Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November 13th, 2008
Robert E. Steele
Robert E. Steele, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine (nee Fisher) for 58 years; dearest son of the late Eugene and Bessie (nee Criblez); brother of Fred (Marilyn) and Edward (Nina, deceased) both of Louisville, Kentucky, Howard (deceased) and Marcia (Skip, deceased) Jensen of Windham; uncle of [...]
Phyllis K. Bradley
Phyllis K. Bradley (nee Leonard), 69, of Amherst, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her home. She was born October 2, 1939 in Lorain and had resided in Amherst since 2003, moving from Lorain.
Phyllis was a 1957 graduate of Lorain High School. She enjoyed playing scrabble, traveling, spending time with her family and friends, especially [...]
Mikel Hunley, Sr.
Mikel Hunley, Sr., 59, of Elyria, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Parma Community General Hospital after a short illness. He was born October 7, 1949 in Whitesburg, Kentucky and had lived in Mentor before moving to Elyria 17 years ago.
He was employed as an electrician with General Motors at the G.M. Plant in Parma [...]
Mary Govich
Mary Govich (nee Pavlovich), 95, of Lorain, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon, after a lengthy illness.
Mary was a charter member of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church of Lorain, where she was in the choir and was a member and past president of both the Serbian Ladies Circle and [...]
Loretta B. Sederis
Loretta B. Sederis (nee Boddy), 82, of Sheffield Village, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her home. She was born October 18, 1926 in Elyria, where she was a resident until moving to Vermilion in 1984 and Sheffield Village in 2002.
Loretta was a 1944 graduate of Elyria High School. She was employed at Fay Company [...]
Carl Deimling
Carl "Butch" Deimling, 74, of Grafton Township, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 in Southwest General Hospital after a short illness. He was born Thursday, June 14, 1934 in Valley City, living in the Medina-Lorain County area all his life.
Mr Deimling served in the U.S. Army in the mid 50’s as one of the first [...]
Cliff Lee chosen as the AL Cy Young Award winner
CLEVELAND – Cliff Lee wasn’t even guaranteed a spot in the Indians’ rotation when spring training began in 2008. On Thursday, he was named the American League’s best pitcher. Receiving 24 of a possible 28 first-place votes, Lee, a 30-year-old left-hander who went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA, was [...]
Census Bureau has 5,000 Ohio openings
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau has 5,000 jobs to fill in Ohio as it prepares for the 2010 count.
The agency has opened offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Toledo and Canton and is ready to start staffing them. [...]
Mayors, governors prod Congress for financial help
The Associated Press
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, along with the nation’s mayors and other governors, are prodding Congress to jump-start the economy by increasing food stamp payments, extending unemployment insurance and boosting funding for Medicaid.
The groups said in separate announcements Thursday that the best way to revive the economy is to increase spending at the [...]
Democratic sources: Biden chooses chief of staff
CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President-elect Joe Biden chose as his chief of staff a man who once served in that same role for Vice President Al Gore, Democratic officials said Thursday.
Ron Klain also was an adviser for Biden during his Democratic primary bid and helped the Delaware senator prepare for [...]