Longtime Elyria civic figure Wilbur G Senft dies at 89
Wilbur G Senft 89 of Elyria died Tuesday at Wendt Bristol Elyria after a career with American Standard and military service as a World War II Air Force major. He worked in Elyria and Pittsburgh and rose to vice president of manufacturing and plant manager before retiring in 1968. Surviving are Lorin K Hume of New Albany Ohio sons Robert W in Cincinnati and Scott T in Los Angeles nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Burial plans and callers hours were announced by local funeral homes.
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Wilbur G. Senft
Elyria
Wendt-Bristol Elyria
Carene of Cincinnati
University of Pitsburgh
Air Force
Fox Furnace
American Standard
Pittsburgh
Lorin K. Hume
New Albany
Ohio
Robert W
Cincinnati
Scott T
Los Angeles
Barbara R
Dicken Congregational Charity
Death Notices for Janet Battenhouse and Rose Elek
Janet R Battenhouse 61 formerly of Amherst. Survivors include uncle Byrd Richmond aunt Myrtle Battenhouse and several cousins. Call 7 9 pm today at Garland Misencik Funeral Home Amherst services 1030 am Thursday burial Middle Ridge Road Cemetery Amherst Township. Rose Elek 94 of Elyna survivors include sons Frank J and Joseph G. Calls 2 4 and 7 3 pm today at Curtis Schenffler Busch Family Chapel Elyria. Memorial service 130 am or hapraday Magyar United Church of Christ 119 W Raver Road South Elyna burial Ridgelawn Cemetery Elyria.
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Polish Legion of American Veterans
Chapter 38 Auxiliary of
Lorain
Agnes Marion Daniels
Clearwater
Alice Moldovan
Richard Zawada
Barney Zawada
Punta Gorda
Fla
Cos
Elizabeth Omaits
Cleve
Joseph
David J. Belasco
John Grabus
Jenny Cicheon
Devin Funeral Home
Elyria Ave
Stephen Pisher
O.fm
St. Anthony of Padua Church
Calvary Cemetery
May B. Eaton
Bryant
Elyria
Emh
Oberlin
Oberline School
Johnson School of
Lorain County District Nurses Association
Ohio State Nurses Association
Fields United Methodist Church
North Ridgeville
Elek Rose
Elyna
Frank J
Joseph G
Curtis Schenffler-Busch
Serond §T
Magyar United Church of Christ
Raver Road
Ridgelawn
Bernard J Krueger Drywaller Dies at 68 in Valley City
Bernard J Krueger 68 of Valley City died Monday at home after an apparent heart attack. He was a longtime drywaller, worked with his son at K C Dry Wail in Grafton, and enjoyed auto racing in his spare time. Survived by wife Patricia, daughters Kathy and Michelle, Lori, Amy, and son Larry, three grandchildren, a sister Ruth Meineke. Visitation today 7-9 pm and noon until 1 pm Thursday service at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City. Burial Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Rev. Dennis Murawski officiating.
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Bernard J. Krueger
Valley City
Cleveland
veCity
Mr. Krueger
K-C Dry Wail
Grafton
Patricia (Nee Shepard
Kathy Krueger
Michelle Kastner
Brunswick
Lori Walter
Berea
Amy Krueger
Larry
Ruth Meineke
Florida
Julius
Alvina
Bauer Funeral Home
Columbia Road
Dennis Murawski
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Deaths Elsewhere Washington Catherine E Buchanan
Catherine E Buchanan mother of presidential candidate Pat Buchanan died Monday at Fair Oaks Hospital Virginia after stomach surgery. She was 83. survived by eight of nine children 28 grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was a trained nurse and was appointed to a rural health clinics commission by President Reagan in 1982.
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Washington
Catherine E. Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Fair Oaks Hospital
Virginia
Oberlin council eyes pay rise for city auditor
Council plans to raise Auditor Kelly Clark's salary from 42000 to 43895 at the next meeting after discussion of an evaluation process. Waite criticized the fit of the pay increase to Goddard's work and called for more policy-specific measures. Baumann defended the evaluation and praised Clark's job while noting future reviews for City Solicitor Eric Severs and Clerk of Council Karen Miller.
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Council
Kelly Clark
Waite
Clark
Goddard
Eric Severs
Karen Miller
Baumann
Elderly Elyria woman injured in purse snatch
In Elyria an elderly woman, Eleanor Simms, 74, was knocked to the pavement when a man snatched her purse on Middle Avenue near Barres Lane around 12:30 pm. He fled east on Barres with the purse containing cash and checks, police said. A second item notes a courthouse evacuation for a malfunctioning smoke alarm with no fire.
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Elyria
Simms
Middle Avenue
Barres Lane
Barres
Jack Martin
Martin
Olesen retires after 27 years guiding EMH public relations
EMH Regional Medical Center announces Bob Olesen, 60, will retire as public relations manager in September after 27 years. Lois Koehler will succeed him. Olesen cites changed health care, insurance rules, and rising competition, and plans to volunteer, travel, and spend time with his new grandson Michael Anthony.
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Elyria
Bob Olesen
Emh Regional Medical Center
Olesen
Lois Koehler
EMH
Lorain
Michael Anthony
Seb Olesen
Ridgeville unions stall until Armbruster leaves office
North Ridgeville Mayor Jeffry Armbruster says unions representing police firefighters and city workers want to stall contract talks until he leaves. Unions deny the rumor and aim for new three year contracts by December 31. City will hire attorney David Millstone to lead negotiations.
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North Ridgeville
Jeffry Armbruster
Armbruster
Joe Horack
American Federation of State
French Creek
Sheffield
Horack
Michael Pitts
International Association of Fire Fighters
Les Glanier
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 25
Firefighters’ Union
Frederick Dorow
David Millstone
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Cleveland
Two Oberlin teens charged after Sunday gunfire exchange
Police charged Ramone Christian 19 of East Loran Street with two counts of felonious assault inducing panic and discharging a weapon in the city. A 17 year old Elyria youth faced weapon and concealed carry charges. The incident followed an earlier Monday confrontation at College Village Apartments. No injuries reported.
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Oberlin
South Pleasant Street
Ramone Christian
East Loran Street
Elyria
College Village
Maple Street
Jerome Jackson
Christian
Jackson
Pit bull attack prompts lawsuit in Elyria
An Elyria woman, Frances Shipman, files in Common Pleas Court seeking 550000 in damages after her son Francis, then 3, was mauled by a pit bull inside his grandmother’s home on April 1 1994. She says the dog severely bit his face and left ear, required plastic surgery, and that insurance should cover hospital bills.
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Elyria
Oberlin
Frances Shipman
Locust Street
Common Pleas Court
Francis
Anthony Pecchio
Shipman
Worker sues Ford for $500000 over hand injury
Donald Wyatt of Vermilion filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Ford Motor Co at Lorain Assembly Plant claiming a hand and wrist fracture from Oct 12, 1994, while operating unsafe equipment. He alleges loss of full use of his right hand and arm due to a dangerous machine.
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Elyria
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Donald Wyatt
Poorman Road
Vermilion
Ford
Wyatt
Wyat Ford
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