Obituaries

Edward V. Maslinski
Jan 29, 2006
Edward V. Maslinski, age 83, of Lorain, died on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Akron City Hospital, Akron. He was born on February 5, 1922, in Lorain, where he has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1940B graduate of Lorain High School. Edward served in the United States Army during World War II. He participated in the battles of...

Mary V. Anchors
Jan 28, 2006
Mary V. Anchors, (nee Schall), age 96, of Lorain, died on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at her residence at Angel Adult Care. She was born on May 20, 1909 in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, living in New Kensington, PA before moving to Lorain 1942. She worked for Bendix Westinghouse as an assembler for 30 years, retiring in 1977. She was a member...

Florence J. Stape
Jan 28, 2006
Florence J. Stape (nee Alekna) 84, of Lorain, died day at January 28, 2006 at Gaymont Nursing Center, Norwalk following a brief illness She was born April 26, 1921 in Cleveland, living there until 1962 when she moved to Lorain. She was a 1939 graduate of John Hay High School in Cleveland. She was a member of St. Anthony of...

Leslie L. Ostrander
Jan 27, 2006
Leslie Ostrander, 39, of Lorain, died suddenly on Friday, January 27, 2006 at his residence. He was born May 26, 1966 in Lorain. For most of his life, he lived in Lorain, having only spent a short time living in Kentucky. Leslie was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers Fan and enjoyed cars. Surviving are his sons, Leslie Ostrander of Louisville, Kentucky...

Maurice M. Allen
Jan 18, 2006
Maurice M. Allen, age 61, of Cocoa, Florida, formerly of Lorain, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at Wuesthoff Hospital, Rockledge, Florida, following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 9, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, living in Lorain most of his life until moving to Florida in 1998. He was a 1962 graduate of Admiral King High School, Lorain....

Celida M. Ortiz
Jan 17, 2006
Celida M. Ortiz, (nee Hernandez), 57, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a lengthy illness. She was born August 21, 1948 in Lares, Puerto Rico, coming to Lorain in 1951 where she has lived since. She was a 1966 graduate of Admiral King High School. She worked as a...

Madlyn M. Phillips
Jan 15, 2006
Madlyn M. Phillips, (nee Minney) 74, of Lorain, died Sunday, January 15, 2006 at the residence of her son, Everett Eugene Tanner of Elyria, while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. She was born August 18, 1931 in Glenville, West Virginia. She moved to Elyria in 1959, then to Lorain in 1974 where she has...

Ana L. Gonzalez
Jan 14, 2006
Ana L. Gonzalez, (nee Rodriguez), 79, of Lorain, died Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a short illness. She was born June 12, 1926 in Manati, Puerto Rico; she came from there to Lorain in 1949 and has lived here since. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed cooking, sewing and...

Georgino Solis
Jan 12, 2006
Georgino "Hino" Solis, age 80, of Lorain, died on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a long illness. He was born on July 13, 1925 in Yubucoa, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1951. He was employed as a pipefitter at Standard Pipe for 13 years. Hino attended House of Praise International Church, Lorain. He...

Mary Doan Thomas
Jan 10, 2006
Mary L. Doan-Thomas, 52, of Cleveland, died Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at University Hospital of Cleveland following a short illness. She was born November 26, 1953 in Cleveland, then moved to Lorain where she lived for 20 years before returning to Cleveland in 1973. Mary was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan and cherished her cat Loco. Surviving is her mother,...

Edelia ''Delia'' Varela
Jan 10, 2006
Edelia "Delia" Varela, (nee Rojas), age 82, of Lorain, died on January 10, 2006 at her residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice. She was born on December 23, 1923 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1948. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, where she was in the Cursillo Movement. Delia enjoyed cooking,...

Edgardo Alicia
Jan 9, 2006
Edgardo Alicea, 26, of Lorain, was found dead on Monday, January 9, 2006 in Lorain. He was born on July 24, 1979 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, moving to Lowell, Mass, in the late 1980's, then to Lorain in 1994 where he has lived since. He enjoyed cars. Surviving is his daughters, Millyan Jenises Alicea and Keishlymar Alicea, his mother, Carmen...

Raymond J. Paynter
Jan 8, 2006
Raymond J. Paynter, Sr., age 72 of Lorain, died on Sunday, January 8, 2006 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a short illness. He was born on June 13, 1933 in St. Mary's, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in the late 1940's. He served in the United States Army Corp of Engineers and saw 3 years of active combat...

Antonio "Tony" Soto
Jan 6, 2006
Antonio "Tony" Soto, 90, of Lorain, died January 6, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 1, 1915 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he has lived in Lorain since 1947. He retired from Lorain Works US Steel in the 1970's after working there for 30 years. He was a member...

Richard C. Glasen, Sr
Jan 4, 2006
Richard ("Stubby") C. Glasen, Sr., age 59, of Sheffield Lake, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, after a very brief illness. He was born on August 14, 1946 in Lorain and had resided there for most of his life, until he moved to Sheffield Lake in 2003. Richard was a...

Guillermina Santiago
Jan 3, 2006
Guillermina Santiago, age 77, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at New Life Hospice, Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. Born on February 10, 1928 in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Mrs. Santiago had lived in Lorain for the past 20 years, coming from Puerto Rico. She had been a volunteer at Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain. She enjoyed cooking, long...

Stanley C. Schroeder
Dec 31, 2005
Stanley C. Schroeder, age 77, of North Royalton, formerly of Lorain, died Saturday, December 31, 2005 in the Southwest General Surgical Center in Berea, following a sudden illness. Mr. Schroeder was born on June 24, 1928 in Lorain and had lived in Lorain for most all of his life, moving to North Royalton in October of last year. During the...

Anthony Garcia
Dec 30, 2005
Anthony "Tony" Garcia, age 77, of Elyria, died on Friday, December 30, 2005 at his residence. He was born on June 12, 1928 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he lived in the Bronx, New York, before moving to Lorain in 1966. For the last 20 years he has lived in Elyria. He was employed as a custodian at Lorain School System...

Carrie Simmons
Dec 29, 2005
Carrie Simmons (nee Calabrese), 55, of Sheffield Township, died Thursday, December 29, 2005 at her daughter's home in Vermilion while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1950 in Lorain, and was a life long resident here. Carrie was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, gardening, flowers and spending time with family...

Michael S. "Mike" Pastelyak
Dec 25, 2005
Michael S. "Mike" Pastelyak, 83, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland. He was born Dec. 1, 1922 in Lorain, and has been a life long resident here. Mike served in the US Marine Corps during World War II, having participated in action at Iwo Jima. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. He...