Avon Scout leader John N. Spierings, 57, dies in Avon
John N. Spierings, 57, of Avon, a Boy Scout leader and Vietnam veteran, died May 23 2004 at St West shore in Westlake. Born in the Netherlands he came to the United States in 1948 and lived in Avon before 20 years in Elyria. He served as air traffic controller and Vietnamese interpreter during the war and earned multiple medals. Survived by wife Sandra son Eric and others. friends may call at Misen cik Funeral Home with a mass at Holy Trinity Church Avon. interment Resthaven Memory Garden.
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John N. Spierings
Avon
St Westshore
Westlake
Anna Paulowna
Netherlands
United States
Elyria
Avon High School
Belu & Son Asphalt
Sheffield Village
Lorain
Spierings
Sandra
Brady
Eric
Mary Kay Bernardi
Bay Village
Anthony
Monroe
N.C
Jerry
Indian Rocks
Fla
Willy Kapron
William
Rhea
Nee Rossett
Misencik Funeral Home
Detroit Road
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
John Misenko
Resthaven Memory Garden
Obituary: Arline Mae Kemper 85 of Sandusky
Arline Mae Kemper 85 of Sandusky died May 22 2004 at home. Born in Elyria she was a homemaker and longtime resident. She enjoyed baking sewing bingo and yahtzee and was a fan of the Cleveland Indians and Browns. Services 11 a.m. Thursday at Busch Curtis Scheuffler Chapel Elyria with burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township. Memorials to Heartland Hospice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Mae Kemper
Sandusky
Elyria
Leroy
Gerald
William
Minnie
Nee Goetz) Rainey
Eugene, Wilford
Carl Rainey
Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler Family
Second St
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
Heartland Hospice
S. Washington St
Suite
Tiffin
Obituary of Ann Olexen of Lorain 89
Ann Olexen nee Semyczyk 89 of Lorain died May 22 2004 after a long illness. Born in Johnstown Pa she moved to Lorain in 1928 worked 12 years at Wolfe's Green House in Avon and was active at St Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its Sisterhood. Survived by son Ray and daughters Judith Ann Vaniel and Darlene Daugherty plus 13 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren and a sister. Funeral Monday Tuesday with Parastas service and burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst.
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Ann Olexen
Semyczyk
Lorain
Johnstown
Wolfe’s Green House
Avon
United States
Ray
Brandon
Fla
Judith Ann Vaniel
North Versailles
Darlene Daugherty
Sophia Sargent
Vernal
Utah
Alex Olexen
Sam
Mary
Nee Chemrick) Semyczyk
Mike
Charles Suhan
Mary Lesseski
Richard J. Reidy
East 31St St
Dennis Kristof
Saint Nicolas Ukrainian Orthodox Pro-Cathedral
Lakewood
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
New Life Hospice
North
Abbe Road
Elyria
Oberlin resident Eleanor Shirley Marshall dies at 75
Eleanor Shirley Marshall 75 of Oberlin died May 23 2004 at home. A lifelong Oberlin resident and 1948 Oberlin High School graduate she served in the US Air Force 1949 1969 retiring as master sergeant. Survived by sister in law Arcenia Marshall and several siblings. Private burial in Westwood Cemetery. Cowling Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Eleanor Shirley Marshall
Oberlin
Elyria
Oberlin High School
United States Air Force
Arcenia E. Marshall
Death Notice for Mildred Tate of Wellington
Mildred Emilia Tate 87 of Wellington died May 23 2004 at home after a short illness She was born in Cleveland and lived in Wellington since 1974 Survived by daughter Bonnie Casper five grandchildren 13 great grandchildren three great great grandchildren sister Connie Mizenko Preceded by husband Fred Tate one granddaughter and several other relatives No visitation memorial service 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Cowling Truman Funeral Home Wellington Rev James Reymann officiating Burial private.
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Mildred Emilia Tate
Wellington
Cleveland
Fred S. Tate
Frederick
Hazel
Nee Whitney) Ahrendt
Cowling- Truman Funeral Home
Herrick Ave. East
James Reymann
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Burial for Barbara Knezetic Lukianoff in Lorain
The graveside service for Barbara M Knezetic Lukianoff 96 of Lorain will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Cemetery Lorain. A reception follows at the Spitzer Hotel. She died May 19 2004 in Columbus. St Vitus Croatian Church address in Lorain and Walter A Frey Funeral Home Lorain are handling arrangements.
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Barbara M. Knezetic-Lukianoff
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain
Spitzer Hotel
Lukianoff
Columbus
St. Vitus
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
Obituary of Mayme Omahan in Gambier Ohio
Mayme Omahan 94 of Gambier Ohio and formerly Lorain died Saturday May 22 2004 in Gambier Arrangements by Gluvna Shimo Hromada Funeral Chapel Lorain Ohio.
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Mayme Omahan
Gradisek
Gambier
Ohio
Lorain
Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel
Broadway Ave
Marguerite Stone 83 Avon Olmsted Falls librarian dies
Marguerite Stone 83 of Avon and formerly Olmsted Falls died May 22 2004 at home after 50 years in Olmsted Falls. Born Lakewood she led Olmsted Falls School Library 1956 to 1971 and belonged to Olmsted Falls Community Church. Survived by husband Kenneth 62 years. Arrangements by Busch Burmeister Avon chapel.
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Marguerite Stone
Mers
Avon
Olmsted Falls
Lakewood
Stone
Hus
Kenneth
Make A Wish Foundation
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
Busch-Burmeister Family
Detroit Road
Mildred B Schroyer obituary from Grafton Township
Mildred B Kavak Schroyer of Grafton Township died May 22 2004 at Life Care Center of Medina Valley City after a 14 year illness. She worked 27 years for General Motors in Parma and belonged to UAW Local 1005. Survived by husband James E Schroyer son Robert Booth Cincinnati daughter Nancy Thompson Bay Village sister Hermina Kiser Brook Park sister Dorothy White Bay Village brother Andrew Kavak North Olmsted. Visitation 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City burial St Martin Cemetery Valley City Memorials to St Martin of Tour Church Building Fund. Dicken Funeral Home Elyria handling arrangements.
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Mildred B
Betty” Schroyer
Kavak
Grafton Township
Medina
Valley City
Lakewood
General Motors
Parma
UAW
James E. Schroyer
Robert Booth
Cincinnati
Nancy
Wellington man Buck Johnson dies after long illness
David Buck Johnson 66 of Wellington died May 23 2004 at home after illness. He worked 36 years in Ford Motor Co maintenance retiring in 1994 and farmed crops and cattle. He was a member of the American Legion and LaGrange Hunting and Fishing Club. Funeral services 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. William E. Buckeye with burial at Camden Cemetery. Friends may call 6–8 p.m. Tuesday at Cowling-Truman Funeral Home.
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David “Buck” Johnson
Wellington
N. Union Township
Ford Motor Co
Johnson
American Legion
LaGrange
Cowling-Truman Funeral Home
Herrick Ave. East
William E. Buckeye
First United Methodist Church
Camden Cemetery
Camden Township
Death Notice for Bessie M. Morgan in Lorain
Bessie M. Morgan age 90 of Lorain died May 22 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph Lorain after a short illness.
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Bessie M. Morgan
Nee Thompson
Lorain
New Life Hospice Center
St. Joseph
Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel
Broadway Ave
Wakeman Man Michael Motolik Dies at 55
Michael Motolik of Wakeman died Saturday at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria at age 55. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Morman Funeral Home, Wakeman. Additional arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.
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Michael Motolik
Wakeman
Emh Regional Medical Center
Elyria
Morman Funeral Home
Cooper St
Vienna's Marika Roekk Dies at 90 A Nazi Era Star
Vienna born singer dancer and actress Marika Roekk died May 16 at age 90 daughter Gabriele Jacoby said. Roekk trained in Paris early sang across Europe and the United States by 13. She rose to fame with Ufa in Nazi Germany and later acted in musical films during the 1950s before retiring in 1962 continuing stage work in Germany the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Vienna
Austria
Marika Roekk
Gabriele Jacoby
Roekk
Paris
Europe
United States
England
Germany
Ufa
Nazi Germany
Johannes Heesters
Zahra Leander
Sweden
Netherlands
Belgium
William J. Brennan III dies at 71 in New Jersey
William J. Brennan III, son of the late Supreme Court Justice, died May 17 at 71. A Princeton lawyer for 34 years at Smith Stratton Wise Heber Brennan, he mentored integrity in law, served as special counsel to Gov. Hughes, was assistant attorney general, and led the New Jersey State Bar Association in 1984. He chaired the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law.
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Princeton
N.J
William J. Brennan III
U.S. Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Georgiana Brennan
Brennan
Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heber & Brennan
Richard J
Differences in suicide rates across Ohio big-city jails
In Ohio's largest counties the rate of death by own action varies with Lucas County jail in Toledo showing the highest rate due to its large inmate population. Franklin County, Hamilton County, and Cuyahoga County report fewer such deaths and discuss prevention and monitoring challenges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
Lucas County
Toledo
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Ohio Graduation Test raises fears of denying diplomas
Ohio overhauls tests under No Child Left Behind rules with tougher items to raise scores for top students and push for higher proficiency. The Dayton Daily News notes many sophomores may fail as the state requires passing in five subjects next spring, risking delayed or blocked graduation for some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Daytonne News
Sun
Dayton Daily News
George Madaus
National Board On Educational Testing and Public Policy
Boston College
Madaus
Popham
Mitchell Chester
Education Department
Meadowdale High School
Tynisha Edmondson
Wright State University
Edmondson
Arsenic in Ohio Public Water Affects 90000 Residents
An analysis of four years of tests on 2000 water systems shows more than 90 000 Ohioans drink from public supplies exceeding the new arsenic standard set to take effect in 2006. Rural systems and schools are heavily affected with 16 800 in Warren County and 15 812 in Licking County exposed. The EPA reduced the limit from 50 to 10 ppb to curb cancer risk, while private wells remain unregulated.
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Columbus
National Research Council
Licking Valley
Newark
Licking Valley High School
Rick Nabors
Melissa Collins
Vaughn Elementary
Trumbull County
Ohio
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Eliza
Nee Jenkins) Marshall
John and
Charles
Pete” Marshall
Virginia Charlotte Champe
Thelma Smith
Ethel Tuck
Westwood Cemetery
Cowling Funers Home
S. Main St
Lukianoff Services
Betty’ Schroyer
David ‘Buck’ Johnson
William J. Brennan liI
Tross
Lindsay Hayes
National Center On Institutions and Alternatives
Washington
The
Associated Press
General Accounting Office
W. James Popham
UCLA
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