Archive for November, 2011
Fundraiser listings for Nov. 21, 2011
Food Hungarian langos, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Magyar United Church of Christ, 6119 West River Road, Elyria. $1 each. For more information or to order, call the church office at (440) 323-1221. Breakfast buffet, 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at VFW Post 9871, 6805 Lear-Nagle Road, North Ridgeville. Breakfast is $5 for [...]
Man fighting charge for taking rubber costume ax to bar
AKRON — A defense lawyer is asking prosecutors to dismiss an inducing panic charge against an Ohio man who carried a rubber prop ax into a bar before Halloween. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, 42-year-old Bill Morrison is a Halloween enthusiast who has long worked on seasonal haunted house attractions. He told Akron police [...]
NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins race, closest title in Cup history
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart nearly wrote off his season during a summer slump, then dismissed his chances at the beginning of NASCAR’s championship chase. Then something suddenly changed — with his cars, with his attitude, with his driving — and old Smoke was back. With a vengeance. More photos below. Stewart thrust himself early [...]
Browns refuse to lose this time … hold off Jaguars for 14-10 win
CLEVELAND — Not again. Not another missed field goal — with a hint of controversy — that would doom the Browns. Not one more brutal home loss in the final minutes. Not a defensive collapse at the most critical time to ruin an otherwise solid performance. Not this time. The bad-luck Browns (4-6) finally caught [...]
Elyria officer taken to hospital after crash
ELYRIA — A two-car crash around 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Fourth Street near Middle Avenue involving a police officer led to the officer being hospitalized. The unidentified officer sustained minor injuries and was transported to EMH Medical Center in Elyria, according to Herb de la Porte, vice president of LifeCare Ambulance [...]
Browns survive final drive, beat Jaguars 14-10
CLEVELAND – The Browns held on – barely. The Jacksonville Jaguars reached the 1-yard line in the final seconds, but two Blaine Gabbert incompletions ended the game. Browns 14, Jaguars 10. The Browns (4-6) had lost three straight and five of six. Jacksonville is 3-7. The Browns tried to make it 17-10, but Phil Dawson’s [...]
Browns, Jaguars tied at 7 entering 4th quarter
CLEVELAND – On second thought, maybe the Cleveland Browns should have taken the three points and the lead. The Browns midway through the third quarter on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium took a 10-7 lead on a 40-yard field goal by Phil Dawson, but a “leaping” penalty on Jacksonville’s Mike Lockley gave the Browns a [...]
Browns, Jaguars tied at 7 at halftime
CLEVELAND – The Browns fans who showed up this afternoon finally had a touchdown to cheer. And the Browns entered halftime tied at 7 with the Jaguars (3-6). The Browns (3-6) ended their home touchdown drought after 158 minutes and 15 seconds. They hadn’t scored a touchdown on the lakefront since Oct. 2 against Tennessee. [...]
Browns, Jaguars scoreless after 1st quarter
CLEVELAND – Another Sunday, another quiet first quarter for the Cleveland Browns. The Browns failed to score a touchdown in the first quarter for a 10th straight game, and were tied, 0-0, with the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. In their last five games, the Browns only ran 12 opening-drive [...]
Browns RB Montario Hardesty inactive; Chris Ogbonnaya will start 3rd straight
CLEVELAND – Browns running back Montario Hardesty will miss his third straight game today with a calf injury, and Chris Ogbonnaya will make his third straight start – the first three of his career. The Browns (3-6) host the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-6) at 1 o’clock. The Browns have lost three straight and five of six. [...]
Louis W. Andersen
Louis W. Andersen, 95, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army 63rd Infantry. He was the beloved husband of the late Roberta (nee Gates); dear father of Carol Schmidt (Norm), Linda Kelling and the late Earl William Andersen; fond grandfather of eight; great grandfather of 14; and great [...]
James Leonard Summerton
James Leonard Summerton, 74, formerly of Homerville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Chatham, where he had resided the past three years. He was born March 4, 1937 in Lodi, to Hugh and Mildred (Klinect) Summerton. He graduated from Homerville High School in 1955 and entered the U.S. Army in [...]
Charles H. “Bud” Danser
Charles H. “Bud” Danser, 87, of Amherst, died Friday, November 18, 2011, at Autumn Aegis, Lorain, after a long illness. Bud was born March 19, 1924 in Tunnelton, West Virginia, to the late Charles H. and Nellie (nee Jackson) Danser. He was raised in Tunnelton and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, [...]
Norman Clay Wall
Norman Clay Wall, 83, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at Palm Meadows Court. Born September 5, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, Norm was a graduate of Clearview High School in Lorain, and attended Fenn College, which later became Cleveland State University. He spent his career as a mechanical [...]
Roseanna Lynn Parsons
Roseanna Lynn Parsons, 55, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2001. She was born December 25, 1955 in Elyria, the daughter of Paul G. and Mary F. (Starkey) Brown. Mrs. Parsons had been employed by H and R Block. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Arthur A. Parsons; one daughter [...]
Sandra Kay Burkey
Sandra Kay Burkey (nee Jason), 64, of LaGrange, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 17, 2011, at her home. She was born July 8, 1947 in McDonald, Illinois. She had attended Cornerstone Baptist Church, and was a loving Christian woman. Sandra treasured spending time with her grandchildren and foster grandchildren, and enjoyed dining out at restaurants. [...]
Roberta J. Kirkendall Dosky
Roberta J. Kirkendall Dosky, 85, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011, in EMH Healthcare, after a sudden illness. She was born October 29, 1926, in Berda, Kentucky, and had attended Evarts High School in Kentucky. She attended the Euclid Academy of Beauty Culture in Cleveland. She worked as a hairdresser and at General [...]
Floyd E. Williams, Jr.
Floyd E. Williams, Jr., 91, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Born in Akron, June 1, 1920, he grew up with his family, in the Lord’s service, serving in several areas of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. (Reverend Floyd, Sr. and Blanche Williams, served the Nazarene Church in Christian ministry.) [...]
Dwight L. Brown
Dwight L. Brown, 75, of Elyria, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Amherst, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 440-322-4626.
Nancy A. Chastain
Nancy A. Chastain (nee Armstrong), 70, of North Ridgeville, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011, at EMH HealthCare in Elyria, following a long illness. She was born April 20, 1941 in Charleston, West Virginia and was a 1959 graduate of Charleston High School. Mrs. Chastain had been a resident of North Ridgeville for 47 years. [...]
Hugh Carl Sudro
Hugh Carl Sudro, 93, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. He was born September 29, 1918 in Clarksville, Ohio. Hugh served in the U.S. Navy, Seaman First Class, 1944-1945. He was employed at the Bendix Company for 34 years as an assembler. He was a member of the [...]
Joan Marie Fletcher
Joan Marie Fletcher (nee Dombrowski), 68, of Sheffield Village, died Friday, November 18, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. She was born June 12, 1943, in Lorain, and had lived in Sheffield Village since her childhood Joan worked for the City of North Olmsted in the engineering department for over 20 [...]
Shirley A. Bobel
Shirley A. Bobel, 82, (nee Naelitz) of Lorain, was called home to God, Friday, November 18, 2011, following a brief illness. Mrs. Bobel was born January 31, 1929, in Lorain, the youngest daughter of the late Daniel J. and Anna (nee Lynch) Naelitz. A lifelong resident of Lorain, she graduated from from Lorain High School [...]
Heat back on for most in Elyria
ELYRIA — Service had been restored to more than 1,000 Columbia Gas customers by late Saturday night following the malfunction of equipment that left about 1,500 west-side Elyria residents without natural gas service starting about 3 p.m. Friday. “We’ve been working around the clock and restored service to several hundred customers during the night, and [...]
Not-Forgotten Box toy drive kicks off Monday
ELYRIA — The Chronicle-Telegram officially kicks off its 53rd annual Not-Forgotten Box toy drive Monday. Since 1958, The Chronicle and the Salvation Army have teamed up to collect and distribute toys to needy children in Elyria, and this year’s campaign will be no different. Barbie dolls, basketballs, family games and action figures will be accepted [...]