Area deaths and service notices in Ohio region
Area and regional obituaries report former Cleveland Safety Director James T. Carney dies at 74 after Alzheimer's illness. Other notices include Ralph Harold A. Pember of Elyria dead in West Palm Beach after long illness, Elliott Underwood of Lorain dies at 90 with services planned, and multiple funeral details for local residents Mary Steer and Margaret E. Nitch.
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Cleveland
James T. Carney
Carney
Tarview General Hospital
Cleveland Fire Depart LP
Arr
Carl Stokes
Ralph
Death notices from Amherst to Lorain region
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with survivors and service details. Andrew J Kolennich Jr of Amherst, 69, funeral Wednesday. Lewis of Lorain, 53, visitation Friday, service Saturday. Margaret E Nitch, 83, Ashland, visitation tonight, burial Elyria. Leona J Stang, 78, Wellington, visitation tonight, service Wednesday. Steven Andrew Stewart, four months, Elyria, funeral arrangements. David W. of LaPorte, 83, service times, burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Lawrence Lewis
Lorain
Gracie
Ayeshia Musa
Susie Moore
AP Gaheem
Lewis Jr
Bernard
Brown Funeral Home
Tower Baptist Church
Elmwood
David W
LaPorte
Heas
Dolores
Stacy Sair
Rhonda Williams
Thelma Williams
Laubenthal
Elyria
St. Mary’s Church
Ridge Hill Memorial
Elyria teacher Ethel Hannaford dies after long illness
Former Elyria teacher Ethel Hannaford died Monday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Ashtabula, she lived in Elyria 50 years and taught at Franklin and Hamilton Schools before retiring. Survived by husband Jack Ry, daughter Karen Hannaford, son Dr William J, two grandchildren, and brother Harry Carlson. Burial at Brookdale. memorials to First Congregational Church. Dicken Funeral Home in charge.
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Ethel H. Hannaford
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hannaford
Ashtabula
Franklin
First Congregational Church
Dicken
Mary A. Hencheck
Lorain
Anchor Lodge
Mrs. Hencheck
Forest City
Simpson
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Joseph
Barbara) Petrovich
Anna Opeka
Emory
Friends
John R. Devin
St. Anthony Church
Calvary Cemetery
Correction clarifies Elyria bank official endorsements
John Blevins, vice president and manager of the Real Estate Center at Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank, leads endorsements and a speakers bureau for the May 0.5 percent income tax proposal. The bank title was mislisted in Monday's Chronicle-Telegram.
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Elyria
John Blevins
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
Chronicle-Telegram
Amherst panel approves funds to hire one more policeman
Amherst Finance Committee allocates 16,686 to hire one full time patrolman starting April after five officers protested a plan to drop the minimum police level from 15 to 12. The panel cites 1980 voter approval of 15 as the minimum and outlines funding sources including 10,000 from police, 3,000 from fire equipment, 2,000 from safety director account, and 1,686 from contingency.
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Amherst Panel
Amherst
FDP
Dan Jamsin
Kathy Litkovitz
Mrs. Litkovitz
Council
Anthony DePaola
Oruinance
DePaola
Police and Fire Committee
Elyria High School wins Academic Challenge
Elyria High School defeated Bloomfield and Parma Normandy to win the Academic Challenge. The senior EHS team—Ralph Lillico Robert Schofield and Thomas Paonessa with alternates Kathleen Pileski and Brian Lumley—was advised by Virginia Waratinsky and will be shown on Channel 5 March 31.
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Elyria
Elyria High School
Bloomfield
Parma Normandy
Ralph Lillico
Douglas Lillico
Sumner St
Robert Schofield
Richard Schofield
Kathleen Pileski
Ray Pileski
Louisiana
Brian Lumley
Mildred Lumley
Beverly Court
Virginia Waratinsky
Sheffield board closes executive session with personnel talks
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School Board held a nearly two hour executive session Monday night to discuss negotiations and personnel. The regular meeting drew about 75 attendees and postponed decisions on the budget and funds to a March 29 special meeting at Sheffield Middle School pool.
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Sheffield Lake
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Gary Young
Sheffield Middle School
United Way Dinner Time for Volunteers Honors Lorain County
The United Way of Greater Lorain County will host the Cheers for Volunteers dinner March 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Elyria Holiday Inn. New board members and officers will be nominated, and four community service awards will be presented to agency volunteers. A total of 35 area residents have been nominated.
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Elyria
United Way of
Drydocked sailboat fire causes $8000 damage at Seaway Marine
A 46-foot LORAIN sailboat stored at Seaway Marine dry dock on 180 E. 9th St sustained about $8000 in damage after a blaze started at the bow while workers welding. Firefighter Ken Grizzell injured his left foot after falling through an open hatch during efforts to contain the fire.
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Lorain
Mondeaight Alres
Seaway Marine
9Th St
Marine’s
Ken Grizzell
Lake mayor defends hiring his son for road department
Sheffield Lake Mayor Daniel Fragassi says he followed procedures in hiring his son Michael Fragassi for the road department. Michael, a Glenville State College graduate, began full time March 13 at $9.02 per hour after others on layoff were asked to report. two people were on layoff status.
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Sheffield Lake
Daniel Fragassi
Michael Fragassi
Glenville State College
West Virginia
Toxic waste expert to speak in Avon Lake
Avon Lake League of Women Voters hosts a March 21 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Avon Lake Public Library with Bob Bowmann of the Ohio Public Interest Campaign presenting Cincinnati's right to know ordinance and efforts to pass a similar Cleveland law. He will discuss local hazardous wastes, disposal methods, disposal sites, and waste types.
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Avon Lake
League
Robin Jindra
North Ridgeville Democratic Women Meet at City Hall
The North Ridgeville Democratic Women’s Club will gather Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall community room. Mayor Floyd Peace will be the featured speaker, with guests and prospective members welcome.
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North Ridgevile
North Ridgeville
Democratic Women's Club
City Hall
Floyd Peace
Erratic Elyria Police and Fire Log March 18
The Elyria log records theft of 35 dollars at Termes Bird ees, breaking and entering arrests at multiple addresses including 3117 Cleveland Le Lorain and 508 Dewey Ss, car theft, furnace overheater, and criminal mischief. Arrests include Charles T. Mownie, William R. Noble, Keenas aarp, and James W. Barr at various locations in Elyria.
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Lerain
Charles T. Mownie
Cleveland le Lorain
Saba
Res
St Pore
Elma Dr
James W. Barr
St. Elyria
Hearing delayed for man charged in Kale murder
Elyria court postponed the competency hearing for Douglas Malone 27 of North Ridgeville after his court-appointed attorneys said they may be replaced by two Cleveland lawyers retained by Malone’s father. Malone is charged with aggravated murder in the October death of Lewis Kale. two co defendants and two others received life terms.
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Elyria
Douglas Malone
Malone
Geumnet
Teg Cleveland
North Ridgeville
Lewis Kale
Kale
Herman
Howard Bittner
Sheffield Lake
Lorain County Common
Keystone schools renew pacts with 3 principals
Keystone School District renewed administrative contracts for three principals at the board meeting. David Ring, assistant high school principal, Donald Ferri Aut, Water PA ALC pad, and Edward Bernetich, assistant middle school principal and curriculum coordinator, secured three-year contracts effective Aug. 1, 1984, to July 31, 1987.
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Sheffield Middle School
Theodore Greener
Brookside High School
Donald Chiavetta
BHS
William Hamilton
David Karahuta
Betleski enters plea for Kothe
Elyria reports Lewis Kothe, indicted by a county grand jury for the January shooting death of his mother, entered an innocent plea at arraignment after declining to plead pending motions to dismiss. Judge Betleski, with attorney Jeffrey Farrow, noted potential issues with earlier indictments and a wary path on dismissal motions as a new judge is set to be appointed.
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Elyria
Lewis Kothe
Special County
Kothe
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Adrian Betleski
Jeffrey Farrow
Friday
Betleski
Farrow
Ohio Supreme Court
Joseph Cirigliano
Rothe
Kathe
Palm Ave School Not Headquarter Move. Likely Lease
Lorain school officials said Palm Avenue School will close at year end and is not to be used as administrative offices. The district may lease the building to avoid divestiture, while considering Charleston School on Pole Avenue and West 23rd Street for future offices.
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Palm Ave
Lorain
John Paine
Board of Education
Palm Avenue
Pavie
Charleston
Pole Avenue
West 23Rd Street
Councilman votes against free prison meals plan
Elyria reports prisoners will receive free meals for another year per city policy. Councilman Robert Reichard R-4 opposed entering a feeding contract after bids. He urged paying for meals only for those who can’t, citing about 6000 dollars yearly cost and manpower concerns. Mayor Keys notes the price and state law requiring meals. Solicitor Ferguson cites legal mandate.
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Elyria
Robert Reichard
R-4
Michael Keys
George Ferguson
Coroner to Rule on Student's Death
Lorain County coroner to determine cause of death of 18 year old William D. Spooner whose body was found in the 700 block of Erie Street after a bell around his neck broke. Spooner, a Midview High School student, was last seen Thursday and autopsy was performed today.
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Lorain County
William D. Spooner
Cleveland St
Erie Street
Spooner
Midview High School
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Harold A. Pember
West Palm Beach
Fla
Oberlin
Pembers Welding
Abbe Road
Florence
Rosalie Resar
Raymond
Laroy
Marie Heath
Pember
Elliott Underwood
Eliott “Cappy” Underwood
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Underwood
Brownsville
Louis
Lorain Telephone Company
Tinderwood
Miller
Russell
Ernest
Lehigh Acres
Bertha Baniak
California
Helen Pavlick
David
Betty) Whitcomb
Littleton
Mass
Reidy-Scanlan
Jimmy Madsen
First Lutheran Church of
Kisinger
Centerville
Westland Cemetery
Perk
Genevieve
The
Aliguts of Columbus
Alhambra
Thomas Carney
Korea
St. Patrick Church
Nitch Services
Margaret E. Nitch
Ashland
Dicken Funeral Home
Funeral
St. Mary's Cemetery
Mary Steez
Mary Steer
Lorain Area
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Avon
Kolenich JR
Andrew J
Florence Tinet Trejay
Andrew J Kojenich
Vesitatinn
Dorn
Hempel Funeral Home
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Nitch Margaret E
Elyria and
Alice Mitchell
Ticken Funeral Home
St Mary's Cemetery
Stang Leona J
Wellington
Theves
Epee
Curtis-Scheuffler
Ridgelawn
Stewart Steven Andrew Stewart
Elyna
Buzzy
Vicki Stewart
Roy
Nedra Stewart
Anita Wauthier
Ora Salida
Visitaton
Curts-Seheuffler
Sinde
Abundane Life
Weeneeday
Brookdale
Mary A. Mencheck
Jim Gammons
Gammons
Bellfield
Thomas Paonessa
Whitman Blvd
Sheffield Board
Kathy Wilhelm
United Way
S. Lake
A. Lake
Enyria
M3 Watley Vie
William R. Noble
Keenas Aarp
Broad
Reeras
Ste O
By Scott Stephens
Dayton Forensic Center
Kelley
Gill
Douglas
Dougan
Cirigliano
Keystone Schools
Luret Wie
Uie
Willis Taylor
Taylor
Keystone
Campo
LaGrange
Dominic Campo
LaGrange Road
Carlisle Township
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