Obituary notices for Dignan Sokolow Weaver and others in Lorain area
Obituary notices span Dignan a former Cedar Point musician and land surveyor retired after decades of service to public buildings. Sokolow a Ford analyst and WWII Army veteran died at 76 in Avon with funeral services planned in Lorain and Avon. Weaver 89 of Lorain died of a heart attack with services at Gluvna Funeral Chapel. Additional obits include Blankenship Mercado and relatives across Lorain Cleveland Parma and Amherst, with call times and interment details.
Betty Ann Powell Dies at 56 in Cleveland
Betty Ann Powell nee Roberts 56 of Cleveland died of coronary heart disease Sunday at Lutheran Medical Center after a long illness She was born in Brownsville Pennsylvania and lived in Cleveland 36 years Survivors include husband Ralph son Keith daughter Luann three grandchildren brother John Roberts and friend Lloyd Metz Calling hours today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm at Bogner Busch Family Chapel Services 10 am officiated by Rev Kevin Crow Burial Lutheran Memorial Park Hinckley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Powell
Nee Roberts
Cleveland
Lutheran
Hinckley
John Roberts
Grafton
Lloyd Metz
Bogner-Busch Family Chapel
Center Ridge Road
North Rivervile
Kevin Crow
Harvest Ridge
Adelbert Kastler Dies at 81 in Florida Death
Adelbert L. Kastler, 81, a former Lorain resident, died Sunday at El Pasco Medical Center in Dade City Florida after a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelbert L. Kastler
Lorain
el Pasco Medical Center
Dade City
Fla
Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Elyria
Longtime Elyria resident Mary Kendall dies at 95
Mary E. Kendall of Elyria died at home at 95 after living in the city since 1928. Born in Newellton Louisiana she was the last surviving of 12 siblings and a Bethany Baptist Church member where she led the Usher Board and Missionary Society. Surviving daughter Edna Collins and granddaughter Toni Turner, with several great grandchildren. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Bethany Baptist Church with burial at Brookdale Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home Lorain handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Kendall
Elyria
Newellton
Bethany Baptist Church
Usher Board and Missionary Society
Margaret E. Barns
Edna M. Collins
Toni A. Turner
Ewa Beach
Hawaii
Leroy
Bowen Baptist Church
17Th St
William Campbell
Brookdale Cemetery
Brown Funeral Home
Lorain
Obituary notices for Royle Powell and Pigman residents
Edward Henry Royle 71 of Avon Lake died of an apparent heart attack at St. John s West Shore Hospital in Westlake. He lived in Westlake most of his life and in Avon Lake the past two years. He worked as a buyer for Gray Drug Stores 1960 to 1967 and for Higbee Department Stores. He belonged to Holy Spirit Church Avon Lake. Survivors include wife Marie son Joseph brother James and many nieces and nephews. Services Thursday at Holy Spirit Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to American Diabetes Association. Robert G. Powell 71 of North Olmsted died of cancer at Medbridge Center. He served in the Air Force after WWII and ran Modern Litho Services in Cleveland then did taxes at H&R Block. He was a member of gamblers anonymous American Parivar Duldnt Banker ford vat she Duplicate Bridge Club and U.S. Chess Federation. Survivors include wife Katherine daughter Victoria Bardonnex stepsons and stepchildren, siblings and grandchildren. Memorial services Aug 23 at Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Chester J. Pigman 57 of Elyria died Monday in EMH Regional Medical Center after an apparent heart attack. Details provided by Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Weaver
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
Lorain
St. John Catholic Church
State Xcarte 67
Homewood Avenue
James Ols
St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church
Mr. Weaver
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Friends
Holy Name Societies
St. Vincent
Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
Amherst Township
Edward Henry Royle
Avon Lake
St. Johns West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Utica
N.Y
Navy
Gray Drug Stores
Higbee Department Stores
Holy Spirit Church
Marie
Cici
Joseph
James
St. Petersburg
William
Earl Sylvester
Mary Rose
Trossett
Burmeister-Busch Family Chapel
Avon-Beldan Road
Lear Road
James H. Beatty
Robert G. Powell
North Olmsted
Medbridge Medical and Physical Rehabilitation Center
North
Air Force
Powell
Cleveland
H&r Block
Gaanblers Anonymous
Ford Vat
Amherst
U.S. Chess Federation
Katherine
Victoria Bardonnex
Pikeville
Tenn
Daniel Medsker
Susan Medsker
Durango
Colo
Joyce Janollari
Brook Park
Glenn
Fla
Richard
Bradenton
Stanley
Key West
Pam
Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Porter Road
Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
Dicken Funeral Home
Elyria
Corrections issued for photo caption and lottery results
The newspaper corrects a photo caption misidentifying Tim Beidleman in a Mexico exchange story and Laura Trunk in a Springfield Wittenberg University institute piece. It also fixes Sunday Pennsylvania Lottery numbers Daily Number 85 3 Big 4 7 258 Cash 5 23 13 25 36.
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Tim Beidleman
Mexico
Laura Trunk
Elyria
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Lorain Board Considers Search For New District Treasurer
Lorain Ohio the Board of Education will decide which agency can best assist in locating a new district treasurer amid ongoing staffing problems. President Raul Ratios said officials will still participate in the search with an interim treasurer needed. An executive session Monday discussed difficulties filling the post and the district’s growing debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ramos
Jeanine Donaldson
Mary Schultz
NAACP questions Lorain school board hiring of principal
Lorain NAACP leaders question why 13 resumes were not considered for an elementary principal post. The board unanimously hired Thomas Roth after superintendent Hatlock said every minority application would be considered. Community members urged scrutiny of background questions and minority representation.
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Wrice
Thomas Roth
Nicholas Hatlock
Hatlock
Joe Willis
Lorain Naacp
Roth
Willis
Tropical Paradise Green House and Hobby Lovers Retreat Garden Tour
Avon and Elyria host a garden showcase with a Tropical Paradise Green House featuring 12 foot banana trees and exotic plantings, plus Hobby Lovers Retreat with beehives and rock garden. Lorain County Community College hosts registration, a garden talk, and vendor displays. Open 9 am to 4 pm with self guided and bus options priced from ten to thirty five dollars. tickets via Volunteer Action Center Lorain County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Community College
Volunteer Action Center
Lorain County
River Road
Elyria
Coping with Loss of Local Worker Hopp
Corrigan recalled a good kid when Hopp died in a mishap. Hopp, a James Lumber Co. employee in Strongsville for years with breaks for remodeling, traveled to Las Vegas with co workers. He is survived by Ronald and Louise Hopp, Ed and Ronald Hopp Jr., Tom Causey, and Marie Varga. A service is set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Baker Funeral Home in Berea with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery Brook Park.
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Corrigan
James
Hopp
Las Vegas
James Lumber
Ronald
Louise
Ed Hopp
Brooklyn
Ronald Hopp Jr
Berea
Tom Causey
Sist
Marie Varga
Chippewa 2
Baker Funeral Home
Front Street
Holy Cross Cemetery
Brook Park
Sewer clog causes flooding near Park Avenue and Sherman Street
Hart said water could not be drained quickly due to a sewer clog between Park Avenue and Sherman Street and a leaking joint. The 1946 sewer needs periodic maintenance. replacing it would require assessments, while the only alternative is ongoing upkeep. The problem was first heard before Monday's meeting.
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Hart
Park Avenue
Sherman Street
Smith cites road work and tax plan costs
C1 Smith estimates road construction could reach five million dollars, matching the proposed ten year income tax raise. Police Chief John Vilagi notes his one room station with shared toilets, as calls rise and staffing doubles over his decade in command, highlighting space and morale strains.
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Smith
John Vilagi
Family mourns after Reynoldsburg fireworks tragedy
Hill enza of Wakeman established a fund at Key Bank to help with expenses. The July 4 accident at a Reynoldsburg firework display killed one spectator and injured three others. Hill was part of a crew hired to set off the fireworks. The investigation involves the state Fire Marshal, Reynoldsburg police, Truro Township Fire Department, and the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enza
Wakeman
Key Bank
U.S. Route 20
Darcell Hil
Ford
Reynoldsburg
Columbus
Hill
State Fire Marshal's
Truro Township
Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Douglas Hill
Doug Hill
Ohio State University Hospital
Ohio
Allen property eyed for medical offices in North Ridgeville
Allen church and 194 acre site linked to school uses since 1962. Allen School closed 1979 after two auctions rule changed. King's Academy rented site until 1994 then closed. Doctors eye the site to move Elyria offices but need rezoning from residential to medical use. Tri City already operates clinics in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marie
Allen
Elyria
Ohio St
Tri-City
North Ridgeville
Avon Lake
Grafton
Amherst
Dobish Arrest After Car Chase and Assault on Officer
Dobish ground punched a patrolman during a chase on West 21st Street and Elyria Avenue near Broad way. He was tackled with officers at the police station after backing a police car through an alley. this marked his second DWI citation in five years and a suspended license noted by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobish
West 21St Street
Elyria Avenue
West 17Th Street
Broadway
Jeff Casselman
Casselman
Carlisle trustees meeting reset for July 29
Carlisle Township board of trustees reschedules the Aug. 5 meeting to 7 p.m. on July 29. In Elyria the Lorain County Community College Young Republicans plan a meeting on Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. in College Center Room 227-B with a Ronald Reagan life video program and refreshments. The event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle Township Board of Trustees
Young Gops
Elyria
Young Republicans
Lorain County Community College
Lccc College Center
North
Abbe Road
Ronald Reagan
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E. James Dignan
Cedar Point
Sam Sokolow
Avon
Army 313 Infantry
Germany
Sokolow
Ford Motor Co
Ing
Jean
Nee Bentz
Ralph
Helen Gorczyca
California
Eli
Katie
Weaver Services
Dignan
Pilgrim Congregational
Church of Christ
Mary Alla
Difford
Claudia Garner
Wakerman
John C
Venedown
Gladys
Nee Leathers
Alice Boyda
Parma
David G. Martens & Son Funeral Home
Rocky River Drive
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ
14Th St
Sunset Memorial Park
Margaret N
Margaret N. Blankenship
MetroHealth Medical Center
Schwartz, Spence & Boyer Home For Funerals
Fifth St
Martin Mercado
U.S. Steel
Nickel Plate Railroad Co
Terre
Fruece Heart Chapel
Agona
Daniel
Martin Jr
Angel
Frank
Antonio
Gladys Hernandez
Helen Mercado
Margie Roldan
Dren
Luis
Francisco
Puerto Rico
Maria Rodriguez
Ana Flores
Herminia Mercado
Asuncion Torres
Enocencia Rivera
Maria Mercado
Socorro Mercado
Meralda
Julio
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Sacred Heart Chapel
Calvary Cemetery
Dennison Wilma D 'Beane
Elyna Survivore
Howard
Sharon Spicker
Karen Sweene
Debra Acevedo
Harold
Qresulay
Reichlin-Roberts
Cleveland St
Morgan John W
Bessie Morgan
Clara Huff
27Th Street
Friendship Baptist Church
Reeves Ave
Elmwood
Urial
Evergreen Cemetery
Cedar Road
Suite II
South Euclid
Chester J. Pigman
Emh Regional Medical Center
Bauer-Laubenthal- Wainwright Funeral Home
Neil Allen
Schultz
Nancy Pena
James Estle
Brunswick
Kathleen Aufdenkampe
Estle
Avon City
NAACP
the Chronicle-Telegrem
E. Jean Wrice
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Elyria Public Library
Carlisle Trustees Meeting
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