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Recent Obituaries

Joseph James Pauer, 93, Owned Pauer Printing, Rocky River
Joseph James Pauer, 93, of Avon Lake, formerly of Rocky River, passed away, Sunday, August 3, 2003 at St. John West Shore Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Pauer was born, February 28, 1910 in Cleveland and had lived in Avon Lake for over 65 years.
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Norman Robert "Indian" Moyers Sr., 59, Fireman, enjoyed boating
Norman Robert Moyers, Sr., "Indian" 59 years of age, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 4, 2003 at his home after a short illness.
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Anna Carolyn Kincannon, 72, Enjoyed reading and watching TV
Anna Carolyn Kincannon, (nee Snyder), age 72, of Wellington, died on Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Elms Retirement Village, Wellington, following a lengthy illness.
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Kenneth A. Rak, 56, Enjoyed old cars, watching races
Kenneth A. Rak, 56, of Lorain, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 at Fairview Hospital in Fairview Park after a nine-month illness.
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Joseph Rinaldi, 81, President of Rinaldi Builders, Lorain
Joseph Rinaldi, 81, of Huron and formerly of Lorain, died Sunday August 3, 2003 at his home after a three-year illness with cancer.
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June L. Hoffman, 86, Enjoyed ceramics and elephant figurines
June L. Hoffman (nee Sutfin), 86, of Rocky River, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Fairview General Hospital, following a short illness. Mrs. Hoffman was born June 14, 1917 in South Euclid and had lived in Avon Lake since 1964 until moving to Rocky River 5 years ago.
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James Balas, 88, U.S. Steel Retiree
James Balas, 88 years of age, and a resident of Grafton, passed away Friday, August 1, 2003 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a brief illness.
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Jayden Thomas Graves, Stillborn
Jayden Thomas Graves was stillborn Friday August 1, 2003 at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain.
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John E. Jeffrey Sr., 87, Organized Free Will Baptist Churches
John E. Jeffrey Sr., age 87, of Lorain, died Saturday, August 2, 2003 at his residence following a lengthy illness.
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Charles A. Piazza, 83, Enjoyed gardening, country music, visiting
Charles A. Piazza, 83, of Avon, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2003 at St. John West Shore Hospital, following a short illness. Mr. Piazza was born, July 28, 1920 in Cleveland and has lived his entire life in Avon.
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Shirley C. Kick, 75, Head Cashier
Shirley C. Kick (nee Bates) of Avon Lake, passed away, Thursday, July 31, 2003 at Oak Hill Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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Julia Kish, 83, Antique Dealer and Collector
Julia Kish a.ka. Kiss, (nee Vekasy), age 83, of Lorain died Friday, August 1, 2003 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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Richard L. Merchant, 78, U.S. Army Veteran of World War II
Richard L. Merchant, 78, of Avon Lake passed away Thursday, July 31, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Center, Avon. He was born February 24, 1925 in Lorain and moved to Avon Lake in 1969. He was a 1943 graduate of Lorain High School and attended Ohio University for two years. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. He was employed as an outside salesman for food products. Richard was an avid golfer and enjoyed hunting.
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Beatrice Sturgill, 75, Enjoyed canning and being a homemaker
Beatrice (nee Rose) Sturgill, 75 years of age, and a resident of Vermilion, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness.
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Arthur E. Karcher, 82, Terminal Manager & Sales Rep.
Arthur E. Karcher, 82, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at his home after a lengthy illness.
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