Betty DeCosky 82 longtime hospital volunteer dies in Mount Vernon
Betty J Williams DeCosky 82 of Mount Vernon and formerly Elyria died Friday at Country Club Retirement Campus in Mount Vernon. She served as president of Hillcrest Hospital auxiliary and later volunteered 15 years at Lakewood Hospital. Survived by sons Richard L Jr and John F, daughter Mary Beth Meyer, Anne Kile, seven grandchildren. Mass Monday at St Bernadette Westlake. interment St Joseph Amherst. Memorials to Hospice of Knox County.
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Betty J. DeCosky
Williams
Mount Vernon
Elyria
Country Club
Cleveland
Hillcrest Hospital
Lakewood Hospital
DeCosky
Richard L, Jr
Rocky River
John F
Howard
Daugh
Mary Beth Meyer
East Lansing
Mich
Anne Kile
Hilliard
Richard L. Sr
Rosemary Basinger
Lawrence
Frederick
Berry Funeral Home
Center Ridge Road
Clague Road
Westlake
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
St. Joseph
Amherst
Knox County
High St
Gene Covey 79 longtime GM plant retiree dies in Ohio
Marion Eugene Covey of North Eston aged 79 died after a short illness at Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights. He served in WWII Normandy to Central Europe, worked 30 years at the GM Chevrolet Brook Park plant, and was a North Eaton Baptist Church trustee. Survived by wife Annie Belle and children, burial at Butternut Ridge Cemetery. Services Sunday at North Eaton Baptist Church. Memorials to church Pew Pond.
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Marion
Eugene
Gene’ Covey
Marion Eugene
Gene” Covey
North Eston
General Motors
Chevrolet
North Eaton Baptist Church
Covey
Annie Belle
Saylor
Dana Hill
Trish McDevitt
Melinda Jordan
Wellington
Janice Richey
North Eaton
Aileen Hars
Blacksburg
Milfried Newman
Pulaski
George Covey
North Ridgeville
William L. Covey Jr
Wilbur L. Covey
Douglas Covey
Greensboro
N.C
Dennis Lee Covey
W. Darlene Baechie
William Lee
Nora Lee
Nee Songer) Covey
Edith Bell Covey
Joyce Ann Chinault
Mary G Tellier obituary notices Elyria
Mary G Tellier, 63, of Elyria died Thursday. Survivors include husband Raymond L, daughters Nancy Baldwin Theresa Carreon and Mery Beard, sons Thomas Steve and Andrew, 20 grandchildren, brothers Donald Charles David and Robert Quigley, sisters Carol Nelson and Pame. Page. Friends may visit 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dicken Funeral Home, Middle Ave. Elyria. A funeral Mass will be 11 am Monday at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, 1295 N Ridge Rd, Elyria. Burial will be in St Mary's Cemetery, Elyria.
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Tellier
Mary G
Elyria
Mmelude
Raymond L
Nancy Baldwin
Theresa Carreon
Mery Beard
Thomas
Steve
Andrew
Donald Quigley
Charles Quigley
David Quigley
Robert Quigley
Carol Nelson
Pame' Page
Dicken Funeral Home
Middle Ave
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
N. Ridge Road
St Mary's Cemetery
Donna Mar. 78 Dies. Survivors Named in Wellington Notice
Donna Mar. 78 died Wednesday. Survivors include son Robert of Wellington and daughters Donna Kay Trautman and Mary Lee Boles. Friends may call Sunday evening at Cowling Truman Finest Home 218 Herrick Ave Wellington, where funeral services Monday at 11 am. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Wellington.
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Donna Mar
Robert
Wellington
Donna Kay ‘Trautman
Mary Lee Boles
Vandahuidsen
Cowling-Truman
Herrick Ave
Greenwood Cemetery
Dietz, Gertrude M. longtime Avon Lake bookkeeper dies
Gertrude M. Dietz died Friday at Ree Ann Suburban Nursing Home in Westlake after a long illness. Born in Cleveland she lived in Westlake most of her life before moving to Avon Lake in 1982. She worked as a bookkeeper for North Dover Hardware in Westlake and retired in 1972. Survived by daughter Deanna Roberts of Avon Lake two sons William and Robert eight grandchildren nine great grandchildren a brother and three sisters. Funeral Monday Mass at St Peter Catholic Church in North Ridgeville. Memorials to St Peter Restoration Fund.
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Gertrude M. Dietz
Snider
Avon Lake
Ree-Ann
Westlake
Cleveland
North Dover Hardyare
Dietz
St. Peter and St. Richard
Avon
Oliver
Charles
Joan Krogulecki
Loretta Vencel
Clara Bacher
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
St. Peter Catholic Church
Thomas J. Park
St. Peter's Cemetery
St. Peter Restoration Fund
Two Obituaries Share Sameness and Distant Roots in Irwin and Oberlin
Ruth E Buffington Guy 35 of Irwin Pa died March 15 at Mercy Jeannette Hospital. She owned Guy's Confectionery with husband Russell for 35 years and was active at First Presbyterian Irwin. Stella Pagales 93 of Oberlin died at Allen Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Liepaja Latvia she lived in Oberlin since 1985 and immigrated to Chicago in 1949. Burial plans are private in Chicago. Cowling Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Guy Ruth E. Buffington Guy
Irwin
Mercy Jeannette Hospital
Dorothy L. Green
Elyria
Grace B. Lounsbrough
Carlisle Township
Norwin High School
Russell
Guy's Confectionery
First Presbyterian Church of
Sandra L. Daugherty
Mary Helen Payne
DeLand
Fla
George Buffington
Mary E. Sullivan Buffington
William Snyder
Main St
First Presbyterian Church
Bruce A. Maxwell
Irwin Union Cemeteries
Stella Pagales
Stanislava Jonaityte
Oberlin
Alien Medical Center
Stella Rosenfeld
Liepaja
Latvia
Pranas Jonaitis
Russian Empire
Archangelsk
Russia
Lithuania
Klaipeda
Kanas
Austria
Kempten
Germany
Chicago
Pagales
Jurgis Pagalys
Aneie Johnson
Maria
Keszlowska
Jonaitis
Elena
Jadwiga
Vladas
Olive Ina Fletcher obituary life of Lorain resident
Olive Ina Fletcher 83 of Lorain died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Avon after a long illness. She was born in Wellington and spent much of her life in Lorain as a Navy mother and Gold Star Mother. Surviving are daughters Darlene Krieg Bernice Reisz Barbara Szabo 11 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren 19 great great grandchildren, a brother Lawrence Page and many nieces and nephews. Services Monday at Devin Funeral Home Lorain with Rev Bill Goodrich officiating burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township. Harbinger Hospice Westlake received donations in lieu of flowers.
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Olive Ina Fletcher
Amherst
Bernice Reisz
Barbara Szabo
Lorain
Lawrence Page
William M
Robert
William
Rae Dene Hutton
Howard Page
Frank Page
Robert Page
Clayton Page
Laura Minick
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Bill Goodrich
God Cares
Avon Lake
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Harbinger Hospice
Bassett Road
Westlake
Obituary of Anna F Kosco of Grafton and Elyria
Anna F Kosco nee Regter 9 of Grafton died Friday at EMH Regional Medical Center Elyria after a short illness Born in Erie PA she lived in Elyria and Grafton long time Survivors include Joanne Kapranica Sharon Zelinski son Richard Kosco seven grandchildren 16 great grandchildren sister Eleanor Mitler and stepson Raymond Patchuta Funeral services 9:30 a.m. Monday at Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home Mass 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church Cleveland Area Alzheimer's Association is listed as a charity contact.
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Anna F. Kosco
Anna F Kosco
Regter
Grafton
Emh Regional Medical Center
Elyria
Erie
Joanne Kapranica
Sharon Zelinski
Medina
Richard Kosco
New Bern
N.C
Eleanor Mitler
Raymond Patchuta
Massillon
Joseph
Helen Regler
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge Road
Inmaculate Conception Catholic Church
Erie St
Robert Vieweg
Alzheimer’s Association
Cleveland Area
Pairhill Road
Cleveland
Obituary notes for Kendera and Bolte in Avon Lake area
Helen A Durk Kendera 93 of Avon Lake died at home after a brief illness. Survived by daughter Betty Frankiewicz and sons Lawrence James Richard. eight grandchildren. 13 great grandchildren. sisters Dorothy Weidner and Marjorie Maier. Memorial service March 30 at Avon Lake United Church of Christ. A. James Bolte 65 of North Olmsted died at Good Samaritan Nursing Home after a short illness. Former owner of Jim's Auto Body. survived by wife Mae and several children and grandchildren. Services Monday at Assumption Catholic Church Grafton with burial at Holy Trinity Cemetery Avon. Hospice and Red Cross donations invited.
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Helen A. Kendera
Durk
Avon Lake
New Orleans
Cleveland
Kendera
Richard
Vermilion
Dorothy Weidner
Mar-jorie Maier
Pensacola
Fla
Joseph S
Judith
John and
Mathilda
Nee Schwartz) Durk
Edward Durk
Lucille Weidner
A. James
Jim’ Bolte
Jim” Bolte
North Olmsted
Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Avon
Joliet
Ill
Westlake
Jim
Rocky River
Bolte
St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Browns
JoAnne Collins
Sheffield Lake
Jackie Caffe
Janis Wilson
Joyce Bolte
Grafton
Judy Peters
Julie Thompson
New London
Mae
Bauer-Laubenthal Wuaneral
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elyria
Assumption Catholic Church
Elm St
Ralph Bodziony
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Western Reserve
Middle Ave
American Red Cross
W. River Road
Jerry Ford Haithcock obituary in Ohio and Alabama ties
Jerry Ford Haithcock 58 of Columbia Station telecom consultant died Thursday at EMH Regional Medical Center Elyria. A US Army Vietnam veteran. Survived by sisters Martha Taylor Elizabeth Watson a brother Shelby and others. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday McGorray Brothers Westlake. Interment Old Line Cemetery Hodges Alabama. Donations requested to American Lung Association Cleveland.
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Jerry Ford Haithcock
Ford Haithcock
Columbia Station
Emh
Elyria
Vietam
Nel Nee Collins
Martha Taylor
Elizabeth Watson
Shelby
Dotsie Rollins
William
James
Buford
McGorray Brothers Funeral Home
Westlake
Center Ridge Road
Old Line Cemetery
Hodges
Ala
American Lung Association
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
Martha Midt Schmidt dies after short illness
Martha Midt Schmidt of Wellington died Friday at Elms Retirement Village after a short illness. Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home with Chestnut Ridge Road and state Route 57 Elyria will announce arrangements.
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Martha Midt
Martha M. Schmidt
Wellington
Elms
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elyria
Middle school bee contestants advance after judging error
Sarah faced elimination but earned a second chance when judges ruled pronouncer Larry Pfrogner mispronounced her word. Avon Lake seventh grader Brandon Wrobieski and St. Anthony of Padua seventh grader Cara Dlugosz also lasted long in the competition as preliminaries produced winners Jason Sokol of Learwood and Taylor Seman of Midview.
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Sarah
Larry Pfrogner
Brandon Wrobieski
Avon Lake
Learwood Middle School
Cara Dlugosz
St. Anthony of Padua
Jason Sokol
Learwood
Taylor Seman
Midview Middle School
Bower
Quay Wins Big at 76th Scripps Howard Spelling Bee
The champion Quay expressed surprise at her second win as rounds conclude with victory. She receives trophies for herself and her school along with a dictionary gift certificate a T shirt a fanny pack and a trip to Washington. Quay will travel with her parents and younger brother. The 76th annual Bee is scheduled for late May. Contact details are listed.
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Quay
Washington
Dave Perczek
Children rescued from squalor in Lorain trailer park case
Police found children living in squalor at a Lorain trailer park. Foster parents now care for them as authorities review neglect referrals. Court records show their father Jerry Harkless has two prior domestic violence convictions, while Phillips faced a 2000 peace disruption conviction. Health department says interiors are owner responsibility. inspectors focus on exteriors.
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Burtnett
Burnett
Jerry Harkless
Phillips
Harkness
Harry's
Lorain
Kathy Plomarius
Tomaszewski
Filomaritis
Dan Harkins
Dharkins
Chronicletelegram.com
West charged after fatal stabbing in household dispute
Testimony shows Tyler shouted a knife threat as West fled. Tyler later died from injuries after a struggle with West who claimed Tyler grabbed him. Tyler’s toxicology showed high blood alcohol. defense urged manslaughter, not aggravated murder, while West planned self harm post crime.
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West
Tyler
Carpentiere
Lorain libraries face budget cuts amid state reductions
The Lorain Public Library System, with a main library and five branches, will implement immediate cuts including 78718 for materials 64234 for public-use computers and 16211 for the building fund. Despite high demand 1.5 million items were checked out last year and internet use rose 42 percent in 2002.
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Cromer
Lorain
Local Birth Announcements Include Several Lorain Area Dads
Multiple births listed from Lorain and surrounding towns with dates in March. Names include families such as Tatum in Lorain and Hill in Elyria, plus others in Grafton and Oberlin area towns.
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Dee
Jack
Abby
the Chronicle
Ruth E. Buffington
Quay Roberts
Mancino
Nunez
Brad Dicken
Bdicken
Cramer
Dave Perozek
Chronicletelagram
E.M.H. Regional Medical Center
We Car
Wendy Deidnick
Berin Heights
Jennvar Tatum
Aichanda Hill
Smith
Elyras
Daianad
David Wagner
Crystal
Dav Wierd
Lake
Sano Laurentake
Fredo Arroyo
Scott
Mare
Gienbrecht
Matthew
Tammy
Neville
Wallington
Erica Stanton
Knte Hayes
Angela Herahberger
Sarah Woll
Kevin Schmitz
Jackie Goforth
Beau Lite
Graton
Margh
Fleming
Carat Mosely
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