Area Deaths and Obituaries Across Lorain County
Lorain family notices list Lola Jantz of Grafton dying at Allen Memorial Hospital with arrangements pending. Infant Joshua Glenn Wade of Lodi dies at Akron Children’s Medical Center after illness since birth July 13. Numerous survivors and funeral details follow for Gerald Marlowe Van Keuren of Cocoa Beach, Horace Danner of Columbia, and Betty Schneider of Elyria among others. Services and burial sites include North Ridgeville, Arlington, Resthaven Memory Gardens, and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Glen Wade
Greggory G
Mary C. Wade
Lodi
Akron Children’s Medical Center
Joshua
Medina Hospital
Glenn Deemer
Geneva
Gerald Wade
North Ridgeville
Bogner Funeral Home
Center Ridge
Betty JL. Schneider
EST Bank
Trio charged in fraud case over Lorain casino petitions
Three people who gathered petitions for Lorain's proposed 450 million casino were charged in Monroe and Stark counties with fraud and falsification. Charles Zapski of Youngstown faces intent to defraud and falsification charges. Karen Yerkey and James Thompson of Canton received fines and suspended jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Monroe
Stark
Ohio
Secretary of State’s
Charles Zapski
Youngstown
Monroe County
Canton
Stark County
Karen Yerkey
James Thompson
Yerkey
Thompson
Zapski
Alan Spitzer
Elyria
Mothers of newlyweds air spat for arbitrators
Elyria report of a wedding dispute where Nancy Sims sues Barbara Coughlin for 20545 dollars after a rehearsal dinner and wedding day confrontation. Coughlin counters with claims of injuries to her head and face and seeks over 25000 dollars. The judge ordered arbitration while the marriage remains intact despite the feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Sims
Grafton
Barbara Coughlin
North Ridgeville
Coughlin
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Edward Zaleski
Sims
Waste incinerator standards trigger mixed reactions in Ohio
Ohio EPA drafts air emission standards for infectious waste incinerators draw praise and criticism. The plan covers seven of the state 13 commercial units, with opponents saying it does not go far enough and others warning of high costs and hospital closures due to two‑stack and automatic feeder requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
John Saulitis
Toxic Action
ThermTec
Ohio
Elyria
Rick Sites
Ohio Hospital Association
Media Hypothetical Stunts Highlight Campaign Coverage
The piece imagines how TV news would change if reporters exposed staged showings and selective audiences at campaign events. It notes potential shifts toward probing questions, issue focus, and critical analysis if media pursued transparency. It also reports two local notes: Taft and Yingling campaign events at Gargus Hall and ODOT bridge repairs on I 90 with traffic kept open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dukakis
Man charged in rape case in Lorain arrest of Oberlin man
Matt Edward Phillips, 32, of 183 Groveland Street, was arrested Thursday at Grove Avenue on rape kidnapping and felonious assault warrants related to a July 13 incident with a Lorain woman. He pled innocent in Municipal Court and awaits a 1:30 p.m. July 26 preliminary hearing before Judge V Paul Timko. The 30 year old victim said Phillips raped her in a field near East 36th Street after beating her with a board and fists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Oberlin
Matt Edward Phillips
Groveland St
Grove Avenue
Phillips
Paul Timko
E. 36Th St
Spanmaster May Not Close Avon Lake Site
Avon Lake plant faces no closing on Sept 1 as planned if labor agreements and financing proceed. Stewart-Wattley Material Handling Equipment Co. of Garland Texas agrees to buy Spanmaster from The Jervis B Webb Co. for under 5 million dollars, with negotiations to include about 40 United Steelworkers members. Wattley plans to keep operations under Wattley Corp name, possibly streamlining staff while retaining 75 of 89 workers after May layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Jervis B. Webb Co
Spanmaster
Texas
Avon Lake Company
United Steelworkers of America
Thomas J. Wattley Jr
Stewart-Wattley Material Handling Equipment Co
Garland
Stewart- Wattley
Wattley
The
Webb Co
Spawmaster
Wattley Corp
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Lola Jantz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Main St
Gerald van Keuren
Gerald Marlowe van Keuren
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Amherst
Amherst High School
NASA
van Keuren
Cape Canaveral
Retired Officers Association
Ordnance Corps Association
Patrick Air Force Base
Oleta
Gerald Jr
Burke, Va
Herbert
Paul
San Jose
Calif
Edwin
Edith Hawkins
Nadine Gehl
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home
Cocoa Beach, Fla
Horace R. Danner
Horace Redington Danner
University of Missouri
Elyrian
Columbia
Pittsburgh
Danner
Oberlin College
Pennsylvania State University
University of Missouri-Columbia
Mr. Danner
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
N.Y
Mol
Belgium
Europe
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Physical Society
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
Rail Fan Club
Stadium Boulevard Church of Christ, Columbia
Patsy Amos
Terence
Atlanta
Deborah
Barstow
Rebecca
Elizabeth Wheeler
San Juan
Puerto Rico
American Cancer Society
Stadium Boulevard Church of Christ Benevolence Fund
Edna Fisher
Ameracare
Rittman
Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge
Frank H. Cansky
Cleveland
Mt. St. Joseph Nursing Home
Euclid
Paramount Tool Co
Rosa M. Wilfong
Lake Hospital
Painesville
Bauer-Laubenthal- Wainwright
Mr. Cansky
Toastmasters Club
American Red Cross
Ronald E. Sr
North Olmsted
Sharlyn O'Stary
Rose Harbeitner
Mildred Frindt
Alice Sparks
Evelyn Lynne
Zeis-McGreevey Funeral Home
Detroit Ave
Lakewood
Kenneth Morgan
College Heights Baptist Church
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Rocky River
John Williams
Sheffield Village
St. Joseph Hospital
Pikeville
Williams
U. S. Steel Corporation
Emil Dovala
E. 31St St
Eilene E. Laisy
Elyria United Methodist Home
Jacksonville
Laisy
Park Street Seventh Day Adventist Church
Alfred
Darlene Youngeberg
Wakeman
Jacqueline Johnson
Robert Tavernier
Franklin Tavernier
North Royalton
Gerber Funeral Home
Cooper St
Harcourt King
Park Street
Seventh Day Adventist Church
S. Park St
Oberfin
Ray E. Forrer
Bay Village
University Hospitals
Greenville
Mr. Forrer
PPG Industries
Navy
Doris
Mark
Los Angeles
Randy
Mindy Bisesi
Helen
Robert
Piqua
Erwin Jones
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Dover Center Rd
Westlake
Richard E. Regler
Richard E. Regier
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
Mr. Regier
Eleanor Mittler
Anna Kosco
Viola Davis
Massillon
Helen Guerrero
Warren
Joseph
Raymond Pachula
Mr. Regler
Irene Boros
Margaret Molnar
Rt. 57
St. Jude Catholic Church
Joseph Callahan
St. Mary Cemetery
Erie Shores
Terry Sims
David Zunis
EPA
Bob Hodanbosi
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Neil Yingling
Yingling
Gargus Hall
N. Ridge Road
Sherrod Brown
Betty Blair
ODOT
Ohio Department of Transportation
Bradley, Crocker
Dover Center
Dennis Clough
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