Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
