Area Deaths and Obituaries in Lorain and Elyria
Lorain Calvary Baptist pastor J Pat Craig dies at Cleveland Clinic after a three week illness. Survivors include wife Gerri, children James and Terrie, Lt Merrie Craig-Wood, Holly, Robin, and extended family. Funeral plans at Schwartz Spence & Boyer Home For Funerals. Also notices for Marian T Cook and Anton J Olsen, with service details and survivors. Elyria winners from Hart Jewelers contest announced, including grand prize recipient Robert J Walthour. Correction note about past Keystone Romeo Juliet curriculum identifications.
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J. Pat Craig
Calvary Baptist Church
Lorain
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Rev. Craig
Plainview
Texas
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
Amherst
Bay Village
Economic Opportunity
Head Start
Baptists
Ohio
Schwartz, Spence & Boyer
Good Shepherd Baptist
South Amherst seeks roofing consultation
South Amherst Village Council approved Construction Resources, Inc. to prepare drawings, bid roofing, and oversee the new fire station roof. The firm will be paid 2300 dollars. testing starts mid March, bids by April, and work aimed for completion by May end. Project cost estimated 10 to 12 thousand dollars.
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South Amherst
Strongsville
Construction Resources, Inc
Carl Kuhn
Elyria Woman Reports Abduction and Rape Attempt
An Elyria woman, 27, told police she was abducted after leaving work Saturday night. The suspect forced her back into a car, threatened her with a knife, drove to Lake Avenue area and 116 School Street, attempted to rape her, and fled when she fought back with a bottle. She flagged down a passing car and was taken to the police station.
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Elyria
West River North
Lake Erie Sound Co
Lake Avenue
West River
School Street
Lake and Lorain Aves
Pease sets March town meetings across 13th District
U S Representative Don Pease of Oberlin announces a March schedule of open, issue oriented town meetings for all 13th District residents. Events run in Wellington Norwalk Chatham Copley Madison Township North Ridgeville Amherst with times and venues listed, weather permitting and Elyria meeting yet to be rescheduled.
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Don
Pease
Doberlin
13Th District
Wellington
Peasé
Elyria
Lorain County
Redding Poetry Contest Opens For All Poets
The Redding Poetry Club sponsors a public poetry contest in Redding California offering three cash prizes. For details contact the club at 3305 Sunset Dr in Redding. Prize total appears as 6001 dollars.
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Redding
Calif
Redding Poetry Club
Sunset Dr
Bacteria eat oil spills faster with oxygen boost
At Worthington and Bartlesville AP reports say oil spills have released a billion gallons of petroleum into groundwater over a decade. Bacteria can now accelerate breakdown in a year using hydrogen peroxide to inject oxygen underground, per Dr. Jay H. Lehr. Separately, about 25 percent of science teachers may leave for industry due to salaries, says Charles Kittrell of Phillips Petroleum.
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Worthington
National Water Well Association
Jay H. Lehr
Association
Lehr
Bartlesville
Okla
Charles Kittrell
Kittrell
Phillips Petroleum
Thieves hit school and store in Amherst
Amherst police investigate two break ins carried out Sunday night. Marion L. Steele High School on Washington Avenue was entered through a smashed hallway window and items including VCRs TVs and calculators were taken. Kerr Beverage at 1115 Milan Avenue suffered a glass door breach with similar loot. Total value over $2,000 with no suspects yet.
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Amherst
Marion L. Steele High School
Washington Avenue
Kerr Beverage
Milan Avenue
Police Fire and Arrests Reported in Elyria Area Map
Chronology of incidents includes medical emergency at Country Kitchen on Griswold Road, dryer fire at S08 Bon Air, a disorderly conduct arrest at Skidmore Auto Sales, a Route 57 car fire, warrants for failure to control, and multiple arrests for disorderly conduct intoxication assault leaving the scene DUI and related offenses across Elyria addresses.
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Roz
Country Kitchen
Griswold Road
Bon Air
Michael Wright
Oberlin Road
Elyria
Skidmore Auto Sales
Lin Road
Mee
Na Umaal
Sixth Street
McCarter Jackson Jr
East Ave
Eighth Street
Middle Avene
Coat Laken
George Owt
Ernest L. Naugle
E Bridge St
Drug Mart
Mana Fem
Rey
Lowell St
Pater
Middle Ave
W. River
Deyent
Georgetown
Larry J. Eskridge
S. Maple St
Baldwin Ave
Melvin Nelson
Ninth St
Park Avenue
Anne M. Beard
Hazel St
East Broad
Henry Streets
Keystone PTA hosts workout at Keystone High School
The Keystone PTA will hold an exercise class at Keystone High School today at 6 p.m. After today, sessions will continue as usual at Keystone Middle School.
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Keystone Pta
Keystone High School
Keystone Middle School
Clearview High seeks parent volunteers for clerical help
Clearview High School asks for parents to join a volunteer program with tasks like filing and grading objective tests. Principal Ed Kershaw notes volunteers can contribute as little as one hour per week, freeing staff to focus more on student education. Contact Kershaw to sign up.
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Lorain
Clearview High School
Ed Kershaw
Kershaw
Siwierka Named Secretary to Elyria Mayor
Mary Siwierka will become secretary to Elyria Mayor Michael B. Keys, replacing Barbara Thomas who leaves May 1. A city employee for over a decade, she has served as secretary to City Engineer Lon Shippy for the past two years and previously worked in the public utilities department. She is a 1974 Elyria Catholic graduate, active in the Elyria Democratic Women's Club, and a former city workers union officer. She and her husband Gary, also a city employee in Parks and Recreation, attend St. Marys Church.
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Elyria
Mary Siwierka
Michael B. Keys
Barbara Thomas
Siwierka
Lon Shippy
Public Utilities Department
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria Democratic Women’s Club
City Worker's Union
Gary
St. Mary’s Church
City
Parks and Recreation Department
Lorain man in fair condition after stabbing
A 23 year old Lorain man was in fair condition at St Josephs Hospital after a stabbing near 7 pm Saturday following a dispute with another man. Police say the other man denied stabbing him, while Assistant City Prosecutor Barry Matsch planned felonious assault charges.
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Lorain
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Thomas McGrath
17Th St
McGrath
Barry Matsch
Man and son sue McDonald's for fall at Avon Lake Playland
Avon Lake residents Patrick J. Nealon and his son Brian P. Nealon filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking 55,000 after Brian broke his leg in a fall from aerial ring equipment at the Avon Lake McDonald’s Playland on Walker Road. The suit cites medical costs of 5,000 and 50,000 for pain and suffering from the Feb 27 1983 accident.
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Elyria
Avon Lake
McDonald's
North Olmsted
Cleveland
Walker Road
Patrick J. Nealon
Brian P
Lakewood Drive
Lorain County
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Marian T. Cook
Lorain Community Hospital
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Higbees
Midway Mall
Marilyn Thomas
Lawrence D. Cook
Cuyahoga Falls
Viola Peters
C. Henry Fischer
Leonard
Garland-Misencik
Thomas Blank
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Anton J. Olsen
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Olsen
Myken
Norway
United States
Eaton Township
Timms Spring
Colson Corporation
First Baptist Church
LaGrange
Bertha
Ruth Lengyel
Boyd
Dorothea) Shreve
Deltona
Fla
Larry
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Sandusky
Jo-Ann McFadden
Los Angeles
Cal
Edwin
Janet Hand
Blackburn-Fulton
Dennis Gilbert
LaGrange First Baptist Church
Thayne Bodenmiller
Midview Baptist Church
Butternut Ridge Cemetery
Mack Lane
Tucker Paine
Loram Hess
Sereees
Wafp
Hank
Cara
Mary Tucker
Mildred Tocker
Han Jackson
Alfred Pete
Anal Eoetery
Lorai
Clay Frazier
Park Lawn Memory Gardens
W. 20Th St
Alfred Abramoska
Ft. Myers
Masonic Lodge
Elkhart
Ind
Masonic Shrine
Frieda
Paul
Cape Coral
Alfred
Medina
Albert
Henry
Bertha Meesig
Army
Helen Abramoska
Harvey Funeral Home
Funeral
Lee Memorial Park
Lehigh
Thomas Walter Smigel
Smigel
South Fork
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
John J
Aurora
Col
Michael T
Robert D
Thomas W. Jr
Colorado Springs
Joseph D
Avon
Edward
Donald
Mineral Point
Agnes Barton
Beaverdale
Jane Savlan
Margaret Maryak
New Jersey
C.O. Diamond
St. Anthony Church
St. James Cemetery
Harts Jeweler's
Aileen
Broad Street
Middle Avenue
Michael
Chester Smith
Lorain County Bank
Robert J. Walthour
North Abbe Road
Sheffield Lake
Sophie McArtor
East River Road
Louise Berrington
Keystone
Janice Szmania
Wellington Town Hall
Willard Memorial Square
Norwalk
Norwalk City
Whittlesey Ave
Chatham
Congregational Church
Copley
Copley Town Hall
Cleveland-Massillon Road
Madison Township
Madison Consolidated High School
Esley Lane
North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville Town Hall
Avon-Belden Road
Amherst City Hall
S. Main St
Lerain County Fiorists
Clearview HS
Lorain Hospital
Man
Sue McDonald's
Resthaven
Memory Gardens
Center Rd
Ven Perpetual Care
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Center Road
Avon, Ohio
Wite
Peichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Cleveland St
O. Ph
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