Archive for September 12th, 2007
William E. Grieve, Sr.
William Edward “Baldy” Grieve, Sr., 72, of Elyria, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at his home after a long illness. He was born September 21, 1934 in South Connellsville, PA and has lived in Elyria most of his life. He worked as an assembler at Invacare many years. He was a U.S. Army veteran and [...]
Sandra J. Haas
Sandra J. Haas (nee Rieth), 67, of North Ridgeville, passed away at home on Sunday, September 9, 2007 following a brief illness. She was born in Elyria on March 6, 1940. She resided in North Ridgeville for many years and prior to that she lived in Avon. She was a 1958 graduate of Avon High [...]
Lucille Marie Waldecki
Lucille Marie Waldecki (nee Attie), 86, a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born February 25, 1921 in Amherst where she was raised and attended St. Joseph Catholic School. She was a lifetime resident of Amherst. Lucille owned and operated the [...]
Juanita J. Palm
Juanita J. Palm (nee Nicols), 93, of Elyria, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at The Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville. She was born June 17, 1914 in Norwalk, and was a 1932 graduate of Norwalk High School. She was a member of the Board of Realtors and worked in the real market, locally, for over [...]
Jack C. Bryner
Jack C. Bryner, 86, of Elyria, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at his home. He was born December 8, 1920 in Lorain where he graduated from Lorain High School in 1939. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was employed for 43 years at U.S. Steel Company in Lorain retiring in [...]
Gary Lee Shamblin
Gary Lee Shamblin, 66, of Oberlin, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at his home following a long illness. He was born July 15, 1941 in Nitro, WV. He had served in the U.S. Army and worked as a laborer. Gary is survived by his wife, Doris Shamblin; sons, David F. Snyder of Tampa, FL, and [...]
Dorothy L. Myers
Dorothy L. Myers (nee McAvena), 85, of Elyria, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a long illness. She was born June 16, 1922 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Mrs. Myers was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria and the [...]
Dennis Earl “Skip” Wohlever
Dennis Earl “Skip” Wohlever, 72, of Amherst, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at his home in Amherst, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 28, 1935 in Amherst and graduated from Amherst High School with the class of 1954. He attended Ashland College for two years before entering the Pittsburgh School of Mortuary Science, [...]
Billie Jean White
Billie Jean White (nee Collins), 72, a resident of South Amherst, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Community Health Partners H & S Center in Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born May 30, 1935 in Logan County, WV, where she lived till 1955. She was a resident of Chapmanville, WV from 1992 [...]
Bernice E. Richards
Bernice E. Richards, (nee Lewis), 89, of Wellington, died Tuesday, September 11, 2009 at E.M.H. Regional Medical Center in Elyria following a short illness. She was born February 4, 1918 in Kipton and was a Lorain County resident most of her life. Mrs. Richards worked at the former Pfaudler Corporation in Elyria for 22 years. [...]
Antoinette M. “Toni” Fawcett
Antoinette M. “Toni” Fawcett (nee Miller), 71, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at her residence, following a long illness. She was born in Cleveland, and had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1972. She had just recently moved to Elyria in February. Ms. Fawcett was employed as an educational aide for the North Ridgeville [...]
Gas leak prompts evacuation
About 60 homes emptied for hours in Lorain LORAIN — Roughly 60 homes in a two-block area of Lorain were evacuated for three hours Tuesday afternoon after a 2-inch gas line was ruptured by contractors working on sewer upgrades along Oberlin Avenue, Lorain firefighters said. The leak occurred at about 2:30 p.m. when equipment operated [...]
Kipton chief steps down
Council agrees not to pursue charges against him KIPTON — Suspended police Chief Pablo Cruz has resigned as head of the village’s basically defunct police department. Village Council accepted the resignation, which came with a caveat that village officials would not pursue charges against Cruz, at a meeting Monday, said Mayor Dennis Watson. Cruz, who [...]
Firefighter hit by car at crash site
HENRIETTA TWP. — A Florence Township volunteer firefighter was struck by a passing car at the scene of a motorcycle-deer collision on state Route 113 late Tuesday, an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper said. Less than 45 minutes after the motorcycle’s passenger was flown to a Cleveland hospital, Florence Township firefighter Patrick Finnegan, 57, of Henrietta [...]
Expert: Evans failed lie-detector test
ELYRIA — Willie Evans IV has denied having anything to do with the shooting death of 64-year-old Michael Smith last year, but the man who administered a lie-detector test to him testified Tuesday that Evans was lying. Evans, 18, showed signs of deception when William Evans II asked him whether he ever held Smith’s wallet, [...]
Sixth anniversary of 9/11 brings first ceremonies away from ground zero, less emotion
NEW YORK — Victims’ families huddled under umbrellas Tuesday in a park to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the first remembrance ceremony not held at ground zero, an event that failed to evoke the same emotions as the hallowed ground of the World Trade Center site. “I guess they mean [...]
Ohioans commemorate Sept. 11 attacks
AKRON — As people across the nation marked the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with memorials big and small, the Summit County 9/11 Remembrance Project chose to recall the final words of those killed. The public art display focused on the many emergency phone calls that were made by victims of the attacks. “A lot [...]
Police blotter: 9/12/07
Lorain police Monday, Sept. 10 3:29 p.m. – 5800 block South Mayflower Drive, credit cards stolen and used, totaling $388 in unauthorized charges. 7:45 p.m. – Globe Avenue, Brittany M. Kovich, 18, Lorain, charged with driving under suspension. Tuesday, Sept. 11 12:57 a.m. – 3000 block Clifton Ave., Richard A. Nowak, 35, Elyria, charged with [...]
Teens accused of crime spree
13-year-old, 14-year-old stole car, committed break-ins, police say WELLINGTON — Two boys, barely in their teens, drove 120 miles in a stolen car and are suspects in several break-ins in the Wellington area, police said. A 14-year-old Wellington boy, already on probation, and a 13-year-old Elyria boy admitted to taking the car and breaking into [...]
Tales of a child soldier
Oberlin College graduate tells his harrowing story OBERLIN — Tears still well up in Ishmael Beah’s eyes when you ask him about the first person he killed as a boy soldier high on drugs in Sierra Leone. The first killing was soon followed by a second, a third and so on. “There’s no way you [...]
Browns: Frye no longer the guy, traded to Seattle
BEREA — From starter to sideline to Seattle in 48 hours. Charlie Frye’s childhood dream of leading the Browns ended with a jolt Tuesday when he was traded to the Seahawks for a sixth-round draft pick. Frye spent six months winning the starting quarterback job in a ragged competition. He lost it in less than [...]
Akron mayor defeats Democratic challenger in primary race
AKRON — Mayor Don Plusquellic, facing his first Democratic primary opponent in 20 years, won the party’s nomination for another term in office Tuesday night. With all 153 precincts reporting unofficial results, Plusquellic had 9,765 votes, or 53 percent, to City Councilman Joe Finley’s 8,732 votes, or 47 percent. The victory sets up Plusquellic for [...]
Dan Coughlin: Indecision still following bungling Browns
It was a nice story for a while. The local boy gets drafted by his hometown team. Everyone has high hopes and then the dreamscape goes to hell. It turns out that the “competition” between Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson in training camp was a fraud. Phil Savage acknowledged that he has been trying to [...]
Seven in county National Merit semifinalists
Seven bright minds are one step closer to becoming National Merit Scholars after each has been named a semifinalist in the annual scholarship program. The students, three of whom attend public school, three of whom attend private school and one of whom is home-schooled, are among approximately 16,000 high school seniors to receive the honor. [...]
Indians 8, White Sox 3: Byrd wins 15th as Tribe wins fourth straight
CHICAGO — Paul Byrd got his 15th victory and Travis Hafner had three RBIs as the surging Cleveland Indians won for the 15th time in 18 games by beating the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Tuesday night. Byrd (15-6) allowed three runs and six hits in 61/3 innings, including two homers by Juan Uribe, as [...]