Willard Varner longtime Avon Lake firefighter dies
Willard Wesley Willie Varner a 34 year Avon Lake Fire Department veteran died at home after a long illness Born in Lakewood he spent most of his life in Avon Lake He also worked as a troubleshooter and carpenter Survivors include his wife JoAnn son Willard John Warner daughters Jean Patricia Waller Phyllis Reising Helen Ireland and June Elkins plus stepsons and stepdaughters and 10 grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Avon Lake with burial at Elmhurst Park Cemetery Memorials may be sent to the Avon Lake Firefighters Union Local 1861
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Wesley
Willie” Varner
Avon Lake
Lakewood
Mr. Varner
Warner & Swayze
Cleveland
Warner
Elkins
Delaware
Eric Scott Weizel
Kentucky
Jayson Edmund Weizel
Minnesota
Carol Ann Case
Audrey Lynn Black
John
Anna
Nee Drachanberg
Alice Eppling
Busch- Burmeister Family
Avon Belden Road
Lynn Schiessman
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elmhurst Park Cemetery
Avon
Elvira Hoyson 70 Lorain resident dies after brief illness
Elvira Marie Vera Hoyson nee Lovrencic aged 70 of Lorain died Monday at Community Health Partners Lorain after a short illness. She worked for Western Automatic in Elvira in the 1940s 1950s and at City Cigar Store Lorain. Survivors include husband Louis son Steve daughter Gale Kobasher two brothers and several grandchildren. Private services at Devin Funeral Home Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvira Marie
Vera” Hoyson
Lovrencic
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Hoyson
Western Automatic
Elvria
City Cigar
Louis
Steve
Amherst
Gale Kobasher
Stanley Lovrencic
Joseph Lovrencic
Joseph and
Mary
Nee Kompare) Lovrencic
Ivan Lovrencic
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Guy D. Pelton Hero Tribute
A memorial note honors Guy D. Pelton born June 9, 1979, who passed December 10, 1997. The message proclaims you as a hero and wind beneath my wings, expressing heartfelt affection and admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy D. Pelton
Hero
Death notices honor Edward J and Richard M Obert
Edward J 89 Elyna survived by daughter Shirley M Messaros son Edward J and sister Friends may call 6 to 9 pm at Dicken Funeral Home 323 Middle Ave Elyna Elks Club 465 will conduct service 7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home Services 11 am Wednesday at the funeral home Burial LaPorte Cemetery Carlisle Township Obert Richard M beloved son of Louise nee Smith and the late George F nephew Mildred and Dorothy Obert cousin and friend to many visitation 24 and 79 pm Sunday at Mandrey Vertrovsky Funeral Home 1887 Loram Rd Farrow Park services held Monday June 8 at 1 00 PM donations to charity of choice
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Edward J
Elyna
Shirley M Messaros
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Elyna Elks Club
Funeral
LaPorte
Carlisle Township
Eery
Obert
Richard M
Louise
Smith
George F
Mildred
Dorothy
Mandrey Vertrovsky
Loram
Farrow Park
Longtime area residents noted in obituaries
Obituaries honor Calvin W. Rothgery of Millersburg age 88 a Vermilion High School class of 1928 graduate and former Weatherhead Co and Pesco Products machinist He died at Scenic View Nursing Home Survivors include five children and many grandchildren with services at Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion Burial Riverside Cemetery Berlin Heights Dawn Rosalie Birney 8 Elyria dies after long illness Wife of Rev Kenneth Birney with ties to several United Methodist churches Readings note church work teaching and family details Funeral arrangements listed for Hopedale Elyria area homes Alzheimer’s fund memorial suggested
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Calvin W. Rothgery
Millersburg
Scenic View Nursing Home
Sheffield Lake
Vermilion
Solon
Cleveland
Florida
Rothgery
Weatherhead Co
Pesco Products
Bedford Heights
Vermilion High School
Reorganized Church of Latterday Saints
Elyria
Myrna Pleenzke
Euclid
Marilyn Brill
Calvin Glenn
Loveland
Colo
Kenneth Lyn
Franklin Park
Wayne John
Parachute
Carol
Suzanne
Melvin
Irma LaRock
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
C. Herbert Minkler
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Riverside Cemetery
Berlin Heights
Obituary Notices for Carey and Barrick in Lorain and Wellington
George L. Carey 73 of Lorain died Monday in the emergency room of Community Health Partners Lorain after a short illness. John J. Gluyna Funeral Chapel announces arrangements. Avis A. Barrick 77 of Wellington died Monday at Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin after a long illness. Born in Rochester she lived in Wellington. she was a homemaker and member of Silent Circle of Kings Daughters. Survivors include daughter Dorothy Rottari Elyria son Charles Wellington four grandchildren four great grandchildren sister Helen Miller Middletown brother Corwin Anderson Wellington. Services 11 a.m. Thursday Norton Funeral Home Wellington with Rev. George F. Schiltz. Burial Grove Street Cemetery New London. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Avis A. Barrick
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Rochester
Corwin Anderson
Joseph
Charles
Laura
Nee Atkinson) Anderson
Doris Syoc
John Anderson
Norton Funeral Home
South Main St
George F. Schiltz
Grove Street Cemetery
New London
William H. McQuaid obituary in North Olmsted
William H. McQuaid, 79, of North Olmsted died Monday at home. Services arranged by Busch-Bogner Family Chapel on Center Ridge Road in North Ridgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. McQuaid
North Olmsted
Busch-Bogner
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Lorain funeral notices for Guzik and Bielich
Elizabeth Guzik, 92, of Lorain died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include daughter Alice Martin and six great grandchildren. Services set for 11 am Wednesday at John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel. John Bielich, 65, of Lorain died Sunday after a long illness. He served in the Marine Corps during Korea, worked 33 years with the U S Postal Service, lived in Lorain, and had a hole in one in 1977 and 1978. Burial plans and no visitation noted. New Life Hospice and Reidy-Scanlan-Dooner Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Elizabeth 1. Guzik
Springowski
Lorain
Oak Hills Nursing Center
Brooklyn
N.Y
Guzik
Ideas and Home Dairies
Alice Martin
John Bielich
New Life Hospice
Mr. Bielich
Marine Corps
Julia
Nee Ford
Katherine Bielich
Mitch
Foble remembered as chef and owner in Wooster area
Rodney Allen Foble 59 of Wooster died May 29 at Wooster Community Hospital. A former head chef and later manager at the Ameri cana Inn Restaurant and Motel on Route 57 Elyria he also managed O'Henry's Pub at Midway Mall. He later owned the Donut Shop in Wooster for 11 years. Memorial service held at McIntire Davis and Greene Funeral Home Wooster. Survivors include brothers Larry and Freddy and friends in Wooster. American Heart Association. Margaret Marge Csontos died at 83 in Lorain. Funeral details listed. Olive Llewellyn 78 of Elyria died at home after a long illness. She moved to Elyria in 1946 and was a First United Methodist Church member. Survivors include sons Richard and David and extended family in Australia and the U.S. Friends may call and graveside services planned. Joseph P. Zika 77 of Norwalk died at Ware Park Veterans Hospital Cleveland. A long-time operating engineer and Army veteran who served in World War I. He was married to Marjorie and had five children and ten grandchildren. Services in Berlin Heights and Milan. Burial in McMillan Cemetery Huron.
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Dawn Rosalie Birney
Elyria
Elyria United Methodist Village
O’henry
Midway Mall
Mr. Foble
Wooster
Larry of
Freddy
Lorain
Mark Aldrich
Joan Swick
Connie
Linda
Gloria Henri
Frederick
Naomi
Robert
McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home
E. Larwell St
American Heart Association
Olive M. Llewellyn
Australia
Effie M. Waugh
Brisbane
Richard
Hope Duff Kennedy
Winifred Olive Kennedy
Cameron Kennedy
Gordon Kennedy
Kenneth Kennedy
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Brian Smith
First United Methodist Church
Joseph P. Zika
Norwalk
Ware Park Veterans Hospital
Cleveland
Berlin Heights
Huron
Mr. Zika
VFW
Sandusky
Marjorie
Nee Winkler
John
David
Jacquelyn Miller
Prudence Bowser
Patricia Williams
Welaka
Fla
Daniel
Frank
Kathryn
Mary Catherine Guest obituary notices death in Lorain
Mary Catherine Guest age 73 of Lorain died Monday after a long illness. A prayer service will be p.m. Wednesday at Devin Funeral Home with services Thursday at a time to be announced.
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Mary Catherine Guest
Rogers
Lorain
Grace Hospital
Amherst Hospital
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Elyria Man L B Woolbright 71 Dies At EMH Elyria
L B Chester Woolbright 71 of Elyria died Monday at EMH Regional Medical Center. Born in Alachua Florida he lived in Elyria 43 years after moving from Tampa. A retired Elyria Foundry grinder and shipper he also worked in EMH’s dietary department briefly. He served in the Army in Germany and France from 1945 to 1946. Survived by wife others. Carter Funeral Home Lorain to announce final arrangements.
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L.B. Chester Woolbright
Elyria
Emh Regional Medical Center
Alachua
Fla
Tampa
Mr. Woolbright
Amy
Germany
France
Janice Mathis
Cynthia McCall Mason
Arthur Jenkins
Robert Woolbright
Shaker Heights
William Edward
Stanton Edward
John Edward
Regenal Edward
Gwynneth White
Oberlin
Marcia Edward
Rhonda Jones
Colleyville
Texas
Charles Johnson
Dorothy Thorpe
Mayeela Douglas
Robert
Jacksonville
Carter Funeral Home
Lorain
Charles Gillum 47 Lorain resident dies after illness
Charles Gerald Gillum known as Chuck, 47, of Lorain died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born in Pecksmill West Virginia, he lived in Cleveland before moving to Lorain. He attended Lorain High School and worked as a truck driver. He was active in Alcoholics Anonymous and enjoyed fishing and traveling. Survived by his mother Delores Gillum, sisters Regina Gilliam and Mary Merrel, four nieces and a nephew. Calling hours 5 to 9 p.m. today at Devin Funeral Home, services 8:30 p.m. at 2701 Elyria Ave. Lorain.
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Charles Gerald
Chuck” Gillum
Lorain
Pecksmill
W.va
Cleveland
Mr. Gillum
Lorain High School
Obituary: Mary M Fisher of Lorain 80
Mary M Fisher 80 of Lorain died Friday at Community Health Partners after a short illness. Born in Harrison County she lived in Lorain 60 years. An Avon representative for 80 years she was active in Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church and the AARP. Survived by son Clarence a daughter Nancy Salmons and Kay Lynn Snyder both of Lorain nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A private service will be held Wednesday at Schwartz Spence Boyer Home for Funerals.
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Mary M. Fisher
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Harrison County
Ohio
Joseph
Eva (Nee Carpenter) Harrison
Charles Harrison
Kathyrn Fleming
Richard Reid
Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church
Schwartz-Spence and Boyer Home
Std St
Sons of Allen Fellowship Service Set for June 20
The Sons of Allen men’s fellowship hosts a pre Father’s Day worship at 6 p.m. Saturday June 20 at Jones Chapel AME 343 17th St Elyria. Rev. Melvin Woodard pastor Mt Zion Baptist Lorain will speak on Bring Back the Fathers correcting a misdated listing.
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Sons of Allen” Men’s Fellowship
Jones Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal
17Th St
Elyria
Melvin Woodard
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Lorain
Irene G Winters Delvered The Chronicle
Irene G Winters died June 6 at Northwestern Quality Care Center Berea aged 78. She was a Chronicle Telegram carrier with husband Andrew of Columbia Station and leaves daughters Janet Arndt Nancy Guenther a son Arlen R and a sister Irma Pugal. Friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Funeral Home Fairview Park. Services 11 a.m. at Church Lorain and West 215th. Burial Lakewood Park Cemetery.
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Delvered
Chronicle
Irene G. Winters
Co Funeral Home
Lorain Road
Fairview Park
Lorain
West 215Th St
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Rocky River
City official accused of giving marijuana to 17 year old
A city part-time employee, Kovach of Hollyview Drive, allegedly supplied marijuana to a 17-year-old boy using her own funds and funds from a juvenile. Prosecutors say she taught him to conserve the drug and sought access to his home after a Sept. 22 arrest. She resigned from her position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovach
Patterson's restitution bid faced tough court questions
Attorney James Paterson, not related to the defendant, told Judge Kosma Glavas that Frank's Masonry owner James Patterson faced prior charges in Cuyahoga County and sought restitution. Prosecutor Robert Corts urged a restitution message as victims described losses, while Glavas noted a pattern of deceptive work. An Ohio AG civil suit in Lorain County seeks money returned and penalties for alleged sales practice violations.
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James Paterson
Common Pleas
Kosma Glavas
Patterson
Paterson
Frank
Cuyahoga County
Peter
Paul
Glavas
Robert Corts
Corts
Guy
Nancy Doutt
Columbia Station
Doutt
Joe Jiovanazzo
Elyria Financial
Jiovanazzo
Ohio
Betty Montgomery
Lorain County
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Dequintes Wilkerson
Randi
Cheryl “Foth
Farvis Jane
Amullion
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Jimi
Michael
Derek
Mom
Robert A
Debra
James
Derrick
Michelle
Marie April
Brown Funeral Home
27Th
Broadway
Elmwood Cemetery
Loramee
Vermilion High
George L. Carey
John. J. Gluyna
Elizabeth L Guzik
Guzik’s Dairy
Edward W
Sabina Zlotnicki
Helen Szymanski
George Spring
Charles Springowski
Benjamin Springowski
John J. Gluvna
Broadway, Lorain
Patrick Henry
Catholic Church of
South Lorain
U.S. Postal Service
Cleveland Browns
Marko
Helen Toderick
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Kolbe Road
Reidy-Scanlan-Dooner Funeral Home
Rodney Allen Foble
Wooster Community Hospital
Sandy Ridge
Foble
Margaret M. Csontos
Margaret Marge Csontos
Veres
Charles Gerald Gillum
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