Archive for August 22nd, 2007
Tina Larkins
Tina Larkins, 38, of Elyria, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 21, 2007. She was a devoted mother who enjoyed taking care of her children. She graduated from LCCC and had been an Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Navy for five years. She is survived by her parents, Bobbi Santacroce of New York state, and [...]
Sue Peoples
Sue Peoples, 65, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007, at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital after a three and one-half month battle with respiratory complications. She was born in Oberlin and raised in Wellington, where she was a majorette and homecoming queen. After graduating from Ohio State, Sue moved to Modesto, Calif., she taught there for [...]
Mary Janice Martin
Mary Janice Martin (Osbourne), died Sunday, August 19, 2007, at home following a long illness. There will be a Celebration of Life, Saturday, August 25, 2007, at House of Praise International Church, 4321 Elyria Ave., Lorain. A dinner will follow the service.
Kathryn Gallagher Kinder
Kathryn Gallagher Kinder, 77, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007, in the Northwest Ohio Hospice Inpatient Center, Toledo. She was born September 3, 1929 in Pittsburgh, to Leroy and Kathryn Hackenberg. She and her late husband, George, owned and operated the Gallagher Insurance Agency in Elyria prior to her working for the [...]
Church accountant goes on trial
CLEVELAND — A former top accountant for the Cleveland Catholic Diocese cheated the church and defrauded the government through $785,000 in kickbacks, prosecutors said at Wednesday’s trial opening. The defense countered that church leaders — including the former bishop — approved the payments. Anton Zgoznik, 40, of suburban Kirtland Hills, was instrumental in arranging the [...]
Jermaine L. Howard
Jermaine L. Howard, 29, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Lorain, passed away suddenly on August 18, 2007. Friends may call Friday, August 24, 2007 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, 3001 Elyria Ave., Lorain. Funeral Services will be Saturday, August 25, 2007, 11 a.m., in the Compassion Baptist Church, 520 [...]
Jack P. Holland II
Jack P. Holland II, 45, of West Salem, died Aug. 21, 2007, at Lodi Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 11, 1961 in Chattahoochee County, Ga., the son of Jack & Jean (Tyrell) Holland I. He had been employed for the State Highway Patrol for 20 years. He was a past member of the Blue [...]
Judge’s ruling closes beating case
PHOTO PROVIDED Red marks are seen on an 8-year-old who was hit with a belt by his father. LORAIN — There’s little Children Services can do now that Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge James Burge has acquitted a Lorain man accused of striking his 8-year-old son with a belt. Burge cleared 28-year-old James [...]
Hazel D. Niner
Hazel D. Niner (nee Reed), 92, of Avon passed away Monday, August 20, 2007, at the Wesleyan Village Nursing Home in Elyria following a brief illness. Hazel attended the Belden United Methodist Church. She was an avid Cleveland Indians Fan and she enjoyed playing bingo. Survivors include daughter, Delores Lyons of Avon; son, Ronald Niner [...]
Easter Seals offices join up
Easter Seals will combine its offices in northern Ohio to provide a network of services throughout the entire region. Easter Seals Northwestern and Easter Seals Northeast will join forces to form Easter Seals Northern Ohio on Sept. 1. The national organization, which helps disabled adults and children, was founded in Elyria in 1919. A total [...]
Lorain’s underground arsenal
LORAIN — A sawed-off shotgun, a semiautomatic handgun and a high-powered rifle are just some of the weapons the Lorain Police Department has taken off the streets so far this year. Just a portion of the full bounty, which totaled 72 guns, was laid out Wednesday in a room at the police department and filled [...]
Eleanor Marie Smith
Eleanor Marie Smith (nee Leue), 92, of North Ridgeville, died July 28, 2007, at Rae Ann Suburban in Westlake. Mrs. Smith was born November 12, 1914 in Cleveland to the late Martin and Eva (nee Howells) Leue. She worked for Baileys & Nevells in Lakewood, in the ladies apparel department, and was a member of [...]
Family says vermin have overrun abandoned trailer
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Joe and Donna Fischbach and their daughter Halie, 3, pose in front of the trailer next door, which they claim is infested by vermin. ELYRIA — Living at Colonial Oaks Mobile Home Park isn’t home sweet home when you’re bitten by fleas and have to watch wild, potentially sick critters crawl [...]
Donald Lee Betts
Donald Lee Betts, 31, of Oberlin, died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in New Russia Township. He was born in Germany and had been a resident of Oberlin since February of this year coming from Knoxville, Tenn. Don was a graduate of Butler High School in Huntsville, Ala. He was currently employed as a cook [...]
Quinn may sue festival group
ELYRIA — Independent mayoral candidate Tim Quinn is threatening to sue Apple Festival organizers who say only Democratic and Republican candidates can set up in a free booth on the steps of the old county courthouse. Quinn “We’re flat-out telling them it’s going to end in a lawsuit,” Quinn said. A sharply worded letter from [...]
Tax appeal goes to Ohio Supreme Court
A tax appeal filed by three local cities and a township in 2003 will go before the Ohio Supreme Court in November. Amherst Township and the cities of North Ridgeville, Elyria and Avon Lake initially banded together in 2003 to appeal a settlement received by the city of Lorain after it challenged the state’s formula [...]
Clarence Stanley Lockard
Clarence Stanley Lockard, 79, of Grafton, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born Friday, May 11, 1928 in Gassaway, W.Va., and had lived in Grafton since 1957. Mr. Lockard was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Panama, and worked [...]
Police briefs, Aug. 23, 2007
Police: Suspect opens fire in Elyria ELYRIA — A 26-year-old man faces felonious assault charges after police said he fired several gunshots from his car toward an Elyria man Tuesday afternoon, a police report said. Police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said Johnny L. Boone, of Elyria, and the victim, a 22-year-old Elyria man, were having a [...]
West Nile virus found in Elyria
ELYRIA — The West Nile virus is rearing its ugly head again. The Elyria City Health District confirmed that three of the 218 mosquito pools in the county tested by the state’s health department came back positive for the virus. West Nile Virus protection • Wear light-colored clothing, long-sleeve shirts or jackets, and long pants. [...]
Christine Frances Curran
Christine Frances Curran, 43, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, following a critical event of a two-year illness. She was recuperating at her father’s home in Indiantown, Fla., at the time of her death. She was born in Lorain on August 21, 1963, the daughter of deceased Jacqueline Curran (nee Jones). She is survived by [...]
Holly Brinda seeks ruling
ELYRIA — County elections officials refused to accept Elyria school board member Holly Brinda’s petitions to run for re-election on Wednesday, just as she expected. Brinda Brinda already has asked county Prosecutor Dennis Will to issue a ruling saying she is entitled to run for re-election, despite the fact that she’s already run and lost [...]
Detroit 2, Indians 1: Tigers one-hit Tribe; Carmona suffers another tough loss
DETROIT — Jair Jurrjens threw the first pitch in the opener of a pivotal three-game Central Division showdown between the Indians and Tigers at 7:06 p.m. on Tuesday night. It took exactly one hour and plenty of fruitless trips to the plate for the first hit to arrive. In a game that was dominated [...]
Indians notes: Laffey gets nod over Lee as fifth starter
DETROIT — Cliff Lee’s got the name, but Aaron Laffey will get the nod. With the Indians needing a fifth starter for the first time in a while on Saturday, Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said Tuesday that the team would go with the unheralded Laffey over the more experienced Lee against the Royals in [...]
Browns training camp: Veterans get to sleep in Tuesday
BEREA — Tuesday turned out to be a good morning for most of the Browns’ veterans as they were given the option of skipping practice. For some non-rookies occupying lower spots on the depth chart, however, it was not a delightful day. Linebackers Chaun Thompson, David McMillan, Clifton Smith and Jason Short, running back [...]
Browns notes: Cleveland East grad Sanders grateful to be back in NFL
BEREA — Wide receiver Steve Sanders may not have a long NFL career, but he’s making the most of his time with the Browns. Sanders brought the football team from his alma mater, Cleveland East High, to watch his current squad practice on Tuesday morning. The second-year pro also gave each member of the [...]