Archive for May 19th, 2008
George G. Garretson
George G. Garretson, 72, of Oberlin, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain. He was born and raised in Geneva, and was a 1954 graduate of Geneva High School.
George enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany from 1954 to 1957. Following military service he enrolled and graduated from […]
Esther A. Moorhead
Esther A. Moorhead (nee Raccio), 86, of Lorain, died Saturday May 17, 2008 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 29, 1921.
Esther was a graduate of Lorain High School and worked as a bookkeeper prior to her marriage. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain and enjoyed […]
Earl Cooksey
Earl Cooksey, 85, of Elyria, passed away Saturday afternoon May 17, 2008, at Elyria Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born Oct 4, 1922 in Dennis, Kentucky where he was raised and lived until coming to Elyria as a young man. Earl has made his home in Elyria for the last 69 years.
Earl […]
LeBron-Pierce battle ends with Celtics victory
BOSTON — LeBron James has seen tapes of the famous 1988 Game 7 shootout between Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins and Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. The personal battle he staged with current Boston small forward Paul Pierce wasn’t nearly as dramatic, especially down the stretch, but there was one similarity that can’t be […]
Cavs notes: Home-court advantage becomes obvious
BOSTON — Earning home-court advantage is important. If the Cavaliers don’t know it now, they never will. Boston improved to 8-0 in the playoffs at TD Banknorth Garden by beating Cleveland 97-92 Sunday in Game 7, meaning the Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference finals despite the fact they are 0-6 on the road. […]
Reds sweep Indians, hand Lee first loss
CINCINNATI — Cliff Lee and the Cleveland Indians got their comeuppance.
Adam Dunn homered for the fourth straight game, and Joey Votto finished off the previously untouchable Lee with the first pinch-hit homer of his career Sunday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory and a three-game sweep.
“I haven’t […]