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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1999
Page
6
Multiple obituaries from Lorain and surrounding towns note the deaths of Herman Pardon 89 of Lorain long active in Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and a role model to youths, Emma Takacs 89, Douglas Hale 60 of Birmingham, and Ruth Howells 71 of Amherst. Survivors include children spouses and extended family with services and burial details provided.
A Mass for Bernard A. Thome Jr. 46 of Avon is set for 10 am Monday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Avon. The Rev. John A. Misenko and the Rev. Leo DeChant will officiate. Burial follows at Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 pm today at Busch-Burmester Family Chapel with a 9:30 am service Monday.
Robert H. Krieg, 82, formerly of Elyria, died Wednesday at Manor Oaks Nursing Home in Fort Lauderdale after a short illness. Friends may call 6 to 8 pm Thursday at Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home at Chestnut Ridge Road and State Route 57 in Elyria. Further arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.
Thomas A Zrubek 74 of Avon Lake died Friday at home after a cancer battle He was born in Cleveland lived in Avon Lake 46 years Marine service 1943 49 Pacific Theater including Okinawa and Saipan Worked as a structural steel worker and longtime Iron Workers Local 17 member Also member of American Legion Post 211 Avon Lake and Avon Lake Boat Club Survivors include former wife Bernice Tishel a son Timothy T of Avon two grandchildren and brother Richard of Avon Lake Preceded in death by parents Edward and Helen Services 11 am Wednesday at Busch Burmeister Family Chapel Interment Resthaven Memorial Garden Memorials Harbinger Hospice Westlake
Ann B Fuller age 77 of Largo Florida died Friday at home after a long life in Ohio and Florida. She lived in Nelsonville Akron Wooster New London and Madeira Beach worked as an auditor for B F Goodrich and belonged to Church by the Sea. Survived by husband Paul Fuller stepson Stephen Fuller two sisters three brothers and a niece and nephew. Services 2 PM Wednesday at Eastman Funeral Home New London with Rev Charles Howard officiating. Burial Grove Street Cemetery New London. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.
Two death notices from Ohio: Dorothy M. Wright of Lorain died after a long illness in Westlake. Dorothy F. Zeitz of Olmsted Township died at St John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, survived by sons, a grandchild, a brother, and a sister. Services and visitations set for Berea and Olmsted Falls area.
Frederick Bishop, 69, of Elyria died Saturday evening at EMH Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home, 257 Washington Ave., Elyria.
Nora B Burdette nee Reed 92 of Columbia Station died Saturday at Avon Oaks Nursing Home Avon after a short illness Born in Sissonville WV she moved to Columbia Station 30 years ago She was a member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church Elyria Survivors include daughter Norma Smith Charleston WV sons Eugene Perrysville OH Larry West Salem OH 19 grandchildren many great and great great grandchildren husband Herman J 1979 son Danny 1992 Funeral arrangements 7 9 pm Monday Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Elyria Call 10 am service 11 am Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church Elyria Rev David Hockney officiating Burial in Butternut Ridge Cemetery Eaton Township
John Kasich argues Republicans must shift emphasis from sweeping cuts to child education and spending priorities. He touts budget surpluses and debt reduction while touring small states, saying he has a year to build momentum and reshuffle the party’s message.
Keller recalls the Atlantic Press National Literature awards denying a prize to Earth Abideth due to its German-descended central figure, while her family awaits the Peter Strauss and Rachel Ward adaptation airing on WOIO 19. Ohio State University Press reprints the book to coincide with the series, featuring photos of the stars on the cover.
Investigators describe widespread BWC fraud involving cashed checks of deceased relatives. Patricia Schultz-Scoles, 53, of Toledo pleaded guilty to cashing nearly 60,000 in her late husband’s checks over 18 years and faces potential eight-year prison, restitution, and fines. Case details note repayment orders and unclear defense, with prosecutors warning that relatives often cash such checks. Other examples show extended family involvement and neighbor schemes, including a Cleveland case where multiple relatives forged signatures on 6,000 in checks from Joseph Wiggins to share profits.
Ohio Democratic Party chairman David Leland predicts the demise of a proposed funding overhaul. State GOP Chairman Robert Bennett sees a path as a citizen initiative, noting the May 4 to 1 voter rejection of a penny sales tax raise. Bennett argues voters want better efficiency and that lawmakers face a costly funding debate with the education coalition demanding more money.
McKinley Elementary in Xenia, a year round school, got permission to take tests early during spring break while districts start exams the week of March 15 with a three week testing window. The Education Department weighs costs for the new tests as printers and scorers are paid per pupil.
The incoming superintendent has a background in Massachusetts education and teaching at Emmanuel College. Colleagues praise her high standards, persistence with budgets, and readiness to challenge current thinking. Ohio officials express confidence she will lead public education effectively from day one.
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