Obituaries
Gary L. Smith
Nov 7, 2016
Gary L. "Happy Hips" Smith, 58, of Lorain, passed away Monday, November 07, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 9, 1957 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. Gary graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1975 and then served in the US Navy. Gary worked as a self-employed dry wall installer...
Edna K. Redd
Nov 6, 2016
Edna Kathryn Redd (nee Martin), 82, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Westlake Rehab & Nursing Center following a lengthy illness. Born December 10, 1933 in Logan, Ohio, she moved to Lorain in 1966 where she has lived since. Edna worked at TN Molas & Sons, Lorain, for 16 years, retiring in 1995. She enjoyed...
Eugene "Gene" Michael
Nov 1, 2016
Eugene "Gene" Michael, age 84, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at University Hospitals, Elyria Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on September 17, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio, where he remained a longtime resident. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lorain in 1950, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953 where he...
Julia M. Hegedus
Oct 29, 2016
Julia M. Hegedus (nee Wilson), 94, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Vintondale, PA on March 31, 1922. She came to Lorain at the age of 2 and lived in Lorain and Elyria since. Julia worked for W.T. Grant Company and Higbee's Company at...
Stacy L. Davis
Oct 29, 2016
Stacy L. Davis, age 47, of Lorain, died on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his residence, while under Cleveland Clinic Hospice, of a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on November 27, 1868 in Lorain and lived in Elyria for 25 years before moving back to Lorain in 2000. Stacy attended Elyria and Lorain High Schools. He had worked...
Joyce A. Corcino
Oct 19, 2016
Joyce A. Corcino (nee Davis) 71, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1945 in Sandusky, Ohio, she moved to Lorain in the early 1960's. Joyce worked for over 30 years as a nurse's aide for several local nursing homes. She was a member of Christian...
Arcenia Feleciano
Oct 18, 2016
Arcenia Feliciano, age 73, passed away at her home on October 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her friends and family. Arcenia will always be remembered for her vivacious personality and her infectious laugh. Most of all, she will be remembered for her love of her beloved Cleveland Indians. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Luis...
Elizabeth Bascone
Oct 10, 2016
Elizabeth Bascone (nee Ploszaj) 81, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born February 16, 1935 in Lorain, she lived in Elyria and Lorain most of her life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1953. Elizabeth worked as a teachers aid for the Lorain Board of Education at Charleston,...
Jo Ann Nolan
Oct 3, 2016
Jo Ann A. Nolan (nee Workman), 71, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at The Woods of French Creek, Avon, following a lengthy illness. Born January 24, 1945 in Louisa, Kentucky, she lived in Cleveland before coming to Lorain. She graduated from West Tech High School in Cleveland. Jo Ann worked as a secretary for the State of...
Edward C. Pritts
Oct 1, 2016
Edward C. Pritts, Jr., died peacefully October 1, 2016 at Arden Courts in Westlake, Ohio. He was born May 21, 1927 in Johnstown, PA. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII, receiving the Victory Medal, then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He moved to Lorain, OH where he worked at US Steel...
Betty Williams
Sep 30, 2016
Betty J. Williams (nee Oswalt), 74, of Lorain, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 19, 1942 in Elyria, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She was a member of former Vincent United Methodist Church, Elyria.She was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo, playing cards and spending time with...
Gloria J. Ford
Sep 29, 2016
Gloria J. Ford (nee VanNest), 74, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born September 25, 1942 in Uniontown, Ohio, to the late Harry and Leota (nee Gilhan) VanNest. She was a daughter of a coal miner, raised in Uniontown and graduating from Flushing High School. She came to...
Cinderella Helbig
Sep 15, 2016
Cinderella Mae Helbig (nee Hewitt), age 77, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at the Cleveland Clinic, Avon, after being ill for 8 months.She was born on October 31, 1938 in West Brownsville, PA and moved to Lorain in 1955, where she has made home since. Cinderella enjoyed being a loving wife and mother, caring for her...
Edward "Eddie" Berrios
Sep 5, 2016
Edward "Eddie" Berrios, 79, of Lorain, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 at Amherst University Hospital, following a short illness. Born December 18, 1936 in Comerio, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1952 where he has lived since. He served in the US Air Force in the late 1950's. Eddie worked on the chassis line at Ford Motor Company...
Kateryna Kaluszyk
Aug 28, 2016
Kateryna Kaluszyk (nee Butrej), 87, of Westlake, Ohio, died peacefully on Sunday, August 28th, 2016. She was born on October 25th, 1928, in Boberka, Ukraine. She immigrated to the United States in 1950 and soon after settled in Lorain, Ohio. She belonged to the Ukrainian National Association and was a member of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in...
June Garcia
Aug 23, 2016
Mrs. June Garcia (nee King), age 80 of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born June 6, 1936 in Gassaway, West Virginia, she moved to Lorain in 1956 where she has lived since. June was a homemaker and loved gardening, cooking and taking care of her family. June is...
Rodney Lane Butcher
Aug 15, 2016
Rodney Lane "Bub" Butcher, age 75, of Elyria, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain.He was born on November 29, 1940 in Weston, West Virginia and has lived in this area for the past 24 years. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1961 until being honorably discharged in 1962.Rodney worked as...
Martha "Tina" Thomas
Aug 8, 2016
Martha R. Thomas, age 53, of Monroeville, formerly of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 8, 2016. She was born on August 1, 1963 in Lorain. She attended Clearview High School. Martha was a member of Church of God Prophecy in North Eaton. She enjoyed crafts, fishing and spending time with her children and granddaughter. She is survived by her...
Anthony Tony Davis
Aug 6, 2016
Anthony A. "Tony" Davis, age 28, of Lorain, passed away tragically on Saturday, August 6, 2016.He was born on March 4, 1988 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was a 2006 graduate of Admiral King High School. After high school, he attended the Water Proofers' and Roofers' Local 44, where he worked very hard to obtain his...
Eugene M. Tyler
Aug 2, 2016
Gene M. Tyler, age 85, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a brief illness.He was born on February 21, 1931 in Lebanon, KY and moved to Ohio in the 1950's. He attended Moorhead State University where he obtained his Associates Degree. He proudly served his country in the United States...
