CLEVELAND — The Sandy Alomar Jr. interim era has opened with gusto. With Alomar Jr. guiding the ship after taking over for a fired Manny Acta, the Indians wrapped up the series against Kansas City with a lopsided 15-3 decision Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field. Cleveland has scored 29 runs since Alomar took over for [...]
Indians notes: WTAM 1100-AM wins Tribe radio rights
CLEVELAND — According to multiple sources, WTAM 1100-AM will continue to serve as the Indians’ flagship station. An announcement is expected in the coming days. WTAM 1100-AM and WKRK 92.3-FM both submitted bids, with the Indians accepting a five-year offer from the station that has broadcast their games since 1998. WKRK 92.3-FM, which has a [...]
Kathleen J. Bigler
Kathleen J. Bigler (nee Betts), 45, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012. She was the beloved wife of David M.; loving mother of Angelique, Nicki, Adriana, Ashlee, Lauren, Sarah, Phillip and Corrin; foster mother to many; dear grandmother of Marisa, Maleya, Nya, Evan, DJ, Sam, Ivy and Isaiah; daughter of Carole (nee Berger) and the [...]
Katherine Elizabeth Thompson 1/1/1917 – 9/27/2012
Katherine Elizabeth Thompson 1/1/1917 – 9/27/2012 Where to begin the obituary of Lorain’s “Life of the Party”? Katie died peacefully Thursday, September 27, 2012, surrounded by her three daughters at Stop 7 in Sheffield Township, her home for more than 64 years. She was preceded in death by husbands, Bob (Poopsie) Thompson, Harry (Cooner) Strickler, [...]
William A. DeChant
William A. DeChant, Lt. Col. USAF, 72, of Imperial Plaza, Richmond, Virginia, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012. He was born in Avon. Bill retired from the United States Air Force with 20 years of service as a master navigator in the B-52. In retirement, he served in a variety of positions at General Industries, [...]
Linda J. Mancuso
Linda J. Mancuso (nee Glass), 60, passed away suddenly Saturday, September 28, 2012 at EMH Healthcare in Elyria. She was born February 5, 1952 in Berea, and has been a resident of North Ridgeville for most of her life. Linda worked as a realtor with Russell Real Estate in North Ridgeville for many years, retiring [...]
Charles Donald Springer, Sr.
Charles Donald Springer, Sr., 73, of Wellington, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at his residence. Born on February 20, 1939 in Lancaster to the late Gilbert Woodrow and Frances Juliett (nee Thomas) Springer, Charles moved to Wellington in 1946. Charles worked at Oberlin Animal Hospital for 16 years. He retired from the Oberlin College custodial [...]
Mary Ann Berthold
Mary Ann (nee Estok)Berthold, 81, of Avon, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Lorain Specialty Hospital in Amherst. Mrs. Berthold was born in Lakewood and has lived in Avon for over 50 years. She attended Notre Dame Academy and later graduated from Marquette University with a B.A. in English. She taught at Addison School [...]
Winifred Naomi “Winnie” Wenger
Winifred Naomi “Winnie” Wenger (nee Smith), 89, of Lorain, died Friday, September 28, 2012 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon. She was born July 28, 1923 in Elyria and had resided in Lorain since 1954. Winnie graduated from Elyria High School and attended the St. Joseph School of Nursing. She worked as a Licensed [...]
Margaret Catherine Carpenter
Margaret Catherine Carpenter, 89, of Grafton, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 in her home. She was born November 14, 1922 in Strongsville, and graduated from Berea High School in 1941. Margaret’s family then moved to a farm in Grafton Township. Margaret had many hobbies and jobs in her lifetime. She started out as a [...]
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