Obituaries
Ada M. Morgan
May 17, 2005
Ada Martha Morgan (nee Winchester), age 85, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born on October 31, 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio. She had then moved to Lorain in 1956 from Cleveland. Ada enjoyed reading, crocheting, and especially spending time with her family and...
Eufemia Ocasio
May 13, 2005
Eufemia Ocasio, (nee Roldan), age 75, of Lorain, died on Friday, May 13, 2005 at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 29, 1929 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain since 1950. Eufemia was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where she was a member of the Cursillo Movement...
Marylin Lee Gutschmidt
May 12, 2005
Marylin Lee Gutschmidt, 70, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Golden Acres Lorain County Home, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 12, 1934 in Danville, Illinois, she lived in Holland, Michigan before coming to Lorain in 1994. Surviving are her sons, Ralph Woodward of Amherst, Rob Woodward of Chrisman, Illinois, and Ray Bennett of Huntsville, Alabama, daughters,...
Mae B. Jessel
May 11, 2005
Mae B. Jessel, (nee Malinowski), age 91, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at her residence following a short illness. Born May 28, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA, she moved to Lorain in 1920 where she has lived since. She owned and operated Mae's Beauty Shop and Jessel's Beauty Shop in Lorain for 45 years before retiring in 1982. She...
Camille Flesch
May 11, 2005
Camille M. Flesch, (nee Biddle), age 77, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at her residence following a short illness. Born Sept. 12, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, she came to Lorain in 1947 and has lived here since. Camille cherished her family, and was fond of her pets and animals in general. She was a humanitarian, and took...
Zygmont E. Rybarczyk
May 8, 2005
Zygmont E. "Zig" Rybarczyk, age 92, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin, gently and peacefully in his sleep. Born in Murray City, Ohio, he had lived in Lorain since age 2. Mr. Rybarczyk had graduated from Lorain High School and attended Oberlin College. He served in the US Coast Guard Reserves during World...
Theodore Pulliam
May 7, 2005
Theodore "Ted" Pulliam, age 50, of Lorain, died on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at his residence, following a sudden illness. Born in Lorain, he has lived here his entire life. He was a 1973 graduate of Southview High School Ted was employed as a machine operator in the tool & die dept of Numatics, Inc. Elyria for numerous years. He...
Dora B. Archie
May 3, 2005
Dora B. Archie (nee Gumbert), age 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, after a brief illness. She was born on October 27, 1918 in Wurtland, Kentucky. She had moved to Lorain and lived here for 57 years. She was employed at Admiral King High School as a custodian for 10 years, retiring...
John M. Herda
May 2, 2005
John M. Herda, age 83, of Lorain, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, after a lingering illness. Mr. Herda was born on June 26, 1921 in Ligonier, PA and had moved to Lorain in 1946, spending the winters in North Port, FL, since 1981. He was a member of the Catholic Church of...
Harold R. Jabbusch
Apr 28, 2005
Harold R. Jabbusch, age 89, of Elyria, Ohio, died on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born on November 15, 1915 in Elyria and has lived all of his life in the Lorain-Elyria area. He was a 1932 graduate of Elyria High School. He was employed as a foreman for...
Veronica L. Lynch
Apr 25, 2005
Veronica L. "Von" Lynch, (nee Goodson), age 52, of Lorain, died on Monday, April 25, 2005 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital, following a sudden illness. She was born on April 29, 1952 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She has lived most of her life in Lorain. She was a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Lorain. "Von" enjoyed arts & crafts,...
Anthony A. Simo
Apr 25, 2005
Anthony A. Simo, age 84, of Elyria, died on Monday, April 25, 2005 in the emergency room at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. He was born on June 7, 1920 in Lorain, he moved to Elyria in 1952. He was a 1938 graduate of Lorain High School. He served in the United States Army during World...
Clara M. Pustulka
Apr 20, 2005
Clara M. Pustulka, (nee Burgess), age 88, of Lorain, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a short illness. Born Aug. 17, 1916 in Lorain, she was a life long resident here. She had worked 10 years for Lorain Products as an assembler, retiring in 1962. She was a volunteer...
Alfred H. Danicki
Apr 20, 2005
Alfred H. "Fritz" Danicki, age 81, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, following a short illness. He was born on March 14, 1924 in Lorain, and has been a lifelong resident. He served as a fireman first class in the United States Navy during World War II aboard destroyer...
Geraldine M. Lincicome
Apr 12, 2005
Geraldine M. Lincicome, (nee Boyle), age 75 of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She battled three bouts with cancer over the past 7 years. Born Aug. 21, 1929 in Elyria and raised there, she lived most of her adult life in Lorain. She was a graduate of Elyria High School....
Domer Richter Sr
Apr 12, 2005
Domer Richter Sr. age 81, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 14, 1924 in Normalville, PA, he moved to Lorain in 1957. He later was a resident of Amherst and Sheffield Lake, before returning to Lorain 3 years ago. He served as...
Marta Iris DeJesus
Apr 11, 2005
Marta Iris DeJesus (nee Boria), age 55, of Lorain, died Monday, April 11, 2005, in Community Health Partners Hospital, in Lorain, after a sudden illness. She was born September 13, 1949 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and came to Lorain from there 6 years ago. She enjoyed cooking, playing bingo, watching soap operas, and dancing. She is survived by a son,...
Elmer Helbig
Apr 7, 2005
Elmer Helbig, age 74, of Lorain, died on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at his residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. He was born on June 16, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he came to Lorain in 1955. Elmer served in the United States Army in Korea as a sergeant, having received the Korea Medal...
Michael S. Kusznir
Apr 4, 2005
Michael S. Kusznir, 35, of Logan, Ohio, died Monday, April 4, 2005 suddenly at his residence. Born Jan. 27, 1970 in Lorain, he has lived in Logan for the past several years. He was a member of St. John Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, Lorain, where he had served as altar boy for many years. Michael enjoyed fishing, animals and the...
William E. Pollack
Apr 3, 2005
William E. Pollack, age 58, of Lorain, died on Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a one week illness. He was born on April 6, 1946 in Elyria, Ohio. He was a resident of Lorain before moving to Medina in 1985. He was a 1964 graduate of Admiral King High School....
