Archive for June, 2011
Ex-Linden School official guilty of misappropriating $360
ELYRIA – The former finance director of the Linden School in Elyria was found guilty Monday of a misdemeanor count of theft for stealing from the school. Jacquelyn Morales, 40, was cleared of an additional felony theft charge by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi, who decided the case instead of a jury. Morales [...]
Track and field: Madison skipping outdoor nationals
It took some serious soul searching, but Elyria’s Tianna Madison has opted not to compete at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Thursday-Sunday at Oregon’s Hayward Field. Madison had competed in six straight outdoor nationals dating back to 2004. “I’ve competed in high-level meets like the Worlds and the Olympics Trials,” Madison said. [...]
Critter Chronicles: Cat adoption event this weekend
Cat adoption event It’s been raining cats and kittens all May and June. Help us make room for more of our feline friends by adopting any of our lovable adult cats for just $6 or a cuddly kitten for $25 this weekend. All cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, have received initial vaccinations, and [...]
Doreen Joy Browne
Doreen Joy Browne, 88, of Oberlin, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011. She was born January 26, 1923 in Bromyard, England. Doreen passed away at Hospice Center at the Renaissance. Known by her friends as “Brownie”, and to her family as “Nana”, she lived in Oberlin since 1959 and worked as a personnel director at [...]
Dolores J. Cox
Dolores J. Cox (nee Grillo), 78, of Elyria, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion in Vermilion, following a short illness. Dolores was born April 30, 1933 in Cecil, Pennsylvania and attended Cecil High School, graduating in 1951. She was originally employed by Mayview State Hospital in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania for four years. She [...]
Emil L. Cyran
Emil L. Cyran, 86, of Amherst, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011, at his residence, following an extended illness. Emil was born February 17, 1925 in Lorain and had been a resident of Amherst since 1960. Emil was employed as an inspector, and later as a quality control specialist for General Motors Fisher Guide Division [...]
Geraldine Davies
Geraldine Davies, (nee Dove), 83, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Renaissance in Olmsted Township, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Charles W. DeChant
Charles W. “Chuck” DeChant, 74, of Sheffield Village, died peacefully Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his home with his family at his side. He was born January 1, 1937 in Lorain, and was a lifelong resident of Sheffield Village. He farmed his family’s land his entire life with his brother, William, and was the owner [...]
Richard L. Gardiner
Richard L. Gardiner, 65, of Elyria, died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at EMH Regional Healthcare System, following a long illness. He was born January 5, 1946 in Bellaire, Ohio and lived in Elyria for most of his life. Richard was a graduate of Elyria High School with the class of 1964. He was a Disabled [...]
Janet A. Gilgenbach
Janet A. Gilgenbach, (nee Horwedel), 76, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a long illness. She was born September 6, 1934 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Janet retired from the City of Elyria, where she worked as a technician in the water department for 10 [...]
Lois Gulett
Lois Gulett, 83, formerly of Elyria and Amherst, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Busch Funeral Home in Elyria. 440-322-3717
Eleanor L. Repp
Eleanor L. Repp (Dumke), daughter of Erich and Louise Dumke, born October 9, 1918 in Cleveland, died June 18, 2011 at age 92 in Ashland. She attended Wellington High School. She graduated from the Mansfield School of Cosmetology in 1955, owned and operated Eleanor Beauty Chateau until her retirement in 1994. She was a member [...]
Nagel Road closing Tuesday
AVON — Nagel Road will be closed at the railroad tracks from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for sewer sanitary work, according to a news release from the city. The suggested detour route will include Bradley, Chester, Jaycox and Krebs roads. For online info go to cityofavon.com.
`Jackass’ star killed in car crash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn, who along with his castmates made Americans cringe and snicker through vulgar stunts in their multimillion-dollar TV and movie franchise, was killed early Monday in a fiery car crash. He was 34. Dunn, a daredevil whose most famous skits included diving into a sewage tank and shoving a [...]
VIDEO: Lively breakfast talk kicks off Lorain International Festival 2011
LORAIN — The 2011 Lorain International Festival got off to a good start today with a lively talk by Dr. Athanasios Thomas Dalagianni. Dalagianni, who was born in Greece, lived under apartheid in South Africa and immigrated to Lorain County in 1977, represents this year’s spotlight nationality — the Greeks. He is chief of plastic [...]
Cleveland Clinic in the limelight as spotlight organization
LORAIN — The Cleveland Clinic is in the spotlight as this year’s Lorain International Festival spotlight organization, and the world-class facility showed off it’s Lorain facility at an open house over the weekend. The open house, which was attended by a handful of International Festival princesses and their family members as well as members of [...]
Gary G. Ward
Gary G. Ward, 65, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2011, at EMH Regional Medical Center. Gary was born March 24, 1946 in Caryville Tennessee. He drove truck for Jonick Trucking for over 20 years, retiring in 2008. Gary enjoyed fishing and working with his hands, usually tinkering at mechanical repairs. [...]
Ingrid Beal
Beal, 98, of Elyria, died, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Wesleyan Village where she has been a resident for the past 15 years. Ingrid was born June 21, 1912 in Lubeck, Germany to Hans and Ingrid Eggars. Her mother died at her birth and her maternal grandparents adopted and raised her. At the age of [...]
Charles W. DeChant
Charles W. “Chuck” DeChant, 74, of Sheffield Village, died peacefully Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his home with his family at his side. He was born January 1, 1937 in Lorain, and was a lifelong resident of Sheffield Village. He farmed his familie’s land his entire life with his brother, William, and was the owner and [...]
Janet A. Gilgenbach
Janet A. Gilgenbach (nee Horwedele) 76, of Grafton passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 at EMH Heath Care following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria (440) 322-4626
Sandra K. Bell
Sandra K. Bell (nee Spence), 63, of Elyria passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at University Hospitals in Cleveland following a brief illness. She was born April 17, 1948 in Beckley, West Virginia, And was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Sandy worked as a teacher/administrator at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Pre-School, was [...]
Harry Fior
Harry Fior, 84, of Amherst, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Amherst Hospital. Harry was born March 2, 1927 in Lorain, Ohio to the late Anthony D. and Frances (nee Nowicki) Fior. He was a 1944 graduate of Lorain High School where he was a member of the football team. His 1943 undefeated team [...]
Cord wraps it up: Indians rookie makes first homer count, drilling three-run walk-off in 11th to beat Pirates
CLEVELAND – The Indians had to sit through a nearly two-hour rain delay and play 11 innings Sunday at Progressive Field, but no one in the Cleveland clubhouse had complaints with the end result. An all-around banner day for the Indians was capped in dramatic fashion by the unlikeliest of heroes in rookie second baseman [...]
Vermilion Festival of the Fish (GALLERY)
The Father’s Day Parade on Sunday capped off the weekend’s 45th annual Festival of the Fish in Vermilion.
Tribe notes: Anemic offense costs hitting coach his job
CLEVELAND – This was a Father’s Day to forget for Jon Nunnally. With the Indians in the midst of offensive struggles that have played a large part in decimating their substantial lead in the Central Division, Nunnally – Cleveland’s hitting coach for the past two seasons – was fired. The dismissal was made official Sunday, [...]