Obituaries
Luz Marcano
Jan 23, 2012
Luz Marcano, age 63, of Lorain, passed away after a lengthy illness, on Monday, January 23, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born on May 10, 1948 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and had moved to Lorain 25 years ago. While living in Puerto Rico, she was employed by the government, for 30 years, working at a rest...
Marga Hunyad
Jan 18, 2012
Marga V. Hunyad, (nee Strals), age 86, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at Amherst Manor Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 9, 1925 in Riga, Latvia, moving to this area in 1993 from Mississippi. She was a member of the Firelands Baptist Church. Marga is survived by her sons, Valdis Vitols, of...
Ernestina "Tina" Mendoza
Jan 18, 2012
Ernestina "Tina" Mendoza Heaven celebrates as Ernestina 'Tina' Mendoza (nee Ureste), 84 of Lorain, went home to the Lord's house on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. Tina was under the care of New Life Hospice and passed away with her children at her side. She was born September 4th, 1927 in Alamo, Texas. Tina grew up on a farm in Alamo,...
Kathleen "Katie" Gerek
Jan 17, 2012
Kathleen "Katie" Gerek, (nee Kudlo), 64, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born March 16, 1947 in Lorain, where she was a life long resident. Katie was the first female cab driver in Lorain. She also worked as a dispatcher for the cab company for many years, and...
Carmen M. Perez
Jan 17, 2012
Carmen M. Perez (nee Arce), age 82, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at the Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville. She was born on February 26, 1929, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, where she spent most of her younger years. She moved to Lorain over 50 years ago. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where...
Helen Lewyckyj
Jan 16, 2012
Helen Lewyckyj was born Helen Federowska in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, a charming small city about a 3-hour drive from the capital city, Kiev. She was one of several siblings, mostly sisters and one brother. Her father was a principal engineer at a local factory that produced sugar from sugar beets, a Ukrainian staple. Her mother passed away at an early age,...
Andres Aponte
Jan 12, 2012
Andres Aponte, age 83, of Lorain, died on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. Andres was born on November 30, 1928 in Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain over 50 years ago. He was employed at Ford Motor Company, Brookpark, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel and enjoyed fishing. He is survived...
Isaac P. Galvan
Jan 11, 2012
Isaac P. Galvan, age 92, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 3, 1919 in Forleton, Louisiana, also living in Tyler, Texas before moving to Lorain in 1943. He served with the United States Army from 1944 until 1946. Isaac was employed as...
Dolores Sanabria
Jan 4, 2012
Dolores "Dona Lola" Sanabria, (nee Jimenez) age 88, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at her residence, following a brief illness. She was born on November 16, 1923 in Camuy, Puerto Rico, living in New York City prior to moving to Lorain in 1957. Dolores was employed in the cafeteria at Lowell, Whittier and Southview Schools for 20...
Mildred "Millie" Krase
Jan 4, 2012
Mildred M. "Millie" Krase, (nee Schuller), 91 of Oberlin, passed away at her residence while under the care of Stein Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 22, 1920 in Lorain, she graduated from Lorain High School in 1938. In 2002, she moved to Oberlin. Millie was a homemaker and a member of Pittsfield Community Church. She was the last...
Francis F. Britton
Dec 28, 2011
Francis F. Britton, age 64, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at his home. He was born on May 8, 1947, in Mt. Morris, PA. He moved to Clarksburg, West Virginia when he was just 2 years old and had lived there until the early 1970's. He then moved to Ohio for a brief time, before moving...
Juan B. Davila
Dec 27, 2011
Juan B. Davila, age 80, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct. 12, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, living in this area since 1953. Juan was employed as a assembler and painter for Fruehauf Trailer Company for 10 years, retiring in 1970. Prior to...
Michael E. Smith
Dec 25, 2011
Michael E. Smith Sr., 58 of Lorain, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born January 20, 1953 in Mansfield, he moved to Lorain in 1976. In 1993 he moved to Florida where he resided before returning to Lorain in 2006. Michael served in the US Navy in the 1970's. Michael worked for Carl Spaur...
Helen E. Zimmerman
Dec 23, 2011
Helen E. Zimmerman (nee Loterbaugh), age 86, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 19, 1925 in Columbus. She also lived in Zanesville, OH for a few years before moving to Lorain at the age of 16. Helen was...
Kathleen A. Spraggins
Dec 22, 2011
Kathleen A. Spraggins, age 49, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born on May 28, 1962 in North Ridgeville, living most of her life in Lorain and surrounding cities. She was a member of the former Sacred Heart Parish, in Elyria, and was currently a member of St. Mary's,...
Veronica Tokarczyk
Dec 20, 2011
"So live that when you die, the rich, the poor, the lonely, will mourn the passing of a friend." So was the life of Veronica Sogan Tokarczyk, 94, of Lorain. Born in a coal mining town of West Virginia, Veronica moved at a young age to Lorain, where she lived her entire life. A woman who took great pride in...
Jose A. Torres
Dec 18, 2011
Jose A. Torres, age 61, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Center Ridge Nursing Home, North Ridgeville, after a lengthy illness. He was born on Sept. 30, 1950 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 60 years ago. He was a 1968 graduate of Admiral King High School. Jose was employed at Evonik Degussa for...
Kathryn Pruchnicki
Dec 16, 2011
Kathryn A. Pruchnicki, (nee Heitzenrater), age 60, of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. Born April 27, 1951, she lived in Lorain before moving to Sheffield Lake in the mid 1970's. Kathryn graduated from Lorain Admiral King. She worked as an administrator at Diamond Products in Elyria for over...
Ronald "Ron" Simpkins
Dec 14, 2011
Ronald "Ron" Simpkins, Sr. age 65, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his residence. Ron was born on October 13, 1946 in Delbarton, West Virginia, living most of his life in Lorain. He was a 1966 graduate of Elyria High School. Ron was employed for 31 years as a technician at General Motors, retiring in 2006. He was...
Vilma T. Smith
Dec 14, 2011
Vilma T. Smith (nee Rehoreg), age 90, of Sheffield Twp, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2011,at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 28, 1921 in Sheffield Twp, where she lived her entire life. She was a founding member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, where she was a life-time member of...
