Area deaths mark WWII veteran Atkins of Elyria
Francis A Atkins 62 of Elyria died Friday after a short illness. A Oberlin native, he served in World War II earning four Bronze Stars and a good conduct medal. He worked as an auto mechanic with Haury Brothers and Elderread Machine Co and held many veteran and youth service roles. Burial with full military honors at St Mary Cemetery.
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Francis
Frank" A. Atkins
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Oberlin High School
Atkins
Lorain County
The
Haury Brothers
Elderread Machine Co
Boy Scouts of America
VFW
Boy Scouts
Doris H
Minnich
Dennis
Warren
John
Ashland
Louis
Emil
Richfield
Washington
Albert
Jackson
Robert
J.B
Margaret) Kear
Wharton
Ohio
Helen) Annable
South Bend
Ind
Reichlin-Roberts
St. Jude Catholic Church
St. Mary Cemetery
408
American Legion
Death notices and local obituaries span Lorain Avon and Amherst
Obituaries note Ruby A Gardner 49 of Avon survived by husband George and two sons with visitations at John R Devin Funeral Home and service plans at Grace Baptist Church. Willard A Troxtell 54 of Amherst survived by children and siblings with services in Kentucky and Ohio. Joel H Oliver 47 of Lorain dies at work. former radar repairman and longtime truck driver with several survivors and services in Lorain and Kingston. Harry E Yost 79 of Valley City dies after long illness. funeral at United Church of Christ with burial at Myrtle Hill. U S Steel to sell Lorain Lake Terminal Railroad as layoffs hit 73 percent, with negotiations for Newburgh and South Shore Railway. Avon Lake asks residents about 2.98-mill levy with a series of coffee meetings planned across six schools.
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Gardner Ruby A
Avon
George
Donald W
Douglas A
John R Devin
Lorain
Grace Baptist Church
Burtal
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Troxtell Willard A
Amherst
Damey R
Barbara Schrull
Betty Bach
Garland Funeral Home
Pulaski Funeral Home
Somerset
Kidder Cemetery
Wayne County
Joel H. Oliver
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Jenkins
Oliver
Air Force
Mississippi
Texas
Alaska
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
Lawnville Cemetery
Kingston
Harry E. Yost
Valley City
Shangri la
Medina
Liverpool Township
Robert
Terry A
William L
Kathryn Wascovich
Cleveland
Ella Yost
Bauer Funeral Home
United Church of Christ
Marshall Cook
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
U.S. Steel
Lake Terminal
Chicago Sun Times
Chessie System
Newburgh and South Shore Railway
Sun Times
Lake Terminal Railroad
Timothy J. Smith
United Transportation Workers Local 1391
Avon Lake
Ed Mitroff
Redwood
Learwood
Westview
Erieview Elementary School
Nurses Endorse Ohio General Assembly Candidates
The Ohio Nurses Political Action Committee endorses several candidates in the 72nd District and greater Cleveland area. Endorsements honor commitments to quality health care, with several Democrats named, while some districts saw no endorsements due to nonresponse or limited contact. Republicans like James Petro and Tim Martin appear in related cross endorsements and campaign appearances.
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Ohio Nurses Political Action Committee
Ohio General Assembly
ONPAC
Marie Tansey
R Vermilion
Greater
Cleveland
Rocco J. Colonna
Francine M. Panchal
April Kreuzer
Troy Lee James
Ike Thompson
John D. Thompson
Berea Man Killed in North Olmsted Crash
Berea resident Steven Adams Jr. 25 was killed when his southbound 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass collided head on with a northbound car driven by Walter Vavrek 41 on Columbia Road near Fawn Road Avon. Vavrek and his wife Michaelle 38 and their 4 year old son Joseph were injured with the child in serious condition. Police investigate.
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North Olmsted
Berea
Avon
Columbia Road
Steven Adams Jr
Barrett Road
Walter Vavrek
Stony Ridge Road
Fawn Road
Adams
St. Johns and
West Shore Hospital
Vavrek
Michaelle
Joseph
Columbia
Fairview Park
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Raymond Wilson
Hawley Road
James KE
Carrow
Jones Road
Lorain County
Bureaucratic blunder nets LMHA 300000 windfall
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority will gain more than 300000 due to a HUD calculation error. SMHA will allocate 185000 to cover a 1982-83 weatherization grant miscount and 64000 to address ground shifting at Amherst Albright Terrace. Additional funds support personnel costs and a 610000 energy grant application.
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Lorain
Lorain Metropolitan
HUD
Schroeder
SMHA
Albright Terrace
Amherst
Elyria
Riverview Terrace
Oberlin
Six apply to fill vacancy on Ridgeville board
Six candidates including Dorow and Leacock, defeated in last November's school board race, seek the Ridgeville board opening after John Porter's resignation. Applications were due by 4:30 p.m. Friday. The board will hold executive sessions to review the six applicants and interview finalists, with selection announced October 25 at city hall.
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Ridgeville Board
North Ridgeville
John Porter
John Butkowski
Fred Dorow
Larry D. Karns
John B. Leacock
Lee H. Reichbaum
Milt H. Walker
Dorow
Leacock
Doron
Marianne Powrie
Charles Norris
Porter
City Hall
Football injury paralyzes boy and related suits in Detroit area
In Wayne County Circuit Court a suit targets helmet makers and a sporting goods firm over a high school football injury to Lewi s Thompson Jr. The case initially misnamed firms, with All American Co. of Elyria identified as reconditioners. Thompson remains in ICU with cervical injuries blamed on helmet inadequacy and warnings. The suit cites warnings added since 1976. A separate political note mentions Tim Martin challenging Rep. Don Pease, with Glenn praised by Martin. An Avon Lake youth, Thomas Wittig, 16, was committed to youth services after an Aug. 4 shooting that paralyzed his mother, Sandra Moore.
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Detroit
All American Co
Elyria
Harry Philo
Lewis Thompson Jr
Wayne County
Bill Kelley Athletic Inc
Grand Prairie
Texas
Highland Park
Philo
Detroit Board of Education
Thompson
Don Gleisner
All American
Gleisner
Oberlin
Tim Martin
U.S
Don J. Pease
Doberlin
John Glenn
Pease
Glenn
Lorain County
Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Don Pease
Citizens Choice
Avon Lake
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Thomas Wittig
Henry T. Webber
Webber
Wittig
Sandra Moore
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Holy Name Society of the Church
Knights of Columbus Council
Thomas
Jason Charles Pullins
Charles Pullins
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Cowling Funnal Home
Francis Atkins
Lorain Terminal
Marathon Ohio
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Erneed Funeratsche and
Emiratn
Ervey C. Cort
Ernest W. Scheaftier
Daniel Reinke
C-T
Capitol
James M. Petro
Petro
Rocky River
Ohio Afl-Cio
Mary Rose Oakar
Louis Stokes
House
Edward Feighan
Alan Zaleski
Morris Jackson
Charles Butts
Rocco Colonna
Brook Park
Francine Panehal
Ike
John Thompson
Patrick Sweeney
John Barr
Michael Camera
Bernice
Kammiller
Wadsworth
Thomas Greene
Parma
St. Edward High School
St. Luke's Parish
Greater Cleveland
West Side
Sweeney
John T. Sweeney
Lakewood City
Lakewood
Philip Crane
R-1
Seville
Benjamin Fernandes
Crane
Rep
Jetn Ashbrook
Johnstown
Congress
Bereaman
Martin Wolk
LMHA
Elyrian
Eddie Coats Jr
Common Pleas Court
Floyd D. Harris
Coats
Deborah
Bohannon Court
Willard Troxtell
Lorain Community Hospital
Zelma Jones
Norwalk
Edward
Marion
Grace
Gala Troxtell
Statebranch
Elyria Company
Frank Naylor
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Avon Lake High School
Blackburn -Fulton Funeral Home
Doyle
Blackburn Russell C. Fulton
Main St
Grafton
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