Obituaries
Emilia Gonzalez
May 24, 2009
Emilia Gonzalez, age 46 of Lorain, passed away Sunday May 24, 2009 at her home following her long battle with MS. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Modesta Velez. She was born on January 9, 1963 and enjoyed a full and active childhood before graduating from Southview High School in 1981. Emilia, a member of Sacred Heart Chapel,...
Frances A. Kobylka
May 20, 2009
Frances A. Kobylka (nee Rosso), age 92, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on May 1, 1917 in Lorain, where she was a resident for her entire life. She was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church, Lorain. Frances always loved being with her...
Irene J. Perritt
May 15, 2009
Irene J. Perritt (nee Kosco), age 94, of Lorain, died on Friday, May 15, 2009, at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. She was born on September 9, 1914, in Lorain where she lived her entire life. She was a member of St, Stanislaus Catholic Church, where she was also a member of the Women's Guild. Along with her husband, she belonged...
George Rajher
May 14, 2009
George J. Rajher, 86, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a brief illness. Born April 6, 1923 in Lorain, he was a life long resident here. George was a 1941 graduate of Lorain High School and served a corporal in the US Army during World War II with the Battery...
Rita J. Roman
May 6, 2009
Rita J. Roman (nee Pagon), age 83, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Golden Acres Nursing Home. She was born on May 23, 1925 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1962. She was employed at Joseph & Fiess as a seamstress for 10 years, before retiring in 1972. Rita was a member of Sacred...
Peter Cherubini
May 4, 2009
Peter J. Cherubini, 84, of Vermilion Twp, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at his residence. He was born June 19, 1924 in Lorain; he lived in Huron for 2 years before moving to Vermilion Twp in 2002. In his youth, Peter played football for City Field in the Lorain City Bantam League as quarterback, leading the league in touchdowns for...
John G. Gradish
May 2, 2009
John G. Gradish, age 91, of Elyria, died on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Wesleyan Village, Elyria. He was born on June 24, 1917, in Mammouth, PA, but lived most of his life in the Lorain and Elyria area. He is a 1935 graduate of Lorain High, and then served in the United States Army during World War II. John...
Richard A. "Dick" Slack
May 1, 2009
Richard A. "Dick" Slack, age 74, of Sheffield Lake, died on May 1, 2009, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born on May 12, 1934, in Elyria, Ohio, living there, as well as in Amherst and Cleveland, before finally moving to Sheffield Lake in 1988. He is a 1952 graduate of Marion Steele High...
Helyne W. Gongaware
Apr 29, 2009
Helyne W. Gongaware (nee Yarbrough), 72, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at her home, following a brief illness, while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. She was born on November 4, 1936 in Canton, Georgia and grew up in Florida. She was a southerner at heart, and was nicknamed a "Georgia Peach." Helyne was a...
Elizabeth Garbak
Apr 27, 2009
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Garbak, (nee Pekarik), 89, of Lorain, died Wed. May 27, 2009 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1919 in Lorain, living her entire life here, and graduated from Lorain High School in 1937B. Betty worked at Thew Shovel Co. during World War II where she ran the blue print...
Krstin Kotevski
Apr 20, 2009
Krstin Kotevski, age 88, of Lorain, died on Monday, April 20, 2009, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born on May 13, 1920 in Nakolec, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, coming to the United States in 1974. Krstin served in the Yugoslavian Army for 2 years, during World War II. He was employed as a laborer in the...
Angel Morales
Apr 19, 2009
Angel Morales, age 50, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Orlando, FL, due to injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born on August 14, 1958, in Lorain, moving to Orlando in the late 1980's. Angel served in the United States Army from 1983 until 1986. He was stationed in Panama during...
Norma Dietrich
Apr 15, 2009
Norma L. Dietrich, (nee Thompson), 84 of Lorain, went to be with the Lord peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Born August 8, 1924 in McKeesport, PA, she graduated high school there. She came to Lorain in the 1940's and has lived here since. Norma was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Lorain, where...
Helen Beregszazy
Apr 15, 2009
Helen M. Beregszazy, (nee Takach), 97, of Lorain, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a short illness. Born Oct. 8, 1911 in Lorain, she moved to Beckley, West Virginia in the late 1920's. She then lived in New Jersey with her aunt where she met her first husband, Harold Westcott. In...
James Pfeifer
Apr 8, 2009
James E. Pfeifer, 66 years of age, passed away under the care of the Avon Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 of complications from a lengthy bout with multiple sclerosis. James was born May 27, 1942 in Lorain, Ohio to James H and Ethel Pfeifer. He was the eldest of 4 brothers. He was a graduate of...
Linda Rae Huhn
Apr 7, 2009
Linda Rae Huhn, (nee Davis), 64, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at University Hospital of Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born March 27, 1945 in Lorain, she lived in Amherst for 15 years before returning to Lorain. Linda was a 1963 graduate of Marion L. Steel High School in Amherst, and a 1988 graduate of Kent State University,...
Marjorie F. Oleair
Apr 7, 2009
Marjorie F. Oleair (nee Riley) age 98, of Elyria, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 07, 2009. She was born on September 1, 1910 in Ashley, Ohio. Marjorie graduated from Delaware High School and had graduated from Bliss Business College. She was a loan officer at a company in downtown Lorain, where she met her husband, Alex...
Rose M. Jachym
Apr 7, 2009
Rose M. Jachym, (nee Kalo), 86 of Lorain, lost her battle with cancer, and passed away peacefully at her home with her family at her side on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Rose was born June 4, 1922 in Lorain. She will be dearly missed by her husband of 63 years, Ed, and is leaving behind the most wonderful memories for...
Mary Vorkavich
Apr 4, 2009
Mary Vorkavich (nee Radik), age 90, of Lorain, died on Saturday, April4, 2008, at Main Street Care Center, under the care of Crossroads Hospice, after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 17, 1918 in Lorain, where she lived most of her life. As a young girl, she did move to New York for a short period, before returning...
