Obituaries
Abelino "Al" Lopez
Aug 26, 2015
Abelino "Al" Lopez Sr., 96, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Avon Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility, Avon, following a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 10, 1918 in Rockdale, Texas, he came to Lorain in 1947. Al served in the US Navy during World War II. He worked as a car spotter in the screening station of the coke...
Dorothy Rose Spears
Aug 22, 2015
Dorothy Rose Spears (nee Coulter), age 81, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at home. She was born April 14, 1934, in New Martinsville, West Virginia, and moved to Lorain in 1956, at 22 years of age. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, crocheting, reading, Scrabble, crossword puzzles, and Star Trek. She especially loved Christmas and Christmas ornaments. She...
Samuel J. Viers
Aug 11, 2015
Samuel J. "Slick" Viers, 80, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 16, 1935 in Clinchco, Virginia, he graduated from Clinchco High School in 1953 then came to Lorain in 1956. Samuel retired as a mill right for Lorain Works US Steel in 1997 after 30 years...
Kimberly S. Harris
Aug 10, 2015
Kimberly S. Harris (nee Vance), age 53, of Lakewood, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 17, 1962, living in El Paso, TX before moving to Sheffield Lake, where she lived most of her life. Kim was a 1980 graduate of Brookside High School and then she served...
Martha Zelinski
Aug 2, 2015
Martha Zelinski, (nee Ray), age 90, of Lorain, died on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Elmcroft of Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Martha was born on July 1, 1925 in Dotson, Kansas, spending her early childhood years living in Dodge City. She graduated from Melrose High School, in Boston, Mass in 1942. She completed nursing school in Moldan, Mass before...
John Vancs
Jul 26, 2015
John "Graney" Vancs, 89, of Huron, formerly of Lorain, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, following a lengthy illness. Born August 10, 1925 in Lorain, he moved to Huron 7 years ago living with his niece Rosanne (David) Winbigler and his faithful companion Harbor, the family dog. John graduated from Lorain High School and...
Michael T. Kobylka
Jul 23, 2015
Michael T. Kobylka, of Toledo, OH, and formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, following a lengthy illness. Born on March 20, 1947 in Lorain, he lived in the Lorain area until moving to Toledo in 2013. He was a 1965 graduate of Admiral King High School and served in the US...
Linden E. Peck
Jul 18, 2015
Linden E. Peck, 84 of Lorain, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born July 19, 1930 in Fremont, he moved to Lorain in 1958. Linden worked as an assembler at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the United Auto Workers...
Francisco Gonzalez
Jul 16, 2015
Francisco Gonzalez, age 87, of Lorain, died on Friday, July 17, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 13, 1927 in Lares, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in 1954. Francisco was employed at the Lorain Ford Motor Assembly Plant as a line worker for 20 years, retiring in 1989. He...
Rose E. Preteroti
Jul 14, 2015
Rose Elaine Preteroti, age 84, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her residence, following a lengthy illness. Born on October 16, 1930 in Allison, PA, she lived in Cleveland and Lakewood before moving to Lorain in 1987. Rose was employed as a secretary at Adult Parole Authority in Cleveland. She also worked various jobs in hospitals and...
Joyce A. Melnyczuk
Jul 11, 2015
Joyce A. Melnyczuk (nee Stursa), age 66 of Elyria, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 28, 1948 in Lorain, she graduated from Clearview High School in 1967. She moved to Elyria in 1973. Joyce worked 11 years as a clerk in admitting and medical records at the...
Yolanda M. Rosario
Jul 8, 2015
Yolanda M. Rosario (nee Alvarez), age 41 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 11, 1974 in Lorain, she has lived in Lorain her entire life. Yolanda graduated from Southview High School in 1993. She worked for Riddell in Elyria as an...
Virgil Willingham
Jul 7, 2015
Virgil "Willie" Willingham, 87, of Collins, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born June 11, 1928 in Redstone, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Pennsylvania before settling in Lorain in 1950. Willie was a US Army veteran, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 451. He...
Patricia Dancik
Jun 28, 2015
Patricia Dancik, 53, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. Born June 17, 1962 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Patricia worked as a bartender Gills International Lounge in Lorain for 18 years. She enjoyed going to the beach, swimming and loved her grandchildren. Surviving is her son, Keith...
Francisco R. Rios
Jun 26, 2015
Francisco R. Rios, 70, of Lorain, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born February 18, 1945 in Lares, Puerto Rico, he lived in New Jersey before coming to Lorain in 1972. Francisco worked in New Jersey as a bus driver for Greyhound and also drove ambulances and taxis. After moving...
Helen A. Hicks
Jun 18, 2015
Helen A. Hicks, (nee Kosco), age 95, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a brief battle with cancer. Helen was born November 3, 1919, to Hungarian immigrants Frank Kosco Sr. and Anna Tokar, and was the youngest of four children. When her mother died from an infection after...
Mildred Hrinda
Jun 15, 2015
Mildred Hrinda (nee Radyk), 80, of Lorain, passed away at her home on Monday, June 15, 2015. Born May 23, 1935 in Sheffield Village, Ohio, she lived in both Lorain and Vermilion. She was a graduate of Brookside High School. Mildred retired from CenturyTel where she worked as an operator for many years. She enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles. Surviving...
Sandra A. Nagy
Jun 10, 2015
Sandra A. Nagy (nee Doebber), 61 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. Born September 23, 1953 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, she grew up in Alexandria, Minn., and traveled all over the United States. In the early 1970's she moved to Cleveland and settled in Lorain in 1978. Sandra...
Joseph J. Trelay
May 29, 2015
Joseph J. Trelay Sr., 92, of Sheffield Village, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria, following a short illness. Born April 28, 1923 in Lorain, he moved Elyria in the late 1970's. He graduated from Lorain High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corp then in the US Army serving during World War II. Joseph worked...
Guadalupe Villegas
May 27, 2015
Guadalupe Cruz Villegas, 73, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his daughter's residence while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve following a lengthy illness. Born December 14, 1941 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the 1960's and worked in a greenhouse in Avon for many years. He attended Sacred Heart Chapel....
