Death notices span Vermilion Lorain and surrounding towns
Obituaries report Esther Kobza Vermilion 75 dies after brief illness at Lorain Community Hospital. Other deaths include infant Wanda Zeiter Lorain, Virginia Glowiske Grafton, and multiple residents of Elyria Oberlin Lorain and Vermilion with funeral details and survivors listed.
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Esther Kobza
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Oil City
Cleveland
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Democratic Women’s Club
Kobra
William
Barbara) Ohie
Doylestown
Vivian) Derrow
June Slavik
Littleton
Colo
Dan
Betsy) Hector
Brandon, Fra
Steven Kobza
Berlin Heights
Bob Kobza
Wakeman
Robert
May) Johnson
Saginaw
Mich
William J. Popp
Standish, Mich
Zolton, Charles
Laurent Popp
Saginaw, Mich
Wanda Jean Zeiter
David and
Debranee Willingham Zeiter
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Virginia Glowiske
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Boy Scout Open House Thursday At VFW Hall
Scouting will be the focus of a pizza party and open house Thursday from 7 to 8 30 p m at the VFW Hall 6805 Lear Nagle Rd North Ridgeville Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 175 the event invites all boys in grades 6 through 12 and their parents for games and demonstrations For more information call 327 9013.
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North Ridgeville
VFW
Lear Nagle Rd
Boy Scout
Sheffield Village seeks state aid for Lakebreeze Road resurfacing
Sheffield Village Council votes to proceed with a 1.2 mile Lakebreeze Road resurfacing from Colorado Avenue to the Norfolk and Western tracks at an estimated total of 115000. The village plans to cover up to 25000 or 25 percent with state paying the remainder. Local officials note the last paving was 21 years ago and potential extra state funds may reduce local cost.
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Sheffield
Lakebreeze
Ohio Department of Transportation
Leo Sheets
Colorado Avenue
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Michael Griffith
Redistricting Group to Meet Tonight in Sheffield Lake
Parents Concerned About Redistricting will meet at the Sheffield Lake Community Center tonight. The public meeting is open to residents and stakeholders.
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Sheffield Lake
Lorain trio charged after gunfire near Black River
A Lorain man Larry Hartman Sr. 35 a woman Kathleen Stotzer 39 and Hartman’s 7 year old son were charged with trespassing and discharging firearms along the Black River on USX Corp property. Police found Hartman with a shotgun Stotzer with a .22 rifle and ammunition in the boy’s backpack. Arraignment set for this morning.
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Elyria
Lorain
Black River
USX Corp
Larry K. Hartman Sr
Kathleen A. Stotzer
Hartman
Washington Ave
Old City
USX
Thee
Stotzer
County truck driver to fill elections post
Lorain County Eng ineer's Office truck driver Thomas Borowicz has been hired by the Board of Elections for a $22 000 annual clerk position created by a reorganization following the death of former director Jack Wolf Borowicz will perform data entry and use a computer terminal with on the job training noted by Iris Garcia and Leonard Camera who defend the hire despite lack of clerical experience.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Board of Elections
Thomas Borowicz
Victor Stewart Jr
Democratic Party
Borowicz
Iris Garcia
Leonard Camera
Camera
Engineers
Lorain Italians Block Renaming of Columbus Park Complex
Opposition from the Italian community halted a plan to rename the Lorain Youth Baseball complex at Columbus Park in memory of Elections Director Jack E. Wolf who died in July. City Council referred the measure to a parks subcommittee to create standard honoring procedures.
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Lorain
Columbus Park
Lorain County
Board of Elections
Jack E. Wolf
Thomas Urbanek
Wolf
Loran
IAV
Sheffield Village to set guidelines for hiring
Sheffield Village Council moves toward structured hiring with a six month probation and committee study. The committee of the whole meets Wednesday at 8 pm to draft guidelines for village employee screening and to review the current ordinance on mayoral selection of police dispatchers.
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Sheffield
Cleo Ridenour
Council
David Cimperman Jr
Cimperman
Browns Backers Tailgate Party Set for Monday
The Browns Backers Central, a 1000 plus member fan club, will hold its second annual Tailgate Party on Monday at 5 p.m. in Cleveland. Activities run through 7 30 p.m. and feature fan gatherings before the game.
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Cleveland
Browns
Cleveland Browns
New London Board OKs 1988 89 Budget Total 4 439 494
The New London Board of Education adopted the 1988 89 appropriation totaling 4 439 494 with a zero general fund end balance. General fund receipts from taxes and state foundation total 3 831 782 with 1 055 473 from taxes and 2 370 407 from state aid. Instruction 2 284 987 and support 1 387 577.
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New London
New London Board of Education
Trespassing and theft reports logged in Elyia area
At 5:50 a.m. a resident at 325 Cornell Ave reports an intruder seen inside the home who fled with nothing missing. At 7:35 a.m. two bicycles were reported stolen from 127 Parkview Court.
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Elyaia Spt
Cornell Ave
Parkview Court
Huntington United Church Chicken Supper Saturday
The United Church of Huntington will sponsor a family style chicken supper at Ward Hall on Saturday from 4 to 7 30 p.m. Tickets are at the door priced 5 dollars for adults 2 dollars for children aged 6 to 12. Preschoolers eat free.
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Huntington Twp
The
United Church of Huntington
Ward Hall
Births and civic note in Elyria and Lorain area
In Elyria and Lorain, several births are listed from families including Costello, Leety, Anderson, Ortiz, McGown and Davita with addresses and September dates. Elyria also announces Elizabeth Betounes as a new member of the city planning commission succeeding Michael Sherman. Betounes is a long time teacher and community volunteer.
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Elyria
Michael Keys
Elizabeth “Libby” Betounes
Michael Sherman
Betounes
Edgefield Dr
Elyria City
Baldwin-Wallace College
Police Briefs Report Assaults and Car Theft in Lorain County
Elyria police investigate an assault on a 27 year old woman on Case Avenue after she says her date forced her into his car. A 58 year old man is also attacked with wallet stolen for about 4 dollars on West Avenue. Friends of Elyria Public Library announce fall book sale at library Scheide Room Wednesday through Saturday. Two juveniles detained in Lorain and Erie Counties after attempting to steal a car from a parked tractor trailer.
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Lorain
Lorain Municipal Court
Laticia Ann Whitfield
Lorain Drive
Elyria
Case Avenue
West Avenue
Friends of the
Elyria Public Library
Scheide
Vermilion
Erie County
Two Suspects Sought in Greyhound Bus Station Robbery and Assault
Lorain County police investigate a weekend robbery and rape at the Greyhound Bus Station on Lake Avenue. A 38-year-old North Carolina woman and a 37-year-old Bayonne man were assaulted. the suspects are described as two black men in their mid twenties. Investigators will question the woman again for a fuller description.
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Elyria
Greyhound
Lake Avenue
North Carolina
New Jersey
Lorain County
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Phil Carr
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Wanda Zeiter
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Helen) Zelter
Virgil (Pride) Willingham
Collins
John R. Devin
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Freta M
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Dague
Phi In
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Brenda
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Gordon E
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Sheryl
Simpson
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Dicken Funeral Home
King Salomon Lodge
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
South Durkee
Eaton Township
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Poole
Lexie F
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Violet. Vannatter
James Tanner
Inday
Curtis-Scheuffier
Radich
Irene George
George
Suzannne Strick
Kathleen Skorvanek
Richard
Calvary Cemetery
Lorai
Bobby
Daisy Moore
Jahi
Jeanette Maldonado
Sacred Heart Chapel
Raymond W. Thompson
Olmsted Township
Southwest General
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Peggy L. Shella
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Columbus
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Olmsted Falls
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Paulette Cantlin
Parma
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Berea
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Nora
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Edward R
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Ralph Thompson
Baker Funeral Home
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John Schmitz
New Chestnut Grove Cemetery
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Frank J. Schmidt
St. Joseph Hospital
Marblehead
Great Lakes
National Tube
U.S. Steel
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Helen
Danny
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Zion Lutheran
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
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U.S. Steel Co
Pittsburgh
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Feketa
Mary Jane Saluga
Alex
Philip Feltman
Maple Grove Cemetery
Iris
Iris Wind
Columbia Station
Southwest General Hospital
Wind
Ohio State University
Phi Mu Sorority
Rocky River
Robert Wind
Dayton
Ebbe
Betty
Irene George Radich
Paul Plafean
St. John Catholic Church
Arthur Lynch
Arthur Russell Lynch
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Bay Village
Pittsfield
Mass
Lynch
Harwichport
Joan
Berkshire Medical Center
Jenkins Funeral Home
Westlake
St. Barnabas
Bradley Rd
James R. Moodey
Episcopal
Joan Habershaw Lynch
Elizabeth Lynch Plummer
Bowling Green
Alan Buxton Lynch
Lakewood
Allison Lynch Chadeayne
Acworth
Georgia
Sarah Waterman Lynch
Susan Williams Lynch
Garcia
Urbanek
Sheffield Village Eyes
Mall C
Lakeside Avenue
City Hall
Ohio University
Hungtington
St. John-Westshore Avands
Mark
Dawn Costello
Elyria Memorial
Robert and
Kelly Leety
Clinton Ave
Steve Anderson
Deneen
Tony Ortiz
St. Lorain
Daniela
Robert McGown
River St
Linda Davita
Matcaif Rd
Bayonne
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