Archive for March, 2011
Marjorie R. Gradisek
Marjorie R. Gradisek (nee Pitts), 83, of Elyria Township, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 27, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Wanda F. Hummer
Wanda F. Hummer (nee Hall), 64, of South Amherst, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Hospice of the Western Reserve, Olmsted Falls, from complications of cancer. Wanda was born October 24, 1946 in Thornton, Kentucky, to the late Carson and Hazel (nee Cook) Hall. In the early 1960s, Wanda moved from Kentucky to Lorain [...]
Raymond Charles Ketchum
Raymond Charles Ketchum, 80, of Elyria, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, in the Wesleyan Village in Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born June 11, 1930 in Elyria, to the late Frank and Lillian Ketchum. Ray graduated from LaGrange High School in 1948 and was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He [...]
Shirley M. Klesel
Shirley M. Klesel, 87, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011, in the New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton.
Alice L. Snodgrass
Alice L. Snodgrass, beloved grandmother of Molly (Christopher) Lewis and Allison (Joshua) Green, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2011. She will continue to be loved, cherished and fondly remembered by many. Her smile was contagious and her love for others was shown in the way she always put others first. Alice truly enjoyed life. [...]
Judith A. Wilhelm
Judith A. Wilhelm, of Kennesaw, Georgia, died peacefully, Thursday, March 24, 2011, with family at her side, after a four year battle with cancer. She was born in Loyal, Wisconsin on December 12, 1940, and raised in North Eaton. She attended Midview High School in Grafton, and Oberlin Business College. She was married to Fred [...]
Gale E. Reinker Williams
Surrounded by family, Gale E. Reinker Williams, 69, formerly of Elyria, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon. She was born on October 9, 1941, in Elyria, where she was a life-long resident. She was a graduate of Elyria High School and was a cheerleader [...]
David Wise
David Wise, 62, of Carlisle Township, died on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. David was born in Elyria on January 19, 1949. He lived in the Elyria and Grafton areas his entire life. He was a 1967 graduate of Midview High School. He retired from Allied Waste [...]
Judges order commissioners to give them more money
ELYRIA – Lorain County’s six general division Common Pleas Judges have ordered their 2011 budget. The court order, filed today, states that the county commissioners must give the judges a budget of a little more than $3.9 million. That’s nearly $636,000 more than the commissioners had given to the judges when they approved the county’s [...]
Avon Lake’s Ronnie Willoughby is Mr. Basketball
OBERLIN — Ronnie Willoughby prefers to look at the big picture. “I felt a little disappointment with the way the season ended, but it was an awesome year,” Willoughby said. The final awesome moment came Sunday evening when Willoughby, a 6-foot-5 forward for Avon Lake, received the Lorain County Mr. Basketball award for 2011. “It’s [...]
Hawks 99, Cavs 83: Hawks fly to victory
CLEVELAND — It was over before most games usually start. Playing at 6 p.m., the Cavaliers missed their first eight shots and trailed from start to finish in losing 99-83 to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. In falling behind 8-0 at the outset, Cleveland (14-58) didn’t get on the board until [...]
Travis Hafner, Matt LaPorta providing pop for Tribe
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Travis Hafner and Matt LaPorta have experienced much different spring training camps, but similar positive production is what the Indians require of the duo this season. Despite no guarantees in either case, the Indians are counting on the pair of projected sluggers to play a major part in their power game, with [...]
15 Minutes: Get to know Girl Scout Emily Shelton
Emily Shelton Lives: Elyria Age: 11 Pursuit: Girl Scout What are you doing here Saturday night at All Pro Freight Stadium? We’re going to sleep on the field in a box to see what it’s like to be homeless and we brought donations to the homeless shelter. We’re trying to find out what it’s like [...]
Dog found in cage in freezing cold
LORAIN — Police took custody of a dog they said was huddled shivering in below-freezing temperatures with no food or water at a Lexington Avenue residence Friday night. The black and white dog, weighing about 20 pounds, was found inside a wire cage on the porch of a home in the 1700 block of Lexington [...]
Police seek three men who robbed teen
ELYRIA — Police are looking for three men suspected of the attempted robbery of two teens on Beverly Court on Friday night. According to a police report, the teens, ages 14 and 16, were walking on Beverly Court about 9 p.m. when they saw a dark-colored car, believed to be a Buick, stopped at the [...]
Theresa M. Alten
Theresa M. Alten, (nee Gioffre), 78, of Elyria passed away Saturday, March26, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. She was born February 2, 1933 in Huron and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Theresa was employed in the office at the Huron Cement Co., was a member of St. [...]
Anthony Robert Erick (Fortier)
Anthony Robert Erick (Fortier), 21, of Wellington died March 23, 2011 in Florida. Anthony was born on December 19, 1989 in Oberlin to Christina and the late Anthony Fortier. He spent most of his youth in Lorain. Anthony graduated from Wellington High School in 2007 and currently attended The Ohio State University in Columbus where [...]
Raymond C. Ketchum
Raymond C. Ketchum, 80, of Elyria passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Weslyan Village in Elyria after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home Grafton.
Helen P. Lyons
Helen P. Lyons, (nee Coleman), passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born in Beaver Valley, Pennsylvania on May 23, 1939 and had been a resident of Northern Ohio since her childhood. Helen was the proprietor of The Office tavern in Lorain for many years; [...]
Gerald Lee “G” McCartney
Gerald Lee “G” McCartney, 41, of Elyria passed suddenly on Friday March 25, 2011. He was born in Oberlin on December 22, 1969. Mr. Mc Cartney attended the Elyria School System, and was a self employed landscaper by trade who enjoyed gardening, working on cars, the outdoors, and spending time with his children family and [...]
Wanda N. Mishak
Wanda N. Mishak (née Metera), 87, of Lorain passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born April 16, 1923 in Elyria. She moved to Lorain in 1955. Mrs. Mishak retired in 1988 as a Kitchen Helper at Palm Avenue School. She worked for the [...]
Mary Therese Ross
Mary Therese Ross, 94, of Elyria passed away Saturday evening March 24, 2011 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria.
Susan M. Terry
Susan M. Terry (nee O’Connell), 51, of Elyria passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, March 27, 2011. She was born August 8, 1959 in Bradford, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of Elyria since 1980. She was an LPN and had been employed at “Just Like Family” Home Health [...]
Gilbert “Gib” Russell Wasem
Gilbert “Gib” Russell Wasem, 79, and a lifelong resident of Amherst, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011, at his home in the company of his family following a three week battle with cancer. Gib was born in Amherst on November 4, 1931 and was a graduate of Amherst Central High School in the class of [...]
Gale E. Reinker Williams
Surrounded by family, Gale E. Reinker Williams, 69, formerly of Elyria, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon. She was born on October 9, 1941, in Elyria, where she was a life-long resident. She was a graduate of Elyria High School and was a cheerleader [...]