Obituaries
Irma Dobrinski
Aug 9, 2010
Irma Dobrinski (nee Czine), age 100, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at the Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville, She was born October 18, 1909 in Hungary. She has been a resident of Lorain almost constantly since 1920. She and her husband, Walter Dobrinski, were the founders of the original Clearview Hobby Shop on Elyria Avenue in Sheffield Township. When they...
Betty Lee "Bub" Moore
Jul 29, 2010
Betty Lee "Bub" Moore (nee Martin-Lucas), age 71, of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Aristocrat in Berea, following a short illness. She was born on April 4, 1939 in Gypsy, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1969. Betty enjoyed reading her Bible, quilting, puzzles and researching her family tree. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with...
Mabel Roberts
Jul 28, 2010
Mabel Roberts (nee Jones), age 78, of Avon Lake, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland. She was born on April 28, 1932, in Harlan County, KY, and has lived in this area for 60 years. She was employed at Foseco Inc., in Cleveland, as a machine operator for 11 years, before retiring in...
Helen F. Gatlin
Jul 28, 2010
Helen F. Gatlin (nee Stanley), age 82, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 after a lengthy illness. She was born January 11, 1928 in Hazen, Arkansas. She moved to Lorain in 1948 where she resided most of her life. Helen was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved to cook, bake, and enjoyed listening to music. She...
Etheline L. "Tot" Goforth
Jul 19, 2010
Etheline L. "Tot" Goforth, (nee Lusk) age 78, of Lorain, died on Monday, July 19, 2010 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 8, 1932 in McComas, West Virginia, she had lived in Virginia before moving to Lorain in 1983. She taught ceramic classes at Pandora's for 15 years. Prior...
Vigermina Hance
Jul 19, 2010
Vigermina Hance (nee Beauchamp) age 78, of Avon Lake, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, following a short illness. Born July 8, 1932 in Ciales, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1950. For the past 13 years, she lived in Avon Lake. Vigermina worked as a nurse's aid at Avon Oaks Nursing Home...
Harry Williamson
Jul 14, 2010
Harry Williamson, age 80, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born on May 1, 1930 in Crum, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1958. Harry was employed as a relief-man for Ford Motor Company in Lorain and Avon Lake for over 33 years, retiring in 1992....
Ignacio Chavez, Sr
Jul 14, 2010
Ignacio Chavez, Sr., of Lorain died July 14, 2010 at his home surrounded by his children. Mr. Chavez was born May 24, 1920, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. In 1940, he married the love of his life Antonia Chavez. He moved to Lorain in 1953 in search of a better life and education for his children. His family joined him...
Evelyn Tomlin
Jun 26, 2010
Evelyn Tomlin (nee Bakowich), age 87, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, June 26, at Anchor Lodge, after a lengthy illness. She was born on July 11, 1922 in Senecaville, OH. She grew up in Cleveland, moving to Lorain in 1951. She then moved to Holiday, FL in 1984, before finally returning to Lorain in 2003. Evelyn was a beautician...
Pedro Cortes
Jun 21, 2010
Pedro "Pete" Cortes, age 96, of Lorain, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010, at his home, while under the care of Grace Hospice. He was born on August 28, 1913, in Manati, Puerto Rico. He lived in Puerto Rico until his later years, then moved to New York, until finally moving to Lorain in 1992. Pedro owned his own...
Charles "Charlie" Tully, Jr
Jun 19, 2010
Charles A. "Charlie" Tully Jr., 70, of Avon Lake, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Fairview Hospital, Cleveland. Born Nov. 9, 1939 in Lorain, Charlie has been a resident of Avon Lake for the past 40 years. He served in the US Navy from 1954 to 1958. For 34 years, Charlie worked as a boilermaker for the Boilermakers Union Local...
Harlan "Doodle" Simpson
Jun 18, 2010
Harlan "Doodle" Simpson, 77 of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, June 18, 2010 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 15, 1932 in Wallins Creek, Harlan County, KY, he moved to Lorain in the 1960's where he lived for 10 years before returning to Wallins Creek. In 2009, he moved to Sheffield Lake. Harlan worked...
Gabriel Wayne Shafer
Jun 15, 2010
Gabriel Wayne Shafer, infant son of Aaron Shafer and Tiffany McCarthy, passed away shortly after his birth, on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Fairview Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his brother, Owen, maternal grandparents; Stephanie Worley and John McCarthy, maternal great grandparents; John and Pat Savel and Barbara McCarthy, paternal grandmother, Dana Lunn, and many aunts and...
Felipe Oyola
Jun 12, 2010
Felipe Oyola, 71 of Lorain, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 7, 1939 in Cidra, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain 55 years ago. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. He enjoyed watching movies. Surviving is his brother, Rito Collazo of Lorain; and many nieces and nephews....
Frank Uszak Jr
Jun 7, 2010
Frank J. Uszak Jr., 61 of Lorain, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 8, 1949 in Lorain, he was a life long resident here. He graduated from Admiral King High School in 1967 and attended Lorain County Community College and Akron University. Frank's entire career was in banking....
Kenneth "Kenny" Fonseca Sr
Jun 7, 2010
Kenneth "Kenny" Fonseca Sr., 54 of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 7, 2010 at his residence. Born June 18, 1955 in Hoboken, NJ, he came to Lorain as a child and attended Admiral King High School. Kenny worked for Ford Motor Company in Brook Park as a fork lift operator, retiring in 2009 after 34 ½ years there. He...
Frank Acs
Jun 7, 2010
Frank P. Acs, age 86, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Amherst Hospital, Amherst, following a brief illness. He was born on May 20, 1924, in Detroit, MI, living most of his life though, in Lorain. He attended Lorain Schools. Frank served in the United States Army during WWII receiving the Purple Heart. He was wounded...
Arcadia V. Davila
Jun 5, 2010
Arcadia Victoriana Davila (nee Soto), age 80, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Community Health Partners, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 17, 1930 in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1949. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. Arcadia loved dogs and listening to Spanish music. When she was...
Virginia Sonye
Jun 5, 2010
Virginia Sonye, 88, (nee Zekany) of Avon, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Avon Oaks Caring Community following a brief illness. Mrs. Sonye was born in Cherry Tree, West Virginia on October 16, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (nee Gyenge) Zekany. She was a graduate of Logan High School in Logan, WV, and received...
Elizabeth "Bette" Poley
Jun 4, 2010
Elizabeth M. "Bette" Poley (nee Mariotti), 88, of Lorain, died Friday, June 4, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a short illness. Born May 3, 1922 in Uniontown, PA, she moved to Lorain in 1926 where she lived since. She was a graduate of Lorain High School Class of 1942A. Upon graduation, Bette worked as a cosmetic consultant for...
