Obituaries
Werner "A.J" Jahnz
Sep 2, 2005
Werner " A.J." Jahnsz, age 78, of Lorain, died on Friday, September 2, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West. He was born on June 30, 1927 in Lorain and has lived here his entire life. He was a 1946 graduate of Lorain High School. During the Korean Conflict he served in the United States Army...
Andres "Andy" Dearmas
Sep 2, 2005
Andres "Andy" Dearmas, age 29, of Lorain, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 from injuries sustained in a motor scooter accident on the Henderson Avenue Bridge in Lorain. Born January 14, 1976 in Cleveland, he has lived in Lorain since 1982. He was formerly employed by Marc's in Elyria for 2 years. Andy was a very outgoing and friendly person who...
Stephen J. "Pesta" Swetz
Sep 1, 2005
Stephen J. "Pesta" Swetz, 78, of Amherst, formerly of Lorain, died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, after a brief illness. He was born on August 1, 1927 in Lorain where he resided with his late beloved Betty until her death in February 2004. He was employed by Fruehauf Trailer Corp. until their move from Avon....
William F. "Fuzzy" Fazekas
Aug 29, 2005
William F. "Fuzzy" Fazekas, age 65, of Amherst, died on Monday, August 29, 2005, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after complicating conditions. He was born on November 1, 1939 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. Bill graduated from Lorain High School in 1957. Upon graduation from high school at the age of 18, "Fuzzy"...
Dorothy Pashko
Aug 25, 2005
Dorothy L. Pashko, (nee Dobish), 77, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Aug. 16, 1928 in Pennsylvania, she has lived in Lorain since 1948. Dorothy was a wonderful wife and the best mother and homemaker and a best friend a daughter...
John Strasko
Aug 24, 2005
John Strasko, age 94, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born on June 11, 1911 in Donora, PA, he then moved to Europe with his family in 1916 before moving to Lorain in 1928. He was employed in the Power House at US Steel for...
Julia Quinones
Aug 22, 2005
Julia Quinones, (nee Velasquez), 87, of Lorain, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2005 at the Specialty Hospital of Lorain following a short illness. Born May 22, 1918 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1953 and has lived here since. Julia was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Lorain, and enjoyed listing to Spanish music, cooking, sewing, and was...
Esther L. Meinke
Aug 16, 2005
Esther L. Meinke, (nee Dennis), age 76, of Elyria, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at Hospice of the Cleveland Clinic, following a short illness. Born February 8, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, she moved to Sandusky in 1935. She also lived in Lagrange where she graduated from Beldon High School in 1947. Esther then moved to Elyria where she...
Ardeshir Cheriky
Aug 16, 2005
Ardeshir Cheriky, age 44, of Elyria, died on August 16, 2005 at his residence, following a sudden illness. He was born on August 6, 1961 in Nomehyek, Iran and lived there until coming to the United States in 1997. He had worked as a tow motor mechanic for Black River Industries, Elyria. He enjoyed working on cars. He is survived...
Mary A. Montagnese
Aug 15, 2005
Mary A. Montagnese, (nee Marotta), age 81, of Sheffield Township, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2005 at her residence, following a sudden illness. Born May 30, 1924 in Marblehead, Ohio, she was a graduate of Lakeside High School in Danbury Twp. She has been a resident of Lorain for over 60 years. Mary worked for General Industries, Elyria, as a...
Gladys Lamboy
Aug 6, 2005
Gladys Lamboy, (nee Diaz), age 49 of Lorain, died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center from injuries sustained in an auto accident in London, Kentucky. She was born on March 21, 1956, in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain to live 33 years ago. During that time she had resided in Amherst for 5...
Irma Moreno
Aug 6, 2005
Irma Moreno, 74, of Lorain County, died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at Fairview Hospital in Fairview Park, Ohio, following an extended illness. Mrs. Moreno was born on August 10, 1930 in Cadereyta, N.L., Mexico. She had lived in Lorain County for most of her life. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain. She enjoyed cooking, reading, working...
George L. Gonzalez
Aug 5, 2005
George L. Gonzalez, age 59, of Sheffield Lake, died on Friday, August 5, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 24, 1946 in Manati, Puerto Rico, he lived in Lorain for 50 years. He had attended Admiral King High School. George enjoyed playing pool and fishing. He is survived by many children, grandchildren...
Danielle Bella Donna Rosado
Aug 5, 2005
Danielle Bella Donna Rosado, of Lorain, infant daughter of Carla Rodriguez and Jimmy Rosado, was stillborn on Friday, August 5, 2005, at Community Health Partners, Lorain. Besides her parents, she is survived by her sisters, Jasmine Rios, Patria Rodriguez, and Bianca Rosado, her brothers, Darryon and Amillyo Higginbotham, maternal grandparents, Patricia and Daniel Alicea, paternal grandparents, Judith Velez and Jose...
Irene A. Ceh
Jul 31, 2005
Irene A. Ceh, (nee Milasky) age 75, of Amherst, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005. She was born on September 13, 1929 in Cleveland, and came to Lorain as an infant. She resided there until moving to Amherst Township in 1955. Mrs. Ceh graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1947B. Mrs. Ceh and her husband, Joseph, were the owners...
Martha A. Cardona
Jul 31, 2005
Martha A. Cardona, age 61, of Lorain, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at Community Health Partners, after a sudden illness. She was born on December 4, 1943 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1972. Martha was a homemaker, where she was a mother and a friend to everyone. She also enjoyed crocheting, playing instant BINGO games, and...
William V. Zakowski
Jul 28, 2005
William V. "Worm" Zakowski, age 54, of Amherst, died on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at his residence. Born on August 6, 1950 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain until moving to Amherst in 1997. He was employed in the shipping/receiving dept. at US Steel for 35 years, retiring in 2004. He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union...
Dorothy A. Prosak
Jul 24, 2005
Dorothy Annastatia Prosak, (nee Suchocki) age 76, of Lorain, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, while under the care of the Porter family following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 5, 1928 in Lorain, she has lived here her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1947. Dorothy worked at Zig's Food Market in...
Dolores "Lolita" Kassab
Jul 23, 2005
Dolores I. "Lolita" Kassab, (nee Lorenzana), age 47, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 27, 1958 in Lorain, she also lived in Brooklyn, New York for 4 years before moving back to Lorain. She was a member of House of Praise International Church,...
Robert L. Howell
Jul 21, 2005
Robert L. Howell, Jr, age 58, of Sheffield Village, died on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, after fighting hard with a lengthy illness. He was born on June 12, 1947 in Lorain, and has lived his entire life in Lorain County. He was a 1965 graduate of Brookside High School. Robert was in the United...
