Purple Heart winner Roger H Harper, 61, dies in Lorain
Roger H. Harper 61 of Lorain died Sunday at Community Health Partners Lorain after a long illness. A Navy Korean War veteran he boxed professionally in the service and received the Purple Heart. He worked at Ford Lorain Assembly Plant and TapPan Co Elyria. He was buried in a private service following a funeral at a local chapel. He is survived by his daughter Christine Koenig, grandson and great grandchildren, and other relatives. The notice lists multiple family bereavements and funeral arrangements.
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Roger H. Harper
Lorain
Community Health Partners
Detroit
Miller High School
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Harper
Ford Motor Co
Tappan Co
Daught
Christine Koenig
Joseph H
Franz and
Josefa
Nee Erker) Petsche
Busch-Burmeister
Avon Belden Road
Avon Lake
Rosa Ann Claypool 97 dies in Wellington
Rosa Ann Claypool 97 of LaGrange died Sunday at Elms Retirement Village in Wellington born in Cleveland West Virginia moved to Lorain County in 1976 she enjoyed sewing cooking music and carpentry survived by many relatives and grandchildren services held at Blackburn Funeral Home Grafton with burial in River Road Cemetery LaGrange Township
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Helen M. Rice
Suzann Matolich
Jackie Bauer
Alma Smith
Art Currier
Ted Currier
Bauer- Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge Road
Elyria
Janet Long
Washington Avenue Christian Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Barnes Tyrone
Lorain
Asa Lee
Carrie (Nee Nichols
Rothers
Brown Funeral Home
27Th Street
Broadway
Elmwood Cemetery
Rosa Ann Claypool
LaGrange
Elms
Wellington
Cleveland
Webster County
W.va
Lorain County
Blackburn Funneral
Main St
Grafton
Mark Cannon
LaGrange United Methodist Church
River Road Cemetery
LaGrange Township
Itasca B McWilliam and Heather Green Obituaries
Obituaries for Itasca B McWilliam 93 longtime North Ridgeville resident died Tuesday at Center Ridge Nursing Home Elyria. Heather E Green 14 of Kissimmee Florida died Tuesday at EMH Regional Medical Center Elyria after a short illness. Services and burial details provided by local funeral homes and churches.
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Itasca B. McWilliam
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Center Ridge
Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler
Heather E. Green
Kissimmee, Fla
Emh Regional Medical Center
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Cascade Plating Fined Over Cadmium Water Dump Plan
Cascade Plating faces fines from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for cadmium leaks. Greg Lake confirms cadmium use at the plant, and WasteWater Management president Thomas Weber notes increased metal use and improper entry of cadmium into the sewer system. The plan triggers monitoring at 5 parts per million, with actions escalating to notify the city at 30, halt discharges at 100, and aim to fix the problem.
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Cascade Plating
Greg Lake
SORA
Thomas Weber
WasteWater Management
Stoneco Considers Move After EPA Pressure and Stench Complaints
Ohio EPA officials asked Stoneco to leave the Pearl Avenue site last year, provoking residents with ongoing odor concerns. A potential class action for about 2,500 Lorain County residents is pending. Pastor Steve Behr welcomed tentative move plans with cautious optimism, while Stoneco’s spokesman declined to comment.
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Ohio
Lorain County Commerx Pleas Court
Steve Behr
Our Saviour-Nuestra Salvador Lutheran Church
Clinton Avenue
Ancient Indian Fence Finds Reveal Tribal Warfare and Farm Life
Archaeologists at Lorain County Metro Parks report extensive Indian fences that detered enemies and a garbage dump revealing farm-based lifestyle. Artifacts include pottery and tools. skeletal remains were returned to burial sites. Researchers catalog items while rights remain with the parks. Excavations may continue at multiple sites amid Native American heritage debates.
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History Museum
Lorain County
Dan Martin
National Park
Redmond
Martin
Ohio child well being slips in 1995 ranking
The 1985 to 1995 data show Ohio improved child death rates from 103 to 8.7 per 1000 births but fell from 23rd to 39th among states. Juvenile violent crime rose from 184 to 413 arrests per 100,000, while single-parent families climbed from 20 to 26 percent.
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Ohio State University
Ohio
Mark Real
Real
Children’s Defense Fund
Columbus
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Resthaven Memory Garden
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MetroHealth Medical Center
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Eugene Butcher
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Ashtabula
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Garnett Gregory
Nerlie Woods
Vertie Heath
Lang &Marys Inc
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Elyno
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Hehe
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Orlando, Fla
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Lexington
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Miami Valley Hospital
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Osu Tower
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Trotwood
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van Nuys
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Chiquita Brands International Inc
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Hammond, Ind
William Arthur Battin
Massillon
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