Area deaths include PFC Bruce Marcum in Germany
Private First Class Bruce Wayne Marcum 20 of Birmingham died July 13 in Eich Germany from a drowning accident. He grew up in Lorain and Birmingham and had lived in Amherst area. he served in an engineering battalion in Germany and graduated from Marion L Steele High School Amherst in 1983. He belonged to Oak Grove Baptist Church Amherst and a bodybuilding club Tronworks. Survived by parents Willie and Millie Marcum Birmingham a sister Sherry Lynn and a brother Willie Cary at home. grandparents Millard Holbrook Kentucky and Ruth Marcum Ohio. Burial with full military rites at Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion.
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Bruce Wayne Marcum
Birmingham
Eich
Germany
Lorain
Army
South Amherst
Amherst
Marion L. Steele
Oak Grove
Fort Knox
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Harold Taylor
Maple Grove Cemetery
Vermilion
Elyria Man Honored as Exalted Ruler at Elks Convention
Lee Young of Elyria Elks Lodge 465 was elected Exalted Ruler of the Elks Grand Lodge 21st Convention in Seattle from July 14 to 18. He is among more than 2,250 Exalted Rulers nationwide and will serve one year as Leader of Lodge 465.
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Elyria
Lee Young
Elyna Elks Lodge 465
The
Elks Grand Lodge
Seattle
Wash
Young
Lodge 465
Goldfishing day delights Elyria pool
Children ages 6 to 12 swapped swimming lessons for a fishing stunt at the South Recreation pool. Tony Reaser, the pool manager, filled the wading pool with about 120 goldfish for groups of four to catch within two minutes using Styrofoam cups.
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South Recreation Pool
Tony Reaser
Reaser
Jacob Godby
Elyria
Oberlin museum director to leave after one year
M Kirby Talley Jr aged 42 will depart Oberlin College Allen Memorial Art Museum at month end to become curator of paintings for the Dutch Ministry in Amsterdam. He led a new direction and opened the museum to broader audiences, with notable shows including Diaghilev costumes. A successor will be hired by fall 1986.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Allen Memorial Art Museum
M. Kirby Talley, Jr
Amsterdam
The
College
Talley
Netherlands
Sam Carrier
Carrier
Lorain County
Michael Holubar
Allen
Holubar
Serge Diaghilev
Six named to prison board for Grafton reformatories
Six Lorain County residents were named to a prison construction advisory board by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction director Richard P. Seiter. Richard J. Smith will chair the panel. The group will engage with officials as construction of the Grafton Correctional Institution and Lorain Correctional Institution proceeds. The Grafton project totals 30 million dollars, housing 500 inmates with about 215 workers, while Lorain will cost 44 million dollars, housing 750 inmates with about 240 staff. construction starts 1986 and 1987 respectively.
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Debbie Courtright
C-T
Columbus
Lorain County
Grafton
Richard P. Seiter
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Bonnie Adams
Robert E. Lessing Jr
Terrance L. Furin
Midview Schools
Barry Taylor
Elyria
Ronald H. Bojarski
Assumption Catholic Church
Richard J. Smith
Smith
Grafton Correctional Institution
Lorain Correctional Institution
Coroner rules Berea man's death an accident
The Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office ruled that 70 year old David R. Denholm died from head injuries after being struck by a bicycle while stepping onto a Front Street sidewalk near Bagley Road. The rider is an 18 year old foreign student at Cuyahoga Community College and the case will be reviewed by the city prosecutor for possible charges.
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Berea
Cuyahoga County
David R. Denholm
West Bagley Rd
Southwest General Hospital
Bagley Road
Denholm
Cuyahoga Community College
Fire damages Elyria apartment on Brace Street
A kitchen fire at 211 Brace Apt A caused 12000 dollars in damage Friday afternoon. Firefighters attributed the blaze to an electrical malfunction with no injuries reported. Heavy kitchen and living room damage. 5000 dollars to contents and 7000 dollars to the building.
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Elyria
Brace Street
Brace
Apt. A
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Edward
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Kate) Mrosek
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American Legion
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Joan) McNulty
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Helen E
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Dicken Funeral Home
Janet A. Long
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U.S. Steel
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Margaret) Molnar
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Anna) Giran
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Margaret) Bodnar
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Emerald Dr
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Avon Lake
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Curtis Dr
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Broad St
Krizek
Revco
Prison Board
Leiter
Blackburn & Fulton Funeral Home
Carlos R. Padilla
D.C. Wing
Great Lakes
Lorain Community Hospital
Kolbe Road
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