Former Berea police chief Augustine Yanke dies at 68
Funeral services were held for Augustine Yanke 68 longtime Berea police chief who led the force from 1950 to 1974 after a long illness at Southwest General Hospital. John Cook a successor and former colleague note his health problems including leg and neck artery replacements and a pacemaker. He served 23 years as chief and helped expand the department from nine to 24 officers. Yanke a Berea High School graduate and World War I veteran is survived by his wife Jean two daughters a son two brothers three sisters and five grandchildren. Contingents from area police departments attended services at St Adalbert Church and he is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Berea
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Southwest General Hospital
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Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Grafton
W.va
Ralph Keefover
Vancouver
Wash
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Violet Turner
Gettysburg
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Maple Heights
Carrie King
Federalsburg
Betty Taylor
Newburg Heights
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Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Kenneth Phillips
Resthaven Memory Garden
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Thomas Lewandowski
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U.S. Steel
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St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
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St. Adelbert Lodge
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United Steel Workers
Calvary Cemetery
Berea High School
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Gayle Ice
Strongsville
Darlene Doksa
Parma Heights
John Carrier
The
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Millersburg
Ohio
Italy
Republic Steel Corp
Elyria
St. Peter's Church
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Rose L. Taddeo
Dombrowski
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Joseph C. Step
Dorothy Wooten
Winchester
Tenn
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Tennessee Apparel Co
Tullahoma
Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church
Bobby
Emma Jean) Taylor
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Huntsville
Ala
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Theresa) Romelian
Austin
Texas
Roy E. Jr
Pittsburgh
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Fayetteville
Lawrence
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Jessie Gray
Mabel Shepherd
Chattanooga
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Nashville
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Vernita Gray
Willard Lee Gray
Jesse A. Gray
Clarksville
Johnson-Blackwell Funeral Home
Honard
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Jones Road
Penfield
Welcome
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Wellington
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Penfield Township
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Hazel
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Obituary notices for Sandusky pastor Eddie Robinson and others
Obituary notices report the death of Sandusky pastor Rev. Eddie Robinson at 67 after a long illness. He founded the Greater Robinson Temple Church of God in Christ in 1961 and came to Sandusky 40 years ago from Mississippi. Additional notices list the deaths of Charles Karazsia 52 of North Ridgeville, Bertha Price 59 of Lorain, Roosevelt McCarty 49 of North Ridgeville, and Viola Coe 81 of North Olmsted, with service details and surviving family. Burial and funeral arrangements are noted for each.
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Sandusky
Providence Hospital
Mississippi
Greater Robinson Temple Church of God In Christ
Charles
Karazsia
North Ridgeville
St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Pantalone Funeral Home
Greensburg
Calvary Hills Cemetery
Blackburn- Fulton Funeral Home
Grafton
Viola G. Coe
North Olmsted
St. John and West Shore Hospital
Twister
Rockwell dies after heart attack in North Ridgeville
Bert W. Rockwell 65 of North Ridgeville died after a heart attack at home and was pronounced dead on arrival at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was a former Carmichaels resident and longtime International Salt foreman. He is survived by his wife Frances and children, with services in Uniontown.
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Bud” Craig
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pittsburgh
Harshaw Chemical Co
First Congregational Church
American Legion
Lorain Country
Rich Bart
Barial
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
American Legion Post 12
Lorain County
Volture 4048
Bert W. Rockwell
North Ridgeville
Ralph
Mr. Rockwell
Carmichaels
International Salt Co
Cleveland
First Christian Church of
Frances
Frances (Nee Stultz
Allen
Marietta
Bert Rockwell I
F. Murray
Judith Ann) Bryan
Harrisburg
Bob Frances Lou
Nitkiewicz
Toledo
Clara Barker
Baltimore
Mabel Moore
Marianna
Wanda Rockwell
Phoenix
James D. Barnett
Uniontown
Sylvan Heights
Suspended Sheffield Lake Fire Chief Faces Nine Charges
Fire Chief Eugene Rouse of Sheffield Lake is suspended without pay for seven days starting May 11 amid nine charges. He may appeal at a Civil Service Commission hearing by May 14. back pay possible if the suspension is overturned. Rouse, with 11 years in the department and two as chief, did not comment.
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Sheffield Lake
Eugene Rouse
Daniel Fragassi
Rouse
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Martin
Sheffield Lake Fire Department
Fragassi
Martin
Local Servicemen Complete Training and Promotions
Navy Seaman Dan Wilbanks of Vermilion and Marine Pvt. John Dobias of Vermilion finished recruit training at Great Lakes and Parris Island respectively. Navy Airman Recruit John Bailes from North Ridgeville complete training in San Diego. Airman 1st Class David Buck of Wakeman and Amherst earned a pavement maintenance course certificate at Sheppard AFB and will serve at Camp Perry with the 200th Civil Engineering Squadron. Kevin Miller of Vermilion completed basic training at Fort Jackson. Marine Pvt. Craig Swartz of Lorain and another Lorain recruit training at Cape May earned honors with Best Shipmate. Carlos Ramos Jr. of Lorain completed an Air Force communications equipment repair course at Keesler and will serve at Aviano AB, Italy with the 2187th CG. Timothy Peters of Vermilion promoted to master sergeant at Cape Romanzof AFS, Alaska. Marine Cpl. Alvin Cutright of Litchfield received the Good Conduct Medal while stationed at Cherry Point.
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Air National Guard
David Buck
Edward Buck
Wakeman
Ellie Buck
Amherst
U.S. Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Buck
Camp Perry
Ohio
Carlos Ramos Jr
Carlos Ramos
Norfolk Ave
Lorain
Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Timothy Peters
Frank Peters
Navy Lane
Vermilion
Peters
Cape Romanzof Air Force Station
Alaska
21St Tactical Fighter Wing
Naturalists plan Mother's Day wildflower walk
The Grarity Metropolitan Park District staff will offer a spring wildflower walk Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Outdor Education Center Carlisle Reservation. Boots are recommended. For more information call the Park District office at 468-5121.
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Grarity Metropolitan Park District
Outdor
Carlisle Reservation
Park District
Abductors free man in Lorain
A Woodhaven Michigan man, John C. Thomson Jr., was forced to drive all night after picking up three hitchhikers near Woodhaven. They robbed him of his wedding band and $20, then assaulted him with a revolver and slapped him. He was dropped near the Lorain Ford assembly plant and later treated for facial bruises. His wife went to join him at the police station.
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Lorain
Woodhaven
Mich
John C. Thomson Jr
Thomson
Lorain Ford
Phone service out in Columbia area
Elyria Telephone Co spokesman said forty eight homes in the south Station Capel and Akin Road area were without phone service for several hours Friday due to mechanical difficulty. The problem was corrected early Friday afternoon.
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Columbia
South Station
Capel
Akin Road
Elyria Telephone Co
St Mary's Holy Name Society Chicken Barbecue
Datebook item listing St Marys Holy Name Society chicken barbecue from 1 to 5 PM at the school hall.
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St. Mary’s Holy Name Society
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