Longtime Grafton resident Mark Tran dies at 78
Mark Henry Tran 78 of Grafton died at home after a short illness. Born in LaGrange he lived area all his life retiring from General Industries in 1963 and Midview Schools in 1981. Survived by daughters Marge Sayers and Phyllis Vankerkhove both of Grafton son Alan Tran of Sheffield Lake stepson Harris Opfer of Elyria and stepdaughter Marilyn Jensco of Connie L. Sawyer. Funeral arrangements at Norton Funeral Home with services at Grafton United Methodist Church.
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Mark Henry Tran
Grafton
LaGrange
General Industries
Midview Schools
Tran
Grafton United Methodist Church
Marge Sayers
Phyllis Vankerkhove
Alan Tran
Sheffield Lake
Harris Opfer
Elyria
Marilyn Jensco
Brenard A. Bernie Moore 62 North Ridgeville native dies
Brenard A. Bernie Moore 62 of North Ridgeville died of cancer Thursday at home after a four month illness. He moved from Oberlin in 1970 and worked as a welder at American Ship Building in Lorain after serving in the Merchant Marine in Florida. Moore was a member of Avon Church of God and enjoyed travel. Survivors include his wife Beverly J. Moore a son Bernard A. Moore a daughter Debra Dial ten grandchildren six great grandchildren sister Faye Singar brothers Richard Earl and Frank. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Bogner-Busch Family Chapel Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville. Services 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home Rev Daniel Svagerko officiating. Burial Resthaven Memory Gardens Avon.
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Karen L. Magalski
Murach
Elyria
University Hospital of
Cleveland
Northern Savings and Loan
Gary A
Cincinnati
Kim
Zurich
Switzerland
Stanley Murach
Ronald Murach
Elizabeth Owczarzak
Reichlin-Roberts
Cleveland St
St. Jude Church
Poplar St
Patrick J. O
Brenard A
Bernie” Moore
North Ridgeville
Perkins
W.va
Oberlin
Merchant Marine
Florida
Lorain
Moore
Avon Church of God
Beverly J
Nee Mahon
Bernard A
North Eaton
Debra D. Dial
Faye Singar
Richard
Earl of
Frank
South Carolina
William J
Tra
Nce Henderson
Richard Lee
Bogner-Busch Family
Center Ridge Road
Daniel Svagerko
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avon
Worth H Mertz 79 Elyria Township dies after long illness
Worth H Mertz 79 of Elyria Township dies after a long illness. Survivors include wife Velsetta Brady two sons Harlan and Lynn a sister and many relatives. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lorain funeral chapel with burial in Ridge Hill Memorial Park Amherst Township. Memorials to CAPD unit or a charity of donor's choice.
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Worth H. Mertz
Elyria Township
Avon Oaks
North Bass Island
Lorain
Mertz
Central Maintenance Department
U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel Management Club
Amherst Sportsman's Club
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
Bradley Donahue
Christian Temple Disciples of Christ
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
CAPD
Harald E. McDonald
EMH
630
River St
Elyria
Remembering a Cherished Husband Father Grandfather
A heartfelt tribute from a wife to a husband, noting the many dear things about him felt in life. His memory remains planted in their hearts, watered by daily tears, to stay vivid through the years for wife, children, and grandchildren.
Freeman, Wellington native, OSU band member, dies in California
Jon Charles Freeman 43, lifelong Wellington resident, died August 30 in Sunnyvale California after three years of illness. He earned a master's in electrical engineering from Ohio State University in 1977 and worked at Tandem Computers in California designing and developing. Survivors include his mother Pat Freeman, sister Barbara Freeman, brother Brian Freeman, father Ralph J and grandparents Ruth and Charles Baum. A memorial service is set for September 12 at 10 am at Christ Episcopal Church Oberlin, with Spangler Mortuary Mountain View handling arrangements.
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William Henry Bobel
Richard Bobel
Jennie Henry Bobel
Milan
Black Mountain
N.C
Russell
Doris Bobel
Elyria
Joseph and
Jeannette Henry
Harold Bobel
Christ Episcopal Church
Huron
Miller Funeral Home
Jon Charles Freeman
Wellington
Sunnyvale
Calif
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Freeman
OSU
Tandem Computers
California
Pat Freeman
Barbara Freeman
Brian Freeman
Ralph J
Ruth
Charles Baum
S. Main St
Oberlin
Lorain OKs AT&T antennas at water tower site
Lorain planning officials approved AT&T antennas on the catwalk of the Ohio Edison water tower to provide personal communication services in the Lorain area. The four by three foot transmitting gear will sit on a 225 foot tower along Lake Erie shore, officials said.
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Lorain
Board of Zoning Appeals
At&t
Ohio Edison
Ron Russo
Lake Erie
Minority Police Banquet in Lorain County Sets Sept 14
Lorain County Minority Law Enforcement Association hosts its ninth annual awards banquet and dance at Dixon's Party Center 425 Broad St on September 14 at 6 p.m. Akron Police Chief Edward Irvine will speak. Master of ceremonies is Darwin Roush. Awardees include Betty Halliburton Elyria and Blassie Wright Oberlin. Tickets cost 20 dollars. Contact David Wrice or Rosalie Culpepper for details.
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Lorain County Minority Law Enforcement Association
Dixon's Party Center
Broad St
Edward Irvine
Akron
Darwin Roush
Civil Service
Lorain
Betty Halliburton
Elyria
Blassie Wright
Oberlin
Michael Evans
David Wrice
Rosalie Culpepper
Penfield church to host free fall concert at park
Penfield The Penfield Community Church will present a free concert at 6 p.m. on September 15 at Penfield Recreational Park. The church children’s choir and other musical groups will perform. Public invited refreshments will be served.
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Penfield
Yard sale at Oberlin church supports 125th anniversary
The Friends of Rust United Methodist Church announce a two day yard sale from 9 am to 5 pm at 61 Groveland St with rib dinners at six dollars and chicken dinners at five dollars to fund church repairs and mark the 125th anniversary next year. A free grant proposal workshop for Ohio non profits runs 10:30 am to noon Thursday at the Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization office, funded by the Ohio Humanities Council with NEH support and private donors.
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Oberlin
Friends of Rust United Methodist Church
Groveland St
Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization
Ohio Humanities Council
Olmsted Falls hydrant flushing notice
Olmsted Falls announces hydrant flushing and inspection this month. Water may appear rusty during mains agitation. run tap briefly to clear. Signs will be posted in affected neighborhoods indicating flushing locations and dates.
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Olmsted Falls
Residents urge traffic light at accident hotspot in Lorain
Lorain residents near East 30th Street and Grove Avenue press for a traffic signal after a crash injuring eight. Police say the wreck involved a 1992 Oldsmobile Bravada and a 1990 Chevrolet Lumina. one driver alleged fled the scene, and eight people were hospitalized, with Eddie Capers among the injured.
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Lorain
East 30Th Street
Grove Avenue
Mary Turner
East 30Th
Turner
Tony Hassage
Shuck
Lorain Community
St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Eddie James Capers
Oakwood Drive
Elyria
Capers
MetroHealth Medical Center
Second horse killed in car collision near Oberlin Elyria Road
State Highway Patrol reported a second car horse crash in as many days on Oberlin Elyria Road near West Ridge Road. A veterinarian destroyed the horse after the 2:30 a.m. collision with no injuries reported. Earlier, a horse died in a crash on state Route 18 in Clarksfield Township.
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Carlisle
Oberlin-Elyria Road
State Highway Patrol
Huron County
West Ridge Road
Clarksfield Township
Ohio Voters To Decide Casino Amendment Issue 1
Taft reports 335,926 of 606,075 signatures from Spitzer's petition were validated. Lorain County and Cuyahoga County show strong support, with 10,702 of 17,905 local signatures validated in Lorain. If passed, up to eight river casino facilities would operate in Cincinnati Hamilton Cleveland Lorain and Mahoning counties. Pierce contends Ohio voters will reject the measure in 1996, citing crime fears and job protection.
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Taft
Spitzer
Columbus
Lorain County
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Cleveland
Lorain
Mahoning
Cuyahoga County
Mahoning County
Pierce
Dancer from college faces break in and escape
A dancer with two bachelor degrees described a Tuesday break in as emotionally ravaging for her and her 4-year-old daughter. Her husband and two other children were away when the intruder Maguire entered. Deputies credited Deputy Denise Wilms for sensitive handling and Taylor-Baker for staying calm and safe. Maguire left after the dancer agreed to quit dancing and meet his family on Sunday.
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Maguire
Denise Wilms
Bob Baber
Gary Abicht
Taylor-Baber
Taylor-Baker
Abicht
Civil Service Scrutiny Over Folk Military Record
Cantu challenged Folk's eligibility after finding Folk served 1985 to 1990 and was discharged as a private. A certified discharge cited "bad conduct" prompting removal from a candidate list, dropping Folk from No. 6 to No. 55 of 90. The commission now requires certified discharge papers from all applicants.
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Cantu
Folk
National Military Personnel Records Center
St. Louis
Civil Service Commission
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Union County
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Norton Funeral Home
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Brighton Township
Garfield Heights
Carrie Spieth
Medina
LaRene
Mabel
Jim
Jeffery
Blackburn Funeral Home
Keith Mostad
LaGrange Cemetery
Ruth Regan
Berea
Hillcrest Nursing Center
Grove City
Green Springs
Hilliard
Paz
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Murrinsville
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St. Mary Church
John M. Garrity
Green Springs Cemetery
Baker Funeral Home
Wilcox Services
Edna Margaret Shirkey Wilcox
Percy Shirkey
Arthur Wilcox
William Shirkey
Gary Linn Carrothers
Cadiz
Elyria High School
Case Western Reserve University
Franklin Thomas Backus
CWRU
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Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Grafton- Midview Kiwanis
POW/ MIA Association
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Bernie’ Moore
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Halli L. Carrothers
Jack Dayton Linn
Thelma Carrothers Foura
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Ralph C
Geoffrey Oswald
Brookfield United
Fields Cemetery
Midview
Clarence
Dawson Moore
Spangler Mortuary
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Lorain Oks
At&t Antennas
Russo
Penfield Church
Oberlin Church
Council
National Endowment For the Humanities
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