Obituaries
Rosa Hernandez
Apr 5, 2013
Rosa Hernandez (nee Cantu) 83 of Lorain, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 21, 1929 in Victoria, Texas, she came to Lorain in 1951. Rosa worked as the head cook at Ohio Extended Care, Lorain for 20 years, retiring in 1992. Prior to that, she worked as a...
Edward "Johnny" Johnson
Apr 4, 2013
Edward "Johnny" Johnson, 70, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community following a short illness. Born May 16, 1942 in Dudley, Mass., he lived in Norfolk, Va., before coming to Lorain in 1963. He served in the US Navy, and worked for the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant as an assembler. Johnny did a lot...
Marilyn Collins
Apr 2, 2013
Marilyn Collins (nee Hunter), 78 of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. Born August 27, 1934 in Lorain, she settled in Elyria in 1962. She graduated from Brookside High School and then from St. Alexis Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. She worked as a nursing supervisor at Elyria Methodist Home...
Dale Lynne Carter
Apr 1, 2013
Dale Lynne Carter, (nee Speakman), age 62, of Vermilion, died on Monday, April 1, 2013 in the ER at Mercy Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Dale Lynne was born on August 23, 1950 in Canton, Ohio. She was a resident of Vermilion for the past 11 years. Dale Lynne enjoyed arts and crafts, especially quilting and spending time...
Mary "Maria" Segarra
Mar 27, 2013
Mary Segarra, 83 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her residence while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 12, 1930 in Lares, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1951. Mary worked as a sales clerk for Kmart in Lorain for 9 years. Prior to that, she worked as a...
Mary Evans
Mar 23, 2013
Mary Iwasyszyn-Evans, (nee Wolobuyiw) 87, of Naples, Florida and formerly of Lorain, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 23, 2013 under the care of Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. She was born on June 6, 1925 in Husariwka, Kharkiv Region of Ukraine to the late Anna (Lariwna) and Artem Wolobuyiw. As a child she survived the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the...
Georgina Gracia
Feb 28, 2013
Georgina "Geor" Gracia (nee Alicea), age 89, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born on March 17, 1923, in Corozal, Puerto Rico. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. She enjoyed collecting dolls, cooking, and working in her garden. Georgina is survived by her sons; Jose, Victor, and...
Etanislao Perez
Feb 23, 2013
Etanislao "Don Tano" Rivera Perez, 89, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at his residence while under the care of Grace Hospice following a long illness. Born March 13, 1923 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the 1950's. He worked for Penn Central Railroad and retired from Lake Terminal Railroad as a group leader in...
Ramon P. Velazquez
Feb 16, 2013
Ramon P. Velazquez, age 86, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born on June 30, 1926, in San German, Puerto Rico and had moved to Philadelphia in 1967, where he lived until moving to Lorain in 1979. While living in Philadelphia, he...
Petro Orynchak
Feb 13, 2013
Petro "Pete" Orynchak, age 87, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 25, 1925 in Poland and had moved to Lorain in 1950 from Germany. He had worked for Fruehauf Trailer Company and then US Steel, where he retired from over...
Daniel W. Prinnier
Feb 7, 2013
Daniel W. Prinnier, age 66, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Speciality Hospital of Lorain, Amherst. He was born on May 19, 1946 in Waltham, Mass, moving to Lorain in the 1970's. He worked as a cook in the cafeteria at Ford Motor Co., Lorain and at Clovervale. Daniel enjoyed gardening, watching sports, and being quizzed...
Primitivo Torres
Jan 29, 2013
Primitivo Torres, 85 of Lorain, passed away January 29, 2013 at Autumn Aegis Home after suffering Alzheimer's for over three years. He was born June 9th, 1927 in Aguada, Puerto Rico and had lived in Lorain since coming to work at Lorain Works US Steel in 1950. He retired in 1983. Primitivo was active in Sacred Heart Church till the...
Carmen Figueroa
Jan 29, 2013
Carmen Figueroa (nee Ortiz), age 73, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 16, 1939 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, living most of her life in Lorain. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Spanish Congregation, and was a faithful servant to her...
Mary Orlinski
Jan 26, 2013
Mary Orlinski, (nee Woloszanski), age 95, of Lorain, died on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at her residence. Mary was born on September 4, 1917 in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a member of Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Church. She was employed for 16 years at Higbees Dept. Store in the domestic and housewares dept....
Barbara L. Farkosh
Jan 26, 2013
Barbara L. Farkosh (nee Kerr), 76 of Amherst, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Regency Hospital of Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born July 16, 1936 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, she lived in Texas, California, and Ohio before moving to Amherst several months ago. Barbara was a homemaker, and loved being a wife and mother. She was a member of AA...
Eliu G. Salas
Jan 20, 2013
Eliu G. "Leo" Salas, age 83, of Lorain, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Specialty Hospital, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 21, 1929 in Fresno, Texas, moving to Lorain in 1951. He was employed at US Steel for 34 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, United Steelworkers Union...
Alonzo W. Hall
Jan 20, 2013
Alonzo W. "Lonnie" Hall, age 72, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at his home, on Sunday, January 20, 2013. He was born on July 27, 1940 in Washington, PA and has lived in Lorain since 1974. He was employed at Ford Motor Co, Avon, for 29 years, retiring in 2002. While living in Washington, PA, he took great pride in...
Shirley A. Belmont
Jan 10, 2013
Shirley A. Belmont (nee Landy), 72, of Lorain, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 9, 1940 in Lorain, she lived in Michigan most of her life, returned to Lorain 18 years ago. She enjoyed playing bingo, puzzle books and watching CSI and Law and Order. Surviving are her sons, Danny Zirkle, Randy...
Dolores J. Silagy
Jan 4, 2013
Dolores J. "Toots" Silagy, (nee Bodnar), age 76, of Lorain, died on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 9, 1936 in Lorain. Dolores enjoyed cooking, watching old movies and especially spending time with her family. She is survived by son: Frank Silagy, with whom she made her...
James R. "J.R." Collins
Dec 31, 2012
James R. "J.R." Collins, age 61, of Lorain, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after losing his battle with cancer. He passed away while his family and many close friends were by his side. He was born on June 23, 1951 in Connellsville, PA, moving to Lorain in 1973. "J.R." was employed as...
