Archive for June, 2011
Woman says landlord tried to steal cable
LORAIN — A woman called police after she came home and found her landlord drilling holes in her walls to allegedly steal cable service from her. The woman told police her landlord, who lives in the adjacent apartment in a duplex on East 30th Street, called her while she was away from her home and [...]
Man allegedly attacked woman with a brick
LORAIN — A woman said the father of their 1-year-old son attacked her with a brick while she and the baby were in a car in the 200 block of West 17th Street around 6:35 p.m. Friday. Torrey T. Hill, whom the woman said she has a restraining order against, smashed a window in the [...]
Police log for June 13, 2011
Lorain police Friday, June 10 12:22 p.m. – Walmart, 4380 Leavitt Road, suspect caught on camera stealing pants and one shirt. Suspect described as a black male in his 20s wearing a black New York Yankees baseball cap, black zip-up hoodie and black jeans. Police believe his vehicle was left behind. 6:35 p.m. – 1200 [...]
Markus Campbell
Markus Campbell, 86, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at EMH after a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
George Hoover
George Hoover 89, of Oberlin, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was born November 19, 1921 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. There will be a private family burial in Westwood Cemetery and a Memorial Service will be announced at a later date. Cowling Funeral Home is handling all local arrangements.
Louise L. Livingston
Louise L. Livingston (nee Lauria), 80, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Bradley Bay Health Center, Bay Village. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past four years. She previously lived in Brookpark, Willoughby, and Vermilion and spent a few winters in Sun [...]
Rebecca L. Papenbrock
Rebecca L. Papenbrock (nee Rea), 92, of Elyria, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at her home. She was born August 7, 1918 in Lorain, where she was a graduate of Lorain High School and had been a long time Elyria resident. She was a member of Washington Avenue Christian Church, Elyria, and served in various [...]
Gavin Michael Templeton
Gavin Michael Templeton, 3, entered into the Lord’s hands on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Gavin was an active little boy who loved and was much loved by his family. His greatest joy was riding his tractors, trucks, trains, and mowers and he was constantly on the move. He enjoyed fishing and hunting the “big deer” [...]
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. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home,North Ridgeville.
Two killed, 3 critically injured in head-on crash in Grafton
GRAFTON — A mother and her 11-year-old son were killed and her husband and daughter severely injured after a head-on car crash about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on state Route 83 in front of the Grafton Correctional Institution. Tammy Tomasheski, 36, and 11-year-old Tom Tomasheski III, of Valley City, were killed in the crash. Lorain County [...]
Reverend Darrell Freeman
Reverend Darrell Freeman, 77, of Pittsfield Township, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 14, 1933 in Wise, Virginia. Virginia was his home until entering the United States Air Force. Darrell had been a resident of Pittsfield Township for the last 28 years. Darrell served [...]
Lona B. McLaughlin
Lona B. McLaughlin (nee Harris), 86, of Elyria, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011. She was born March 24, 1925 in Gilmer Station, West Virginia to the late Letcher and Bessie (nee Mahaffey) Harris. Lona retired from Moen, Inc. in Elyria, where she had worked nearly 10 years. She enjoyed embroidery, working on crossword puzzles, [...]
Mary M. Campbell
Mary M. Campbell, 89, of Grafton, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Keystone Point in LaGrange, after a long illness. She was born April 12, 1922 in Cedarville, West Virginia and had lived in Grafton the last 56 years. She was a home maker who enjoyed her grandchildren and enjoyed gardening. She is survived [...]
Ruth “Nell” Hines
Ruth “Nell” Hines, 77, of Rochester, died Friday, June 10, 2011, at the Elm’s in Wellington, after a long illness. Ruth was born November 26, 1933 in Ozark, Alabama, daughter of the late Hurbert and Effie (Wright) Riley. She moved to New London in 1950 and had resided in Rochester since 1963. Ruth worked for [...]
David L. Link, Sr.
David L. Link, Sr., 45, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, at his home, following a brief illness. He was born January 26, 1966 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Dave was employed as a machinist at Multi-Foods in Elyria for 20 years, and graduated in 1985 from Elyria West High [...]
Ryan Scott Silvasy
Ryan Scott Silvasy, 23, and the loving grandson of George R. and Jeannette M. (nee Schneider) Silvasy and brother of Mackenzie R. Silvasy, all of Amherst, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 in Amherst Township. Ryan was born in Oberlin, November 3, 1987 to the late Scott A.C. Silvasy and Denise A. (nee Sterling) Muniga of [...]
Louise L. Livingston
Louise L. Livingston (nee Lauria), 80, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Bradley Bay Health Center, Bay Village. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past four years. She previously lived in Brookpark, Willoughby, and Vermilion and spent a few winters in Sun [...]
Darrell W. Quinn
Darrell W. Quinn, 54, of Spartansburg South Carolina, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011 in his home, with his family at his side. He was born March 16, 1957 in Wheeling West Virginia, living in Spartanburg the past 10 years. He was a member of Joy Lutheran Church. He was a graduate Ohio University, with [...]
John H. Learn
John H. Learn, 77, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011, while enroute to attend a VFW picnic. Dearly beloved husband of 50 years to Sarah “Sally”; loving father of Martha (Don) Schultz, David, Ethan (Brandy), and Michelle (Michael) Scahel; dearest grandpa of Jacob, Hallie, Nora and Ian; and dear brother of Juanita, Steele (deceased), Dwight, [...]
Marion Heimburger
Marion Heimburger, 98, of LaGrange, died peacefully Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at her home. Marion, commonly referred to as “more grandma” by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, lived in Elyria, before moving into her daughter, Nancy’s home 23 years ago, after her beloved husband passed. She kept busy during those years accumulating well over 1,000 [...]
Susan E. Griffith
Susan E. Griffith (nee Nicol), 68, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011. She was the dearest mother of Kelly Harris (Joel), Suzanne Carter and Shannon Forrest (Rick); devoted grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 11; dear sister of Loretta Smith (Joseph), Sandra Hilton (James) and Frank Nicol; and dear aunt and great aunt of [...]
Lorain County All-Star Football Game: West posts a Clear victory
AVON LAKE – A good night for a couple of Clearview guys enabled the West to win the annual Lorain County All-Star football game Saturday night. It was Davon Daniels, the Clearview quarterback, in the first half, and Clippers linebacker Cody Kaya after halftime. Daniels threw for 107 of his 128 yards and rushed for [...]
Talbot slips; Tribe slides: Indians fall to Yankees again, barely hold on to first place
NEW YORK – Mitch Talbot was almost keeping up with Bartolo Colon, holding the Yankees to two runs in the sixth inning when he slipped while delivering a pitch and everything came apart. His two-seam fastball went right into Alex Rodriguez’s left thigh, and Talbot was sent to the showers almost as quickly in Cleveland’s [...]
Retired pastor helps bring hope to Joplin
ELYRIA — Surrounded by a nearly inconceivable level of destruction left in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that ravaged Joplin, Mo., on May 22, Henry Bruner saw hopeful signs. “As the days went on, I could see the healing process at work,” Bruner said after returning from a two-week stint in Missouri where he [...]
Class that saw old EHS torn down heads out into world
ELYRIA – Elyria High School’s 2011 graduating class has the same goals as an astronaut, according to graduating senior Rosemary Behmer. They both want to leave, and they both desire to change the world. It’s also true that both are pioneers, and not just because that’s the high school’s mascot. The class that graduated Saturday [...]