Obituaries
Ruth M. Duley
Dec 20, 2009
Ruth Madeline Duley (nee Jeffers), 83 of Lorain, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born April 10, 1926 in Cascade, West Virginia, she grew up in Kingwood, W.V, before coming to Lorain in the early 1950's. Ruth was a member of Broadway...
Esthervina Reyes Cruz
Dec 18, 2009
Esthervina Reyes Cruz, 80, of Lorain died on Friday, December 18, 2009 at her home surrounded by her beloved family. She was born March 29, 1929 in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico and moved to Lorain in 1955. She was the widow of Agustin Rojas Cruz, a loving mother of eight, grandmother of four and great grandmother of one. A member of...
Genevieve "Jean" V. Kolenda
Dec 15, 2009
Genevieve "Jean" Kolenda , (nee Loda) age 78, of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born on December 26, 1930 in Lorain where she was a life long resident. Jean attended St. Stanislaus Grade School and graduated from Lorain High School in 1948. She also attended Dyke Spencerian...
Doris Plavsich
Dec 12, 2009
Doris Plavsich (nee Vorkavich), a life-long Lorain resident, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, December 12, 2009, after a short illness. Doris is survived by her son, Nicholas (Nadine), of Lorain. She is also survived by her loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas "Snag", in 1989 and Mary...
Jose D. Gonzalez
Dec 8, 2009
Jose D. Gonzalez, age 80, of Lorain, entered eternal life, while surrounded by his devoted wife and loving children, on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born on December 15, 1928, in Lares, Puerto Rico, making Lorain his home in 1952. He was a founding member of...
Ronald A. Schuster
Dec 2, 2009
Ronald A. Schuster, 78, of Lorain, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 30, 1931 in Lorain, he lived here his entire life. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1954 aboard the US Okanogan. Ronald retired as an electrician in the maintenance...
Joseph Coviello
Dec 1, 2009
Joseph Coviello, age 43, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. He was born in Lorain on June 8, 1966, moved to Georgia 12 years ago. He was a 1984 graduate of Southview High School and also a graduate of Kent State University. Joseph was employed as a County Planner for Paulding County, GA....
Joan G. Dzikielewski
Nov 30, 2009
Joan G. Dzikielewski (nee Samsel) age 82, of Lorain, died on Monday, November 30, 2009 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 1, 1927 and has been a lifelong resident here. She was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church, Lorain. She was also a member of the VFW Ladies Aux #451....
Charles Stoyka
Nov 25, 2009
Charles Stoyka, age 87, of Avon, died on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a short illness. Born on August 22, 1922 in Czechoslovakia, he lived in Blainsburg, PA, before settling in Lorain County area many years ago. Charles served as a locomotive fireman with the 733 rd Railway Operations Battalion in...
John S. Keller
Nov 24, 2009
John S. Keller, 60 of Lorain, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Community Health Partners following a sudden illness. He was born Sept. 19, 1949 in Lorain, and had lived here his entire life. Following high school, John served in the US Navy for three years. He then worked as a merchant marine on the Great Lakes for 30 years,...
Frank Kuhn Jr
Nov 23, 2009
Frank Kuhn Jr., 68 of Avon Lake, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at St. John Westshore Hospital following a short illness. Born Dec. 10, 1940 in Cleveland, he moved to Avon Lake in 1968 where he has lived since. Frank worked as a machinist for the City of Cleveland for 27 years, retiring in 1996. He was a member of...
John T. Zgola
Nov 21, 2009
John T. Zgola, 85, of Lorain, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital after a long illness. He was born on June 21, 1924 in McKeesport, PA and graduated from McKeesport High School. He served with the Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After coming to Lorain in 1946 he worked as a meat...
Francisca Silva
Nov 21, 2009
Francisca Silva, (nee Cortes) age 73, of Lorain, died on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at her residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, Lorain. Born October 10, 1936 in Morovis, Puerto Rico, she has been a Lorain resident since 1956. Francisca was a member of Templo Bethel and very active in church activities. She along with her husband...
Juana Alicea
Nov 19, 2009
Juana B. Alicea, (nee Ortiz), 89, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 14, 1920 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, she moved to New Haven, Connecticut in 1975, living there until coming to Lorain 2000. She has been a resident of Amherst for the past 2 years....
Mahja'rae Glover
Nov 19, 2009
Mahja'rae Ra'keyah Nicole Glover, 2 month old daughter of Tahjamorae James and Markees Glover, of Lorain, died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at her residence, suddenly. She was born on September 8, 2009 in Lorain. Besides her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandmother, Tiffany James, maternal grandfather, Michael Lewis, paternal grandmother, Christina Beard, maternal great grandfather, James Tucker,...
David Benco
Nov 18, 2009
David Benco, of Westlake, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, one day after his 83rd birthday, at St. John Westshore Hospital, Westlake, following a very short illness. He was born on November 17, 1926 in Byesville, Ohio and was raised there. He joined the Army in 1945, where he was stationed in the Phillipines. After the service he resided...
Samuel Lauricia
Nov 17, 2009
Samuel Lauricia, age 73, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 2, 1936 in Normantown, PA, living most of his life in Lorain. Samuel was employed as a foreman in the sewer dept. for the City of Lorain, retiring in 2000. He also umpired...
Heather Howard
Nov 16, 2009
Heather Howard, age 34, of Martin, TN, formerly of Wakeman, Ohio, passed away suddenly on November 16, 2009. Heather was born in Lorain, on April 18th 1975. She graduated from Firelands High School in 1993. She leaves behind her son, Nathan Howard, of Martin, TN, mother and step-father, Janie and Dave Sowards, of Wittensville, KY, sister, Kim Howard and nephew,...
Mary Stepura
Nov 9, 2009
Mary Stepura, (nee Olszewski) age 98, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, formerly of Lorain, died on Monday, November 9, 2009 at Golden Living Center there,following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 25, 1911 in Lorain, Ohio where she lived most of her life until moving to Georgia 14 years ago. She was a member of Ss Peter & Paul...
John Paul Schoolcraft
Nov 6, 2009
John P. Schoolcraft, age 39, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. He was born on November 1, 1970 in West Virginia, living in Lorain for most of his life. John is survived by his loving partner, Jim, his brothers; Gregory Allen (Jennifer), William Clayton (Tina), Kevin Roy, Sidney Neal,...
