Obituaries
Marta M. Perez
Apr 2, 2006
Marta M. Perez, 52, of Lorain, died Sunday, April 02, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a brief illness. She was born March 1, 1954 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; she lived in Canovanas, Puerto Rico and then Orlando, Florida, before coming to Lorain in 2003. She attended Casa De Dios y Perto Del Cielo,...
Vivian L. Frcka-Williamson
Apr 1, 2006
Vivian L. Frcka-Williamson, (nee Pruitt), 72, of Lorain, died Saturday, April 01, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a long illness. She was born Feb. 15, 1934 in Kenova, West Virginia; she has been a resident of Lorain for many years. Surviving are her sons, Jeff Frcka of Louisville, KY, Richard Frcka of Sullivan, Paul...
Casimir Szarek
Mar 28, 2006
Casimir "Chuck"Szarek, age 86 of Lorain, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion Nursing Home, Vermilion. He was born on October 4, 1919 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was employed at the Ohio Edison Company, Edgewater Plant in Lorain for 35 years, Chuck was in management and worked as a shift engineer. A...
Gerald M. Rehoreg
Mar 26, 2006
Gerald M. "Jerry" Rehoreg, age 57, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at his home following an apparent heart attack. He was born on August 1, 1948 in Lorain and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a 1966 graduate of Elyria High School. He had also graduated from Lorain County Community College with an associates degree...
Genoveva Carrion
Mar 25, 2006
Genoveva "Veva" Carrion (nee Rodriguez), age 72, of Lorain, died on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after a long illness. She was born on January 4, 1934 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain later in her life. She enjoyed her gardening and was an animal lover. She is survived by her fiancé...
Helen I. Czipa
Mar 22, 2006
Helen I. Czipa, age 80, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home, following a long illness. She was born on March 1, 1926 in Lorain where she was a lifelong resident until moving Amherst Manor. She was a member of St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, Lorain. During her working career she was employed for many...
Jack E. Kelley
Mar 22, 2006
Jack E. Kelley, 79, of Lorain, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 21, 1926 in Marion, Ohio; he was a life long resident of Lorain. He worked as a crane operator at Lorain Works US Steel for 35 years, retiring in 1980. He was...
Maria Elizabeth Kupczynski
Mar 22, 2006
Maria Elizabeth Kupczynski, (nee Urkiv), age 99, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, following a brief illness. She was born on November 2, 1906 in Strij, Ukraine. After graduating college she taught elementary school in the vicinity of Horochiv in Volyn, Ukraine. During World War II, she resided for several years in...
Mary Kobilanski
Mar 20, 2006
Mary Kobilanski, (nee Oneszczuk), 84, of Lorain, died Monday, March 20, 2006 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 15, 1921 in Tereshany, Bukowina, Romania; she lived in Austria before settling in Lorain in 1952. She worked as a pharmacy technician in St. Joseph Hospital for 25 years, retiring in 1978. She was...
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...
Cecelia E. Begreen
Mar 19, 2006
Cecelia E. Begreen, of Winthrop, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 19, 2006. She is survived by her sister: Mary Derfiny, of Lorain and one niece. Funeral services were held at St. John the Evangelist Church, in Winthrop, on Friday, March 24. Buria will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, where a graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
