Obituaries
Dorothy Mae Fazekas
May 20, 2005
Dorothy Mae "Dot" Fazekas (nee Unger), age 90, of Elyria, died on Friday, May 20, 2005 in Elyria. "Dot" was born to Clarence and Hazel Unger on May 16, 1915, in Lorain. She and her husband, Bill owned Bill's Cigar Store on Broadway Ave., in Lorain, for many years. After retiring 30 years ago, she and her husband moved to...
Roger H. Strickling
May 19, 2005
Roger H. Strickling, age 68, of Lorain, died on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a short illness. He was born on September 30, 1936 in MacFarlan, West Virginia, he was raised in the Kipton - Oberlin area before moving to Lorain in 1986. He was employed as a grounds crew...
Ganna Panzel
May 19, 2005
Ganna Panzel (nee Komar) age 71, of Sheffield Village, died Thursday, May 19, 2005, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born June 4, 1933 in Lorain, she lived here until moving to Sheffield Village 5 years ago. She was a 1952 graduate of Lorain High School and attended Lorain County Community College for 2 years. She was a member...
Ada M. Morgan
May 17, 2005
Ada Martha Morgan (nee Winchester), age 85, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born on October 31, 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio. She had then moved to Lorain in 1956 from Cleveland. Ada enjoyed reading, crocheting, and especially spending time with her family and...
Timothy Benczi
May 17, 2005
Tim E. Benczi, age 51, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, after an extended illness. He was born on September 21, 1953 in Lorain, where he has lived most of his life. Tim was a self-employed construction worker and primarily worked in the Lorain area. He was a member of the...
Eufemia Ocasio
May 13, 2005
Eufemia Ocasio, (nee Roldan), age 75, of Lorain, died on Friday, May 13, 2005 at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 29, 1929 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain since 1950. Eufemia was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where she was a member of the Cursillo Movement...
Marylin Lee Gutschmidt
May 12, 2005
Marylin Lee Gutschmidt, 70, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Golden Acres Lorain County Home, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 12, 1934 in Danville, Illinois, she lived in Holland, Michigan before coming to Lorain in 1994. Surviving are her sons, Ralph Woodward of Amherst, Rob Woodward of Chrisman, Illinois, and Ray Bennett of Huntsville, Alabama, daughters,...
Camille Flesch
May 11, 2005
Camille M. Flesch, (nee Biddle), age 77, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at her residence following a short illness. Born Sept. 12, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, she came to Lorain in 1947 and has lived here since. Camille cherished her family, and was fond of her pets and animals in general. She was a humanitarian, and took...
Mae B. Jessel
May 11, 2005
Mae B. Jessel, (nee Malinowski), age 91, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at her residence following a short illness. Born May 28, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA, she moved to Lorain in 1920 where she has lived since. She owned and operated Mae's Beauty Shop and Jessel's Beauty Shop in Lorain for 45 years before retiring in 1982. She...
Zygmont E. Rybarczyk
May 8, 2005
Zygmont E. "Zig" Rybarczyk, age 92, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin, gently and peacefully in his sleep. Born in Murray City, Ohio, he had lived in Lorain since age 2. Mr. Rybarczyk had graduated from Lorain High School and attended Oberlin College. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during World...
Theodore Pulliam
May 7, 2005
Theodore "Ted" Pulliam, age 50, of Lorain, died on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at his residence, following a sudden illness. Born in Lorain, he has lived here his entire life. He was a 1973 graduate of Southview High School Ted was employed as a machine operator in the tool & die dept of Numatics, Inc. Elyria for numerous years. He...
Dora B. Archie
May 3, 2005
Dora B. Archie (nee Gumbert), age 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, after a brief illness. She was born on October 27, 1918 in Wurtland, Kentucky. She had moved to Lorain and lived here for 57 years. She was employed at Admiral King High School as a custodian for 10 years, retiring...
John M. Herda
May 2, 2005
John M. Herda, age 83, of Lorain, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, after a lingering illness. Mr. Herda was born on June 26, 1921 in Ligonier, PA and had moved to Lorain in 1946, spending the winters in North Port, FL, since 1981. He was a member of the Catholic Church of...
Harold R. Jabbusch
Apr 28, 2005
Harold R. Jabbusch, age 89, of Elyria, Ohio, died on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born on November 15, 1915 in Elyria and has lived all of his life in the Lorain-Elyria area. He was a 1932 graduate of Elyria High School. He was employed as a foreman for...
Anthony A. Simo
Apr 25, 2005
Anthony A. Simo, age 84, of Elyria, died on Monday, April 25, 2005 in the emergency room at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. He was born on June 7, 1920 in Lorain, he moved to Elyria in 1952. He was a 1938 graduate of Lorain High School. He served in the United States Army during World...
Veronica L. Lynch
Apr 25, 2005
Veronica L. "Von" Lynch, (nee Goodson), age 52, of Lorain, died on Monday, April 25, 2005 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital, following a sudden illness. She was born on April 29, 1952 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She has lived most of her life in Lorain. She was a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Lorain. "Von" enjoyed arts & crafts,...
Alfred H. Danicki
Apr 20, 2005
Alfred H. "Fritz" Danicki, age 81, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, following a short illness. He was born on March 14, 1924 in Lorain, and has been a lifelong resident. He served as a fireman first class in the United States Navy during World War II aboard destroyer...
Clara M. Pustulka
Apr 20, 2005
Clara M. Pustulka, (nee Burgess), age 88, of Lorain, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a short illness. Born Aug. 17, 1916 in Lorain, she was a life long resident here. She had worked 10 years for Lorain Products as an assembler, retiring in 1962. She was a volunteer...
Domer Richter Sr
Apr 12, 2005
Domer Richter Sr. age 81, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 14, 1924 in Normalville, PA, he moved to Lorain in 1957. He later was a resident of Amherst and Sheffield Lake, before returning to Lorain 3 years ago. He served as...
Geraldine M. Lincicome
Apr 12, 2005
Geraldine M. Lincicome, (nee Boyle), age 75 of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She battled three bouts with cancer over the past 7 years. Born Aug. 21, 1929 in Elyria and raised there, she lived most of her adult life in Lorain. She was a graduate of Elyria High School....
