Area Deaths in Lorain County Reflect Long Careers
Obituaries detail the lives of Robert L. Ofner and other area residents. Ofner, 78, a former Lorain City Health Department laboratory director and St. Joseph Hospital technologist, died after a two year illness. Other notices include the deaths of Jack C. Holtz, Nicholas Martello, Ruth Read, Helene Blyskun, Gerald Reising, Rosella Linden Reising, William Hammond, Billie Jean Hylton, and others with details on births, marriages, and funeral arrangements in Elyria, Willoughby, Wakeman, Amherst, and Lorain communities. Services are announced by listed funeral homes with burial plans and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Ofner
Lorain Health Department
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ofner
Lorain City
St. Joseph Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Kent State University
Helene Blyskun
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center
Raymond K Echard 73 Grafton resident dies after short illness
Raymond Kenneth Echard 73 of Grafton died Sunday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Shinnston West Virginia he lived in Lorain County since 1982. He retired in 1978 from Valley Camp Coal Company Tridelphia West Virginia. He attended Faith Baptist Temple North Ridgeville and belonged to Moundsville West Virginia Eagles 499. He was married seven years to Edith nee Setser and left six nephews and three nieces. A sister Ida Mae Sipe preceded him in death in 1989. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blackburn Fulton Funeral Home Grafton with the Rev Ray Carpenter officiating. Burial in Nesbett Cemetery Grafton Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofner
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Arion Singing Society
Canton
Judith
Broadway
Lorain
Lorain County Kidney Foundation
Ruth C. Read
Wakeman
Gaumont
Norwalk
Berlin Heights
Raleigh County
W. Va
Orain
New London
Hylton
Aqua Marine Resort Lodge
Avon Lake
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Raymond Kenneth Echard
Grafton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Shinnston
W.va
Lorain County
Echard
Valley Camp Coal Company
Tridelphia
Faith Baptist Temple
North Ridgeville
Moundsville
Eagles
Edith
Nee Setser
Ida Mae Sipe
Ray Carpenter
Nesbett Cemetery
Grafton Township
Memorial service for Douglas E. Burgett held in Canton
Douglas E. Burgett 58 of Elyria died Friday at a Canton home after a short illness. A piano teacher and Army veteran, he is survived by his wife Katherine Deames. daughters Laura Hannold Lisa Sniezek Diana Reynolds Priscilla and Elizabeth. sons Brian Mark Daniel Sean. ten grandchildren. mother Marjorie. sister Sylvia Maddock. brothers Richard Jack Russell. and several additional relatives. Memorial services were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Martin Luther Church Canton with Rev. Maurice Gold officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas E. Burgett
Elyria
Canton
Burgett
Katherine
Nee Deames
Laura Hannold
Lisa Sniezek
Lorain
Diana Reynolds
Angola
Ind
Priscilla
Las Vegas
Nev
Elizabeth
Brian
Mark
Daniel
Sean
Marjorie
Sylvia Maddock
Richard
Jack
Russell
Leo T
Lee Jr
James
Martin Luther Church
Walnut N.E
Maurice Gold
Birth Announcements From Vermilion Elyria Lorain and Avon
A daughter born to Brand Perry at Vermilion on September 11. Two sons born to Russell and Sharon Dacy of Elyria and to Scott and Mary Emery of Elyria on September 11. A son to Charles and Shirley Allgood of Elyria on September 12. A son to Jose and Judy Gonzalez of Lorain. A son to Carole and William Logan of Avon. A son to Lina and Dave Schmidt of LaGrange at Southwest General on August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brand Perry
Mapleyton Drive
Vermilion
Russell
Sharon Dacy
W River
Elyria
Scott
Mary Emery
Metcalf Rd
Charles
Shirley Allgood
Bohannon Court
Jose
Judy Gonzalez
E. 32Nd
St. Lorain
Carole
William Logan
French Creek Rd
Avon
Lina
Dave Schmidt
LaGrange
Fuel spill at Del Lumber Co cleaned up quickly
Elyria Township firefighters responded to a minor gasoline spill at the Del Lumber Co on Griswold Road this morning. A company official said 20 30 gallons of fuel spilled and it was cleaned up quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
del Lumber Co
Griswold Road
Stolen bicycle reported on Fourth Street and arrests after lounge disturbance
Police log notes a bicycle stolen on the 100 block of Fourth Street. At 3:10 a.m. two people were arrested outside the Mardi Gras Lounge on Washington Avenue. a 3rd year old woman faced a disorderly conduct charge and a 25-year-old man a concealed weapon charge. At 5:10 p.m. a 24-year-old man was assaulted in the Journey Inn parking lot after defending his car from an attempted break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Avenue
Journey Inn
Lorain Boulevard
Purdue scholar Brian Demos receives 10000 stipend and waved tuition
Brian Demos, a 1986 Elyria Catholic High School graduate, earned a master’s degree at Purdue University with a $10,000 stipend and full tuition waiver. He previously graduated from Ohio State University with a 4.0 GPA, finishing strong in his last five terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Demos
Elyria Catholic High School
Purdue University
Ohio State University
Supermarket Union Talks Set Tuesday in Cleveland
A 1 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the union headquarters will bring together negotiators for greater Cleveland Akron area supermarkets and Local 880 of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Federal mediator Jack Buettner said about 50 people from both sides will attend to avert a work stoppage as wage and health care issues remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland-Akron
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Jack Buettner
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Buettner
Portage County retiree faces contempt over dog and cat case
Carl Moskoff 71 was ordered to appear in Portage County Common Pleas Court on contempt charges for keeping more than 35 dogs in what officials termed filthy conditions. He has prior cruelty conviction in 1983 and had been ordered to reduce animals to 15 by March and to fix by April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Carl Moskoff
Akron
Portage County
Common Pleas
Moskoff
Portage County Common Pleas
Joseph R. Kainrad
Jess Carver Jr
Flower Winbush row reflects racial split at CSU
The dispute over Winbush's renewal at CSU widens racial tensions as Flower defends his decision amid protests. Blacks challenge the policy, while white supporters applaud. the clash, driven by personalities, signals a looming community polarization ahead of the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flower
Winbush
Lorain Man Charged After Car Hits Poles
Albert Young, 26, of 3146 Victory, Lorain, was charged with DWI and failure to yield after his car left the roadway near Frankie Drive, struck two utility poles, rolled 200 feet and ended in a ditch on West 21st Street. He was treated at Lorain Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Victory Avenue
West 21St Street
Albert Young
Victory, Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Young
Frankie Drive
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Austria
United States
Holtz Services
Jack C. Holtz
Amherst
Midway Baptist Church
Charles Keesee
Bauer- Laubenthal-Wainwright Funeral Home
Chestnut Ridge
Rte 57
West Union
W. V2
Mr. Holtz
Harrison Manufacturing
Birmingham
Brown Fintube
Sharon
Nee Hadaway
Melissa Kaczay
Brent
Fort Polk
Frank
Doris Brigham
Nelda Jenkins
San Antonio
Texas
Ontario
Calif
Nadine
Edrie Lou Molar
American Heart Association
Nicholas Martello
Amherst St. Joseph Catholic Church
Richmond Heights General Hospital
Ambler
Willoughby
Mr. Martello
Lubrizol Corporation
Wickliffe
Grace
Lawrence
Aroherst
Chardon
Carol
Richmond Heights
Mary Annandono
Nevada
Angela Castellano
Mich
McMahon-Coyne Funeral Home
Euclid Ave
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Martello
Anthony Pilla
All Souls Cemetery
Priestly Formation Endowment Fund
Ansel Rd
Wanda F
Juanita F
Carl D. Welter
James A. Gerald L. Alfred D
Kenny
Betty M. Wills
Boliam
Sheffield Lake
Donald O
Maz
Burmester
Rome
Avon Belden Rd
Borel Gall Bean Resthaven
Memory Gardens
Erie
Blyskun
Andrew
John R. Devin
Elyria Ave
Gerald H. Reising
Gerald H
Jerry” Reising
St. John & West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Reising
U.S. Steel Corporation
St. Mary Church
Holy Name Society
Rosella “Babe
Burmeister County Line Funeral Home
Detroit Rd
Arthur Egan
William E. Hammond
Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Delta
Mr. Hammond
U. S. Steel Corporation
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Wayne A
Millie Tucker
Branston, Ky
Beatrice Dunigan
Monticello
Lillabell Branscum
Eli
Hammond
Emelia
Nee Bayer
Howard
Garland-Misencik Funeral Home
Park Ave
Walter Niermann
St. Paul Church
Brownhelm Cemetery
Central Dr
Billie Jean Hylton
Fisher- Titus Medical Center
James T
Danny R
Linda $. Klein
Sandra K. Hughes
Mary A. McGannon
Rebecca J. Jimenez
Rose Perez
Crystal T. Myers
Effie A
Eddie Arms
Dora Smith
Jacqueline Dedman
Tampa
Fla
Walter A. Frey
W. Ene Ave
Joe T. Winn
Resthaven Memory Gardens
Avonn
Abbe Rd
Sheffield Village
Raymond K. Echard
Blackburn-Fulton Funeral Home
Main St
Elyria Memorial
Fourth Street
Cav
Steve Kerr
Newman Catholic Student Center
Tucson
Ariz
Margot K. Brennan
University of Arizona
Raymond Winbush
Lorain Man
Lorain County Florists
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