William C. Gehrke 92 Elyria Township dies after long life
William C Gehrke aged 92 of Elyria Township died May 10 2007 at home He was born December 25 1914 in Elyria and lived there most of his life A WWII Army veteran he worked 25 years for Ohio Edison and nearly 15 years at Brandau Jewelers as a parking attendant He was a coach of Little League and was named Coach of the Year in the 1970s Visitation is planned at Dicken Funeral Home with services Monday Rev Allen H Grothe will officiate Burial follows in Brownhelm Cemetery Memorials to New Life Hospice are welcomed
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William C. Gehrke
Elyria Township
Elyria
Ohio Edison
Brandau Jewelers
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Carol Halcomb
S. Amherst
Douglas Halcomb
Wakeman
Jeffrey William Halcomb
Walter Gehrke
Herb Gehrke
Dicken
Middle Ave
Allen H. Grothe
St. Paul’s U.C.C
Brownhelm Cemetery
Brownhelm Two
Flowers
New Life Hospice
N. Abbe Rd
Obituary of Donald A Kozich of Lorain May 9 2007
Donald A Kozich 58 of Lorain died May 9 2007 after an eight month illness at New Life Hospice Center of St Joseph Lorain. Family will receive friends Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at Devin Funeral Home 2701 Elyria Ave Lorain. Arrangements incomplete and to be announced tomorrow.
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Donald A. Kozich
Lorain
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Devin
Elyria Avenue
Helyes longtime Elyria resident dies at 91
Fritz Helyes 91 of Elyria died May 9 2007 after a short illness. Born October 3 1915 he lived in Elyria all his life and worked 45 years at American Standard retiring 1981. A WW II Army Air Corps veteran he was active in St Jude Church Holy Name Society American Legion Post 12 VFW Post 1079 Oberlin Golf Club and bowling. He is survived by wife Ruth two sons Fred and Larry daughter Mary Ann Patty five grandchildren and siblings. Visitation at Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home on Saturday 2 to 4 PM with a prayer service at 4 PM burial at St Mary Cemetery Wakeman.
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Fred V
Fritz” Helyes
Elyria
Mr. Helyes
Elyria High School
American Standard
United States Army Air Corps
St. Jude Catholic Church
Church
Holy Name Society
American Legion
United Polish Club
VFW
Oberlin Golf Club
Fred V. Helyes
Ruth H
Pintur
Mary Ann Patty
San Diego
Fred M. Helyes
Larry Helyes
Berea
Alfred Helyes
Rose
Mary
Helen
James
Helen Helyes
Reichlin Roberts
Cleveland Street
Funeral Home
St. Mary Cemetery
Wakeman
Obituary Notice Rosa Smith of Lorain Dies at 61
Rosa Smith 61 of Lorain died May 9 2007 at home after a short illness Born December 25 1945 in Italy she came to the USA at age 12 Worked at Sorrento's Ristorante in Elyria as a chef for about 11 years Member of St Mary Church Elyria Survived by daughters Andria Smith Columbus and Tina Campbell Maine son Anthony Smith Maine grandson Vincent Horvath Savannah OH sisters Mela Sansotta Italy Maria Policheni Elyria Betty Vince and Mela Sansotta Lorain brothers Dominic Lenny and Peter D Agostino Elyria Many nieces nephews and great nieces and nephews Preceded in death by her husband Vincent B Smith 1979 fiancé Daniel J Raible 1992 and parents Antonio and Caterina D Agostino Visitation Friday 6 to 8 PM Dicken Funeral Home Elyria prayers Saturday 10 AM followed by funeral Mass 10:30 AM at St Mary Church Burial St Mary Cemetery Elyria Memorials American Cancer Society Cleveland OH.
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Rosa Smith
D'Agostino
Lorain
Italy
USA
Sorrento’s Ristorante
Elyria
St. Mary Church
Andria Smith
Columbus
Tina Campbell
Maine
Anthony Smith
Vincent Horvath
Savannah
Mela Sansotta
Maria Policheni
Betty Vince
Dominic
Lenny
Peter D’agostino
Vincent B. Smith
Daniel J. Raible
Antonio and
Caterina
Nee Monteleone
D’ Agostino
Dicken
Middle Ave
Thomas P Kowatch
St. Mary Cemetery
American Center Society
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
Death Notice for Donald T Reisz 78 Elyria
Donald T Reisz 78 of Elyria died Thursday at E M H Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He retired from Invacare after 32 years and later worked for Reisz Tool in Grafton. Survivors include his wife Donna and children from several area towns. 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Visitation Friday May 11 from 5 to 8 PM at Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home. Services Saturday at 11 AM officiated by Rev Paul Jaster. Memorials suggested to Animal Protective League of Lorain County.
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Donald T. Reisz
Elyria
E.M.H. Regional Medical Center
Mr. Reisz
Invacare
Reisz Tool
Grafton
Las Vegas
Buffie
Donna
Bernard Reisz
Lorain
Frank Reisz
Bill Reisz
Marguerite
William H
Sophia (Nee Coon) Reisz
Bauer - Laubenthal
Chestnut Ridge Road
Paul Jaster
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Animal Protective League of
Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
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Nine plead not guilty in Avon Lake gambling ring case
Elyria nine defendants arraigned denying involvement with a Las Vegas style charity gambling scheme. Prosecutor Dennis Will said the indictments stem from a 2005 Ohio DPS probe with raids on American Legion Avon Lake and VFW North Ridgeville posts. The leaders Felice Coreno Fievet and Sidoti face racketeering money laundering theft and operating a gambling house charges.
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Ohio Department of Public Safety
American Legion
Avon Lake
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Ridgeville
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Joseph Coreno
David Fievet
Salvatore Sidoti
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Planners Debate Budget Moves and Possible New Levy
Ci planners discuss reallocating budget funds over the next years to achieve a potential objective. They also consider, as a possibility rather than a likelihood, pursuing a new levy dedicated to funding additional police officers. The conversation touches on the mall and related local impacts.
Elyria committees map plan to draw business growth and fix pipes
City committees in Elyria will work with local business owners to attract more businesses and create jobs while addressing water pipe corrosion that limits firefighting capacity. Summer plans include finalizing a detailed action schedule, improving City Hall access via televised meetings, and possibly enforcing rental property registration to aid outreach.
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Forrest Bullocks
D-3rd Ward
Elyria
Bullocks
Baker
Nuisance concerns prompt council talk on policing limits
Council debates handling extra work for police amid quality of life issues. Dan Given urges outreach to administration and police to enforce or stiffen penalties for loud car stereos. Current fines cited as 300, 400, and 500 dollars with possible confiscation on later offenses. Contact Adam Wright at 329-7151 or awright chroniclet.com.
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Dan Given
Given
Adam Wright
Chroniclet
Junior Achievement runs time consuming student program
Volunteers visit schools during business day offering business world insights. Students like Hannah Duffield from Clearview High School describe it as real world with deadlines and accountability. This is the second such competition JA has sponsored. Contact Roberson at 329-7721 or f pectronictet.com.
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Hannah Duffield
Clearview High School
Junior Achievement
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Support Grows Local
Elyria Salvation Army receives extensive help from the US Postal Service as carriers collect food donations during routes. Last year the drive yielded a local 30 tons, supporting more than 200 families monthly as the nationwide effort continues since 1991.
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Elyria Salvation Army
U.S. Postal Service
Salvation Army
Hollie Rice
The
Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers
NALC
Drew von Bergen
von Bergen
Free Family Film Festival at Regal Cobblestone 20 in Elyria
Regal Cinemas announces a nine week Free Family Film Festival for kids, with G and PG movies at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting June 12 at Regal Cobblestone Square 20, 5500 Cobblestone Road, Sheffield. Read details for the schedule and titles.
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Elyria
Regal Cinema
Regal Cobblestone Square
Cobblestone Road
Sheffield
Regal Entertainment
Bass Mazda
Animal Planet
Regal Cinemas
Gromit
Nanny McPhee
Clifford
Young musician Williams finalizes collaborative suite
Williams and Shepka describe a two mover collaboration merging distinct writing styles into a single suite. Both contributed one movement each using computer programs then refined the piece together. Williams, daughter of Bill and Linda Williams of Elyria, plans music performance at Bowling Green State University. Shepka praises her as an incredible musician with many opportunities ahead. Contact Bette Pearce at 329-7148.
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Williams
Shepka
Bill
Linda Williams
Elyria
Church of the Open Door
Bowling Green State University
Locked Up From C14 Two Locks On Each End
Police said a boy was confined by his father during drug activity and both parents faced charges. Botzko held on 50000 dollar bond and Westover on 55000. Westover with a prior record was wanted on a child endangering charge. Authorities reviewed the death of the couple’s daughter from SIDS and planned to reexamine the older boy found nearby weighing 61 pounds.
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Botzko
Westover
Edo
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