Elyria business leader Eleanore Miller dies at 94
Eleanore L. Miller 94 of Elyria died Sunday at Spring House in Westlake Born and longtime Elyria resident she founded a shop that became Brandau Jewelers She was active in numerous organizations including Beta Sigma Phi American Gem Society and various Eastern Star bodies Services 1 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park Memorials to church or Shriners Hospital for Children.
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Eleanore L. Miller
Oflyria
Springhouse
Westlake
Elyria
Ladies Oriental Shrine
Brian J. Smith
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst Township
First United Methodist Church
Shriners Hospital For Children
al Koran Temple
E. Edgerton Road
Broadview Heights
Dicken Funneral Home
Two Ohio men named in mixed obituary notices
Steve Martin Sullivan 33 of Elyria died at home after a long illness. Born in Cleveland he lived most of his life in Elyria and earlier in Memphis. He worked at a concrete company and Kroger Foods, was active in Church of the Open Door and United Grocery Workers Union, and enjoyed fishing guitar karate boxing and football. Survivors include fiancée Wanda Tollett mother Lina Judy father Arnold Sullivan brother Eddy Sullivan and others. Funeral services set in North Ridgeville with burial at Resthaven Memory Garden. William C. Farago 61 of Napoleon previously Wellington died at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Wellington a 1955 Wellington High School graduate he served in the Army’s Corps of Engineers 1960-62. He earned a BS and MS from OSU, taught carpentry, and held multiple educational and vocational roles. Survivors include wife Kathryn, several children and many siblings. Services at St John United Church of Christ in Defiance. Interment private. Memorial gifts requested to Caroline Farage Scholarship or St John United Church of Christ Memorial Fund.
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Steve Martin Sullivan
Elyria
Cleveland
Memphis
Tenn
Mr. Sullivan
Kroger Foods
Church of the Open Door
United Grocery Workers Union
Columbus
Vernie Sullivan
Rosie
Jake Cline
Wayne Sullivan
David Bogner
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
William Mullins
North Eaton
William C. Farago
Napoleon
Ohio
Wellington
St. Luke’s Hospital
Maumme
Wellington High School
Farago
Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Farago
Ohio State University
Eastland Joint Vocational School
Four County Joint Vocational School
Archbold
Farage
Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center
St. John United Church of Christ In
Defiance
Ohio Vocational Association
American Vocational Association
Northwest Ohio Placement Association
Napoleon Municipal
Kathryn A
Obenour
William
Carel
Breanna Farago
Kathryn
Allison
Amanda Onofrio
Norwalk
Conn
Caroline Mancuso
L’antaga
Sicily
Teresa Senghas
Mary Baker
Beatrice Bowman
Angie Brinker
Rose Barrett
Josephine Boone
Helen Dr
Webster St
Alfred “Sam” Schroeder
Caroline Farage
N. Main St
St. John United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
Jake Hardman 70 Grafton World War II veteran dies
Jake Hardman 70 of Grafton died after a long illness at Southwest General Hospital Middleburg Heights He served in the Army during World War I and worked at Midview High School and General Industries He is survived by wife Pauline two daughters Shirley Wilson two grandchildren four great grandchildren and several siblings Friends may call at Blackburn Funeral Home with services at Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church Parsons Road Grafton Rev Larry Fisher to officiate Burial in Mount Pisgah Cemetery Grafton
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Raymond Fell
Jake” Hardman
Grafton
Southwest General Hospital
Middleburg Heights
Perkins
W.va
Hardman
Midview High School
General Industries
Elyria
Mount Pisgah Missionary
Pauline
Skidmore
Shirley K. Wilson
Margaret Peck
Wickliffe
Elizabeth Dobbins
Mabel Hardman
Mary Stephens
Thomas “Jack
Frank
Annie
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St
Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church
Parsons Road
Larry Fisher
Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Mary Nell Conti 77 Avon homemaker dies after illness
Mary Nell Conti 77 of Avon died Monday at EMH Regional Medical Center Elyria after a three year illness. Born in Akron she moved to Avon from Cuyahoga Falls 40 years ago. She was a homemaker and attended Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church Lorain. Survived by husband Anthony J a son John Conti Akron a daughter Lisa Johnson Lorain a step daughter Jean Wagner Akron and Fairfield Va eight grandchildren eight great grandchildren a brother Paul Jordan Cuyahoga Falls and a sister Ruth Dyer St Petersburg Fla her parents John and Ethel Jordan and seven brothers. Services at 2 pm Thursday at Busch Burmeister Family Chapel Avon with interment Resthaven.
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Mary Nell Conti
Mee Jordan
Avon
Emh Regional Medical Center
Elyria
Akron
Cuyahoga Falls
Jean Wagner
Fairfield
Paul Jordan
Ruth Dyer
St. Petersburg
Fla
John and
Ethel
Nee Pritt) Jordan
Busch-Burmeister Family
Detroit Road
Richard Reid
Resthaven Memory Garden
Porter D. Adair obituary in Elyria details
Porter D. Adair, 89, of Elyria died Tuesday at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler Family Chapel of Elyria located at 114 Second St.
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Porter D. Adair
Elyria
Emh Regional Medical Center
Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler
Second St
Malcolm M Green longtime LaGrange resident dies at 68
Malcolm Medley Green 68 of LaGrange died Monday after a two month illness. Born in Richard Texas he lived in LaGrange 25 years. Army Medical Corps veteran and Ford retiree of 29 years. Survived by wife Josephine daughter Alice Nancy son Malcolm Medley Jr four grandchildren one great grandchild sisters and brothers in Texas. Visitation Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Blackburn Funeral Home Grafton with prayer Friday at Immaculate Church Erie Street burial River Road Cemetery LaGrange Township.
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Malcolm Medley Green
LaGrange
St John West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Richard
Texas
Green
Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Immaculate Conception
Grafton
Josephine
Alice Nancy Green
Malcolm Medley Jr
Odessa Morris
Pearl Robinson
Wyley
Ora
Eugene
Robert
Blackburn Funeral Home
Main St
Immaculate Church
Erie Street
Robert Vieweg
River Road Cemetery
LaGrange Township
Lorain resident Margaret Brezina dies at 78
Margaret Brezina nee Lautner 78 lifelong Lorain resident died Monday at New Life Hospice Center of St Joseph Lorain Born in Lorain she attended Clearview High School Catholic parish Holy Trinity and enjoyed card parties and bingo Survivors include her sons Richard M Avon Lake and Andrew J Lorain two grandchildren sister Elizabeth Burke Vermilion Her husband Andrew died in 1996 and her parents Joseph and Mary Lautner a sister Mary Nagy and brothers John and Joe Lautner Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery Lorain Services and mass Friday at Holy Trinity Church Lorain New Life Hospice address provided Oberlin burial in Lorain Ohio Westwood Cemetery Oberlin Cowling Funeral Home Oberlin handles arrangements Rowena Jane Cargill 87 former Cleveland resident died Sept 16 at Oak Bluffs Nursing Home Clearwater Florida Her late husband Paul D native of Oberlin moved to Clearwater in 1967 and she joined Central Christian Disciples of Christ in Clearwater No survivors Private graveside service Westwood Cemetery Oberlin
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Margaret Brezina
Lautner
Lorain
New Life
St. Joseph
Clearview High School
Parlatian Holy Trinity Catheer
Holy Lie
Richard M
Avon Lake
Andrew J
Elizabeth Burke
Vermilion
Andrew
Joseph
Mary
Nee Bodnar) Lautner
Mary Nagy
John Lautner
Joe Lautner
Gluvna Funeral Chapel
Broadway
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
David Novak
Calvary Cemetery
New Life Hospice Center
Kolbe Road
Rowena Jane Cargill
Cleveland
Oak Bluffs
Clearwater
Fla
Paul D
Oberlin
Westwood Cemetery
Cowling Funeral Home
S. Main St
Police Levy Cuts Threaten City Safety and Jobs
Coey warned 25 to 35 officers could be laid off and cuts across the department if the police levy is not renewed, risking the gains from the 1992 levy. FirstMerit Bank's David Smith stressed the tax is a continuation of a 1984 measure and essential for safety. The crime report shows declines in assaults, rapes, arson, and auto thefts, with murders near doubling. calls rose 16 percent while total arrests fell over 5 percent in 1997.
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Coey
David Smith
FirstMerit Bank
Smith
Amherst woman dies days before wedding ruled accidental
Lorain County Coroner ruled the death of 34 year old Amherst woman Cathe rine A Bolyard accidental from hemorrhaging due to head injuries after a fall three to four days before her death. She was found by her fiance David Wearsch at their home on Caesar Circle on Aug 26. they were to be married Aug 29. Bolyard, a 1961 Admiral King High School graduate, had moved to Amherst three weeks earlier. She leaves two children Randilynn 8 and Brandon 13.
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Amherst
Lorain County
Paul Matus
Catherine A. Bolyard
Matus
Bolyard
David Wearsch
Caesar Circle
Admiral King High School
Randilynn
Brandon
Indicted Elyria woman accused of bogus prescriptions
Michelle L. Rider, 30, of Washington Avenue, was indicted on two counts of deception to obtain dangerous drugs for using prescription blanks to obtain Darvocet. She was released on $2,500 cash bond. A March indictment for seven similar counts had her in treatment rather than conviction, with a trial set for Oct. 19.
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Elyria
Ann Elyria
Michelle L. Rider
Washington Avenue
Lorain County
Rider
March
Lorain Receives 90000 for Port Study Plan
U S Rep Sherrod Brown announced Lorain was awarded 90000 in federal funds to study potential sites for an international port on Lake Erie and the Black River. The grant from the Economic Development Agency will aid port facility expansion and industrial site assessment while Lorain continues its Black River study. Brown said the funds will help diversify the economy and create good paying jobs. He emphasized Lorain residents can leverage Lake Erie and the Black River to build economic opportunities.
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Lorain
Lake Erie
Black River
U.S
Sherrod Brown
D-Lorain
U.S. Economic Development Agency
Brown
Fisherman Missing After Sudden Lake Erie Storms
Johnson notes Lake Erie storms are life threatening and emerge with little warning. Evers, welcomed by his wife in Lorain, declined comment as his family reported him missing Sunday. Search delayed because he did not disclose travel plans, per Johnson.
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Lake Erie
Johnson
Evers
Lorain
Elyria School Board Votes to Add Swim Team at High School
Principal Harriss and family plan to stay in Bainbridge while renovations continue. The Elyria board unanimously approved a swim team using the YMCA pool on Washington Avenue with at least 20 interested students. Parents will fund the first two years. An $81,300 Ohio Department of Education grant will support a continuous improvement plan for all 21 urban districts to meet state performance standards.
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Harriss
Bainbridge
Elyria High School
YMCA
Washington Avenue
Ohio Department of Education
Education Department
Wolves Wetlands and Other Wildness exhibit at Cleveland museum
Wakeman artist Kate Pilacky displays works in the Corning Gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The show titled Wolves Wetlands and other Wildness runs from today to mid December. Pilacky will discuss her work at 7 p.m. on Wednesday September 30.
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Wakeman
Kate Pilacky
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Corning
Pilacky
Old Car Fest winners listed
More than 200 cars registered for the 18th Old Car Festival in Elyria hosted by Northern Savings and Loan on Sept 20. First Place awards include Best of Show Kaiser Darrin owners Henry Jalowiec and several Original and Street categories won by local collectors from Elyria Wellington Avon Lorain and Birmingham.
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Elyria
Northern Savings and Loan
Henry Jalowiec
North Ridgeville
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Clyde
Dyre" Robinson
Lord
Gail
Chris
Donna
Dorothy
David
Jay &Mays Inc
Alyma
Ted Resar
Jake’ Hardman
Oberlin Native
United Way
Usline
History Museum
Arthur Palmer
Barry Penfound
Mike
Kathy Erect
Ray Tombry
North Riddle
Gerald Burrer
Birmingham
Jim
Carol Duncan
Russ
Louise Leimbach
Sheffield
Brookside High School
Richelieu and
Harris Road
Sheffield Middle School
Levits Field
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