Area Deaths and Obituaries for Lorain County Areas
Margaret Foy Curry 58 of Sheffield Lake dies after nine month illness at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital born in Cambridge New York lived in Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake 30 years survived by husband Robert P sons Michael Foy and John Foy daughters Susan Coughlin and Nancy Hudnutt brothers Claude and Sidney McMaster four grandchildren. Funeral details and burial to Calvary Cemetery Lorain with masses and memorials to Hospice Unit. Ralph D Kennedy of Grafton dies at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital services in Grafton with burial at Butternut Ridge Cemetery memorials to American Cancer Society. Clair E Reynolds 85 Elyria dies after eight years as nursing center patient long resident born Camden Ohio worked for General Industries Ketchum Shell Service and Elyria city government square dance caller PTA member church survivors listed. services and burial in Camden Cemetery. Oscar Thompson Elyria dies at Elyria Memorial Hospital arrangements pending. Robert H Lamie 69 Lorain dies at Guernsey Memorial Hospital call at Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home. Edward A Dusky 51 Columbia Station dies after sudden illness site supervisor for Cleveland Metroparks Church member survivors listed. services in Strongsville with burial. Ruby G Winland 76 Norwalk dies at Firelands Community Hospital born Williamstown West Virginia lived Norwalk retired LPN survivors listed. services at Heuston-Gerber Norwalk with burial and memorials to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Foy
Peg” Curry
McMaster
Sheffield Lake
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Cambridge
New York
Avon Lake
St. Joseph's Church
Robert P
Michael Foy
John Foy
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Susan Coughlin
George
Nancy) Hudnutt
Elyria
Claude H. McMaster
Washington, Conn
Sidney F. McMaster
North Branford
Ralph D. Kennedy
Grafton
Blackburne-Fulton
Richard Wallace
Grafton United Methodist Church
Butternut Ridge
Eaton Township
American Cancer Society
Clair E. Reynolds
Willard Area Hospital
Willard Quality Care Nursing Center
Camden
Ohio
General Industries
Ketchum Shell Service
Allen School Pta
First United Methodist Church
Sherrod Brown
Donald
Evelyn) Yancer
Bonnie Wallace
Eugene G
San Antonio
Texas
Larry C
LeRoy E
Amherst
Dorothy L
Dicken
G. Mae Booth
Camden Cemetery
Robert H. Lamie
Lorain
Guernsey Memorial Hospital
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Edward A. Dusky
Columbia Station
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Cleveland
St. Mary of the Falls Church
Olmsted Falls
Madeline
Suzanne Dusky
Therese Kistler
Edward E
Richard
Bob
Ray
Kenny
Jardine Funeral Home
Strongsville
Strongsville Cemetery
Dorothy Geason
Huron
Joseph Lauer
L. D. Pugh
Barlow
Irene Fisher
Heuston-Gerber
Norwalk
Walter Chisholm
Charity of Choice
Vermilion woman Emma T. Springborn dies after long illness
Emma T. Springborn 92 of Vermilion died Saturday evening at Ohio Extended Care Nursing Home, Lorain, after a long illness. Born in Cleveland she lived in Vermilion 25 years and was a member of St Marys Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. She is survived by a son Arnold, five grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Her husband Frank died in 1929. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion with Rosary tonight at 8. Prayer service Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma T. Springborn
Vermilion
Ohio
Lorain
Cleveland
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Arnold
Frank
Riddle Funeral Home
Philip Feltman
Maple Grove Cemetery
Body of drowning victim recovered from Lake Erie
The body of Curtis Jackson a 39 year old Cleveland man who drowned after falling from a boat July 13 was found near Kelleys Island by boaters Friday afternoon. Investigators said he had been drinking since 9 am and removed his lifejacket before the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Cleveland
Kelleys Island
Curtis Jackson
Jackson
Roseler
Teamsters sue Solomon over 800 steak dinners
In Cleveland, Eddie Solomon of McGarvey's Restaurant Vermilion is named in a Teamsters Local 436 welfare fund overbilling suit. The four lawsuits in Cuyahoga County seek a total of 8 million dollars. David E. Kerr Jr. appears in all suits as former welfare fund administrator, who pleaded guilty in 1984 to eight counts of pension fund kickbacks and was sentenced to six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McGarvey's
Vermilion
Teamsters Local 436
Eddie Solomon
McGarvey’s
Liberty Rd
Union
Cuyahoga County
The
Teamsters
Kerr
Solomon
Death notices for Mary Halasz and Cole Justice in Lorain and Wellington
Mary Halasz 86 of Lorain died. Calls today 2 4 and 7 9 pm John R in Funeral Home Lorain rosary Tuesday funeral Wednesday 950 am in the funeral home and 10 am at St Ladislaus Church Rev Alex Demetzky officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Cole Justice 61 of Felington survived by husband Ellis daughter Kay and sons Roy Dwight Fred two sisters two brothers. Calls today 2 4 and 7 9 pm Norton Funeral Home Wellington services Wednesday 1 am in the funeral home with Robert Wallen officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Wellington. Kerr overbilled union welfare fund for 800 steak dinners to be served Aug 21 1982. Suit seeks 24000 plus 2 million punitive damages. Kerr named in three other suits accusing embezzlement of over 62000 from the union fund. Solomon refused comment. Kerr in halfway house Cleveland unable to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halasz Mary
Lorain
John R
Lorain the Virgin Mary Society
St Ladislaus Church
Alex Demetzky
Calvary Emetery
Justice Cole
Felington
Ellis
Kay Justice
Roy
Dwight
Fred
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Ces
Robert Wallen
Greenwood Cemetery
Kerr
Solomon
Cleveland
Lorain approves parking plan for boat ramp area
City Council backed Safety Director Richard Yepko recommendations to ease east side boat ramp parking. Workers will stripe pavement and post signs to add about 35 spaces, including east Alabama Avenue and north Lakeside Avenue areas, plus eight spots on the grassy area near the Coast Guard station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Richard Yepko
Alabama Avenue
Lakeside Avenue
U.S. Coast Guard
Dirt bike accident injures Lorain man at home
Lorain man David L. Jones, 28, is in serious condition at St. Joseph Hospital after a dirt bike crash in his back yard on E. 31st Street. Police report the front wheel lifted, throwing him into a clothes line pole and causing head trauma, broken ribs, and possible collapsed lung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Hospital
David L. Jones
E. 31St Street
Jones
Elyria teachers await board approval of new contract
Elyria teachers may have a new contract after tonight's Board of Education meeting. The Elyria Education Association says about half the members present ratified the tentative agreement reached earlier this month. The pact runs until July 31 with no details released by either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Board of Education
Elyria Education Association
Bruce Schneider
Association
Schneider
Superb corn crop expected for Lorain County farmers
Lorain County agricultural agent Jerry Long says area farmers may harvest a superb corn crop while soybeans have grown well despite May dry weather. Wheat yields were light due to late May or early June fungus, weighing 47-53 pounds per bushel. Hay cuts faced wet conditions in June, but a strong third cutting is anticipated. A soil and water board meeting was noted for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Jerry Long
Lorain County
Long
Illinois
Elyria Man Arrested For Vandalism At Beverage Warehouse
A 20 year old Elyria man Herman Robertson of 235 Erie St was arrested after trespassing at Beverage Warehouse 630 Lake Ave. He allegedly triggered the overhead door by pushing a button and smashed a store window. He was charged with vandalism and criminal trespass and treated for minor injuries at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lake Avenue
Herman Robertson
Erie St
Lake Ave
Cedric Lynch
Robertson
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pit bull policy angers volunteers in Lorain County
Lorain County Animal Protective League will destroy pit bulls deemed dangerous by staff and a veterinarian despite 30 angry calls. President Lois Bieffelt says the move targets dangerous behavior, not dogs or breeds, and urges owners to volunteer for adoption opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain County Animal Protective League
Twe
Lois Bieffelt
Biefelt
League
Bielfelt
Honest mistake triggers false Elyria hospital fire alarm
Firefighters responded to a call at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 6 26 p m and found the alarm near the main door had been pulled by someone trying to gain entry The incident was labeled an honest mistake by the fire department and attributed to a door opener confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Vermilion Car Crash Leaves Woman Injured
An 18 year old Vermilion woman Tammy Peeler of Sweetbriar Drive was injured when her car ran off West River Road, struck a utility pole and a fire hydrant near Liberty Avenue. She is in fair condition at Lorain Community Hospital with multiple cuts and bruises. Police report no citations issued and the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West River Road
Tammy Peeler
Sweetbriar Drive
Lorain Community Hospital
Peeler
Liberty Avenue
Amherst Water Shut Off in Three Sections Friday
The village of South Amherst will have water service cut in the north, east and south sections for four hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday while a fire hydrant on a main line is replaced. Residents are advised to store water for use during the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Board of Public Affairs
Betty Moore
Moore
Oberlin motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
A 24 year old Oberlin man, Mark Kopocs of Pyle Road, was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a car at the Route 113 and Route 60 intersection. Robert Purdy, 50, of Vermilion, was southbound on Route 60. Kopocs was westbound on Route 113. Purdy was cited for failing to yield the right of way. Kopocs was listed in stable condition at Allen Memorial Hospital awaiting surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Oberlin
Mark Koppcs
Pylé Road
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Koppcs
Wakeman
Sandusky
Highway Patrol
Robert Purdy
Dairy barn fire destroys herd and dairy tools in Homer Township
About 50 firefighters from five departments battled a five hour blaze that consumed a large barn on Bill and Pam Linden’s Black River School Road in Homer Township. A dairy herd of 45 was saved, while hay, a manure spreader, and tools were lost. The fire caused by spontaneous hay ignition forced water rescues from hydrants, a pond, and a farm tankers assist. The Linden family reported the barn a total loss and the incident remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Homer Township
Bill
Pam Linden
Black River School Road
Linden
General Motors
Elyria
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Kennedy Services
Oscar Thompson
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Edward Dusky
Ruby G. Winland
Firelands Community Hospital
Williamstown
W.va
Margaret Curry
Margaret M. Curry
Lake Erie
Sue Solomon
By Linn Grossman
By Jans Snyder
Soil and Water Board
APL
Amherst Hospital
Jay
Swiger Jr
Lisa Anderson
Paul Tripett
Jaly
Kristen Vura
Sam Aguayo
Apts
Tam
Joe Wysocki
Georgia Ave
Dencis
Brenda Trivest
Middle Ave
Dautir
Carol Brezinski
I Son
Dennis
Cindy O'Keefe
Ing Park
Julie Daughier
Ken
Paula Tompkins
Ansas Rt
LaGrange
S. Amherst
Chris
Spencer
West Salem
Lodi
Burbank
Chatham
Homerville
Dan DeRossett
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