Archive for June, 2011
Guard allegedly smuggled tobacco into Grafton prison
GRAFTON — A North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility guard has been arrested for allegedly conspiring to smuggle tobacco into the prison. Douglas Roberts, 26, is charged with bribery and dereliction of duty, according to Elyria Municipal Court records. He agreed during a court appearance Monday to have the case sent to a Lorain County grand [...]
William “Neal” Carr
William “Neal” Carr, 53, of North Ridgeville, passed away suddenly at his home Sunday, June 12, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Lola Mae Robinson Holiday
Lola Mae Robinson Holiday, 72, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain. She was born January 19, 1939 in Lisbon, Arkansas to Ceaser and Winnie Pearl Robinson. Lola worked as a caregiver at Lorain Community Hospital, now known as Mercy Regional Medical [...]
Albert “Al” Geno Innocenti
Albert “Al” Geno Innocenti, 93, of Amherst was called home Monday, June 13, 2011 surrounded by his beloved family. Al was born in Broughton, Pennsylvania on June 14, 1917 to his loving parents, Ralphael and Catherine (nee Fior) Innocenti. He graduated from Brentwood High School, Class of 1936, where he excelled in soccer and golf. [...]
Neal Burton Jenne
Neal Burton Jenne, 71, a resident of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at the Adult Care by Sandy in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 28, 1939 in Amherst. Neal was a lifetime resident of Amherst. He served in the U.S. Army as a map maker Cartographer with the ASA. [...]
Ronald D. Kearney
Ronald D. Kearney, 63, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 at the North Ridge Health Center. He was born in Cleveland and grew up in North Ridgeville until moving to Las Vegas after he graduated from high school. He then returned to North Ridgeville in 1997. He worked as a cashier for [...]
Pamela A. Malik
Pamela A. Malik, 50, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Aurora, Colorado. She was born April 14, 1961 in Elyria, to Raymond and May Jane Malik. Pamela had resided in Lorain County until 2000, when she moved to Colorado. She is a graduate of Columbia High School and received her nursing degree from Akron [...]
Eric D. Moore
Eric D. Moore, 32, entered into rest Saturday, June 11, 2011. He was born January 3, 1979 in Lorain. Eric graduated from Westlake High School in 1997 and earned an Associates of Science Degree at Tri-C Class of 2011. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in “Iraq Freedom” as a member of the [...]
Elizabeth M. Peyton
Elizabeth M. Peyton (nee Hromyak), 89, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011, at The Abbewood in Elyria. She was born October 28, 1921 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of the Grafton area for 50 years. Elizabeth was a graduate of Kent State University and was a teacher in the Midview School [...]
Dale Frank Stefan
Dale Frank Stefan, 68, a life long resident of Avon Lake, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 at his home after a 10 year battle with cancer. Dale was a 1961 graduate of Avon Lake High School. After high school he served our country in the U.S. Army for four years and was stationed in [...]
A. Laura Talbot
A. Laura Talbot (nee Nooney), 95, of Amherst, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a brief illness. Laura was born June 27, 1915 in Hudson, New York, to the late Charles A. and Minnie E. (nee Sweet) Nooney. She resided in Amherst since 1946. Laura was a member of [...]
Tammy Jean Tomasheski
Tammy Jean Tomasheski (nee Roche), 36, of Valley City, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Thomas Michael Tomasheski
Thomas Michael Tomasheski, 11, of Valley City, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Scott E. Vincent
Scott E. Vincent, 57, formerly of Lorain and recently of Louisville, Kentucky, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his home while under the care of hospice. The Vincent family will receive friends Monday, June 20, 2011 from 4 to 8 P.M. in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park [...]
Mildred L. Ward
Mildred L. Ward (nee Lewis), 79, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, at her home, following a short illness. She was born in Stearns, Kentucky and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past 32 years. She previously lived in Clearwater, Florida and for many years in Dayton. Mildred worked [...]
Robert L. Younglas
Robert L. Younglas, 92, of Wellington, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in The Elms Nursing Home in Wellington, after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn – Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Atkinson in running in Atlanta
LORAIN — Atlanta is the latest city on Lorain City Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson’s job wish list. Atkinson is one of three finalists for the Atlanta Public Schools superintendent job, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported today Tuesday. Atkinson was one of three candidates passed over for Cleveland Schools CEO after the district hired its chief academic [...]
Phones out in Oberlin
OBERLIN – Phone service in the Oberlin area has been disrupted for several hours today and phone lines at the Police Department and City Hall ring busy. Anyone with an emergency should call 911 as usual, according to a representative for the county’s 911 services.
Lorain boy attacked by dog listed in stable condition
LORAIN — A Lorain boy had to be transported by LifeFlight after he was attacked by a “large white pit bull type dog” yesterday afternoon and received severe injuries to his face and arm. Tyzhon Wannamaker, 5, was taken first to Mercy hospital and then flown to Rainbow Babies & Children’s hospital. He is listed [...]
International Festival parade lineup
The 45th annual Lorain International Festival parade is 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26. The parade starts at Broadway and 17th Street and travels north on Broadway and west on West Erie in front of City Hall, where the grand stand is located. Master of ceremonies is Don Nickerson. Grand Marshals George Varouh and Louis Vlahos [...]
Big man Jonas Valanciunas staying in NBA draft
Jonas Valanciunas is still in the mix of players who might be taken by the Cavaliers with the fourth pick in the June 23 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old Lithuanian did not withdraw from the draft, as some thought he would, by the Monday deadline for international players. Assuming the Cavs take Duke point guard Kyrie [...]
Critter Chronicles: ‘Tux-N-Tails Weekend’
‘Tux-N-Tails Weekend’ Help Friendship APL of Lorain County celebrate Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month by adopting one of its beautiful black or black and white adult cats for just $10 this weekend only. All cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, have received initial vaccinations, and have been tested for feline leukemia. All adoptions are subject to [...]
Avon Middle School girls track finishes 8th at state
On the strength of two second-place finishes, the Avon girls team finished eighth at the fifth annual Ohio Middle School State Track and Field Championships on May 27 at Groveport Madison High School. The 800-meter relay of Maddy Moore, Annie Aston, Dana Furnas and Emily Joyce was second with a time of 1:57.38. Maddi Ferguson, [...]
Lorain Ironmen split doubleheader
AVON — It was the best of times and the worst of times Monday for the Lorain County Ironmen at The Pipe Yard. In the first game of a Prospect League doubleheader against the Chillicothe Paints, Lorain County could do no wrong as it pounded out 17 hits on the way to a 17-3 win. [...]
17-year-old dead after falling off wind turbine
BELLEVUE — A teen in northwest Ohio is dead after falling off a wind turbine at a high school. The boy’s sister says he had been drinking with friends when they decided to climb the tower that sits on the grounds of Bellevue High School. Police in Bellevue say 17-year-old Ernesto Garcia lost his footing [...]