Archive for January, 2011
Radio maestro makes work a lifelong passion
AVON LAKE — Take one right turn off of Electric Boulevard and you’ll find yourself face to face with Noel Ilg, Northeast Ohio’s most experienced, and perhaps only, antique radio technician. The 84-year-old radio wiz works out of “Ye Olde Radio Shoppe,” his storefront/garage located right in the front yard of his home. It overflows [...]
Dorothy M. Armbruster-Moore
Dorothy M. Armbruster-Moore (nee Taylor), 91, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. She was born in North Ridgeville, and lived most of her life in the Elyria area. It is in Elyria that she was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, American Legion Elyria Post 12 [...]
Natalie Ann Mahl
Natalie Ann Mahl, 69, of North Ridgeville, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. She was born in Elyria and lived there most of her life until 10 years ago, when she moved to North Ridgeville. Natalie worked as a registered nurse for Oberlin Memorial, EMH in Elyria and St. [...]
David Manwell, Jr.
David Manwell, Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 19, 1924 in Lorain and was a Lorain resident all of his life. After graduating from Lorain High School, Mr. Manwell served his country proudly in the United States Navy. In 1947 he married his wife, [...]
Sylvia Jean Drake
Sylvia Jean Drake (nee Grimm), 72, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 14, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a long illness. She was born April 15, 1938 in Phillipi, West Virginia. Sylvia had worked as a STNA at Elyria Methodist Home for many years. She treasured spending time [...]
Tawania M. Willis
Tawania M. Willis (nee Salyers), 45, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Southwest General Hospital, following a short illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville.
James Prophet Moore
James Prophet Moore, 56, of Wellington, formerly of Floyd Co., Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 18, 1954 in McDowell, Kentucky, to Mable Bridgeman Moore of McDowell, Kentucky and the late Ed Ray Moore. He was a foundry worker, United States Army Veteran, and a member of [...]
Marion Anthony Mosso
Marion Anthony Mosso, 94, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at EMH Regional Health Care Center, following a long illness. He was born June 21, 1916, in Hahntown, Pennsylvania. Elyria has been his home since 1954. Over the years, he worked at several factories including Bendix Westinghouse, General Industries, and Tappan Corporation, from where he retired [...]
Carole Diane Sherrill
Carole Diane Sherrill, 73, formerly of Grafton, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 in her home in San Diego, California, surrounded by her loving children and a close friend of many years. She was born in Cleveland. She was a dedicated homemaker and childcare provider. Carole touched the lives of many people with her smile, [...]
Ingeborg P. Taylor
Ingeborg P. Taylor, 88, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 in the Keystone Pointe Nursing Home in LaGrange, following a long illness. She was born March 17, 1922 in Berlin, Germany, and had lived in the United States since the late 1940′s. She was fromerly employed by the Tinnerman Corporation in Brookpark, where [...]
Natalie Ann Mahl
Natalie Ann Mahl, 69, of North Ridgeville, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. She was born in Elyria and lived there most of her life until 10 years ago, when she moved to North Ridgeville. Natalie worked as a registered nurse for Oberlin Memorial, EMH in Elyria and St. [...]
Norma C. Walthour
Norma C. Walthour (nee Reedy), 76, of Sheffield, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at the New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain of a long illness. She was born March 4, 1934 in Hilliard, Pennsylvania. and had lived in Sheffield for over 20 years. She was an avid Steelers fan, enjoyed bingo and gambling and [...]
John C. Linville
John C. Linville, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011. He was a 1943 graduate of Elyria High School. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth “Betsy”; loving father of Scott (Jane), Carol (Greg) Podeszwa, David (Patricia) and Anne (Jeffrey) Ellington; dear grandfather of Christopher and Ryan Linville and Kaitlyn, Samuel and Andrea Ellington; brother [...]
Dorothy M. Armbruster-Moore
Dorothy M. Armbruster-Moore (nee Taylor), 91, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. She was born in North Ridgeville, and lived most of her life in the Elyria area. It is in Elyria that she was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, American Legion Elyria Post 12 [...]
The Dash Between: Millie Arthrell taught living history
Millie Arthrell, wearing a prairie dress and granny glasses, taught classes at Oberlin Heritage Center’s Little Red Schoolhouse like it was 1859. The retired Oberlin Schools teacher, who followed a modern-day curriculum for 20 years, brought history to life at OHC and countless other venues. Millie, who died Dec. 22, 2010, at age 97, presented [...]
Midview looks at its levy options
EATON TWP. – The Midview school board is laying the groundwork for a levy in May but exactly what will be on the ballot is still up in the air, said David Zunis, the board’s vice president. On Saturday morning, the school board laid the groundwork for seeking $3.5 million a year for 10 years [...]
Locally supported missionaries teach entrepreneurship
A missionary community in Haiti called Christianville supported by Hope Christian Church in Avon has embarked on a new mission – teaching entrepreneurship – a year after a devastating earthquake rocked the poverty-stricken nation, according to the president of its foundation. Much of Haiti remains in ruins, but Christianville is a beacon of hope with [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend events
Sunday 3:30 p.m. – Annual celebration by the Lorain NAACP to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at Living Word Church, 658 E. Erie Ave., Lorain, at 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. – In Oberlin, a joint ceremony with campus and community members will be 5 to 6 p.m. today in Finney Chapel. The program, “A Balm [...]
Police log for Jan. 16, 2011
Lorain police Tuesday, Jan. 11 11:49 a.m. – 2100 block E. 28th St., Timothy Haddix, 22, of Lorain, was charged with domestic violence after allegedly ripping out his brother’s lip ring during a fight. Haddix was fighting with his brother after knocking his mother down during an argument. Wednesday, Jan. 12 11:11a.m. – 1700 block [...]
Girls Basketball: EC bounces back from 1st loss with impressive win
ELYRIA – If Elyria Catholic was feeling any ill effects from its first loss of the season – a 53-45 setback against Holy Name on Wednesday – it sure didn’t show it. The Panthers beat up the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings on Saturday evening, 66-34, using familiar tools: superior depth, solid defense and a little [...]
Cavaliers: Road trip ends with another blowout loss
DENVER – The Denver Nuggets are banding together with all the chatter of disbanding the team. Ignoring the swirling rumors involving star Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets have focused on one thing: refining their game. The Nuggets are definitely rolling along right now, blowing out another opponent as they handed the banged-up Cleveland Cavaliers their 19th [...]
Boys Basketball: Slow start sinks Lorain vs. Shaker Heights
LORAIN – There are cardinal rules of basketball that just should not be broken. One of those age-old principles is spotting a good team an early lead. You just can’t do it. Shaker Heights jumped in front of Lorain by 10 points in the first quarter with a 13-point run and held off a valiant [...]
Milestones for 01/16/2011
Wedding – Kerschbaum Wedding – Latek Engagement – Martin-Schroeder Wedding – Palmer-Bradley College Graduation – Tucker 50th Anniversary – Vandemark Engagement – Westbrook-Ivey Engagement – Wysong-McVetta
Girls Basketball: Elyria rolls to 2nd straight win
COLUMBIA STATION – After beginning the season 1-10, Elyria had nowhere to go but up. Following Saturday night’s commanding 62-21 non-conference victory at Columbia, the Pioneers may have rediscovered their winning mojo. The win, in which Elyria ran out to a 15-point first-quarter advantage and never looked back, is the team’s second straight and improves [...]
Wrestling: Avon Lake’s Cory Frank breaks through with title
MIDDLEBURG HTS. – Avon Lake heavyweight Cory Frank finished in second place last season at the Len Pariano Memorial tournament at Midpark. In fact, Frank finished as runner-up in just about every tournament the Shoremen competed in. “I couldn’t have felt worse about myself,” the senior said. “To work that hard and get that close, [...]