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Robert Bischoff, 84, Avid roller skater, bicyclist, traveler and enjoyed baking cookies
Robert Bischoff, 84 of Lorain died on Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, OH.
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Katherine L. Schmidt, 90, Lorain Resident for past 60 years
Katherine L. (nee Gerber) Schmidt, 90 died on Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Elyria Methodist Village in Elyria, OH following a brief illness.
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Alice M. Sample, 74, Member of St. Joseph Church, Avon Lake
Alice M. Sample (nee Sykes), 74, of Avon Lake passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at St. John & Westshore Hospital, Westlake. She was born June 26, 1928 in Cleveland, was raised in Lakewood where she graduated from High School, and lived in Avon Lake most of her life.
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Susan Diane Morgan, 48, Avid Cleveland Browns and Indians fan
Susan Diane Morgan, age 48, of Lorain, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at her residence. She was born May 20, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a Lorain area resident most of her life.
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Daisy I. Maloy, 62, Worked as a courier, member of St. John Roman Catholic Church
Daisy L. Maloy, (nee Whatmore), age 62, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at St. John Westshore Hospital, Westlake, following a 2-year illness. She was born on June 29, 1940 in Johnstown, PA, moving to Lorain in 1965.
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Alvira M. Raesler, 1986 Potato Festival Queen, and enjoyed Las Vegas trips
Alvira M. Raesler (nee Bliss), a resident of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain following a brief illness. She was born in Lorain where she graduated form Lorain High School and has been a lifelong resident.
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Erma Vaira, 90, Lorain resident since 1923
Erma Vaira, (nee Hoff) age 90, of Lorain, died Monday, February 3, 2003 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, following a lengthy illness.
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Fred T. Merrill, 81, WWII Army Veteran
Fred T. Merrill, age 81, of Lorain, died Monday February 3, 2003 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born October 28, 1921 in Brokaw, Ohio and had been a resident of Lorain since the early 1940's coming from McConnellsville.
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Eleanor Carroll Crist, 64, Enjoyed playing bingo and traveling to Las Vegas
Eleanor Carroll Crist, age 64, of Clarendon Pennsylvania, formerly of Elyria, passed away Monday, February 3, 2003 in Elyria Memorial Hospital R.M.C. after a short illness. She was born Thursday, Aug. 11, 1938 in Nitro W.Va., living in Lorain County most of her life before moving to Pennsylvania in 1987.
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Henry Strehle, 87, WWII Veteran, charter member of Lions Club for over 50 years
Henry Strehle, 87, of Vermilion, died Monday, February 3, 2003 in Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. He was born December 16, 1915 in Vermilion, Ohio. He has been a life-long resident of Vermilion.
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WIlliam Franklin Rennie, 65, Served in National Guard, enjoyed doing yard work
William Franklin Rennie, 65 years of age, and a resident of Henrietta Township, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2003 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain Following a brief illness. He was born March 7, 1937 in LaPort, Ohio and has been a resident of Henrietta Township since 1965.
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Erma Ann Laux, 76, Enjoyed reading and gardening
Erma Ann Laux, age 76, of Lorain, died on Friday, January 31, 2003 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center-West, following a short illness. She was born on June 26, 1926 in Lorain and lived in Lorain her whole life. She was a 1949B graduate of Lorain High School.
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William J. Palagyi, 85, Participated in D-Day Invasion
William J. Palagyi, 85, of Sheffield Township, died Friday January 31, 2003 at Oak Hills Nursing Center in Lorain. He was born January 1, 1918 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. He was a graduate of Lorain High School class of 1935B.
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Mary Rose Kuhn, 95, Member of St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, Sheffield
Mary Rose Kuhn, age 95, of Lorain, passed away Sunday January 26, 2003 at the Oak Hills Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born April 18, 1907 in Homestead, Pennsylvania and has lived most of her life in Lorain, coming form Pennsylvania.
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George E. Michener, 70, Avid sports fan and enjoyed reading
George E. Michener, age 70, of Lorain, died Monday January 27, 2003 in the emergency room of Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West after being stricken with an apparent heart attack at his home. He was born on September 30, 1932 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of Lorain since 1960 coming from Pennsylvania.
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