Area deaths honors Phyllis Lee 93 of Elyria Akron
Phyllis Lee aged 93 formerly of Elyria died at Little Forest Nursing Home in Akron. Born in Choctaw Alabama she lived in Elyria 28 years before moving to Akron seven years ago. She belonged to Second Baptist Church Elyria Pearl Leaf Order of Eastern Star 456. She is survived by daughters Callie Cornelius Gertrude Noble Willie Mae Robinson Gussie Hardwick Rosa White Ella belle Bryant. sons Blanche Felix Robert with 57 grandchildren 87 great grandchildren and multiple great great grandchildren. Burial will be Glendale Cemetery Akron after services at Mt Olive Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements by Stewart and Calhoun. She was preceded in death by husband Will 1980 and son Jimmie 1983. Public calling hours tonight 7 9. Service Tuesday 1 p m at Mt Olive Baptist Church. The Rev Arthur Kemp officiates. Interment Glendale Cemetery. Nicasio R Perez 85 of Lorain died Saturday at St Joseph Hospital after brief illness. He moved from Puerto Rico in the late 1940s. He retired Jan 1970 after 21 years as third helper in blast furnace at US Steel Lorain. Survived by stepchildren Lonie and Buford Betts Lorain. wife Diccie preceded him in Aug 1975. Calling hours Tuesday 2 4 and 7 9 at Brown Funeral Home Lorain. Services to be announced.
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Choctaw
Ala
Elyria
Akron
Lee
Second Baptist Church
Pearl Leaf Order of
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Callie Cornelius
Whitfield
Gertrude Noble
Willie Mae Robinson
Gussie Hardwick
Rosa White
Ellabelle Bryant
Chattanooga
Fenn
Blanche
Cincinnati
Felix
Cleveland
Robert
Indianola
Miss
Will
Jimmie
Stewart and Calhoun Funeral Home
West Thorn
Nicasio R. Perez
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Puerto Rico
Lonie and
Buford Betts
Diccie
Brown Funeral Home
Broadway, Lorain
Helen Louise Wigal
Cawthon
LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Beach Bottom
W.va
David
Brilliant
Audrey Somerville
Rockport
Mary Ellen Somerville
Wigal
Hermane
Frankie May Johnson
Bates
United Methodist
Mary Crowell
Dorothy M.smith
Vangeline Lindell
Diana Nightingale
Paradise Valley
Ariz
John J
South Pasadena
Fla
Alex A
William F
Las Vegas
Nev
Marguerite Yearsley
Lubbock
Texas
Irene Gerhardinger
Avon
Elinor Louthan
Grace Henyecz
New Jersey
Ida Molnar
Huron
Joseph Vass
Local Obituaries and Funeral Details From Elyria Area
The list includes Helen Louise Wigal 80 of LaGrange died after a long illness with arrangements by Chambers Funeral Home Wellsburg. Frankie May Johnson 91 of Elyria died after a month long illness with services at Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home. Rose Helen Rook 74 formerly Huntington died at Good Shepherd Home Ashland followed by burial in Burbank. Ethel White 81 Elyria died after a short illness with funeral details at Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home and burial in Resthaven Memory Gardens. Survivors and relatives are listed with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren across WV and Ohio.
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Rose Helen Rook
Huntington
Good Shepherd Home
Ashland
Monroeville
Wellington
Ethel White
Nee Vass
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Death notices for Boggs JR and Curtis
Death notices list Richard Dick Boggs Jr 31 Elyria wife Diana daughter Tina Rose Fletcher Boggs and sons Lloyd Alan Fletcher Boggs Aaron Lee Fletcher Boggs with parents Richard Sr and Carol and two brothers Visitation today 12-2 and 7-9 pm Richard Reidy Funeral Home Lorain Funeral 10 am Tuesday St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Interment private Cora Elizabeth Curtis 41 Wakeman Mt Vernon survived by four Kenneth David and three brothers Friends may call 7-9 pm Tuesday Blackburn Fulton Funeral Home Grafton Service 11 am Wednesday Funeral Home burial LaGrange Cemetery private
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Curtis Cora Elizabeth
Wakeman
Mt Vernon
Kenneth
David
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Main St
Grafton
Bural
LaGrange Cemetery
114 tires slashed at Ridgeville car lot
Vandals slashed 114 tires at Vehicles Unlimited in North Ridgeville. Police said additional tires were damaged across the street at Ridgeview Shopping Center. Owner Steve Smith estimates over 10 000 dollars in damage to about 50 used cars and offers a 1000 dollar reward for tips leading to arrests.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Ridgeview
Steve Smith
Vehicles Unlimited
Center Ridge Road
Smith
Vermilion
St Patty DUIs Lead to a Dozen Arrests Across Holiday Weekend
Elyria Ohio troopers arrested 12 people for driving while intoxicated during St Patrick's Day weekend. Lt. Ken Morckel said arrests occurred Friday and Saturday evenings on busy routes including 57 58 and 113. He noted no fatal accidents and that extra troopers were assigned to holiday periods.
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Elyria
Merckel
Lorain duo charged after early morning cocaine raid
Lorain woman Evelyn Perez and ex-boyfriend Jose Melero, both named in police records, were arrested at Perez’s home with seven ounces of cocaine valued at about $18 000. They face aggravated trafficking charges with possible prison terms of three to 15 years.
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Lorain
Jose Melero
Evelyn Perez
Melero
Perez
Vermilion woman injured in two car crash
A Vermilion resident, Nancy S. Ferguson, 32, was in guarded condition at Providence Hospital Sandusky after a two car collision Saturday. Passenger Opel Knox, 59, of Lodi, was listed in satisfactory condition. Two other passengers, Jenny and Stephanie Ferguson, aged 12 and 14, sustained minor injuries.
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Huron Twp
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
Nancy S. Ferguson
Beech View Dr
Opel Knox
Lodi
Ferguson
Jenny Ferguson
Stephanie Ferguson
Beech View Drive
Former Amherst woman killed in Kentucky car crash
Marcella Casada, 19, of Somerset Kentucky, died when her car overturned on Kentucky Route 80 west of Somerset after the right front wheel left the road shoulder. She was the sole occupant.
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Somerset
Amherst
Kentucky
Lexington
Sheriff's Department
Walter S Mack dies at 94 after reviving PepsiCo roots
Walter S Mack who saved Pepsi-Cola during a low period and built it into a leading soft drink company died in Manhattan at 94 after a lengthy illness. He passed away in his sleep following pneumonia and heart disease. His son said Mack had recuperated at home since December. In the 1930s he revived troubled firms and steered Pepsi syrup division before becoming its president in 1938.
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NEW Yortk
Walter S. Mack
Pepsi-Cola Co
Mack
Manhattan
Walter S. Mack Jr
Loft’s Candy Chain
Pepsi Syrup
Pepsi
Two Elyria arrests linked to early Sunday disturbances
Police report an Elyria man, 28, was arrested after a Depot Street disturbance. Joseph Lewis faces two assault counts and one for resisting arrest, with stun gun and spray used in the takedown. No serious injuries.
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Elyria
Depot Street
Joseph Lewis
Fairmount Ave
Lewis
Cleveland Street
Grafton
Ross Services plans expansion at Giles Road incinerator
Ross Environmental Services proposes a 12 million expansion of its Giles Road incinerator in Grafton to create 50 jobs by 1993. The project replaces a rotary kiln to burn more solids and sludges, reduce liquids, and meet evolving environmental regulations pending EPA approval and public hearings.
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Grafton — Ross Environmental Services
Giles Road
Maureen M. Cromling
Ross
EPA
Keich
Six Beautification Fund Grants Aid Lorain County Schools
The Lorain County Beautification Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County has awarded six grants up to 200 dollars to area teachers and their classes. Projects include recycling experiments, bird sanctuaries, tree planting, park cleanups, and a memorial garden.
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Lorain County
Community Foundation of
Greater Lorain County
Sandra K. Bund
McCormick Middle School
Wellington
Amanda Dircks 87 Berlin Heights resident dies
Amanda M Dircks 87 of Berlin Heights dies at Huron Health Care Center four days before her 88th birthday. She lived 61 years in Berlin Heights was a Church member and past American Legion Auxiliary president. Survived by husband Carl son Leonard daughter Louise Kessler nine grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and sister Laura Pfuhl. Funeral services and burial planned with American Legion honors and donations to charity preferred.
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Amanda M. Dircks
Berlin Heights
Huron Health Care Center
Oxford Township
St. John Lutheran Church
Wellington area high school facility expansion and growth
In 1971 a $1.8 million local and $1.8 million state match funded a new high school building opened for 300 juniors from Wellington and nearby districts. Now serving about 1,160 students countywide, it underwent an $11.5 million expansion over 10 acres with no new debt and added evening adult education. The facility’s value rose from $14.1 million to an appraisal of $27 million.
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William Ruth
Wellington
Oberlin
Amherst
Firelands
Keystone
Lorain
Sidewalk grants erode neighborhood activism and trust
Edward Rybka and Pat O Malley describe hounding over newly laid sidewalks that many deem inferior. City council members steer funds to housing groups and churches, using grants to quiet critics and co opt supporters. As a result neighborhood reform momentum has faded and local leaders shift to salaried nonprofit roles.
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Salvation Army
Women Together
Brownette
Academy of Charm
Nintendo champs crown three regional winners
Three electronic sharpshooters emerged as champions at the Nintendo Regional Championship in Cleveland. Adam Misosky, 8, Concord Township, Mike Winzinek, 17, Canton, and Darko Tankosic, 18, Parma, earned world championship berths to be decided in Orlando. Cleveland hosted one of 34 qualifying events.
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Cleveland
Convention Center
Adam Misosky
Concord Township
Mike Winzinek
Canton
Darko Tankosic
Parma
Orlando
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Resthaven Memory Gardens
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Pulaski County
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Chestnut Ridge Rd
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Ross Services
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