Obituaries
Irene A. Ceh
Jul 31, 2005
Irene A. Ceh, (nee Milasky) age 75, of Amherst, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005. She was born on September 13, 1929 in Cleveland, and came to Lorain as an infant. She resided there until moving to Amherst Township in 1955. Mrs. Ceh graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1947B. Mrs. Ceh and her husband, Joseph, were the owners...
Martha A. Cardona
Jul 31, 2005
Martha A. Cardona, age 61, of Lorain, died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at Community Health Partners, after a sudden illness. She was born on December 4, 1943 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1972. Martha was a homemaker, where she was a mother and a friend to everyone. She also enjoyed crocheting, playing instant BINGO games, and...
William V. Zakowski
Jul 28, 2005
William V. "Worm" Zakowski, age 54, of Amherst, died on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at his residence. Born on August 6, 1950 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain until moving to Amherst in 1997. He was employed in the shipping/receiving dept. at US Steel for 35 years, retiring in 2004. He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union...
Dorothy A. Prosak
Jul 24, 2005
Dorothy Annastatia Prosak, (nee Suchocki) age 76, of Lorain, died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, while under the care of the Porter family following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 5, 1928 in Lorain, she has lived here her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1947. Dorothy worked at Zig's Food Market in...
Dolores "Lolita" Kassab
Jul 23, 2005
Dolores I. "Lolita" Kassab, (nee Lorenzana), age 47, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 27, 1958 in Lorain, she also lived in Brooklyn, New York for 4 years before moving back to Lorain. She was a member of House of Praise International Church,...
Robert L. Howell
Jul 21, 2005
Robert L. Howell, Jr, age 58, of Sheffield Village, died on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, after fighting hard with a lengthy illness. He was born on June 12, 1947 in Lorain, and has lived his entire life in Lorain County. He was a 1965 graduate of Brookside High School. Robert was in the United...
Robert O. "Bobby" Southard
Jul 20, 2005
Robert "Bobby" O. Southard, age 79, of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, after a lengthy illness. Robert was born on July 9, 1926 in Lorain where he has lived his entire life. He was a member of the United States Navy during World War II, and worked with submarines', one in particular,...
Charles Combs
Jul 18, 2005
Charles Combs, 70, of Sheffield Lake, died Monday, July 18, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born March 17, 1935 in Combs, KY, he moved to Lorain in 1952. He served in the US Marines Corps for 4 years in the 1950's having received the National Defense Ribbon, Marine Corps Good...
Florence I. Johnson
Jul 15, 2005
Florence I. Johnson, age 81, of Amherst, died on Friday, July 15, 2005 at her residence, following a short illness. She was born on January 12, 1924 in Triadelphia, West Virginia moving to Lorain County in 1956. Florence had studied elementary education at West Liberty State College and University of Pittsburgh, where she received her masters degree. She was employed...
Juan Collazo
Jul 14, 2005
Juan Collazo, age 84, of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 14, 2005, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 10, 1921 in Cidra, Puerto Rico and had moved to Lorain in 1950. Juan was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, where he and his wife enjoyed being Eucharistic Ministers...
Michael Vorkavich
Jul 11, 2005
Michael "Sarge" Vorkavich, age 91, of Lorain, past on Monday, July 11, 2005 at Ohio Extended Care Center, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born on August 5, 1913 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1940 to 1945 as a sergeant in the 27th...
Monica F. Quintin
Jul 7, 2005
Monica F. Quintin, (nee Moran), age 50, of Cheektowaga, New York, formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 07, 2005 at the Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga. She was born on January 27, 1955 in Amherst, Ohio. She was a graduate of Elyria High School in 1973. Monica lived in many places before moving to New York in March of 2004....
Jose Torres
Jul 7, 2005
Jose A. Torres, "Don Jose", age 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. Jose was born on December 28, 1926 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico. He moved to Lorain 11 years ago from Puerto Rico. He was a member of the United States Army during World...
Debra Mae Hancock
Jul 2, 2005
Debra Mae Hancock (nee Richmond), age 43, of Wellington and formerly of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Allen Medical Center, Oberlin, after a sudden illness. Debra was born on September 29, 1961 in Garfield Heights, later moving to Lorain and then to Wellington. She attended Vermilion High School and Medina Vocational School. She was currently attending LCCC...
Marion Finnerty
Jun 29, 2005
Marion McPherson Finnerty, age 85, of Sheffield Lake, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at her residence, following a brief illness. Mrs. Finnerty was born on February 23, 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland. She along with her late husband- Hugh, came to Sheffield Lake in 1959. She was a homemaker. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles and working in...
Vera Tkacs
Jun 27, 2005
Vera Tkacs, (nee Gembka), age 95, of Elyria, died on Monday, June 27, 2005 at Elyria Methodist Village, following a short illness. She was born on June 23, 1910 in Elyria, a former resident of Lorain, she has lived in Elyria for the past 5 years. Vera was employed as a laborer at General Industries, American Lace Factory, Elyria and...
Michael "Butch" Cherney
Jun 25, 2005
Michael "Butch" Cherney, age 62, of Richmond Heights, Ohio, formerly of Lorain, died Saturday evening, June 25, 2005 at Alter Care in Mayfield Village, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Cherney was born on February 7, 1943 in Johnstown, PA. He was a member of and had been employed for 35 years, by the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local #42...
Richard J. Brestovansky
Jun 21, 2005
Richard J. Brestovansky, Sr. age 66, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a short illness. He was born on June 2, 1939 in Lorain and has lived here his entire life. Richard attended Lorain High School and Ohio Diesel Technical School in Cleveland. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic at Lorain...
Flora Vineda Patterson
Jun 17, 2005
Flora Vineda Patterson (nee Hale), age 79, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 17, 2005 at Community Health Partners HSC- West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 11, 1925 in Morgan, Alabama before moving to Lorain in 1949. She was a member of Christian Life Church, Lorain. She was a avid collector of antique glassware, angels,...
Steve Berencsi
Jun 12, 2005
Steve Berencsi, age 86, of Elyria, died on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. He was born on March 29, 1919 in Phoenixville, PA, moving to Lorain in 1953 from Niles, Ohio. He was employed at American Shipbuilding Company, Lorain for over 30 years before retiring. Steve was a member of the...
