Obituaries
Patricia A. Roberts
Dec 14, 2018
Patricia A. Roberts (nee Lovas), age 78, passed away peacefully at her residence in Hammond, Indiana after a lengthy illness.She was born December 28, 1939 to Joseph and Thelma (nee Mehring) Lovas in Columbus, Ohio. She lived in Lorain most of her life and attended school at Holy Trinity. She also worked as a bartender for many years at Imperial...
Shirlene K. Davis
Dec 14, 2018
Shirlene K. Davis, age 58, passed away peacefully at New Life Hospice, Lorain after a lengthy illness.Born September 16, 1960 to Frederick J. and Shirley J. (nee Winter) Davis, Shirlene lived in Lorain her entire life. She graduated from Admiral King High School in Lorain and went on to work at Lorain Products in Lorain and Tri-Tech Medical in Avon.Shirlene...
Hector Enrique Toledo
Dec 13, 2018
Hector Enrique Toledo, age 75, departed on December 13, 2018. He was born on August 22, 1943 in Lares, Puerto Rico. He was a lifelong resident of Lorain, Ohio.Hector retired from the Ford Motor Company with 30 years of service at Engine Plant I and II, in Cleveland, Ohio.He was a simple man who had a generous spirit. He enjoyed...
Susan J. Giese
Dec 11, 2018
Susan J. Giese (nee Tardio), age 82 of Lorain passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 after a lengthy illness.She was born on June 15, 1936 to Michael and Marguerite (nee Covillo) in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. After the war her family moved to Lorain.Susan enjoyed reading and gardening. She was a homemaker who loved caring for...
Donald A. Lindsey
Dec 2, 2018
Donald A. "Don" Lindsey, age 65, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his Northridge Health Center while under the care of Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born October 4, 1953 in Cleveland, he moved to Lorain in 1964. Don graduated from Lorain Catholic High School in 1971 and then went on to Ohio...
Roslyn "Rosie" Arroyo
Dec 2, 2018
On Sunday, December 2nd 2018, Roslyn "Rosie" Arroyo, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister, tragically passed away at the age of 49 years young. Rosie will be forever remembered by her two sons, Robert "Mookie" Swaskee II and Julian Lowell Diaz; granddaughter, Aubrielle Arianna Diaz; and by her parents, Ivelisse and Pete Arroyo; as well as her brother and sisters, Angel,...
Joseph L. Arizmendi
Nov 23, 2018
Joseph "Joe" L. Arizmendi, 68, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 in his home in Elyria, OH following several years illness with dementia. He was born August 11, 1950 at the Lorain St. Joseph Hospital, the son of the late Ruben and Jessie Arizmendi. He was educated in Lorain schools, and was an Elyria High School graduate.Joe was employed at...
Ivola J. Starcher
Nov 22, 2018
Ivola J. Starcher, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at New Life Hospice, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 6, 1934 in Lincoln, West Virginia and moved to Lorain in 2014. Ivola loved her family and the Lord. She was a member of Church of Acts where she was...
Sharon Phillips
Nov 16, 2018
Sharon R. Phillips (nee Burleson), age 69, of Lorain, passed away November 16, 2018 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born March 28, 1949 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Sharon attended Admiral King High School in Lorain. Sharon worked in home health care for the Nord Center, Lorain, retiring in 2013. Prior to this she...
Carolyn Ann McKissick
Nov 10, 2018
Carolyn Ann McKissick (nee Greenless), age 74, of Lorain, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 10, 2018 at her residence. She was born March 21, 1944 to Cecil and Blanche Mae (nee Nason) Greenless in Toledo, Ohio. Carolyn enjoyed motorcycle riding with her husband, sewing, making quilts as well as playing bingo. Above all, Carolyn enjoyed spending...
Daryl M. Lasky
Nov 9, 2018
Daryl M. Lasky, age 52, of Elyria, passed away Friday, November 9 2018 at his residence. Daryl was born on October 2, 1966 in Lorain and attended Otterbein University and Bowling Green State University in Ohio and Chapman University in California. He worked as a grant writer for Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, a hospital in Palm Springs, California and...
Miguel A. Cruz
Nov 2, 2018
Miguel A. Cruz, age 77, of Lorain, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at Ames Family Hospice House, Westlake following a lengthy illness. Born December 22, 1940 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, he moved to Lorain in 1960. Miguel worked at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant for over 20 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and the...
Lina L. Rodriguez
Oct 31, 2018
Lina L. Rodriguez (nee Urbina), age 94, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a lengthy illness. Born September 17, 1924 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1950. In 1960, she moved to New York where she worked for Royal Mills Ribbon Factory in Manhattan for 30 years....
Teresa Vargas Lugo
Oct 29, 2018
Teresa Vargas Lugo, age 76, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born January 9, 1942 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, she lived in Ponce, Puerto Rico where she graduated from Dr. Pila High School. She also attended Escuela Superior Vocational where she studied nursing....
Ruth L. Hurt
Oct 20, 2018
Ruth Lee Preston Hurt, 88, of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away peacefully October 20th, 2018 at Towne Center extended care facility in Avon Lake, Ohio while under the care of Mercy New Life Hospice. Born November 7, 1929, in Fairmont, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William and Pearl Lawrence Preston.She was a homemaker who loved her...
Patti Kelli
Oct 14, 2018
Patti Kelli (nee Hall), age 58, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born October 6, 1960 in Elyria, she moved to Lorain in 2004. For the past 4 years she has made Elyria her home. She was a 1979 graduate of Elyria High School and received an Associated Degree...
Richard C. Tufts
Oct 14, 2018
Richard Craig "Tiny" Tufts, age 71, of Lorain, passed away at his home on October 14, 2018 following a short illness. Born November 25, 1946 in Erie, Pennsylvania, he moved to Lorain in 1959. Craig graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst and then served in the US Navy. Craig worked at Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant...
Anani Rose-Marie Rosado
Oct 14, 2018
Anani Rose-Marie Rosado, 5 month old daughter of Juan Rosado and Rochelle Fracchione of Lorain, passed Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland. Besides her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Daniel Loera and Noah Bernhardt; maternal grandparents, Barbara Fracchione and Arthur Fracchione both of Lorain; maternal step grandfather, Carlos Pagan of Lorain; maternal great grandmother,...
Eve M. Metelsky
Oct 7, 2018
On October 7, 2018, Eve M. Metelsky passed away peacefully in Avon Oaks Care Center after a long illness. She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Andrew Metelsky in 2001; sister, Mary R. Marlowe and parents, Frank and Mary (nee Kalo) Vance of Akron, Ohio. She leaves behind her Akron siblings: Frank M. (Rosemary) Vance, Sylvia...
Daniel D. "Danny" Bobrowski
Oct 1, 2018
Daniel D. "Danny" Bobrowski, age 64, of Amherst Township, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born March 11, 1954 in Lorain, he graduated from Admiral King High School in 1972. He then went on to attend Westside Institute of Technology in Cleveland here he finished at the top of his class...
