Area Deaths in Elyria and Surrounding Areas
Genevieve E Robson 80 of Elyria died at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Avon after a short illness. She was a retired Carlisle Township teacher with 33 years service and a charter member of First United Methodist Church Elyria. Richard F Duchene 71 of Vermilion died at Lorain Community Hospital after a long illness. A former USPS worker, WWII veteran, life member of VFW Vermilion AMVETS and American Legion Sandusky. Rowena Faye Pritchard 46 of Elyria died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Survived by sons Dale and Douglas and three grandchildren. Hester Taylor 89 of North Ridgeville died at Elyria United Methodist Home after a short illness. Burial at Fields Cemetery North Ridgeville. Memorials may go to churches or funds.
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Genevieve
E. Robson
Garrett
Elyria
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Avon
Lorain County
Robson
Carlisle Township
First United Methodist Church
Elizabeth Stevens Society
Farm Bureau Council 3
Order of Eastern Star
William of
Richard F. Duchene
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Pennsylvania
Huron
U.S. Postal Service
New York City
Army
Navy
Mr. Duchene
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amvets
American Legion
Sandusky
Bea (Woldarsky
Carol Lou
Arizona
Richard
San Francisco
Calif
Larry
Edward Woldarsky
Berlin Heights
Rose
William
Riddle Funeral Home
American Heart Association
Huntington
W.va
North Ridgeville
Hester &. Taylor
Elyria United Methodist Home
Fields United Methodist Church
Roland
Merle) Twinning
Wellington
Arnold Fortune
Bob L. Fortune
Wainwright
Louis A. Diehl
Fields Cemetery
LaGrange to Seek Renewal of 2.7-Mill Levy on Ballot
LaGrange Village Council approved a resolution to renew a 2.7 mill, five year current expenditures levy for November. The 1989 budget was also adopted. Mayor Ken Looy swore in Bob Carter and Jeff Slone as new Board of Public Affairs members joining Steve Orsik as president.
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Lagrange — Village
Ken Looy
Bob Carter
Jeff Slone
Board of Public Affairs
Steve Orsik
Carter
Slone
Death Notices for Carter and Knapp Families
Obituaries list Lester Carter of Larain Hess family and Orville Knapp of Elyria with surviving spouse children and relatives. Services set for Calvary Baptist Church Lanesville Mass and Rimmanuoel Lutheran Church with burial planned at local cemeteries in Lith and Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Carter Lester
Larain Hess
Lynda
Momea Aind
Marval Wolaenore
Arte Carter
Wiehe
Manuel Carter
Nathan Carter
Dinnne Maer
Cartes
Knapp Orville Bo Pete
Elyria
Kintare
Jail-N-Bail fundraiser debuts by American Cancer Society
The fifth annual Jail-N-Bail fundraiser invites a $25 donation to have a boss coworker spouse or other arrested in mock jails at Antier's Hotel Lorain and the ACS Elyria office. Prisoners raise bail via calls and donations. $5 buys a jailbird T shirt. Contact ACS at 324 4217 Elyria or 233 8659 Lorain.
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American Cancer Society
Antier's Hotel
Lorain
Elyria
Greg White
Lorain County
American Society
Baby shooting case sent to grand jury
Elyria two brothers faces felonious assault and conspiracy charges after a July 9 Garden Street shooting that struck 1 year old Michael Speer. Jerry Edminster, 23, and Jason Edminster, 18, were bound over to the county grand jury at a preliminary hearing before Judge George Ferguson.
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Elyria
Jerry Edminster
Henkel Ct
Jason Edminster
George Ferguson
Fire safety measures eyed for county Metro Parks
Officials cite wind driven flames and charcoal fires as risks in pine covered campgrounds. They plan evacuations if fires threaten Mill Hollow Park Vermilion. Hartle notes a single small blaze from a cigarette and says parks deploy 300 gallon tanks and rely on local fire departments while open fires are banned and charcoal fires allowed.
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Bob Hartle
County Metro Parks
Mill Hollow Park
Vermilion
Hartle
Findley
ACLU to assist defense in Lorain Secrets nightclub case
The ACLU Cleveland chapter seeks to file a brief defending manager David Rosenberg and dancers Gina Davidson Vickie Collins and Pamela Thurman charged under Lorain's anti obscenity ordinance. They face counts of unlawful public exposure and simulated fondling with court appearance set for August 2.
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Lorain
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Cleveland
David Rosenberg
Gina M. Davidson
Vickie Collins
Pamela J. Thurman
Rosenberg
Secrets
Broadway
Crehore Street
Ninth St
Elyria
Brownwell Avenue
Lois Robinson
Lorain Municipal Court
Ridgeville residents protest Peace water curtail plan
North Ridgeville Mayor Floyd Peace faces an uptick of calls after proposing to curb rural water use during the county fair week to ensure water for fair events. He notes a possible switch to Elyria water and cites Invacare in Taylor Woods as needing reliable service while balancing residents’ sprinkling ban.
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North Ridgeville
Floyd Peace
Lorain County
Peace
Elyria
Taylor Woods
Invacare
Lawyer's injury delays Elyria school contract talks
Elyria Education Association and the school board postponed talks after the board's chief negotiator Mary Lentz suffered a broken arm. The meeting at Elyria West High School lasted three hours with no details released. If no agreement is reached, options include continuing negotiations, working under the expired contract, or a potential strike before school starts.
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Elyria
Elyria Education Association
Kenneth Mundorf
Elyria West High School
Cleveland
Mary Lentz
Mundorf
EEA
Emma Paonessa
Mundorff
Paonessa
Avon Lake to host adult vo ed program expansion
The Lorain County Joint Vocational School will create an Adult Education Satellite Program in Avon Lake by transferring 15 000 from the general fund to the adult education fund. The district already runs an Avon Lake Community Education program.
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Avon Lake
Oberlin
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Board Addresses Gold Fringed Flag in School Ceremony
County officials debated the gold fringe on a flag displayed in a school board room. Some older members argued the flag lacks such adornment in the nation’s standard. A new fringeless flag replaced it, with the district citing ceremonial fringe facts from The Flag Research Center.
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Vincent
Flag Research Center
Winchester
Mass
Correction notes and a pending probation revocation in Lorain County
The Berea district pupil teacher ratio was misprinted as 8.6 instead of 18.6. A hospital voting rule error is corrected: emergency absentee ballots apply after midnight November 2 for hospital admissions. A suit by Ellen Payner against Elyria Value City was settled for 300000 with no refile clause. A Lorain man on probation for sexual misconduct with his daughter may face 18 months in jail for failing to report to jail. The matter involves Judge Cirigliano, prosecutor Rosenbaum, and attorney Jack Bradley's relationship to the case.
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Ellen Payner
Lorain County
Lorain
Joseph Cirigliano
Rosenbaum
Cirigliano
Jack Bradley
Bradley
B F Goodrich spill creates odor at Avon Lake center
Avon Lake police said a 1100 gallon spill of toluene at the B F Goodrich technical center caused a strong odor early Friday. Some liquid entered the sewer as water was used to dilute the flammable chemical and two local businesses reported complaints. no illnesses were reported. Cleanup continued and Goodrich planned an investigation.
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Avon Lake
Goodrich Technical Center
Jockey Statue Stolen From Olive Street Yard
A 300 block Olive Street resident reported a 50 pound statue of a jockey was stolen from his front yard Thursday. The black jockey statue wore a red jacket white slacks a black cap and black shoes. No suspects are named by police.
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Olive Street
No charges filed in car bike accident
Elyria police report no charges will be filed after an accident on Parsons Road involving an 8 year old boy riding a bicycle. Bradley Watson of Oberlin was in fair condition at Cleveland Metro General Hospital with head injuries after being struck by Laura James 27 of Oberlin driving east on Parsons Road. The boy entered the road from a private driveway and was treated at Allen Memorial Hospital before transfer to Metro General.
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Elyria
Highway Patrol
Parsons Road
Bradley Watson
Parsons Rd
Oberlin
Cleveland Metro General Hospital
Laura James
Hale Rd
James
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Genevieve E. Robson
Charity of Choice
Rowena F. Pritchard
Rowena Faye Pritchard
Elyria Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Bogner
Joseph Pritchard
West Side Baptist Church
Hester E. Taylor
Fields United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Wainwright Funeral Home
Garden Street
Michael Speer
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Metro
Vickie Jane Collins
Mark Mihok
Robinson
Mihok
Ridgeville
Norma Jones
Julie Wallace
C-T
Avon Lake Group
Peggy Vincent
Elyria City
Berea
Fred McGonagle
Payner
Nance
Scott Stephens
Thomas Januzzi
Bradley's
Januzzi
Floyd D. Harris
B.F. Goodrich
Allen Memorial Hospital
Metro General
Blackburn & Fulton Funeral Home
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