Archive for October, 2011
Cora L. Fortman
Cora L. Fortman (nee Welch), 89, and a resident of North Ridgeville, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Center Ridge Nursing Home. Cora was born October 4, 1921 in Kipton to the late Daniel and Lillimay (nee Bartow) Welch. Cora was raised in Collins. She was a 1939 graduate of New London High School. Cora [...]
Jean S. Reynolds Hayes
Jean S. Reynolds Hayes (nee Shelby), 71, of Avon Lake, passed away peacefully at New Life Hospice on Friday, October 21, 2011 following a long illness. She was born January 3, 1940 in Middlesboro, Kentucky. She lived in Tennessee as a child and later moved to Norwood, Ohio. In high school, she studied at the [...]
Victor Joseph Hug
Victor Joseph Hug, 98, of Lorain, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Kingston of Vermilion, under the care of Stein Hospice. Victor was born March 4, 1913 in Lorain and had been a life time area resident. His heart and happiest times were in Vermilion. Victor graduated from Lorain High School, Ohio University and received [...]
Vernon Charles Anthony Kapucinski
Vernon Charles Anthony Kapucinski, 60, a retired Ford Motor Company assembly line worker, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a two year illness. Born to long time Amherst residents, Marion and John Kapucinski, Vernon was the middle child of five. He attended Marion L. Steele High [...]
Sandra L. Kumler
Sandra L. Kumler (Nee Twining), 54, of Westlake, formerly from Oberlin, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011, after a six year battle with a rare form of cancer. Sandy was a 1975 Oberlin High School graduate and attended LCCC and Tri-C Community Colleges. She began her retail career with Sears Midway Mall in Elyria in [...]
David E. Motta
David E. Motta, 53, of Carey and formerly of Grafton, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born January 29, 1958 in Oberlin, to Edward S. and Helen I. (Dugar) Motta. David graduated from The Ohio State University in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics. He [...]
Carl A. Parker
Carl A. Parker, 81, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at EMH Healthcare. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst.
David C. Pelton
David C. Pelton, 63, died suddenly on Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born on May 4, 1948 in Lorain, Ohio. David was a lifelong resident of Lorain County and a 1966 graduate of Admiral King High School and 1970 graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Education where he was [...]
Roberta L. Phillips
Roberta L. Phillips (nee Evans) (formerly Zvosecz), 58, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at EMH Healthcare in Elyria, following a long illness. She was born May 1, 1953 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Roberta retired as a Training Officer for The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. She was a member of [...]
Paul Revels
Paul Revels, 78, of Lorain, passed away peacefully in the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, following a long illness. He was born in Lorain on October 24, 1932. Mr. Revels was a Skilled Concrete Finisher, and also Self Employed and working for many Local Companies, and had operated a Gas Station in Elyria. He enjoyed being [...]
Donald “Ed” Smith
Donald “Ed” Smith, 56, of Columbia Station, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the loving husband of Marilyn (Knight); brother of the late Smitty and Fred; brother of Chris (Rich), Darren (Naomi), Darryl (Chrystal), Louise (Bernie), Melvin and Sam (Dorie); loving sister-in-law of [...]
Critter Chronicles: Spunky & Natasha
SPUNKY & NATASHA Natasha and Spunky are the last two cats at Friendship APL that have been waiting for a home since 2010. Please help these girls out … It’s almost 2012! Several 2010 cats have recently been adopted and are thriving in their new homes. They are very loving cats and would fit right [...]
18-year-old to be LifeFlighted from North Ridgeville crash
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — An 18-year-old man is being LifeFlighted from the scene of a rollover accident in North Ridgeville. The crash, a little before 3 p.m., happened on Center Ridge Road near Maddock Road. LifeFlight landed in front of Lake Ridge Academy. The car, a gray Ford Focus, sustained heavy front-end damage. Check back at [...]
Elyria firefighters awarded raises for next two years
ELYRIA — A conciliator has settled the impasse between the city and local firefighters’ union and in a binding report awarded the first responders pay raises for the next two years and added language that will keep firefighters responding to fires safer. The conciliator looked at six issues the two sides could not agree upon [...]
Have Your Furnace Serviced Annually For Optimal Efficiency
When Northeast Ohio temperatures drop, you need optimal performance from your furnace. Unfortunately, many homeowners in the Greater Cleveland area fail to recognize the importance of annual furnace maintenance. The result is unnecessary system failure, often when they need their furnace the most. To maintain optimal furnace efficiency, annual furnace maintenance is a must. By [...]
Unemployment up for county as well as Lorain and Elyria
Unemployment is up in Lorain County as well as the cities of Lorain and Elyria, according to new figures released today. For the county, unemployment was 8.9 percent in September, up from 7.9 percent in August but down from 10.5 percent a year ago, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. In [...]
Police: 10-year-old took knife to school playground in attempt to stab bully
LORAIN — A 10-year-old Lorain boy is facing charges after he reportedly took a knife to the school playground and chased a boy he said was bullying him, according to a police report. Police were called to the playground at Palm Elementary School about 7 last night. A 15-year-old told police the boy had chased [...]
Execution date set for man convicted in Elyria hotel clerk’s death
The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date for convicted killer Ronald Ray Post, who received the death sentence for the 1983 shooting death of hotel clerk Helen Vantz during a robbery of the Slumber Inn in Elyria. Post, who pleaded no contest in 1984 to charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robber, will [...]
Three high school principals from Brazil visit Elyria and learn high-tech teaching techniques
ELYRIA — They don’t speak the language and the cultures are very different, but fueled with a common desire to educate children better, three Brazilian women are getting an up-close-and-personal look at the American public education system by way of Elyria High School. Much as foreign exchange students immerse themselves in the daily life and [...]
Suspect in 2-year-old’s death had history of abuse
ELYRIA — The man charged in connection with 2-year-old Aaviana Payne’s death was previously convicted of child endangering, according to Lorain County Court records. Luis Lopez, 25, was convicted of child endangering in 2008, in connection with a June 29, 2005, incident, in which 1-year-old Simone Rodriguez sustained injuries to her chest, according to an [...]
Property owner chases away burglars
CARLISLE TWP. — A burglary was thwarted Monday morning by a property owner who assisted police in catching two men accused of breaking into the garage of a vacant property in the 3100 block of Grafton Road. The property owner confronted the men as they were taking items from the garage around 11:15 a.m., according [...]
Elyria city worker fired for racial comment
ELYRIA — A longtime city employee has been fired after using a racially charged derogatory remark when speaking to a part-time city employee. Jim Hoover, former assistant superintendent of the water pumping plant, is white, and the employee, who was not identified by name in paperwork detailing the incident in Hoover’s personnel file, is black. [...]
Panther may be on the loose in southwestern Ohio
NEW CARLISLE, Ohio — Footprints appearing to come from a large cat have been found in an area of western Ohio where people have reported a possible panther. Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly tells the Springfield News-Sun that if a panther is on the loose in his area, he’d like to capture it safely while [...]
Browns know they still have lots to work on
BEREA — Coach Pat Shurmur could relax a bit Monday afternoon. The Browns’ two-game slide was over. They sat at 3-3 and in the middle of the NFL pack. A week filled with drama, tough questions and raised tension levels ended Sunday with a 6-3 win over the Seahawks. As a calm Shurmur addressed the [...]
Ed Piazza hired as new Elyria High baseball coach
ELYRIA — Ed Piazza, a longtime youth league and high school baseball coach, has been hired to be head coach of the Elyria High School varsity baseball team. Piazza, 45, replaces Mike Brandyberry, who guided the Pioneers for the past two seasons. Piazza is an Elyria resident. “I was looking to get back into (high [...]