Memorial for George Surdock, Lorain County native
George T. Surdock 73 of Grafton died Sunday after a short illness. Born in Elyria, he lived in Lorain County most of his life. He served as Navy chief photographer of the Atlantic Fleet Camera Party in the West Indies during World War II. He later opened a photo studio and worked for Gilford Instruments and Lorain Housing and Development. Survivors include brothers John and Philip and sisters Mary, Betty. he was preceded in death by several siblings. A memorial service will be announced by Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home. Memorials to the National Wild Turkey Federation.
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George T. Surdock
Grafton
Elyria
Lorain County
Mr. Surdock
Koplin Drug and Photo
Elyria High School
Navy
Atlantic Fleet
West Indies
Gilford Instruments
Oberlin
Lorain
National Rifle Association
John
Philip
Windsor
Calif
Maryee
Betty Combs
Veronica
Helen Popa
Pauline Wysiniak
Albert
Pente
Peter
Edward
Wil
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Washington Ave
National Wild Turkey Federation
Obituary notices for Collins Topper Mesler residents
Maynard W. Whitey Smith Collins 78 of Collins died Sunday at Firelands Community Hospital Sandusky. Gerber-Smith Funeral Home Wakeman in charge. Martin Lawrence Larry Topper 84 of Orlando died Monday at daughter’s home North Ridgeville after long illness. Born in Dayton Ky he lived in Pittsburgh then Orlando since 1965. Survived by son Ronald Jack Flickinger Susan Jane Reynolds eight grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and brother Robert. David Bogner Family Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements memorials to New Life Hospice and area church. John Curtis Mesler 68 of Lorain died Monday at Community Health Partners Lorain after short illness. Visitation Wednesday Devin Funeral Home Lorain. Further arrangements by funeral home.
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Maynard W. “Whitey” Smith
Collins
Firelands Community Hospital
Sandusky
Gerber-Smith Funeral Home
Cooper St
Wakeman
Martin Lawrence
Larry” Topper
Orlando
Fla
North Ridgeville
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Orlando, Fla
Topper
University of Cincinnati
Masonic Lodge
Ronald Jack
Coral Springs
Flickinger
Susan Jane Reynolds
Northridge
Calif
Robert
Florida
Virginia Janeer
Elaine
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
John Curtis Mesler
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Obituary notices for Helen Cornell and Melvin Myers
Helen Lenore Cornell 85 of Oberlin died Monday at Kendall Health Center in Oberlin. Melvin R. Myers 78 of Elyria died Sunday at home after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Home, Elyria.
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Helen Lenore Cornell
Oberlin
Kendal Health Center
West Erie Ave
Lorain
Melvin R. Myers
Elyria
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Amherst Ford employee Al Robinson dies from injury in crash
Harry A. Al Robinson 48 lifelong Amherst resident died from injuries in a Monday automobile crash. A 1988 Steele High School graduate, he served in the Navy, worked 24 years on the Lorain Ford assembly line, and held roles with United Auto Workers Local 425 VFW Amherst Eagles Vermilion AMVETS and Amherst Alcoholics Anonymous. He directed Amherst girls softball and managed 15 years. Survivors include wife Karen and father Harry J. Jr. Calling hours set at Garland Misencik Funeral Home with a Mass at St Joseph Catholic Church Amherst.
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Harry A
al’ Robinson
Amherst
Marion L. Steele High
Robinson
Navy
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
United Auto Workers
VFW
Amherst Eagles
Vermilion Amvets
Amherst Alcoholics Anony
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Karen (Nee Saunders
Harry J. Jr
Garland- Misencik
Park Ave
St Joseph Catholic Church
St Joseph Drive
Lawrence Martello
Wellington Woman Lenore Cleevely Dies After Long Illness
Lenore V. Cleevely 77 of Wellington died Monday at Integrated Health System Nursing Home in New London after a long illness. Born in Spencer she lived in Wellington since 1983 coming from Arizona. She worked as a telephone operator in Arizona and enjoyed cards and volunteering. Survivors include daughter Barbara Wallace of Phoenix and brother Fred Suthiff. Preceded by husband Frank and parents Ralph Jennings and Marbella Myers. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Wellington. Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington in charge.
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Lenore V. Cleevely
Wellington
Integrated Health System
New London
Spencer
Wee On
Arizo
Cleevely
Arizona
Barbara Wallace
Phoenix
Fred Suthiff
Frank
Ralph Jennings
Marbella J
Obituary: Wilma C. O'Bryon of Berlin Heights dies at 82
Wilma C Cross O Bryon 82 of Berlin Heights died Monday at Gaumont Nursing Home Norwalk after a short illness. Born in Junior West Virginia she moved to Berlin Heights in 1967. She was a Florence Congregational Church member who enjoyed flower gardening. Survived by son Melvin daughter Sara Allgauer eight grandchildren eleven great grandchildren one grandchild and siblings Chester A Cross and William Cross. Funeral Thursday at Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion with burial Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion memorials to Florence Congregational Church.
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Wilma C. O’bryon
Robert
Greg O’bryan
Sally Allgauer
Chester A. Cross
William Cross
Riddle
South St
Vermilion
Maple Grove Comney
Florence Congregational Church
Edison Highway
Berlin Heights
Delivery driver robbed near Foster Garden Apartments Elyria
A Piccolo Pizza delivery employee on Middle Avenue was robbed at 3:30 a.m. near Foster Garden Apartments when three men confronted him. A white teenage looking suspect grabbed the pizza and stole $7.06 from the driver’s pocket.
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Elyria
Foster Garden Apartments
Piccolo Pizza
Middle Avenue
Lorain mayor proposes budget with auditor cuts
Lorain City Council debates an 83 million dollar 1998 budget proposed by Mayor Joseph Koziura that would cut the Foltin controlled data processing office by about 160 thousand dollars while other departments gain roughly 4 percent. Foltin and Scherach criticize the move as an assault on control, and council considers supplementing the gap with hospital insurance fund surplus amid tensions over spending and rainy day funds.
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Lorain
Craig Foltin
Joseph Koziura
Foltin
Council
Amherst man killed in Park Avenue crash after 3 a.m.
Robinson, 1968 Marion Steele graduate born in Amherst, died after his westbound car struck a tree on Park Avenue just after 3 a.m. Police would not release details. Coroner said blood tests pending to determine impairment. He had golfed with brothers earlier and worked on the Ford assembly line.
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Robinson
Park Avenue
Matus
Amherst Hospital
Video phones to aid border checkins at Lake Erie docks
The INS will install 14 videophone checkin stations at Ohio docks including Lorain to simplify face to face reporting for boaters returning to the United States. The plan follows years of effort by Rep. Paul Gillmor and Rep. Steve LaTourette to ease the I 68 paperwork and provide an alternative to the unpopular I 03 program. Demonstrations set for April 9 feature INS officials explaining how the system lets inspectors handle multiple sites with fewer staff.
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Washington
Lake Erie
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Lorain
Ohio
United States
U.s.canada
Great Lakes
Canada
INS
Paul Gillmor
Old Fort
Steve LaTourette
R-Panesville
House
Senate
Congress
LaTourette
St. Lawrence Seaway
New York
Road bill debate ties pork to road projects
House members spar over a $9.3 billion “demonstration” highway fund funding 1,467 projects sought by more than 300 members. Brown favors 0.08 BAC threshold for drunken driving. Gillmor leans state discretion. No Lorain County funds included. Kasich gas tax amendment eyed.
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Gillmor
Sisson Femenet Eta
Brown
Lorain County
Grove
Black River
Lorain
House
Ohio
Attorneys clash over rates in Elyria case billing
In a Lorain County hearing before Judge McGough Burney argued that Zagrans' hourly rate of 175 dollars for himself and 100 dollars for associate Joshua Marks is excessive for the area. He questioned paying for Marks’ sophisticated computer presentation during a seven day trial and estimated Elbert’s total fees at 30,000 to 40,000 dollars for work by Burney and Dale Naticchia. City officials settled their portion of the suit against the LaFarciolas and Elyria early in the trial for an undisclosed sum.
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Burney
Elbert
Marks
Burmey
Dale Naticchia
Board endorses state Issues 1 and 2 on May ballot
May board meeting endorses both state issues to aid public school funding. Issue 1 would let districts use revenue bonds for construction, aiming to cut interest costs, with projected savings over 110 billion over 20 years. Issue 2 proposes a 1 cent sales tax split to fund schools and provide homeowner property tax relief, potentially cutting local taxes and adding 550 million for schools over four years.
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Surdock
Maynard W. ‘Whitey Smith
Larry Topper
Minnie D. Coates
USS
Kobe Steel
New Life Hospice
North Abbe Eid Mani Regational Church
Dicken
Ford
Koziura
Joe Mosbrock Jr
the Chronicle-Telegram
Michael Scherach
Scherach
Law Department
Finance and Claims Committee
Fram
Karen Robinson
Marion L. Steele High School
John Kasich
Columbus
Michelle May
Ohio Department of Transportation
Kasich
Zagrans
Brett Scott
Alice Chavez-Holland
Joseph Cir Hfigliano
Jeffrey Riddell
Jane Norton
Victor Stewart
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