Lorain area obituaries recount service and volunteers
Carol J. Stark 86 of Elyria died Saturday after a long illness at Northridge Health Center North Ridgeville. Born in Lorain she lived there until 1937 marriage and later moved to Elyria. She worked for Lorain Telephone Company now CenturyTel and was active in Lake Avenue United Church of Christ and Elyria YWCA Y Megs. She also supported Elyria Little League and served at election polls for 40 years. William Ray Hill 68 of Columbia Station died Sunday at home under Hospice care after a long illness. A Navy veteran of Korea, he worked for Local 310 of the Laborers Union in Cleveland 1962 to 1993 and enjoyed fishing and poker. He is survived by a large family and will receive prayers at David Bogner Funeral Home with services at Sugar Ridge Baptist Church. Memorials to Hospice of the Western Reserve are requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol J. Stark
Walter
Elyria
Northridge Health Center
North Ridgeville
Lorain
Fairhome
Longfellow Jr. High
Lorain Telephone Company
CenturyTel
Yeaa Wepuuee Club
Elyria Ywca Y-Megs Association
Elyria Little League Association
Norman
Little League West
Stark
Elyria Township
William Ray Hill
Columbia Station
Western Reserve
Relief
Strongsville
U.S. Navy
Edith
Nee Adamy
Freddie
Ashland
Bruce
Coal Grove
Sheila Miller
Easley
N.C
Christina Roach
Scottown
Kimberly Buckner
Lisa Hill
Ellen Wuensch
Sophia Kelly
Dorothy Grimm
Faye Cantrell
Loretta Wright
Beckley
W.va
Robert Hill
Warsaw
Eddie Hill
Eddie
Mittie Hil
Fred Hill
Dexter Cantrell
Lina Ellen Hil
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
Sugar Ridge Baptist Church
Sugar Ridge Road
Bill Shomo
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Resthaven Memory Garden
Avon
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Middle Ave
Merrick G. Rowland
Norwalk
Collins
Toledo
Townsend High School
General Motors Corp
Sandusky
Rowland
Collins United Methodist Church
East Townsend
Flora
Blakeman
Bartlet Swope
Melvin Rowland
Morman Funeral Home
Cooper St
Wakeman
Carl Fannin
Collins Cemetery
Stein Hospice
Sycamore
Isabel M. Smith 87 Elyria obituary remains incomplete
Isabel M. Smith nee Wes Sell 87 of Elyria died Sunday at home after a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home located at Chestnut Ridge Road and state Route 57 Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel M. Smith
Wes Sell
Elyria
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge Road
Obituaries: Judd Bright and Earl Hayes Pass Away
Judd Michael Bright age 103 of Oberlin died Saturday at Welcome Nursing Home after a short illness. He worked 20 years at Oberlin College Heating Plant and for Erie Railroad and Richards Garage. A Mason, he helped build Calvary Baptist Church in 1979. Burial was planned at West Calvary Baptist Church. survivors include friends and relatives. Earl Raymond Hayes age 81 of Ashland died Saturday after a short illness. A WWII Army veteran, he lived in Elyria then Ashland and worked at Timm Springs in Elyria. Burial planned at Ashland church cemetery. contributions urged to Hospice of North Central Ohio.
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Judd Michael Bright
Oberlin
Welcome Nursing Home
Greenwich
Oberlin College
Erie Railroad
Richards Garage
Bright
Calvary Baptist Church
Bonnie
David Hanlin
Marian W
John and
Mable
Nee Murray) Bright
Byron
Clark Bright
Florence McDaniel
Mary Baum
Cowling Funeral Home
South Main St
Brian Kenyon
Earl Raymond Hayes
Ashland
Mannington
Elyria
Timm Springs
Hayes
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church of
Peace Lutheran Men’s Club
Helene Marie
Broad St
Friends
Peace Lutheran Church
Smith Road
Richard Beal
North Central
Ohio
Country Road
Lenore Whitman 80 Elyria resident dies after short illness
Lenore Mary Whitman nee Gerhart 80 of Elyria dies after a short illness at EMH Regional Medical Center. She lived in Elyria and North Ridgeville all her life worked at The Elyria Lace Factory and Pioneer Heating. Survived by husband William Leo Whitman 62 years a daughter Benzie Calendine sons Lawrence J Paul E William A Theodore Wayne 18 grandchildren siblings and parents. Calling hours 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home followed by Mass at St Jude Catholic Church burial in St Mary Cemetery. Memorials to American Diabetes Association.
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Lenore Mary Whitman
Gerhart
Elyria
EMH Regional Medical Center
North Ridgeville
Pioneer Heating
William Leo Whitman
Benzie Calendine
Scottsdale, Ariz
Lawrence J
Wakeman
Paul E
William A
LaGrange
Theodore
Wayne
William Gerhart
Avon
Allen Gerhart
Mildred Emnody
Ethel Evans
Edna Novak
Lorain
Elsie Colen
Texas
Leo
Mary
Nee Smith) Gerhart
Theodore Gerhart
Reichlin-Roberts Funeral Home
Cleveland St
St. Jude Catholic Church
Poplar St
Frank P Kosem
St. Mary Cemetery
American Diabetes Association
N. Beauregard St
Alexandria
Jeanette Loebs 77 Columbia Station resident dies
Jeanette Loebs 77 of Columbia Station dies at home Saturday born there lifelong resident homemaker enjoyed gardening and cooking Survived by daughters Shirley Hahn Sandra Loebs Sharon Loebs of Columbia Station sons William Jr Kenneth grandchildren sisters Ester Pippin Joyce Tutkovics Beverly Bassett brothers Carl Mollison Bobby Mollison and her husband William Funeral services Saturday at Baker Funeral Home Berea with Reverend David Butler officiating Interment Columbia Cemetery
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Jeanette Loebs
Columbia Station
William
Audrey Gable
Baker Funeral Home
Front St
Berea
David Butler
Columbia Cemetery
William J Fortman obituary and related abuse case report
William J Fortman 54 of Lorain died Sunday at Mercy Health Partners West Lorain following a long residence in the Lorain Elyria area He retired as a boilermaker from the Edgewater Plant of Ohio Edison in Lorain Survivors include his wife Ruth a daughter and a son as well as stepchildren and grandchildren The Rex Loughary pastor of Russia Road Church in Elyria will officiate funeral services at Schwartz Spence Boyer and Company Home for Funerals in Lorain The report also covers a separate abuse case involving former priest Gray with details of alleged incidents across various parishes and schools including Toledo Maumee and Central Catholic notes of apologies and therapy involvement follow.
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William J. Fortman
Lorain
Comey Health Partners
West Lorain
Elyria
Mr Fortman
Edgewater
Ohio Edison
Ruth
Ruth (Nee Hoag); A Daughter, Melissa Fortman of Mantua; A Son, Michael J
Collegeville
Gwen Howell
Joetta Keener
Tina Whidden
Norwalk
Floyd Phillins Jr
Vermilion
Cora Fortman
Amherst
Robert Fortman
Texas
Robert Portman
Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Coo
Fifth St
Rex Carl Loughary
Russia Road
Ohio care system under scrutiny in declining oversight
CARE leaders critique Ohio's at home care as inadequate with staff unfamiliar with medications and seizure handling. The Enquirer says funding relies on county taxes and boards, creating uneven care. Ken Ritchey vows action, including withholding funds from counties not lowering caseloads or improving safety.
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Ooch
Hamilton County
Arc
Ohio
The
Enquirer
Ken Ritchey
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation
Ritchey
McClain High School Art Legacy Spanning Decades
McClain High School houses a vast art collection tied to its history and local philanthropy. Donated works from patrons and teachers reflect an early 20th century educational philosophy, with notable pieces and reproductions filling the building as a community focal point and teaching resource.
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Dan Crusie
McClain
John Dewey
Royce Yeater
Midwest
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Greenfield
McClain High School
Dan Strain
Spokane
Wash
Lewis and Clark High School
Louvre
Paris
Michelangelo
Lorenzo
Guiliano De’Medici
Ginevra
Hiram Powers
Cincinnati
Italy
McClain High
Katy Bond
Strain
Marysville leukemia study questioned by officials and doctors
Officials informed chambers about the investigation but kept the public in the dark to protect families. Experts deem the River Valley High School cases in Marion County a likely statistical fluke or result of the vonulation mixing theory. Union County shows a higher cancer toll among youths with 31 cases vs an expected 18.4 from 1992 to 1999.
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Chamber of Commerce
Davy
Marion County
River Valley High School
Marion
Marysville
Fred Ruymann
Children’s Hospital of Columbus
England
Union County
State Health Department
Oberlin hearing on landfill expansion at high school
Allison says local landfills have 17.8 years left and handle about 6500 tons daily. The proposed expansion would extend life. a public hearing starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Oberlin High School and permit details are available at the Oberlin Public Library.
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Oberlin High
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