Archive for December, 2011
Avon wide receiver Matt Eckhardt hauls in the 2011 Golden Helmet
AVON — Matt Eckhardt was a marked man all year for the Division II state runner-up Avon Eagles football team. Even though opponents scouted him and knew about his skills, Eckhardt’s numbers are still astonishing. This season, Eckhardt caught 75 passes for 1,389 yards and 20 touchdowns. He ran 15 times for 145 yards and [...]
Elyria’s France, Midview’s McClinton win 2011 Lombardi Awards
ELYRIA — Who would have thought that this year’s Lombardi Trophy winners grew up just a couple streets apart. Elyria offensive tackle Tad France and Midview defensive end Arlington McClinton attended Northwood Junior High on Elyria’s north side and now have been selected for the Lombardi Award given for leadership, character and more or less [...]
Amherst downs Midview to win Lorain County hockey tournament
ELYRIA — Amherst has had a few games in which goals have been tough to come by, despite holding a huge edge in shooting. The Comets experienced one of those games in Sunday night’s Lorain County Tournament. Defense, however, came to the rescue in a 2-0 victory over Midview at North Park Rink. The victory [...]
Juanita M. Fasick
Juanita M. Fasick (nee Reese), 86, of Wellington and formerly of Akron, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the home of her granddaughter, Angela Phillips with whom she made her home in Wellington. She was born July 2, 1925 in Grafton, West Virginia. She was formerly employed as head waitress at Jack Horners Restaurant in [...]
Scott: Cavs need more ‘pit bulls’ like Casspi
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers coach Byron Scott thinks Omri Casspi is a dog. The way Scott tells it, the 23-year-old Casspi, who had nine points and two assists Sunday as the Gold team beat the Wine 67-57 in a 36-minute scrimmage at Quicken Loans Arena, is bringing a pit bull approach to the Cavs. “We don’t [...]
Ivka Frigan
Ivka Frigan (nee Hrustic), 90, of North Ridgeville, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Westlake Healthcare Center following a lengthy illness. Ivka was born on July 10, 1921 in Planina, Croatia. Her family immigrated to Cleveland where she lived for 43 years before moving to North Ridgeville [...]
Eleanor M. Kaminski
Eleanor M. Kaminski (nee Malinowski), 85, of Elyria, was taken home by our Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 11, 2011, surrounded by her loving family, following a unexpected illness. She was born August 1, 1926, in Lorain, to the late Alex and Mary (nee Goroncy) Malinowski. A resident of Elyria for most of her life, [...]
Loreen H. Montague Little
Loreen H. Montague Little, 61, of Elyria, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, after a lengthy illness. She was born January 1, 1950, in Westlake, and was a resident of Lorain County most of her life. She attended Brookside High School. She was employed as an assembler at the Murray Ridge Workshop in [...]
Russell C. Pruitt, Sr.
Russell C. Pruitt, Sr., 84, Foundry Owner, Financial, Business, Real Estate, Entrepreneur, Civil Leader, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 at his residence in Damascus, Virginia. Mr. Pruitt was a native of Washington County, Virginia and attended school at the Damascus Rock School. He worked at the U.S. Navy Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia in the early [...]
Ernest Clifford Thompson
Ernest Clifford Thompson, 88, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born on October 8, 1923 in Garret, Pennsylvania to Oliver and Mary Thompson. Ernest served his country with distinction in the US Navy, enlisting in 1942 and Honorably Discharged in 1945. Ernests tour of duty [...]
Kenneth R. Wirkner
Kenneth R. Wirkner, 73, of Grafton passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 in his home after a sudden illness. He was born March 5, 1938 in Elyria and had lived his entire life in the Grafton area. A 1956 graduate of Midview High School, Mr. Wirkner served in the US Marine Corps for three years. [...]
Arthur A. Fedak
Arthur A. Fedak, 62, of Toledo and formerly of Grafton, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 in the Hospice of Northwest Ohio Center in Toledo, following a courageous battle with cancer. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Anna Helen Snyder
Anna Helen Snyder (nee Ciha), 93, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, following a long illness. The Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria, is handling arrangements.
Charles J. “Chuck” Mills
Charles J. “Chuck” Mills, 78, of Avon Lake, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, Elyria, following a long illness. He was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of Avon Lake for the past 49 years. Charles was a paratrooper and a tank driver in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He [...]
Kenneth Wirkner
Kenneth Wirkner, 73, of Grafton, passed away in his home, after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Elsie K. Showalter
Elsie K. Showalter (nee McGuire), 92, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Avon Oaks Hills Nursing Facility, following a six year illness. She was born October 18, 1919, in Lorain, to the late Sarah Margaret (nee King) and Michael McGuire. Mrs. Showalter lived in Sheffield Lake before moving in 1937 to Sheffield Village, where she [...]
Nettie L. Farnsworth
Nettie L. Farnsworth (nee Vance), 62, of Elyria, died at her residence Friday, December 16, 2011, after a long illness. Nettie was born in Oberlin, February 25, 1949, to the late Charles and Irene (nee Cottrell) Vance. She was a 1968 graduate of Wellington High School. On October 20, 1972, Nettie married Gerald L. Farnsworth [...]
Betty L. Gunter
Betty L. Gunter, 81, of Elyria, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, in Lorain. She was born September 14, 1930 in Steer Creek, West Virginia, and was a graduate of Normantown High School. She was formerly employed at Troxel Company and Parker Hannafin in Elyria. Betty was a [...]
The real McCoy? West Coast veteran Seneca Wallace gets chance to see if he can get Browns’ struggling offense moving
No one in brown and orange wanted to see quarterback Colt McCoy get hurt. His teammates spent the season raving about his toughness and leadership, and he missed only three snaps in 13 games. But McCoy is out today for the game against the Cardinals (6-7). He still has symptoms from the concussion suffered on [...]
First storm of season dumps inches of snow on county
ELYRIA — The roads in Lorain County were slick from the year’s first serious snowfall on Saturday, sending vehicles sliding into ditches and each other at the height of the storm. No serious injuries were reported in the crashes, which ranged from fender benders and one-car accidents to multicar pileups in Elyria, including one on [...]
79-year-old hurt in Nov. 22 crash dies
The driver suspected of causing a head-on crash that critically injured Firelands High School teacher James Muth on Nov. 22 has died. Donald Kneisel, 79, died Wednesday at Kingston of Vermilion, according to his obituary. Witnesses and the Ohio Highway Patrol have said that Kneisel was driving his Chevrolet Silverado west on Russia Road in [...]
Police log for Dec. 18, 2011
Elyria police Friday, Dec. 16 10:14 a.m. — 700 block Finwood Court, medication reported stolen. 10:58 a.m. — 601 Middle Ave., Elyria High School, Kimberly Shareef, 40, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly being verbally abusive toward school staff two days earlier. Shareef was also banned from the school. 2:43 p.m. — 600 block Bell [...]
Highest turnout ever for annual event gives kids, parents a merry holiday
LORAIN — Approximately 1,500 children and parents flooded into the Lowell Community Center on Saturday for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County’s annual Christmas party. The organization’s executive director, Mike Conibear, said it was the highest turnout in the event’s decade-long history. “This has been a true blessing to see people in need [...]
Ohio State gets a win … and a scare … against South Carolina: Jared Sullinger OK after hurting foot; Deshaun Thomas steps up with 30
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ohio State coach Thad Matta might have a second career ahead as a comedian. Asked about the status of injured star forward Jared Sullinger, Matta quickly said the Buckeyes sophomore wasn’t hurt, just yanked from the second-ranked Buckeyes’ 74-66 win over South Carolina on Saturday for shoddy defense. “He had no problems, [...]
Sale of radio station 107.3-FM now complete
ELYRIA — The Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. has completed its sale of WNWV 107.3-FM to Akron-based Rubber City Radio Group, which will take control of the station at 12:01 a.m. Monday. In a news release, Rubber City announced that it will broadcast holiday music through the New Year before returning the station, currently playing alternative music, [...]