Archive for February, 2009
Talks of cuts in Elyria intensify
City parks director: ‘We would disappear`
Thomas S. Schultz, Jr.
Thomas S. Schultz, Jr., 78 of North Ridgeville died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in University Hospital, Cleveland following a brief illness. He was born August 7, 1930 in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard Island, Maine. He had resided in North Ridgeville the past 44 years after moving from Elyria. He has been with the North Ridgeville [...]
Officials float possible wage cuts to city unions
ELYRIA — The leaders of the city’s eight collective bargaining unions were told to ask their employees to consider taking a 9 percent pay cut, a move that could save the city from layoffs. In a memo dated Wednesday from Safety Service Director Chris Eichenlaub, a comprehensive wage reduction for all city employees was suggested [...]
Thomas J. Seman
Thomas J. Seman, 76, of Wellington, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at EMH in Elyria after a short illness. Thomas was born March 24, 1932 in Exeter, Pennsylvania, the son of the late, John & Mary (Pribula) Seman. Thomas lived in Pennsylvania until he entered the United States Army. He served in the Army for [...]
Paul Dreyer
Paul Dreyer, 78, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at the Fairfield Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1930 to the late Paul C. and Mildred M. Dreyer. He graduated from Wellington High School in 1948. Known as being small in stature but mighty in spirit, Paul played baseball, basketball, and football [...]
Najia D. Boone
Najia D. Boone, 8, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home of Elyria. Memorial contributions can be made at any Lorain National Bank branch location.
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson, 46, of Elyria, died Thursday, February 5, 2009, following an automobile accident in Cleveland. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
County receives former flea market building
Building, repaired after flood last year, donated to port authority
Joyce Byers Antolik
Joyce Byers Antolik, 85, of Amherst, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a short illness. Joyce was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 12, 1924 to the late Ben and Ruth Deckerhoff Byers. Following graduation from North High School, Detroit, she attended Wayne University. Joyce moved to Berlin Heights in 1943, [...]
John L. May
John L. May, 82, of Correctionville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 at his home of Correctionville. John L. May was born January 23, 1927 to the late, William and Didema May in Raccoon, Kentucky. He was the sixth of 11 children. He was raised on a farm and worked as a coal miner [...]
John D. Suster
John D. Suster, Jr, 61, of Amherst Township, died Wednesday February 4, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born May 31, 1947 in Lorain and had been a lifelong area resident. John graduated from Elyria High School and attended Lorain County Community College. He served with the US Army during the [...]
Irene Constance Wissinger
Irene Constance Wissinger (nee Staysniak), 85, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, February 4, 2009, under the tender loving care of her family and New Life Hospice, after a lengthy illness. Born August 15, 1923, Irene lived her entire life in her Elyria home. At a young age, her parents passed away and she [...]
Grace Pauline Miller
Grace Pauline Miller, 93, of Wellington, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009 after a long illness at the Elms Nursing Home. She was born October 7, 1915 in Ashland. On January 25, 1937 she married Alvin A. Miller, who passed away February 21, 2006. They lived in the Wellington area for most of their lives. [...]
Sen. Brown optimistic that area will benefit from stimulus package
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday that despite disagreements between Democrats and Republicans on elements of President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, he expects to see some form of the package pass. Brown, D-Avon, said Ohio could see $6.8 billion in funds, and it could create 142,000 jobs across the state. If things go as he [...]
Dennis D. Cuson
Dennis D. Cuson, 49, of Elyria, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at his home, following a long illness. He was born December 29, 1959 in Elyria and attended Elyria High School and Lorain County Joint Vocational School. He was an ASE certified mechanic for 18 years and later worked as a plumber for 10 years. [...]
Ridgeville to revamp water meters
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Every household in town soon will be getting a WiFi-like hook-up, but it won’t be for surfing the Web. This technology will allow computer software in City Hall to record the amount of water used in each home, apartment and business and to quickly issue an alert about detected water leaks or [...]
Clark F. Hunter
Clark F. Hunter, 88, of Elyria, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Lorain Community Health Partners, following a long illness. He was born February 1, 1921 in Kinsman, Ohio. Clark retired from TRW, where he worked as a machinist. He enjoyed bowling with the TRW bowling league team, flea markets, and dining with friends. He [...]
Claire Naegele
Claire Ann (Pat) Fulmer Naegele of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died Saturday, January 31, 2009. Pat lived her 88 years as a feisty redhead – bringing love and laughter to those around her throughout her life. Pat was born in Amherst to Ruby and Fred Fulmer. She graduated from Baldwin Wallace College where she served as [...]
Billie G. McCain
Billie G. McCain, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at her home. She was born in Webster Springs, West Virginia and after living in Cleveland, Ohio, San Francisco, California, finally moved to Florida in 2003 from Seattle, Washington. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 8681 Ladies Auxiliary. Billie enjoyed Bingo, an [...]
Barbara J. Stevens
Barbara J. Stevens (nee Lauer), 69, of Elyria died Wednesday February 4, 2009 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, Elyria. 322-4626
Strickland`s office: University bosses exempt from pay cuts
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s university presidents and their senior advisers, who rank among the state’s highest paid public employees, will not be asked by Gov. Ted Strickland to take the pay and benefits cuts he’s asking most state employees to take. Led by Ohio State University president Gordon Gee, the highest paid public university president in [...]
Meeting set for today to plan grant
A community meeting to help prepare a grant proposal is being held from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Center for Leadership in Education, 201 Burns Road, Elyria. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The Lorain school district, headed by Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Atkinson, is preparing a proposal for funding a Safe Schools/Healthy Students [...]
Annamarie S. Ganczarski
Annamarie S. Ganczarski (nee Soennecken), 72, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday January 22, 2009 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii following a brief illness. She was born in New York, New York on October 19, 1936 and was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Mrs. Ganczarski had been a North Ridgeville resident since 1973 [...]
Cavaliers: Williams snubbed again; Celts’ Allen gets nod
INDEPENDENCE — If the Cavaliers felt disrespected before, imagine how they feel now. For the second time in a week, guard Mo Williams was snubbed when it came to making the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen was added to the East team Thursday by commissioner David Stern. Allen will replace Orlando’s [...]
BLOTTER: Feb. 6, 2009
Elyria police Tuesday, Feb. 3 11:36 a.m. – 1500 Lake Ave., an 11-year-old student at Education Alternatives was charged with assault, aggravated menacing and resisting arrest for trying to hit a teacher, repeatedly hitting a door with his fist, ripping pictures off the walls, screaming profanity at staff and threatening to kill another teacher. The [...]