Memorials for Bittner and Johnson noted in Elyria obituaries
Irene M. Bittner a lifelong Elma resident and funeral home owner died after a short illness. Surviving nieces cousins and husband Ben preceded her in 1979 with burial at St Mary Cemetery Grafton Masses and services handled by Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home. Ruth M Seivelkow Johnson 86 of North Ridgeville died in Rochester New York with services at Grace Lutheran Church Elyria graveside at North Ridgeville Cemetery. Memorials to Grace Lutheran or American Cancer Society. Survivors include daughter Marion Wishart and sons Robert Donald and five great grandchildren.
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Ben
Bittner Funeral Home
Elyria
Bitmer
St. Mary Catholic Church
Clara Ann Lahiff
Andover
Ohio
James Kaiser
Joseph Weigand
St. Mary Cemetery
Grafton
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Washington Ave
Ruth M. Johnson
Yee Seivelkow
North Rid
Grace Lutheran Church
E. Ryer Road
Peter Mealwitz
Delbert Tiemann
Pinnacle Lutheran Church
Rochester
Nv Y
Grace Lutheran
American Cancer Society
Bogner- Busch Family
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Cleveland
Johnson
Ohio State University Extension Service
Faith Lutheran Church
Avon
Marion Wishart
Rochester, N.Y
Robert A. Sr
Donald G
Theodore R
Victoria Sooy
Funeral services for Christopher S. Hammonds
Christopher S. Hammonds 24 a Lorain native died after an auto crash July 12 in Geauga County. Funeral at 11 am Monday at Dombrowski Wohler Lorain with Rev. Robert Dybo officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Visitation 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today at the funeral home. He worked as a machine operator at Farmweld Solon. Survivors include his fiancée Denise Pabon of Sheffield Lake and several relatives.
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Christopher S. Hammonds
Lorain
Dombrowski-Wohlever
20Th Street
Oberlin Avenue
Robert Dybo
Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Hammonds
Streetsboro
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Geauga County
Calvary Cemetery
Farmweld Products
Solon
Denise M. Pabon
Sheffield Lake
Dennis C
Nancy Hammonds
Kayna
Nee Cartmill
Larry Burns
Debbie McGee
Jennifer Hammonds
Jennifer Schroeder
Elyria
Michael
Daniel Hammonds
Scott Schroeder
Jay
Gladys Hammonds
Obituary of Lorain Resident LaVerne Baraga 75
LaVerne M Baraga a lifelong Lorain resident 75 passed away after a nine month illness at Lorain Community Hospital She was a Lorain High School graduate of 1938 worked for General Industries Joseph Feiss Co and Lorain City Schools She was a member of St Mary Catholic Church LaVerne is survived by Sharon Mager two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Services are 9:30 am Tuesday at John J Giuona Funeral Chapel with a 10 am Mass at St Mary Catholic Church in Lorain.
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LaVerne M. Baraga
Gascolane
Lorain
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
General Industries
Elyria
Joseph & Feiss Co
St. Mary Catholic Church
John J. Giuona
Broadway
John Baptist Purcell
Cincinnati
Michael Healy
Weigand
St. Mary's High School
Elyria Teen Leads In 24 Hour Relay For Easter Seals
Track star Matt Schneider of Elyria completes another loop in the 24 hour relay at Oberlin College to benefit the Northwestern Ohio Easter Seals Society. Six teams with 120 participants started at 10 a.m. Saturday and race continues to 10 a.m. today with over 25 volunteers assisting. Entry fees fund Easter Seals programs in Lorain County.
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Matt Schneider
Elyria
Northwestern Ohio
Easter Seals Society
Oberlin College
Lorain County
Inroads by Women and Minorities Through Affirmative Action
Piekutowski a white speaker at the convention voices concern about what would happen without affirmative action. Mary Bell a black registered nurse from East Orange NI worries that California’s actions could spread and hinder 30 years of progress, urging continued support for affirmative action.
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Piekutowski
Washington, D.C
Mary Bell
East Orange
California
Faithful in Lorain Host Medjugorje Masses for Peace
The Rev. John Raphael Hadnagy, former Lorain priest, started a monthly Medjugorje Mass in 1991 to share the village’s miraculous story with about 60 attendees. He plans another Lorain Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church at 6 p.m. today, amid beliefs Medjugorje’s Virgin Mary protection fosters peace during regional conflict.
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Lorain
John Raphael Hadnagy
Medjugorje
Lorain County
St. Anthony’s Church
Hadnagy
Michigan
Karen Adley
Oberlin City Hall
Hailnagy
St. Anthony of Padua Church
E. Erie Ave
York From Ct Keys Abatement Deals With Elyria
County records show York From Ct Keys has two abatements with Elyria. A 1991 pact aimed to add 350 jobs to 50 and cut property taxes about 2 million over 10 years. A 1993 agreement required 120 new jobs by 1997 and 25 kept at Paris Depot for a 702,860 tax break.
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York
Elyria
Kentucky
One Parts
Paris
Keys
Pilgrims from Medjugorje endure two weeks of prayer then enlist
In Medjugorje a group of men praying for peace depart by two week cycles to fight in the war. Father Hadnagy notes the conflict tears at families while men feel duty to defend them against Serbs. Dragon Adley guides the pilgrimage and fights monthly, using pushups to cope with stress. The writer Adley corresponds with a refugee, hoping for peace as U S efforts continue.
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Medjugorje
John Raphael Hadnagy
St. Anthony’s Church
Lorain
Dragon
Adley
United States
St Mary Parish’s 150 Year History and Community Ties
St Mary in Weigand’s town traces its 1867 founding from visiting bishops to 130 years of growth, schools and a long standing organ. The parish endured trials including lay theologians, deacons joining in 1983, and steady programs from AA to Girl Scouts while maintaining a warm, welcoming community.
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Weigand
Flynna Public Schoo
Billy Joel
William L. Newton
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Elma
Alercare
Johnson Services
Hammonds Services
Cyril
William and
Elizabeth
Nee Paysor) Gascoigne
Mildred Hennes
Gene Krebs
Chronicle
Shriners Parade
Tom Mahag
Aronicle
Al-Salim Masonic Temple No. 223
Wood Street
Johnny Springfield
Temple
Akron
Toledo
Wilkes Villa
Mary
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
ST. Mary
Fram
Ton Nicodemus
Nicodemus
St. Mary's
God
St. Mary’s
Frank Humphrey lII
Edward Dillon
Humphrey
Dillon
Dybo
Linda
Alcoholics Anonymous
Louis Molon
Wirshham
St Mary's
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