Obituaries
Mary R. Scherfling
Jul 14, 2014
Mary R. Scherfling (nee Swogger), 75 of Lorain, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 11, 1939 in Connellsville, Penn, she came to live in Lorain in 1954. In 1959 she moved to San Diego until returning to Lorain in 1964. Then in 1978 she moved back to...
Louise J. Janosik
Jun 24, 2014
Louise J. Janosik (nee Ziberna), 87 of Sheffield Lake, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born June 5, 1927 in Lorain, she moved to Sheffield Lake in 1950. She was a graduate of Lorain High School, class of 1945B. Louise was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Sheffield...
Tim "T.C." Craig
Jun 19, 2014
Tim "T.C." Craig, age 62, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 19, 2014. He was born on September 2, 1951, in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was a graduate of Admiral King High School and then attended Lorain County Community College, running cross country for both schools. Tim proudly served in the United States Navy,...
Eugene Martincin
Jun 17, 2014
Eugene F. "Gene" Martincin, age 82 of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at his home following a short illness. He was born on January 30, 1932 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. Eugene was a 1950 graduate of Lorain High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and received the...
Evelyn M. DiLuciano
Jun 17, 2014
Evelyn M. DiLuciano (nee Kobasic) age 90, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. She was born December 17, 1923 in Lorain, where she has been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Lorain High School. Evelyn was a member of St. Frances...
Ana Iris Rosario
Jun 11, 2014
Ana I. Rosario, age 56, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 7, 1957 in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, and lived in Lorain for the past 6 years. She was a member of Casa de Dios el Faro. Ana...
Victor Rivera
May 27, 2014
Victor Rivera, age 52, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. He was born on April 15, 1962, in Chicago, IL. Victor spent his time working on cars and loved what he did. He also enjoyed drawing and bowling. He is survived by his daughter, Nicole Rivera, of Chicago, brother, Steven, of...
Leonard Kopa
May 26, 2014
Leonard Kopa, age 53, of Del City, Oklahoma, formerly of Lorain, entered into heavens gates on Monday, May 26, 2014. He was born on January 21, 1961 in Bay Village, Ohio to Anthony and Viola (nee Greene) Kopa. He was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lorain, where he attended elementary school. He was a 1979 graduate of...
Frederick A. Kilkenny
May 24, 2014
Frederick A. "Killer" Kilkenny, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on May 24, 2014. He was born on May 9, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Kingwood, W. VA until he moved to Lorain as a teenager. He served in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge in 1966. After that, Fred went to work...
Florence B. Brusk
May 21, 2014
Florence Bernice Brusk , formerly Brzuszek, age 80, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Holy Family Home, Parma, following a brief illness. She was born on April 3, 1934 in Elyria, Ohio. She was a graduate of St. Stanislaus Grade School in 1948, St. Mary's High School in 1952, St. John College of Cleveland in 1965 and...
Catherine Marie Santiago
May 16, 2014
Catherine Marie Santiago (nee Little) went to be with the Lord on May 16, 2014. Catherine was born in Holidays Cove, West Virginia on February 2, 1934 and passed away at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, after a lengthy illness. She was a member of North Lake Baptist Church, South Amherst, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was...
Collin & Emma Provence
May 10, 2014
Collin and Emma Provence, twin children of Tonya and Skyler Provence, of Elyria, were stillborn on May 10, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Besides their parents they are survived by their brothers, Ayden and Hunter Provence, grandparents, Frieda and Tony Monteleone of Sheffield Lake and Angel and Russ Workman of Lorain, uncles, aunts and cousins. Private family services will...
Phyllis A. Brannon
May 9, 2014
Phyllis A. Brannon (nee Sadler), age 80, of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born on July 23, 1933 in Beaver Falls, PA. She was employed as a supervisor at Ramco, in Lorain, until retirement in 1990. Prior to that, she was employed as a supervisor...
Bienvenido Fernandez
May 7, 2014
Bienvenido Fernandez, 83 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born March 22, 1931 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1963. Bienvenido worked as an assembler at the Ford Motor Company in Avon Lake for 31 years, retiring in 1994. He...
Raymond G. Schwepe
May 1, 2014
On May 1st, 2014, Raymond G. Schwepe passed peacefully, joining his wife of 59 years, Pauline J. (Kruppa), who passed in 2007. Raymond was the son of Raymond H. Schwepe, originally of St. Mary's, Ohio, and Lillian A. Dieterick, of Lorain, Ohio. A lifelong resident of Lorain, Ray graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1941. During WW II he served...
Pablo Hernandez
Apr 21, 2014
Pablo C. Hernandez, 88 of Lorain, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a brief illness. Born January 10, 1926 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the early 1950's. Pablo worked at Lorain Works US Steel for 20 year, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he worked at Hoag's...
Ethel O. Jahnsz
Apr 16, 2014
Ethel O. Jahnsz (nee Williams), age 88, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born on October 21, 1925 in Weirton, West Virginia and had lived in Lorain for much of her life. She was a 1944 graduate of Lorain High School and a member of Tower...
Mary Ellen Burness
Apr 15, 2014
Mary Ellen "Mel" Burness, age 74, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Wesleyan Village, Elyria, while under the care of Crossroads Hospice. She was born on January 16, 1940 in Spencer, Mass., and had lived in Ohio for the past 60 years. She worked at Murray Ridge from 1975 until retirement in 1992. Mary was a...
Charleen Jungbluth
Apr 11, 2014
Charleen Jungbluth, age 58, of Wellington, died on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Weber Health Care Center, Wellington, where she resided for the past 30 years. She was born on June 30, 1955 in Lorain. She was a client of Murray Ridge Center in Elyria. She was a member of St. Patrick Parish in Wellington. She enjoyed bowling, singing, dancing...
Glen E. Love
Apr 11, 2014
Glen E. Love, age 75, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born on May 24, 1938, in Keavy, KY. Glen proudly served in the United States Army and was employed at Ford Motor Co. for 25 years, retiring from there in 1995. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Glen is...
