Oberlin grad Frank Williams, 67, dies at home
Frank Count Williams of Oberlin, born Ripley Ohio, died Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital after a month ill. A 1936 Oberlin High School alum, he earned a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory at 64, oldest undergraduate degree holder in Oberlin College history. He worked 30 years for Harshaw Chemical Co. and played piano with the Red Carman Quartet after retirement. He is survived by son Reginald, daughter Karren Washington, eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral plans pending.
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Frank “Count” Williams
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Ripley
Ohio
Oberlin High School
Williams
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin College
Harshaw Chemical Co
Red Carman
Rust United Methodist Church
Reginald
Karren Washington
Elyria
Lorain Obituaries Include Refices Bunting Tillie Orlowski Van Auken
A string of Lorain obituaries recalls Deni Refices MerCera Eines 90, and others with funeral services at Scanlan Fuverat, St Joseph Church, Calvary Cemetery. Richard Jr. Reidy 62, and Dorothy E Bunting 84. arrangements by Laubenthal and Reidy-Scanlan, with services at United Methodist churches and Nativity BVM Church. The deceased include Otella Orlowski 71, Dale E Van Auken 61, and several survivors, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren noted across Lorain Oberlin Elyria and Vermilion communities. May call times, mass schedules, and burial plans are listed for each, reflecting local funeral traditions.
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Mercera Eines
Aroberst
Ste
Cowling Funeral Home
Oberlin
Rust United Methodist Church
Arthur Zebbs
Howard Jones
Westwood Cemetery
Otella
Tillie” Orlowski
Paul
Otella Kukuec
Dombrowski
Lorain
Nativity Bvm
Robert Bileak
Oberlin appeals PIC decision on job program extension
Oberlin City Council will appeal the Lorain County PIC ruling denying an extension to the Jobs Training and Placement program. City manager Dale Sugerman says Oberlin lacked a hearing and was not given a fair chance to meet goals after starting last December. PIC official William Ogle defends the process, noting the program was judged on performance and extensions handled properly.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
PIC
Dale Sugerman
William Ogle
Jobs Training Partnership
Sugerman
Ogle
Oberlin considers 80 percent sewer rate hike over five years
Oberlin City Manager Dale Sugerman told a Monday hearing that sewer charges could rise about 80 percent in five years to fund roughly 2.6 million dollars in repairs to the deteriorated system and EPA compliance work. He projects the rate to 2.36 dollars per 100 cubic feet by 1990 from 1.30 today, with total repair costs potentially reaching 10 million.
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Oberlin
Dale Sugerman
Sugerman
Lorain teens arrested for screaming prank
Six teens aged 14 to 18 were found after an hour of police searching the Black River area for supposed abduction screams. They admitted it was a game aimed at scaring a fellow teen, facing charges of disorderly conduct curfew violation and inducing panic with one 18 year old charged additionally with contributing to the delinquency of minors.
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Linn Grossman
C-T
Lorain
Black River
Gary A. Ball
Georgia Ave
Death of LaGrange resident Boyd Cooke at 77
Boyd T Cooke 77 of LaGrange died Monday after a three week illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital He was a lifelong Lorain County resident and former Nickel Plate Railroad fireman He is survived by children William and Thomas six grandchildren a great grandchild brother Charles and two half sisters His wife Alice died in 1983 Burial will be in River Road Cemetery LaGrange Funeral arrangements by Blackburn Fulton Funeral Home Grafton officiated by Rev Joy Blaney.
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Emma Mecera
Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Reidy-Scanlan
Lorain
St. Joseph Church
William Gibbons
Emily Knick
Gusty
William
Joseph
Elyria
Gustav
Adolph
Charles Lee Foor
North Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Everett
Birmingham
General Motors Division
Cleveland
Foot
Fields United Methodist Church
Elsie
Conner
Richard
James
Kenneth
Sheffield Lake
Gustie
New Enterprise
Mary
Bedford
Alvin
Robert
Donald
Grace McElhone
Canoga Park
Calif
Dorothy Felton
Breezewood
Paul
Margaret Dermer
Friends
Bogner Funeral Home
James G. Skinner
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
American Lung Association
Dorothy E. Bunting
Mae Booth
Joy Bunting Walt
San Clemente
First United Methodist Church
Laubenthal
Boyd T. Cooke
LaGrange
Lorain County
Nickel Plate Railroad
Western Automatic and General Industries
Elyria General Motors
Fruehaus, Avon
LaGrange Hardware
Blackburn- Fulton
Grafton
Joy Blaney
LaGrange United Methodist Church
River Road Cemetery
Elyria Hosts Purple Heart Vets Convention
Elyria’s Purple Heart Chapter 473 will host a two day Ohio State Purple Heart veterans convention at the Elyria Lorain Holiday Inn on Lorain Boulevard. About 100 delegates from the Military Order of the Purple Heart of Ohio are expected to attend Saturday and Sunday. The local chapter has 50 combat wounded members from World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. The organization is congressionally chartered and non profit. Commanding officer is Phillip E. Hahn Sr. of 516 University Ave. Purple Heart Auxiliaries will meet Sunday as planned.
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Elyria
Purple Heart
Ohio State
Elyria-Lorain
Lorain Blvd
Military Order of the Purple Heart of
Ohio
Phillip E. Hahn Sr
University Ave
LaGrange road projects awarded to Lytle Construction
LaGrange Township Trustees awarded four road resurfacing contracts to Lytle Construction of Wooster for 42 413 dollars. Cross Roads Asphalt of Columbia Station bid 48 817 dollars. Projects include Webster Road, Crook Street, Biggs Road, and another Biggs segment. Also received 1 783 dollars from Grafton Cable TV contract for 1984 and set public meeting dates for tennis court bids and proposed 1986 budget.
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Lagrange
Lytle Construction
Wooster
LaGrange Township
Lytle
Crossroads Assphalt
Columbia Station
Webster Road
Diagonal
Penfield Township
Crook Street
Indian Hollow
Grafton Township
Biggs Road
Whitehead
Biggs
Wheeler Road
Cul de Sac
Rainbow Olympics Headline at Oberlin High School
Lorain County residents from ten nursing homes will compete in the Second Annual Rainbow Olympics at Oberlin High School gym. Wheelchair races basketball frisbee throwing relay races and a relocating contest are on the schedule with a parade at 10 a.m. events starting 10:15 a.m. lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by more events and awards at 1:30 p.m.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Oberlin High School
Pay hike postponed in Amherst secretary case
Amherst Law Director Thomas Sanborn's secretary wife faced a delayed raise after Finance Committee approved raising her salary from 6 000 to 10 592 dollars and hours from 17 to 30 weekly at 6 79 an hour. In written legislation the hours and rate were omitted, triggering debate among councilwomen Litkovitz Godfrey and others before a 4 3 vote to return the item to committee for more discussion.
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Amherst
Thomas Sanborn
Sanborn
Kathy Litkovitz
Lorain housing agency to discuss Ashley contract
Lorain County Metropolitan Housing Authority plans an afternoon meeting at Kennedy Plaza to review Executive Director Ronald Ashley contract amid reports of disputes. Ashley said negotiations are ongoing and that he expects resolution at the session.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Computer shopping arrives at Stop-n-Shop stores
The Touch-N-Save system, tested by shoppers, is rolling out to all Stop-n-Shop locations with terminals run by Chuck Sikula in Middleburg Heights. Debuts feature Debbie the actress guiding electronic browsing and ordering for shipment within 24 hours. CompuSave aims for 30 chains and about 15 million dollars in monthly sales.
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Chuck Sikula
Rini’s
Stop n-Shop
Middleburg Heights
Sikula
Debbie
United Parcel Service
California
Smith
CompuSave
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Mecera Services
Deni
Reidy Richard Jr
Hee
Bunting Services
Otella Orlowski
Dale E. van Auken
St. Joseph Hospital
Akron
Ford Motor Co
Mr. van Auken
Amvets
VFW
Liedertafel
PACC
David
Gary
Dave
Sharon) Miller
Melanie Packett
Mare
Barbara) Wyman
Lee
Pamela) Bramwell
Greg
Darlene) Lawson
Karen van Auken
Glenn
Wisconsin
Albert
Vero Beach
Fla
Ralph
Evelyn) Fisher
Hazelton
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
LaRoy Ruble
Calvary Cemetery
VFW Post 451
Brian Miller
EPA
Plum Creek
City Council
LaGrange Road
Grafton Cable TV
Rainbow Olympics
Alana Baranick
Council
Cora Godfrey
Litkovitz
Godfrey
Ken Kelleher
Jim Gammons
John Higgins
Wayne Whyte
Mary Miller
LMHA
Ashley Pac
Bogner
Rosen Caries Ree
Hal Bog
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