Erik Randolph Portzer

1985 - 1991  (5 years)

• Name	Erik Randolph Portzer  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Aug 1985	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Apr 1991	Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I1533	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Ralph Edward Portzer
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Linda Lee Mikol,   b. 17 Sep 1959, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 9 Aug 2015, Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Erik R Portzer Birth Date: 17 Aug 1985 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Death Date: 25 Apr 1991 Hospital of Death: Lake County Memorial Hosp-East Death Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA Certificate: 027541 Age at Death: 5 Certifier: Coroner Referred to Coroner: Referred to Coroner Autopsy: Autopsy performed Filing Date: 30 Apr 1991 Hospital Status: Hospital/D.O.A. Injury in Ohio: Yes Injury at Work: No Type Place of Injury: Home County of Injury: Lake Social Security Number: 290-92-5597 Father's Surname: Portzer Marital Status: Never Married (Single) Education: 0 Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer Occupation of Decedent: None Census Tract: 2038 Primary Registration District: 4301 DROWNING VICTIM'S MOTHER SUES APARTMENT COMPLEX Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - March 19, 1992 Edition: LATE / SPORTSSection: METROPage: 1BColumn: Lake / Geauga Watch The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment swimming pool last year has sued the owners and operators of the Concord Township complex where the death occurred. According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in Lake County Common Pleas Court, the swimming pool at the Concord Hall Manor Apartments on Johnnycake Ridge Rd. was unsafe and improperly maintained. On April 25, 1991, Erik L. Portzer, of Kirtland, was visiting a friend, Matthew Thompson, 8, who lived at the complex. Erik and Matthew climbed over a 4-foot chain-link fence and later were found in the partially drained pool. Erik died and Matthew suffered brain damage. Erik's mother, Linda L., has sued I.P.C. Land Development Co., in Cleveland; Concord Hall General Partnership, in North Canton; Sequoia Realty Corp., in Mentor-on-the-Lake; and Sequoia Management Co., in Columbus. The suit claims they owned, occupied, controlled and operated the complex. The suit seeks an undetermined amount of damages for the alleged negligence that caused Erik's death and for the mental and emotional distress suffered by his mother and father, Ralph E. None of the defendants could be reached for comment. CASE OF BOY INJURED IN POOL TRANSFERRED Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - January 28, 1993 Edition: FINAL / LAKESection: METROPage: 2BColumn: Polic/CourtsReadability: 11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1250) The case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a Concord Township pool will be heard in Lake County Common Pleas Court. Matthew J. Thompson and his parents, Ernest and Rena Thompson, filed a lawsuit in June in Cuyahoga County against the Concord Hall Manor Apartments and its owners. But the case was transferred yesterday to Lake County because that's where Matthew's accident occurred. Matthew, now 8, lived at the apartments on Old Johnnycake Rd. in April 1991 and was playing with a friend, 5-year-old Erik Portzer of Kirtland. The pair somehow got over the four-foot fence of the swimming pool and entered the water. Authorities believe Erik may have entered first, and Matthew was trying to save him. Erik died in the drowning, and Matthew survived with severe brain damage "which has rendered him permanently and totally disabled," according to the lawsuit. Erik's mother, Linda L. Portzer, has a similar lawsuit pending in Lake County. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Erik R Portzer Birth Date: 17 Aug 1985 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Death Date: 25 Apr 1991 Hospital of Death: Lake County Memorial Hosp-East Death Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA Certificate: 027541 Age at Death: 5 Certifier: Coroner Referred to Coroner: Referred to Coroner Autopsy: Autopsy performed Filing Date: 30 Apr 1991 Hospital Status: Hospital/D.O.A. Injury in Ohio: Yes Injury at Work: No Type Place of Injury: Home County of Injury: Lake Social Security Number: 290-92-5597 Father's Surname: Portzer Marital Status: Never Married (Single) Education: 0 Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer Occupation of Decedent: None Census Tract: 2038 Primary Registration District: 4301 DROWNING VICTIM'S MOTHER SUES APARTMENT COMPLEX Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - March 19, 1992 Edition: LATE / SPORTSSection: METROPage: 1BColumn: Lake / Geauga Watch The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment swimming pool last year has sued the owners and operators of the Concord Township complex where the death occurred. According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in Lake County Common Pleas Court, the swimming pool at the Concord Hall Manor Apartments on Johnnycake Ridge Rd. was unsafe and improperly maintained. On April 25, 1991, Erik L. Portzer, of Kirtland, was visiting a friend, Matthew Thompson, 8, who lived at the complex. Erik and Matthew climbed over a 4-foot chain-link fence and later were found in the partially drained pool. Erik died and Matthew suffered brain damage. Erik's mother, Linda L., has sued I.P.C. Land Development Co., in Cleveland; Concord Hall General Partnership, in North Canton; Sequoia Realty Corp., in Mentor-on-the-Lake; and Sequoia Management Co., in Columbus. The suit claims they owned, occupied, controlled and operated the complex. The suit seeks an undetermined amount of damages for the alleged negligence that caused Erik's death and for the mental and emotional distress suffered by his mother and father, Ralph E. None of the defendants could be reached for comment. CASE OF BOY INJURED IN POOL TRANSFERRED Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - January 28, 1993 Edition: FINAL / LAKESection: METROPage: 2BColumn: Polic/CourtsReadability: 11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1250) The case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a Concord Township pool will be heard in Lake County Common Pleas Court. Matthew J. Thompson and his parents, Ernest and Rena Thompson, filed a lawsuit in June in Cuyahoga County against the Concord Hall Manor Apartments and its owners. But the case was transferred yesterday to Lake County because that's where Matthew's accident occurred. Matthew, now 8, lived at the apartments on Old Johnnycake Rd. in April 1991 and was playing with a friend, 5-year-old Erik Portzer of Kirtland. The pair somehow got over the four-foot fence of the swimming pool and entered the water. Authorities believe Erik may have entered first, and Matthew was trying to save him. Erik died in the drowning, and Matthew survived with severe brain damage "which has rendered him permanently and totally disabled," according to the lawsuit. Erik's mother, Linda L. Portzer, has a similar lawsuit pending in Lake County. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Erik R Portzer Birth Date: 17 Aug 1985 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Death Date: 25 Apr 1991 Hospital of Death: Lake County Memorial Hosp-East Death Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA Certificate: 027541 Age at Death: 5 Certifier: Coroner Referred to Coroner: Referred to Coroner Autopsy: Autopsy performed Filing Date: 30 Apr 1991 Hospital Status: Hospital/D.O.A. Injury in Ohio: Yes Injury at Work: No Type Place of Injury: Home County of Injury: Lake Social Security Number: 290-92-5597 Father's Surname: Portzer Marital Status: Never Married (Single) Education: 0 Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer Occupation of Decedent: None Census Tract: 2038 Primary Registration District: 4301 DROWNING VICTIM'S MOTHER SUES APARTMENT COMPLEX Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - March 19, 1992 Edition: LATE / SPORTSSection: METROPage: 1BColumn: Lake / Geauga Watch The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment swimming pool last year has sued the owners and operators of the Concord Township complex where the death occurred. According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in Lake County Common Pleas Court, the swimming pool at the Concord Hall Manor Apartments on Johnnycake Ridge Rd. was unsafe and improperly maintained. On April 25, 1991, Erik L. Portzer, of Kirtland, was visiting a friend, Matthew Thompson, 8, who lived at the complex. Erik and Matthew climbed over a 4-foot chain-link fence and later were found in the partially drained pool. Erik died and Matthew suffered brain damage. Erik's mother, Linda L., has sued I.P.C. Land Development Co., in Cleveland; Concord Hall General Partnership, in North Canton; Sequoia Realty Corp., in Mentor-on-the-Lake; and Sequoia Management Co., in Columbus. The suit claims they owned, occupied, controlled and operated the complex. The suit seeks an undetermined amount of damages for the alleged negligence that caused Erik's death and for the mental and emotional distress suffered by his mother and father, Ralph E. None of the defendants could be reached for comment. CASE OF BOY INJURED IN POOL TRANSFERRED Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - January 28, 1993 Edition: FINAL / LAKESection: METROPage: 2BColumn: Polic/CourtsReadability: 11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1250) The case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a Concord Township pool will be heard in Lake County Common Pleas Court. Matthew J. Thompson and his parents, Ernest and Rena Thompson, filed a lawsuit in June in Cuyahoga County against the Concord Hall Manor Apartments and its owners. But the case was transferred yesterday to Lake County because that's where Matthew's accident occurred. Matthew, now 8, lived at the apartments on Old Johnnycake Rd. in April 1991 and was playing with a friend, 5-year-old Erik Portzer of Kirtland. The pair somehow got over the four-foot fence of the swimming pool and entered the water. Authorities believe Erik may have entered first, and Matthew was trying to save him. Erik died in the drowning, and Matthew survived with severe brain damage "which has rendered him permanently and totally disabled," according to the lawsuit. Erik's mother, Linda L. Portzer, has a similar lawsuit pending in Lake County. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Erik R Portzer Birth Date: 17 Aug 1985 Birth Place: Ohio, United States Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Death Date: 25 Apr 1991 Hospital of Death: Lake County Memorial Hosp-East Death Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA Certificate: 027541 Age at Death: 5 Certifier: Coroner Referred to Coroner: Referred to Coroner Autopsy: Autopsy performed Filing Date: 30 Apr 1991 Hospital Status: Hospital/D.O.A. Injury in Ohio: Yes Injury at Work: No Type Place of Injury: Home County of Injury: Lake Social Security Number: 290-92-5597 Father's Surname: Portzer Marital Status: Never Married (Single) Education: 0 Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer Occupation of Decedent: None Census Tract: 2038 Primary Registration District: 4301 DROWNING VICTIM'S MOTHER SUES APARTMENT COMPLEX Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - March 19, 1992 Edition: LATE / SPORTSSection: METROPage: 1BColumn: Lake / Geauga Watch The mother of a 5-year-old boy who drowned in an apartment swimming pool last year has sued the owners and operators of the Concord Township complex where the death occurred. According to the lawsuit filed yesterday in Lake County Common Pleas Court, the swimming pool at the Concord Hall Manor Apartments on Johnnycake Ridge Rd. was unsafe and improperly maintained. On April 25, 1991, Erik L. Portzer, of Kirtland, was visiting a friend, Matthew Thompson, 8, who lived at the complex. Erik and Matthew climbed over a 4-foot chain-link fence and later were found in the partially drained pool. Erik died and Matthew suffered brain damage. Erik's mother, Linda L., has sued I.P.C. Land Development Co., in Cleveland; Concord Hall General Partnership, in North Canton; Sequoia Realty Corp., in Mentor-on-the-Lake; and Sequoia Management Co., in Columbus. The suit claims they owned, occupied, controlled and operated the complex. The suit seeks an undetermined amount of damages for the alleged negligence that caused Erik's death and for the mental and emotional distress suffered by his mother and father, Ralph E. None of the defendants could be reached for comment. CASE OF BOY INJURED IN POOL TRANSFERRED Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - January 28, 1993 Edition: FINAL / LAKESection: METROPage: 2BColumn: Polic/CourtsReadability: 11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1250) The case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered brain damage in a Concord Township pool will be heard in Lake County Common Pleas Court. Matthew J. Thompson and his parents, Ernest and Rena Thompson, filed a lawsuit in June in Cuyahoga County against the Concord Hall Manor Apartments and its owners. But the case was transferred yesterday to Lake County because that's where Matthew's accident occurred. Matthew, now 8, lived at the apartments on Old Johnnycake Rd. in April 1991 and was playing with a friend, 5-year-old Erik Portzer of Kirtland. The pair somehow got over the four-foot fence of the swimming pool and entered the water. Authorities believe Erik may have entered first, and Matthew was trying to save him. Erik died in the drowning, and Matthew survived with severe brain damage "which has rendered him permanently and totally disabled," according to the lawsuit. Erik's mother, Linda L. Portzer, has a similar lawsuit pending in Lake County.

  
  

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  [S150] Staff, Obituary: Goodenow, Shirley J. (Kent), (Name: Star Beacon; Location: Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; Date: 26APR2010;), Obituary: Goodenow, Shirley J. (Kent). 26APR2010. Shirley J. Goodenow, age 67, a resident of Conneaut, Ohio, died Friday evening, April 23, 2010, at UH-Geneva Medical Center, Geneva, Ohio. She was born June 5, 1942, in Charleston, W.Va., the daughter of Charles and Anna Carrie (Trenter) Kent II. A Conneaut resident most of her life, Mrs. Goodenow had been employed as a press operator at both Molded Fiberglas and Trans Plastics, and had also worked at a number of area restaurants. She was a member of the Cuyahoga Falls Lapidary Club and was known by her family as the "crafting queen", as she could make most anything she set her mind to. Survivors include two daughters, Lynnette (Frank) Cole of Monroe Township, Ohio and Helen (David) Betts of Conneaut, Ohio; two sons, Ralph (Linda) Portzer Jr. of Kirtland, Ohio and Michael (Barbara) Portzer of Pensacola, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Peggy (Will) Hayes of Conneaut, Ohio; and three brothers, Kenneth (Lucy) Kent of Franklin Park, Ill., Charles (Carrie) Kent III of Conneaut and Richard (Marge) Kent of Conneaut. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two grandsons, Erik Portzer and Jere Kent Portzer. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 27th, at MARCY FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CENTER, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut, Ohio, with Tim Kraus, of Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 26th, at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Obituary and condolences at www.marcyfuneralhome.com and starbeacon.com. Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH): 26APR2010. HFA: 11JAN2016 [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Portzer, Linda Lee (Mikol). LINDA LEE PORTZER (nee Mikol), 55, of Kirtland, passed away Aug. 9, 2015. Beloved wife of Ralph Edward; loving mother of Samuel, Sydney and the late Erik; dear daughter of the late Gene and Dorothy Mikol; sister of Sue (Frank) Duchossoisis, Sharon Mikol, Scott Mikol, Sandy (Jeff) Dorrian and Lisa Mikol; and aunt of many. Burial will be in Mentor Cemetery. Funeral Mass at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Mentor 11 a.m. Saturday. Family will receive friends at McMAHON-COYNE-VITANTONIO FUNERAL HOME, 6330 CENTER ST. (RT. 615, N. OF RT. 2), MENTOR, FROM 4-8 P.M. FRIDAY. To leave condolences for the family, order flowers or light a memorial candle, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com. Plain Dealer, The: 13AUG2015 Accessed: 05JAN2025