Dennis J. O'Connor obituary highlights Lorain ties and humor
Dennis J. O'Connor 90 of Lorain Ohio died July 6 2025 at Hospice of the Western Reserve after a long life in Lorain and Amherst. He served in the US Air Force and worked at Lorain Ford retiring 1996. Survived by sons Michael Patti and Neal, sister Betsy, six grandchildren and three step grandchildren. Funeral services July 17 and 18 at Nativity BVM Lorain with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to Nativity BVM Church.
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Dennis J. O’connor
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Lorain
Ohio
Marcella ‘Marcy
Avon Lake
Dennis
U.S. Air Force
Pleasanton
California
Marcy
Lorain Ford Motor Company
VFW 451
Doc
Denny
Independence Village
Michael
Sherrie
Arlington
Texas
Patti Law
Randy
Neal
Trisha
Betsy Jaworski
Vermilion
Neil
Mary
Nee Kutting
Joann Chapla
Rita Schneider
Donna Rasher
Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo
Broadway
Nativity Altar and Rosary Society
Frank P. Kosem
Nativity Bvm
West 15Th St
Calvary Cemetery
N. Ridge Rd
Nativity Bvm Church
Rsgfuneralhome
Poet Andrea Gibson dies at 49 after cancer battle
Andrea Gibson, renowned poet and performance artist, died aged 49 in Boulder Colorado after a four year struggle with ovarian cancer. The death was announced by wife Megan Falley and drew tributes from Sara Bareilles Brandi Carlile and Colorado Governor Jared Polis. The late artist, a Maine native and former Colorado poet laureate, authored You Better Be Lightning and Take Me With You and helped found Stay Here With Me while shaping arts education advocacy.
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Gibson
Megan Falley
Falley
Sundance
Apple TV
Ryan White
Sara Bareilles
Brandi Carlile
Boulder
Colorado
Meg
Bareilles
Andrea
Maine
Jared Polis
Hodge praised for leadership behind the scenes at district
Superintendent cited for fundraising and projects such as stadium upgrades near the Early Learning Center and selling the board offices to the city. Colleagues credit his leadership, energy, and commitment to students, noting the impact on the community and staff.
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Early Learning Center
Hodge
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Martin Cruz Smith, author of Gorky Park, dies at 82
Martin Cruz Smith, the American novelist who wrote Gorky Park and launched the Arkady Renko series, died July 11 in San Rafael California from Parkinsons disease. He was 82 and had just published Hotel Ukraine, the 11th Renko novel, three days earlier.
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Gorky Park
San Rafael
California
Simon & Schuster
Smith
Ukraine
Renko
Jake Logan
Simon Quinn
Dakota
Russia
Sam Spade
Moscow
New York Times
Peter Andrews
Washington Post
Peter Osnos
John le Carré
Staten Island
KGB
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Amer
Ican
Osnos
Crime Writers’ Association of Britain
William Hurt
Andrei Sakharov
Alex Levin
The
Guardian
Red Square
Chernobyl
Anna Politkovskaya
Tatiana
Cuba
Martin William Smith
Reading
Pennsylvania
Cruz
Louisa
Philadelphia
Budd Co
Renovation Plan Converts Wilkes Villa to Voucher Program
The Wilkes Villa project will be funded by private partners with a $25 million renovation supported by federal OHFA funds. Raise Up will manage the property for 15 years, then ownership reverts to Raise Up. The plan shifts Wilkes Villa to a multi family voucher program under Section 8, with residents guaranteed housing and on site relocation during six renovation phases spanning about 18 months.
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OHFA
Raise Up
Wilkes Villa
Housing Choice
Dan Scheinman
TFG
Dattilio
Ohio
Housing Authority
Lorain County Health and Dentistry
Horizon South
Armstrong
Siwierka
Midview
Elyria
Donna Mitchell
D 6Th Ward
Donald Trump
Ruscilli Construction
Dublin
Ruscilli
Foster Senior Lofts
Bond Street
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Mill Valley
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