Area deaths: George E. Johnson of Elyria dies after long illness
George E. Johnson Jr. 67 longtime Elyria School Board member and past president died Monday at Ohio Extended Care Center Lorain after a long illness. He was born in Elyria, a 1937 Elyria High School graduate and 1941 Case Institute of Technology graduate. A Navy veteran, he helped start the Lorain Naval Reserve Unit and worked 40 years at U S Steel Lorain retiring in 1981 as general foreman. Survived by wife Eugenie a son Eric Ward a daughter Jan Robb and four grandchildren. Friends may call Wednesday 3 30 to 4 at St Andrew Episcopal Church with memorial service at 4. Burial Brookdale Cemetery. Memorials to St Andrew music department or American Cancer Society. Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria, in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Johnson Jr
Elyria
Mr. Johnson
Columbia University
Midshipman School
New York City
Navy
Lorain
U.S. Steel
Northern Ohio
The
American
Eugenie
St. Andrew Episcopal Church
American Cancer Society
Dicken Funeral Home
Sifling
Verna
Kurowski
William
Joan) Henry
Vacaville
Cal
Doris
San Antonio
Texas
Ronald
Jean) Navotny
Avon Lake
George
Shirley) Miroff
Reidy-Scanlan
St. John United Church of Christ
Donald Yackle
Calvary Cemetery
St. John United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
Josephine F
Westlake
Sbeox
Stanley
John Drosek
Sandra Butler
Te Dombroents
SU Stanslags Catholic Church
Rudge Fi
Lora
Tomsic
Elyna Hew
Angelme
Ebenhardty
Sturley
Toman
Et Friends
Tay
Dovala
Rome
Lindas OS
Abe Fanersl
SS Cyni and Methods Catholic Charet
Obituary for Lorain residents Harold Sifling and Laura Dieterich
Harold A Sifling 84 lifelong Lorain osteopath died Monday at Lorain Community Hospital after a short illness He practiced in Lorain 52 years and was a member of St John United Church of Christ the osteopathic associations and local civic groups Laura E Dieterich 93 of Lorain died Monday at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home Born in East Brady Pa she lived in Lorain 80 years and worked at Smith Gerhart 1946 55 Survived by sons William William W Gerald G David C Thomas and others Funeral arrangements include services at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home and St Mary Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery Memorials to St Mary Church Lorain encouraged.
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Harold A. Sifling
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Chicago University
Des Moines
Sifling
St. John United Church of Christ
City
National
Osteopathic Association
The
Laura Elizabeth Dieterich
Anchor Lodge
East Brady
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Mary Catholic Church
Legion of Mary
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
William W
Gerald G
David C. Thomas
Camino Island
Wash
William
Jean E. Thorson
Reidy-Scanlan
Kevin M. Conroy
Calvary Cemetery
St. Mary Church
Death notices and obituaries from Elyria and Lorain areas
Multiple bereavement notices list survivors, call times, and funeral details for Craig A Bryner of Elyna Josephine F of Westlake Lora Hayas Edward F of Steffeld Lake Tomsic and others. Services proceed at Reychle Roberts Dombroents Ex Dovala Memorial parks and Saint Mary Cemetery with wakes and rosaries noted.
Hilda Shea Popovich 77 Vermilion area resident dies
Hilda Shea Popovich formerly of Berlin Heights Vermilion and Huron area dies at Lorain Community Hospital after a long illness. She leaves sisters Mae Kistemaker Parma and Ruth Molnar Huron. Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Riddle Funeral Home Vermilion. Services Thursday 1 pm officiated by Rev Lynford West Harbour Town Community Church. Burial Maple Grove Cemetery Vermilion.
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Hilda Shea Popovich
Lynford West
Harbour Town Community Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Vermilion
Services for Craig Bryner Set for Wednesday in Elyria
Craig A. Bryner of Elyria died after a car crash. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home with Rev. Charles A. Keesee officiating. Burial follows at River Road Cemetery in LaGrange. Calling hours are today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Reichlin-Roberts. Memorials may be made to Midway Baptist Church.
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Craig A. Bryner
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Reichlin-Roberts
Charles A. Keesee
Midway Baptist Church
River Road
LaGrange
Reichlin- Roberts
Death notices for Anna E. Rinehimer in Lorain obituary
Anna E. Rinehimer 75 lifelong Lorain resident died at Ohio Extended Care Center Lorain after a short illness. Survived by husband Raymond 23 years and sons Norman Hook Old Town Fla Dennis Hook Sandusky John Hook Lorain brother John O'Hara Lorain sisters Edna O'Hara Elyria and Mary Vale Chattanooga Tenn four grandchildren. Private family services at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home Lorain burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Lorain.
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Anna E. Rinehimer
Lorain
Ohio
Raymond
Norman Hook
Old Town
Fla
Dennis Hook
Sandusky
John Hook
John O'Hara
Edna O’hara
Elyria
Joseph
Mary) Valecente
Chattanooga
Tenn
Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Prospect principal heralds improved enrollment and new classrooms
Prospect Principal Albert Eaton said enrollment prospects have improved while portable classrooms remain needed. Groundbreaking ends a year of lobbying with plans to finish the addition by February and move students into the main building before year end. Elmer Hume of Amherst is general contractor at 185992 dollars. Gross Plumbing 51479. J.R. Kacie Electric 15200.
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Eaton
Trivelli
Elmer Hume
Amherst
Gross Plumbing
Lorain
J.R. Kacie
Lawrence F Hodgson 77 Elyria engineer dies after illness
Lawrence F Hodgson 77 of Elyria dies after a three week illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital He was born in Perry County Ohio a 1932 Bliss School of Engineering graduate He worked 23 years as an electrical engineer for Gustav Hirsch Co Columbus He was commercial manager for Elyria Telephone Co Navy World War II veteran and member of Elyria Masonic Lodge 273 Elyria United Polish Club and formerly Elks Santa Maria California Survived by wife Josephine daughters Jo Anne Hoty and Mary Beth Pais son Lawrence Francis sister Beatrice Kuhn eight grandchildren He was preceded in death by two brothers Visitation 7-9 p m tonight and 2-4 7-9 p m Wednesday at Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home Elyria Service 1 p m Wednesday at St Andrew Episcopal Church Elyria Rev Roder ic Pierce officiating Burial Ridge Hill
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Lawrence F. Hodgson
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Perry County
Ohio
Bliss School of Engineering
Washington, D.C
Hodgson
Gustav Hirsch Co
Columbus
Elyria Telephone Co
St. Andrew Episcopal Church
Laubenthal-DeCarlo Funeral Home
St Andrew Episcopal Church
Roderic Pierce
Boral
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
Lorain siblings clash in string of police calls
Lorain police report multiple domestic disputes around the city from Monday into today. Twin 16 year olds fought over at home on E 34th Street with one punching the other. both cited into Juvenile Detective Bureau. A 25 year old man and his 26 year old sister at Denny's Bar argued. she allegedly struck him with a high heel and punched him twice. charges advised. A separate incident involved a 19 year old and his 24 year old brother on Colorado Avenue. the younger man says his brother returned drunk, assaulted him with a chair and threw a TV. both were told to consult the prosecutor if pursuing charges.
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Lorain
E. 34Th Street
Juvenile Detective Bureau
Denny's Bar
Colorado
Kansas Avenues
Colorado Avenue
Wellington annex plans face delay over land descriptions
Wellington Village Council renewed a bid to annex 382 acres of reservoir land in Wellington Township and 120 acres on the north side, but Lorain County postponed action until accurate legal descriptions are provided. Township trustees sought help from the Ohio Township Association while Huntington Township traders threatened an economic boycott if annexation proceeds. The push, approved in January, awaited county approval after the commission in July declined the request.
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Wellington
Wellington Township
Lyle Jameyson
Ohio Township Association
Michael Cochrane
Huntington Township
Louis Wilson
Charles
Bill
Council
Comstock
Lorain County Commissioners
Lorain Man Stabbed After Argument With Girlfriend
An 18 year old Lorain Drive man was hospitalized in fair condition with a stab wound to the upper left chest after an argument with his girlfriend at her home early Monday. He was stabbed with a paring knife from her purse. She claimed he had tried to fondle her. police kept the case under investigation and the man did not press charges.
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Lorain
Lorain Drive
Lorain Community Hospital
Vermilion Man, 24, Faces Rape Charge
Vermilion police say a 24 year old man will be arraigned Wednesday in Vermilion Municipal Court on a rape charge stemming from an alleged attack on a 26 year old woman. The woman met the man in a bar and says she was assaulted at his Riverside Drive home after agreeing to go with him. She reported the incident shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. the man was arrested at 7:40 p.m. Monday. The police would not identify the suspect.
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Vermilion
Vermilion Municipal Court
Riverside Drive
Elyria Fire Traced to Faulty Fireplace
A blaze Monday at 990 N Abbe Road in Elyria caused by a faulty fireplace spread to the wall above the hearth. Firefighters arrived about 4 p.m. and extinguished the fire, with damage estimated at $3,000. Brick cracks in the fireplace reportedly allowed the fire to travel.
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Elyria
North Abbe Road
William Dull
N. Abbe Road
Barry's Market Closes After 30 Years in Local Suburb
Residents from Riverview and Hart Plaza walk to the Barry's market closure, ending more than three decades of Fazio's/Fisher Foods operation. The 12,000 square foot site, subleased from HCT Corp, cited poor economy and rising costs as the reason for the Fisher Foods exit. A Fisher Foods spokesman was unavailable for comment.
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Marian Ruth
Riverview
East Ave
Fazio’s
Fisher Foods
Candidates heat up at Elyria forum on taxes and welfare
At Lorain County Community College a forum featured Nielsen urging education and job training over cash welfare while Pease cited attempts to phase off welfare with GOP objections. Discussion covered tax breaks to wealthy families, county contracts, and a half percent tax hike to avoid a 1.5 million deficit. Local officials and state lawmakers spoke. Dr. Rakowsky moderated.
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Nielsen
Pease
Reagan
Samuel E. Horvitz Trust
Richard Gladish
Koury
Ramer
Gladish
John Bara
D-Elyria
William Gardner
North Ridgeville
Joseph Koziura
D-Lorain
Alan Zaleski
William Hanchosky
Julian Pijor
Marie Tansey
R-Vermilion
Katherine Walsh
Oberlin
Jeremy Rakowsky
LCCC
Elyria League of Women Voters
The
Elyria Ywca
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Lorain Osteopath
Laure E. Dieterich
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Elyna
Sharon Mare Walker
Sheena
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Colleen Bryner
Frevds
Reychle-Roberts
Funeral Home
Ruverroad
Drozek
Hayas
Edward F
Steffeld Lake
Keuneene
Norma
Nee Koller
Poescek
Laura
Bean Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Loram
Hilda Popovich
Bryner Services
Ing
Prospect
Albert Eaton
Calvin Leader
Elyria School
Eugene Christian
Ely Stadium
Elyria Catholic
Kim Lang
Lang
Thomas Lang
Norma Jones
C-T
Rugg
Harrison Comstock
Bogner Funeral Home
Center Ridge
Barry’s
Riverview Plaza
Hart Plaza
Susan E. Thompson
D.D
Howard D. Greenberg, D.D
Optometrists
Sheffield Center
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