Obituaries
Margaret Thomas
Mar 5, 2006
Margaret Thomas, 81, of Van Wert, Ohio, died Sunday, March 5, 2006 at Van Wert Manor following a short illness. She was born April 10, 1924 in Elyria; she has lived in the Van Wert area for many years. Surviving is her brother, William Thomas of Williamston, MI; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Herman Castillo
Mar 4, 2006
Herman Castillo, 66, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a lengthy illness. He was born May 2, 1939 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Herman came to Lorain in 1948. In 1960, he returned to Mayaguez for one year before coming back to Lorain. In 1966 he went to Mayaguez to...
Julia Victoria Romero
Mar 4, 2006
Julia Victoria Romero, (nee Colon), age 69, died Saturday, March 4, 2006,at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 27, 1936 in San Isabel, Puerto Rico; she lived in Bronx, NY before coming to Lorain in 1949. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. Julia was a homemaker and...
Stephen Komar
Feb 28, 2006
Stephen Komar, age 80, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 following a short illness. He was born on May 17, 1925 in Lorain where he has lived his entire life. He was a 1943 graduate of Lorain High School. Stephen served in the United States Navy during World War II. He earned the World War II Victory Medal,...
Charles Albert Norton
Feb 26, 2006
Charles Albert Norton, 87, of Lorain, died Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. He was born November 21, 1918 in Amherst Township, and lived in Avon from 1947 until he moved to Lorain in 1985 where he has lived since. He was a 1936 graduate of Clearview High School. He then served in the...
Maria Gela Burgos
Feb 25, 2006
Maria "Gela" Burgos, age 72, of Lorain, died after a brief illness, on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at The New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on May 25, 1933 in Orocobi, Puerto Rico, and had moved to Lorain 13 years ago. Maria enjoyed playing Dominoes and watching her favorite Soap Operas. She is survived by...
Eliazar Garza, Jr
Feb 22, 2006
Eliazar "Alex" Garza, Jr., age 52, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Lorain, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at Houston Herman Memorial Hospital, Houston, Texas, following a sudden illness. He was born on September 27, 1953 in Lorain, moving to Houston, Texas 20 years ago. He was a 1973 graduate of Southview High School, Lorain. He was employed as a...
Donald C. Gray
Feb 21, 2006
Donald C. "Pete" Gray, 65, of Lorain, died Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a lengthy illness. He was born November 7, 1940 in Lorain, and has lived here his entire life. He served in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He worked at Thew Shovel as a crane repairman...
Olena Hryszczenko
Feb 20, 2006
Olena "Helen" Hryszczenko, (nee Dacio), 83, of Lorain, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a sudden illness. She was born on September 3, 1922 in the Ukraine. She came to Lorain in 1951, and has lived here since. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking, gardening and baking. In the 1970's, she worked at...
Robert G. Elek
Feb 13, 2006
Robert G. Elek, 84, of Lorain, died Monday, February 13, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a short illness. He was born November 17, 1921 in Elyria, coming to Lorain in 1954 where he has lived since. Robert served in the US Army during World War II as a corporal in Company B 319th Infantry....
Ernest E. Malone
Feb 11, 2006
Ernest E. "Ivy" Malone, age 54, of Lorain, died on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland from injuries sustained in a pedestrian car accident. He was born on January 17, 1952 in Buchel, Kentucky, moving to Lorain when he was 13 years old. He enjoyed bicycling, pets, attending various churches, writing music and playing harmonica in a...
Frances Less
Feb 10, 2006
Frances Less, (nee Polny) age 92, of Lorain, died on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, following a short illness. She was born March 8, 1913 in Lorain, and has lived here her entire life. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, and the parish Altar and Rosary Society. She was also a member of...
Helen M. Super
Feb 10, 2006
Helen M. Super, (nee Kocak), age 92, of Lorain, died on Friday, February 10, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 12, 1913, in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School class of 1931 B. She was a member of...
Alexia Rose Hale
Feb 8, 2006
Alexia Rose Hale, daughter of Rosemary Fernandez, of Lorain and Maurice Hale, of Louisville, KY, was stillborn on February 8, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. Besides the parents, she is survived by her sister, Tatyanna Hale, of Lorain, maternal grandparents, Carmen Torres and Danny Lopez, both of Lorain, paternal grandparents, Loretta Hale of Lorain and David Hale of Elyria,...
LeRoy E. Hale
Feb 6, 2006
LeRoy E. Hale, age 75, of Lorain, died on Monday, February 6, 2006 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. Born on July 20, 1930 in Wellsburg, West Virginia, he has lived in Lorain for the past 50 years. He retired from US Steel where he was employed as a rigger. He was a active member of the...
Patricia J. Weber
Jan 31, 2006
Patricia Jean Weber (nee Aylen), 84, formerly of Avon Lake, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at the Elyria United Methodist Village after a brief illness. She was born September 16, 1921 in Detroit, MI, and lived in Manhattan, New York, Lorain, Chardon and Avon Lake. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crossword puzzles, oil painting and house plants. She was...
Roman Wlaszyn
Jan 31, 2006
Roman Wlaszyn, age 45, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at University Hospitals of Cleveland, following a short illness. He was born on September 1, 1960 in Amherst, he lived in Lorain and in Boca Raton, Florida. Roman had graduated from Southview High School in 1978. He also attended Lorain Community College. He was a General Contractor...
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...
