Obituaries
Annette McIe
Aug 5, 2011
Annette L. McIe (nee Grimm), age 43, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011, at her home, after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 17, 1968, in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a 1987 graduate of Lorain High School. She was employed at numerous places, including; IHOP, Cracker Barrel, Wal-Mart, and...
Petronela Kupiniak
Aug 3, 2011
Petronela "Nellie" Kupiniak, age 82, of Lorain, passed away on August 3, 2011 at her home, following a illness of 23 years, due to high blood pressure. She was born in Lupnyky, Ukraine on August 10, 1928. She immigrated to the United States in 1950. Petronela was employed as a dental assistant. She is survived by her sister: Maria Kupiniak...
Alice H. Allen
Jul 30, 2011
Alice H. Allen (nee Heys), age 92, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Riverview Point, while under the care of Heartland Hospice. She was born on Sept. 15, 1918, and has been a resident of Lorain her entire life. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Many years ago, Alice was a cook at St....
Moises Velez
Jul 20, 2011
Moises G. Velez, age 22, of Lorain, died on Wed. July 20, 2011 suddenly. He is survived by his maternal grandparents: Dorcas and Jose Torres, parents: Ruth Kelly and Gerardo Velez, sister: Angelee Velez, brothers: D.J. Kelly and Josiah Velez. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 25th from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral mass at 12:00 noon...
Hugh Hummel
Jul 20, 2011
Hugh M. Hummel, 83, of Sheffield Lake, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Ohio Veteran's Home, Sandusky following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 29, 1928 in Rush Twp., Pa., he has been a resident of Sheffield Lake since 1962. He served in the US Army in the 11 Airborne, 408 Quartermaster Company during World War II. Hugh worked for...
Laverne Kaye
Jul 19, 2011
Laverne Kaye, 71, of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 23, 1940 in Elyria, she was a life long resident of Lorain. Laverne worked as a self employed nursing assistant for the State of Ohio for many years. She volunteered at local churches, Head Start in Lorain, and...
Amparo Agosto
Jul 17, 2011
Amparo Agosto (nee Cruz), 96, of Lorain, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born July 25, 1914 in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1959 where she has lived since. Amparo was a homemaker who enjoyed traveling, watching the Animal Planet, animals and cooking. Surviving is her son, Juan...
Margaret M. Nagy
Jul 8, 2011
Margaret M. Nagy, (nee Meszes) age 82, of Lorain, died on Friday, July 08, 2011 in the Emergency Room at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born on July 12, 1928 in Lynch, Kentucky, and lived in Lorain since 1938. She was a graduate of South Amherst High School in 1946. She was employed as a cashier at Admiral...
Maria Castro Aponte
Jul 8, 2011
Maria Castro Aponte (nee Rodriguez), age 93, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011, at her home, with her family by her side, and while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born on April 9, 1918 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1952. Maria was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel,...
Cleo Sizemore
Jul 2, 2011
Cleo Sizemore (nee Woolum), 92, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 6, 1919 in Willum, Ky. to the late James and Katherine (nee Tincher) Woolum, she has been a Lorain resident for the past 44 years. Cleo was a homemaker and a member of West Ridge Enterprise...
Wanda L. Booth
Jul 1, 2011
Wanda L. Booth (nee Wilson), 73, of Lorain, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born March 1, 1938 in Huntington, W.Va., she has lived in Lorain since 1975. Wanda worked as a registered nurse for 16 years, retiring in 1975. She was a member of New Haven Baptist Church, Sheffield...
Bernice Gimben
Jun 30, 2011
Bernice Gimben (nee Slobedzian), age 91, of Elyria, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. She was born on March 22, 1920, in Lorain, living most of her life in Elyria. She was a 1938 graduate of Lorain High School. Bernice was employed as a Medical Transcriber at St. Joseph's Hospital for over 20 years,...
Carmen A. Sanchez
Jun 29, 2011
Carmen A. Sanchez (nee Rodriguez), 58 of Lorain, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at New Life Hospice Residential Center following a brief illness. Born Oct. 19, 1952 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Carmen attended Southview High School and enjoyed watching wrestling and soap operas. She also loved to spend time with her grandchildren. Carmen attended House...
Emilio Gomez Roman
Jun 27, 2011
Emilio Gomez Roman, age 81, died on Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a lengthy illness. Emilio was born on August 14, 1929 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was employed as a loader in the shipping dept. of US Kolbe Steel for 22 years, retiring in 1992. Prior to this, he was employed for 20 years at...
Kenneth M. Jama
Jun 26, 2011
Kenneth M. Jama, age 75, of Amherst, died on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Center, Lorain, following a lengthy battle with polymyositis. He was born on July 17, 1935 in Lorain, where he lived most of his life until moving to Amherst over 20 years ago. He was a 1953B graduate of Lorain High School. Kenneth also...
Timothy Yuhos
Jun 21, 2011
Timothy J. Yuhos, 44 of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at his home. He was a graduate of Brookside High School, and served in the US Army. Following the service, he worked as a laborer at Prime Design and Lorain Works US Steel. Surviving is his father, Joseph F.; a brother Joe; a sister, Jennifer Heckenbach;...
Berdell A. Abbott
Jun 20, 2011
Berdell "Bert" Abbott, died suddenly on Monday, June 20, 2011, in the Emergency Room at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 4, 1953 in Bay Village, Ohio. Bert is a 1971 graduate from Brookside High School. He attended Ohio State University for two years. He was employed in the customer service dept. of Lowe's in Avon. Bert...
Lucia Garza
Jun 17, 2011
Lucia Garza, 47, of Lorain, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic following a three year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Born September 28, 1963 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Lucia attended Holy Trinity and St. Stanislaus Catholic Schools and graduated from Admiral King High...
Frank J. Darmafall
Jun 16, 2011
Frank J. Darmafall, 72, of Nova and formerly of Lorain, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. Born May 28, 1939 in Lorain, he moved to Nova in 1999. Frank worked as a guidance counselor in the Lorain City Schools for over 30 years. He was a long time member of the former St....
Olga Samiylenko
Jun 15, 2011
Olga Samiylenko, age 59, of Lorain, passed away on Wed., June 15, at Oak Hills Nursing Home. She was born on Aug. 28, 1951, in Augsburg, Germany, Moving to Lorain in 1953. An Admiral King High School graduate in 1969, she also studied Art at Oberlin College for 2 years. Surviving is her sister, Lydia of Santa Monica, CA and...
