Cleveland, OH
James R. Van Gorder, Sr.
James R. Van Gorder, Sr.
OBITUARY
James Richard Van Gorder, Sr. “Jim”, age 87, of Willoughby Hills passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH. What a journey! He is with Jesus now. He was born October 1, 1936, in Geneva, OH to the late Franklyn and Mae (nee Pudder) Van Gorder.Jim attended Chagrin Falls where he graduated in 1955. High school years were good to Jim where he played football for four years. Jim served in the US Navy from 1956-1958, traveling the ocean on an aircraft carrier. He worked as a cabinet maker, carpenter and master craftsman most of his life, which he started in high school. He formed company “Van Gorder & Sons Fine Woodworking” in the early 1990s. Jim liked to work in his yard, the Cleveland Browns, and traveling with his wife to see many of the highlights in several states in the USA.Jim will be sadly missed by his wife Marla Mary, of 45 years, as well as his sons Jim, Jr. (Bridget deceased) Jay (Janine), Rob Van Gorder; stepson Ken (Barbie) Uram; daughters Leslie (Bob) Dick, Lisa (Rick) Wilson; and sister Joyce (John) White. As of last count, he had 15 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his sister Barbara (Don) Cannon; stepsons Christopher “Chris” and Russell “Rusty” Uram.There will be visitation on Wednesday September 25th at 10 AM and a celebration of life at 11 AM at his church, Christian Assembly, 25595 Chardon Rd, Richmond Hts. OH 44143 , where Pastor Alan and his wife, Mary, Schrader will conduct services.In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Christian Assembly.
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland councilman warns of planned outages coming to city’s west side during high heat
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland City Councilman Charles Slife warned of a planned and temporary power outage from First Energy on Wednesday afternoon amid dangerously high temperatures.
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According to the post, First Energy is working to install two new poles, one in Lakewood and one on Rocky River Drive near St. Joseph Academy.
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“This work is being done to bolster the electrical grid, which is being strained by heavy use due to high temperatures, and to avoid widespread and long-lasting outages,” the post said.
Slife emphasizes that Wednesday’s outages are temporary and intentional.
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The outages are expected to impact the northern half of Ward 15 and may last up to an hour.
Slife said he would provide more details when available.
19 News has reached out to First Energy for more information.
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Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a bone-headed play by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle on Tuesday night to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
With a runner at second and one out, Ingle caught a routine fly ball hit by Rangers left fielder Alejandro Osuna for the second out. Thinking it was the third out, Ingle looked at the ball in his glove before throwing it over the protective netting to fans.
The umpires immediately ruled the ball was dead, and Ezequiel Duran was awarded home plate.
Pederson connected for his 14th homer — and 11th since May 26 — off Tanner Bibee (2-9) to tie it 2-all in the third.
Jung’s ninth homer made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Manzardo gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead in the first with his 10th homer.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was pulled before his at-bat in the first inning because of back discomfort. The five-time All-Star missed 19 games earlier this season with back spasms.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power customers are without power in the city of Cleveland.
Check CPP’s and FirstEnergy’s websites for the latest information on the outages.
As temperatures remain at extreme levels, Cleveland Public Power is responding to isolated service interruptions caused by equipment working harder during periods of sustained high demand.
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) June 30, 2026
The outages are mostly located from downtown Cleveland to the westside.
19 News has reached out to Cleveland Public Power and FirstEnergy for more information on the outages but have yet to hear back.
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