Obituaries
Ismael L. Velez
Sep 30, 2005
Ismael L. "Big Louie" Velez, Sr., age 68, of Lorain, died on Friday, September 30, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born on April 13, 1937 in Lares, Puerto Rico, lived in Lorain for the past 59 years. He had worked as a metal finisher in the passenger body shop at Ford Motor Company,...
Ernesto Negron
Sep 28, 2005
Ernesto "Cano" Negron, 92, of Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Lorain, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at his residence in Port Richey, following a brief illness. Mr. Negron was born on January 18, 1913 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He came to Lorain in 1950, from Puerto Rico, and had lived here until December of 1995, when he moved to Port...
Mary Cica
Sep 28, 2005
Mary Cica, (nee Vorkavich) 97, of Lorain, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Seasons of Life Residence Hospice in Parma following a sudden illness. She was born January 29, 1908 in Lorain, and has been a life long resident here. She had worked at General Industries in Elyria during WWII. Prior to that she worked at National Tube in Lorain....
Carol A. Hallgren
Sep 27, 2005
Carol A. Hallgren, (nee Romer), age 60, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born on July 16, 1945 in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. Carol was a 1963 graduate of St. Mary's High School, Lorain. She was employed at Lakeshore...
Carter J. Chizmadia
Sep 17, 2005
Carter J. "Kip" Chizmadia, age 55, of Buffalo Gap, Texas, formerly of Lorain, died on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at his home in Texas unexpectedly. He was born on February 23, 1950 in Lorain. He had lived in Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas before moving back to Lorain in 1983. He then moved to Buffalo Gap, Texas in 1998. He graduated...
Margaret J. "Marge" Puckett
Sep 16, 2005
Margaret J. "Marge" Puckett, (nee Cain), age 76, of Lorain, died on Friday, September 16, 2005 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a brief illness. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Lorain and lived there her entire life. She was employed as a de-caler at Crown Steel, Lorain for 23 years, retiring in 1991. Marge enjoyed ceramics,...
Alice James
Sep 15, 2005
Alice M. James (nee Cook), age 80, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 15, 2005 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners - Hospital and Surgical Center, West, following a short illness. Born on May 8, 1925 in Lodi, Ohio, moving to Lorain in 1942. Alice was a 1942 graduate of Lodi High School. She enjoyed volunteering at the...
Melvina Burgess
Sep 12, 2005
Melvina Burgess, (nee Akers), age 67, of Lorain, died on Monday, September 12, 2005 at her residence, following a short illness. She was born on July 14, 1938 in Pikesville, Kentucky and resided in Lorain most of her life. She was employed as a press operator at Tri Products, Elyria and Cleveland for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, planting flowers...
Helen Szewczyk
Sep 10, 2005
Helen Szewczyk, (nee Rzaca), 88, of Lorain, died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at Amherst Retirement Community following a lengthy illness. She was born November 25, 1916 in Lorain, and lived here her entire life Helen worked for 15 years as a seamstress at Richmond Brothers, Lorain, and at Keller Kohn Co. in Elyria. She was a member of St. Stanislaus...
Pricie Mae Willingham
Sep 10, 2005
Pricie Mae "Pat" Willingham, 78, of Collins, Ohio, died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. She was born in Jamboree, Kentucky, on November 7, 1926, moving to Lorain in 1951 where she resided until settling in Collins, Ohio in 1969. Pricie had worked at Miraldi's Café and...
Nestor Fernandez
Sep 9, 2005
Nestor Fernandez, age 90, of Elyria Twp., died on Friday, September 09, 2005 at Harborside Health Care Center, Westlake, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 9, 1915 in Lares, Puerto Rico, having lived in Elyria for the past 6 years. He served in the United States Army during World War II, having received the American and Asiatic Pacific...
Dorothy L. Stidham
Sep 9, 2005
Dorothy L. Stidham, 88, of Lorain, died Friday, September 9, 2005 at University Hospital of Cleveland following a sudden illness. She was born Oct. 3, 1916 in Lorain and lived here her entire life She was a 1934 graduate of Lorain High School Dorothy worked in the accounting department of Lorain Works US Steel as an accounting clerk for 38...
Constance T. "Connie" Schilling
Sep 9, 2005
Constance T. "Connie" Schilling, (nee Potiowsky), 75, of Lorain, died Friday, September 9, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, following a short illness. She was born July 1, 1930 in Lorain and lived here her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1948. For many years, Constance worked as a waitress for the Polish American Citizens Club kitchen...
Mabel L. Benczi
Sep 8, 2005
Mabel L. Benczi, (nee Barlow), age 91, of Lorain, died on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion, following a lengthy illness. Born August, 31, 1914 in Chillicothe, Virginia, she came to Lorain in 1939 and had lived here since. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Lorain. Mabel was a homemaker and enjoyed reading and...
Janice E. Hintz
Sep 3, 2005
Janice Elaine Hintz, (nee Stock), age 54 of Nova, Ohio, died Saturday, September 3, 2005 at Hatteras Medical Center, Hatteras, North Carolina, following a sudden illness while on vacation. Born August 25, 1951 in Lorain, Janice was raised in Elyria and graduated from Elyria High School in 1969. In 1974, she moved to Carlisle Township where she resided until moving...
Richard A. McAtee
Sep 2, 2005
Richard A. McAtee, 42, of Shinnston, West Virginia, and formerly of Lorain, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at his mother's residence while visiting her following a sudden illness. Born May 26, 1963 in Lorain, he lived her until moving to Shinnston, W. Va, 2 ½ years ago. He was currently employed in construction in Shinnston, W. Va. Prior to that,...
Andres "Andy" Dearmas
Sep 2, 2005
Andres "Andy" Dearmas, age 29, of Lorain, died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 from injuries sustained in a motor scooter accident on the Henderson Avenue Bridge in Lorain. Born January 14, 1976 in Cleveland, he has lived in Lorain since 1982. He was formerly employed by Marc's in Elyria for 2 years. Andy was a very outgoing and friendly person who...
Werner "A.J" Jahnz
Sep 2, 2005
Werner " A.J." Jahnsz, age 78, of Lorain, died on Friday, September 2, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West. He was born on June 30, 1927 in Lorain and has lived here his entire life. He was a 1946 graduate of Lorain High School. During the Korean Conflict he served in the United States Army...
Stephen J. "Pesta" Swetz
Sep 1, 2005
Stephen J. "Pesta" Swetz, 78, of Amherst, formerly of Lorain, died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, after a brief illness. He was born on August 1, 1927 in Lorain where he resided with his late beloved Betty until her death in February 2004. He was employed by Fruehauf Trailer Corp. until their move from Avon....
William F. "Fuzzy" Fazekas
Aug 29, 2005
William F. "Fuzzy" Fazekas, age 65, of Amherst, died on Monday, August 29, 2005, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after complicating conditions. He was born on November 1, 1939 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. Bill graduated from Lorain High School in 1957. Upon graduation from high school at the age of 18, "Fuzzy"...
