Obituaries

Elizabeth Kargard
Jun 27, 2009
Elizabeth Kargard (Kacsandi), age 96, of Lorain, died on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born on March 5, 1913 in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a member of the former St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church. Elizabeth enjoyed cooking, Hungarian and Polka music, doing yard work, but most importantly,...

Paul E. Reihner
Jun 26, 2009
Paul E. Reihner, age 68, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 26, 2009, at Community Health Partners, Lorain, after a long illness. He was born on July 9, 1940 in Washington, PA, moving to Lorain in 1950. Paul then moved to Florida for 10 years before finally moving back to Lorain in 1991. He was employed for many years at...

Frank Stumphauzer
Jun 22, 2009
Frank W. Stumphauzer, 92, of Lorain, died peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Community Health Partners, Lorain following a brief illness. Born Nov. 2, 1916 in Bangor, Saskatchewan, Canada; he has lived in Lorain for the last 68 years. Employed in the foundry industry for 43 years, Frank had worked at the former Kasper Foundry in Elyria for 34...

Virginia Rosario Pagan
Jun 20, 2009
Virginia Rosario Pagan died at the age of 83 on Saturday, June 20th, after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was the treasured daughter of Maria Antera Gonzalez Ortiz and Neopomuceno Pagan Diaz and cherished granddaughter of Pablo Pagan and Ramona Diaz (paternal) and Ines Gonzalez and Vicenta Ortiz (maternal); loving sister of Ramon, Jose, Vicenta, Evarista, Juan...

Anne Pasky
Jun 18, 2009
Anne Pasky (nee Kozopas), 91, died peacefully in her sleep June 18, 2009 at West Bay Healthcare in Westlake, where she had been living since 2005. She was born December 13, 1917 in Toledo and lived in Lorain for most of her life, except for a few years as a child in South Amherst. She was a 1936B graduate of...

John Manecci
Jun 17, 2009
John V. Manecci, age 80, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born on February 14, 1929 in Donora, PA moving to Lorain in 1948. He attended school in Pennsylvania. Through the Veterans Administration, he was awarded his High School Diploma in 2007. John served in the...

Sally Gonzalez
Jun 17, 2009
Sally Gonzalez, (nee Gutierrez), age 68, of South Amherst, joined the Lord on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Akron City Hospital, unexpectedly. She was born on February 8, 1941 in Mexico City, Mexico, moving to Lorain in 1950 and South Amherst in 1974. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1961. Sally obtained an Associates Degree in Business, she also...

Robert L. "Sweetpea" Sands
Jun 17, 2009
Robert L. "Sweetpea" Sands, age 80, of Amherst, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born October 6, 1928 in Lorain, Ohio, where he lived most of his life. He attended Lorain High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War (1950-1953) as a Staff Sargent. He...

Joseph Rozmarynowycz
Jun 9, 2009
Joseph Rozmarynowycz, 85, of Oberlin, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born May 15, 1924 in Hnizdichiv, Ukraine; he lived in the Czech Republic during World War II, then Germany. When he came to the United States, he lived in Philadelphia before settling in Oberlin in 1952. Joseph worked as a tailor...

Leona Mae Partin
Jun 9, 2009
Leona Mae Partin (nee Brown), age 67, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 10, 1941 in Elyria and has lived in this area her entire life. She was employed as a cook for many years at various local restaurants. Leona...

Cora Elsie Hicks
Jun 7, 2009
Cora Elsie Hicks (nee Byrd), 74, of Amherst, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Amherst Manor following a lengthy illness. She was born February 4, 1935 in Oneida, TN, she made her home in Amherst for over 30 years. Cora worked as a Nurse at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. She enjoyed gardening and tending to her flowers. Her greatest joy...

Dallas "Carl" Pack
Jun 5, 2009
Dallas "Carl" Pack, age 67, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 5, 2009, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a long illness. He was born on July 31, 1941, in Harts Creek, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1959, where he had lived the remainder of his life. Carl was employed at Ford Motor Co. for...

Margaret B. Herbert
Jun 5, 2009
Margaret B. Herbert (nee Papcun), age 92, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 5, 2009 at her home, which she shared with her daughter, under the care of New Life Hospice. She was born on July 4, 1916, in Guernsey County, Ohio, moving to Lorain in 1937, where she has lived the rest of her life. She was a member...

Margaret A. "Marge" Uszak
May 29, 2009
Margaret A. "Marge" Uszak, (nee Hornick), age 84, of Lorain, died on Friday, May 29, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a 3 year illness. She was born on February 26, 1925 in Youngstown, living most of her life in Lorain. She was a 1943B graduate of Lorain High. Marge was employed as a secretary at...

Norma Bush
May 28, 2009
Norma I. Bush (nee Duprey), 53, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain following a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1955 in Guayama, Puerto Rico; and lived in Manhattan, NY for 13 years before coming to Lorain in 1970. Norma graduated from Southview High School in 1972. She enjoyed reading, writing,...

Dorothy M. Dulick
May 24, 2009
Dorothy M. Dulick (nee Wood), age 84, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Community Health Partners, following a brief illness. She was born on April 26, 1925, in Lorain, Ohio. She had lived in Avon for 20 years, finally moving to Lorain in 1945. She was a 1942 graduate of Avon High School. Dorothy was a baker...

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...