Obituaries
Stanley "Stan" Thomas
Apr 1, 2012
Stanley "Stan" Thomas, age 84, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012, surrounded by his loving family and friends, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was under the care of Grace Hospice. He was born on August 15, 1927, in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He attended Lorain schools. Stan was employed for a...
Gladys B. Pokol
Mar 30, 2012
Gladys B. Pokol (nee Slavik), age 98, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a very brief illness. She was born on May 10, 1913, in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. Gladys attended Lorain High School. Before marriage, she was employed at Weitz's as a seamstress. She was a...
Betty Arend
Mar 24, 2012
Betty L. Arend (nee Carnahan) 73 of Lorain, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 8, 1939 in Canton, Ohio, she lived in Fostoria, Ohio before moving to Lorain in 1966. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, and enjoyed collecting bird houses, flower gardening, listening to country...
Richard Allen Ford
Mar 21, 2012
Richard Allen Ford, beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend to many, passed away at the age of 49, on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at University Hospital, Cleveland, following a brief illness. He was born on November 20, 1962, in Lorain, where he lived most of his life. He was a 1981 graduate of Southview High School, Lorain and attended...
John S. Machnik
Mar 15, 2012
John S. Machnik, 93, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. A life long resident of Lorain, John was born Feb. 6, 1919 in Lorain to the late Anthony and Mary (nee Habrat) Machnik. He graduated from Lorain High School in the 1937B class then worked as a...
Julio Serrano
Mar 14, 2012
Deacon Julio Serrano, age 59, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born on July 20, 1952, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. He lived in Brooklyn, New York for 2 years, before finally moving to Lorain, in 1970. He worked at a greenhouse for a few years,...
Balbina Amaro Soto
Mar 11, 2012
Balbina Amaro Soto, age 82, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, following a short illness. She was born on March 31, 1929 in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in 1989. She was a member of Iglesia De Dios Inc., and also belonged to the Women's Association in her church. Balbina...
Miguel A. Ramos
Mar 5, 2012
Miguel A. Ramos, age 79, of Lorain, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2012, at his home, while under the care of Grace Hospice. He was born on October 5, 1932, in Puerto Rico, and moved to Lorain in 1951. He was employed at US Steel for many years, before retiring in 1997. Miguel was a member of Sacred Heart...
Marsall M. Nibert
Feb 25, 2012
Marshall M. Nibert, 83 of Wellington, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born July 20, 1928 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia to the late Charles and Maude (nee Miller) Nibert, he moved to Lorain, Ohio in the late 1940's. Since 2007, he has lived with his daughter...
Aida I. "Lucy" Torres
Feb 14, 2012
Aida I. "Lucy" Torres (nee Caraballo), age 57, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at University Hospital, Cleveland, after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 21, 1954 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1991. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. Lucy loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them, especially...
Talia Newson
Feb 4, 2012
Talia Patricia Messias Newson, 8 month old daughter of Bryant Newson and Patricia Bibler, of Lorain, died suddenly on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Besides her parents she was survived by her 3 brothers: Christian Eli, Jaleel and Omarion, aunts: Priscila, Daniela and Meka, uncle: Tyrone and cousins: Ennque, Marcello, Tyrese, Kyra, Jalin and Malaya. During her short life she was...
Joseph P. Slavik
Feb 3, 2012
Joseph P. Slavik, age 95, of Lorain, passed away on February 3, 2012, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born on July 18, 1916, in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. Joseph attended Lorain High School and then went on to serve in the United States Army. After his discharge from the Army, he...
Lillian Love
Jan 31, 2012
Lillian Love (nee Romines), 93, of Lorain, passed away Monday, January 31, 2012 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 11, 1919 in Corbin, Kentucky, she has lived in Lorain since 1951. She enjoyed playing bingo, sewing and collecting Raggedy Ann Dolls. Surviving are her sons, Glen E. of Lorain, Emby C. of Concord, NC, and Carl...
Carl Hall
Jan 30, 2012
Carl Edward Hall II, 65 of Lorain, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at New Life Hospice Residential Center following a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 3, 1946 in Portsmouth, Ohio, he came to Lorain in 1959. He served in the US Army from 1966 to 1971 and received the National Defense Service Medal. Carl worked as a door assembler for...
Elizabeth A. Williams
Jan 29, 2012
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Williams, (nee Hribar), age 81, of Lorain, died on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born on July 22, 1930 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She was employed as a housekeeper at Community Health Partners for 22 years, retiring in 2005. She was a...
Betty Lou Pollack
Jan 26, 2012
Betty Lou Pollack, (nee Doza), age 63, of Lorain, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at The Renaissance, in Olmsted Falls, OH, following complications of Multiple Sclerosis. She was born on December 15, 1948 in Lorain. She had lived in Medina County for quite a few years, before finally moving back to Lorain. She was a 1966 graduate of Admiral...
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...
