Notable area obituaries in Elyria and surrounding towns
Audrey A. Woltz 69 of Elyria died Sunday after a short illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Born in New York City she moved to Elyria in 1947 and was active in Grace Lutheran Church and local civic groups including League of Women Voters and Quota Club. Arlene Sears 77 of Eaton Township died Saturday at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland after a short illness. A Boston native, she lived in Eaton Township 37 years and worked as a registered nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brecksville in 1977. Services Friday and burial at St Thomas Episcopal Church in Berea and St. Theresa's Cemetery in Sheffield. Benjamin John Lesniak, 83, of Sheffield Lake died at home April 18. Memorial Mass tomorrow at St Thomas The Apostle Church. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Betty R. Beckloff 64 of Elyria died Saturday after a short illness. Survived by multiple children and grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday at Family Chapel and funeral Wednesday at St Vincent De Paul Church. Dean R. Forbush, 30, of Elyria died Saturday. Survived by wife Patricia and parents. Services Tuesday and Wednesday at local churches and churches in Elyria and Lorain. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Memorials to Hungarian Reform Church.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Elyria
Cub Scouts
Brownies
McKinley
Eastern Heights
League of Women’s Voters
Quota Club
Social Progress Department
YWCA
Lorain County Historical Society
Arthritis Foundation
Arlene C. Sears
Chevrette
Eaton Township
Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Veterans Administration Hospital
Brecksville
Washington State
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Berea
E.C.W
Roaring Twenties
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
John J. McCaffrey
St. Theresa's Cemetery
Sheffield
American Cancer Society
Walter A. Fry
Lear Romeo Credit Union
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Michael Worcester
New Mexico
Joseph Worcester
Washington
Frank Beckloff
Guylia
Wikee Vauguicid
Anita Lee
Youngstown
Anna Yler
Duane (Lyaie) Bloom
Dean R. Forbush
Ralph L. King
Wendel
Elizabeth Voros
Eugene Voros
Bogner Funeral Home
Busch Family Chapel
Center Ridge Road
John Milam
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
St. Joseph Hospital
W. 20Th St
Lorain
Michael Rokyta
Czechoslovakia
The
Manoir Electro Alloys Corp
St. Nicholas
Anna Rokyta
Michael
John J. Glavna
Broadway Ave
St. Nicholas Church
Basil Smochko
Two Local Residents Die. Services Scheduled in Lorain
Judy King 71 of North Ridgeville dies after three months illness. Survived by daughter Nancy King and siblings Fred Voros Rose Balas Kuciek and Eugene Voros. Services Wednesday at 1 p.m. at funeral home with burial in Resthaven Memory Gardens Avon. Mike Rokyta 62 of Lorain dies after long illness. Born in Czechoslovakia he worked as a grinder at Manoir Electro Alloys. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Lorain after a 9 a.m. funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Judy” King
Voros
North Ridgeville
Lorain
Nancy King
Elyria
Fred Voros
Amherst
Rose Balas Kuciek
Sacramento
Calif
Berea man missing after Sandusky Bay boat crash
A 24 foot speedboat carrying four men, including Colin L Armstrong of Berea, capsized in Sandusky Bay near Sandusky around 5 30 p m. Three survivors were rescued with minor injuries. A search for Armstrong was suspended due to three foot waves and rough water conditions.
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Sandusky
Berea
Sandusky Bay
Colin L. Armstrong
Hamilton Street
Keith Edwards
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Watercraft
Firelands Community Hospital
Fred Weverson
Marlboro Street
Michael Palmer
South Main Street
Milan
Providence Hospital
Edwards
Kelleys Island
Prison officer indicted in money for alcohol deal
Elyria corrections officer Bryan C. Reed, 34, of Elyria, was indicted on one count of theft in office for taking money from an inmate to buy alcoholic beverages at the Grafton Correctional Institution. Reed, free on $5,000 bond, faces arraignment this week. Reed listed himself as unemployed when booked. Warden Phil Parker unavailable to confirm suspensions pending case resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Grafton Correctional Institution
Bryan C. Reed
West Ave
Reed
Grafton
Phil Parker
Programs and services address teen pregnancy in Lorain County
Molnar notes stigma keeps some pregnant teens from seeking help. GRADS and GED access are offered across districts including North Olmsted. Kaiser Permanente’s Secrets program was shown to Lorain High students. Social services, Planned Parenthood, and crisis centers provide counseling, contraception, and abortion decisions without judgment, highlighting unmet needs and varied approaches to teenage pregnancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molnar
Cuyahoga County
North Olmsted
Dennis Allen
Allen
Paul Sink
Lorain High
Kaiser Permanente
Family Planning Service
Lorain County
Planned Parenthood
Ellen Bricmont
Briemont
Elyria High
Ohio
Kathy Felty
Triple A Pregnancy Crisis Center
Lorain
Linda Luecke
Luecke
Trucker pleads innocent in Route 2 crash
Fairfield Ohio truck driver Richard A. Miller Jr. pleaded innocent in Elyria Municipal Court to first and minor misdemeanor vehicular homicide counts after a noon crash on Route 2 that killed Avrum I. Lubing, 38, of McHenry Illinois, and injured three others. Miller’s bond was set and a pre trial conference scheduled as investigators probe brake failure and whether factors such as alcohol or drugs were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Fairfield
Ohio
Richard A. Miller Jr
George Ferguson
Miller
Dennis LoConti
Cleveland
LoConti
Illinois
Avrum I. Lubing
McHenry, Sr
Voymeyee Jonathe A
State Patrol
Bloomberg exits Ohio Lottery commission role
Cleveland report states deputy director Anne E Bloomberg left the Ohio Lottery commission on Friday per an official announcement. Sandy Lesko Mounts will replace her, coming from WJW TV where she was a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor. The reason for Bloomberg departure was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Anne &E. Bloomberg
Lottery Commission
Sandy
Lesko Mounts
WJWTV
Bloomberg
South Dakota tops gains in personal income across states
The article notes South Dakota leading with a national 11.7 percent rise in total personal income and a 16 percent jump in per capita income. It contrasts regional and state trends including weak New England growth, Alaska and Nevada at the bottom, and Texas facing low per capita growth amid oil busts. It discusses manufacturing, migration, and demographics shaping income patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Wyoming
North Dakota
Nebraska
West Virginia
New England
Alaska
Nevada
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wall Street Journal
Lynn Browne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The
Journal
Ohio
England
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Mississippi
Southeast
Southwest
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Southwestern
Rio Grande
Avon eyes new zoning plan for 100 acre district
Planning Commission unanimously approved a zoning concept last month and the council may refer it to a committee tonight for further work sessions. The plan aims to curb sprawl with a mixed density layout: 50 percent single family at 2.4 units per acre, 50 percent multi family at 3.2 units per acre, plus 15 percent commercial or light industrial, 20 percent open space including wetlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Hyde
Council
West
John Eldred
Ralph Victor
Bosworth
Jaycox and
Nagle Roads
Also Mentioned on This Page
Audrey A. Woltz
Nee Spingler
Elyria Memorial Hospital
New York City
Packer Business College
Lorain County Community College
Nathaniel
Nate” Sears
Gregory Sears
Ida Chevrette
Watertown
Mass
Henry
Alfred
Girard Chevrette
Jean Strickland
Clair LeBlanc
Archie Chevrette
Edward
St. Thomas. Episcopal Church
East Bagley Rd
Hubert A. Winter
Benjamin John Lesniak
Sheffield Lake
WG Nord Community Mental Health Center
Harry
David
Okemos
Mich
Diane
Bellevue
Wash
Richard Spingler
Topeka
Kan
Peter Mealwitz
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Quota Club of
Stocker Center
Bauer — Laubenthal — Wainwright
Betty R. Beckloff
St. Peters Cemetery
Andrew Rusin
Norman Forbush
Emil Dovala
East 31St
Zoltan Szucs
Szucs
Elmwood Cemetery
Hungarian Reform Church
Woltz
Argu
Lorain County Florists
Julia King
King
Jeff Mohrman
C-T
Scoll Yonasson
Zid
Thought
Link
Trucker
Stephanie Wallner
C-T Stali
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