Longtime U.S. Steel dispatcher Frederick Baxter 105 dies
Frederick William Baxter of Elyria Township died Tuesday at Amherst Hospital at age 105. Born in Oberlin, he worked 40 years in the pipe mill shipping department at U S Steel Lorain Works and retired in 1955. Survivors include his son Harold and daughters Sarah Caswell and Florence Baxter, with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial will be in Wakeman Township Cemetery after funeral services Friday at Garland Misencik Funeral Home. Memorials to Greer Wesleyan Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William Baxter
Elyria Township
Amherst Hospital
Oberlin
Lorain
U.S. Steel Lorain Works
Harold
Fort Myers
Fla
Sarah Caswell
St. Petersburg
Florence Baxter
Florence E
Nee Davenport
Evelyn Dalzell
Frederick L
Randy Dalzell
Judith Wilson
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Park Ave
Amherst
Lloyd Miller
Wakeman Township
Greer Wesleyan Church
Nashville Road
Glenmont
Ohio
Elmwood
Avon Lake Presbyterian Church
Electric
Avon Lake
Christ United Methodist Church
Meister Road
Obituary: Stella A. Samsel 102 Of Olmsted Township
Stella A. Samsel age 102 of Olmsted Township died after a long illness. Born in Berea she was a longtime resident and member of St Mary of the Falls Church Our Lady's Guild. She baked for church sales, gardened and canned jams. Survivors include daughter Alberta Surman son Frank J. Samsel five grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral services Thursday at St Mary of the Falls Church Berea with burial in its cemetery. Memorials to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella A. Samsel
Kujawa
Olmsted Township
Berea
St. Mary of the Falls Church
Our Lady’s Guild
Ter
Alberta Surman
Frank J
Lakewood
Frank K
Baker Funeral Home
Front St
Okmasted Falls
Robert Cole
St. Mary of the Falls
Southwest Hospice
Bagley Road
Middleburg Heights
Longtime Sheffield Lake Man Harry Vanek Dies at 72
Harry W. Vanek 72 of Sheffield Lake died Monday after a long illness. Born in Cleveland he lived 32 years in Sheffield Lake and worked as a postal service clerk at Lakewood and later a school bus driver. A former Cleveland Indians farm system player he served in World War II in Italy and North Africa and coached Sheffield Lake Little League. Survivors include his wife Marianne and children Michael James Daniel Jeffrey Ruth Sheila Kim Suzanne and 16 grandchildren. Services set at St Thomas the Apostle Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials preferred to charity of donor’s choice.
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Harry W. Vanek
Sheffield Lake
Cleveland
Mr. Vanek
Lakewood
Cleveland Indians
Army
Italy
North Africa
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Marianne
Abel
Michael
Wellington
James
Mentor
Daniel
Jeffrey
Salisbury
N.C
Ruth Noller
Sheila Zeh
Kim Baroni
Fairview Park
Suzanne Gonzalez
Arlington
Texas
Elizabeth Reed
Desert Springs
Calif
Harry R
Nellie
Gillespie
Burmeister-Busch Family
Avon-Belden Road
Avon Lake
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Harris Road
John J. McCaffrey
Holy Cross Cemetery
Brook Park
Lyle Edward Murphy
Clearwater
Fla
Sun Coast
Death notices Nellie Marlene 81 Sullivan
Nellie Marlene 81 of Sullivan died. Survived by husband Frank M a son Michael a son Matthew a daughter Michelle Kuntz four grandchildren one brother one sister. Friends call today until 9 p m at Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington services 11 a m Thursday Sullivan Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Marlene
Sullivan
Frank M
Michael
Matthew
Michelle Kuntz
Cowling-Truman Funeral Home
Wellington
Srvices
Sullivan Cemetery
Lorain Man Elmer Thiery Dies After Long Illness
Elmer Thiery 90 of Lorain died Tuesday at Ohio Extended Care Center after a long illness. A WWII welder for American Shipbuilding Co in Lorain he later worked 19 years at Colson Co in Elyria before returning to shipbuilding. Surviving are sons Al Vermilion Ben Chelsea Mich and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services set at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home and St John Church Lorain with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Thiery
Lorain
Ohio
Toledo
American Shipbuilding Co
Mr. Thiery
Colson Co
Elyria
Arkansas
American Shipbuilding
St. John Roman Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Loretta Londergan
Edward
Theodore
Reidy- Scanlan Funeral Home
Broadway
Thomas Smith
Calvary Cemetery
Nurse Julie Decker dies after cancer fight in Elyria
Julie A. Decker 30 of Elyria died Tuesday at home after a two year illness. Born in Cleveland she lived in North Ridgeville 25 years and Elyria five. She was a 1983 Elyria Catholic graduate and earned a nursing degree from Ohio Medical College of Toledo. She worked three years in EMH Regional Medical Center surgical cardiac unit and previously at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. Survived by parents Ronald P. and Maryellen Decker and brothers Ronald Jr. and Greggory. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bogner Busch Chapel North Ridgeville. Services 9:30 a.m. Friday with 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church. Burial in St. Peter Cemetery.
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Julie A. Decker
Elyria
Cleveland
North Ridgeville
Elyria Catholic High School
Bowling Green
Ohio Medical College of Toledo
Emh Regional Medical Center
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Ronald P
Maryellen (Nee Doyle) Decker
Ronald Jr
Gregory
Paul
Ruth Decker
Eugene
Winifred Doyle
Bogner- Busch Family
Center Ridge Road
Funeral Home
St. Peter Church
Thomas J. Hyland
St. Peter Cemetery
Lowell N. Farley
Hinton
W Va
West Virginia
Farley United Mine Workers
Farley
Moose Club
Knights of Pythias
Edith
Curtis- Scheuffler-Busch Family
Second St
Meadows Funeral Parlor
Temple St. Hinton
W.va
Richard Grindstaff
Restwood Memorial Estates
Diabetes Association
S. Green Road
Arthritis Foundation
N. Ridge Road
Lorain
Obituaries Commemorate Elyria Residents and Others
Multiple obituaries note the deaths of Lowell N Farley 78 Elyria WV native and coal miner, Beverly Gallo 59 Avon Lake, Lyle Edward Murphy 76 Clearwater FL, and Kimberly Roger 24 formerly of New London. Services set in Elyria Hinton Lorain Avon Lake and Nashville with memorials to Diabetes Arthritis through local foundations.
Mildred E Rourke 72 Elyria obituary noted family ties
Mildred E Rourke nee Hollingsworth 72 of Elyria died Tuesday at Center Ridge Nursing Home North Ridgeville after a long illness She was born in Amherst a Amherst High School graduate and longtime Elyria resident She worked as an inspector for General Industries Elyria for years Survived by husband James Rason stepson George A Christian of Logan a granddaughter and brothers Raymond E Hollingsworth of Sheffield Lake and Harold H Hollingsworth of Huntington Funeral arrangements at Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home Elyria with services Friday at St Jude Catholic Church followed by burial in St Mary Cemetery Elyria.
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Mildred E. Rourke
Hollingsworth
Elyria
Center Ridge Nursing Home
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Amherst High School
General Industries
James R. Ason
George A. Christian
Logan
Ohio
William M. Rourke
LaGrange
Raymond E. Hollingsworth
Sheffield Lake
Harold H. Hollingsworth
Huntington
Henry
Elizabeth
Nee Lutz) Hollingsworth
Norma E Soules 74 Elyria resident dies after long illness
Norma E Gott Soules 74 of Elyria died Tuesday at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She lived much of her life in Elyria and worked 17 years as a J C Penney supervisor in Schaumburg Illinois before retiring in 1979. Services set for 2 p m Friday at First Christian Church of Elyria with burial at Penfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma E. Soules
Nee Gott
Elyria
Emh Regional Medical Center
Lorain Foundation Assets Rise 22 Percent to Over 31 Million
The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County reports end 1995 assets above 31 million, up 22.8 percent from 1994. It ranks among Ohio foundations in the top tier, with 1.7 million in gifts and 1.4 million in grants to 50 plus agencies, plus scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Community Foundation of
Greater
Lorain County
Ohio
The
Greater Lorain County
Nord Family Foundation
Nordson Foundation
AbbeWood Plans 120 Bed Nursing Home Addition
AbbeWood in Elyria plans a new single story 120 bed nursing home to be built south of the existing facility on South Abbe Road. The addition will not be connected but will have sidewalks and driveways joining the properties. The project will add about 100 employees including nurses aides custodians and management. The plans were set for presentation to the Planning Commission on March 19.
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Elyria
AbbeWood
Richard Laux
Abbe- Wood
South
Abbe Road
Abbe Wood
Planning Commission
Oberlin Club Leaders Corrected in Community Notes
The Monday Oberlin Community Notes correct the titles for Sammie Davis Dyson who is now listed as corresponding secretary and chairperson of the Oberlin Club of Negro Business and Professional Women, Inc. A caption error misidentified Nora Fox, a fifth grader at Smith Elementary in Berea, in a districtwide Berea School Conference photo.
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Sammie Davis Dyson
Oberlin Club of Negro Business and Professional Women, Inc
Oberlin Community Notes
Dyson
Nora Fox
Smith Elementary
Berea
Prosectutor Describes Fatal Crash as Negligence Not Recklessness
Assistant city prosecutor Michael Szekely called the crash one of the worst he has handled and expressed sympathy for Mitchell Shepherd after discussing the loss of Eli, 1, Summer 16, 2, and Eric, 13. He said the facts show the driver fell asleep, crossed the median, and struck the victims.
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Eli
Eric
Michael Szekely
Mitchell Shepherd
Poe
Sticky Bizup former Avon resident dies in Calumet Pa
Stephen L. Sticky Bizup 80 formerly of Avon died Tuesday in Calumet Pennsylvania after years of illness He lived in Calumet at death and had worked at U S Steel Lorain plant Survivors include nephew John Yasher and many other relatives Services set for 1 am Thursday at St Florian Catholic Church United Interment in St Florian Cemetery Norvell Funeral Home Norvell handled arrangements
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Stephen L
Sticky” Bizup
Avon
Calumet
Mammoth
U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain
John Yasher
Snowstorm Smacks County Before Spring Arrives
Forecasters warn 4 to 8 inches of snow overnight with lows in the 20s and weekend highs in the 20s. Met forecaster Tom King says it could get ugly, while OSU Extension’s Charles Behnke advises protecting spring flowers. Snow acts as an insulator, and conditions should dry out by Sunday.
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Tom King
National Weather Service
Ohio
Charles Behnke
Ohio State University Extension Service
The
Weather Service
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Living Word Wesleyan Church
Jellies
Harry Vanek
Indians
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Jesus
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Aunt Cori
E. River
Oberniy
EMH
Beverly Gallo
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Burmeister-Busch Family Chapel
Ruth M
John L
Erma
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
Joy D. Blaney
Christ Methodist Church of
Kimberly Roger
Nee Smith
New London
Vanderbilt Unniversity Medical Center
Nashville
Tenn
Rig Funeral Home
New Lonon
Penney
Catherine
Herman Gott
Virginia
Ramona Valson
Meadville
North Fairfield High School
J.C. Penney’s
Schaumburg
Ill
Soules
First Christian Church of
Robert F
Craig
Woody
Reno, Nev
Bradley J
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Myron and
Claire (Nee Herrick) Gott
Gerald Gott
Reichlin-Roberts
Cleveland St. Elyria
David Bell
Penfield Cemetery
Penfield Township
American Lung Association
Jane Trager
Chronicle-Telegram
Jeanetta Guerra
Balser
John Doe
Guerra
Michael Guerra
Georgia
Ave
Jeanetta
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
Jeff
Laux
Bore
Stephen
Sticky’ Bizup
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