Area deaths honor musicians and locals in Lorain region
Area obituaries report Hiram T Stone 85 a trombonist who played with Perry Como and Guy Lombardo in Lorain area appearances and WWII Camp Perry Band service. Clarence Ford 81 Elyria WWII veteran and construction worker. Louis Christofferson 90 Berea retired truck driver. Mildred I 77 Amherst. Nancy M Taft 87 Sheffield Lake widow of Burrell Taft. Memorials to Hospice or church funds requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram T. Stone
Lorain
Perry Como
Guy Lombardo
Simko death-penalty appeal questioned on mental state
Avon. Wier. Rosenbaum argued Simko planned Johnson and Baker's abduction during the murder, or it was kidnapping. He contended the panel erred by not weighing testifying on Simko's alleged avoidant personality disorder and alcohol dependency, noting the original date for execution was set, with appeals expected to span years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbaum
Pruca
Simko
Johnson
Baker
Prucha
Lorain County Common Pleas
Kosma J. Glavas
Floyd D. Harris
Lynett. M. McGough
Sim
Warren J. Bair 4 Avon Lake dies after illness
Warren J. Bair aged 4 of Avon Lake died Wednesday at S J John and West Shore Hospital after an unexpected illness. Born in Cleveland he was a 1946 West Technical High School graduate, served in the Korean War, and worked as a sales representative for Sandoz Co retiring in 1981 after 17 years. Survived by his wife Jeanne and two daughters plus several sisters. A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Burmeister-Busch Family Chapel Avon Lake, with memorials asked for Our Lady of the Wayside Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ford
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pikeville
Ford
Clarence Jr
Florida
Jerry
Wanda Tyree
Warren J. Bair
Avon Lake
S J. John & West Shore Hospital
Cleveland
West Technical High School
Sandoz Co
Society For Paint Technology
Jeanne
Nee Corby
Sandra Curry Thomas
Topeka
Kan
Sharon K. Bair
Gertrude Lesjak
Melva-Wandra
North Olmsted
Doris Bair
Eastlake
Dorothy Patacky
Olmsted Falls
Edith Schmitt
California
Agath
Warren J
Florence Reany Bair
Burmeister-Busch Family
Avon-Belden Rd
J. Norman Riley
Our Lady of the Wayside Home
Detroit Rd
Avon
Playing kids start fire on East 28th Street duplex
A blaze caused 16000 in damage at a Lorain East 28th Street duplex when children playing with incense set curtains on fire. Bonnie Scott 21 was treated for burns and smoke inhalation, and four month old Lea Halcomb also treated for smoke inhalation. Fire reported 310 PM. Scott said she was asleep when the fire started.
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Lorain
East 28Th Street
Bonnie Scott
28Th St
Lea M. Halcomb
Scott
Daydream art therapist paints for hospitals and kids
An artist and therapist maintains an ongoing client list with hospitalized children and psychiatric patients as well as outpatients. She loves working with kids and in spare time paints quirky designs on furniture, including a chessboard on a table. She hopes to try sculpture someday.
Sponge maker given extra time to clean waste chemicals
Nylonge Inc of 1361 Lowell St received a two month extension from the Water Pollution Control Board to cut sodium trithiocarbonate from its 20,000 gallon daily sewer discharge. The company tests possible sale of waste for metal-removal use or a new in-house removal system awaiting Ohio EPA approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Water Pollution Control Board
Greg Worcester
Nylonge Inc
Lowell St
Worcester
Nylonge
George Hrabik
Hrabik
The
Water Furlution Control Board
Nyronge
Non-teaching union to present pact offer
Elyria schools non-teaching and non administrative staff will take a contract offer to members but not endorse passage. Chuck Roginski of OAPSE said details await a 10 am Saturday Elyria High School meeting. Union discusses next steps if rejected. dispute over a laid off worker on the bargaining team persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Chuck Roginski
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
Elyria High School
State Employment Relations Board
Courtland Street hydrant flow worries residents and church
Residents along Samuel Street Courtland Street and Bell Avenue report low water pressure due to undersized lines and aging mains. Fire officials warn hazards to hydrants while a new Elyria Nazarene church raises fears of further pressure drops. Councilman Robinson plans discussions with residents and potential funding through federal, state grants or shared costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Avenue
Greg Castle
Samuel Street
Courtland Street
Bell Avenue
Courtland-Bell- Samuel
Shippy
Samuel
Jean Court
Hoch
Dodie Kirby
Robinson
Elyria Birth Announcements List Various New Additions
A series of birth notices from Elyria including new babies for Sooja and Michiel Onder va eats Vernilion Ramle Yoarra Deborah and David Newby 228 Rhode Island Etyria Ramona and Kenneth Olver 1226 West Ave Elyria Tammy and Timothy Westcrook 222 Marseilles St Elyria Banitx Mitchell 268 Northfield Elyria Carol and James Sperry 929 Bennett Or Elyria and others in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona
Kenneth Olver
West Ave
Elyria
Tammy
Timothy Westcrook
Marseilles St
Odors flood Lorain County government halls
Lorain County Administration building faced water leaks and a strong bathroom odor after a third floor toilet overflowed. Plumbers spent two hours clearing an unknown object flushed down a toilet, causing floods to the third and fourth floors. County officials cited a deliberate blockage, not a systemic plumbing issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Pijor
Muntean
The teen birth debate in Ohio and national context
A Ohio AFDC mother with a child receives 274 monthly, 3,288 yearly, and 59,184 if the child stays on AFDC to 18. The piece argues teen birth labels are misnomers, cites 1989Unmarried births data, and notes Moynihan’s 1965 analysis on family structure. It discusses contraceptive access, education, self-esteem programs, and controversial policy debates.
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Ohio
AFDC
U.S
National Center For Health
Daniel Moynihan
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Hiram Stone
Clairton
Stone Brothers
Blaine
Camp Perry
Port Clinton
U.S. Steel
Bessie
Mabel Gray
Liberty Baptist Church
Lake Ave
Rick Young
Brookdale Cemetery
Curtis-Scheuffler-Busch Family Chapel
Second St
Louis Christofferson
Berea
Quality Care North Nursing Home
Bagley Road Lumber Company
Christofferson
West Park
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Lois Wolfe
Brunswick
George
Kenneth
Marie Morton
Fairview Park
Meta Schexenider
Sheffield Lake
Baker Funeral Home
Front St
East Bagley Road
Thomas Henderson
Woodvale Cemetery
Middlebury Heights
Mildred
Amherst
Nancy K Smith
Sue McConnel
Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright
Chestnut Ridge Road
Route 57
St. Jude Catholic Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Hempel Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Arthur J. Wiegand
First United Congregational Church of
South Amherst
Elmwood Cemetery
SL. Wosepo
Nancy M. Taft
Lescher
Taft
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Church
Ladies Guild
Joan Garcia
John
Berlin Heights
Perry
Downey
Idaho
Lois Szente
North Ridgeville
Eileen Smegar
Burrell
Burrell Jr
Martin
Raymond
Lucille Lescher
Margaret Jarab
Laura Swindell
Laura Leshcher
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Broadway
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
John J. McCaffrey
al Celebrant
Calvary Cemetery
St. Thomas Church Building Fund
Prosser Services
Richard A. Prosser
Shelby Twp
Mich
Reidy-Scanlan
Avon. Wier
Warren.j. Bair
Daydream
Alexander F. Zolli, M.D
Mig Dut
North Ridge Park
North Ridge Road
East Suite A Lorain
Aledo
Loran
Jeff Simmons
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Dents
Michael Keys
Lake Avenue
Georgia Eckhardt
Teva Commanenss
Wean
Iedna
Bass Aton
Amy
James Cartice Jr
Second St. Berber
Julie Wallace
C-T
Piyor
Pijor
Virgil Muntean
House of Representatives
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