Obituaries
Charles D. Stickler
May 29, 2008
Charles D. Stickler, 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain. He was born June 14, 1929 in Johnstown, PA, coming to Lorain in the early 1940's. Following graduation from Lorain High School in 1949, Charles served in the US Army with the 3rd Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky...
Darlene Mervis
May 28, 2008
Darlene Mervis (nee Hause), age 81, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a year long battle with cancer. She was born June 13, 1926 in Bainbridge, Ohio, coming to Lorain in 1943 where she has lived since. Darlene was a homemaker and enjoyed her grandchildren, gardening, bingo...
Rose H. Toth
May 26, 2008
Rose H. Toth, (nee Useen), 85, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 26, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital following a short illness. She was born Oct. 31, 1922 in Cleveland, moving to Inez, KY at the age of 12 and lived there until coming to Lorain at the age of 21. She had worked as the head...
Joan E. Rigo
May 23, 2008
Joan Elizabeth Rigo, 88, of Stanton, California, died on May 23, 2008 at Anaheim Crest Nursing Center, after an illness of 2 months. She was born on December 7, 1919 in Lorain, Ohio, moving to Orange County, California in 1964. Joan was a 1937B graduate of Lorain High School and also a 1938 graduate of Lorain Business College. She was...
Alicia M. Figueroa
May 22, 2008
Alicia Maria Figueroa, (nee Soloveiko) 74, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Southwest General Health Center, Cleveland, following a lengthy illness. She was born March 20, 1934 in Youngstown, coming to Lorain in 1957 where she has lived since. Alicia was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain and enjoyed participating in activities at the Lorain Senior Center....
George P. Cherney
May 22, 2008
George P. Cherney Jr., 60, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born Aug. 24, 1947 in Lorain, and lived in the county his entire life. He worked for US Steel and was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church, Lorain, and the United Steel Workers Union Local...
James Ross Branim
May 22, 2008
James Ross Branim, Sr. age 73, of Elyria, died on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his residence, following a long illness. He was born on March 7, 1935 in Robbins, TN, moving to this area in 1961. He served in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1960 as a air policeman. James was employed at National Gypsum Plant,...
Jean J. Porkolab
May 22, 2008
Jean J. Porkolab (nee Vecchio), 93, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Otterbein Lebanon Nursing Home, Lebanon. Memorial services are scheduled for Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Hungarian Reformed Church, E. 31st St, and Globe Ave., Lorain. Rev. Peter L. Toth, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Twp. Local arrangements are...
Eugene N. Pall
May 20, 2008
Eugene N. "Gene" Pall, 85, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA, coming to Lorain as an infant. He graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1941A. Gene served in the US Army as a...
Mary Krieg
May 19, 2008
Mary Krieg (nee Radosevich), age 97, of Lorain, passed away Monday evening, May 19, at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain. She was born on July 25, 1910 in Woodland, PA, moving to Huntington, Ohio as a young girl. Mary was employed at Oberlin College in the Dietary Department. During the war, she worked at American Stove, Cleveland Bomber Plant, and...
William J. Kinder
May 18, 2008
William J. Kinder, age 82, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. He was born on February 12, 1926, in Elyria, Ohio, where he resided until moving to Lorain in 1947. William was in the United States Navy during World War II. He was employed as a security guard for Allied...
Patricia J. Gringle
May 17, 2008
Patricia J. Gringle, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, Lorain after a short illness. She was born on October 6, 1941 in Panther, West Virginia. She lived there until 1957 and resided in Lorain until her death. Patricia enjoyed being with her family and spending time with her pet dog, Rocky. She...
Jacob E. Conn
May 16, 2008
Jacob E. Conn, died on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a long illness. He was born on May 9, 1931 in Sommerset County, PA, moving to Lorain in the late 1950's. He served in the United States Air Force. Jacob was employed as a machinist at PMR Machine Repair and...
Virginia M. Forbes
May 13, 2008
Virginia M. Forbes, (nee Mahla), 92 of Elyria, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria following a short illness. She was born March 28, 1916 in Lorain, and lived there until moving to Elyria in 2004. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1934 and had worked as a nurse's aid for Shield Nursing Home in Lorain. Virginia...
David A. Zaborniak
May 6, 2008
David A. Zaborniak, age 52, of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. A life long resident of Lorain, he was born on June 26, 1955. He graduated from Lorain Catholic High School in 1973. He presently worked at Superior Lamp and previously Smitties Distributing for 25 years. He was a member of the Lorain Elks Lodge. For over...
Diego Flecha
May 5, 2008
Diego Flecha, age 86, of Lorain, died on Monday, May 5, 2008, at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1921 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1955. Previously, he was in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946 and graduated from Ana Roque High School in 1951. He also attended the Instituto Biblico Alianza from...
Juanita G. Payne
May 4, 2008
Juanita Payne (nee Black), age 86 , of Lorain, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 1, 1922 in Farmington, West Virginia. She had resided in Vermilion and Lorain for most of her life. Juanita enjoyed being a "full-time" mother and grandmother, raising not only...
Terry M. Thomas
Apr 25, 2008
Terry M. Thomas, 52, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 25, at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born Nov. 20, 1955 in Fairfax, Virginia, he moved to this area as a young boy. He graduated from Admiral King High School in 1975 and had worked at many different jobs. He attended Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church,...
Bienvenida "Benny" Rodriguez
Apr 20, 2008
Bienvenida "Benny" Rodriguez (nee Irizarry), age 92, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain. She was born on April 26, 1915 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She had also resided in Santurce, Puerto Rico and New York, before moving to Lorain in 1956. She was a member of Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Ebenezer....
John D. Rebman, Sr
Mar 31, 2008
John D. Rebman Sr., 85, of Lorain, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria following a short illness. Born July 23, 1922 in Lorain, he lived in Marion, S. Carolina from 2004 to 2006 before returning to Lorain. John served in the US Army during World War II with the Battery A 491st Artillery Anti-Aircraft Automatic...
