Obituaries

Stirling Nelson Tate
Apr 23, 2010
Stirling Nelson Tate, age 64, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 26, 1946 in Haden Town, PA moving to Lorain in 1949. Sterling was employed at Kobe Steel in the Rolling Mill Dept. for 30 years, retiring in 1998. He was an active...

Carl W. Rorrer
Apr 23, 2010
Carl W. Rorrer, age 79, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 23, 2010 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 19, 1931 in Beckley, West Virginia, moving to this area 32 years ago from Glen Daniel, West Virginia. Carl served in the United States Army. He was employed as a machinist for...

Patricia Bahre-Cruz
Apr 21, 2010
Patricia A. Bahre Cruz, age 56, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 21, at the Renaissance Health Center, under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve, after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 8, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio. She lived in Olmsted Falls, until moving to Lorain in 1981. She is a 1972 graduate of Olmsted Falls...

Elbert Edwards
Apr 16, 2010
Elbert Hansel "Abby" Edwards, age 72, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 16, 2010 at his home, under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice, following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 3, 1937 in Clinchco, VA, moving to Lorain in 1955. Elbert was employed at US Steel as a burner and crane operator in the conditioning dept. from...

Florence Mindek
Apr 9, 2010
Florence Mindek (nee Wisner), age 90, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon. She was born on June 16, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio. Florence and her late husband moved to Avon Lake in 1977, and then moved to Lorain in 1987. Florence was employed at Economy Sales for 15 years, before retiring...

Elizabeth Pashkewich
Apr 7, 2010
Elizabeth "Betty" Pashkewich, (nee Emerick), age 87, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 12, 1923 in Avella, PA, living most of her life in Lorain. She was a 1943 graduate of Lorain High School. Betty was a member of Ss...

Joseph Emerick
Apr 4, 2010
Joseph Emerick, age 95, of Lake Mary, FL, formerly of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Emeritus at Lake Mary, FL, after a brief illness. He was born on June 30, 1914, in Fort Pitt, Ohio, and lived in Lorain until his move to Ocala, FL, in 1978, after his retirement from B.F. Goodrich, Avon. Within the...

Joseph Woch
Apr 2, 2010
Joseph George "Joe" Woch, age 82, of Avon, died on Sunday, April 4, 2010 Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 2, 1928 in Lorain, where he graduated from Lorain High School in 1946. He served in the US Navy from 1951 until 1954 during the Korean Era. Joe was employed at Ford...

Laura M. Mezlak
Apr 1, 2010
Laura M. Mezlak (nee Meo), age 95, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Elyria Memorial Hospital, Elyria. She was born on December 31, 1914 in Elyria. She is a 1934 graduate of Elyria High School. She was employed at American Lace Company from 1935-1943, then worked at General Industries, as an inspector for 25 years, from...

Roy Ramage
Mar 31, 2010
Roy "Mick" Eugene Ramage, age 54, of Elyria passed away March 31, 2010 at Elyria Memorial Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 20, 1955 in Fairmont, West Virginia. He served in the United States Army in the mid 1970's. Roy enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, darts, working on cars and spending time with his family and friends He...

Michael George McDonald
Mar 29, 2010
Michael George McDonald, age 70, of Lorain, died on March 29, 2010, at Oak Hills Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 24, 1939 in Cleveland. Michael served with the United States Marine Corps, from 1957 until 1959, participating in the Beirut, Lebanon operation. He was preceded in death by his parents; Leo and Marie (nee...

Eileen Ann Novak
Mar 22, 2010
Eileen Ann Novak (nee Demyan) 63, of Elyria, died on Monday, March 22, 2010, at her residence following a brief illness. Born Nov. 14, 1946 in Lorain, she lived in Amherst before moving to Elyria. She was a 1964 graduate of Admiral King High School. Eileen had a passion for flowers and floral arranging. She was in the floral business...

Margaret Schon
Mar 20, 2010
Margaret Schon (nee Krafcik), 80, passed away peacefully at the Laurels Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon, Ohio on Saturday March 20, 2010. Margaret was born in Lorain on August 4, 1929 and spent the majority her life there. She was a 1947 graduate of Lorain High School. Margaret was married to the late James R. Schon, and they raised 4...

Stephen Stetz
Mar 15, 2010
Stephen Joseph Stetz, 85, of Elyria went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Elyria Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Dunbar, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1925 to the late Stephen and Anna (nee Cochick) Stetz. One week after graduating from high school he was drafted into the United States Army....

Edward Randall
Mar 14, 2010
Edward James Randall, 76, of Lorain, died suddenly on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1933 in Ebensburg, PA, to the late Edward L. and Helen (nee Crouse) Randall. Edward worked for Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown, PA before moving to Lorain in 1962. He then worked for General Motors in Berea and Elyria before...

Sally Morris
Mar 13, 2010
Sally A. Morris (nee Morgan), age 70 of Lorain, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 27, 1939 in Cleveland, living in Texas before coming to Lorain in 1976. Sally worked for Parker Hannifin Corporation in Avon as a machinist for 13 years, retiring in 1989. Sally...

James Andorka Jr
Mar 13, 2010
James Andorka Jr., 72 of Lorain, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Amherst Hospital of Orthopedic and Specialty Services following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lorain on Dec. 22, 1937, to the late James Andorka Sr. and Mary (nee Szep) Andorka, and lived here his entire life. James graduated from Lorain High School in 1956 where he excelled...

Gale W. Shafer
Mar 13, 2010
Gale W. Shafer, age 60, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain following a lengthy illness Born Sept. 28, 1949 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he lived his entire life in Lorain. He attended Admiral King High School and served in the US Navy aboard the USS Hermitage from 1968 to 1970. He received the National Defense...

Barbara Dunn
Mar 9, 2010
Barbara J. Dunn, (nee Kinat) age 63, of Lorain, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 21, 1946 in Norwalk, Ohio, living in Lorain for the past 47 years. Barbara was a homemaker who enjoyed shopping and pets. Surviving is her husband of 45 years, Miller; a son, Troy...

Jesus A. Medina
Mar 7, 2010
Jesus A. Medina, age 76, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain. He was born December 16, 1933 in Manati, Puerto Rico, living in Lorain since the age of 18. He served in the United States Army. Jesus was employed at the Ford Motor Company, Brookpark, for 38 years, retiring in 1991. After...