Background

Bardoner, James Leo was born on August 17, 1918 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Son of James Ralph and Edith Margaret (Kutza) Bardoner.

Education

Graduated from the high school, Lorain.

Career

Foundry supervisor, American Crucible Company, Lorain, 1936-1946; manager standards and methods, American Crucible Company, Lorain, 1946-1956; sales manager, American Crucible Company, Lorain, 1956-1970; executive vice president, American Crucible Company, Lorain, 1970-1974; president, American Crucible Company, Lorain, 1974-1979; president, Dorn Industries (formerly American Crucible Company), Lorain, 1979-1984; retired, Dorn Industries (formerly American Crucible Company), Lorain, 1984. Board directors Lorrain National Bank, LNB bank corporation, Lorain.

Membership

Trustee Lorain Community Hospital, since 1975, chairman of the board of trustees, since 1984. Trustee Lorain Public Library, 1977-1988. President Greater Lorain County UnitedWay, 1981.

Trustee Lorain County Community College Foundation, since 1981, chairman of the board of trustees 1984-1985. Member Elyria Country Club.

Connections

Married Ruth Bradley Arndt, November 3, 1944.

father:

James Ralph Bardoner

mother:

Edith Margaret (Kutza) Bardoner

spouse:

Ruth Bradley Arndt