Archive for May 28th, 2007
John B. Brooks Jr.
John B. Brooks Jr., 63, of LaGrange, died Saturday at his home following a sudden illness. Friends may call Wednesday, 5 to 8 P.M. at the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Chestnut Ridge Rd. at State Rt. 57, Elyria. Further arrangements will be announced by the funeral home.
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. He was born on November 22, 1920 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 54 years ago. He was employed for 28 years at Ford Motor Company, [...]
Fermin V. Rosales Sr.
Fermin V. Rosales Sr., 81, of Lorain, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a short illness. He was born July 7, 1925 in Donna, TX. He came to Lorain in 1951 where he has lived since. Fermin worked 37 years at Lorain Works US Steel as [...]
Regina C. Warren
Regina C. Warren (nee Weber), 99, of North Ridgeville, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, at the Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 29, 2007 from 4 to 8 PM at the Reidy Scanlan Chambers Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway, Lorain. Further arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Jason D. West
Jason D. West, 31, of Avon, died Sat., May 26, 2007. He was born Feb. 10, 1976 in Cleveland, and has currently been living in Cleveland Hts., moving from Avon. He was a 1994 graduate of Avon High School, where he played on the football team. He then graduated from Tiffin University in 1999 with [...]
No debate: LeBron rules
James leads way, especially in fourth, as Cavs get big win cavaliers 88, pistons 82 CLEVELAND — LeBron James started fading — and fading and fading — but the Cavaliers did not. Behind a series of fadeaway jumpers from James — not to mention a couple of resounding dunks and numerous great passes — the [...]
A win that was worth waiting for
The Cavaliers are still down, but they are far from out of the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Daniel “Boobie” Gibson made a myriad of clutch plays in the fourth quarter Sunday night, leading Cleveland to an 88-82 win over Detroit in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. It marked the Cavaliers’ [...]
Carmona sweeps away his demons
Indians 5, Tigers 3 DETROIT — Prior to Sunday night, the lasting memory of Comerica Park for Fausto Carmona was a bad one, featuring him grabbing his head in despair last year after allowing a walk-off home run to Pudge Rodriguez as the Indians’ closer. Things went much better for the young right-hander this time [...]
Jake knew Fausto had the right stuff
Tribe Notes DETROIT — Fausto Carmona’s successful string as a starting pitcher this year has come as a surprise to many, but not to teammate Jake Westbrook. “It doesn’t surprise me at all the way he’s stepped up and done what he’s done,” said Westbrook, who is on the disabled list with a strained abdominal [...]
Franchitti reigns in the heavy rain
Mike Harris The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti prayed for rain as the dark clouds gathered above and fast cars filled his mirrors. “It was going to come down to a dogfight, and there’s a lot of strong cars,” the Scotsman said. “Whatever happened, if it came down to that dogfight, it was going [...]
Lorain family lost a hero in 1968
LORAIN — Charlie Sanchez can still see the tears on his mother’s face. He had come home from school and opened the door of his Lorain home to a scene he now wants to forget. His whole family — both parents and eight brothers and sisters — were sobbing on the living room furniture. A [...]
EC graduates reflect, then move ahead
ELYRIA — One by one, Elyria Catholic High School seniors stood up to give one last thanks to their parents, faculty … and the Blues Brothers. Each of the 131 graduating seniors recorded a “senior reflections” moment beforehand, in which students had the opportunity to offer an inspiring quote while thanking their loved ones. Quotes [...]
County honors fallen soldiers
Veterans Memorial The Lorain County 98 were barely into manhood when they were called upon to give the ultimate sacrifice in a war that tested the strength of even the most devoted patriots — the Vietnam War. They were sons and classmates, barely out of high school; young husbands and fathers, some who would never [...]
The Cottrells – Memorial Day Profile
WELLINGTON — The Vietnam War took more than 58,000 lives. Two of those lives were from one Wellington family, the Cottrells. Connie Cottrell was only 15 years old when she was aroused from her sleep by a knock on the front door of the Cottrell family’s home in Wellington in August 1968. “It was about [...]
Wayne E. Benge – Memorial Day Profile
Army Sgt. Wayne E. Benge’s life was brief, but his spirit, courage and will to live life to its fullest continues to inspire his siblings 38 years after he died of injuries suffered in a jungle in Vietnam. Benge dropped out of Brookside High School in his hometown of Sheffield Lake to join the Army [...]
Legislature backs Strickland plan
COLUMBUS — The Republican-controlled Legislature appears poised to pass Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan for using Ohio’s tobacco settlement money to pay for the construction of new schools and create tax relief for elderly homeowners. However, some senators have said they’d rather see the expected $5 billion go toward higher education, while others are concerned about [...]
Richard Vandegeer – Memorial Day Profile
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Jamie Lindstrom, a North Ridgeville veterinarian, knew Richard Vandegeer as the stepbrother he enjoyed playing with when they were small children. The nation knows Richard Vandegeer as the last official casualty of the Vietnam War and as the last name inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Vandegeer died at age [...]
Eddie Corsino – Memorial Day Profile
ELYRIA — Eddie Corsino was fresh out of high school when he joined the Marines. It was 1969 and he had just turned 19, so with the military draft plucking friends and neighbors all around him, he thought he might as well beat the government to the punch. “He felt a love for the Marines, [...]
Police, friends mourn slain officer
AVON — More than 50 police cruisers ushered the body of Cleveland Heights Police Officer Jason West home to Avon on Sunday, a day after he died from gunshot wounds suffered while on duty. West, 31, an Avon native, was pronounced dead of multiple gunshot wounds at 3:05 a.m. Saturday at Huron Hospital, Assistant Cuyahoga [...]
Henry Dale Adkins – Memorial Day Profile
Army Spc. Henry Dale Adkins’ knack for surprising his family during leave from the Army left his mother looking for him long after his helicopter crashed in Vietnam. He was 19 when he enlisted and would often show up unannounced at his family’s Lorain doorstep whenever he had the chance. “I still remember coming down [...]
Local DVD project serves as memorial to church’s fallen
LORAIN — As Lorain County prepares to recognize its 98 residents who were killed in the Vietnam War, the youth director at a South Lorain church is preparing to recognize its seven parishioners who were killed. Nelson Ramirez is creating a video documentary in which he interviews the families of the seven members of Sacred [...]
Bruce Bernard Livingston – Memorial Day Profile
Lance Cpl. Bruce Bernard Livingston of Lorain was killed the day he should have been the best man in his brother’s wedding. His brother, Rich, wanted him to come home for his wedding ceremony, but Rich Livingston understood when his younger brother told him he couldn’t leave because he had a whole company of other [...]