Archive for May 27th, 2007
Allen G. Barefield
Allen G. Barefield, 56, of Vermilion died early Saturday morning, May 26, 2007, at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a sudden illness. Mr. Barefield was born in Lorain, on June 20, 1950. He has lived in Vermilion for 20 years. He was employed in the inside sales and purchasing departments at [...]
Cesareo Pagan Delgado
Cesareo Pagan Delgado, 86, of Grafton, and formerly of Lorain, died on Friday, May 25, 2007 at his home, while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. The Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain, is handling the arrangements.
Terry L. Elkins Sr.
Terry L. Elkins Sr., 60, died Thursday May 24, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Vicki; loving father of Terry Jr., Tony, Wes, Steve, and Kelly; Pa Pal of nine; great-grandfather of three; and brother of eleven. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 29 at the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Rd., [...]
Brenda Lee Holmes
Brenda Lee Holmes, 42, passed away at home on May 20, 2007. She leaves to cherish her memory a son, Steve Vincent of Detroit; fiance, Mark Hayward of Detroit; five sisters, Karen McClendon of Oberlin, Sharon Smith of Detroit, Janice Morgan of Highland Park, MI, Debra Hancock of Oberlin, and Elaine Card of Lorain; three [...]
Joseph Edward Jarosz
Joseph Edward Jarosz, 80, a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Community Health Partners following a sudden illness. He was born February 25, 1927 in Cleveland, OH where he was raised. He had made his home in Amherst since 1965. Joe served in the US Navy for 5 years during World [...]
Cheryl A. Little
Cheryl A. Little (nee Neuman), 60, of Elyria, died May 23, 2007 at her home, after an illness of several months. She was born May 18, 1947 in Lorain and graduated from Midview High School in 1965. She was an automotive service administrator for auto dealers in Lorain County, and surrounding areas. She was a [...]
Alfred Meek Jr.
Alfred Meek Jr., 80, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2007, at the Broadview Multi-Care Nursing Home in Parma following a lengthy illness. He was born in Cleveland and lived there for many years. He then lived in North Ridgeville from 1989 to 2006. Mr. Meeks was a veteran and served in the US Navy from [...]
Ruth Ella Ollison
Ruth Ella Ollison (nee Hawthorne), 85, of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake. Mrs. Ollison was born February 17, 1922 in Chiliston, AR and had lived in the Lorain area for 62 years. She was a member of New Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Lorain. [...]
Olga Schaaf
Lawrence Showalter Jr.
Lawrence "Larry" Showalter Jr., 72, of Elyria died Saturday May 26, 2007 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel.
Sgt. Lane Tollett
Sgt. Lane Tollett, 30, of Elyria, died Saturday, April 28, 2007 from injuries sustained in combat in Baghdad, Irag. The family invites you to join in a Memorial Mass Saturday, June 2, 2007, 11 A.M. at St. Jude Church, Poplar St., Elyria. Celebrant Fr. Al Laubenthal, Great-uncle Concelebrant Fr. Frank P. Kosem.
Verban J. Varbanoff
Verban J. Varbanoff, 82, of Lorain, died Thursday May, 24th, 2007. He was employed as a crane man and later as a burner in the # 1 Machine Shop at United States Steel Corporation’s Lorain-Cuyahoga Works. He was a Purple Heart recipient who was extremely active in veteran’s affairs and activities throughout greater Lorain County. [...]
David C. Winson
David C. Winson, 50 of North Ridgeville, died Thursday May 24, 2007. Arrangements will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville
Elyria finds a way
Clutch home run in 7th saves the day, then clutch hit in 8th sends Pioneers back to state tourney CLYDE — Senior Andrea Nagy launched a drive to the fence in right-center field on Saturday, sending Jess Bellottie home with the winning run and Elyria High’s softball team to its second straight Division I Final [...]
Making winning a habit
indians 6, tigers 3 Dellucci’s two-run, one-nun HR big blow DETROIT — C.C. Sabathia was strong again and the Indians outlasted Tigers ace Justin Verlander on Saturday, but it might have been a Catholic nun from Baton Rouge, La., that got Cleveland its latest win. Sister Dulce, a confidant of David Dellucci, provided some hitting [...]
Tribe still chasing Tigers’ tails
If the Indians maintain their quick start to the season and contend for the Central Division title, it’s likely they will have to get through the Detroit Tigers at some point. Let’s take a look at how the Wahoos match up against the defending American League champions: First base Ryan Garko (.336, 6 HR, 17 [...]
Cavs: Losing not an option
CLEVELAND — During the course of Saturday afternoon’s practice, the Cavaliers called the Detroit Pistons everything from varsity players to bullies. The references weren’t made because of the Pistons’ tough, physical style of play — which was also mentioned frequently — but more an indication of Detroit’s experience the last five years in the Eastern [...]
Fed shuts down clinics linked to pill deaths
Terry Kinney The Associated Press CINCINNATI — A Chicago doctor and two Kentucky women who ran pain clinics in southern Ohio distributed millions of highly addictive pills that may have led to more than a dozen deaths, according to a federal indictment. The mother of one man who died says there’s no doubt in her [...]
Elyria’s trolley tragedy
The wreckage of a deadly streetcar crash 100 years ago gave rise to a hospital and the Easter Seals Society Good rarely comes from tragedy, but a deadly trolley car crash 100 years ago in Elyria was an exception. While the tragedy on Memorial Day in 1907 has faded from popular knowledge, the results have [...]
Avon teen competing in national bee
Jake Fumic heads to Washington for Scripps spelling competition Bette Pearce The Chronicle-Telegram AVON — Mike and Debbie Fumic can’t restrain their pride and excitement over what their 13-year-old son, Jake, has accomplished. Jake will join 285 other youngsters from across the nation this week as Lorain County’s representative in the Scripps National Spelling Bee [...]
3 injured on Cedar Point ride
CEDAR POINT — Three people were injured Saturday in a roller-coaster accident at Cedar Point when one train failed to stop at a braking area and struck another, the amusement park company said. One person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after suffering an asthma attack, Cedar Point said. Two other injured riders [...]
Avon native killed in line of police duty
Jason West was shot to death Saturday in Cleveland Heights A police officer died early Saturday, hours after he was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance in Cleveland Heights, a Cuyahoga County assistant coroner said. Jason West, 31, an Avon native, was shot about 10 p.m. Friday after police tried to break up a [...]
30 Years of ‘Star Wars’
A long time ago, a classic science fiction saga debuted. It has spawned legiions of fans and its effects reach far, far, away. A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY — Not such a long time ago, science fiction films weren’t the eye-popping extravaganzas they are today. The typical sci-fi movie had aliens in lame costumes and [...]
Force is with originals – the new ones, not so much
A FAN’S PERSPECTIVE A friend of mine has never seen “The Empire Strikes Back.” That strikes me as strange, not only because he’s an otherwise well-rounded individual, but because the “Star Wars” franchise has been such a cultural touchstone since its release in 1977. I was about 1½ years old when the first Death Star [...]
Who’s favored? Take your pick
Mike Harris The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Tell Helio Castroneves he’s one of the favorites in today’s Indianapolis 500 and he just shrugs his shoulders and grins. “Yeah, me and 10 other guys,” says the two-time Indy winner. It seems the 91st edition of the Memorial Day weekend classic is anybody’s race. The front of [...]