Louise Kneisel 1918 Brownhelm graduate dies at 91
Louise Kneisel nee Leimbach 91 of Amherst died at Lorain Community Hospital. She was the last member of Brownhelm High School class of 1918 and salutatorian. Survived by daughters Helen Robson and Kathryn Whyte, 12 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, two brothers, and many relatives. Funeral 10 am Tuesday at Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst. Burial Rugby Cemetery. Memorials to Amherst Library or a chosen church.
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Louise Mae Kneisel
Brownhelm High School
Kneisel
Elmer
North Ridge Road
Helen Robson
LaPorte
Kathryn Whyte
Amherst
William Leimbach
Frank Leimbach
Brownhelm Township
Elmer L
Lawrence
Marguerite Newberry
Hempel
Cleveland Ave
Leah Matthews
Brownhelm Congregational Church
Rugby
Amherst Public Library
Obituary Notices from Lorain County area
Margaret P Limbird George 69 of Berlin Heights died after an eight month illness in Amherst. Nurse at several area hospitals including Amherst and Oberlin retiring last year. Survived by husband George Sr daughters Roseanne Fry berger Regina Dick sons Michael and George Jr Joseph, eleven grandchildren, siblings and parents. Visitation and funeral services set at Reidy-Scanlan Lorain. Robert Dwight Porter 80 of Lorain died at Golden Acres Nursing Home after a year illness. WWII veteran, long time employee at U S Steel and Salvation Army worker. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth and two daughters. Arrangements pending Walter A Frey Funeral Home Lorain. Waunetta C Deckard Smith 83 of Huron died in Huron Health Care Center after short illness. Former Lorain cook and Vermilion hotel worker. Survived by husband Fred, multiple descendants. Services at Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion. Samantha Anne Moore five day old daughter of Daniel and Wendy Moore of North Ridgeville died at University Hospital Cleveland. Survived by parents, sisters, grandparents and great grandparents. Private services planned. Bogner Busch Chapel North Ridgeville handling arrangements. Carl Strohsack 79 of Elyria died at home. Services to be announced by Curtis Scheuffler Busch Chapel Elyria.
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Margaret P. Limbird George
Berlin Heights
Amherst
Budapest
Hungary
Lorain
St. Ladislaus School
St. Joseph School of Nursing
The
Clock Club
George Sr
Roseanne
Sandy” Fryberger
Longmont
Colo
Regina Dick
Michael P
George Jr
Joseph
Andrew Strong
William Papp
Robert Dwight Porter
Golden Acres
Putnam County
Ohio
Loveland
Lorain County
Porter
U.S. Steel
Salvation Army
First United Methodist Church
Birmingham
Order of Moose
American Legion Post
Mary Elizabeth
Erie Ave
Waunetta C. Smith
Deckard
Huron
Hunting Township
Samantha Anne Moore
Daniel
Wendy
Nee Shhildwachter) Moore
North Ridgeville
University Hospital
Cleveland
Elise
Lorna
George B. Moore
Richard G
Mary Ann Shildwachter
Robert and
Elsie Galbraith
George
Lillian Shildwachter
Bogner-Busch Family
Center Ridge Rd
North Hidgeville
Correction on Mayor Keys accident location and details
A Saturday column corrected an editing error about Mayor Michael Keys in a minor collision. The incident occurred on East River Road, not as he was backing from his driveway. Keys resides on Vassar.
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Michael Keys
East River Road
Keys
Vassar
Margaret Wilson obituary in Lorain area
Margaret Wilson, 85, of Lorain, survived by daughter Janet Juratovic. Services set for 11 am Tuesday at Amber Four-Square Gospel Church in Amherst. Burial at Spidge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst Township. Call Garland-Mis enetk Funeral Home for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wilson
Lorain
Janet Juratovic
Fenda
Garland-Misenetk
Park Ave
Amherst
Amber Four-Square Gospel Church
Cooper Foster Rd
Spidge Hill Memorial Park
Death of Motown pioneer Marv Johnson in South Carolina
Detroit singer Marv Johnson, credited with helping create the Motown sound with Berry Gordy Jr., died at 54 after a stroke suffered at a Sumter concert. He collapsed backstage after performing at Bill Pinckney’s 40th anniversary event and died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Johnson met Gordy in a Detroit record store and in 1959 cut Come to Me, leased to United Artists, the first Motown song though only a modest hit.
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Detroit
Marv Johnson
Motown
Berry Gordy Jr
South Carolina
Johnson
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
S.C
Sumter
Bill Pinckney
Drifters
William Baran
Gordy
United Artists
Amherst woman Lila Bruce obituary details
Lila E. Bruce 71 of Amherst died Sunday at Ohio Extended Care Nursing Home after a long illness. Lifelong Amherst resident and member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ. Survived by Patricia Stoyanoff and Deborah Sechkar, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, husband Gerald predeceased in 1988, brother Carl Pippert predeceased in 1989. Visitation Tuesday at Garland Mis encik Funeral Home with services Wednesday at 1 p.m. Rev. David Gross officiating. Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Memorials to St. Joseph Regional Hospice Program at St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain.
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Lila
Bruce
Nee Pippert
Amherst
Ohio
Lorain
Amherst Area
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
Patricia Stoyanoff
Deborah Sechkar
Athens
Gerald
Carl Pippert
Garland-Misencik
Park Ave
David Gross
St. Peter's
Local government and events calendar for Avon Lake area
Avon Lake City Council holds a 7 30 p m session at the Old Firehouse with a special meeting on May 17 in North Ridgeville to set the millage for a school operating levy. Sheffield Lake hosts open house for Senior Citizens Day noon to 3 pm at the Office for Older Adults. Avon Lake Planning Commission and Sheffield Lake Finance and Council meet Tuesday with a public hearing on west end improvements Wednesday. A North Ridgeville preview, Build Your Own computer course, a cat show by the Animal Protective League, library book sale May 26 29, fingerprinting clinic June 5, and a Columbia High School class of 1973 reunion June 18 are listed along with a Vermilion Minority Business Expo 93 May 95 with speakers and seminars.
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Avon Lake
Avon Lake Planning Commission
Sheffield Lake
Ranger Parent Club
Lorain County Community College
Animal Protective League of
Lorain County
Columbia High School
Wayne Brussell
Station Rd
Columbia Station
Alternatives to prison gain ground in Ohio plan
The state weighs cutting prison crowding by substituting rehabilitation programs for nonviolent drug offenders. About 20,000 inmates are sent to prison annually, with nearly half potentially diverted to alternatives. Gov. Voinovich proposes 185 million for community programs including electronic house arrest and halfway houses.
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
George Voinovich
Voinovich
David Diroll
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
Diroll
Budget gridlock tightens Ohio session near end
In Columbus Gov. George Voinovich's 30.6 billion budget and Medicaid top amid unfinished business as summer recess nears. Leaders say sessions slow start due to tight finances and high pressure for dollars. Talks focus on two year budget, Medicaid reforms, and federal mandates to avoid losses in subsidies.
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Columbus
George Voinovich
Voinovich
Senate
Stanley Aronoff
Cincinnati
House
Vern Riffe
Wheelersburg
Greenpeace plans White House protest over Ohio incinerator
Greenpeace and local groups press Clinton administration to shut Waste Technologies Industries incinerator in East Liverpool Ohio. Organizers expect over 50 arrests in a non violent civil disobedience at Lafayette Park during a Seattle to Washington bus trek finish. Opponents say nearby homes and an elementary school risk dioxin contamination. Plant operators claim advanced tech and 99.99 percent waste destruction.
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Washington
Ohio
Clinton
Waste Technologies Industries
East Liverpool
White House
Lafayette Park
Rick Hind
Greenpeace
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lorain Girls Charged With Felonious Assault
Two girls ages 14 and 16 faced felonious assault charges after a Saturday night fight at Pawlak Park near Washington Avenue. Arion R. Colvin, 14, suffered 23 stitches from cuts caused by broken bottles and was treated at St. Joseph Hospital. Another boy, 11, was charged with unruliness and obstruction of justice for concealing the suspects' identities.
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Lorain
Pawlak Park
Washington Avenue
Arion R. Colvin
St. Joseph Hospital
14Th Street
Colvin
Keystone: Ci students win state FFA awards
Chris and Brad Fye and Shawn Bledsoe earned a second in forestry judging while Louis Farkas Bill Robson and Aaron Thompson placed second in rural soil judging and Brad Smith Justin Gordon and Robson earned a dairy food ribbon. They advance to nationals. last year Farkas Robson and Thompson were fifth. FFA adviser Larry Lokas since 1990 notes hard work from students and supportive parents.
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Chris
Brad Fye
Shawn Bledsoe
Louis Farkas
Bill Robson
Aaron Thompson
Brad Smith
Justin Gordon
Robson
Farkas
Thompson
Larry Lokas
FFA
Amish Mourn 2000 Children Deaths Stirs Community
Garver describes the Amish as kind and cooperative yet closed off after the tragedy. Deputies shielded media from funeral services as law enforcement notes the impact of the event on the community.
Chase ends with four arrests after high speed pursuit
From CJ Smith, a car owned by Rose Filliott was reported stolen by Elliott, mother of Daniel and Kenneth Elliott. Deputies chased the Oldsmobile west on Route 254 toward Vermilion, through Amherst on Route 2, with Vermilion and Amherst cruisers joining. The Oldsmobile allegedly struck a Vermilion cruiser twice in an attempt to flee, ending when the cruiser forced the vehicle off the road near the Erie County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Route 2
Barbara Cowger
State Rep Bender to attend North Ridgeville council meeting
North Ridgeville residents may question State Rep John R. Bender D Elyria at tonight's City Council session. The regular meeting starts at 8 p.m. A 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole will discuss water meters at City Hall 7307 Avon Belden Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
John R. Bender
Elyria
City Hall
Avon Belden Rd
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Brownhelm
United Church of Christ Reformed
Claus Road
Brownhelm Station
Church Ladies’ Guild
Vermilion Grange of
Axtel
Pomona
Margaret P. George
Lorain Area
Ing
Fred
Joyce E. Mellett
Shirley J. Smith
Betty Lou Abraham
Larry Smith
Riddle Funeral Home
South St
Vermilion
Louis Bertoni
United Church of Christ Congregational
Rugby Cemetery
Carl Strohsack
Curtis-Scheuffler-Busch Family
Second St
Lila E. Bruce
Avon Lake Public Library
Lupe Chevrolet
Lloyd Manwell
Ford
Mark Wade
Lauren Wanosky
Adam Yager
Vermili Vermilion
Liberty Blvd
Richard Romero
Commission On Spanish-Speaking Affairs
Anthony Whitmore
Ohio Department of Development
James Crosby
Minority Business Development Center
Simon Dinitz
Ohio State University
Aronoff
House Senate
Aronof
Qohio
Southern Ohio
Lucasville
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Garver
Sheriff's Deputies
John Lowe
Chase
Bender
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