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The Lorain County General Health District's Vital Statistics Office houses the birth and death records beginning in 1908 to the present. Certificates of births and deaths occurring in all of Lorain County, except for the city of Lorain, are available at the health district.
For your convenience, you can also process online requests through an independent company that the Lorain County General Health District has partnered with to provide you this service - VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website. An additional fee for this service is charged by VitalChek, and all major credit cards are accepted including American Express® , Discover® , MasterCard® and Visa® .
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Lorain County General Health District
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
(440) 244-3418
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9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
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Everett Shaffer
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Everett "Poppy – Whiskey Joe" Shaffer, 72, of Columbia Station, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Southwest General Hospital, after a short illness.
He was born July 26, 1935 in Horseshoe Run, West Virginia, living in the Lorain County area since 1976.
He was employed by Yellow Freight Lines in Richfield as a truck driver for 24 years before retiring in 1984. He was a member of Teamsters Local 407, and he enjoyed working on lawn mowers and was a big Cleveland Indians fan.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Joan; daughters Joann (Don) Reed of Walton Hills, Jeanette (Don) Grodek of Cleveland, Tina (Billy) Shaffer of Elyria, Jackie (Pete) Shaffer of Cleveland; son, Joe (Debbie) Shaffer of Grafton; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers and six sisters, all of Horseshoe Run, West Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Gertrude Shaffer; sisters, Jane and Vera.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday evening, April 29, 2008 with visitation from 7 P.M. until the time of service at 8 P.M. at the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
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