Obituaries
Susan Cruz River
Apr 1, 2007
Susana Cruz Rivera, 80, of Lorain, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Southwest General Hospital, Middleburg Heights, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1926 in Humacao, Puerto Rico; living in North Carolina for 2 years before settling in Lorain in 1949. She worked for Lorain Towel Supply in the laundry department for 29 years, retiring in 1972....
John R. Stephens
Mar 31, 2007
John R. Stephens, 69, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Oak Hills Nursing Home following lengthy illness while under the care of New Life Hospice. He was born May 4, 1937 in Hackettstown, New Jersey; he came to Lorain in the 1970's. He enjoyed fishing. Surviving is his brother, Lawrence Stephens, William Stephens, Gary Stephens and Tim Stephens...
Cathryn T. Placidi
Mar 28, 2007
Cathryn T. Placidi (nee Turner), of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Normandy Manor, Rocky River, after a short illness. She was born on March 18, 1923, in Stuart, Virginia. She had moved to Lorain in 1953, where she has lived until her recent illness. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and listening to music. She is survived by her...
Joseph A. Kenzik
Mar 28, 2007
Joseph A. Kenzik, age 57, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, after a brief illness. He was born on January 4, 1950 in Lorain, Ohio, where he resided for his entire life. He was a 1968 graduate of Admiral King High School. Joseph was in the Navy from 1969 until 1973, where he worked on the ejector seats...
Ernest F. Klanchar
Mar 25, 2007
Ernest F. Klanchar, age 86, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 25, 2007, at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born on October 22, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. He had moved to Lorain after the 1924 Lorain Tornado, and has lived here for the rest of his life. He was a member of St. Basil Romanian Byzantine Catholic...
Ernest Jack Cox
Mar 22, 2007
Ernest Jack Cox, of Lorain, died on Thursday, March 22, 2007 peacefully at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Jack, as his older sisters named him, was born in Elton, Wis. His large family later moved to Muncie, Indiana, where in his senior yearbook he was voted most likely to succeed and graduated with honors. Instead of...
Tammy C. Creak
Mar 21, 2007
Tammy C. Creak, (nee Mudrich), 38, of Sheffield Lake, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007. She was born Jan. 7, 1969 in Lorain; she was a life long resident of Sheffield Lake. Tammy graduated from Brookside High School in 1987. She worked as an inspector in the trim dept. of Ford Motor Company in Avon for the past 18 years. She...
Benito Cisneros
Mar 21, 2007
Benito Cisneros, 77, of Lorain, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 18, 1929 in Lorain; where he lived his entire life. He worked as a carpenter for various local contractors. He was interested in history and space, and enjoyed reading. Surviving is his sister, Becky Rozic of...
Basilio Perez
Mar 20, 2007
Basilio Perez, age 72 , of Lorain, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Amherst Manor, following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 14, 1934 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico moving to Lorain in 1947. He was employed at US Steel for years, retiring in 1988. Basilio was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, where he was...
Lena Miller
Mar 15, 2007
Lena M. Miller, (nee Kohler) age 86, of Lorain, formerly of Johnstown, PA died on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. She was born on July 24, 1920 in Johnstown, PA. She was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church, Lorain, where she belonged to the Altar and Rosary Society. She is survived...
Benito B. Fernandez
Mar 15, 2007
Benito B. Fernandez, 48, of San Francisco, CA, died on Thursday, March 15, 2007, in Lorain, following a sudden illness. He was born on June 8, 1958, in Brooklyn, NY. He had moved to Lorain when he was 7 years old. He then moved to Columbus and in 1991 he moved to California. He had graduated from Southview High School...
Mary Jane Huffman
Mar 12, 2007
Mary Jane Huffman, (nee Collary), age 80, of Lorain, died on Monday, March 12, 2007 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners HSC- West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 21, 1926 in Connellsville, PA, moving to this area in 1956. Mary Jane was employed as a housekeeper for St. Joseph Hospital. She was a...
Suzzanna Wright Mehringer
Mar 11, 2007
Suzzette Wright-Mehringer, (nee Mucha) age 77, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Ft. William, Ontario, Canada, moving to Lorain in 1947 from Hamilton, Ontario Canada. She attended Parks Business College in Hamilton, Ontario. Suzzette was a waitress for 37 years. She...
Joseph R Nagy
Mar 7, 2007
Joseph R. Nagy, age 80, of Sheffield Township, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners, following a sudden illness. He was born on October 3, 1926 in Lorain, and was a lifelong resident. He was a 1944 B graduate of Lorain High School. He had also attended Lorain Business College, and Purdue University...
Irene B. Kress
Mar 3, 2007
Irene B. Kress, (nee Chaplar), 94, of Thomasville, GA, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 at her residence. She was born Feb. 13, 1913 in LaGrange, Ohio; she lived in Elyria before moving to Georgia in 1978. While living in Elyria, Irene worked for Bendix Corporation as a gauge crib attendant. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Rose...
Luis A. Santiago
Mar 1, 2007
Luis A. "Guiso" Santiago, age 60, of Lorain, died on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 2, 1946 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, he lived most of his life in Lorain. Luis enjoyed old cars and playing dominoes. He is survived by his wife:...
James "Ducky" Yates
Feb 24, 2007
James "Ducky" Yates, age 70, of Sheffield Lake, died on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at his residence. He was born on December 3, 1936 in Pikeville, Kentucky. He lived in Sheffield Lake for most of his life. He was employed at Ford Motor Company, Avon Lake for 36 years, retiring in 1994. James was a member of Moose Club and...
Edward L. Lerchbacker
Feb 24, 2007
Edward L. "Skinny" Lerchbacker, age 88, of Lorain, died on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. He was born on June 4, 1918 in Lorain. He served in the United States Airforce as an airplane engine mechanic. Edward was employed as a roller in the #4 blooming mill dept. of US Steel for 44...
Ron J. Reber
Feb 21, 2007
Ron Reber, 45, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at home. He was born August 14, 1961 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Lorain Catholic High School in 1979 and attended Kent State University. He was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter, Lorain. Survivors include his parents: Dr. Ronald and...
Stella Kobasic
Feb 19, 2007
Stella Kobasic, 88, of Lorain, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Rae-Ann-Westlake following a lengthy illness. She was born May 23, 1918 in Lorain, where she lived for 85 years before moving to Avon Lake in 2003. She worked at Moen in Elyria for many years. She was a member of St. Vitus Catholic Church, Lorain, and enjoyed bowling, golf,...
