Archive for March 10th, 2008
Gary R. Ball
Gary R. Ball, 69, of Wadsworth, died Saturday, March 8, 2008. He was born June 29, 1938, in Genoa, W.Va., to the late Walter and Adeline Ball. Mr. Ball was a veteran of the Marine Corps, was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1089, American Legion Post 170 and Wadsworth Eagles Aerie 2117. [...]
Bed shooting trial begins; Prosecutor: Wife asked about life insurance policy
ELYRIA — The Avon woman accused of shooting her estranged husband four times while he slept was the beneficiary on his $500,000 life insurance plan, prosecutors said. During the first day of Pamela Carrasquillo’s trial on an attempted murder charge, Assistant County Prosecutor Sherry Glass told the jury the defendant sought out her estranged husband [...]
Former N.R. worker gets 4 years for rape
ELYRIA — Former North Ridgeville sewer worker Charles Ralston was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after being convicted of raping a co-worker when they were alone at the French Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in June 2006. Charles Ralston, 36, showed no emotion when he was convicted and sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Edward [...]
Eileen Brandal
Eileen Brandal, 83, of Leesburg, Ga., and formerly of Elyria, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. She was born January 5, 1925, in Angola, Ind., and graduated from Monroeville High School in Monroeville. She resided in Elyria from 1941 until moving to Live Oak, Fla., in 2003 and [...]
Edmund Witbeck Jr.
Edmund Witbeck Jr., 80, of Carlisle Township, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born February 29, 1928 in Elyria, and was a lifelong township resident. Mr. Witbeck was a bus driver for the Midview Board of Education for many years, retiring in 1984, and was [...]
Dorrell Pitts
Dorrell Pitts, 79, of Wellington, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Allen Community Hospital in Oberlin. He was born May 23, 1928, in Oberlin to Fred N. and Vernona (nee Cowie) Pitts. Dorrell was a 1946 graduate of Wellington High School. Dorrell was a farmer all his life. He was a member of the Lorain [...]
Donald L. Storrow
Donald L. Storrow, 85, of Wellington, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at Allen Community Hospital in Oberlin, following a lengthy illness. He was born January 29, 1923, in Wellington to the late Lynn and Mildred (nee Johnson) Storrow. Donald was a truck driver for 42 years and worked for Yellow Transit and Buck Transfer in [...]
Delores June Balkin
Delores June Balkin, 85, of Ashland, passed away Sunday morning, March 9, 2008, at Ashland Samaritan Hospital after a short illness. She was a resident of Brethren Care Village for nine months. Born February 13, 1923, in Oberlin, Ms. Balkin was the daughter of William and Rose (Morone) McCreedy. She had been a resident of [...]
Charles H. McCartney
Charles H. McCartney, 87, of Lorain, died unexpectedly Friday, March 7, 2008, at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Cool Home For Funerals, 1124 W. Fifth St., Lorain.
Brenda Lee Suggs
Brenda Lee Suggs (nee Hoffman), 50, of Bronson, Fla., and formerly of Sheffield Lake, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Shands University Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., following a lengthy illness. She was born January 30, 1958, in Akron and had been a longtime resident of Lorain. She was employed as a manager at Fast [...]
Beatrice A. Damron
Beatrice A. Damron (nee Smith), 61, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a brief illness. Mrs. Damron was born in Cleveland, on July 15, 1946, the daughter of the late Lenard Eugene and Donna Mae (nee Duffield) Smith. She lived the majority of her [...]
Audrey M. Cain Reynolds
Audrey M. Cain Reynolds (nee Barck), 72, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following an 18-month illness. She was born in Amherst on November 20, 1935, where she grew up and had been a Lorain resident since 1992. She attended South Amherst United Methodist Church. Audrey was a food [...]
College basketball: Ohio State state gets its adjust rewards, downs No. 17 Michigan State with big second half
COLUMBUS — The NCAA Tournament selection committee may have to adjust its lineup to include Ohio State after the Buckeyes’ 63-54 victory over No. 17 Michigan State — which came just five days after they knocked off No. 15 Purdue. That would be fitting, since it was halftime adjustments that allowed the Buckeyes to rally [...]
Indians’ Elarton looking for a place to pitch: Veteran facing long odds trying to land a job in packed pen
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — As far as long shots are concerned, Scott Elarton’s bid to make the Indians’ opening-day roster is about as lengthy as you can get. With six spots in Cleveland’s bullpen already accounted for, Elarton, a career starter, is battling experienced relief pitchers Tom Mastny and Jorge Julio for the final vacancy. [...]
What happened in Vegas, apparently stayed in Vegas: Gladiators beat Blaze, 66-63, to open season 2-0
CLEVELAND — Although this is the Gladiators’ first season in Cleveland, it’s not their first in the Arena Football League. Prior to this year they called Las Vegas home, going a whopping 2-14 last season. Following Sunday’s 66-63 victory over the Utah Blaze at Quicken Loans Arena, the Gladiators are 2-0 on the season and [...]
NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kyle Busch delivers first Toyota win; runner-up Stewart leads criticism of Goodyear tires
HAMPTON, Ga. — It was like the good old days for Joe Gibbs Racing on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway when newcomer Kyle Busch put the No. 18 in the Winner’s Circle. But there was a new twist — the first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory for Toyota. And Busch and teammate Tony Stewart also gave [...]
Olympic softball team’s tour to make stop in Akron
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The U.S. Olympic softball team will swing through Akron this summer on its way to China. The three-time defending gold medal champions will play at Firestone Stadium on July 22, one of the final stops on its 62-game “Bound 4 Beijing” tour which will conclude July 26 in Irvine, Calif. The game [...]
NFL: Former Patriots employee near deal to turn over Spygate material
NEW YORK — Matt Walsh, the former New England Patriots employee said to have tapes of illegal spying by the team, is close to an agreement to turn over information to the NFL. The NFL said in a statement Sunday night that in the last week, lawyers for Walsh and the league have made “substantial [...]
Golf roundup: O’Hair qualifies for Masters, grabs PODS title as Cink collapses
Sean O’Hair took advantage of a stunning collapse by Stewart Cink to win the PODS Championship, closing with a 2-under 69 on Sunday to energize his young career and earn a trip to the Masters. O’Hair hadn’t won since his rookie season in 2005 and felt as if he had been going nowhere over the [...]
Federer and Sampras to play exhibition match at Madison Square Garden
Roger Federer loves Pete Sampras’ game, even if the old guy last played a real match in 2002. “He’s so fluent, you know? His whole technique is so smooth,” Federer said. “And it was funny sometimes, because when I played him, it was intimidating. Because he reminded me so much of myself.” How’s that for [...]
Regina E. Spitzer
Regina E. Spitzer (nee Shuster), 87, of Elyria, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Lifecare Center of Elyria, following a long illness. She was born March 16, 1920 in North Ridgeville and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Mrs. Spitzer was employed in the payroll department at the former General Industries Co. in Elyria for [...]
Russell O. Leimbach
Russell O. Leimbach, 69, of Elyria, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are in incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.
Eileen V. Kuhar
Eileen V. Kuhar (nee Ardo), 81, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the home of her son Mark, following a long illness. She was born September 3, 1926 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Eileen was a graduate of Lorain High School. She attended the St. Joseph School of [...]
Daniel Dale Hutchings
Daniel Dale Hutchings, 53, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was born Friday, July 16, 1954 in Fairview, living in the Lorain County area all his life. He was employed by Ford Motor Co. in Lorain as a security guard for [...]
Altruistic donors offer life
COLUMBUS – For more than six months, Diane Maute worked this zinger into all manner of polite conversation: “Got a kidney you`d be willing to donate?” Talk about uncomfortable silences. “People would look at me like, ‘What?`” Maute said. Amy Buckley didn`t mind the question, and she didn`t wriggle out of answering. “Sure,” she said. [...]