Archive for October 4th, 2007
Roberta Blake
Roberta Elizabeth Blake (nee Krause), 60, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Haleakala National Park, HI, following a sudden accident. She was born June 15, 1947. Roberta was raised in Amherst and graduated from Marion L. Steele in Amherst. She was a lifetime resident of Amherst. Roberta was employed [...]
Phillip L. Puffer
Phillip L. Puffer, 82, of Elyria died suddenly Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at his home. He was born September 7, 1925 in Conneaut, OH. Mr. Puffer was a former manager of both J.C. Penny and Robrt Hall Clothing Stores. He and his first wife, Bernadine started Puffer’s Floral Shoppe in 1968. Mr. Puffer was a [...]
Michael Joseph Anderson
Michael Joseph Anderson, infant son of Michael V. Anderson and Jamie Jacobs of Elyria, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at University Hospital, Cleveland. Friends may call Friday, October 5, 2007, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. in the Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st St., South Lorain. Additional survivors and arrangements [...]
Joseph W. Kotai
Joseph W. Kotai, 72, of Pembroke, NC, formerly of Lorain, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC, of cancer. He was born August 28, 1935 in Lorain. Mr. Kotai graduated from Lorain High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years. He retired with the [...]
John C. Schweda
John C. Schweda, 80, of Berea, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Rose; father of Thomas C. (Mary Ann) of Louisville, KY, Cynthia (James) of Kanappolis, NC, and Daniel J. of Strongsville; two grandsons and two great-grandchildren of Grand Junction, CO. He was a U.S. Navy [...]
Frances A. Eager
Frances A. Eager, 97, of Columbus, formerly a longtime resident of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Friendship Village of Columbus. She was born September 24, 1910 in Oberlin, the daughter of the late Emerson and Lena Sherrill. Frances is survived by sons, Dale and (wife Pat) of Westerville, David and (wife Caroline) [...]
Frances “Nea” Taylor
Frances “Nea” Taylor, 75, of Elyria, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2007 in the Center Ridge Nursing Center of North Ridgeville, following a long illness. She was born in Chactaw County, AL, coming to Elyria 30 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was employed at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, retiring after 27 years [...]
Ernestine Burnette Cook
Ernestine Burnette Cook, 84, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Golden Acres Nursing Home in Amherst following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 14, 1922 in Buffalo, NY and has resided in Lorain since 2003. Ernestine was employed as a pharmacist aid at Toledo Health and Pharmacy in Lorain. [...]
Elizabeth “Betty” Jones
Elizabeth "Betty" Jones (nee Marshall), 92, of Carlsbad, NM and formerly of Lorain, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Lakeview Nursing Home in Carlsbad after a long illness. She was born April 25, 1915 in Lorain and had resided in Hobbs, NM for several years after moving in 1989 from Lorain. She moved to Carlsbad [...]
Clarence Williams Jr.
Clarence "Boogie" Williams, Jr., 53, of Elyria, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria. Mr. Williams was born October 5, 1953 in Oberlin. He attended Elyria High School and had lived in Elyria most of his life. He was a former member of Greater Christ Temple in Elyria. He had [...]
Cecelia M. Bober
Cecelia M. Bober (nee Rakita), 88, formerly of North Ridgeville, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007, in The Pines of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL. She was born September 30, 1918 in Lorain and grew up in Amherst. She had resided in N. Ridgeville for over 60 years until moving to Sarasota this past March to be close [...]
Carl A. Thome
Carl A. Thome, 88, of Elyria, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born September 10, 1919 in Avon. Mr. Thome retired from Parker Hannifin in 1982, following 43 years of service, where he was a a machine setup man. He was a member of St. Agnes Church, and enjoyed gardening, camping, [...]
Barbara Niebling Boone
Barbara Niebling Boone, 59, born and raised in Elyria, recently of Houston, TX, passed away Monday, September 17, 2007. She is survived by her mother, Mildred (nee Pietch) Niebling. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert "Bob" Niebling, former Chronicle Telegram Composing Room Supervisor. Services were held in Houston, TX. A Memorial Service [...]
Man tries to flee; captured after foot chase
A man accused of assaulting an Elyria police officer and then leading him on a foot chase around the city’s south side has been arrested on a playground in the Wilkes Villa housing complex. Several police units, as well as sheriff’s deputies, were involved in the pursuit. The incident happened after the officer tried to [...]
Yankees to see a new C.C. in playoff opener
CLEVELAND — The Yankees haven’t seen C.C. Sabathia since the 2004 season. When he takes the mound tonight for Game 1 of the Division Series at Jacobs Field, they’re hardly going to be able to recognize him. At 6-foot-7, 290 pounds, Sabathia is still the imposing figure with the high-octane heater that he’s always been. [...]
Tribe notes: Postseason experience overrated, teams say
CLEVELAND — Postseason experience, the Yankees have it and the Indians don’t. Does it matter? “I don’t think so,” said Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, a veteran of 119 playoff games. “We lost to Anaheim (in the 2002 Division Series) and we lost to the Marlins (in the 2003 World Series) and they didn’t have any [...]
Coroner to rule on baby’s death
Woman’s self-inflicted gunshot wound may bring homicide charge
Marshals, sheriffs team up on cases
ELYRIA — Wanted: Lorain County fugitives.A new Lorain County division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force intends to catch 5,000 outstanding warrants in the county and announced it’s a permanent local fixture during a Wednesday news conference at the Lorain County sheriff’s office — the task force’s new home. Flanked by chiefs and [...]
Browns’ Crennel can look to Super Bowl for inspiration against Pats
BEREA — Romeo Crennel’s impending return to New England reminds him of his most satisfying moment with the Patriots. “We were a big-time underdog and were playing one of the best teams on turf,” Crennel said Wednesday of the Patriots’ 20-17 win over St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI. “No one thought we had a [...]
No trick: Halloween items have high lead content
Witches, skulls and Frankenstein aren’t supposed to be dangerous in real life. But an Ashland University chemistry professor’s testing of several Halloween items has turned up three that contained unacceptable levels of lead in the paint used to decorate them. Representatives for Dollar General and Family Dollar, where Jeff Weidenhamer and his students purchased the [...]
Browns notes: Patriots defense has team’s attention
BEREA — New England’s offense gets all the headlines and magazine covers. That’s what happens with Tom Brady at quarterback and Randy Moss at receiver. But the defense shouldn’t be ignored. It ranks first in the NFL in yardage allowed at 207 a game. It’s third versus the run (74) and fourth versus the pass [...]
Midview’s Overy shoots 71, wins sectional; Elyria advances as team
HURON — Jay Overy of Midview shot a sizzling one-under-par 71 Wednesday at the Division I golf sectional at Thunderbird Hills North to finish first and qualify for next Thursday’s district tournament at Red Hawk Run in Findlay. He was one of five local golfers not on a qualifying team to advance to the district, [...]
Cavs’ Damon Jones is back, he’s just not sure why
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Damon Jones has an opinion on just about everything, but he isn’t sure why he fell out of coach Mike Brown’s rotation last season. Equally uncertain whether he’s legitimately in the team’s plans for this season, the only thing the colorful veteran is sure of right now is that he’s still [...]
Girls soccer: Westlake downs Amherst on penalty kick
WESTLAKE — With help from her defense, Brittany Cruz played as well Wednesday night as any area goalkeeper this season. The Amherst keeper and the defenders in front of her made very few mistakes. But the last one cost the Comets a 2-1 loss to Westlake in a Southwestern Conference thriller that went down to [...]
Cross country notes: Avon boys, girls show improvement
Avon won the Division II girls meet at Saturday’s Wadsworth Grizzly Invitational. Avon finished with 38 points, beating out Aurora (48) and Smithville (96) in a seven-team field. Freshman Kayla Welch (third, 20:57) and sophomore Erin Schneider (fourth, 20:58) led the Eagles. Mallory Balmert (eighth, 21:59), Emily Michelich (ninth, 22:03) and Liz Bruno (14th, 22:35) [...]