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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1992
Page
5
Obituary notices report deaths of Gayalelas Heights area residents including a Berlin Heights farmer, a Avon Lake resident, and London actor Robert Morley. They note ages, kin, churches, burial plans, and charitable memorials. Also mentions survivors and funeral arrangements across several Ohio communities.
Petrina Koutsopoulos, 83, of Oberlin, died Tuesday after a short illness. Born in Florina Greece, she resided in Oberlin since 1968 and was a member of St. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church Lorain. Survivors include sons Kyria kos Ken and Jerry Oberlin and George LaGrange, daughter Agapi Todorou Lorain, 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband Efstratios in 1984. Friends may call 7 9 p m today at Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin services Thursday Rev John Belkov officiating Burial Westwood Cemetery Oberlin.
Lillian A Haight, 84, of North Ridgeville, died this morning at Altercare Skilled Nursing Home. Arrangements will be announced by Bogner-Busch Family Chapel in North Ridgeville.
Death notices report Donald M Brown 72 of Sheffield Village survived by wife Amie sisters Pauline Gaines and Jean Ann Thompson and a broker. Fern Reynolds nee McKee estate survivor Theodore M Reynolds and daughter Mane Tansey among others with services planned at Elyria locations and burial at Brookdale Cemetery Elyria.
Kim C. Dellinger, 38, lifelong Lorain County resident, took over Elyria Postmaster duties near his North Ridgeville home. He comes from Cleveland main office where he managed engineering and mail processing and previously served in Mentor, aiming to improve services while keeping the operation stable.
Lorain County Common Pleas Court will not preside over the criminal case against lawyer Jack Malkin after Judge Kosma J. Glavas recused himself. A visiting judge will hear the case as four local judges agreed to shift due to possible Common Pleas counts. Malkin faces a 25 count indictment overbilling.
Elyria police report an 18 year old LaGrange woman, Michelle R Baker, in fair condition after a Monday night crash at Fuller Road and Middle Avenue. Her 1991 Ford Mustang spun and she was ejected into a ditch. Lawrence M Killgore, 18, was cited after his northbound car struck her driver side door.
Grafton Village Council seeks Ward 2 replacement after Mark Sukey resigns effective Monday. Sukey, elected in 1989, cited job commitments. Bescan notes council aimed to install a southeast sewer line. Ward 2 residents are urged to contact Town Hall at 926-2401. council has zero days to appoint.
The school district avoided deeper cuts by passing a tax levy to close a 1.6 million budget gap through June 30. Students campaigned door to door and along Interstate 480, boosting support and prompting reinstatement talks for laid off staff. Western Cuyahoga County districts also reported levy outcomes.
A 25-year-old Elyria woman Deborah E. Walsh was charged with child endangering after her unattended 3-year-old son Justin A. Walsh fell from a car that rolled from her driveway. The boy received abrasions and was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Walsh faces arraignment June 10 in Municipal Court.
Dozens of state troopers and Erie County sheriff deputies searched near the Sandusky exit of the Ohio Turnpike for a man who fled on foot after being stopped at about 1 a.m. He was stopped for driving a stolen car, jumped out, and ran toward Route 250. It was not known if he was armed.
Berner, a former Avon Lake Pollution Control head, testified that Irwin Hart of Florida hired him to clean a site and ordered dumping of 53 gallon drums of a paint thinner solvent in a grassy area. Hart pleads innocent as trial proceeds in Lorain County Court with multiple charges including illegal disposal of hazardous waste.
Kendal at Oberlin will break ground this summer on 16 cottages health and community centers and about 50 apartments at its 92 acre retirement complex. Completion is phased with final opening set for fall 1993 and an on site office to be established from a model cluster of cottages. Barbara Thomas Kendal administrator said construction began in March after two years of planning.
Lorain district officials warn of drastic budget steps with one school and the board office closed and only a limited athletics program offered. About 30 teachers may lose jobs after school ends, unless voters approved a 9.9 mill levy or state backed loans balance year funding, with state officials overseeing district expenditures.
The plan covers Berea Brook Park Middleburg Heights and one Olmsted Falls precinct. A five year levy would raise 972000 annually for building upgrades and repairs. A 13.9 million 25 year bond would add classroom space with libraries labs elevators gyms and an auditorium. The group promotes two measures at 88 cents per homeowner totaling 45.80 yearly tax increase.
Avon Lake officials plan to time Learwood Junior High preparations as some classes face cancellation due to layoffs. Dusek says teacher recalls likely at the June 9 School Board meeting. The levy funds will support long-range planning with community involvement, though the district still faces financial pressures and may raise homeowner rates about 133 dollars yearly on an 89 thousand dollar home.
Bollin states there is one more person to pay to finish the tasks already underway. The remark implies ongoing work remains funded and the final pay is the last hurdle.
Firelands generated 470000 dollars a year for five years. Without the levy, we will have zero carryover at the end of fiscal year in June 1992. We must have at least a 30 day reserve to meet payroll. Superintendent Darryl Phillips noted the district runs bare bones and has not unveiled cutbacks, aiming for a positive campaign.
A speaker notes state support is slow and voters worry, asserting the motto to stay on a straight and steady course. Sulewski claims the state cites too many school districts and hopes the proposal proves local support for a smaller district.
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