Obituaries
Ida Lee McLemore
Mar 19, 2006
Ida Lee McLemore, (nee Robinson), 86, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1919 in Town Creek, Alabama, living in Richmond Indiana before coming to Elyria in 1944. She has been a resident of Lorain since 1972. She was a member of Church on the North...
Billy D. Kelly
Mar 15, 2006
Billy D. Kelly, age 69, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born on October 5, 1936 in Canton, Ohio; he was raised in Smithfield, PA before moving to Elyria in 1969. He was a graduate of Point...
Andrew R. Fankell
Mar 13, 2006
Andrew R. Fankell, age 58, of Sheffield Village, died on Monday, March 13, 2006 at his residence, following a brief illness. Andrew was born on April 19, 1947 in Lorain. He had moved to Sheffield Village in 1978 from Lorain. He served in the United States Airforce from 1965-1969, during the Vietnam Era. He was employed at Republic Technologies, formerly...
Obie Corbin
Mar 11, 2006
Obie "Shortie" Corbin, age 94, of Lorain, died on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at his residence. He was born on January 25, 1912 in Butler, Georgia. He was employed as a foreman/pipefitter for US Steel, retiring in 1979. Obie was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Lorain. He also was a member of the United Steel Workers Union...
Martha R. Lukesic
Mar 9, 2006
Martha Rose Lukesic, (nee Matic), 94, of Lorain, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community following a lengthy illness. She was born August 9, 1911 in Lorain, where she had been a lifelong resident. She worked at Central Bakery, Lorain as a clerk and in sales. Following this she worked at Tony's Bakery in Lorain, retiring in...
Jose Mariano Gonzalez
Mar 6, 2006
Jose Mariano Gonzalez, Sr., age 78, of Lorain, died Monday, March 6, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Lares, Puerto Rico, and resided in Lorain for the past 54 years. Jose was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, where he was a member of the Sociedad de Santo...
Emigene O. Harcsar
Mar 6, 2006
Emigene Ola Harcsar, (nee Evans) 86 of Lorain, died Monday, March 6, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born January 20, 1920 in Portsmouth; she has lived in Lorain area most of her life. She worked as an assembler at General Industries in Elyria, retiring in 1977. She attended the...
Margaret Thomas
Mar 5, 2006
Margaret Thomas, 81, of Van Wert, Ohio, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Van Wert Manor following a short illness. She was born April 10, 1924 in Elyria; she has lived in the Van Wert area for many years. Surviving is her brother, William Thomas of Williamston, MI; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Julia Victoria Romero
Mar 4, 2006
Julia Victoria Romero, (nee Colon), age 69, died Saturday, March 4, 2006,at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 27, 1936 in San Isabel, Puerto Rico; she lived in Bronx, NY before coming to Lorain in 1949. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. Julia was a homemaker and...
Herman Castillo
Mar 4, 2006
Herman Castillo, 66, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a lengthy illness. He was born May 2, 1939 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Herman came to Lorain in 1948. In 1960, he returned to Mayaguez for one year before coming back to Lorain. In 1966 he went to Mayaguez to...
Stephen Komar
Feb 28, 2006
Stephen Komar, age 80, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 following a short illness. He was born on May 17, 1925 in Lorain where he has lived his entire life. He was a 1943 graduate of Lorain High School. Stephen served in the United States Navy during World War II. He earned the World War II Victory Medal,...
Charles Albert Norton
Feb 26, 2006
Charles Albert Norton, 87, of Lorain, died Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. He was born November 21, 1918 in Amherst Township, and lived in Avon from 1947 until he moved to Lorain in 1985 where he has lived since. He was a 1936 graduate of Clearview High School. He then served in the...
Maria Gela Burgos
Feb 25, 2006
Maria "Gela" Burgos, age 72, of Lorain, died after a brief illness, on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at The New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on May 25, 1933 in Orocobi, Puerto Rico, and had moved to Lorain 13 years ago. Maria enjoyed playing Dominoes and watching her favorite Soap Operas. She is survived by...
Eliazar Garza, Jr
Feb 22, 2006
Eliazar "Alex" Garza, Jr., age 52, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Lorain, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at Houston Herman Memorial Hospital, Houston, Texas, following a sudden illness. He was born on September 27, 1953 in Lorain, moving to Houston, Texas 20 years ago. He was a 1973 graduate of Southview High School, Lorain. He was employed as a...
Donald C. Gray
Feb 21, 2006
Donald C. "Pete" Gray, 65, of Lorain, died Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a lengthy illness. He was born November 7, 1940 in Lorain, and has lived here his entire life. He served in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He worked at Thew Shovel as a crane repairman...
Olena Hryszczenko
Feb 20, 2006
Olena "Helen" Hryszczenko, (nee Dacio), 83, of Lorain, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a sudden illness. She was born on September 3, 1922 in the Ukraine. She came to Lorain in 1951, and has lived here since. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking, gardening and baking. In the 1970's, she worked at...
Robert G. Elek
Feb 13, 2006
Robert G. Elek, 84, of Lorain, died Monday, February 13, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a short illness. He was born November 17, 1921 in Elyria, coming to Lorain in 1954 where he has lived since. Robert served in the US Army during World War II as a corporal in Company B 319th Infantry....
Ernest E. Malone
Feb 11, 2006
Ernest E. "Ivy" Malone, age 54, of Lorain, died on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland from injuries sustained in a pedestrian car accident. He was born on January 17, 1952 in Buchel, Kentucky, moving to Lorain when he was 13 years old. He enjoyed bicycling, pets, attending various churches, writing music and playing harmonica in a...
Frances Less
Feb 10, 2006
Frances Less, (nee Polny) age 92, of Lorain, died on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, following a short illness. She was born March 8, 1913 in Lorain, and has lived here her entire life. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, and the parish Altar and Rosary Society. She was also a member of...
Helen M. Super
Feb 10, 2006
Helen M. Super, (nee Kocak), age 92, of Lorain, died on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 12, 1913, in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School class of 1931 B. She was a member of...
