Longtime Lorain resident Joseph Kowalski dies at 75
Joseph G Kowalski 75 of Lorain died Thursday after a short illness. A Lorain High School 1940 graduate, he served in the 3rd Army under Patton during World War I and earned multiple medals. He worked at Central Bakery, U S Steel Lorain Works, and Ford Lorain Assembly Plant before retiring in 1986. Survived by wife Mary Lisca Ostang, son Richard, six grandchildren, sister Wanda Devin, brother Ben, and several nieces and nephews. Burial at Calvary Cemetery after services at Devin Funeral Home and Church of St Peter Lorain. Military honors by Amherst Military Veterans Honor Guard.
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Joseph G. Kowalski
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Oberlin School of Commerce
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Mr. Kowalski
3Rd Army
George Patton
England
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Rhineland
Ardennes
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Los Angeles
Kowalski
Central Bakery
U.S. Steel Lorain Works
Ford Motor Co. Lorain
Ford
VFW
Amherst
American Association of Retired Persons
Church of St
Joanne
Edward
Teofila
Stanley J
Edward F
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Calvary Cemetery
Amherst Military Veterans Honor Guard
Hawkes decorated veteran and Ford award recipient dies
Jonah R. Hawkes 78 of Lorain died Saturday after a long illness. A World War II Army veteran wounded in Aachen Germany he earned the Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. He worked as a car salesman for 35 years and later part time. He received the Ford 500 award with ten diamonds for ten consecutive years. Survivors include his wife Deaniece Lane and children Tammy Bosley Candy Johnson Paulette Kerpics Sharron Frohner Diane Cunningham Sandra Stavesky sons Larry and Bill Hawkes 15 grandchildren and two sisters. Military honors will be rendered at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township.
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Jonah R
John” Hawkes
Lorain
New Life
Aachen
Germany
Taunton
England
Hawkes
Church of the Open Door
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Amherst
Louis Paul
Robert Schroyer
Elyria
Lee Stull
Kipton Community Church
Kipton
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
American Heart Association
St. Joseph Health Partners
James J Blanca Dies at 68 in Cleveland Clinic
James J Blanca 68 of Huron died Friday after a long illness at Cleveland Clinic. A native of Cleveland, he lived in Huron area 19 years. He worked at J&L Steel Co until retiring in 1967. Survived by wife Joan, sons James Jr Victor and Thomas, daughters Debra Leatherem and Wilma Martin, nine grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, brother Charles, parents Thomas and Rose, and sisters Rose and Pauline. No services. Hinman Tanner Funeral Home Berlin Heights handling arrangements.
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Huron
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
J&l Steel Co
Blanca
Joan (Nee Molter
James Blanca Jr
Parma
Victor Blanca
Sandusky
Thomas Blanca
Berlin Heights
Debra Leatherem
Hucon
Wilma Martin
Long Island, N.Y
Charles Blanca
Thomas and
Rose (Nee Tesaro) Blanca
Rose Blanca
Pauline Lutizio
Hinman-Tanner Funeral Home
Avon Lake resident Ann Szanto dies after long illness
Ann Szanto aged 87, born Rupnik, longtime Avon Lake resident, died Saturday at Altercare of North Ridgeville where she lived the last 34 years. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Devin Lorain.
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Ann Szanto
Rupnik
Avon Lake
Altercare
North Ridgeville
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Joseph J Bartick 71 dies after illness in North Ridgeville
Joseph J Bartick 71 of Eaton Township Ohio died Thursday at EMH Regional Medical Center after becoming ill at home He was a 30 year title examiner for Chicago Title Co in Cleveland served in the Army Air Corps in World War I and belonged to St Peter Catholic Church He enjoyed playing in the Lorain County Banjo Band and gardening Survived by a son a daughter a step grandson and several sisters Friends may call 7 to 9 p m Monday at David Bogner Family Funeral Home military honors will be given at 8 30 p m Memorials to Our Lady of Victory Lackawanna NY 14218.
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Helen Morris
Viravec
Lorain
Amherst Manor
Amherst
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
D. Carol Pincombe
Frances Bockmiller
Avon
Wilbur D. “Pinky” Pincombe
Bret D. Lawrence
Robert F. Rogers
Janet Rockenstein
Misencik Funeral Home
Detroit Road
Grace Baptist Church
Center Ridge Road
Westlake
Jack Jacobs
Resthaven Memory Garden
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
S. Green Road
Cleveland
Sean David Kinney
Oberlin
Cowling
S. Main St
Kinney
Geneva
Westwood Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
Jonathan Kinney
Kari
Becky Kinney
Robert Dupler
Michael Read Kinney
Karla J. (Nee Kovascik) Kinney
Frank Kovascik
Helen Dupler
Talbot County
Georgia
Cyril W. Miller
Elyria
Emh Regional Medical Center
Cabell County
W.va
Anrican Legion Post 12
Miller
Joan L.nee Dykey
Carroll Miller
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Henry Miller
Haymarket
Janie Barrett
Urbana
Jessie Miller
West Palm Beach
W.O. Miller
Kitts Hill
Ohio
Cyril W. Miller Jr
Richmond
Gregg L. Wilson
Huntington
Janie Lilly
Friends
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
Schneider- Slack Funeral Home
Chesapeake
Schneider-Slack Funeral Home
Highland Memorial Gardens
South Point
Joseph J. Bartick
Eaton Township
Falport Harbor
North Ridgeville
Mr. Bartick
Chicago Title Co
Army Air Corps
St. Peter Catholic Church
Julius and
Elizabeth Bartick
Julie Strimerick
David Bogner
VFW
Funeral Home
Million Dollar Giveaway million dollar draw numbers list
Lottery draw results show multiple prize amounts from 300000 down to 10000. Entries include store names and locations such as Fuel Mart No. 788 Lorain Meijer Inc Dayton Stateline Carryout Toledo Madison Food Centre Lakewood Rife's Market Columbus South Euclid Shell South Euclid Garfield Sunoco No. 1 Garfield Heights Acme Store No. 8 Akron Sullivan's Family Food North Bend Grandell Broadview Heights Kettering Karryout Kettering with associated numeric codes and dates from May.
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Dim’s
Pioneer
Meijer Inc
Dayton
South Euclid Shell
South Euclid
Garfield Sunoco
Garfield Heights
Acme
Akron
Sullivan’s Family Food
North Bend
Grandell
Broadview Heights
Kettering
Oberlin hosts Victorian Gardens walking tour program
Oberlin residents enjoyed a Victorian Gardens program presented by the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization as part of a Lorain County Historical Society sponsored event. A nine garden tour featured a slide show on 18th century plants and two styles of Victorian gardening, framed as painting with plants.
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Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization
Jewett House
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Brook Park man crashes into house on birthday day
Jamar Robinson, 21, spent part of his birthday in Southwest General Health Center after veering into a house at Hawke Road and State Route 82 around 2:20 p.m. Saturday. He was treated and released, with no other injuries reported as Troopers continue the investigation.
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Jamar Robinson
Southwest General Health Center
Middlebury Heights
Hawke Road
State Highway Patrol
Robinson
Highway Patrol
Saturg
Pole dedication for Flag Day at North Ridgeville funeral home
VFW Post 9871 Ladies Auxiliary and Junior Unit dedicated a new flag pole Saturday at David Bogner Family Funeral Home in North Ridgeville. Owner David Bogner received a flag and voiced thanks as Flag Day approached. Elyria Board of Education seeks applicants to fill an unexpired term after Jeffrey Ohlemacher’s resignation with a June 22 deadline.
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VFW
North Ridgeville
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Great Republic
Bogner
Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Jeffrey Ohlemacher
Camps Seen as Safe Havens From School Violence
Lyons argues camps should heed rising violence after recent shootings in Springfield and Jonesboro. Jeffrey Solomon of the National Camp Association counters that overnight camps are safer due to low staff to child ratios and constant supervision. Sawyer Center in Columbus, pictured as a community safety hub, offers activities for youths and seniors and is described as a place Mary Sevelson says keeps kids off streets.
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Bimore
Lyons
Springfield
Ore
Jonesboro
Ark
Jeffrey Solomon
National Camp Association
Solomon
NCA
Sawyer
Columbus Recreation and Parks
Gary Sevelson
Truckers embrace Internet at Petro truck stops
Truckers email wives and family via laptops with Windows 95 and CD-ROM atlas, checking routes, weather, and miles. Petro’s Park'N View network, launched in 1995 and now at 114 stops, adds wake-up calls and voicemail with DriverNet Kiosks for email. Some drivers still resist online tech, others teach staff.
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Petro
Eric Jensen
FE Paso
Texas
Fred Kirschner
Bordentown
N.J
Lapp
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