Obituary for Rose Chonko of Lorain and Huron
Rose Chonko nee Smith 91 of Huron died Saturday after a four year illness. Born in Lorain she lived there 81 years and 10 in Huron. She worked at General Industries Elyria and as a seamstress at Lorain firms then at Novotny Catering Avon. Active member of Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ and the Hungarian Sick Benefit Society and Credit Union she served as organist and volunteered for St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary earning volunteer of the year. Survivors include son Donald F Lorain daughter Evelyn R Connell six grandchildren six great grandchildren and brother William F Smith Lorain. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Lorain. Memorials to Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Chonko
Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ
Hungarian Sick Benefit Society and Credit Union
Martha Guild
Chonko
St. Joseph Hospital
Donald F
Lorain
Evelyn R. Connell
Wiliam F. Smith
Frank
Ethel Litkovitz
Rose
Nee Cseh) Smith
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
Zoltan D. Szucs
Elmwood
Nancy Jean Ryski
Washburn
Grafton
Amherst
Eaton Township
Ryski
South Amherst High School
Lorain County Community College
Midview School System
Audubon Society
Lorain County
Alex
Joanne Ryski
Andrea Calhoun
Ranee Ryski
Elaine Thompson
John
Robert Washburn
Gary Thompson
Jim Thompson
Castlerock
Colo
Morris
Bud” Washburn
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St. Grafton
Obituary highlights several area residents' deaths
Hedy D Zaborowski 78 of Sheffield Lake died after a brief illness. Born in Shenandoah Pennsylvania she lived in Sheffield Lake 50 years and was known as Everybody's Grandma. Survived by sons John Ted Victor daughters Tina Sandy Janet 13 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and several siblings. Services held at Misencik Funeral Home with Mass at St Thomas Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Also noted are Margaret Bichimer 83 Rocky River and Steve Horvath 84 Elyria with details of survivors, service times, and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedy D. Zaborowski
Sheffield Lake
The
Knights of St. John
Zaborowski
John
Ted
Victor
Sheffield Village
Tina Helock
Warminister
Sandy Balog
Janet Zaborowski
Cleveland
Daniel Bilewica
Lorain
Adele Toll
Avon
Eleanor Fraser
Jane Pratulski
Holiday, Fla
Teofi
Todd Zaborowski
Misencik
Detroit Road
Funeral
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Harris Road
Steven Shields
Calvary Cemetery
Margaret B. Bichimer
Ebeling
Rocky River
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Steve J. Horvath
Elyria
Mr. Horvath
U.S. Steel
St. Mary’s Church
Betty Banks
Grafton
Thomas
Avon Lake
Irene
Nee Pachuta
Carol
Helen Markut
Yolanda Oswald
Mary Kobylka
Laubenthal-De- Carlo
Washington Ave
St. Mary's Cemetery
New Life Hospice
N. Abbe Road
Obituary of Diana Whitfield of Oberlin dies at 47
Diana Lynn Whitfield nee Albright, 47, of Oberlin died Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital. A 1968 Oberlin High School alumna, she worked 21 years at Nordson Corporation in Amherst. Survived by husband Billy Pap Whitfield, children Donald, Douglas, Carl, Angelina, stepsons and daughters, siblings, and 17 grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Cowling Funeral Home and 11 am Wednesday at Grace Community Church Lorain with interment at Westwood Cemetery Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Lynn Whitfield
Albright
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Lorain
David Albright Jr
Elyria
Paula Booker
Corrie Albright
Columbus
David
Estella
Nee Rucker) Albright
Cowling Funeral Home
Main St
Grace Community Church
Allen Gibson
Westwood Cemetery
Dale Kellogg arrangements to be announced
Dale C Kellogg 85 of South Bend Ind formerly Elyria died Sunday at daughter's home after brief illness in South Bend Funeral home Elyria will announce further arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale C. Kellogg
South Bend
Ind
Elyria
Diane Cauffman
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Washington Ave
Vermilion man Harry D. Stump 93 dies after brief illness
Harry D. Stump 93 of Vermilion died Saturday after a brief illness. Born in Grantsville West Virginia he moved to Vermilion in 1949 from Parkersburg. He worked 22 years as a saw sharpener for Fruehauf Trailer Corp Avon Lake and served as caretaker of the Vermilion Fish and Game Club. Surviving are stepdaughters sisters a brother and many nieces nephews and stepgrandchildren. Funeral service set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rid dle Funeral Home Vermilion with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery. Vermilion Fish and Game Club 1298 State Road Vermilion Ohio 44089 listed for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Stump
Vermilion
Kingston
Grantsville
W.va
Parkersburg
Stump
Fruehauf Trailer Corp
Avon Lake
Vermilion Fish and Game Club
Ruby Biffle
Belpre
Ohio
Sylvia Hail
Amherst
Mary Ault
Thelma King
Lois Hines
Uhrichsville
Zella Palmonica
Egmont
N.Y
Amos Stump
Medina
Florida O. Stump
Georgia Stump
Beatrice Reich
Donald
Leonard
Ross
Julia
Nee Blake) Stump
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
Jerry Anderson
First Baptist Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
State Road
Ohio State President Novice G Fawcett Dies at 89
Former Ohio State University president Novice G Fawcett died Friday at age 89. A memorial service is set for Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Columbus. Fawcett led OSU from 1956 to 1972 and oversaw campus expansion, endowment growth, and faculty council actions. He is survived by his daughter Jane Fawcett-Hoover, two grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a brother. Arrangements are by Schoedinger's Northwest Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Fawcett
University
Ohio State
Ohio
John Mount
Gambier
Defiance
Bexley
Akron
Knox County
Kenyon College
Fawcett Center For Tomorrow
Utilities lobbying sparks call for disclosure in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers and consumer groups push for lobbyist payment disclosures and voluntary public release of consulting work for utilities. Representative Jeff Jacobson argues more transparency protects average citizens while Sen. Rhine McLin warns against deregulation favoring highest bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Buchanan
Ohio Citizen Action
Buchanan
Jeff Jacobson
Dayton
Jacobson
Rhine McLin
McLin
Senate
Ohio
State adopts new four year dropout rate formula
CARDS includes multiple years, said Kimm Ratcliff, an analyst with the department. The new formula measures the percentage of students who drop out from ninth grade start to 12th grade completion, aligning with national use. Francis Rogers notes the shift raises the practical yearly target from about 3 percent to four times that over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimm Ratcliff
Civil rights icon Lewis recalls movement and life lessons
In his account Lewis reflects on his role with the SNCC and his part as a planner and speaker at the March on Washington in 1963. He describes enduring more than 40 arrests, violent attacks, and a defining Alabama childhood memory of a wind lifting a tin roof house while his family held it down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King Jr
Lewis
Washington
Alabama
Olmsted Falls wooden bridge project nears completion
Community leaders celebrate a three year, 350000 dollar effort to build a 92 foot wooden bridge over Plum Creek on Main Street. The multiple king post design uses Ohio red oak timber with only bolts and plates in steel. Built by Amish workers and funded by the Harding family donations and Kiwanis foundation, it aims to become a local landmark and tourist draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted Falls
Tom Jones
Robert A. Venetra
Kiwanis Foundation
Main Street
Plum Creek
Mozser
Ohio
Ber
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Charles Harding
Harding
Kiwanis
Bob Sculac
Venetra
American Automobile Association
Lorain Mother Left Children At West River Road Store
Police investigated a Lorain incident after a Kids R Us employee found two young girls alone in the store on West River Road North. The Police Department youth bureau is handling the case and no charges have been filed. Officers arrived after 10:20 pm and found the mother had left the scene in a Ford Tempo. The woman said she left her children to go to another store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Bureau
Kids R Us
West River Road North
Two motorcyclists injured in Lorain collision
Johnny Brown age 51 of West 20th Street and James Moon age 55 of West 22nd Street were treated for scrapes at Community Health Partners in Lorain and discharged late Sunday. The riders, part of a motorcycle pack, went down just before 5 p.m. according to Lt. Jim Davis of the Lorain Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Brown
West 20Th Street
James Moon
West 22Nd Street
Lorain
Jim Davis
The
Correction on Elyria Schools audit findings
A Sunday Elyria story misstated the state performance audit. It did not call for eliminating 119 district employees and instead recommended no more teacher cuts than necessary to balance the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Death Notice for Steve J Less of Sheffield Village
Steve J Less, 85, of Sheffield Village, died. Survived by daughters Mane E Williams Kathleen A Gardner Ruth M Bukowski Anita L Storms Victoria Diehl Karen Less Renner. sons Richard P Daniel J. one brother. Friends may call 2 4 pm and 7 9 pm today at Busch Bogner Family Chapel North Ridgeville. Prayer service 10 15 am Tuesday at the funeral home, followed by 11 am Mass at St Teresa Catholic Church Sheffield. Burial in St Teresa Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Cluley
Elyria
John
North Ridgeville
Thomas Ebeling
Eugene
Ore
Joan Barnick
Lompoc
Calif
Jack” Richimer
Alfred
Dorothy Ebeling
Ethelyn Heyman
Tony Letterendemie
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Holy Cross Cemetery
Brook Park
Thomas J. Hyland
St. Peter Catholic Church
Leukemia Society of America
Northern Ohio
Rocky River
Ohio
Less Steve J
Sheffield Village
Mane E Williams
Kathleen A Gardner
Ruth M Bukowski
Anita L. Storms
Victoria Diehl
Karen Less-Renner
Richard P
Daniel J
Busch-Bogner
St. Teresa Catholic Church
Abbe Road i
Sheffield
St. Teresa Cemetery
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Margaret E. Richimer
Margaret W. Weaver
W. Weaver
Nee Webber
Nancy Jean Ruski
G. Fawcett
OSU
Schoedinger
Interstate Bus Terminals
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
South
Terry Payne
Winkles Street
Gulf Road
Poplar Street
Payne
Elyria Municipal Court
Guillermo Diaz
Josephine Fletcher
Fletcher
Ncaxare
Nacen Hhp
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