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Donald W. Gumble Sr., 82, of Avon Lake, Ohio, who died Thursday, February 18, 2010, worked as a millwright for Midland Steel Products in Cleveland, Ohio, for 32 years until 1976.
Don, a member of UAW Local 486 in Cleveland, worked for American Ship Building in Lorain for two years. He retired in 1989 after 10 years as manager of the maintenance department at Ohio Extended Care in Lorain, Ohio.
He was a ham radio operator, whose call letters were KB8SHN. (Click headline for more.)
Stanley Mason, who was openly and proudly gay back when the majority of his peers stashed their sexual orientation in closets, served as an Army stenographer during the Korean War.
Mason had told friends that he had met a large number of gays in uniform after he was drafted into military service in the early 1950s.
He said he found that fact surprising. He was even more amazed that heterosexual servicemen treated him and other gay comrades with respect.
Mason believed the reason for the lack of testosterone-filled hubris was simple. During wartime, soldiers were more preoccupied with staying alive than worrying about their fellows’ sexual preferences. (Click headline for more.)
Ann Brand packed a lot of living into “The Dash Between” Feb. 13, 1924, when she was born Anna Ivka in Cleveland, Ohio, and Jan. 16, 2010, when she died at St. John Westshore Hospital in Westlake, Ohio.
She raised five kids, drove a school bus in Avon, Ohio, worked as a cashier at Discount Drug Mart in Westlake and volunteered at the Senior Center in North Ridgeville, Ohio, during her “Dash,” a.k.a. life.
Her life story is featured in the Sunday, February 7, 2010, edition of The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. (Click headline for more.)
Cynthia Harsa (nee Grego), 54, of Lorain, Ohio, a 1973 North Olmsted High School graduate, died Thursday, January 28, 2010.
Dick Zunt, 78, of Cleveland, Ohio, retired Plain Dealer sportswriter and champion of all high school athletes, coaches and athletic events, died January 2, 2010.
After retiring with more than 40 years of shining a spotlight on high school sports, Dick performed assorted duties for various Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state tournaments and state track meets.
He also served on the Sports Advisory Council for the Ohio Bicentennial Commission. (Click headline for more.)
Bill Powell, 93, who designed, built, owned and operated the Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, died December 31, 2009.
Powell, the great-grandson of Alabama slaves, received the PGA Distinguished Service Award, the organization’s highest honor, in August 2009. He was inducted into the Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame in November 2009. (Click headline for more.)
Leo J. “Jerry” Sayles, 77, who died December 15, 2009, opened the Sullivan Market with his wife, Shirley, after moving to Sullivan, Ohio, in October 1977.
The 1950 Strongsville High School graduate developed his business skills while working alongside his mother, Anne, at Sayles Pharmacy in Strongsville, Ohio.
John. W. Markiewicz Sr., 65, of Willoughby, Ohio, a machinist for Chardon Metal Products, died Saturday, November 28, 2009.
Theodore L. “Ted” Tecco, 82, of Medina, Ohio, who died Friday, November 27, 2009, owned and operated Tecco’s Dry Cleaning in Medina for more than 30 years.
He loved to converse with customers over a cup of coffee.
Mr. Tecco, who was born in Dover, Ohio, also worked for many years at HW Madison/Smucker’s while also driving a truck for Trumbull Asphalt.
Cathleen Ann Wagner, 54, of Columbiana, Ohio, who taught kindergarten, first- and third-grades during her nearly 30 years at Joshua Dixon Elementary School in Columbiana, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
According to an obituary prepared by the family and posted on the Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home website, Cathleen died from complications of the H1N1 virus. She had been ill for nearly three weeks, having spent most of that time in intensive care at the Cleveland Clinic.
In 1991, she was awarded the Myrtle Miller–Marijane Werner Award for Exemplary Mathematics Teaching by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics.