Obituaries
Sean Robert Donovan
Oct 5, 2006
Sean Robert Donovan, age 36, of Lorain and formerly of Ohio City, died on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at Western Reserve Hospice House, Euclid. Sean was born on August 18, 1970 in Lorain. He lived in Lorain for 22 years until moving to Ohio City, where he resided for the last 14 years. He graduated from Lorain High School. He...
Crystal J. Bors
Oct 2, 2006
Crystal J. Bors, (nee McGuire) age 38, of Vermilion, died on Monday, October 2, 2006 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on June 16, 1968 in Canton, Ohio. She had lived in North Ridgeville prior to moving to Elyria in 1972. She graduated from Elyria West High School in 1986. She had attended Akron University....
Willie C. Zeiter
Oct 1, 2006
Willie Calvin Zeiter, age 24, of Newport, North Carolina, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, North Carolina. He was employed as a car detailer in North Carolina. Willie enjoyed fishing, swimming, landscaping, car detailing and making people laugh. He is survived by his mother and step-father: Debra Willingham and Thomas Arno,...
Joseph "Joe" Kacsandy
Sep 27, 2006
Joseph " Joe" Kacsandy, age 91, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at Community Health Partners HSC - W, Lorain. He was born on April 15, 1915 in Medina, Ohio. Joe was employed at Lorain Works US Steel for 39 years, retiring in 1976 as a crane operator in the transportation dept. He was a member of the...
Maria J. Cisneros
Sep 26, 2006
Maria J. Cisneros, of Mentor, OH, formerly of Lorain, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at HCR - Manor Care, Willoughby, after a brief illness. She was born in Mexico. She had to moved to Lorain in 1924 from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she had resided until she moved to Mentor 16 years ago. Maria was employed by US Steel...
Orlando Colon
Sep 21, 2006
Orlando Colon, age 50, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 21, 2006, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital, Kansas City, MO, after a very brief illness. He was born on August 17, 1956 in Lorain, where he had resided his entire life. He had just recently moved to Kansas City, MO to continue his employment with the Ford Motor Company in...
Fausta Cancel Natal
Sep 11, 2006
Fausta "Fay" Cancel Natal (nee: Delgado), age 73, of Lorain, died on Monday, September 11, 2006, at Community Health Partners Hospital Surgical Center - West, Lorain. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and had moved to Lorain from there, in 1952. She was employed as a housekeeper at Bradley Bay Nursing Home, Westlake, for 5...
Alvira M. Huneke
Sep 10, 2006
Alvira M. Huneke (nee: Toma) "Al", age 87, of Lorain, died on Sunday, September 10, 2006, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, after a long illness. She was born on January 6, 1919 in Lorain, Ohio, where she remained a life-long resident. She was a 1938 graduate from Lorain High School. Alvira was employed at Lorain Products, retiring from there after...
Juan Figueroa
Sep 7, 2006
Juan F. Figueroa, age 89, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Community Health Partners HSC- West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 27, 1917 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, coming to Lorain in 1948. Juan served in the United States Army in the Philippines, Japan and briefly in Korea during World War II. He...
Juan F. Torres
Sep 7, 2006
Juan F. Torres, age 79, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 07, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, Lorain. He was born June 24, 1927 in Lares, Puerto Rico; he came to Lorain in 1958. Juan served in the US Army during World War II. He retired from Ford Motor Co., Sandusky, having worked as a...
Jose Ortega
Sep 6, 2006
Jose Ortega, 83, of Lorain, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at his residence while surrounded by his family after suffering a stroke. He was born April 18, 1923 in Guanajuato, Gto, Mexico; he came to Lorain 57 years ago. Jose retired from Lorain Works US Steel in 1983, where he worked in the rolling mill. Prior to that, he worked...
Christine "Chris" Longworth
Sep 3, 2006
Christine "Chris" Longworth (nee Liwczanyn), age 45, of Amherst, died on Sunday, September 3, 2006, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 16, 1961 in Lorain, Ohio, where she resided until moving to Amherst in 1992. She was a 1979 graduate of Southview High School, Lorain. Christine was employed as a supervisor at Lorain National...
Phyllis D. Slone
Sep 3, 2006
Phyllis "Phil" Dean Slone (nee Slusher), age 58, of Lorain, died on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at her brother's residence, after a brief illness. She was born on December 8, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. She resided in Lorain for most of her life, until moving in with her brother in Grafton 1 month ago. She was a 1966 graduate from...
Robert Szymanel
Sep 3, 2006
Robert J. Szymanel, 59, of Lorain, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born in Lorain December 7, 1946, he had lived in Chicago and San Francisco. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1965, Lorain Community College in 1968, and Cleveland State University in 1974. Robert...
Andrew Bracero
Sep 1, 2006
Andrew Bracero, Jr. age 42, of Lorain, died on Friday, September 1, 2006 in Cleveland following injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born on March 17, 1964 in Manhattan, New York, coming to Lorain in 1981 from New Jersey. Andrew was a baker/cooker at Rainbow Bakery, Lorain for the past 9 years. He attended Templo Emmanuel Church. He...
Robert L. Komlosi
Aug 28, 2006
Robert "Pappa Bob" L. Komlosi, age 63, of Lorain, died on Monday, August 28, 2006 at his residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a brief illness. He was born on July 27, 1943 in Lorain, he was a lifelong resident. He served in the United States Marine Corp as a Bridgeman, from 1959 to 1963. He...
Theresa D. Zajkowski
Aug 17, 2006
Theresa D. Zajkowski, age 78, of Lorain, died on Thursday, August 17, 2006, at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain. She was born on June 2, 1928 in Lorain, where she remained a life-long resident. She was a graduate of Lorain High School. Theresa was employed at Lorain Works US Steel as a secretary, until her retirement. She was a member...
Noemi R. Celestino
Aug 16, 2006
Noemi "Mimi" Reyes Celestino, (nee Romero), age 72 of Lorain, died on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, following a brief illness. She was born on January 6, 1934 in Laredo, Texas, moving to Lorain in 1953 from Texas. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and has been a member since moving here in...
Dorothy M. Merkle
Aug 10, 2006
Dorothy Mae Merkle (nee Young), age 72, of Lorain, died on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on June 11, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA. She moved to Lorain when she was a child, and has spent the remainder of her life here. She was employed at Burger King, retiring in...
Juan Sanabria
Aug 7, 2006
Juan Sanabria, age 86, of Lorain, died on Monday, August 7, 2006 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain. He was born on March 21, 1920 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1948. Juan was employed for 34 years at Lorain Works US Steel, retiring in 1982. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. He enjoyed reading the...
