Archive for September, 2010
Police log for Sept. 22, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, Sept. 19 12:05 p.m. – 1500 block West River Road N., Richard Brown, 41, of Lorain, charged with theft, obstructing official business, resisting arrest and tampering with evidence. 3:38 p.m. – 100 block Bryan Court, GPS unit stolen from vehicle. 4:34 p.m. – Second Street and Court Street, two minor girls charged [...]
Keith S. Opel
Keith S. Opel, 60, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, October 27, 1949, to the late W. Leroy and Marjorie I. Opel (nee Lindley). Keith served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and enjoyed hunting and working on cars. He is survived by his children, Scott Opel, Kevin [...]
Harrom James Brown
Harrom James Brown, 80, of Elyria, went home to be with his Lord Sunday, September 19, 2010 in his home, following a long illness. Mr. Brown was born in Elyria, and was raised in Arkansas coming back to Elyria 65 years ago. He attended Elyria High School and was a self-employed contractor in Elyria. Mr. [...]
Ruth J. Kimber
Ruth J. Kimber (Bette), 93, of Elyria, went home to be with her Lord Friday, September 17, 2010 in the EMH Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was born in Saluda, South Carolina coming to Elyria, 60 years ago. She was employed at General Industries as a general laborer and also as a [...]
Reverend Willis R. Hull, Jr.
Reverend Willis R Hull, Jr., 79, of Elyria, won his battle with Alzheimer’s disease as he gloriously entered into his eternal home on Tuesday morning, September 21, 2010, surrounded by his loving family and welcomed by his Personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He faithfully served in ministry at a number of churches in New [...]
Charles P. Danesi
Charles P. Danesi, 82, of Leesburg, Florida and formerly of Wellington, died Friday, September 10, 2010. He was born April 11, 1928, in Wellington. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wellington and St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Leesburg, Knights of Columbus, Eagles, Elks, American Legion, and VFW Dads. Charles is survived [...]
Charles W. Bontrager, Sr.
Charles W. Bontrager, Sr., 91, of North Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria, following a short illness. Born in Middlebury, Indiana, he had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 2000, moving from Sturgis, Michigan, where he had lived for most of his life. Mr. Bontrager served in the U.S. [...]
Charlotte L. Miller
Charlotte L. Miller, of Elyria, died Sunday, September 19, 2010, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, where she had been a resident for the past several years and celebrated her 103rd birthday on September 14. Charlotte, the youngest and last living of ten children was born September 14, 1907 in her home in La-Grange, to [...]
Ann Murbach Schmittgen
Ann Murbach Schmittgen, 92, of Elyria, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at her home. She was born June 17, 1918 in Elyria, where she had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1936 graduate of Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights and a 1938 graduate of Holmby Junior College in Los Angeles, California. She was [...]
Nancy A. Mellott
Nancy A. Mellott, 77, entered into rest Monday, September 20, 2010 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, after a brief illness. Nancy was born February 18, 1933 in California, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Clearfield High School, Pennsylvania, in 1951. In 1976 she received an Associates Degree from Lorain County Community College in Radiology. She [...]
Elyria woman finds loaded gun in bushes in front of home
ELYRIA — An Infirmary Road resident called police yesterday evening after she found a loaded gun in a plastic bag in her bushes. The woman, who lives in the 700 block of Infirmary, called police a little after 6 p.m. She told officers she noticed a white bag in bushes in front of her home. [...]
Vandals hit Ohio cemetery where Wright Brothers are buried
DAYTON — Vandals have damaged dozens of grave sites at a Dayton cemetery where famous Ohioans such as the Wright brothers, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and humorist Erma Bombeck are buried. Police say an American flag and an aviation flag were taken from the Wright brothers site and the flagpole was broken. A flag honoring [...]
Realtor found dead in home he was trying to sell near Kent
TWIN LAKES — Authorities are investigating as a homicide the death of an Ohio Realtor whose body was found in a vacant house he was trying to sell. An autopsy was planned today on the body of 51-year-old Andrew VonStein. Multiple media outlets reported his body was found yesterday in a house near Kent. VonStein [...]
Avon woman pleads guilty to death benefit theft
An Avon woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of theft of government funds for receiving $221,474 in veterans benefits she wasn’t entitled to. Anna C. Kramer, 66, will be sentenced on the charge in November, according to court records. According to court documents, Kramer received Veterans Administration Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits payments [...]
Half dozen homes spray-painted on Elyria’s north side
ELYRIA — A handful of homes, garages and vehicles were spray-painted overnight Sunday with profanity, racial slurs and “northside” references, according to an Elyria police report. An officer was first called to 900 Livermore Lane at 6:40 a.m. Monday after a homeowner noticed a profane vulgar phrase painted on the garage in 3-foot-high letters. A [...]
Council OKs deal to save St. Joseph Community Center
LORAIN — St. Joseph Community Center is staying put. Council approved a deal Monday night that would give management of the struggling community center to Indus¬trial Realty Group, the same California-based company that now operates the old Lorain Assembly Plant and has plans to build a luxury community at the site of old quarries on [...]
Woman, 10th-grade girl involved in accident
ELYRIA — A woman and a 10th-grade female student were involved in an accident a little before 2:30 p.m. today on Fillmore Avenue near West River Road North. According to reports from the scene, the two were in a blue Pontiac Grand Prix that went off the road, onto the sidewalk and struck a tree, [...]
Unemployment up slightly for county, Lorain, Elyria
Unemployment edged up in Lorain County as well as the cities of Elyria and Lorain in August, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. August unemployment for Lorain County was 9.9 percent, up from 9.7 percent in July and equal to the rate a year ago in August. [...]
44 pounds heroin seized; Feds say it’s biggest Ohio bust ever
CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors in Cleveland say an undercover bust has netted 44 pounds of heroin in what they believe is the biggest seizure of the drug in Ohio history. Twenty-four suspects face charges including heroin possession and drug trafficking in an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The government is seeking nearly $2 million in confiscated cash [...]
Lorain man in critical condition, says woman pushed him off porch
LORAIN — A Lorain man is in critical condition today at a Cleveland hospital after he had to be LifeFlighted there Saturday evening when he was pushed off a porch. According to a police report, Thurman Penny, 53, was at 2144 East Ave., 48-year-old Lorain woman who handles his Social Security check for him, about [...]
Owner cited but dog OK after being shot by police
Wrinkles, a pit bull shot by a Lorain police officer Friday evening, went home this afternoon and might be a little sore but will have no permanent injuries, according to Dr. Thomas Wood at the Lorain Animal Clinic. Wrinkles’ owner, Tony Hrpcha, 23, is charged with dog at large, annual registration of dogs/tags required, registration [...]
North Ridgeville mom wants bus stop stolen from front yard returned
A North Ridgeville mom is hoping whoever took a bus stop built for her daughters from her front yard yesterday afternoon will reconsider and return it. Carrie Adams said the partially-built bus stop was taken sometime Monday between 2 and 3:30 p.m. Her entire extended family spent all weekend building the structure, which she said [...]
You told us what you love about Lorain County: Here it is!
A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to share the reasons why you love Lorain County, and wow, you didn’t disappoint. More than 200 of you e-mailed, called or responded to a post on The Chronicle’s Facebook page. More photos below. A few of you even gave me your reasons in person when you [...]
Running roundup: Amherst’s Gross takes 3rd in age group at Sandusky Half Ironman
Amherst resident Joe Gross finished third in the men’s 25-29 age division at the Sandusky Revolution3 Half Ironman on Sunday. The 2003 Elyria Catholic graduate clocked four hours, 54 minutes and 36 seconds for the event, which included a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run. He was 35th overall out of 751 entries. The [...]
Boys soccer: Klekota’s hat trick helps Amherst burn up Brunswick
AMHERST — Amherst junior Connor Klekota put on a one-man show in the second half of the Comets’ 6-1 nonconference win over Brunswick on Monday night. Klekota — the Comets’ leading scorer with 15 goals on the season and one of the top players in the county — reeled off three goals in 10 minutes. [...]