Obituaries
Albert J. Polosky
Sep 4, 2004
Albert "Al" J. Polosky, age 55, of Lorain, died on Wed. Sept. 15, 2004 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a prolonged illness. Born on July 21, 1949 in Spangler, PA. He lived in Nanty-Glo, PA before coming to Lorain 38 years ago. He was a 1967 graduate of Lorain High School. He served...
Leo Sikorsky
Jul 21, 2004
Leo C. Sikorsky, age 88, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at his residence, following a short illness. He was born on August 11, 1915 in Canal Fulton, Ohio, his family moved to Lorain three weeks later. He attended Nativity, Hawthorne and Lorain High Schools, graduating in 1933. He was employed at US Steel in the metallurgical department...
Dorothy Welch
Jul 18, 2004
Dorothy Welch, (nee Rocher), age 92, of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 17, 1912 in Lorain, she lived in Florida for 17 years before returning to live in Sheffield Twp., in 1994. Most recently, she had been residing in assisted living in Vermilion. She...
Joseph Venzel
Jul 17, 2004
Joseph Francis Venzel, age 82, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at his residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. He was born in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1940 B graduate of Lorain High School. Joseph served in the United States Navy during World War...
Anna Stransky
Jul 17, 2004
Anna Stransky (nee Tomasic), age 83, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 17, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born August 29, 1920 in Lorain, she had lived in Lorain her entire life During World War II, she worked at Western Automatic in Elyria. In later years, she was employed at Mascon Toy...
Charlotte Podomnik
Jul 17, 2004
Charlotte B. Podomnik, (nee Palagyi), age 74, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 17, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 2, 1930 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She was a 1949 graduate of Lorain High School. She worked at General Industries in Elyria for 5 years during...
Kristina Burns
Jul 3, 2004
Kristina Burns,age 18, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 3, 2004 in the Community Health Partners Hospital emergency room, Lorain, following a short illness. Born January 13, 1986 in Lorain, Ohio , she had lived in Lorain for the past 8 years, coming from Georgia and New Jersey. She was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Lorain. She...
Yolanda M. Stumpauzer
Jul 3, 2004
Yolanda M. Stumphauzer (nee-Chaszar), age 89, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 3, 2004 in the Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain, following a brief illness. Born April 30, 1915 in Lorain, Mrs. Stumphauzer had lived in Avon for 20 years, coming back to Lorain in 1955. She was a member of St. Ladislaus Catholic Church in Lorain, and a member...
Thomas William Baxter
Jul 2, 2004
Thomas William Baxter, "P.O.T", age 77 of Lorain, died Friday, July 2, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 6, 1926 in Connellsville, Pa, he was raised in Latrobe, Pa, before coming to Lorain in 1950. He served two terms in the US Navy during World War II, partially under the...
James A. Hill
Jun 20, 2004
James A. Hill, age 69, of Lorain, died Wednesday, June 20, 2004 at his residence following a long illness. Born Nov. 28, 1934 in Cowan, TN, he came to Lorain in 1943. He served in the US Army for 3 years in Hawaii during the Korean War. He was employed at Lorain Works US Steel for 30 years, in several...
Pedro F. Flores
Jun 15, 2004
Pedro F. "Poncho" Flores, age 78, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a short illness. Born October 19, 1925 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1950 and has lived here since. He worked at Lorain Works US Steel for 33 years, retiring in 1982,...
Marion Virant
Jun 14, 2004
Marion Virant, (nee Burich), age 83, of Brookfield, WI and formerly of Lorain, died Monday, June 14, 2004 at Woodland Health Care Center, Brookfield, WI, following a 3 year illness. Born December 6, 1920 in Lorain, she lived here until moving to Wisconsin 2 years ago. She was a member of St. Vitus Catholic Church, Lorain, the Croatian Ladies Auxiliary...
William Cook
Jun 13, 2004
William A. Bill Cook, age 32, of Lorain, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital, following a sudden illness. Bill was born August 19, 1971 in Akron, Ohio, he was a 1990 graduate of Avon High School. He was a welder and brazer working at Western Enterprise for 7 years and at Invacare the past 6 years....
Angel Rosado
Jun 10, 2004
Angel Rosado, infant of Julie Wilhelm and Miguel A. Rosado, Jr., was stillborn on Thursday, June 10, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West. Besides his parents he is survived by his maternal grandparents: Jack Wilhelm and Elizabeth Wilhelm, both of Lorain, paternal grandparents: Robert and Loretta Root, of Schaumbur, IL, Miguel A. Rosado, Sr., of Lorain,...
John Hogue
May 10, 2004
John Ray Hogue, 48, of Elyria, died on Monday, May 10, 2004 at his home, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a lengthy illness. Born on Feburary 16, 1956 in Salineville, Ohio and moved to Elyria 29 years ago. John was employed by the Lorain County Engineer Highway Department for 25 years. He was a member of...
Pasqual Ortiz
May 17, 1946
Pasqual Ortiz Jr., 69, of Lorain, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at St. John Medical Center, Westlake, following a lengthy illness. Born May 17, 1946 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the 1950's. He graduated from Clearview High School in 1964 then served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Pasqual worked on the...
Santos Romer
Oct 28, 1931
Santos Romero, 75, of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 12, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a short illness. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. Further arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Eleanor M. Engler
Jul 9, 1926
Eleanor M. Engler (nee Vagrosky), age 79, died on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph Residential Center, Lorain, following a brief illness with cancer. She was born on July 9, 1926 in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. She was a 1944B graduate of Lorain High School. Eleanor was employed 11 years...
