finkelson
Monticello
N.Y
Pompano Harness Track
Simon Geller
Beverly
Mass
Rockville
Geller
WVCA
Gloucester
WBOQ
Tane
Ikai
Japan
Tokyo
Tane Ikai
Nagoya
Lving
Jeanne Calment
Arles
France
Morton L. Levin
Riverhead
Levin
Buffalo
State Department of Health
American Cancer Society
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Horizon Center
Jeff Stacklin
Chronicle-Telegram
Red Cross
Fisher- Titus
Emerick
Duncans
United Parcel Service
Mark Soski
Port Clinton
Soski
Ad. Twister
Azepka
Capture Park
Eli Mae
Elastane Fe
Ada
Elena Bale
Pueblo
Colorado
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