Area deaths Lewis McLaughlin 68 longtime Norwalk banker
Area obituary for Lewis C. McLaughlin 68 retired senior vice president and trust officer of Huron County Banking Co who died after a brief illness. Born in Berlinville he spent most of life in Norwalk after 44 years at the bank including top posts and civic posts with Boy Scouts Kiwanis and Masons. Survived by wife Frances M. son Richard and others. services at Kubach-Smith Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn. Memorials to church or Firelands Shrine/Masonic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. McLaughlin
Huron County Banking Co
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Berlinville
Ohio
Milan
Oberlin School of Commerce
McLaughlin
Treasuer
Fireland Shrine Club
Toledo
J Garcia
Norwalk Jayvees
Northern Ohio Bell Study Club
American Bell Association
Norwalk Kiwanis Club
Norwalk Elks Lodge No
United Fund Organization
Frances M
Richard
North Canton
Linda) Stutzman
David Culver
Bernard
Mary) Roth
Virginia
Kubach-Smith
Masonic
Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge No
F & AM
First United Methodist Church
Oden Haynes
Hoy
James Nolte
Woodlawn
First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Firelands Area
Boy Scout Council
Vermilion
Obituary notices for Strothers and several Elyria Lorain figures
Obituaries report former Rocky River High School principal Harry M Strothers 80 dying at his Atlanta Michigan summer home after a long Rocky River career and private services. Also noted are Rosia L Caine 78 of Elyria who died after a brief illness and left survivors including a daughter and many grandchildren, with services at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Additional items include brief notices for Bernice Gates 52 of Lorain and Walter Niskey 75 of Lorain with funeral home services and church burial details.
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Harry M. Strothers
Rocky River
Atlanta
Mich
Strothers
Westlake
Mildred
Rosia L. Caine
Elyria
Good Samaritan
Avon
Demopolis
Ala
Mount Zion
Nettie Wright
Carter Funeral
Mount Zion Baptist Church
John Evans
Brookdale Cemetery
GATEC
Bernice
Hickory Hill Bivd
Lerain
A Russel
Arhrida Wilson
Leon Gates
Carrie Lee Bowen
Carter
Obituary: Gerald J. Carney of North Ridgeville 69
Gerald J. Carney 69 of North Ridgeville died after a lengthy illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. WWII Army veteran and former heat treater at Timm Springs Co. survived by wife Irene and daughter Katherine. Funeral services at St. Peter's Church with rosary by Holy Name Society. burial in St. Peter's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald “Jerry" J. Carney
North Ridgeville
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wilkes-Barre
Cleveland
Timm Springs Co
Elyria
Mr. Carney
Africa
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Church Credit Union
Church Renewal Team
Knights of St. John
Senior Citizens Club of
Lorain County
Senior Citizens Association
VFW
Carney
Irene
Nee Wnon
Katherine
Mary Schoen
Kay Tavano
Parma
Helen Carney
Clare Carney
Congregation of St. Joseph of
Michael
Julia Hutton
Patricia Keogh
Bogner Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
John J. Gorski
Bendix rally protests takeover as 50,000 employees unite
About 400 Bendix Elyria salaried workers joined a nationwide rally at 3:30 p.m. to support Bendix against Martin Marietta's bid. The event featured a tent, refreshments, and I Love Bendix gear, while most hourly staff were not present amid layoffs. The broader fight centers on two charter amendments to limit a Marietta takeover, with a stock meeting delayed to Wednesday and Citibank facing a related suit in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendix
Bendix Corp
Elyria
Martin Marietta Corp
Martin Marietta
Marietta
Citibank
New York City
Baltimore
U.S
Oberlin Tables Deposit Ordinance
Oberlin City Council unanimously tabled a proposed ordinance on security deposits for municipal utilities. The plan would require a 60 dollar upfront deposit for new customers, with 25 dollars for electricity and 35 dollars for water and sewer, refundable after one year with 3 percent interest if payment history is good. Critics warned it could burden low income renters and create an unwelcome atmosphere.
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Oberlin
Council
Harriet Arnold
Dick Lothrop
Greener pitches tax for Sheffield school funding
Sheffield Lake superintendent Theodore Greener urged voters to support the November 2 ballot for a .25 percent income tax to cover rising costs. He cited $61,000 yearly Blue Cross costs per year, 36 insurance bids, and other increases including teacher training, step raises, and retirement contributions. He noted no millage increase since 1965 and an enrollment-based fund impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
Theodore Greener
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Greener
Blue Cross
Sheffield-Sheffield
Eaton Township Trustees Sued Over Clerk Ouster
Jaeger sues Eaton Township Trustees for ousting clerk and firefighter amid claims trustees violated state law. The suit, filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, cites lack of investigation hearings and alleges motives to punish Jaeger. Also noted: Avon Kindergarten Parents group program and a Lorain County involuntary manslaughter case involving Jerry Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton Township
Robert C. Jaeger
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Jaeger
Chester Carpenter
Eaton Fireman's Association, Inc
Faims
Donald Wracker
Donald Reed
Thomas Guy
Lorain County
Jerry Lee Hicks
33Rd St
Lorain
Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harris
Expert on veterans benefits to speak at Legion Post 12
An expert on veterans benefits will speak tonight at 8 at the American Legion Post 12 located at 455 Ohio Street. Robert Ga iner, the National Service Officer for the American Legion, invited veteran groups across the county to attend the talk.
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American Legion
Ohio St
Robert Gainer
Cleveland
Elyria woman Maude Beam dies after long illness
Maude Eleanor Beam 77 a lifelong Elyria resident died Sunday at home after a lingering illness. She was active in the Elyria United Methodist Women YWCA Cosmopolitan Club and Musical Arts Society. Husband Henry E. preceded in death this April. Services Sunday at 1 30 p m in First United Methodist Church chapel. Dr Alva W Taylor pastor will United Methodist Women. Arrangements by Dicken Funeral Home Elyria.
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Maude Eleanor Beam
Elyria
First United Methodist Church of
United Methodist Women of the Church
YWCA
Cosmopolitan Club
The
Musical Arts Society
Henry E
First United Methodist Church
Alva W. Taylor
Brookdale Cemetery
United Methodist
Dicken Funeral Home
Sheffield picks assistant principal for middle school
J David Williams, 35, was given a two year contract as Sheffield Middle School assistant principal by the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School Board Monday night. He will earn 25005 for the first year, prorated for 192 work days. Williams replaces Joseph Malick who was appointed principal at the same school beginning this school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Lake
J. David Williams
Sheffield Middle School
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake School Board
Williams
Joseph Malick
Shreffield Middle School
Ohio EPA seeks grants to test Elyria dumps for hazards
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants federal Superfund grants to assess hazardous waste buried at Elyria sites including the Ford Road Dump and a Woodford Avenue coal yard. Officials say 85 sites may contain hazardous wastes and grants aim to determine cleanup needs. Ford Road spilled hazardous sludge into the Black River in 1980 and was later capped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Elyria
Ford Road
Woodford Avenue
Ohio Epa
Wayne S. Nicholas
Ohio
EPA
Patricia Morrisson
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District
Black River
Brothers Disposal Inc
Browning-Ferris Industries
U.S. Epa
Self-identity class moves meeting place
The First Community Innerfaith Institute self-identity group relocates to 852 Sandalwood St at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday. Kanisa House burned last week forcing the change as leaders assess safety and access while noting the Woodford Avenue site’s history as an early coal yard and possible buried wastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Community Innerfaith Institute
Sandalwood St
Kanisa House
Tie Rev. Geral Keane
Grave suit seeks burial plots at Oberlin Westwood Cemetery
Myrle H. Cooper of Cloquet files in Lorain County Common Pleas Court a suit against Oberlin and two relatives to determine ownership of two remaining plots bought 50 years ago by John Jones and Cynthia Jones. The case hinges on a tangled family tree with stepchildren involved as city officials prepare documents for a factual presentation.
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Oberlin
Westwood
Myrle H. Cooper
Cloquet, Minn
Lorain County
John Jones
Cynthia Jones
Cooper
Marie Jones
John
Naomi Bk Jones
Eric R. Severs
Severs
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Lewis McLaughlin
Harry Strothers
Niskey
Walter
Nellie
Pnane Terry
Dumbrowski
Loran
St Peter Catholic Church
Ridge Hill Memoral Park
Friends of Westlake Porter Library Fund
Jenkins Funeral Chapel
Curtis-Scheaffler Funeral
Saint Wickesby Sheen
Gerald Carney
Amy Richards
James Riordan
Bendix-Martin Marietta
Bethesda
United Technologies
Bendix Board of Directors
Delaware
Oberlin Tables
Martin Wolk
C-T
Arnold
Kathy Wilhelm
Avon Kindergarten
Avon East
Driver
Henry E. Beam
Sheffield
Glen Miller
Ms. Morrison
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