Lorain Woman Ann A. Vargo 90 Dies. Gray Ladies Volunteer
Lorain resident Ann A. Vargo 90 lifelong parishioner at St. Vitus Church member of Croatian Catholic Union and St. Teresa Guild died Monday after a long illness at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home. She volunteered 15 years with Gray Ladies at St. Joseph Hospital and eight years with Keen-Agers. Survivors include daughters Elaine Lakatos and Darl Vargo both of Amherst six grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and a sister Mary M. Stojic of Lorain. Funeral services Friday at Devin Funeral Home followed by Mass at St. Vitus Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to St. Vitus Church or Harvest Life Bereavement Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann A. Vargo
Stofic
Lorain
Anchor Lodge
St. Vitus
Patsy S. Konat
Threet
Jamestown
Tenn
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Dairy Mart
Stanley L
Starla LaMar
Christina Meister
Frankie Delk
Dean
Ann J. Azok
Kocserha
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Somerset County
Elyria
Admiral King
Washington Avenue
St Stanislaus Catholic Church
Polish Legion of American Veterans
JoAnn White
Westlake
William
Daphne
Ala
Joseph
Amherst
Mary Tillack
Michael
George Swetz
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Elyria Avenue
East 28Th Street
Michael S. Dyrcz
Calvary Cemetery
Longtime Lorain Worker John Simko Dies at 91
John Simko 91 lifelong Lorain resident and former Norfolk and Southern Railroad inspector died at home Tuesday. He worked 42 years with perfect attendance and was active in Lorain sandlot sports. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with memorials to charity not listed.
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John “Jerry” Simko
Lorain
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Nickle Plate Line
Simko
Canada
Berea and Lorain Area Obituaries Chronicle Local Losses
Jacob Scherer 88 of Berea died at home after a life as a baker with Lauris Bakery in the Elyria Lorain area. Survivors include a daughter Linda Speck and son Donald, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 11 am Thursday at Baker Funeral Home Berea with burial at West Park Cemetery Cleveland. Phyllis Ann Harris Tawney 66 of Lorain died after a five year illness in Lorain Emergency. Funeral details pending with Reidy Scanlan Lorain. Elsie Anna Gray 76 of Sheffield Lake died. arrangements by Schwartz Spence Boyer Home for Funerals. Margaret Beulah Portman 97 of Oberlin died at Welcome Nursing Home. Donated body to Case Western Reserve University Medical School. Survivors include daughters Carol Doren Portman and Joan Cox. son, and seven grandchildren plus five great grandchildren. Funeral and library notices follow in Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Scherer
Berea
Yugoslavia
Lauris Bakery
Elyria
Lorain
Linda Speck
Donald
Olmsted Falls
Suzie Powell
Parma
Helen
Elizabeth Morad
Fritz
Baker Funeral Home
Front St
Robert Cook
West Park Cemetery
Cleveland
Phyllis Ann Tawney
Harris
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
East Campus
Roanoke
Church of Christ
Paul P
Paul
Howard
Beril
Purdue) Harris
Elsie Anna Gray
Sheffield Lake
Schwartz, Spence & Boyer Home
Neighborhood House Association of
Oberlin College
FAA
Oberlin Women’s Democratic Club
Doren Portman
Oberlin
Joan Cox
Tucson
Ariz
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jess
Case Western Reserve University
Medical School
Oberlin Public Library
Gane Remembered as Face We Loved and Voice We Miss
A tribute recalling Gane as a cherished figure whose presence is missed. The message reflects on his absence and enduring memory, expressing fond thoughts of someone once present and now far away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gane
Silent
Death Notices from Elyria and Grafton Areas
Death notices list BASSETT Dons K 73 of Grafton ERNEST husband JUDY Bubb daughter JAMES E son and sister with calling hours at Blackburn Funeral Home Grafton services Thursday at 10:30 am Butter Nut Ridge Cemetery Eaton Township DEWEY Robert E 71 of Howard Ohio formerly Elyna survivors include wife Pat sons Michael James sister calling hours Reichum Roberts Funeral Home Elynn services Thursday at 1 pm Brookdale Cemetery HAt Darrell Lynn Jr 19 of Elyna survivors mother Dawna father Darrell Lynn Sr stepsisters Mercurer grandparents calling hours 1-4 pm and 6-9 pm at Dicken Funeral Home Elyna services Thursday in Washington Avenue Christian Church burial Brookdale Cemetery Elyna HOFFMAN Edith M 95 Elyria survivors daughters Frances Wahl Isabel Gillispie calling hours 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Bauver Laubenthal Waimwnght Funeral Home Elyna services 11 am Thursday burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Town sup THOMPSON Leslie O Jim 67 Elyria survivors wife Dorothy daughters Deborah Gladish Patera Ross Sandra Peters Cheryl Jones Brenda Edmonds stepdaughter Robin Bryner sons James David Jack sister and three brothers calling hours 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright Funeral Home Elyria services 1:30 pm Thursday burial St Mary Cemetery Elyria
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassett Dons K
Grafton
Ernest
Jud
Bubb
James E
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St
Bunal
Butternut Ridge
Eaton Township
Dewey Robert E
Howard
Ohio
Elyna
Mary M
Pat
Darrell Lynn, Jr
Elynna
Dawna Lynn White
Darrell Lynn Harris
Christel
Teresa Mercurer
DA Jr
Arlene Knepper
Elmer D
Mary Harris
Dicken
Middle Ave
Washington Avenue Christian Church
Washington Ave
Elyria
Brookdale
Hoffman Edith M
Frances Wahl
Isabel Gillispie
Bauver-Laubenthal- Waimwnght
Chestnut Ridge
Route 57
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst
Townsup
Thompson Leslie O “Jim
Dorothy
Mittendorf longtime railroad man dies at 73
Leo H. Mittendorf 73 of Sheffield Lake died Monday at home after a long illness of cancer. Born in Atwater California he lived in Cleveland and Sheffield Lake. He was an engineer for Conrail 40 years retiring 1562. Survived by companion Darlene Hoover son Charles daughter Judy Lake six grandchildren six great grandchildren and brothers Fred and Edward. No services. Burmeister Busch Avon Lake arranged. Lorain Community St Joseph Hospice Lorain listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo H. Mittendorf
Sheffield Lake
Atwater
Calif
Cleveland
Conrail
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Europe
VFW
Lake Eric Istan
Darlene Hoover
Charles
Judy Lake
Fred
Sheffield
Edward
Davenport
Iowa
Burmeister-Busch
Avon Lake
Lorain
St. Joseph
W. 21St St. Lorain
Memorial for Elyria resident David Meszes and gunshot death noted
David T. Meszes 35 lifelong Elyria resident died at home after a personal safety related gunshot wound. He was a Cablevision engineer, Lorain County TV project contributor, and coach in Little League and GESA Soccer. Survived by wife Kitty and children Joshua and Rachael. Funeral arrangements announced with services Friday. Burial at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Meszes
Elyria
Lorain County
Kitty
Nee Vasi
St. Mary Catholic Church
Joshua D
Rachael M
Thomas
Dorothy
Nee Kaiser) Meszes
Gary
Michael
Craig
Jacksonville
Fla
Marsha
Sandy Carlson
Lawrenceville
Joseph C
Mary Jo Vasi
Bogner-Busch Family
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Meszes
Funeral
Gary J. Malin
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Meszes Children Scholarship Fund
c/o Society National Bank
Ae Midway Mail
Paul Matus
Westlake man dies in Avon car crash
Marco Mehrdad Mofakhami 33 of Westlake died Friday in a car accident in Avon. He was born in Iran and moved to the United States 11 years ago. He owned Gyro House in Sandusky and held a private pilot license. He leaves parents Lotf Ali and Akram Emami of Iran, sisters Mehrnaz and Hangameh, brother Ramin, and fiancée Tracy Anders of Westlake. Viewing times are today 2–4 and 7–9 pm at Jenkins Funeral Chapel with services at 2 pm Thursday and burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Westlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marco Mehrdad Mofakhami
Westlake
Avon
Iran
United States
Maryland
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland
Mofakhami
Sandusky
Lotf Ali
Akram
Emami
Mehrnaz
Hangameh
Ramin
Tracy Anders
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Dover Center Road
Evergreen Cemetery
Vince Edwards dies at 84 of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles
Vince Edwards star of the 1960s series Ben Casey died Tuesday in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer. He portrayed a brilliant but troubled physician who fought disease and the medical establishment on ABC and later acted in Matt Lincoln and TV movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Vince Edwards
Ben Casey
Casey
Edwards
Matt Lincoln
Vermilion Flood Aid Sought From Federal Officials
Vermilion officials plus State Sen. Alan Zaleski seek federal funding to prevent ice jam floods on the Vermilion River. Proposals include an ice retention dam and breakwall adjustments to improve flow toward Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Vermilion River
Alan Zaleski
D-Vermilion
John Irvine
Zaleski
Irvine
U.S
Paul Gillmor
Port
Sheehe
Lake Erie
Army Corps of Engineers
Army
Walter C. Neitzke
Neitzke
Gillmor
Mark Wellman
Wellman
Celebrity guest to speak at Westlake Senior Center luncheon
Fred DeGrandis president of St John West Shore Hospital will discuss hospital alliance with Sisters of Charity of St Augustine and Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. He will cover hospital changes and Medicare. Luncheon at noon March 27 cost 5.50 reservations by March 25 call Meadowood Senior Center 899 344.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Senior Center
Fred DeGrandis
St. John West Shore Hospital
DeGrandis
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
Columbia
HCA. Healthcare Corp
Medicare
Meadowood Senior Center
City eyes paint shop age limit and graffiti crime signs
An ordinance from Councilman Daniel Given proposes $100 fines for stores selling paint to under 18 without a guardian and requires visible graffiti crime signs with penalties up to $1,000 and six months in jail. Bar ko cites graffiti at Discount Drug Mart. Kmart questions loan need and crowd behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Given
Dath Ward
Bartko
Discount Drug Mart
Bloodmobile schedule for Lorain County drives March 17 to 23
The Lorain County Blood Bank Bloodmobile visits Immaculate Conception Grafton Oberlin Avon Vermilion Amherst Elyria and Oberlin locations from March 17 to 23. Donors can give at listed times including mornings afternoons and evenings at schools churches and health centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Blood Bank
Immaculate Conception
Ene St
Grafton
Oberin City Hall
S. Main St
Obertin
Avon High School
Stoney Ridge Road
Avon
Brownhelm
N. Ridge Road
West Campus
Kolbe Road
Murder Case Details in Cleveland Drive to Woodland Cemetery
The report describes Raymond Smith convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death row in January. Prosecutors say Daniel Smith aided the plan. A deposition from Michael Smith recounts the killing as Jalowiec drove the vehicle to Woodland Cemetery where Raymond and Jalowiec beat and shot Lally, who was then run over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Daniel Smith
Jalowiec
Michael
Michael Smith
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Gray Ladies
Louis J
Jack L. Stidham
Stephen
Katherine Rozic
Barbara Stojic
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Yu A
Funeral Home
St. Vitus Church
Simon Nekic
B. 32Nd St
Harvest Life
Abbe Road
John Simko
Community United Methodist
Ford C. Bainbridge
Community United Methodist Church
N. Abbe Road
George Shiltz
Bainbridge
Elyria United Methodist Village
Alzheimer's Association
Fairhill Road
Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright Funeral Home
Patrick
Mentor
Ann Day
Pauline
Andrew
John
Mary Sikora
Julia Kucinski
John J. Gluyna
Thomas L. Bedocs
Thomas L. Bedoes
Fort Lauderdale
Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh
Bauer-Laudenthal-Wainwright
Margaret Beulah Clemons Portman
Welcome Nursing Home
Castalia
Henrietta Township
David Gordon Rhodehamel, Jr
Mom
Paula
Renee
Marlee
Jos
Gordon & Heid
Lake Erie Islands
Marco Mehrdad
Gyro House
Courage
Fed
Steve Fought
Brown
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency
Fought
Kmart Super Center
Leavitt Road
Bruce van Maele
Kmart
van Maele
Stanley
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