Obituaries
Rojas P Frank
Jul 2, 2007
Frank P. Rojas, Sr. age 74 of Lorain, died on Monday, July 2, 2007 at his residence, while under New Life Hospice, following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 3, 1932 in Kanapolis, Kansas he moved back and forth from Kansas to Lorain through the years. He was employed as a maintenance worker at a greenhouse for years....
Cameron A.L. Leeper
Jul 2, 2007
Cameron A.L. Leeper, infant son of Bridgett Leeper and Otis Hosley, of Lorain, died on Monday, July 2, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, shortly after birth. Addition to his parents he is survived by his maternal grandmother: Marjorie Leeper of Lorain and great-grandmother: Alberta Peters of Lorain and many aunts and uncles. He was...
Sylvia Ann Popovich
Jun 29, 2007
Sylvia Ann Popovich (nee Vidovich), age 90, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 29, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. She was born on June 24, 1917, in Flint, MI, moving to Lorain in 1922, where she resided as a homemaker, for the rest of her life. Sylvia attended Lorain High School. She was a member of...
Julia Papp
Jun 28, 2007
Julia Papp, (nee Gergely), age 86 of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Five Star Group Home, Avon Lake, following a short illness. She was born on January 26, 1921 in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a member of Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ, Lorain. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, baking and working...
Dennis P. "Otis" Ward
Jun 23, 2007
Dennis P. "Otis" Ward, 59, of Amherst, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. He was born August 7, 1947 in Lorain; and lived in Amherst since 1976. He graduated from St. Mary High School, Lorain in 1965 and received an associate degree from Lorain County Community...
Ann V. Zgola
Jun 19, 2007
Ann V. Zgola (nee Kish), age 77, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, after a brief illness. She was born on June 25, 1929 in Lorain, Ohio, where she has lived her entire life. Ann attended St. Ladislaus grade school, then Whittier Jr. High, before finishing at Lorain High School. Ann was...
Carmen Navarro
Jun 19, 2007
Carmen Navarro (nee Mendez) age 79, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a long illness. She was born on May 5, 1928 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain for the past 18 years, the second time. Carmen had received her...
Julio Perez
Jun 18, 2007
Julio Perez, age 70, of Lorain, died on Monday, June 18, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a brief illness. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Lares, Puerto Rico moving to Lorain in 1977, he has lived here since. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. He was involved with the "Prayer...
Angelo Bangas
Jun 15, 2007
Angelo Bangas, age 79, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 15, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West. He was born on March 12, 1928 in Lorain and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and Baldwin Wallace College. He received a masters degree from Kent State...
Pedro Ortiz
Jun 14, 2007
Pedro Ortiz, age 75, of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 19, 1931 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 36 years ago. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. He enjoyed inventing things and fixing things. He is survived by his wife...
Norma L. Stevens
Jun 13, 2007
Norma L. Stevens, age 70, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born on March 25, 1937 in Cedar, West Virginia. She had also lived in Pikeville, KY, before she had moved to Lorain, where she has lived for the past 42 years. Norma was a waitress at the Montenero Club...
Violet S. Smith
Jun 10, 2007
Church Choir Director, Organist Violet Sophie Smith (nee Toma), 91, of Lorain, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 15, 1916 in Lorain and remained a life-long resident of the city. Mrs. Smith graduated from Lorain High School as a member of the class of 1934-A where...
Leonard J. Dudziak
Jun 5, 2007
Leonard J. "Lenny" Dudziak, age 83, of Phoeniz, AZ, formerly of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at the John C. Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 22, 1923 in Lorain. Leonard attended Lorain Schools and was a 1942B graduate of Lorain High School. He had served in the United States Army...
Marian F. Manecci
Jun 3, 2007
Marian F. Manecci (nee: Mihalic), age 76, of Lorain, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after a sudden illness. She was born on June 22, 1930 in Donora, PA, moving to Lorain in November of 1948, where she was a resident for the remainder of her life. She was a member of...
Oris J. Adkins, Jr
Jun 3, 2007
Oris Jackson "Jack" Adkins, Jr. age 82, of Sheffield Township, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, moving to Lorain many years ago. He was employed as a welder at Timken Manufacturing Company, in Columbus for many years. Jack enjoyed...
Santos Rodriguez
Jun 2, 2007
Santos Rodriguez (Diaz-Torres), age 85, of Lorain, died on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake. She was born on November 1, 1921 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 60 years ago, where she had spent the remainder of her life. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and was also active at...
Jewell J. Spears
Jun 1, 2007
Jewell "Jack" Spears, age 68, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 01, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a long illness. He was born on March 3, 1939 in Powellton, West Virginia and moved to Lorain 38 years ago. He was employed as a yard-man at Ford Motor Company, Lorain for 30 years, retiring...
John Benedik
May 30, 2007
John Benedik, 92, of Sheffield Township, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Hearthstone At Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1915 in Mala Poloma, Slovakia; he came to the United States in 1939, settling in Bluefield, West Virginia where he worked with his father in the coal mines. In 1941 he moved to Lorain where he...
Lino Cortez
May 29, 2007
Lino Cortez, 73, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph Residential Center following a lengthy illness. He was born September 23, 1933 in Michoacan, Mexico; he lived in Chicago and Houston before coming to Lorain in 2004. He attended Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain. He enjoyed playing cards, telling jokes, growing tomato and...
Fermin V. Rosales Sr
May 25, 2007
Fermin V. Rosales Sr., 81, of Lorain, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a short illness. He was born July 7, 1925 in Donna, Texas; he came to Lorain in 1951 where he has lived since. Fermin worked 37 years at Lorain Works US Steel as a heavy equipment operator, retiring...
