Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 6th, 2008
OSU’s backup QB Henton may see playing time against LSU
NEW ORLEANS — It’s been a trying season for sophomore quarterback Antonio Henton, but there might be a positive ending to it after all. Henton, who was suspended for Ohio State’s final eight games, is back on the team and might even be part of OSU’s offensive game plan in the BCS title game [...]
OSU notes: Buckeyes’ Abdallah happy to be home
NEW ORLEANS — No Buckeye is happier to be in New Orleans than junior defensive tackle Nader Abdallah, the only Louisiana native on Ohio State’s roster and one that waves his hometown flag proudly. “It’s the greatest feeling in the world to come back to my hometown and make my family proud and play [...]
Alfred A. Luther
Alfred A. Luther, 93, a lifelong resident of Elyria, died January 3, 2008 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria. He was born December 4, 1914 in Elyria, and was a 1932 graduate of Elyria High School.
Mr. Luther was a machinist working for the former Western [...]
Dennis J. Toth
Dennis J. Toth, 76, of Parma , passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Metro Health Center in Cleveland.
He is survived by his children, Dennis E., Linda Miller, Joseph (wife Cynthia) and Lori Hammond (husband Rick). He was the loving grandfather of Jason, Jesse, Anthony, Jacqueline, Angie, Dennis [...]
Edith R. Evans
Edith R. Evans (nee Harris), 80, of Elyria, died Friday, January 4, 2008 following a long illness. Mrs. Evans was born in 1927 in Colcord, West Virginia. She had been a resident of Elyria since 2001, and had lived in North Ridgeville for forty-eight [...]
James Irving Taborn, Jr.
James Irving Taborn, Jr., 61, a lifelong resident of Oberlin, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008 at Welcome Nuring Home, Oberlin, after a long illness. He was born July 20, 1946 in Oberlin.
He worked for the City of Oberlin Water Dept. for six years.
He was a member of Avon [...]
Jean E. Draiss
Jean E. Draiss (nee Zedaker), 90, of North Eaton and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Saturday morning, January 5, 2008 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon of natural causes. She was born October 19, 1917 in Youngstown and graduated from West Tech in Cleveland, Class of 1935. She has resided [...]
Coughlin: 2007 was the year of the fat coach
I agree with Shakespeare. Hooray for fat guys. In real life Julius Caesar did not say this, but in Shakespeare’s play the Roman emperor values adipose tissue: “Let me have men about me who are fat; sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o’ nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry [...]
Julia Demich
Julia Demich (nee Zapotochny), 81, of Lorain, died on Thursday, January 3, 2008, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 4, 1926 in Lorain, where she had been a life-long resident. Julia graduated from Lorain High School. She was employed [...]
Lt. Col. Richard G. Rose
Retired Lt. Col. Richard G. Rose, 81, previously of Foxfire Village, North Carolina, died Sunday, December 31, 2007 at his current residence in Carlsbad, California. Mr. Rose was born in Toledo on July 8, 1926.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944 and was a [...]