Obituaries
Gaspar Vazquez-Gomez
Oct 7, 2010
Gaspar Vazquez-Gomez, age 84, of Lorain, died on Thursday, October 07, 2010 at his residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice. He was born on January 5, 1926 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in 1999. Gaspar was employed as a farmer in Puerto Rico, where he also ran a lottery service. He was a...
Al George Gajdos
Oct 5, 2010
Al George Gajdos, long time Lorain resident, died on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the age of 88, at Regency Care Center in Monroe, Washington after a lengthy illness. He was born June 17, 1922 in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in the class of 1941A. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII in Chico, California,...
Effie Marie Spraggins
Oct 3, 2010
Effie Marie Spraggins (nee Cavanaugh), age 69, of Lorain, passed away suddenly, on Oct. 3, 2010, at her home. She was born on Dec. 15, 1940, in Struthers, Ohio, living most of her life in Lorain though. She was a member of the former Sacred Heart Parish, in Elyria. She was an L.P.N. at local nursing homes and hospitals. Effie...
Jane Browning
Sep 30, 2010
Jane Browning (nee Sawyers), 74, of Sheffield Twp., passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at her home following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 16, 1935 in Yukon, W.V., she attended Big Creek High School in War, W.V. Jane has resided in the Lorain area since 1957. She worked as a home health care aid to the elderly and also...
Angel Luis "Louie" Pagan
Sep 28, 2010
Angel Luis Pagan, 60, of Grafton, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at his mother's residence while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve following a lengthy illness. Born July 21, 1950 in Catano, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1954 where he lived before moving to Grafton in 2003. After graduating from Admiral King High School...
Rachel W. Ossman
Sep 28, 2010
Rachel W. Ossman (nee Auflick), age 93, of Elyria, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at Kingston of Vermilion. She was born on June 10, 1917 in Nelsonville, Ohio, moving to Lorain County in 1942. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church for over 55 years. Rachel dedicated her life to her family and her church....
Felix Marin
Sep 23, 2010
Felix Marin, 87 of Lorain, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Oak Hills Nursing Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born October 25, 1922 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, he came to the United States and traveled to many states looking for work. Felix spent 2 years in Gary, Indiana and also in Utah where he worked in a mine before...
Stella M. Pearl
Sep 21, 2010
Stella M. Pearl (nee Kowalczyk) age 82, of Lorain, died on September 21, 2010, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born November 1, 1927 in Lorain and has resided here her entire life. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Stella had worked at General Industries for 30 years and also worked...
Donna Mae "Rattzz" Raccio
Sep 12, 2010
Donna Mae "Rattzz" Raccio, (nee Bauer), 62, of Lorain, died unexpectedly on September 12, 2010 at Community Health Partners Hospital. She was born on March 5, 1948 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, living in Lorain most of her life. Donna was a 1966 graduate of South Amherst High School. She was a member of Ss Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, where...
Antonia Figueroa
Sep 9, 2010
Antonia Figueroa (nee Almodovar), 69, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 7, 1941 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. She moved to Lorain in October 1989, from Bronx, New York. She was a graduate of Beauty School. Antonia was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. She enjoyed...
Diana Aguilar
Sep 9, 2010
Diana C. Aguilar (nee Claus), 70, of Lorain, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Regency Hospital Cleveland, following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 4, 1940 in Lorain to the late William and Mary Helen (nee Kolopos) Claus, she lived her entire life here and attended Lorain High School. Diana was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. She was also...
Regina "Reggie" Katkic
Sep 5, 2010
Regina "Reggie" Katkic (nee Dembinski), died on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at her home unexpectedly. She was born on July 25, 1919 in Lorain where she has lived her entire life. A graduate of Lorain High School, she served in the US Marines from April 1944 until Dec. 1945. Reggie was employed at Smith & Gerharts, Dalton Mills. She was...
Josephine "Jo" Burkey
Sep 3, 2010
Josephine "Jo" Burkey (nee Proy), age 88, born May 28, 1922 at Tower Hill, PA, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010. She is survived by a son, Earl L. (Sandy) of Lorain, daughter, Beverly E. (James) Sams, of Elyria Township, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren,0 and many foster children. She was a member of Jolly 60's in Elyria, Ohio....
Milton F. Sadowski
Sep 1, 2010
Milton F. Sadowski, 93 of Lorain, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a short illness. Born Dec. 22, 1916 in West Rutland, Vermont, he came to Lorain in 1922. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1934, and then served in the US Army during World War II. Milton worked as an accountant for Lorain...
Concetta "Connie" Petrillo
Aug 29, 2010
Concetta "Connie" Petrillo, (nee Colella), age 84, of Lorain, died on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, unexpectedly. She was born on March 1, 1926 in Lorain where she has lived her entire life. Connie was a 1944A graduate of Lorain High School. She was a member of the Church of St. Peter. Connie enjoyed being...
Mary Davis
Aug 28, 2010
Mary Virginia Davis (nee Knotts), age 87, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, while under the care of New Life Hospice. She was born on April 24, 1923, in Newburg, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1949. She graduated from Newburg High School in 1942. After graduation, she worked at Newburg Dept....
Gladys C. Rollason
Aug 24, 2010
Gladys C. Rollason, (nee Dorsey) age 94, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Center Ridge Health Campus, North Ridgeville, following a short illness. She was born on February 16, 1916 in Akron, Ohio, living in Lorain most of her life, before moving to North Ridgeville. Gladys was a 1934B graduate of Lorain High School. She was a...
Linda S. Partin
Aug 21, 2010
Linda S. Partin (nee Pitts), 47 of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 1, 1962 in Bay View, Ohio, she lived in Lorain her entire life and graduated from Lorain High School in 1980. Linda worked as a cook at Mr. Hero in Amherst...
Olga Stanchak
Aug 20, 2010
Olga Stanchak (nee Smalcer), 74 of Elyria, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at her residence following a sudden illness. Born April 22, 1936 in Czechoslovakia, she came from Germany to the US in 1949. She was a former member of St. John Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, Lorain, and had attended Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Cleveland. Olga was a...
Mark David Koler
Aug 9, 2010
Mark David "Marky" Koler, age 32, of Lorain, died on Monday, August 9, 2010, at his home, unexpectedly. He was born on October 23, 1977 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. He is a 1997 graduate of Southview High School. Mark worked as a roofer and a landscaper and also worked at Kerr Beverage, loading the trucks....
