Area deaths area farmer Paul Leimbach dies at 69
Paul Leimbach a Brownhelm Township farmer and longtime leader in the potato industry died at Lorain Community Hospital after a stroke. He led End O Way Farm for four generations and served as past president of the Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Assoc and on the National Potato Promotion Board. He held roles with Ashland Production Credit and Lorain County Soil and Water District, and remained active in Ohio State alumni events and local church and farm groups. He is survived by his wife Patricia and his children Dane Penton and Orrin Alfred, with services Friday at Brownhelm Congregational Church. Memorials to the church or Firelands Schools Endowment Fund.
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Lorain
Leimbach
Brownhelm Township
End O’ Way Farm
Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Asso
Potato Industry
National Potato Promotion Board
Ashland Production Credit Association
Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation District
Howard Washka first LCCC athletic director dies in Texas
Howard Washka 60 longtime LCCC administrator educator died Saturday in Garland Texas He was Lorain County Community Colleges first athletic director served 20 years as associate professor athletic director and department chair He previously coached at Elyria Amherst and Marion Steele High Schools Army veteran 1953 55 Memorial services set for 4 pm Thursday at St Paul United Church of Christ Elyria Memorials to the Howard Washka Memorial Scholarship Fund at LCCC in care of George Warden
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Howard Owen Washka
Lorain County Community College
Garland
Texas
Lakewood
Amherst High School
Heidelberg College
Indiana University
Elyria
Zavala
Washka
LCCC
Mr. Washka
Elyria High School
Amherst
Marion L. Steele High School
St. Paul United Church of Christ, Elyria
Howard Washka
George Warden
Mr. Leonardi
Elyria Foundry
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Wellington
Edward C Brohl longtime Lorain Port Authority official dead
Edward C. Brohl 74 former Lorain County Port Authority executive secretary died Saturday at Sandusky Providence Hospital after a long illness. Born in Sandusky he lived in Avon Lake and held a civil engineering degree from Case Institute. He served as executive secretary of Lorain County Port Authority in the 1970s and was active in Case Alumni and various civic groups. Memorial services are planned at Avon United Church of Christ with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Donations to Shriners Hospitals for Children or the church are requested.
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Edward C. Brohl
Lorain County Port Authority
Sandusky Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Avon Lake
Sandusky High School
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Brohl
Case Alumni Association
Hull-McNutt Contactors
Lorain County
Avon Take United Church of Christ
James
Delray Beach
Fla
Russell
Putin Bay
Mary MacConnachie
Anderson, D.C
Groff
Deaths elsewhere Jer Obama Schottenstein dies at 66
Jerome M. Schottenstein, 66, chairman of Schottenstein Stores, dies of cancer. He owned Value City discount department stores including Elyria City and held ownership in Halle department stores in Cleveland.
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Jerome Schottenstein
Elyria Value City
Columbus
Jerome M. Schottenstein
Schottenstein Stores
Elyria City
Halle
Obituary notices for John R. Gallagher and Theresa Deitz
John R. Gallagher 70, retired air traffic controller formerly of Elyria and Oberlin, died Monday in Bradenton Florida after a short illness. He served at FAA Cleveland Center and Greater Pittsburgh Airport, worked for USPS in Wilkes-Barre, and taught at Elyria Airport. Theresa J. Deitz 95, longtime Sacred Heart Church secretary and organist in Oberlin, died Tuesday in Welcome Nursing Home, with services at Sacred Heart Church and burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Friends may pay respects tonight. funeral details follow.
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John R. Gallagher
Elyria
Oberlin
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Bradenton
Fla
Wilkes-Barre
Florida
Mr. Gallagher
FAA
Cleveland Center
Greater
Pittsburgh
Theresa J. Deitz
Sacred Heart
Welcome Nursing Home
New York City
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Deitz
Catholic University Bulletin
Sacred Heart Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Robert Bonnell
Correction prompts multiple errors across local notices and obituaries
A correction clarifies a mis-stated prom rule from the North Ridgeville High School handbook and fixes misidentifications in a North Ridgeville column. The item lists erroneous figures for cruiser purchases in Sheffield Lake and corrects a March 4 cost report. It then references survivors in multiple obituaries, funeral details, and service times across Lorain County, including Elyria, Oberlin, Vermilion, and Grafton, with names, relationships, and burial plans.
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Chronicle-Telegram
North Ridgeville High School Handbook
Ranger
Thelma H Hooper Dies After Illness at 80 in Chardon
Thelma H Hooper a former officer of Lorain County Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliaries died Monday at Geauga Hospital Chardon after a three day illness five days after her 80th birthday Born in Cleveland she lived 27 years in Columbia Station before moving to Chardon She retired in 1966 as executive secretary to the director of Cleveland Psychology Institute She held numerous VFW auxiliary and lodge posts and was active in the Columbia Republican Club Survivors include a daughter Marilyn Margret six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park North Olmsted Friends may call at Bogner Busch North Ridgeville today for evening services conducted by the Rev David M Johnson her grandson The funeral home will host 11 am Thursday services.
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Beverly A. Neely
Elyria
Vivian L. Sherman
North Ridgeville
Wayne L
Mr. Herman
Grace
Nee Draga
Adaline Herman
Rose Ketchum
Daniel
Alfred
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St
Grafton
Carol Cutting
Nesbett Cemetery
Thelma H. Hooper
Lorain County
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries
Geauga Hospital
Chardon
Cleveland
Columbia Station
Hooper
North Royalton
Cleveland Psychology Institute
Marilyn Margret
Bogner-Busch Family Chapel
Center Ridge
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
David M. Johnson
Sunset Memorial Park
North Olmsted
Elsie M. Alten
Carmon
Amherst
Avon
Alten
Amherst St. Joseph Catholic Church
Aarp Spring Chapter
Gloria Diedrick
Joseph Carmon
Lorain
Jacob Carmon
Walter J
William
Henry
Lawrence Carmon
Elizabeth Sprain
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Broadway
21St St
Lawrence Martello
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
St. Joseph Hospital
George and
Bette
Olmsted Township
Lynn Hamilton
Bozeman
Mont
Baker Funeral Home
Front St
Berea
Irene Robinson 91 Amherst. long service to family, hobbies noted
Irene Robinson 91 of Amherst died after a brief illness. Born in Rocky River she lived in Huron County most of her life and spent 37 years in Olena before moving to Amherst in 1978. Survived by sons Virgil and Henry and a large extended family. Services Friday at Hempel Funeral Home with private burial in Greenfield Township Cemetery Steuben.
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Theo
Irene” Robinson
Amherst
Rocky River
Huron County
Olena
Mrs. Robinson
Births in Amherst Lorain and Wakeman report new arrivals
Birth notices list infants born in Amherst Lorain and Wakeman with parents Evangeline Bennett Feb 8 a son Donald and Margie Street Feb 25 a son Danny and Denise Oestretch er Feb 27 a daughter James and Mary Thomas Lorain a daughter Jim and Debbie Tuttle Well a son Jesus and Lelani Rosalez Lorain PARGin a daughter Celeste Bishop Lerain
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Amherst
Evangeline Bennett
Lorain
Donald
Margie
Danny
Denise Oestretcher
Wakeman
James
Mary Thomas
Jim
Debbie Tuttle
Wellington
Jesus
Lelani Rosalez
Parole decision shocks families after 1989 fatal crash
Robertson serves only part of a four to twenty year sentence for four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 1989 crash that killed Larry and Janet Duncan and two of their children. Survivors Tabitha and Larry Jr. cope with memories as the parole board considers release in July amid calls for harsher sentences for deadly drunk driving.
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Robertson
Duncan
Larry
Janet
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Brownhelm High School
Ohio State Univer
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Dane Penton
Orrin Alfred
Vermilion
Warren
Dublin
Wayne
Aurora
Paul Theodore
Leunbach
Budy
Case Western Reserve University
Brownhelm Congregational Church
Ridge Rd
Firelands Schools Endowment Fund
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White Sands Missile Proving Ground, N.M
Mary
Sandra Mueller
Marilyn Hanko
Mary Maerlender
Rochester
N.Y
Connie Schmidt
Excelsior
Port Authority
Lodge
F&am
Lorain Metropolitan
Equal Opportunity Housing
John Gallagher
Kingston, Pa
The
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Elyria Airport
Alcoholics Anonymous
Miss Deitz
Detroit
U.S
Don Pease
We Uno Migaway Patrol
Sheffield Lake
Golf and Bowling
Joanne Sullivan
Lancaster
Jeanne Rosa
Heather Sullivan
Rosemary Cahalan
Charles, William
Robert
Laubenthal- DeCarlo Funeral Home
George A. Cervone
Minnesota
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Cervone
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First Church of
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Rick
Betsy” Teague
Bloomington
Ind
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Chicago
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Charles
Cowling Funeral Home
David Clark
First Church
Westwood Cemetery
Elizabeth C. Martinosky
John F
Jack
Overland Park
Kan
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Patricia A. Standen
Susan Santiago
John R. Devin
Elyria Ave
Paul J. Plafean
St. John Roman Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
W. 20Th St
David A. Fritz
Quality Care Nursing Home
Mr. Fritz
Charles M. Herman
Bradley Road
Bay Village
Clyde
Crow Corners
Litchfield
Herman
Madok Vfw Auxiliary
Lorain County Council
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
VFW District 9
DAV Chapter
Empress Rebecca Lodge of
Columbia Republican Club
Columbia Township
Harry O. Leonardi
Palm Beach Regional Hospital
Lake Worth
Italy
West Palm Beach Fla
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Harry
Tony
South Carolina
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West Palm Beach
Rosina Pappalardo
Sicily
James Reymano
St. Patrick Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Grace Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Middlebury Heights
Irene’ Robinson
Clara Belle Herrington
Winter Haven
Merry Ardella Hillman
Norwalk
Frances Flock
Virgil
Whiting, Kan
Henry Shire
Ashland
Herther Carlson
Euclid
Pargin
Celeste
Lerain
Oberlin Avenue
Duncans
Azoyv Udercury Caprin
Borh Robertson
Larry Duncan Sr
Beverly Duncan
Tabitha
Larry Jr
Parole Board
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