Archive for June, 2011
Charles “Bud” Greenwald
Charles “Bud” Greenwald, 89, a resident of Avon, died Friday, June 24, 2011. He was born July 10, 1921, in Cleveland, to Louis J. and Helen E. (nee Campbell) Greenwald. Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII, in Europe. He was the devoted husband of 68 years to Mary Lou (nee Mayer); [...]
Roy E. “Pokey” Porter
Roy E. “Pokey” Porter, 62, of Elyria, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born August 8, 1948 in Grayson, Kentucky to the late Cecil and Nancy (nee Sparks) Porter. Roy was employed for 28 years as a truck driver for Ross Transportation Services. He [...]
Linda L. Chal
Linda L. Chal (nee Peters), 67, entered into rest Thursday, June 23, 2011 at St. John Westshore Medical Center. She lived in Avon for over 50 years coming from North Ridgeville. Linda enjoyed gardening, knitting, bird watching and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Robert W. Chal; [...]
Regis A. “Babe” Poyle
Regis A. “Babe” Poyle, 73, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at EMH Healthcare, following a short illness. He was born in Isabella, Pennsylvania and had resided in Elyria the past 50 years having moved from Lorain. A disabled veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957 as an MP. He was [...]
Mack S. Long
Mack S. Long, 84, of Lorain, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at the EMH Healthcare in Elyria, following a lingering illness. Mr. Long was born December 2, 1926 in Lorain to the late Fred D. and Laura E. (nee Scott) Long. A lifelong resident of Lorain, Mr. Long graduated from Lorain High School. He [...]
Joseph Mark Wade
Joseph Mark Wade, 51, of Elyria, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family, following a short illness. Joe was born June 21, 1960 in Elyria and lived here for all of his life. He was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School with the class of 1978. He was material [...]
Marta Soltesz
Marta Soltesz, 86, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
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Grace retools Elyria’s IT Department
ELYRIA – Mayor Bill Grace is moving forward with plans to develop a more-defined Information Technology Department, but a Council member questioned whether the moves were intended to give loyal employees secure jobs before his tenure ends. On Friday, Grace started by moving two current employees – Brian Rothgery into the position of IT director [...]
Resendez declares run — not sheriff, but commissioner
Former sheriff’s Capt. Rich Resendez says he will run for county commissioner against Lori Kokoski, an announcement that comes three months after declaring he would challenge Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti for his job. Resendez, who now works as an investigator for the privately operated North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility in Grafton, said Saturday in [...]
Pros and amateurs bring chalk, bright color to Oberlin’s walkways
OBERLIN – Fingers tinged with color. Knees caked with dust and maybe even a smudge of color on one’s cheeks. The signs of someone intent on turning a slab of sidewalk into an artist’s canvas were all over the downtown area Saturday during the annual Oberlin Chalk Walk. The free event pays homage to a [...]
Fire destroys mobile home
ELYRIA – A mobile home in the Colonial Oaks Mobile Home Park was deemed a total loss after catching fire late Friday night. The Elyria Fire Department responded to the blaze on Pennsylvania Avenue shortly before 11:30 p.m. and was on the scene for more than two hours. No one was home at the time [...]
Roundup: June 26, 2011
Woman allegedly stabs boyfriend LORAIN – The mother of a 2½-year-old girl and 7-month-old boy was arrested Thursday after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the arm with a box cutter. Officers were called to Mercy Regional Medical Center about 10:32 a.m. after a man came in with a stab on his left triceps area about [...]
Sipp’s balk puts finishing touch on Indians’ 1-0 loss to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO – Cleveland reliever Tony Sipp knew a balk call was coming even before home plate umpire Bob Davidson’s signal. The Indians’ left-hander paused in his delivery, and no matter how much manager Manny Acta tried to defend the move that forced in the winning run, Sipp wasn’t having it. “It was just a [...]
Arana Jr., Enders set track records to earn NHRA top qualifying spots
NORWALK – It was a record-breaking day at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, as qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals was dropped from four to two rounds. Both the estimated time and speed records were set in the Pro Stock division, and the Pro Stock Motorcycle top time was also shattered Saturday. Rain [...]
Race legend Muldowney planning to race again
NORWALK – Shirley Muldowney is known as the “First Lady of Drag Racing,” and for good reason. The trail-blazing racer became the first woman to win an NHRA Top Fuel championship, when she set a track record of 5.96 seconds at Columbus on June 13, 1976, defeating Bob Edwards in the finals. As a part [...]
NHRA notes: Local drivers compete under the lights
NORWALK – With the NHRA Summit National qualifying wrapped up for the day, a handful of local drivers had their chance to shine under the lights in the Lucas Oil Sportsman Series Saturday night. Avon Lake’s Patrick Ross (Competition Eliminator), Avon’s Jerry Albert (Top Sportsman), Wellington’s Rick Baehr (Super Stock) and Josh Gnandt (Super Comp), [...]
Mexico rallies to beat the U.S. in the Gold Cup final
PASADENA, Calif. – Pablo Barrera scored two goals and Mexico rallied to beat the United States 4-2 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. Andres Guardado and Giovani Dos Santos also scored for Mexico, which has won two consecutive Gold Cup titles and six overall. The victory puts El [...]
Kindall, Boudreau run personal bests to win Anderson Memorial 5K
SPENCER – Dave Kindall simply had too much firepower for Jared McFadden to handle. The 2010 Black River graduate set the tone in the opening mile as he successfully defended his title at Saturday’s fourth annual Al “Buz” Anderson Memorial 5K. A Heidelberg University sophomore, Kindall, 18, clocked 16 minutes, 43.68 seconds. The 18-year old [...]
VIDEO: Saturday afternoon entertainment
Festival going smoothly as Saturday evening winds down
LORAIN – A cool first weekend of summer has led to a well-attended and problem-free Lorain International Festival so far. “It’s been going really well,” Lorain police Sgt. Mike Failing said. “The weather’s been nice and cool, and everybody’s behaving themselves.” Failing said the only incident officers had to handle was a minor juvenile dispute. [...]
Jonathan Dornon
Jonathan Dornon, 53, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formerly of Elyria, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 21, 2011 after several years of deteriorating health. Jon graduated from Elyria High School in 1976 and later received a BA from Bluffton College. He moved to Milwaukee in 1984. Jon is survived by his mother, Madeline Dornon of Madison, Wisconsin; siblings, [...]
Abel “Bob” Accorti
Abel “Bob” Accorti of Rocky River, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 after a fall at home while vacationing with family in Vero Beach, Florida. Bob was born July 24, 1925 and raised in Northern New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was stationed on a Mine Sweeper in the South [...]
Margaret A. “Marge” Engene
Margaret A. “Marge” Engene, an 85 year old native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and a longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011. She was a faithful and active member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Marge was a volunteer with the Widowed Persons Service of Mobile and Providence Hospital and enjoyed travelling and [...]
Glenn R. “Doc” Johnson, DDS
Glenn R. “Doc” Johnson, DDS, 73, of Titusville, Florida, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his home, in the care of Hospice of St. Francis and his daughter, Wendy. Glenn was born June 7, 1938 in Elyria, the son of Myrtle and Russell Johnson. He graduated from Case Western Reserve and practiced dentistry for [...]