Area deaths list Lorain and Avon Lake residents
Lorain area obituaries report Bessie L. Johnson 76 of Lorain died after a brief illness. She worked 25 years at Peerless Temple Lake Erie Elks and was active in several groups including the Friendship Baptist Church NAACP and the Elks. Survivors include husband Everett daughter Dorothy Harris son three grandchildren nine great grandchildren sister and brother. Services in Lorain with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Also listed are Eldon L. Myers 75 of Avon Lake who died after a brief illness and was a former Colson Colson Cartwright and Eaton employee with church and senior groups affiliations. A third obituary notes Charles S. Klucas 67 of Brooksville Florida and multiple relatives. A long sequence covers additional local deaths including Mary J. Gould and Albert Stiles with service details and burial plans.
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Bessie L., Johnson
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Louisville
Miss
Peerless Temple No
Lake Erie
Lorain County
Friendship Baptist Church
Walter J. Garrett
Elmwood Cemetery
Eldon L. Myers
Avon Lake
Lorain Community Hospital
Colson Corp
Western Automatic
Myers
Cleveland Gear
Eaton Corp
Royal Arch Masons
Elyria Fellowship Club
AARP
Mary K
Fred
JoAnn) Markham
Kansas City
Pauline Felton
Canton
Robert
Verna Faye) Peterson
Alliance
Burmeister
Avon Lake Funeral Home
Avon Lake United Presbyterian Church
Alfred Hart
Highland Memorial Park
Charles S. Klucas
Brooksville
Fla
Florida
South Dakota
Collins
Klucas
U.S. Post Office
St. Anthony Church
Fila
Cecelia
William
Casper
Wyoming
Spencer
Olena
Ohio
Nick (Lavina) Cullen
Castalia
Chester
Ames
Iowa
Pearl Risden
Myrtle Conklin
Lillian Klucas
Albert
Benedict Klucas
S.D
Frey-Groff
Sandusky
Holy Angels Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Bellevue
Stein Hospice Fund
Columbus Ave
Albert Stiles
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Belvidere
Tenn
Stanadyne Co
Stiles
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Nettie
Eleanor Hendrick
Johon
Calif
Yvonne Johnson
Marina
Norman Stiles Jr
Army
Alaska
Clifton Stiles
Brows Funeral Home
John Evans
Brookdale Cemetery
Rose Cobb
Parsons
Dunedin
Mease Hospital
Fis
Norwalk
Berlin Heights
American Legion Auxiliary
Cobb
Edwin
Frank Calhoun
College Station
Texas
Richard Calhoun
Carroll
Diane Hemmer
Donna Leimeister
Debra Calhoun
Huron
Elizabeth Louise Noss
North Ridgeville
Cleveland
NASA
Noss
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Betty Harmon
Clarence Harmon
N. Attleboro
Mass
James Harmon
Sheffield Lake
Harry Harmon
Mich
Glenn Harmon
Eleanor §. Schever
Riverview
Irwin
Debbie Harmon
Bogner
Priscilla Shoup
Crown Hill Cemetery
Twinsburg
Davis-Besse worst mishap labeled by NRC list
The NRC told a congressional subcommittee Davis-Besse’s June 9, 1985 cooling failure was the era’s worst nuclear safety breach aside from Three Mile Island. The plant nearly boiled dry before emergency pumps could start, prompting calls for stricter oversight and noting 1985 as a dangerous year for atomic power accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cayne
Markey
NRC
Davis-Besse
NAC
Toledo Edison
U.S
Critical Mass Energy Project
Ralph Nader
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Obituary for Bertha of Grafton aged 83
Bertha, 83, of Grafton. She is survived by a son Virgil, two daughters, Mrs Paulne Collins, two brothers, and five sisters. Visitation is today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home in Grafton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Butternut Ridge Cemetery, Eaton Township.
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Mary J. Gould
W. Va
Michael
Jerry
Marion
Walter
Galesburg
Mich
Robert
Elyria
Curtis-Scheuffler
Jim Turner
Brookdale Cemetery
Bertha
Grafton
Virgil
Paulne Collins
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Butternut Ridge
Eaton Township
Solicitor defends Bath St houses demolition ruling
Elyria officials defended leveling two vacant Bath Street houses for building code violations. Solicitor Terry Shilling said homeowners were warned repeatedly and that the city acted within its rights. Property owner Tom Clark plans legal action, claiming inadequate warning before two demolitions.
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Elyria
Terry Shilling
Tom Clark
Shilling
Clark
Jerry Klein
Columbia Husband Finds Wife Dead
A 26 year old woman was found dead in her home in Columbia Township in what is described as an apparent suicide. June Scott of 10125 Valleyview Drive was found by her husband Edward upon returning from work about 6:30 p.m. She had a bullet wound to the head and investigators recovered a rifle at the scene. The county coroner will determine the cause of death.
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Columbia Twp
June Scott
Valleyview Drive
Edward
Sheriff's Department
Elyria
Fifth Street
Columbia awards fire truck contract to Findlay Fire Equipment
A bid for a pumper fire truck for the Columbia Fire Department was awarded Monday to Findlay Fire Equipment Co. of McConnellsville. The township will pay $119,754 for the Class A Midship pumper, with delivery expected within 190 to 230 working days from order receipt.
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Columbia
Columbia Fire Department
Findlay Fire Equipment Co
McConnellsville
Police and Fire Log From Elyria May 3 4
Entries report multiple incidents including a light fixture fire at 795 Washington Ave and a window break at 930 p.m. on Garfield Ave. Charles J. Seders of Avon Rd was arrested at Lake and Kaiser Court for resisting arrest marijuana possession leaving the scene and DWI.
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Elyria
Washington Ave
Colonial Oaks
Garfield Ave
Charles J. Seders
Avon Rd
Avon
Lake and Kaiser Court
Annual June festival canceled in S. Amherst
SOUTH AMHERST The village cancels its annual Community Day festival due to weak planning support. The Concerned Parents Committee struggled to arrange booths entertainment and food with too few volunteers. City officials and the Rotary Club note late offers and lack of insurance raised liability concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Concerned Parents Committee
Gary Lupe
Lorain man arrested before jail and sentenced for robbery
Lorain 20 year old Chris A Leatherwood of 839 W 22nd St was arrested with two friends at the Highland Grill for disorderly conduct by intoxication and persisting. He later received a 5 to 10 year prison term for the Sparkle Market armed robbery after pleading guilty to attempted robbery and a gun specification.
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Lorain
Chris A. Leatherwood
W. 22Nd St
Highland Grill
West 23Rd Street
Leatherwood
Sparkle Market
Lorain Plaza
Chernobyl dust threat lingers no Ohio impact reported
Ohio health officials report no detectable fallout from the Chernobyl disaster as of morning. Air monitoring stations in Elyria Painesville and Columbus join 68 nationwide in tracking radiation while EPA orders daily readings at Toledo station.
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Soviet Union
Ohio
Toldec
Environmental Services Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Painesville
Columbus
California
Pacific Northwest
Ukraine
Rick Oscilowski
Toledo
EPA
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Bessie L. Johnson
Charles 5
Elizabeth L. Noss
Holt Newlin
Bath St
Scott Sleek
C-T
Ashland County
Bath Street
St. Agnes Church
Watson Beal
Beal
Council
Parks and Recreation Department
Leo Bullocks
Gordon Meadows
D-6
Bullocks
Lake Avenue
Oak Street
Columbia Awards
Hayes St
Baldwin Ave
Middle Ave
Napanwisa Auto Parts
Cleveland St
Seventh St
Waller Rd
S. Amherst
Jeffrey Phan
Lupe
Millect
Wrnter
Schrieber
Ohio Division of Real Estate
Margaret J. Ritenour
Board of Realtors
Edwards
Bogner Funeral Home
Kath
Center Ridge Rd
Jenkins
Jenkins Funeral Chapel, Inc
Dover Center Rd
Westlake
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