Area Deaths Highlight Lorain Notables and Local Bowler
Area deaths include Alex W. Black 46 lifelong Lorain resident and top local bowler who died at Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. Services for Zoyd B. Plas 18 Elyria graduate and Marine recruit will be held in Elyria. Jeanne Kinney 86 Lorain resident since 1989 died after a two year illness with funeral services in Lorain. Stephen Kelley 81 Amherst resident died at Lorain Community Hospital. Burial plans listed for Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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Alex W. Black
Lorain
Cleveland Clinic
Lorain High School
Stephen Kelley
Amherst
Lorain Community Hospital
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Zoyd B. Plas
San Francisco
Laubenthal Funeral Home
Elyria
St. Mary Church
Robert Wenz
Mr. Plas
Elyria High School
Elyna High School
Marines
Patricia Ann Plas
James Arthur Plas
Mary Addi
Sacramento
Calif
Laura Plas
Genevieve Plas
Steven
Michael
John
Arthur
Columbus
Edward J. Plas
LaGrange
Jeanne P. Kinney
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Paris
France
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Harry
Ohio
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Joseph
Maria) Zakowski
Gloria Heller
Lillian Kinney
Canoga Park
Cal
Ason
James
John R. Devin
Liam Kitt
Calvary Cemetery
St. John Catholic Church
Thomas V. Rath
Police Log Highlights From City Day Timeline
A police and fire log records multiple incidents: a woman in distress at 146 Pasadena Ave, a stove fire at 610 Wood St, two money orders stolen at 124 Cedar St, aggravated burglary at 210 Ninth St, arrests including Wilfred Mercado at 51 Johns Lutheran Church for traffic and weapon offenses, and Larry Patterson at 1454 W Ruver Rd for domestic violence. Also noted are personal injuries near the county courthouse and Cascade Park, stolen bikes at Eastern Heights and 100 Cleveland, a burning complaint at 760 Tnficruary Bee, beer kegs taken at 71% Woodland Ave, a jewelry box theft from 947 Gulf Road, and criminal trespassing charges against David G Burnett at 876 Livermore St Elyna and 1551 W River St N.
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Cedar St
Ninth St
Wilfred Mercado
Reed Ave
Lorain
Johns Lutheran Church
West River Street
Bell Ave
Parker Transfer
Lowell St
Larry Patterson
Ruver Road
Eastern Heights
Cleveland
Tnficruary Bee
Ford Crossing
Cascade Park
Woodland Ave
Cascade
Gulf Road
David G Burnett
Livermore St
Elyna
W. River St. N
Death Refices MERKLE JR Adam G 27 55 Leram He is survived
Obscure death notice lists Adam G Merkle Jr with scattered names and dates. Immobile fragments reference survivors Basale Dexothy Mastate Foray 208 ee Michael Adam and Mrs Diane Brueckner with Cindy, plus two sisters. Funeral home calls and services at Leram and Calvary Cemetery are mentioned with unclear dates and locations.
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Merkle, JR
Adam G
Leram
Basale Dexothy
Mastate Foray
Michael Adam
Diane Carol Brueckner
Cindy Ne
John R. Dovan
Fonerat
St Bary
Cour
Locos
Borsaee
Calvary Cemetery
Lorar
Clearview Plans Seniors Stay In School For Two Days
Clearview High cancels early graduation with seniors to spend two days on resume writing and job hunting. Wayne Ross says state Education Department requires students stay through the final day. Principal Ed Kershaw develops a last two days program while kindergarten phasing changes are enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Clearview
Ferraro in Cleveland Deficit as Obstacle to Growth
Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro criticized the Reagan deficit figures at the Cleveland City Club Forum calling the 1890 billion projected gap the most serious obstacle to long term, non inflationary growth. She warned high deficits raise interest rates and distort the dollar hurting workers and jobs while urging honest action to balance the budget. Demonstrators outside protested her pro choice stance on abortion and Ferraro declined to comment on Archbishop O Connor’s abortion declarations.
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Cleveland (Ap
Geraldine Ferraro
United States
Ms. Ferraro
Reagan
Bond Court Hotel
John J. O’connor
New York
Wellington recalls bid targets McGreevy mayor and council
A Wellington voters group named Con cerned Citizens of Wellington forms after Police Chief Walter H. McGreevy resigns under threat. McGreevy withdraws resignation but faces legal action from his suit for reinstatement against the village. The council countersuit seeks dismissal. The group posts unsigned fliers and opens a savings account to collect funds. Local meetings draw about 120 spectators as disputes over police logs and access to records surface.
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Wellington
Concerned Citizens of
Roger Hyde
Walter H. McGreevy
McGreevy
Harrison Comstock
Common Pleas Court
Comstock
Joan Cyrus
Oberlin Savings Bank
Elyria seeks federal funds to upgrade rental housing
Elyria plans to apply for more than 600000 in federal block grant money to fix private rental properties failing building codes. City Council will set the exact request, likely 200000 to 309000, with landlords paying 56 percent of renovations and committing to rent to low and moderate income tenants. Many rentals in the city have minor to major code violations, according to Mayor Michael Keys.
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Elyria
Michael Keys
Keys
West Way Gardens
West Ridge Road
Lorain Council Eyes Taverns Law After Kokinda Case
Lorain City Council schedules a committee meeting to discuss tavern behavior legislation following a judge’s ruling on prostitution obscenity tied to former councilman James J. Kokinda. Kokinda and his son James N. faced charges after police found dancers in suggestive contact at Koke’s Place. Arroyo opposes the court outcome but seeks local policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
James J. Kokinda
Kokinda
Koke
James N
Angel Arroyo
D- 6
Route 57 collision injures Elyria man and passenger
A 36 year old Elyria man, Larry D. Smith of 127 Riverdale Court, remained in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a Monday evening crash at Route 57 and Chestnut Ridge Road. He was northbound and tried to turn left onto Chestnut Ridge, colliding with a southbound car driven by Deborah L. Brace of 900 Cleveland Street, who was not injured. passenger Cecil Carpenter of the same address was treated at EMH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah L. Brace
Cleveland St
Cecil Carpenter
Emh
This Buds For You Settlement Reported In Cleveland
Anheuser Busch sues Cleveland florists over use of This Buds For You slogan. A settlement reportedly planned ahead of a Wednesday news conference by the Cleveland Florists Association. A court spokesman denied official word of any settlement.
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Cleveland
Anheuser-Busch
Cleveland Florists Association
Harry Shaffer
Beer Company
U.S. District Court
Ann Aldrich
Florists Association
Aldrich
Bike Car Wreck Injures Elyria Boy
A 15-year-old Elyria boy in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after colliding with a car while biking. Dana Clark of 104 Second Street sustained shoulder and leg injuries. He tried to turn from East Avenue onto Fourth Street and did not see an oncoming car driven by Donald Barris of 217 Howe Street.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Dana Clark
Second St
Clark
East Avenue
Fourth Street
Donald Barris
Howe St
Insight Group to aid students with behavior and dependency
Lorain Clearview School District will start support groups for seventh to twelfth graders with behavior problems and possible chemical dependency. An eight to ten student Insight Group will meet during school hours for ten sessions over five weeks, with parental permission required for each participant. A second, voluntary after school group titled Concerned Persons Group will not require parental consent.
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Lorain
Clearview
Susan Schmidt
Debbie Hilton
Board of Education
Clearview High School
Ed Kershaw
Kershaw
Insight
Elyria City
North Royalton
Schmidt
Insight Group
Concerned Persons Group
Child Psychologist to Speak at Lorain Health Board Dinner
Elyria Dr. Myron B. Stern a clinical child psychologist will keynote the Lorain County Board of Mental Health annual meeting at Stocker Center Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Stern discusses sexual abuse the hidden mental health problem including case findings types of treatment and efforts in Cuyahoga County A dinner follows with reservations by calling the board offices in Elyria or Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Myron B. Stern
Lorain County
Board
Lightner Named to Columbia Township Zoning Board
Walter D. Lightner of 26345 Royalton Road was appointed Monday night to the Columbia Township Zoning Board to serve until December 31. The vacancy followed Stephen Kuhn’s resignation. Lightner, 42, married with two children, a nine year Columbia resident, is self employed and will move American Ignition Wire to Columbia early next year. Appointment made by the Columbia Township Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Walter D. Lightner
Royalton Road
Columbia Township
Stephen Kuhn
Lightner
American Ignition Wire
Lorain Chorale Plans Messiah Rehearsals Tonight
The Lorain County Community Chorale will hold weekly rehearsals at 7 tonight for its 42nd Handel Messiah performance. Rehearsal is at First Congregational Church at Court and Second streets. county residents are invited to join.
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Elyria
Lorain County
First Congregational Church
Court and
Second Streets
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Professional Bowling Association
Barbara
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Alex
Mary Black
Dan
Gerri) Terpone
William
Dorothy) Francis
Lydia) McVey
Thomas Black
Stone Mountain
Emil Dovala
Pasadena Ave
Pinewood Drive
Wood St
Cortshevifler
Wil
Alana Baranick
Sheffield
Vincent School
Township
Ferraro
Reagan Administra
Norma Jones
C-T
Arizona Republic
Youngstown
Ariz
Nanci
Roland
Bud) Handley
Hyde
Glen Miller
Woodland
Lake Avenues
Lawson
Elbe Alley
Lorain City
Arroyo
Lorain Singers
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