Area deaths and obituary notices from Avon Elyria and Lorain
Area obituaries report Henrietta J. Gray age 69 of Avon from a two year illness with survivors including husband Harold daughter Kathleen Montpetit two grandchildren and siblings. services set at John R. Devin Funeral Home and St Marys Church Resthaven Memory Gardens burial. Also noted are death notices for Harry J Vogler and Theresa A Smith, with funeral arrangements in Ohio and Florida connections, and a separate item on Dan Cutright reelected chair of United Auto Workers Local 780 bargaining committee after a runoff at Fisher Body Plant.
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Henrietta J
Jody” Gray
Avon
Mrs. Gray
Cleveland
Lorain
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church
Parish
Altar and Rosary Society
Harvey
Rita) Godour
Amherst
Joseph
Angela) Bromley
Marie Ann Tomasek
Eugene
John R. Devin
Arthur B. Egan
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Harry J. Vogler
North
Lake Worth
Fla
Vogler
Elyria
Florida
Helen
Robert
Helen) Root
Nellie Kesson
Mildred Kesson
Ohio
Dorsey
Theresa A Smith
Frank
Ravenna
James
John
Fred
Laubenthal
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Robert Wenz
St. Mary's Cemetery
Dan Cutright
United Auto Workers Local
Fisher Body
Cutright
John Palfy
Palfy
Larry Tanner
Parke Dunn Brollier 84 of Ashland dies after heart attack
Parke Dunn Brollier 84 of Ashland died Tuesday at Ashland Samaritan Hospital after a heart attack. Born in Mount Gilead, he lived in Lorain from 1936 to 1970 and for 13 years at Agape Acres Retirement Center in Ashland. He owned Bud's Barber Shop in Lorain and Cleveland and worked for Lake Terminal Railway 1942 to 1945. He belonged to the Seventh Day Adventist church in Ashland. Survived by wife Anna and daughter Jerri Penton of Amherst. Graveside services at Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Lorain. Reverend Jack Collins to officiate. Memorials to charity of donor's choice. Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst, in charge.
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Parke Dunn Brollier
Ashland
Ashland Samaritan Hospital
Mount Gilead
Lorain
Agape Acres
North
Brothier
Bud
Cleveland
Lake Terminal Railway
Seventh Day Adventist
Anna
Nee Searles
Henry
Jerri) Penton
Amherst
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Jack Collins
Seventh Day Adventists
Hempel Funeral Home
Death notices for Baldwin and Jones families in Georgia and Ohio
Thomas A Baldwin, 68, of Perry Georgia, survived by Eunice Kinser Bernard Baldwin and several children, funeral today with viewing at John R Down Funeral Home and church service at Church Restored Gospel, burial at Resthaven Memory Gardens Avon. Mary A Jones, 67, of Amherst, survived by George, daughters Carole Shawver and Minry Ann Wolfe, viewing today at Garland Home Amherst, service Thursday at 1 pm, burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
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Baldwin Thomas A
Oak Ridge Drive
Perry
Eunice
Kinser
Bernard Baldwin
Kenneth
Roger
David
Russell
Marilyn Walters
Donna Rae
John R Down
Vera
Church of Jesus Christ
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Jones Mary A
Amherst Shere
George
Carole Shawver
Minry Ann Wolfe
Frends
Garland Ral
Amherst
Porat
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Ain
Trauma kits added to four Elyria fire trucks
Four Elyria Fire Department pumpers were equipped with trauma kits April 29. Mayor Michael Keys said EMT trained firefighters on the pumpers can handle medical emergencies typically done by rescue crews. This follows years of training fire fighters as certified emergency medical technicians.
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Elyria
Michael Keys
Cromling Leaves Cardiac Care Unit At Elyria Memorial
William E. Cromling, president of First National Bank, who was admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital in serious condition on May 1, was reported in fair condition this morning and had been moved out of the cardiac care unit.
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Elyria
William E. Cromling
First National Bank
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Alesci Family Delicatessen Expands in Elyria Downtown
Frank Alesci, grandson of the founder, opens the sixth Alesci’s store in downtown Elyria marking the completion of a ground floor renovation at the Merthe Co. building. The 20-employee franchised unit will showcase Italian foods, baked goods, and pastries, with take-out and on-site production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Frank Alesci
Cleveland
Kinsman Avenue
Alesci
Frank
Greater Cleveland
Merthe Co
J.H. Krause & Co
Alesci’s
Bob Henry
Gene Krebs
Elyria PTA fingerprinting program enrolls 600 plus children
More than 600 children have been fingerprinted in the first two days of Elyria PTA Council’s program at Erie and Cascade schools. Preschoolers qualify, and fingerprints plus cards go to parents for police use if a child is ever missing. Parents must sign release forms authored by the Lorain County prosecutor. sessions include police presence to ensure usable prints.
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Elyria
PTA Council
PTA
Erie
Cascade
Lorain County
Prosecutor’s Office
Henry Webber
Webber
Ptas
Ohio
EIDC approves fee schedule for tax free bonds
The Lorain County Economic and Industrial Development Corporation approves a two tier fee for industrial revenue bonds. A 50 dollar non refundable submission fee plus either 500 dollars or one eighth percent of the bond face value when bonds are sold. Commissioners aim to fund a new Department of Economic Development. Chairman Fred Ritenauer notes yearly fees depend on bond volume.
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Elyria
Lorain County Economic and Industrial Development Corporation
EIDC
Lorain County
Department of Economic Development
Fred Ritenauer
New department to use federal loan program for funding
Ritenauer said the department would be financed by fees from a proposed federal loan program for business expansion. Applications would be reviewed by a Community Development Corporation, a task to be handled by the EDDC. Coyne would serve as the program director.
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Ritenauer
EDDC
Coyne
Elyria man shot by arrow says it was accident
Elyria police corrected an earlier report, stating 21 year old Brian Kopp was accidentally shot in the head by a hunting arrow fired by his cousin while they played with a bow in his apartment. Kopp, who underwent surgery for a four bladed arrowhead removal, is listed in fair condition.
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Elyria
Brian Kopp
West River Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Kopp
Michael Killean
Killean
Two crashes injure two in Elyria at same spot
Early today Douglas E. Brown, 22, of Litchfield failed to stop at a Fuller Road stop sign and struck a telephone pole on Middle Avenue. A 50 foot chain link fence at Ely Stadium was ripped out. Brown was treated for minor injuries and released. At 1:51 a.m. Tona I. McEwen, 54, of North Carolina Avenue struck a pole, she did not require hospitalization. No charges filed.
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Elyria
Litchfield
Douglas E. Brown
Vandermark
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Fuller Road
Middle Avenue
Ely Stadium
Tona I. McEwen
North Carolina Ave
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Mrs
Harold Gray
Fred Smith
UAW
Cromling
Grandpa
Palermo
Italy
United States
Maria
Murray Hill
East Side
Frank Jr
Angelo
Tony
Sam
Sandusky Avenue
Andrew Zajac
Oberlin College
Tappan Square
Athema Tacha
Martin Wolk
Brown
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