Two Local Men Die In Separate Lorain County Incidents
Edward Johnson 26 of Elyria dies in a truck accident on Route 57 at Taylor Street after moving from Cleveland. He leaves a mother Dorothy Cerny and two children Rebecca and Doug. John Hrinda 82 of Lorain dies after a long illness. a US Steel Lorain Works millwright, he leaves a wife Mary and three children, with extensive church and union memberships. Services and viewings set at local funeral homes with rites at St. Nicholas Church Lorain and burial at Calvary Cemetery. Memorials to St. Nicholas Building Fund are requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johnson
Elyria
Taylor Street
John Hrinda
Lorain
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
US Steel Lorain Works
DiBona and Others Die in Lorain Elyria Notices
Margaret DiBona 76 of Lorain survived by son Richard and daughters Lillian Gabriel and Jean Dimacchia with three sisters. Visitation Saturday 2-4 and 7-9 at Dom browski-Wohlever Lorain. Christian wake service 7:30 p m. Funeral Monday 9:30 a m at Dom browski-Wohlever to St Peter Bartat Church. burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain. Also Kenneth Laundon Beebe 85 of Clearwater formerly Elyria died March 1. survived by cousins Louise Martin and Marian Morrison. Burial in Broccosle Cemetery Elyria. Burial location Carter General Rome Syria in charge of affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibona Margaret
Lorain
Richard DiBona
John
Lillian) Gabriel
Justin
Jean) Dimacchia
Visitation
Dombrowski-Wohlever
Oberlin Ave
Feneral
Masa
Church of St Peter, Bartat
Calvary Cemetery
Capital Theater
Elyria
Clearwater
Calvary Baptist Church
Mr. Beebe
Louise Martin
Marian Morrison
Obituary notices for Poszywak Krafcik and McGoldrick deaths
Three Lorain area obituaries outline deaths of Mable F Poszywak 64 of Wildwood Florida formerly of Lorain a self employed beautician and mother Pat Wade sister Marian Robertson. John E Krafcik 75 Tacoma Washington Navy veteran and meat cutter. Matthew McGoldrick 11 Elyria student with Navy family and broad surviving relatives. Funeral services and burial details listed. Coroner notes self inflected death for McGoldrick referenced.
Obituaries of Vermilion and Elyria residents continue
Harry G Cook 72 of Vermilion died after an 18 month illness. Born in Pittsburgh he was an accountant and Calgon Corp treasurer retiring in 1983 after 39 years. He lived in Linwood Park the last six years and held Masonic and Eastern Star memberships. Survived by wife Clarice daughter Marijane LaFleur sister Alberta Eiler and two brothers. Services at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with a later burial at Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion. William H Hamby Jr 66 of Elyria died after a short illness. A Navy veteran he worked as a carpenter for Elyria City Schools retiring in 1985. Survived by son William III daughters Debra Kruszewski and Donna Hawke six grandchildren mother Cordia siblings. Visitation at Dicken Funeral Home with funeral Monday and burial at Brookdale Cemetery. Kenneth V Johns 72 of Elyria died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after being stricken at home. Normandy Normandy era veteran served in Army Air Force. Survived by wife Bernice two sons Dennis and David a daughter Marilyn, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Visitation at Blackburn Fulton Funeral Home with funeral Monday at 10:30 a.m. Burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
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John E. Krafcik
Tacoma
Wash
Czechoslovakia
Lorain
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Higrade Meatpacking Co
Krafcik
Helen
Brian Buchanan
Puyallup
Gary Smith
Seattle
Peggy Beane
Nancy Smith
Cosmopolis
Bernard
Raymond Krafcik
Margaret Schonall
Mary Campos
John R. Devin
Harry G. Cook
Vermilion
Pittsburgh
Linwood Park
Calgon Corp
Ely Lodge 424
High 12
Order of Eastern Star
Zenobia Lodge
Toledo
Linwood Cottage Owners Association
Boy Scout
Church of the Open Door
Elyria
William H. Hamby Jr
Crossville
Tenn
Mr. Hamby
William H. WI
Debra K. Kruszewski
Donna J. Hawke
Cordia
Lester
June Lee
William H
Dicken
Middle Ave
Jerry Kruse
Lake Avenue
Mr. Johns
Bernice
Dennis Johns
David
Westfield Center
Marilyn Thompson
Rosewell
Edwin
Ralph
Charles
Richard
Gerald
Donald
Blackburn-Fulton
Mount St. Grafton
Oden Haynes
LaPorte United Methodist Church
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Bomb threat clears Ferry Nursing Home in Elyria
A bomb threat prompted evacuation of 15 elderly residents at J Ferry Nursing Home, 1015 Middle Age, Elyria. Police searched the facility. no bomb found, residents later returned inside.
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Elyria
J’ Ferry
Bac
John Stan 64 Elyria Army veteran to be buried at Arlington
Services and burial for John Stan 64 of Elyria will be held at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Va following a short illness at the Veterans Administration Hospital Cleveland He was born in Cleveland a Army veteran and reti red after World War II and the Korean Conflict He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans Survivors include his mother sisters Esther Pomeroy Mendina and Raymond Stan Dayton and Fayetteville NC Lorain County Chapter of the American Cancer Society Funeral arrangements are by Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright Funeral Home Chestnut Ridge Road and Route 57 Local arrangements are handled by the funeral home.
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John Stan
Elyria
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Mr. Stan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Disabled American Veterans
Anna Sedlacek
Helen M. Jarousek
Medina
Esther R. Pomeroy
Fayetteville
N.C
Raymond A. Stan
Dayton
Lorain County
American Cancer Society
Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge Road
Route 57
Census forms rely on pencil marks and reader instructions
Census collection will use computers that record only pencil marks and readers. many filled out forms in ink before reading guidelines. Forms due by April 1 Census Day. late arrivals may trigger door to door follow ups in early May. Long forms exceed 50 questions. short forms have 14. Call 1 800 999 1990 with questions. five community centers in Elyria will staff volunteers for three weeks at Lorain County Human Services, Second Baptist Church, Franklin School, Elyria Hospitality Center, and Macedonian Church with specific hours.
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Halli
Lorain
Elyria
Lorain County
Third St
Macedonian Church
Bell Ave
Swastikas Painted At King's Academy Entrance
Elyria police report swastikas were painted on the south entrance of The King's Academy at 300 N Abbe Road. The act occurred Thursday night, marking the second vandalism incident in a week after similar marks appeared on the west entrance previously. Damage costs were not estimated.
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Elyria
King’s Academy
Abbe Road
Berea seeks salt-cutting lessons from nearby towns
Berea Mayor Stanley J. Trapp urged 26 surrounding communities to curb road salt use after only Middleburg Heights complied. Salt runoff raised chloride in Rocky River and Baldwin Creek, forcing Berea to switch to Cleveland water nine days this winter at a $36,000 cost. Trapp credited Middleburg Heights for starting the effort and urged broader participation to protect infrastructure and water supplies.
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Berea
Middleburg Heights
Stanley J. Trapp
Rocky River
Baldwin Creek
Cleveland
Wayne Ross Vision Shapes Lorain County Schools
Wayne Ross argues that schools should not mold students with a fixed curriculum but provide building blocks for life. He highlights county programs linking academics, arts, and business to save money for classroom needs and to support schools lacking resources. He believes the Lorain County Board of Education will expand offerings during his tenure.
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Ross
Lorain County
Drug ring case features Bragg and four others in court
In open court Bragg disputes Lioux services while prosecutors describe a cocaine operation. Margaret Joplin pleads guilty and agrees to testify with probation. Terry Bragg Adam Stocker and Murray Brown attend court and await pre trial hearings leading to an April 2 trial. John Noser, a former Sheffield Lake officer, is a key witness not formally charged.
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Rosenbaum
Bragg
Margaret Joplin
FBI
Joplin
Terry Bragg
South Amherst
Adam Stocker
Lorain
Murray Brown
Brown
Miami Beach
Kenneth Bragg
Sheffield Lake
John Noser
Noser
Atwater hospitalized for second time this month
Republican Party Chairman Lee Atwater was admitted to George Washington University Hospital after reporting queasiness linked to a chemotherapy related medication imbalance during his five week radiation treatment for a non malignant brain tumor. Atwater, 39, had collapsed during a March 5 speech and underwent a needle biopsy.
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Washington (Ap
Republican Party
Lee Atwater
Atwater
George Washington University Hospital
Washington
Republican National Committee
Leslie Goodman
Goodman
Claudia Dominitz
RNC
B.J. Cooper
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North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville High School
Acerkerman Builders
Spencer
Bogner Funeral Home
Center Ridge Rd
Steven J. Orsik
Gethsemane Covenant Church
Resthaven Memory Garden
Avon
St. Nicholas Byzantine
Mary
Peter
Stephen
Alex
Anna Talpas
Mary Mitre
Friends
John J. Ghivna
Broadway
Holy Name Society
Parastas
St. Nicholas
Nicholas Ivan
Kenneth L. Beebe
Kenneth Laundon Beebe
Fla
Mable F. Poszywak
Wildwood
Poszywak
Florence
S.C
Sheffield Village
Pat Wade
LaGrange
Marian Robertson
Mabel Gasquel
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
21St St
Billy B. Cooper
First Baptist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Matthew McGoldrick
McKinley Elementary School
Kevin P
Alicia Shaffer
Okinawa
Japan
Vicki McGoldrick
Nee Gibson
Jason
Laura
Pamela
Patricia McGoldrick
Nee Roberts
Rockford, Ill
Barb Shaffer
Denver
Colo
Howard Shaffer
Larry Gibson
Marion Lenon
John C. McGoldrick
Curtis-Scheuffler
Second St
Funeral
Louis A. Diehl
Fields United Methodist Church
St. Mary Ctholic Church
Joseph c. Weigand
Elyria Memorial Hospital and Health Center
Mr. Cook
Clarice
Charles R. Cook
George B. Cook
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Amherst
Robert Schroyer
Maple Grove Cemetery
Elyria Veterans of Foreign Wars
Avid
Fisherman
Kenneth V. Johns
Kenneth Vincent Johns
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Eee
Army Air Force
Carlisle Historical Society
LaGrange Screw
Ferry Nursing Home
Stan Services
Hall
Police Department
Cuyahoga County
Trupp
Middlebury Heights
Gary Starr
Starr
Wayne Ross
McGough
Lioux
South Carolina
DIAL
Chronicle-Telegram
Blackburn & Fulton Funeral Home
Boyle & Blackburn Again
St. Gratton Avsiame
Tyreputetten
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