Obituaries
Robert O. "Bobby" Southard
Jul 20, 2005
Robert "Bobby" O. Southard, age 79, of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, after a lengthy illness. Robert was born on July 9, 1926 in Lorain where he has lived his entire life. He was a member of the United States Navy during World War II, and worked with submarines', one in particular,...
Charles Combs
Jul 18, 2005
Charles Combs, 70, of Sheffield Lake, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born March 17, 1935 in Combs, KY, he moved to Lorain in 1952. He served in the US Marines Corps for 4 years in the 1950's having received the National Defense Ribbon, Marine Corps Good...
Florence I. Johnson
Jul 15, 2005
Florence I. Johnson, age 81, of Amherst, died on Friday, July 15, 2005 at her residence, following a short illness. She was born on January 12, 1924 in Triadelphia, West Virginia moving to Lorain County in 1956. Florence had studied elementary education at West Liberty State College and University of Pittsburgh, where she received her masters degree. She was employed...
Juan Collazo
Jul 14, 2005
Juan Collazo, age 84, of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 14, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 10, 1921 in Cidra, Puerto Rico and had moved to Lorain in 1950. Juan was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, where he and his wife enjoyed being Eucharistic Ministers...
Michael Vorkavich
Jul 11, 2005
Michael "Sarge" Vorkavich, age 91, of Lorain, past on Monday, July 11, 2005 at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born on August 5, 1913 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1940 to 1945 as a sergeant in the 27th...
Monica F. Quintin
Jul 7, 2005
Monica F. Quintin, (nee Moran), age 50, of Cheektowaga, New York, formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 07, 2005 at the Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga. She was born on January 27, 1955 in Amherst, Ohio. She was a graduate of Elyria High School in 1973. Monica lived in many places before moving to New York in March of 2004....
Jose Torres
Jul 7, 2005
Jose A. Torres, "Don Jose", age 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. Jose was born on December 28, 1926 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He moved to Lorain 11 years ago from Puerto Rico. He was a member of the United States Army during World...
Debra Mae Hancock
Jul 2, 2005
Debra Mae Hancock (nee Richmond), age 43, of Wellington and formerly of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Allen Medical Center, Oberlin, after a sudden illness. Debra was born on September 29, 1961 in Garfield Heights, later moving to Lorain and then to Wellington. She attended Vermilion High School and Medina Vocational School. She was currently attending LCCC...
Marion Finnerty
Jun 29, 2005
Marion McPherson Finnerty, age 85, of Sheffield Lake, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at her residence, following a brief illness. Mrs. Finnerty was born on February 23, 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland. She along with her late husband- Hugh, came to Sheffield Lake in 1959. She was a homemaker. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles and working in...
Vera Tkacs
Jun 27, 2005
Vera Tkacs, (nee Gembka), age 95, of Elyria, died on Monday, June 27, 2005 at Elyria Methodist Village, following a short illness. She was born on June 23, 1910 in Elyria, a former resident of Lorain, she has lived in Elyria for the past 5 years. Vera was employed as a laborer at General Industries, American Lace Factory, Elyria and...
Michael "Butch" Cherney
Jun 25, 2005
Michael "Butch" Cherney, age 62, of Richmond Heights, Ohio, formerly of Lorain, died Saturday evening, June 25, 2005 at Alter Care in Mayfield Village, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cherney was born on February 7, 1943 in Johnstown, PA. He was a member of and had been employed for 35 years, by the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local #42...
Richard J. Brestovansky
Jun 21, 2005
Richard J. Brestovansky, Sr. age 66, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a short illness. He was born on June 2, 1939 in Lorain and has lived here his entire life. Richard attended Lorain High School and Ohio Diesel Technical School in Cleveland. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic at Lorain...
Flora Vineda Patterson
Jun 17, 2005
Flora Vineda Patterson (nee Hale), age 79, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 17, 2005 at Community Health Partners HSC- West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 11, 1925 in Morgan, Alabama before moving to Lorain in 1949. She was a member of Christian Life Church, Lorain. She was a avid collector of antique glassware, angels,...
Steve Berencsi
Jun 12, 2005
Steve Berencsi, age 86, of Elyria, died on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. He was born on March 29, 1919 in Phoenixville, PA, moving to Lorain in 1953 from Niles, Ohio. He was employed at American Shipbuilding Company, Lorain for over 30 years before retiring. Steve was a member of the...
Verona "Verony" Scalf
Jun 7, 2005
Verona "Vernony" Scalf, (nee Hamilton), age 66, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a extended illness. She was born on April 12, 1939 in Harold County, Kentucky, she moved to this area in 1965. She has also lived in Michigan. Verona was a member of Full Gospel...
Diana Lynn Braddock
Jun 5, 2005
Diana L. Braddock, age 40, of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 5, 2005 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 26, 1964 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Diana was a LPN at Rae-Ann Nursing Facility in Bay Village. She was a member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Lorain. She was also a member of the...
Marcia L. Benton
Jun 4, 2005
Marcia L. Benton, (nee Mindek), 58 of Lorain, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 while visiting her son in Traverse City, Michigan, following a sudden illness. Born Sept. 27, 1946 in Cleveland, she was raised in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. A resident of Lorain since 1987, Marcia previously lived in Sheffield Lake for 11 years and various other places while her husband...
Dora Varouh
Jun 2, 2005
Dora (Theodora) Varouh (nee Solomides), age 91, of Amherst, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, as a result of complications due to pneumonia. She was born on November 17, 1913 in Alexandria, Egypt. She moved to the United States on July 13, 1955, where she lived in Amherst for the rest of...
Edward J. Chernick
May 24, 2005
Edward J. Chernick, 82, of Twinsburg, OH, formerly of Rankin, died Tues. loving husband of Sally, dear father of Dennis (Diana), Edward Jr. (Linda) and Richard (Jane), beloved grandfather of Wayne, Christine Landers, Jason, Jeremy, Melissa Chernick and Dain, great grandfather of Kyle Landers, Ryan Landers, Alexis Chernick and the late Meghan Chernick, brother of Karl, Eugene, Elizabeth Marchitello and...
Anibal Diaz
May 23, 2005
Anibal Diaz-Cabrera, age 54, of Lorain, died on Monday, May 23, 2005 at Community Health Partners and Surgical Center - West, Lorain. He was born on March 28, 1951 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He came to Lorain 3 years ago. While living in Puerto Rico he worked in construction. He attended Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. He is survived by his...
