Obituaries
Carmen Rosa Muniz
Nov 15, 2021
Carmen Rosa Muniz (nee Plaza), age 86, of Flower Mound, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2021 at her residence.
Born May 5, 1935 in Junco, Puerto Rico to Juan and Angela (nee Velasquez) Plaza, she moved to Lorain in the 1950s where she lived for over 70 years before moving to Flower Mound, Texas. She was a seamstress for...
Patricia Anderson
Nov 14, 2021
Patricia Anderson (nee Pando), age 71, passed away peacefully at her residence in Fredericksburg, Virginia on November 14, 2021.
Born April 4, 1950 to Boris and Lucy Pando in Geneva, Ohio, Patricia was raised in Sheffield Village where she spent most of her life. She graduated from Brookside High School and later worked in the plastics factory for many years. She...
Tammy J. Carver
Nov 11, 2021
Tammy J. Carver, age 62, of Sheffield Lake, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at her residence.
Born March 31, 1959 to Roger and Janette (nee Gates) Conley in Stow, Ohio, Tammy graduated from Stow High School and later moved to Lorain county in 1978. She was an administrative assistant for Sheffield Lake schools for over 25 years....
Debra L. Pruchnicki
Nov 6, 2021
Debra L. Pruchnicki (nee Fraley), age 70, of Sheffield Village, passed away at her home following a lengthy illness on Saturday, November 6, 2021, while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve.
Born August 23, 1951, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, she moved to Lorain in 1955. Debra graduated from Lorain High School in 1969 and attended business school. In 1977...
Mark Lewis
Nov 5, 2021
Mark D. Lewis, a life-long resident of Amherst, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, November 5, 2021, at the age of 56. Born August 17, 1965 in Amherst to the late William and Ruth Lewis, he graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in 1983. Marked worked as a master technician at Premier Toyota in Amherst for the...
William George "Bill" Heidrich
Nov 1, 2021
William George “Bill” Heidrich, age 67, of Lorain, passed away at his residence following a lengthy illness on Monday, November 1, 2021 while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice.
Born July 17, 1954, in Elyria, he graduated from Elyria High School in 1972 and moved to Lorain in 1976. For 32 years, Bill worked as a diesel mechanic...
Albin Gonzalez
Oct 26, 2021
Albin Gonzalez, age 59, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
Born May 30, 1962 in Lorain, he lived in Elyria and graduated from Elyria West High School in 1979. He also lived in Florida, returning in 1980 to Lorain.
Albin was a member of Tower Baptist Church in Lorain for over 20 years....
Charles Harkless
Oct 18, 2021
Charles Harkless, age 77, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. Born November 26, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia he settled in Lorain in 1959. Charles worked on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant for 20 years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the United Autoworkers Union...
Margarita Gonzalez
Oct 16, 2021
Margarita Gonzalez, age 86, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2021 at her residence in Akron, Ohio.
Born February 8, 1935 in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Alfredo and Carmen Gonzalez, she moved to Lorain in 1948 and then later to Akron in 2014. In 1971 she worked for Green Circle Growers until her retirement in 1991. She enjoyed gardening...
Brian "Fuzzy" Myers
Oct 14, 2021
Brian “Fuzzy” Myers, age 58, passed away unexpectedly on October 14, 2021 at his residence in Amherst, Ohio.
The beloved son of Neal and Shirley (nee Houghton) Myers, he was born on May 20, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. In his life he accomplished many things, including graduating from Brookside High in 1982 and attending LCCC for welding as well as...
John D. Hobson
Oct 13, 2021
John Duran Hobson, 61, of Vermilion, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Lake Pointe Health Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness.
Born May 30, 1960 in Pikeville, Kentucky, John came to Lorain in 1986 and moved to Vermilion in 1989. John worked as truck driver for Coleys CNC Machining in Vermilion for 5 years. Prior to this,...
Ricky Presutto
Oct 11, 2021
Ricky Presutto, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2021 at his residence in Lorain, Ohio.
Born August 14, 1959 to James and Dorothy (nee Hoye) Presutto Sr., he lived his entire life in Lorain. He graduated from Lorain High School and worked in maintenance for over 30 years. He was always the life of the get together, whether...
Dorothy Presutto
Oct 11, 2021
Dorothy Presutto (nee Settlemire), age 96 of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on October 11, 2021.
Born October 14, 1925 to Isaac and Anna Settlemire in Lorain, Ohio, Dorothy spent her entire life in the area. She was loved by everyone she met and gave that same love in return. Whether it was cooking for the holidays, her...
Timothy Lee Kitts
Oct 1, 2021
Timothy Lee Kitts Sr., age 68 of Olmsted Falls, passed away unexpectedly in his home on October 1, 2021.
Tim was a talented machinist and mechanic throughout the years. He loved spending time with his long time pet companion, Diesel, working on cars and fixing just about anything.
He leaves behind a daughter, Janice Kitts-Gibson of Elyria; son, Timothy (Raylene) Kitts...
Lucy Rivas-Melendez
Sep 28, 2021
Lucy Rivas-Melendez, age 90, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, while under the care of Crossroads Hospice.
Born December 7, 1930, in Orocovic, Puerto Rico, she moved to Lorain in 1949. Lucy worked as an assembler at Invacare in Lorain for 20 years, retiring in 1992. She also worked at Klein’s Department Store and K-Mart. She enjoyed crafts...
Sandra McPherson
Sep 22, 2021
Sandra S. McPherson (nee Arkel), age 50, passed away unexpectedly at her residence in Sheffield Village, Ohio on September 22, 2021. Born November 7, 1970 to John and Carol Arkel in Lorain, Ohio, Sandra spent her entire life in the Lorain area. She loved to travel, crochet, and watch crime television shows. Above all she loved being with her family...
Mary A. Pearson
Sep 15, 2021
Mary “Tita” Pearson, age 57, passed away on September 15, 2021 surrounded by her family at her residence in Lorain.
Born January 23, 1964 in Lorain to Geronimo and Carol (nee Metts) Gonzalez, Mary spent her entire life in Lorain and was raised by her grandparents, Guillermo and Julia Gonzalez. She was a manager at McDonalds in Lorain for many...
Mildred Mazgaj
Sep 15, 2021
Mildred Abahazi-Mazgaj, age 93, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2021. She had been preceded in death by her first husband, John Abahazi, second husband, Walter Mazgaj, 2 sisters, 2 brothers and both of her parents.
Mildred is survived by her 2 daughters, June Bahn and Debbie Majer, 3 grandchildren, Wendy McKinney, Mariana Montini and Michael Majer, and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral...
Sally Chernick
Sep 13, 2021
Sally Chernick (nee Blazina), 98, of Twinsburg, OH, formerly of Rankin, PA, passed away on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Edward; dear mother of Dennis (Diana), Edward Jr. (Linda) and Richard (Jane); beloved grandmother of Wayne, Christine Landers, Jason (Maggie), Jeremy, Melissa Chernick and Dain; great grandmother of Kyle Landers, Ryan Landers, Alexis Chernick, Jason Jr,...
Mark Dolan
Sep 12, 2021
Mark Dolan, age 28 of Amherst, passed away in his home on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
He was born June 1, 1993 in Lorain to Eren Dolan and was a lifelong resident of the Lorain area, most recently in Elyria and Amherst. He attended Murray Ridge Center.Mark was always the life of the party. He had a colorful vocabulary, an even...
