Archive for August 28th, 2007
Robert D. Fenton
Robert D. Fenton, 78, of Lorain, formerly of Cleveland and Corry, Pa., passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at his home following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Fenton was born November 6, 1928, in Corry, moving to Cleveland as a child. He returned to Corry,and attended Corry High School. He graduated from Admiral King High School [...]
Ruth M. Groboske
Ruth M. Groboske (nee Dougherty), 83, of Elyria died Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria following a long illness.
She was born May 20, 1924, in Cleveland and lived in Grafton for most of her life before moving to Elyria 10 years ago.
Mrs. Groboske worked in the purchasing department at [...]
Helen A. Supers
Helen A. Supers (nee Disien), 83, of Elyria, died on Monday, August 27, 2007, at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria.
Clyde K. Ryan
Clyde K. Ryan, 86, of Elyria, died Monday, August 27, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.
He was born July 27, 1921 in Danville, Pa., and had lived most of his life in Elyria.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, who served in England during WW II. He graduated from Elyria High [...]
Joseph C. Boyson
Joseph C. Boyson, 69, of Elyria died Sunday, August 26, 2007, at his home following a sudden illness.
He was born January 5, 1938 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident.
Mr. Boyson was owner-operator of the American Shoe Repair located in downtown Elyria for many years. It was well-known that you could enter the [...]
Carole Joyce Tucker
Carole Joyce Tucker (nee Jackson), 73, and a resident of Berlin Heights, passed away Monday, August 27, 2007, at Fischer Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, following a short illness.
She was born August 19, 1934, in Amherst, but lived most of her life in Vermilion and Florence Township.
Carole was a member of Florence Congregational Church [...]
State issues smoking fines
COLUMBUS — Twenty-nine fines have been levied against Ohio taverns, veterans halls and even a cab company suspected of violating the state’s new public smoking ban. It is the first wave of $100 fines to be issued since voters approved the ban in November.
No local venues fined … yet
State officials say that locally, two [...]
Lorain official wants to be mayor
LORAIN — The city’s deputy safety service director announced Tuesday that he is actively campaigning to become interim mayor.
Joe Arendt plans to garner support from as many Republican Party Precinct Committee people as he can before they gather Thursday to select someone to serve the remaining four months of former Mayor Craig Foltin’s term.
Foltin stepped [...]
Wedding crasher steals cash
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Anthony and Jennifer Smith left for their Florida honeymoon earlier this month thinking they’d have plenty of cash gifts to tally up after their trip.
But when the newlyweds returned, some bad news was waiting: Most of their wedding money was stolen by an envelope-snatching thief who crashed their reception [...]
Elyria holds firm on firefighter cuts
Mayor Grace says he won’t seek tax hike to restore staffing
ELYRIA — Mayor Bill Grace said Tuesday that he won’t recommend seeking a tax hike to boost staffing at the fire department.
Despite receiving a barrage of phone calls from residents concerned about safety after dropping the department’s minimum staffing level [...]

Lorain/Elyria, OH

