Archive for July 6th, 2008
50th Anniversary – Holt
Elaine and Dwight Holt Elaine (Stanton) and Dwight Holt will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on June 15, 2008! The couple were married at Dowling Methodist Church, Dowling, Michigan by Rev. Howard Fuller in 1958. They moved to Wellington in 1958. Elaine retired from Allen Memorial Hospital in 1998, after 35 years in Physical Therapy. [...]
Engagement – Schmitz-Mason
Andrew Mason and Kristina Schmitz Paul and Diana Schmitz of Vermilion are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Kristina Michelle Schmitz to Andrew David Mason, son of Debbie Hooper of Tionetsa, Pennsylvania and Virgil Mills of Elyria. Kristina is a 1992 Firelands High School honors graduate, where she was co-captain of the cheerleading [...]
Engagement – Zagorsky-Bourdon
MyAn Zagorsky and Dr. David Bourdon Jim and TuLe Zagorsky of Lorain are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter MyAn to Dr. David Bourdon, son of Bill and Jean Bourdon of Labadie, Missouri. MyAn is a 1996 graduate of Lorain Southview High School and a 2002 graduate of Ohio State University with a [...]
Engagement – Matheson-Lewis
Gregory Paul Matheson – Erin Lewis James and Diane Lewis of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Grafton, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Erin Marie to Gregory Paul Matheson, son of Kathy Matheson of Grafton, and Tim Matheson of Elyria. Erin is a 2001 Midview High School graduate and a 2006 graduate of [...]
Engagement – Casey-Schlechter
Michael Casey – Terri Schlechter Paul and Maria Schlechter of Elyria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Terri to Michael Casey, son of Bud and Diane Casey of Elyria. Terri is a Midview High School graduate and also a graduate of Slippery Rock University in Michigan. She is emplyed as a credit [...]
60th Anniversary – Smith
Levi and Floy Smith Congratulations to Levi and Floy Smith of Elyria, who celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary June 20, 2008. The couple were married June 20, 1948 in Glenville, West Virginia by Rev. Cornelius DeBloc. Levi retired from Bendix in 1983 after 33 years of service. He is a member and Deacon Emeritus of [...]
Birth Announcement – Rieth
Jaxon Alexander Rieth Welcome Jaxon Alexander Rieth! Born April 16, 2008 at Fairview Hospital to Tanya and Jacob Rieth of Avon Lake. Jaxon weighed in at 8 lbs. 13 oz. and was 21.25 inches long. The proud grandparents are Jim and Doreen Rieth of Lorain and Ronald and Olga Andolsen of Avon Lake. Great-grandparents are [...]
Little actors take a bite out of ‘Wonka Jr.`
ELYRIA — Even without Slugworth to offer anyone an Everlasting Gobstopper, “Willy Wonka Junior” remains the sweet story of an ambitious candy man and the child who adores him. The play is this summer’s offering from the Lorain County Children’s Pioneer Theatre, now in its 33rd season. In a weird coincidence, the Lorain Place Youth [...]
Elyria Notebook: July 6, 2008
EHS class of 1939 reunited in June One of Elyria High’s oldest classes, the class of 1939, celebrated its 69th reunion on June 21 in the Cascade Room of Wesleyan Village. Alum Jean (Crisp) Bowen contacted all living graduates. Out of a class of 350, 217 graduates have died and of the 121 living graduates [...]
Robert J. Wilhelm
Robert J. Wilhelm, 79, of Elyria died Friday July 4, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria (440) 322-4626
Ralph O. Hickenbottom
Ralph O. Hickenbottom, 87, of Elyria passed away Thursday, July 3, 2008 in Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born, December 16, 1920 in Elyria an was a lifelong resident of the Elyria area. He was owner and operator of Ralph’s TV and a self employed electrician. He enjoyed [...]
Marjorie M. Byczynski
Marjorie M. Byczynski, 74, of Grafton passed away Wednesday July 2, 2008 in Metro General Hospital in Cleveland after a brief illness. She was born Saturday, March 31, 1934 in Elyria, living in the Grafton area all her life. She was member of Our Lady Queen of Peace all her life. She was employed by [...]
Marion M. Traxler Kniffin LaVriha
Marion M. (nee Bulloch) Traxler Kniffin LaVriha, 90, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 6:16 PM at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, ending her long struggle with respiratory illness. She was from Athens, formerly of Lorain. Mrs. LaVriha was born on February 25, 1918 in Port Arthur, Canada which became a city in 1907 [...]
John J. Schon
John J. "Jack" Schon, 81 of Lorain, died peacefully Friday, July 4, 2008 at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born May 7, 1927 in Lorain, graduated from Lorain High School with the class of 1945-B. John entered the United States Navy on May 19, 1945 and served until [...]
Hilda M. Wagner
Hilda M. Wagner, (nee Erber), 83. died Friday July 4, 2008 at her home following a long illness. She was born January 28, 1925 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Hilda was a former volunteer at EMH Regional Medical Center and was a past member and officer of the Elyria Jr. Womens Club. [...]
David Ashyk
David Allen Ashyk, 63, a resident of Elyria, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, at his home. Further arrangements will be announced by the Hempel Funeral Home in Amherst.
Indians: Bullpen fails yet again for slumping Tribe
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Slowey walked off the mound and went straight for the computers set up in a cranny behind the dugout. Video of a five-run second inning provided visual evidence of what his brain, his pitching coach and his catcher were telling him about a rushed delivery. Problem solved, and the Minnesota Twins [...]
Five rescued from burning apartment building
LORAIN — Three adults and two children were rescued Saturday afternoon from the second-floor balcony of a burning apartment building. Off-duty Lorain firefighter Brian Molina said he was driving down Broadway and saw a woman hanging off a small wooden balcony at the corner of East 31st Street while smoke poured from windows and doors. [...]
Charges filed in Elyria stabbing
ELYRIA — The 25-year-old Elyria man stabbed during a dispute with a neighbor Thursday night was listed in good condition Friday at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Ricky Lowe Jr., 25, was stabbed once in his lower stomach around 9:30 p.m. — shortly after telling his Clinton Avenue neighbor, 53-year-old Scott Hall, to get out [...]
Historians undertake a grave task
Long hidden, Brown Cemetery is being restored
Test scores drop for public school sophomores
COLUMBUS — Sophomores at publicly funded high schools scored slightly lower on the state’s graduation test for the second straight year, with more than a third failing at least one of the test’s five sections, preliminary state figures showed. The results include students attending publicly financed charter schools. Just 30 percent of those students passed [...]
Obama supporters canvass the county
LORAIN — With clipboard in hand, Ben Schaefer worked his way Saturday afternoon down Oberlin Avenue, making sure residents there were registered to vote. “This campaign, more than any other, is exciting because so many people are involved,” the 21-year-old said. A Lorain native, Schaefer is now a senior political science major at Baldwin-Wallace College. [...]
Summer camp teaches kids video game design
COLUMBUS — Huddled around a specially built computer last month, three video-game designers found themselves at odds over where Duckman should head next. A battle for creative control ensued. “The third boss can be a demon dog!” argued 13-year-old Jack Wells, of Hilliard. “No way,” said 12-year-old Alan Grinberg, of New Albany. “This game is [...]
Roundup: July 6, 2008
Man reports that teens assaulted him LORAIN — A man said he was mugged by three teens about 11:20 p.m. Friday on the 900 block of Washington Avenue, according to a Lorain police report. He told police that a boy, about 14 to 16 years old, walked up to him on the sidewalk. The boy [...]
Immense vinyl record collection donated to Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent record shop owner. The more than 200,000 records represented the entire inventory of “Records [...]