Area deaths across Lorain County and Vermilion
Obituaries list several local residents including John Byrd 63 a Lorain welder retired from American Building Company and Army veteran, Doris Grace 85 Elyria, Dollie Hayes 88 Amherst, Allie Reichlin 33 Elyria, Sophia Byrd widow of John and many survivors with family connections in Lorain Wellington Norwood and Vermilion. Cremation and private services planned, with funeral homes Reichlin Roberts Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright and others handling arrangements.
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Sophia
Nee McCall
Cindy Ketcham
Mary Frances
Lorain
John H
Army
Fort Riley
Kaw
Mary M. Byrd
Norwood
Janet
San Diego
Donald E. Byrd
Nor
Grace Doris
Elyria
Joseph M
James J. William M
Bauer Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge Head
St Mary Cemetery
Hayes Dollie
Amherst
Leronard Wilbert
Mabel Phillips
Evelyn Glover
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Park Ave
Florence Cemetery
Korean War Vets Invited to Cleveland St Patrick’s Parade
Elyria Veterans group invites all Korean War veterans to join Monday’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Cleveland. Local chapter VP Robert G nare will carry a blue banner in the procession. Veterans call O’Hare at 327 4844 for details.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Robert G Nare
Death fast inmate gets 18 month sentence for theft
Ralph Wilson 42 of Cleveland pleaded guilty in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to grand theft and breaking and entering for stealing boat parts from Quality Marine in Avon. He was sentenced to 18 months after waiving a pre sentence report. The case links to a Florida boat parts fencing operation and to ringleader Denzil Thomas.
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Elyria
Ralph Wilson
Cleveland
Avon
Wilson
Quality Marine
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Lynett McGough
Florida
Lorain County
Greg White
Denzil Thomas
Thomas
Lorain man charged with attempted aggravated murder
Idris Jackson, 20, of 5001 W Erie Ave in Lorain, turned himself in after a shooting at West Lake Garden Apartments that left Victor Diaz, 23, hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The weapon was a .22 caliber pistol found nearby as witnesses say Jackson shot Diaz in the stomach during a hallway fight, then fled before police canine units tracked him.
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Lorain
West Lake Garden
Idris Jackson
W. Erie Ave
Victor Diaz
Erie Ave
Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center
Diaz
Cleveland Hospital
Lorain Community Hospital
Jackson
Friday the 13th hit a Lorain pizza shop owner
Eliseo DeSantis reported a violent theft spree starting with about 1500 dollars in payroll cash and checks from a van and a garage opener used to break into his West Erie Avenue home. Thieves then stole 5000 dollars in clothes and video gear, dragged a safe, and took his pickup truck. The truck was recovered near 4 a.m. in Amherst. a mink coat worth 3000 dollars and two VHS recorders, among other items, were missing.
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Lorain
Eliseo DeSantis
G Street
DeSantis
Eliseo
Yala
Toledo man held after Ohio Turnpike drug arrest
State police arrested Rogelio Hernandez, 32, of Toledo, for drug trafficking after traffic violations on the Ohio Turnpike. He was held in Erie County Jail on 10,000 bond. Police found over 4,000 grams of marijuana and cited fictitious plates and following too close. Hernandez said he bought the marijuana in Texas.
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Berlin
Toledo
Highway Patrol
Rogelio Hernandez
Erie County
Milan Post
Ohio State Patrol
Hernandez
Texas
Lorain man hurt in brawl at Bob's Big Boy
Lorain police report a 21 year old, Laury Phillip Nicholas of Forest Hills Drive, sustained a dislocated shoulder in a street brawl following an argument at Bob's Big Boy on Leavitt Road. After security ousted six men, a red Mercury Cougar pursued the two cars to Narrangasett where they fought.
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Lorain
Leavitt Road
Laury Phillip Nicholas
Forest Hills Drive
Lorain Community Hospital
Narranpaseit Boulevard
Leavitt
Nicholas
Bob's
Narrangasett
Items Stolen From Cop's Car In Lorain
Police report Sgt Wayne Long found his cruiser broken into and items missing from his driveway. His gold badge hat handcuffs a black canvas briefcase binoculars flashlight citation book and a tape recorder valued at 300 were taken. The theft was noticed by his daughter at 7 30 am Friday after the dog alerted at 2 30 am.
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Lorain
Wayne Long
Long
Murder witness freed after contempt and recanting
Wil liam Avery Jr. freed from Lorain jail after more than 100 days as a material witness in the Lenworth Edwards murder case. Bond reduced to 5000 personal, he was released from protective custody following a contempt finding for refusing to testify in the December trial. Avery claimed Edwards threatened him, leading to recantation and transfer to Lorain City Jail for security.
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Elyria
William Avery Jr
Lorain County
Avery
Lenworth Edwards
Edwards
Lorain
Lorain City
Shooting incident on Leavitt Road ends without injuries
An 18-year-old man says a man in a Buick fired several shots at his car on Leavitt Road Friday night and attempted to ram it. The Buick backer and girlfriend group had earlier dined at Taco Bell on Cooper Foster Road. No injuries or charges reported.
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Lorain
Leavitt Road
West 29Th St
Taco Bell
Cooper Foster Road
Leavitt
City weighs ban on Snappa restaurant left turn
Elyria officials consider banning left turns from the Snappa Restaurant at the Cleveland Street and Route 57 intersection to ease traffic tie ups. Engineer Lonny Shippy’s office will issue a recommendation soon as delays persist at the Wood intersection.
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Cleveland Street
Elyria
Dukeday ciUwood
Lonny Shippy
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Dover
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Athens
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Maple Grove Cemetery
American Cancer Society
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