Archive for April 20th, 2008
Knott – Petit
Engagement Knott – Petit Rebekah Knott and Gary Petit Paul and Doris Knott of Amherst are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Rebekah Knott to Gary Petit, son of Terry and Patsy Petit of Marietta. Rebekah graduated from the University of Akron with a BA in Child and Family Development. She is currently [...]
Schmittgen – Wheeler
Engagement Schmittgen – Wheeler Tara Schmittgen and John Wheeler James E. Schmittgen of Elyria and Gloria J. Rigsby of Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Tara Averene to John Keith Wheeler, son of Elaine Wheeler and Jeff Scofield of Texas. Miss Schmittgen is a 1995 graduate of Elyria High School. She [...]
Hendricks – Schordock
Engagement Hendricks – Schordock Jennifer Hendricks and Christopher Schordock Timothy and Lorna Hendricks of Wellington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Ellen to Christopher Paul Schordock, son of Robert and Judy Schordock of North Royalton. Miss Hendricks is a 1999 graduate of Wellington High School and a 2004 graduate of the [...]
Poff – Smith
Engagement Poff – Smith Jessica Poff and Todd Smith Steven and Maryann Poff of North Ridgeville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica to Todd Smith, son of Harold and Terri Smith of Elyria. Jessica is a 2004 graduate of Lorain County Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. She is [...]
Brumley, Benjamin Phillip
Birth Benjamin Phillip Brumley Welcome Little "Bentley" Born Tues., Feb. 12, 2008 9 lbs. 15 oz., 21 in. long A BOY IS… Trust…with dirt on his face, Beauty…with a cut on his finger, Wisdom…with bubble gum in his hair, and the Hope…of the future with a frog in his pocket. Love, The Entire Family
Moffit – Glavich
Wedding Moffit – Glavich Teresa Moffit and Christopher Glavich Parents James and Helen Moffit, William Glavich and Cindy Broome, along with friends and family, were in attendance on January 12, 2008 as Teresa Ann Moffit married her best friend, Christopher William Glavich in First United Congregational Church of Christ, Wellington. Rev. Brian Burke officiated. The [...]
Owens, Ruth Saterlee
100th Birthday Owens Ruth Saterlee Owens Ruth Saterlee Owens celebrated her 100th birthday at Life Care Center of Elyria on Monday, April 7, 2008. Friends, family, Life Care residents, staff members and Mayor Bill Grace were on hand for this momentous occastion. Ruth’s niece, Pat Marshal, her husband John and their son Johnny traveled from [...]
Birchfield, Melanie and Randy
30th Anniversary Melanie and Randy Birchfield Congratulations to Melanie and Randy Birchfield who will celebrate their 30th Wedding Anniversary. They were married June 15, 1978 at Sacred Heart Church in Oberlin, Father Robert Bonnell performed the ceremony. Melanie works for Windstream Communications and Randy is retired from Ford Motor Co. The couple are members of [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township Notebook: April 20, 2008
Elyria grad wins fellowship A 2004 graduate of Elyria High School who was awarded a prestigious fellowship attributes his success to the foundation he received at Elyria schools. Patrick Sprinkle, a senior at The Ohio State University, was awarded the 2008 Petrie Fellowship. “The Elyria schools provided me with an opportunity to think critically and [...]
Wilbur and Beverly Ann Takacs
In Loving Memory of Wilbur J.S. Takacs, 80, of Apollo Beach Florida, who passed away after a brief illness on March 15, 2008; his loving wife of over 56 years, Beverly Ann Takacs, 74, passed away January 12, 2007. They lived a beautiful love-filled life for many years. Most of those years were in Ohio, [...]
Vernon C. Maiers
Vernon C. Maiers, 81, of Avon, formerly of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon, following a long illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Russell A. Koch
Russell A. Koch, 67, of Avon, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at his home. He was born July 5, 1940 in Lakewood, and has been a resident of Avon since 1980, moving from Westlake, where he lived for 14 years. He was a Meat Cutter at Koch’s Choice Meats in Fairview Park, and also at [...]
Mary J. Rofe
Mary J. Rofe (nee Bodeker), 95, of Oberlin, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at her home, following a long illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Jennie M. Dellipoala
Jennie M. Dellipoala, 80, of Lorain, died Friday, April 18, 2008 in the emergency room at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain. She was born August 11, 1927 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Jennie worked as an assembler at Lorain Products for many years before retiring. She was a member [...]
Jack L. Sigman
Jack L. Sigman, 76, of Amherst, formerly of Lorain, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Community Health Partners in Lorain, after a lengthy illness. He was born February 25, 1932 in Erbacon, West Virginia and moved to Lorain in 1959 before moving to Amherst in 2003. He worked as an assembler at the Ford Motor [...]
Hubert Frederick Gough
Hubert F. Gough, 88, of Elyria, died Friday, April 18, 2008 after a long illness. He was born July 2, 1919 in Avon. He graduated from Avon High School in 1937 and worked for a short time in Elyria before joining the service in World War II. Serving at major Army and Air Force bases [...]
Harriet A. Arnold
Harriet A. (nee Chapman) Arnold, 70, of Oberlin, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2008 in the Cleveland Clinic, following a long illness. Mrs. Arnold was born in Linden, New Jersey on July 3, 1937, the daughter of the late Eugene and Helen (Dobbins) Chapman. She graduated from Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey [...]
Florence Elise Hohla
Florence Elise Hohla (nee Laws), 84, a resident of Amherst, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 18, 1923 in Sheffield England where she was raised. During the war, Florence wed her husband and in 1945 they moved to Pennsylvania. She had made [...]
Eugene Katz
Eugene Katz, 87, of Elyria, died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria, 322-4626.
Eleanor E. Novello
Eleanor E. Novello (nee Finnerty), 93, of Lorain, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at her residence in Anchor Lodge Assisted Living in Lorain. She was born November 27, 1914 in Cleveland, and had resided in Lorain for the past 62 years. Eleanor was a 1934 graduate of Holy Name High School in Parma Heights and [...]
Betty J. Flynn
Betty J. Flynn (nee Justin), 83, of Elyria, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Oak Hills Nursing Home in Lorain, following a long illness. She was born May 30, 1924 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Betty was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria, and enjoyed baking, crafts and spending [...]
Wakeman cop charged with assault
ELYRIA TWP. — An off-duty Wakeman police officer attacked his estranged wife’s roommate and yelled racial slurs at him Friday while several children being car-pooled to school watched, a county sheriff’s report said. “You’re dead, n—–,” the Wakeman officer yelled, the report said. Hodge William C. Hodge, 35, of Sheffield Township, was charged with assault, [...]
EDUCATIONAL FEVER: Fighting AIDS had been his passion, but LCCC instructor has a new one
ELYRIA — Harry Kestler’s career as a microbiologist has led to two HIV vaccines, garnered him accolades and articles in the New York Times, and taken him from Harvard to the Cleveland Clinic and now to Lorain County Community College. It has kept the wheels of his mind spinning late into sleepless nights and driven [...]
Two charged in Lorain drug raid
LORAIN — A woman who is nine months pregnant was charged Friday during a raid on a suspected coke house, Lorain police said. Narcotics detectives, heavily armed SWAT members and parole officers swarmed 924 W. Seventh Court off Washington Avenue about 6:30 p.m. after a four-month investigation into drug activity there, Lorain police Sgt. Roger [...]
Complaint: Dann’s aide damaged state-owned car
COLUMBUS — Attorney General Marc Dann’s aide, who is the subject of sexual harassment complaints, reeked of alcohol and told one of his accusers he had fallen asleep at the wheel and wrecked his state-owned car, the woman’s complaint says. A damaged 2004 Chevy Suburban SUV was dropped off at a state body shop on [...]