Obituaries
Jose A. Cruz
Sep 29, 2018
Jose A. "Josie" Cruz, age 69, of Lorain, passed away at Ames Hospice in Westlake on Saturday, September 29, 2018 following a short illness. Born March 4, 1949 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1953. He graduated from Admiral King High School in 1968 and served in the US Navy aboard the USS Yorktown for two years....
Hector L. Gonzalez
Sep 23, 2018
Hector L. Gonzalez, age 52, of Elyria, passed away at his home on September 23, 2018 following a short illness. Born October 3, 1965 in Lorain, he graduated from Southview High School in 1984 and attended Heidelberg College. He has been a resident of Elyria for the past 30 years. Hector worked for Glidden Paint in Huron as a supervisor....
Romana Amador
Sep 22, 2018
Romana Amador (nee Sandoval), 95, formally of Lorain, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 in Roseville, CA after a brief illness. She was born in México and moved to Texas as a child. She married Domingo Amador and they moved to Lorain, Ohio where they settled and raised their family and where she eventually became a U.S. Citizen. During...
Walter Korab
Sep 16, 2018
Walter Korab, age 99, of Lorain, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 16, 2018 at home with his family by his side.Walter was born in Elyria, OH on October 14, 1918. At age two he moved with his parents to Jasienica Rosielna, Poland. He returned to Lorain in November 1936 when he was 17 years old. Walter married Victoria (nee Buzso)...
Phyllis L. "Susie" Wiencke
Sep 11, 2018
Phyllis L. "Susie" Wiencke (nee Bohn), age 80, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community following a lengthy illness. A life-long resident of Lorain, Susie was born April 15, 1938 in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in 1957. Susie and her husband Gary owned and operated Quik As A Wink Carpet Cleaning...
Mary Krasula
Sep 9, 2018
Mary Evelyn Krasula (nee Foster) age 90, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village in Lorain. She was born July 18, 1928 in Glen Morgan, West Virginia to the late Owen and Edith (nee Fritz) Foster. Mary worked as a machine operator at Erico Products in Cleveland for over 15 years. After moving to Florida she...
Tomas Badillo
Sep 6, 2018
Tomas Badillo passed on to eternal life on Thursday, September 6, 2018. He was 88 years old. Tomas was a steelworker, but his real work in life was his service to Sacred Heart Chapel and the Catholic Church. He was ordained a Deacon in the Catholic Church in 1986, but his years of service to Sacred Heart Chapel went beyond...
Karl M. Zilka
Aug 25, 2018
Karl M. Zilka, age 68 of Lorain, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 13, 1950 in Elyria, he was a life long resident Lorain. Karl graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1968 and attended Lorain County Community College and Ohio State University. For 27 years, Karl worked as...
Judith A. Balzer
Aug 22, 2018
Judith A. Balzer (nee Tokarczyk), age 74, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Mercy Health - New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 28, 1944 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain until moving to Elyria 2 years ago. She graduated from Clearview High School in 1962 and completed training at M.B. Johnson School of...
Ralph B. Woodward
Aug 21, 2018
Ralph B. Woodward, 62, of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Mercy Health - New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a short illness. Born April 17, 1956 in Danville, Illinois, Ralph lived in the Cleveland and Lorain area including Vermilion before settling in Amherst. Ralph's career as a commercial printer began at The Lorain Printing Company. During this time,...
Melvin D. Carver
Aug 3, 2018
Melvin D. Carver, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on August 3, 2018 at his residence in Lorain. Born March 5, 1959 to Franklin and Nellie (nee Zirkle) Carver in Lorain, Melvin lived in Lorain his entire life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1977 and worked as a car wash attendant for the former Paige's Car Wash on Lake...
Robert C. Salkowitz
Jul 26, 2018
Robert C. Salkowitz, 77, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 6, 1941 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1959 and attended Ohio State University. In his youth, Robert was the first pitcher to pitch a no-hitter...
Grace M. Jones
Jul 25, 2018
Grace M. Jones (nee James), 92, of Lorain, Ohio passed away July 25, 2018 at St. John Medical Center in Avon.She was born March 19, 1926 in Mitchell, South Dakota. Before coming to Lorain, Grace lived in San Francisco, California and was employed in offices of the U.S. Marine Corps Depot of Supplies. There she met Homer C. Jones, a...
Margaret I. Trautwein
Jul 22, 2018
Margaret I. Trautwein (nee Solomon), age 89, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at her residence. Born March 9, 1929, Margaret was a lifelong resident of Lorain. She worked for Ontario department store in Lorain as a cashier for ten years until her retirement in 1971. Margaret was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Lorain, where...
David A. Smith
Jul 21, 2018
David Allen Smith, age 49, was welcomed into his heavenly home on Saturday, July 21st in Oberlin, Ohio.David was born in Akron, Ohio on April 4, 1969 to Rick and Kathy Smith. He was a 1987 Firelands High School graduate and attended Lorain County Community College where he received an Associate's Degree in Business.David was a beloved father and dedicated...
Angela C. Boyd
Jul 14, 2018
Angela C. Boyd (nee Burton), age 45, of Lorain, passed away on July 14, 2018 at New Life Hospice in Lorain after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Lorain, Angela was born September 26, 1972. She attended Lorain High School and obtained her Associates degree at Lorain County Community College where she went on to work as...
Margaret Cordova
Jul 13, 2018
Margaret Cordova, age 65, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 13, 2018 at her residence. She was born February 18, 1953 in New York, New York to Anthony and Alexandra (nee Mojica) Cordova. Margaret enjoyed music, especially Michael Jackson. She loved to color, collect stuffed animals, including "Susie" which never left her side. She collected many purses and...
Bennie G. Haynes
Jul 11, 2018
Bennie G. Haynes, age 92, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at his residence. He was born January 3, 1926 to Bennie and Myrle (nee Cooper) Haynes in Lambert Mississippi. Bennie served in the United States Navy until 1946. He worked as an over-the-road truck driver for the E&L Trucking Company until his retirement. He loved...
Helen G. Burris
Jul 7, 2018
Helen G. Burris (nee Gulas) age 81, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 17, 1936 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Helen graduated from Lorain High School in 1954. Helen worked for over 30 years in the housekeeping...
Edith M. Moody
Jun 18, 2018
Edith M. Moody (nee Dodson) age 83, of Lorain, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at Oak Hills Nursing Center following a lengthy illness. Born July 8, 1934 in Lakeland, PA, she moved to Lorain in 1953 where she has lived since. Edith was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, needlepoint and puzzle books. Surviving are her children, Walter D. Moody...
