Area deaths honor Brookside School Board member Lena Reiner
Lena M. Reiner 79 of Avon Lake died Monday after a short illness. A past Brookside School Board member and former Brookside PTA president she was a member of Shefield Lake United Church of Christ and local clubs. Survivors include son Joseph and daughter Dorothy Armstrong with arrangements by Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington.
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Lena M. Reiner
Avon Lake
Ashland
Lorain
Joseph
Sheffield Lake
Dorothy Armstrong
Gladys Mae Knapp
Weber Hearth Care Center
Wellington
Cowling-Truman Funeral Home
Mabel Grose
Benfield
Keystone
Belden
Ohio Mink Breeders Association
Grose
Kenneth
First Congregational Church
Silent Circle of Kings Daughters
Camden Farm Women’s Club
Kirke
Kermit
Stout Mills
W.va
Obituary notices from Lorain area families
Obituary notices recount deaths of Josephine Kowalski Pia Kovach Angela Kapelka and Donald Duell. Kowalski of Lorain died aged 75 after a long illness with services in Lorain and burial at Calvary Cemetery. Kovach 68 death announced by Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home. Kapelka 79 of Tiffin formerly North Ridgeville buried St Peter Cemetery. Duell 80 of Graf ton deceased after illness with services in Grafton and burial at St Mary Cemetery.
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Josephine T. Kowalski
Jankowski
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Church of St. Peter
Albert J. Mackert
Kenneth Wolnowski
Calvary Cemetery
Pia Ann Kovach
Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home
Angela Fi. Kapelka
Tiffin
Autumnwood
Cleveland
North Ridgeville
Kapeika
Bayview Hospital
Bay Village
J. Aim
St. Peter Catholic Church
Thomas J. Hyland
St. Peter Cemetery
Donald L. Duell
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mogadore
Spitzer Motors
Lorally
Elyria
Spitzer Buick
Brook Park
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Richard Wallace
Grafton United Methodist Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Longtime educator Dale Pepin dies at 62 in North Ridgeville
Dale Pepin ex Ridgeville school board member dies at Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. A World War II Navy veteran and former Lorain teacher, he served on the North Ridgeville Board of Education from 1970 to 19. He leaves a wife Linda and daughters Janine and Marisa. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Dale Pepin
Ridgeville
Dale R. Pepin
North Ridgeville
Cleveland Clinic
Garfield Elementary
Lorain
Pepin
South Pacific
Lakewood High School
Baldwin- Wallace College
Berea
Kent State University
Ohio Education Association
National Education Association
Esther
Bogner Funeral Home
Death Notices From Elyria and Lorain Burials Planned
Death notices list Robert L Brainard 58 Elyria survived by Zelma and children with services at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home and burial at Brookdale Cemetery Elyria. Mary Mee Grasso 74 Elyria survived by Victor and children with services at Laudenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home and St Mary Cemetery Elyria. Canoe Pere Lorain F 18 to receive friends and services at Davin Funeral Home with burial at Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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Mr. Lias
Gail
Patricia Williams
Toledo
Tomeka Anderson
Lorain
Damon
John
Josh
Jill
Beulah Taylor
Patricia LeGard
Temperance Eberhardt
Atlanta
Wallace
Keith
Robert Taylor
Kevin
Jeffrey Taylor
Chandler, Ariz
Jeanette Cook
Elyria
Carter Funeral Home
Robert L. Burroughs
Chapel of the Redeemer
Elmwood Cemetery
Brainard
Robert L
Zelma
Grasso
Mary Mee
Victor
Marilyn Inerig
Rosemary Wieg
Frank Moo
Laudenthal-DeCarlo
Washington Ave
Stude Catholic Church
St Mary
Eilyria
Fon Re Davin
Manin
Sacred Heart
Calvary Cemetery
Trustees object to Issue 2 changes
Columbia Township Trustees authorized a letter to Gov. Richard Celeste objecting to the administration rules for Issue 2. They say per capita money to townships small cities and villages is now excluded and only large projects are funded. The letter will be copied to State Reps Kate Walsh John Bara and Alan Zaleski.
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Columbia Twp
Richard Celeste
Columbia Township
Dean Hitchens
Kate Walsh
John Bara
Alan Zaleski
Survey to gauge Lorain County public school impressions
The Lorain County Schools Project seeks a county wide survey on community views of public schools. June activities include leadership interviews by James Kunde psi and urban studies experts, followed by six focus groups with educators officials rural residents minorities and business people to refine the questionnaire. Participants include Chris Carlson Blaine Liner Jill Rudd and Barry Mastreme.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Community Foundation of
Greater Lorain County
Carol G. Simonetti
The
Community Foundation
Task Force On Education
Lorain County Community College
Public Service Institute
University of Akron
Center of Urban Studies
PSI
James Kunde
Kunde
Lorain Husband Trial Begins in 3-Year-Old Murder Case
Jury selection started in Elyria Lorain County for Thomas Arquillo 33 depicted as facing murder charges in the February slaying of Anita Arquillo 34. Prosecutors say the couple argued after he arrived intoxicated and shot her with a .22 rifle before the gunman alleged suicide defense. The case, before Judge Joseph Cingliano, features attorney Michael Duff for Arquillo and assistant prosecutor Dennis Will for the state.
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Elyria
Lorain
Thomas Arquillo
Fillmore Ave
Anita
Arquillo
Lorain County Common
Joseph Cingliano
Michael J. Duff
Lorain County
Dennis Will
Ridgeville GI's death a puzzle in Colorado Springs
Police in Colorado Springs investigate the May 19 gunshot death of Gary Wayne Welch 30 a former North Ridgeville man Welch an Army staff sergeant at Fort Carson was found in his master bedroom by a roommate and died at a hospital gun found on the floor no note was found and investigators expect results in about a week
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Colorado Springs
Colo
North Ridgeville
Joseph Kendra
Gary Wayne Welch
Welch
Fort Carson
Tie
Kendra
Lorain Vets seek ban on skateboarding at park
Lorain veterans urge the city to empower police to ticket skaters at Veterans Memorial Park. Council president Jack Lavrcha reports teens used foul language toward veterans and claims police directed skaters to use a nearby lot. His letter, read at tonight's City Council meeting, argues for an immediate ban to prevent park damage.
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Lorain
Veterans
Veterans’ Council
Jack LaVrcha
LaVrcha
LaVicha
Elyria Dispatchers Win New Two Year Contract
City council approved a three percent raise for four non-uniformed police dispatchers represented by the FOP Ohio Labor Council. The contract runs July 7, 1988, to July 6, 1990, with wage reopens limited to those terms and base salaries set at 16175, 16603 or 17032 retroactive to July 8.
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Elyria
Fraternal Order of Police
Ohio Labor Council Union
Scott Serazin
Serazin
Dispatchers
Open Door Christian names top graduates in Elyria
Open Door Christian School in Elyria announces co valedictorians Vicki L. Schank and Anne N. Williams both with 3.92 GPAs and Christina M. Schank as salutatorian. Schank holds a 3.92 GPA with multiple honors while Williams served as senior class president and earned several academic awards.
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Christian
Elyria
Vicki L. Schank
Anne N. Williams
Christina M. Schank
Open Door Christian School
Schank
Lawrence A. Schank
Williams
William Y. Williams
ACSI
Elyria updates credit rating talk and downtown tax plan
City officials discuss a possible credit rating upgrade aided by a half percent income tax renewal. Auditor Renner previews a July presentation stressing Elyria's 6.6 percent unemployment and corporate relocation moves. Council moves to levy 2 million of the 3 million Downtown Improvement Project costs on downtown property owners, with 30 days to choose upfront payment or 15 year financed installments.
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Renner
New York
Elyria
Tim Coey
Ehrlich Bober
Fireworks funding questioned as drought cancels display
Peace notes city funds may legally cover fireworks costs. Lions spokesman unavailable. Despite raising about 2400 dollars last year, drought cancellations led to no display in North Ridgeville and donations were returned. Patterson says slow donations and rising yearly costs threaten the event. Erie fireworks supplier reliance noted. Peace calls for bureau sponsorship review.
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Lions
North Ridgeville
Patterson
Erie, Pa
Elyria Man Arrested After Criminal Damage Incident
A 23-year-old Elyria man was arrested and charged with criminal damage after a verbal altercation near Route 7 and Cleveland Street. Police report the incident occurred around 12:20 am. Burglary notes include 117 Tedman Court with $380 in food stamps stolen, and 125 Bethesda Circle where watches and jewelry valued at about $400 were taken.
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Elyria
Route $7
Cleveland Street
Tedman Court
Bethesda Circle
Pan on Stove Cited as Fire Cause in Columbia Residence
A pan left on a stove is believed to cause a fire at the Doris Henderson residence on Columbia East River Road. The blaze caused about 3000 in damage and was reported around 8 30 am. Assistant Fire Chief Dick Heidecker said the son Greg woke to smoke and moved the pan, dropping it and burning the floor. He reportedly helped extinguish the flames.
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Columbia
Columbia East River Road
Dick Heidecker
Doris Henderson
Columbia East River
Heidecker
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John J. Glovna
Irene Phillips
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Helen Zehl
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Schwartz-Spence and Boyer
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Grose Services
Center For Urban Studies
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Kettering Foundation
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Blaine Liner
Urban Institute
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employ- Cos
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