Obituaries
Mary A. Seskar
May 31, 2011
Mary A. Seskar (nee Uszak), age 86, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly, on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at her home. She was born on March 12, 1925, in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, where she and her husband were joined in marriage on August 10, 1946. She was...
Wilhelmine "Mina" Lamats
May 30, 2011
Wilhelmine "Mina" Lamats, (nee Puchinger), age 71, of Lorain, died on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Avon Oaks Skilled Nursing Center, Avon, following a brief illness. She was born on October 5, 1939 in Kitzingen, Germany, moving here in 1965. Mina was employed at Lorain Products for almost 20 years, retiring in 2001. She was a member of the former...
Pamela Linda Cardwell
May 24, 2011
Pamela Linda Cardwell (nee Kacsandi), age 64, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 6, 1947, in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. She is survived by her brothers; Bruce and David, and a sister, Delores Buga. She is preceded in death...
Daniel Ronald Vovak
May 21, 2011
Daniel Ronald Vovak, age 39, of Bethesda, MD, formerly of Lorain, died on May 21, 2011 at Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville, Maryland, following a 5 month illness. He was born on May 15, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a graduate of Sheffield Lake High School and a 1993 graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, where he earned a...
Lois Mae Farley
May 18, 2011
Lois Mae "Toots" Farley (nee Bailey), age 86, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at her home, while under the care of Hospice of the Western reserve. She was born on March 12, 1925, in Rock, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1953, where she has lived the rest of her life. She was a salesclerk at...
Anthony Pandin
May 12, 2011
Anthony John "Tony" Pandin, age 61, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at his home, while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. He was born on January 24, 1950 in Canton, Ohio, living in Cleveland, TN and Cleveland, Ohio. Tony received his bachelor's degree from Case Western Reserve in 1972. He had worked as an independent contractor...
Carl "Kloke" Klokey
May 10, 2011
Carl "Kloke" Klokey, age 66, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 1, 1944 in Shenandoah, Pa., and graduated from J W Cooper High School in 1962. He served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1967. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church,...
Larry L. Delaney
May 7, 2011
Larry L. Delaney, age 67, of Lorain, died on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 12, 1943 in Garrison, PA, moving to Weirton, W.VA., where he graduated high school. He has been a Lorain resident since 1964. Larry was employed at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant in the maintenance dept....
Helen M. Socotch
May 6, 2011
"Homemaker and Artist" Helen M. "Grandma Precious" Socotch (nee Pollack), age 84, of Lorain, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 6th, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, with her daughter Susan and son Nick at her side, after a very brief illness. She was born on August 23, 1926 in Lorain and lived there all her life. She was...
Mary Howard
May 5, 2011
Mary L. "Madear" Howard (nee Reed), 92, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 5, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1918 in Lounsboro, AL; coming to Lorain in the late 1930's. Madear worked at National Tube, Lorain, during 1950's. She was a member of...
Gary David Slone, Sr
Apr 28, 2011
Gary David Slone, Sr., age 54, of Sheffield Twp., passed away unexpectedly, at his home, on Thursday, April 28th, 2011. He was born on June 12th, 1956, in Pikeville, Ky. He moved to Sheffield Township at the age of one and has lived there ever since. Gary was a 1974 graduate of Clearview High School. He had worked at US...
Joseph Pozik
Apr 22, 2011
Joseph Pozik, 82, of Lorain, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born June 18, 1928 in Lucerne Mine, Pa., moving to Lorain in 1955. Joseph worked in the maintenance department of the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant for over 30 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of...
Alejandrina Gomez Roman
Apr 21, 2011
Alejandrina Gomez Roman (nee Nieves), age 81, of Lorain, died on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at West Bay Care Center, Westlake, with her granddaughter, Nicole, by her bedside. She was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico on April 24, 1929, she has lived in this area since 1951. She was employed in the maintenance dept. of Lorain City Schools for...
Glayds Perez
Apr 20, 2011
Gladys Perez (nee Alvarado Mercado), age 63, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center, after a short stay in the hospital. She was born October 4, 1947 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, growing up in Campbell, Ohio. After traveling alongside her husband while he served in the United States Army, she moved from El Paso,...
Charles Forbes Moore
Apr 19, 2011
Charles Forbes Moore, 71, of Lorain went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2011, following a long illness. He was born to Emery and Sara Moore on December 28, 1939 in Purtain Mines, West Virginia. He has been a resident of Lorain County for 46 years. He served in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1962. Charlie...
Margaret R. Wiczulis
Apr 17, 2011
Margaret R. Wiczulis, (nee Barath), 84, of Lorain, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born Feb. 17, 1927 in Crescent, Ohio, living in Yorkville, Ohio, before coming to Lorain in 1948. Margaret worked as an Avon representative for 20 years. She was a past member of the Lorain Women's Club where she had...
Margaret Anne McCoy
Apr 15, 2011
Margaret Anne McCoy (nee Molnar), age 65, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly, on Friday, April 15, 2011. She was born on July 3, 1945, in Lorain and lived most of her life in this area. She graduated from Lorain High. Marge worked at the Genesis House and was a courtroom advocate for domestic violence victims. She attended the Hungarian Reformed...
Joseph A. Tornabene
Apr 14, 2011
Joseph A. Tornabene, age 90, of Elyria, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 28, 1920 in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in 1939. He moved in with his son last year. He served in the US Army during World War II as a seargent. As...
Helen A. Duran
Apr 12, 2011
Helen A. Duran, (nee Pajer), 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born July 6, 1924 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. Helen graduated from Lorain High School in 1942. For the last 20 years, Helen worked with her daughter and son-in-law at George's Hook N...
Helen Kovacs
Apr 9, 2011
Helen E. Kovacs, (nee Rogach), 86, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Amherst Manor. She was born Nov. 30, 1924 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. Helen was a long time member of the former St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, Lorain. She then belonged to the former Holy Trinity Church, Lorain, and currently a...
