Archive for October 8th, 2007
Alice Pearl Graham
Alice Pearl Graham (nee Stump), 87, of Elyria, died Monday, October 8, 2007 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria. She was born August 28, 1920 in Grantsville, West Virginia. She was a former employee of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea. She is survived by a daughter, Sheila D. Graham of Elyria; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two [...]
Harold Hough
Harold Hough, 72, of Brighton Twp., died Sunday, October 7 2007, at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Maynard Emmerich, in Henrietta Twp. after a year and a half illness. Harold was born October 18, 1934 in Ashley, son of the late Stanton and Berniece (Davis) Hough. He graduated from LaGrange High [...]
Joyce C. Doehne
Joyce C. Doehne (nee Becker), 71, of Elyria left this world on Saturday, October 6, 2007 to spend eternal life with God in Heaven. She was born July 17, 1936 in South Amherst and spent the last 47 years in Elyria. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who cherished her time with her [...]
Juanita Castro
Juanita Castro, 56, of Lorain died Friday, October 5, 2007 in her home following battle with cancer. She was born June 26, 1951 in Humacao, Puerto Rico. She came to Lorain as an infant. She graduated from Admiral King High School in 1969. Ms. Castro retired as an administrative assistant and a bailiff for Lorain [...]
Laura L. Campbell-Vaughn
Laura L. Campbell-Vaughn (nee Brainerd), 80, of Columbia Station, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at her home following a brief illness. She was born June 13, 1927 in Cadillac, MI, and was a Columbia Station resident since 1974. She enjoyed bird watching, growing flowers, quilt making, and working puzzles. Survivors include her daughters, Esther Currier [...]
Lico Boone
Mr. Lico Boone passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced at a later date by Carter Funeral Home, Elyria.
William E. Watson
William E. Watson, 80, of Elyria and Miami FL, died Saturday September 22 2007, at Miami Jewish Home and Hospital in Miami, FL. He was born August 10, 1927 in Elyria, where he was a 1945 graduate of Elyria High School. He served with the U.S. Army Air Force and was stationed on Guam from [...]
Wilma J. Burgess
Wilma J. Burgess (nee Glasscock), 77, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday October 8, 2007, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born July 14, 1930 in Mobley, WV and had resided in North Ridgeville for 56 years. Mrs. Burgess was a 1948 graduate of Mannington High School in Mannington, WV. She was [...]
Students approached on way to school
Elyria police and school officials are investigating a Monday incident where a man, who may be a registered sex offender, approached two female students who were on their way to school. Police are still ironing out details of the incident, but school officials said the two students showed up at the high school Monday morning [...]
Barbara C. Berry
Barbara C. Berry (nee Gum), 58, of N. Ridgeville passed away on Saturday October 7, 2007 at her home, following a long illness. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of N. Ridgeville since the 1970’s, having moved from N. Olmsted. She worked as a registered nurse for the North Coast Correctional [...]
Kenneth J. Bulfinch
Kenneth J. Bulfinch, 81, of Avon Lake, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Avon Oaks Nursing Center. He was born March 3, 1926 in Ashtabula, and had been a resident of Avon Lake for several years. Mr. Bulfinch was a retired signal-maintainer for Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a model ship builder and enjoyed ballroom [...]
Laura L. Campbell-Vaughn
Laura L. Campbell-Vaughn, 80, of Columbia Station died at home Saturday, October 6, 2007 following a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria.
Juanita Castro
Juanita Castro, 56, of Lorain, died Friday, October 5, 2007 in her home, following battle with cancer. She was born June 6, 1965 in Humacao, Puerto Rico. She came to Lorain as an infant. She graduated from Admiral King High School in 1969. Ms. Castro retired as an administrative assistant and a bailiff for Lorain [...]
William “Bill” N. Holdren
William “Bill” N. Holdren, 81, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born in Nemacolin, PA, was a student of Carmichaels Area High School in Carmichaels, PA, but spent most of his life in Elyria. Bill entered the U.S. Marines at the age of 17, and spent two [...]
Harold Hough
Harold Hough, 72, of Brighton Twp., died Sunday, October 7, 2007. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St., Wellington where Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Burial will follow at Brighton [...]
Donna M. Miller
Donna M. Miller, 73, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus, Sandusky, after living three years with ovarian cancer. She was born May 29, 1934 in Sharon, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years, moving from Elyria. She had worked as a teller [...]
Timothy E. Nickum
Timothy E. Nickum, 65, of Avon, died Saturday October 6, 2007 at University Hospital, of complications from leukemia. He was born May 7, 1942, in Cincinnati, and had been a resident of Avon for 36 years. Mr. Nickum was an Avon Ward 3 Councilman for the past eight years and served on the Planning and [...]
Indians fail to get the job done against Yankees
NEW YORK — It was all there in front of the Indians on Sunday. They were leading the Yankees and Roger Clemens was out of the game after re-aggravating a hamstring injury. Cleveland was on the verge of sweeping the hated Yanks and advancing to the ALCS for the first time since 1998. And then [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge turns to Byrd for Game 4
NEW YORK — After the Indians missed their opportunity to end the division series Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, they’ll call on veteran Paul Byrd in their second chance tonight. Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said Saturday that he would not consider starting C.C. Sabathia on short rest, which means Byrd will be in the House [...]
Clemens’ career could be on its last legs
NEW YORK — Roger Clemens walked slowly off the mound with his head hanging, snagged again by a balky hamstring in what could have been his last major league appearance. After yet another October injury, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history might finally be finished. Bothered by an ailing leg, Clemens left his [...]
Browns far from perfect in loss to Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Perfection was the theme Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots’ quest for a 16-0 regular season remains a possibility, even if it is a long shot. The Browns’ attempt at playing a flawless game and pulling an upset went by the wayside less than 12 minutes in. Such is the state of [...]
Browns notes: Lewis out after just one play
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the first month of the season the Browns avoided the injury bug that has dogged them for years. The good fortune came to an abrupt end Sunday. On Cleveland’s first offensive play, running back Jamal Lewis injured his right foot. He rushed for 11 yards on the play, but left the [...]
Browns stop Patriots’ Moss, nobody else
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Browns kept Randy Moss out of the end zone, limited him to a season-low three catches for 46 yards and pitched a shutout in the third quarter. The Patriots still scored 34 points. That’s how good their offense has become. “They have more weapons than the Colts,” Browns linebacker Willie McGinest [...]
Browns extras: Patriots dominate matchup battles
PLAYER OF THE GAME Junior Seau, Patriots linebacker For 12 years Browns linebacker Willie McGinest wore No. 55 for the Patriots. After he was unceremoniously let go, the Patriots signed Seau and gave him McGinest’s old number — and that didn’t sit well with McGinest. Seau did the number proud Sunday with a pair of [...]
Elyria’s Connolly joins drag racing elite with fifth straight win
DINWIDDIE, Va. — Elyrian Dave Connolly is only 24 years old and in just his sixth season of national drag racing competition and he already has etched his name in the record books alongside the legends of the sport. The Elyria High grad won his fifth consecutive National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock race Sunday [...]