Obituaries
Clark L. Mickelson
Nov 28, 2007
Clark L. Mickelson, age 87, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain. He was born on December 27, 1919 inThief River Falls, Minnesota, moving to Lorain 65 years ago. He was a 1938 graduate of Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He served in the United States Army...
Christine M. Weldon
Nov 26, 2007
Christine "Chris" M. Weldon (nee Slavik), age 69, of Elyria, died on Monday, November 26, 2007, at her residence. She was born on June 3, 1938 in Lorain. From Lorain, she had moved to Cleveland and from Cleveland, she finally made her home in Elyria. Chris was a 1956 graduate of Clearview High School. She was employed as a Meat...
John Guba
Nov 20, 2007
John Guba, 89, of Amherst, died at Amherst Manor Nursing Home, Tuesday, November 20, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born July 9, 1918 in Tyler, PA. He moved to Lorain, in 1918 and then moved to Amherst in 1959. He served with the US Army during World War II as a Technical Sergeant. John, who was a member...
Anthony G. Vasquez
Nov 17, 2007
Anthony "Tony" G. Vasquez, age 54, of Lorain, died on Saturday, November 17, 2007, after a sudden illness. He was born on February 11, 1953 in Manhattan, New York, moving to Lorain in the 1970's. He was in the Marines from 1970 until 1972. Tony loved people and loved life, he made friends wherever he went. He inspires us all...
Andonio J. DiLuciano
Nov 17, 2007
Andonio J. "Tony" DiLuciano, 80, of Lorain, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Lutheran Medical Center, Cleveland, following a sudden illness. He was born Oct. 26, 1927 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life and attended Lorain High School. He served in the US Army during World War II, having received the World War II Victory Medal and the...
John J. Silagy
Nov 16, 2007
John Silagy, age 42, of Elyria, died on Friday, November 16, 2007 from a sudden illness. He was born on May 11, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan, moving to Lorain shortly after birth. He enjoyed racing any type of cars, fishing, cooking, watching the Detroit Lions and spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother: Dolores J. (nee...
Rylee Erin Danielle Dunlap
Nov 16, 2007
Rylee Erin Danielle Dunlap, 4 month old daughter of April N.Sheppard and Damien C. Dunlap, of Lorain, died on Friday, November 16, 2007 at her home, following a sudden illness. Besides her parents she was survived by her brother: Sai'Von Dunlap, her paternal grandparents: Walter and Linda Wyrick, of Lorain, maternal grandmothers: Edith Fields of Mississippi and Leonora Johnson, of...
Charles "Charlie" Pelton
Nov 15, 2007
Charles "Charlie" Pelton, age 81, of Lorain, died on Thursday, November 15, 2007, while under the care of New Life Hospice. He was born on July 6, 1926 in Lorain, Ohio, where he has been a resident for his entire life. He attended Lorain High School. He was in the Navy as a carpenter's mate 3rd class SEA BEES. He...
Nancy "DeJaVu" Escandon
Nov 8, 2007
Nancy "DeJaVu" Escandon (nee Perez), age 40, of Lorain, died on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1967 in Bronx, New York, living in Kissimmee, Florida before coming to Lorain. She attended House of Praise International Church. Nancy enjoyed being "mom" to all kids, and caring for animals. She also...
Eddie A. Guidicelli
Nov 7, 2007
Eddie A. "Chop-Chop" Guidicelli, age 67, of Sheffield Lake, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC-West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 17, 1939, in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He moved to Lorain 1947, and later moved to Sheffield Lake, where he resided for 23 years. He attended Clearview High School. Eddie was...
Elmer H. Murphy
Nov 7, 2007
Elmer H. Murphy, 68, of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born August 15, 1939 in Rosman, South Carolina, and moved to Lorain in the early 1950's . Elmer worked as a welder for the American Ship Building Company in Lorain for 15 years. Following...
Emil L. Vancs
Nov 5, 2007
Emil "Pope" L. Vancs, 86, of Sheffield Village, died Monday, November 5, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born July 27, 1921 in Lorain, he moved to Sheffield Village in the early 1960's. He served in the US Army during World War II as a radio dispatcher. Emil worked...
Lawrence E. Davidson
Nov 4, 2007
Lawrence E. Davidson, 53, of Lorain, died on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 26, 1954 in Lorain where he has lived his entire life. He retired in 1995 from Lorain Ford Motor Company, where he worked as an assembler for 15 years. He was a member...
Richard Britvec
Oct 27, 2007
Richard Britvec, 69, of Lorain, died Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain following a short illness. He was born May 19, 1938 in Battle Creek, MI; he came from there in 1958 to Lorain where he has lived since. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War for 2 years...
A.D. Loyd
Oct 17, 2007
A. D. Loyd, 80, of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following short illness. He was born April 30, 1927 in Sugar Grove, AK; coming to Lorain in 1948 where he has lived since. He served in the US Army during World War II, where he earned the American Theater Ribbon...
Camilo Gonzalez
Oct 16, 2007
Camilo "Lilo" Gonzalez, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Gonzalez was born in Lares, Puerto Rico in 1925 and came to Lorain in 1948. He was employed at US Steel, National Tube for 25 years before a work-related accident forced his early retirement in 1973. Mr. Gonzalez was a founding member of...
Carmen M. Segarra
Oct 14, 2007
Carmen M. Segarra, (nee Quinones), 88, of Lorain, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake, following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug 21, 1919 in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico; she resided in Bronx, New York before coming to Lorain in 1969. In Lorain, Carmen worked repairing canvas car tops. Prior to that, she worked as...
Mercedes Rodriguez
Oct 11, 2007
Mercedes Rodriguez, 96, of Lorain, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 21, 1911 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico; she lived in Manhattan, New York before coming to Lorain in 1992. While living in Puerto Rico, she worked as a general office worker for Centro De Salud in...
Juana Soto
Oct 8, 2007
Juana Soto, age 87, of Lorain, died on Monday, October 08, 2007 at her home, while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. She was born on January 12, 1920 in Lares, Puerto Rico, moving to this area 48 years ago. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. Juana enjoyed sewing, taking walks and singing church hymns....
Alexander Daniel Serrano
Oct 5, 2007
Alexander Daniel Serrano, 9 day old son of Jose L. Serrano and Noemi Santiago, of Lorain, died on Friday, October 5, 2007, at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, died of complications from being pre-mature. He was born on September 27, 2007 in Cleveland. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandparents: Noel Serrano, of Lorain and Esmeralda...
