Archive for June 22nd, 2008
John M. Barto
John M. Barto, 84, of Lorain, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, following a brief illness. He was born in Lorain February 12, 1924 and remained a life-long resident of the city. John attended the Lorain Public school system and went on to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. He [...]
Joyce R. Friedel
Joyce R. Friedel (nee Raynovich), 63, of Avon Lake, died at her residence June 20, 2008, following a brief illness. She was born in Lorain March 30, 1945 and had been a resident of Avon Lake for the past 30 years. Joyce was a graduate of Lorain High School as a member of the class [...]
Louise C. Gildan
Louise C. Gildan (nee Klingler), 92, of Elyria, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Oakridge Home in Westlake. She was born July 22, 1915 in Trumbull and graduated from Ashtabula High School She moved to Elyria in 1960 where she lived until moving to Pine Island, Florida and Port Charlotte, Florida, returning to Elyria [...]
Thomas W. Glunt, Jr.
Thomas W. Glunt, Jr., 71, of Elyria, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria. 322-4626.
PFC Gregory A. James, Jr.
PFC Gregory A. James Jr., 20, of Elyria, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 15, 2008 in Fort Hood, Texas. He was born February 11, 1988 in Elyria, where he was a lifelong resident. He was a member of the U.S. Army and was attached to Company E. 1st Battalion 227th Aviation Brigade 1st ACB. He enjoyed [...]
Bernard A. Jankowski
Bernard A. Jankowski, 89, of Avon, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at The North Ridge Health Center, North Ridgeville. He was born August 24, 1918 in Lorain, and had lived in Avon since 1950. He was a retired steel worker and barber. He was a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, [...]
Shirley M. Leetch
Shirley M. Leetch (nee McGraw), 77, of Avon Lake, formerly of Bay Village, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Mrs. Leetch was born April 4, 1931 in Cleveland, graduated from Lakewood High School and had lived in Avon Lake the past 55 years. Mrs. Leetch was a homemaker who enjoyed travel. She and her husband [...]
Francis M. Lowery
Francis M. "Butch" Lowery, 71, of Spencer, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Samaritan Regional Hospital in Ashland following a sudden illness. He was born June 24, 1936 in Sharon Center, Ohio to Bryan and Ida Gaag Lowery. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1954 and later served in the U.S. Army. Mr. [...]
Leona Lucille Sheffield
Leona Lucille Sheffield, 99, of Wellington, died Thursday, June 19, 2008 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. She was born October 1, 1908 in Seville. She was a member of St. Patricks Catholic Church and the Women’s Guild in Wellington. She enjoyed roller skating, playing Yahtzee, riding her bike, baking, animals, riding horses and spending [...]
Christopher S. Taylor
Christopher S. "C-Tae" Taylor, 19, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Saturday June 14, 2008 in Los Angeles California, where he lived for the passed ten months. He was born in Montclair, California spending most of his life in Elyria. He attended Elyria High School and was a graduate of Amherst High School class of 2007. [...]
Coleen Tompkins
Coleen Tompkins, 78, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, June 20, 2008 in her home after a brief illness. She was born May 8, 1930 in Ready, Kentucky and had lived in the LaGrange area since 1953. She attended the Assembly of God church in Wellington. Mrs. Tompkins’ life was being a home maker, helping care [...]
Paul D. White
Paul D. White, 78, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008. Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway, Lorain, 440-244-1961, is handling arrangements.
Sabathia has a blast: No win, but pitcher’s long HR helps the cause as Indians down the Dodgers in 11 innings
LOS ANGELES — C.C. Sabathia made a promise to his teammates that he’d swing for the fences. He backed up that boast in a hurry. Sabathia hit a tape-measure home run in his first at-bat of the year and also struck out 10, highlighting the Cleveland Indians’ 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Pin the blame for the Indians’ disappointing season where it belongs … on the offense
When the Indians zip up the teepee, trade C.C. Sabathia and call it a season, don’t blame owner Larry Dolan, whose frugal ways normally make him an easy target. Don’t blame general manager Mark Shapiro, who failed to add a big bat in the offseason, rightfully feeling that a team which came a win away [...]
Matt Wilhelm wants to make an impact on kids’ lives
BEDFORD — The mob of linebackers was moving downfield to start another drill, but one inquisitive high schooler wasn’t satisfied with his work. He pulled the 6-foot-4, 245-pound instructor aside and received a one-on-one tutorial on pass-coverage technique. In return, Matt Wilhelm got a glimpse of his future. Wilhelm was at Bedford High School on [...]
Playoffs a reality: Gladiators down Destroyers, go from two wins in Vegas to postseason berth in first year in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Bernie Kosar stood at the end of the tunnel as Cleveland Gladiators players streamed out of the arena. “Yes, sir … playoff bound,” the former Browns quarterback yelled as he high-fived each of his Arena Football League players. The Gladiators took care of business Saturday night with a 47-35 victory over the Columbus [...]
Dan Coughlin: City Stars’ Sallieu Bundu has walked the walk … and survived
You meet some interesting people in this line of work. Recently, for instance, I came across the heartwarming story of an artist who received a standing ovation from LeBron James and then the heart-wrenching story of a young soccer player who saw his family and friends hideously slaughtered. To borrow the line from “The Godfather,” [...]
Bowler of the year: Shreve Sr. grabs top award for fifth time
ELYRIA — Five times and counting. John Shreve Sr. was named the Russ Davies Memorial Award winner Saturday for the fifth time in the last 20 years as the Elyria Bowling Association held its 57th annual Banquet of Champions at the United Polish Club. The Davies award is presented by The Chronicle-Telegram’s sports department to [...]
Cuyahoga County hopes third voting system is a charm
COLUMBUS — The state’s most populous county wants to stick with the company from which it rented voting equipment during the March primary, recommending a deal that would put in place the county’s third voting system since 2006. Cuyahoga County’s Board of Elections on Friday voted 3-1 to select a ballot-scanning system from Omaha, Neb.-based [...]
Former NHRA champ Scott Kalitta killed in crash
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The NHRA said the 46-year-old Kalitta was a 1994 and 1995 Top Fuel champion who [...]
Gold is LeBron’s only goal: Cavaliers star, buddy D-Wade excited about upcoming Olympic Games
AKRON — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade cruised city streets on bicycles Saturday for charity. Soon, the NBA superstars will be touring China for gold. James and Wade have been selected to play on the U.S. Olympic basketball team, which will be formally introduced Monday by coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball managing director Jerry [...]
Ohio`s Democrats rally for Obama
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received a standing ovation Saturday night when he predicted that the state will again tip the race for the White House and deliver it to Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama. Strickland, noting that he backed Sen. Hillary Clinton for the president, said she would want him to deliver a [...]
Elyrian serving in the Peace Corps
ELYRIA — Eric Barnett has known for a long time he wanted to travel. He just didn’t think the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in western Africa would be his destination. Barnett, 25, shipped out Tuesday on his way to meet a Peace Corps unit stationed in Rosso, a city near the Atlantic Ocean on the [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township Notebook: June 22, 2008
Firefighters to be honored for saving man’s life Four Elyria firefighters will be recognized by Fire Chief Joe Pronesti at the Aug. 4 City Council meeting for saving the life of a 56-year-old Elyria man earlier this month. June 7 started out as a normal day for 56-year-old Russell Bowles of Marseilles Avenue. He was [...]
Biker chic: Cruising the open road on a motorcycle used to be a male domain – no longer
Open Diane DeLaney’s garage and you see a 2003 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic.“When people come over and see the bike, they assume it’s my husband’s,” DeLaney said. “But my husband doesn’t ride.” But DeLaney does, and so do an increasing number of women. In Ohio, the number of women with motorcycle licenses jumped from 42,910 [...]