Obituaries

Candido R. Cardona
Jul 25, 2006
Candido R. Cardona, age 89, of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 16, 1916 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and had moved to Lorain in 1948, where he resided for the remainder of his life. Candido was employed at the US Steel Plant as...

Linda S. Phillips
Jul 24, 2006
Linda S. Phillips, 61, of Sheffield Lake, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice follow a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 3, 1944 in Hundred, West Virginia; she was a life long resident of Sheffield Lake. Linda graduated from Brookside High School in 1963, and received an accounting degree from...

Alejandrina "Mary" Ramos
Jul 23, 2006
Alejandrina "Mary" Ramos, (nee Guzman), 67, of Elyria, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born March 13, 1939 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, and lived in this area since 1961. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, the Cursillo Movement, and Legion of Mary and she was also a Eucharistic...

Diane M. Thompson
Jul 22, 2006
Diane M. Thompson, (nee Golowenski) 55 of Lorain, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice from complications with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born on June 9, 1951 in Lorain and a lifelong resident here. Diane graduated from Lorain High School in 1969 then worked for Lorain Products for four years. She...

Felix Rodriguez Marin
Jul 16, 2006
Felix Rodriguez-Marin, age 87, of Lorain, died on Sunday, July 16, 2006 at the Specialty Hospital of Lorain, Lorain, after a brief illness. He was born on March 19, 1919, in Maunabo, Puerto Rico where he lived most of his life. He had moved to Lorain 4 years ago. Felix was in the US Army and fought in both WW...

Concepcion L. Lopez
Jul 15, 2006
Concepcion L. "Nene" Lopez, age 82, of Lorain, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, after a long illness. He was born on December 8, 1923 in Rock Dale, TX. He had lived in Chula Vista, CA from 1960 until 2002, and then moved back to Lorain in 2002. He was in the US Army. He...

Andrew Dziubek
Jul 12, 2006
Andrew Dziubek, 83, of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at his residence following a short illness. He was born August 15, 1922 in Przewrotne, Rzesow, Poland; living in Amherst for 2 years before settling in Lorain in 1949. He worked at Lorain Works US Steel in the B.O.P. Shop for over 30 years, retiring in 1981. He was a...

Bartella "Bart" Potts
Jul 10, 2006
Bartella "Bart" Potts, (nee Park), 80 of Lorain, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, follow a short illness. She was born November 7, 1925 in Logan, Ohio; living in Lancaster, OH, and Dayton before settling in Lorain in 1947. Bartella graduated from Logan High School and attended college. For fifteen years...

Maryellen Mihajlovich
Jul 6, 2006
Maryellen Mihajlovich (nee Whalen) 82, of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, died Thursday, July 6, 2006 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center following a short illness. She was born October 19, 1923 in Lorain; living in Miami, Florida before settling in Tellico Plains in 1990. She was a 1941 graduate of Lorain High School, and a former member of St. Mary...

Alice P. Krivell
Jul 5, 2006
Alice P. Krivell (nee Poszywak), age 83 of Elyria, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at Life Care Center of Elyria. She was born July 22, 1922 in Lorain; living in the Lorain area her entire life. Alice graduated from Lorain High School class of 1940 B, and was a September 1973 graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing. A Licensed...

Richard Gutierrez
Jul 3, 2006
Richard Gutierrez, age 59, of Villa Rica, Georgia, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at New Life Hospice Residential Center following a lengthy illness. He was born March 7, 1947 in Mexico City, Mexico; he came to Lorain in 1950. In 1967 he moved to Akron, then Canal Fulton, then in 2001, he moved to Villa Rica, Georgia. In 1965, Richard...

Jaiden Dunlap
Jun 29, 2006
Jaiden Ellis Marquis Dunlap, 11 day old son of Damien Dunlap and April Sheppard, died on Thursday, June 29, 2006 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a sudden illness. Besides his parents he was survived by his brother: Sai'Von Dunlap, his paternal grandparents: Walter and Linda Wyrick, of Lorain, maternal grandmothers: Edith...

Juan Torres Serrano
Jun 27, 2006
Juan Torres Serrano, 77, of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born October 28, 1928 in Ponce, Puerto Rico; coming to Lorain in 1970 until moving to Pompano Beach, Florida in 2000. He returned to Lorain 3 months ago. He served in the...

Joseph Francis Lechowicz
Jun 26, 2006
Joseph Francis Lechowicz, age 96, of Winter Garden, FL, formerly of Lorain, died on Monday, June 26, 2006 at Health Central Hospital, Ocoee, FL, after a brief illness. He was born on March 7, 1910 in Lorain, spending 43 years here, then moving to Cleveland for 7 years, and finally moving to Winter Garden, FL, for the remaining 46 years...

John Los
Jun 25, 2006
John S. Los, 73 of Lorain, died Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Southwest General Health Center, Middleburg Heights, following a 1 year illness. He was born Dec. 9, 1932 in Lorain, and lived here his entire life. He was a 1950 graduate of Lorain High School. He served as corporal in the US Army during the 1950's. John retired in...

Florence Abrahamowicz
Jun 23, 2006
Florence Abrahamowicz, (nee Gawlik), 86, of Lorain, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at her sons residence following a short illness. She was born Sept. 8, 1919 in Lorain, and lived here her entire life. Florence managed the Polish American Citizens Club in Lorain from 1978 to 2001. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Lorain, a former member...

Eleanore M. Engler
Jun 22, 2006
Eleanore M. Engler (nee Vagrosky), age 79, died on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph Residential Center, Lorain, following a brief illness with cancer. She was born on July 9, 1926 in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. She was a 1944B graduate of Lorain High School. Eleanor was employed 11 years...

Victoria "Vicki" Calabrese
Jun 22, 2006
Victoria "Vicki" Calabrese (nee Thomas) age 87, of Mesa, AZ, formerly Lorain, Ohio, passed away June 22, 2006, at Hearthstone Care Center in Mesa. Mrs. Calabrese was born August 31, 1918 in Mahoning Town, PA, coming to Lorain in 1930 and lived here until moving to Mesa in 2000. Mrs. Calabrese worked for the Elyria Nursery School until her retirement....

Patricia A. Kaczay
Jun 20, 2006
Patricia A. Kaczay, (nee Simsic) age 59, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 At Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, following a sudden illness. She was born on April 7, 1947 in Lorain where she has been a lifelong resident. She graduated from Clearview High School and attended Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Patricia was a dietician at Ohio...

John T. Chadwick
Jun 20, 2006
John T. "Chad" Chadwick, 90, of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain following a two month illness. He was born June 16, 1916 in Strong, Pennsylvania, coming to Lorain in 1947 where he has lived since. He enlisted in the US Marine Corp. in August of 1934 and was assigned to the Pearl Harbor Navel...