Clarence F. Ryan longtime Lorain resident dies at 88
Clarence F. Ryan 88 of Lorain died Wednesday at Ohio Extended Care Center after a long illness. A Navy radioman from 1927 to 1931, he worked 42 years at U.S. Steel Lorain before retiring in 1972. He held multiple church and fraternal memberships and is survived by wife Ruby, a son, a daughter, a foster daughter, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services arranged at Reidy-Scanlan-Dooner Funeral Home with a Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial at Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Fredrick Ryan
Lorain
Ohio Extended Care Center
Ryan
Navy
Asiatic Fleet
Shanghai
China
U.S. Steel
St. Mary Catholic Church
Amherst
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of Moose
Retired Eagle Activity Club
American Association of Retired Persons
Catholic Agers of
St. Peter’s Senior Citizens Club
Ruby Marie
Reidy-Scanlan-Dooner
Broadway
Eighth St
Daniel O. Divis
Obituaries: Ribic and Downs Pass Away in Ohio Nursing Homes
Daniel Anthony Ribic aged 87 of Avon and formerly Lorain died Thursday at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Avon. Arrangements are incomplete and handled by Walter A. Frey Funeral Home Lorain. Hilda M. Downs 91 of Wellington, formerly Elyria, died after a short illness at her son's home. Laubenthal DeCarlo Funeral Home Elyria in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Anthony Ribic
Avon
Lorain
Good Samaritan
Walter A. Frey
Erie Ave
Hilda M. Downs
Wellington
Elyria
Donald
Laubenthal-DeCarlo
Greatfully Husband Curtis Nelson Son Maurice Cross And Family
Curtis Nelson and his son Maurice Cross are noted in a brief family notice alongside relatives. The item reads like a local social column entry highlighting household members and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Nelson
Maurice Cross
Gertrude A Marsh Thomas 91 Elyria
Gertrude A Marsh Thomas 91 of Elyria died. Survived by daughters Pe Gamble Jean Jantz Betty Byczynski Barbara Santo and son Edward P Marsh. Calling 2 to 7 p m Friday at Laubenthal De Carlo Funeral Home Elyria. Services 10 a m Saturday Rev Ronald Wearsch officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh-Thomas Gertrude A
Elyria
Gamble
Jean Jantz
Betty Byczynski
Barbara Santo
Edward P. Marsh
Laubenthal-De-Carlo
Washington Ave
Ronald Wearsch
Thomas
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain
Death notices for Dakota Hand and grandfather
Dakota Hand eight day old son of G Kelly Hand and Shelly Rae Joslin of Elyria died Wednesday at Fairview General Hospital in Cleveland. Survived by family including sister Alivia Hand and grandparents, services at Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin at 11 a.m. with burial in Westwood Cemetery Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Hand
G. Kelly Hand
Shelly Rae Joslin
Elyria
Fairview General Hospital
Cleveland
Alivia L. Hand
Rae Lynn Goldthorpe
Amherst
Lyle Joslin
Port Richey
Fla
Janet and
Samuel Butler
Oberlin
Ray and
Sally Haefka
Lorain
Carl and
Millie Joslin
Grover Garland Hand
Cowling
S. Main St
Dakota
Westwood Cemetery
Elizabeth Lil Novak 79 Avon Lake resident dies after short illness
Elizabeth Lil Novak nee Pakos 79 of Avon Lake died Wednesday at Columbia St. John West Shore Hospital Westlake after a short illness. She was born in Lorain and lived in Avon Lake since 1975 with previous stays in Westlake and Lorain. She was a 1937 Lorain High School graduate and a member of Holy Trinity Church and National Slovak Society Branch 160. Survivors include daughter Carol Ann Froehlich two grandsons and several sisters brothers and nieces and nephews. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel Lorain with services 9:30 a.m. Monday followed by Mass at Holy Trinity Church Lorain and burial in Calvary Cemetery Lorain.
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Elizabeth
Lil’’ Novak
Pakos
Avon Lake
Columbia St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Lorain
Novak
Lorain High School
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
National Slovak Society
Carol Ann Froehlich
Rose Shay
Tess Morehart
Mildred “Dolly” Pakos
Julie
Peppy” Nickel
St. Petersburg
Fla
Dorothy Pakos
Anthony R. Pakos
Vallejo
Calif
Edward
Martin
Mary
Nee Papajcik) Pakos
Vera Pakos
Ann “Honey” Pakos
Steve Pakos
Martin Pakos
John J. Gluvna
Broadway
Elyria Ave
Leonard Bacik
Calvary Cemetery
Standoff Ends Peacefully at Moody Shoe Store
In Yellow Springs Ohio police resolved a standoff with an armed woman who surrendered after shots were fired inside the Moody Shoe Store. A second woman inside the store was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Moody Shoe
Driver from C1 Burge seeks mitigated penalty in fatal crash case
Eden pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter and multiple counts after a Jan 14 three car crash that killed Jacob Balda a fourth grader at Harris Elementary Amherst. He argued insanity and alcoholism defense rejected by Judge Janas. Eden had a prior drunken driving citation downgraded to reckless operation.
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Burge
Eden
Common Pleas
Thomas Janas
Bogner family opens new funeral home in North Ridgeville
David Bogner and his wife Mary Beth previewed the new David Bogner Funeral Home at 36625 Center Ridge Road for the North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce. The facility, built with local Lorain County contractors, accommodates 275 guests and includes offices and body preparation areas. A public open house is set for noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
David Bogner
Kathy Bogner
David
Mary Beth
Bogners
Lorain County
Tom Resar
Minnich Landscaping
J and P
FirstMerit Est National Bank
Bogner
Bogner-Busch Family
Center Ridge Road
Kathy
Harold
Woman 84 struck and killed crossing South Barton Road
An 84 year old woman walking her dog was struck by a motor vehicle on South Barton Road in North Olmsted around 7:30 a.m. She was taken to Columbia St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake and pronounced dead at 7:55 a.m. Police provided no further details Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted
South Barton Road
Columbia St. John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Motorcycle rider cited after chain-reaction crash in Grafton
Samuel DiFrancisco 37 was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance after his motorcycle struck a tractor on Route 83. He was treated and released from MetroHealth Medical Center. The tractor driver Donald Kirk, an honor inmate at Grafton Correctional Camp, also treated and released. A second crash followed with two more people treated and released.
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Grafton
North Ridgeville
Samuel DiFrancisco
Tom Davis
DiFrancisco
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Donald Kirk
EMH
Elyria
EMH Regional Medical Center
Kopf proposes three phase 46 acre industrial park in Avon Lake area
Herman Kopf of Kopf Builders unveils a plan for a three phase 46 acre industrial park with small office warehouses and wetlands preservation. Traffic concerns raised by Thomas Wearsch are addressed by Kopf who promises limited large dock facilities and possible easements for future sewage routing. An environmental impact study found the area clean and a public meeting is set for 7 15 p m October 15 before the Planning Commission approves each phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kopf
Kopf Builders
Thomas Wearsch
Kopf
Avon Lake
Planning Commission
Jim Piazza
Commission
Ewing’s Attorney Defends Client After Verdict
Attorney Jack Bradley argued Ewing was not the shooter and praised police for tunnel vision. He noted Smith had told police Ewing was the gunman but testified he could not identify him. Bradley contends other witnesses were evasive while Ewing, not testifying, maintained innocence. Smith faces attempted murder and felonious assault charges with a $50,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing
Jack Bradley
Smith
Bradley
McGough
Lorain County
Lorain County opens flexible emergency aid for families
The program aids families within 133 percent of poverty with up to $1000 yearly for multiple needs including car repairs, utilities, and work gear. Applicants document needs and apply at the Department of Human Services on North Ridge Road. Eligibility spans up to three years with future input meetings planned to tailor support.
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DeTillio
Department of Human Services
North Ridge Road
Lorain County
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Clarence F. Ryan
Elizabeth Dragony
Malachi House
Parma
James
Daniel
Marybeth Conley
Melvina Hegedus
Holowchak
State Road
St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church
George Ave
Resthaven Memory Garden
Pearletha Nelson
Zion Lutheran Church
Geneen
Hill Ruth V
Blakeley
Dicken
Middle Ave
American Legion Post 12
Brian J. Smith
Brookdale Cemetery
Katelin Leah Kennedy
Earth
Angel
Jennifer
Kelly
Michael
Christina Lalonde
Cleveland Street
Lil’ Novak
Harold Bogner
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