Obituaries

Hiram Cruz
Apr 3, 2005
Hiram Cruz, age 69, of Lorain, died on Sunday, April 3, 2005 at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born on January 6, 1936 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 55 years ago. He was employed as an inspector for the Ford Motor Company, Lorain for 33 years, retiring in 1993. Hiram was a member of the...

Fredesvindo Miranda
Apr 1, 2005
Fredesvindo Miranda, age 83 of Lorain, died Friday, April 1, 2005 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain following a brief illness. Born Nov. 9, 1921 in Isabela, Puerto Rico, he has lived in Lorain for most of his life. He served in the US Army during World War II. He worked as a machinist for General Motors in Parma for...

Louis Monos
Mar 31, 2005
TAUGHT 100,000 TO SWIM Louis Monos, 95 of Lorain, died Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights following a brief illness. He was born March 12, 1910 in Lorain, Ohio A graduate of Lorain High School in 1930-A, he was active in sports though his high school years, and was enshrined in the Lorain Sports Hall of...

Robert Jesse Bond
Mar 26, 2005
Robert Jesse Bond, age 61, of Lorain, died on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at his residence following a sudden illness. Robert was born on October 23, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Avon High School. Robert served in the United States Air Force for 3 years and was a machine operator and carpenter by trade. He is survived by his...

Sally J. Kotula
Mar 26, 2005
Sally J. Kotula, (nee Hudson) 75, of Elyria Township, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 21, 1929 in Pennsylvania, she lived there until moving to this area in 1991. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed ceramics, cooking and baking. She is survived by her son, Frank of Elyria Township, daughters, Donna Eddie...

Antonia Pabon
Mar 26, 2005
Antonia Pabon (nee Tapia), age 83, of Sheffield Lake, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain, following a short illness. Born August 24, 1921 in Ciales, Puerto Rico, she lived in Haverstraw, New York, then Buffalo, New York, before coming to Lorain in 1957. She then moved to Deltona, Florida, where...

George Link
Mar 25, 2005
George Link, age 60, of Elyria, died on Friday, March 25, 2005 at his residence, following a sudden illness. Born Nov. 6, 1944 in East Cleveland, he moved to Kipton, Ohio as a child. He has lived in Elyria for most of his life. He worked as a custodian for Midway Mall, Elyria, for 10 years. Prior to this he...

Kathleen S. Raccio
Mar 24, 2005
Kathleen S. "Kathy" Raccio, (nee Melbar) age 55, of Lorain, died on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a brief illness. Born on March 12, 1950 in Cleveland, and lived most of her life in Lorain. She was a 1968 graduate of Lorain High School. Kathleen was employed as a waitress...

Edward Sas
Mar 24, 2005
Edward Sas, age 79 of Lorain, died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. Born March 28, 1925 in Lorain, he lived here his entire life. He attended Lorain City schools and graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1943 A. A World War II veteran of the US Navy, he served as a...

Mary Lou Morris
Mar 23, 2005
Mary Lou Morris, (nee Zelinski), age 51, of Columbia Station, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at her residence, following a year long illness. She was born on May 6, 1953 in Fairview Park. She had lived in Brookpark prior to moving to Columbia Station in 1983. She was a 1971 graduate of St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland. She received her...

Marcella Szymusiak
Mar 22, 2005
Marcella Szymusiak (nee Kobylka), age 82, formerly of Lorain, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at Andover Village Retirement Community, Andover, Ohio. Born on October 1, 1922 in Toledo, she moved to Lorain in 1931 where she remained until 1994, when she moved to Canton. Marcella had been employed at Gaylord's as a clerk, at Baisley Meat Market in the 1950's,...

Tiffany A. Vickers
Mar 21, 2005
Tiffany A. Vickers, age 9, of Birmingham, died Monday, March 21, 2005 with her sister Amber from injuries sustained in a house fire at her residence. She was born August 24, 1995 in Amherst, she lived in Lorain before moving to Birmingham in 2004. She was attending the 3rd grade at Firelands Elementary School, and dreamed of becoming a nurse....

Amber D. Vickers
Mar 21, 2005
Amber D. Vickers, age 11, of Birmingham, died Monday, March 21, 2005 with her sister Tiffany from injuries sustained in a house fire at her residence. She was born March 19, 1994 in Lorain, having lived there until moving to Birmingham in 2004. She was attending the 4th grade at Firelands Elementary School, where she loved to help her teachers...

Joan Eileen Hritsko
Mar 19, 2005
Joan E. Hritsko (nee Guzik), age 74, of Lorain, died on Saturday, March 19, 2005 in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, following a sudden illness of 5 week's duration. Born on April 21, 1930 in Lorain, Mrs. Hritsko had lived in Lorain all her life. She had a winter retreat in Naples, Florida and a former summer cottage on Pelee Island,...

Elizabeth Cibrick
Mar 18, 2005
Elizabeth "Betty" Cibrik (nee Takacs), age 90, of Copley,Ohio, formerly of Lorain, died on Friday, March 18, 2005, following a lengthy illness. Born on November 13, 1914 in Rossford, Ohio. She had graduated from high school in Hungary. Betty was employed as a seamstress for 27 years at Joseph & Feiss Company, retiring in 1975. She was a member of...

Luciano Mulero
Mar 15, 2005
Luciano "Lucio" Mulero, age 89, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home following a short illness. Born on January 7, 1916 in Caguas, Puerto Rico he came to Lorain in 1950. He also lived in Florida for a few years, and even went back to Puerto Rico after his retirement. Mr. Mulero worked at...

Luciano Mulero
Mar 15, 2005
Luciano "Lucio" Mulero, age 89, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home following a short illness. Born on January 7, 1916 in Caguas, Puerto Rico he came to Lorain in 1950. He also lived in Florida for a few years, and even went back to Puerto Rico after his retirement. Mr. Mulero worked at...

Louis J. Nemeth
Mar 15, 2005
Louis J. Nemeth, age 81, of Lorain, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Wellington Manor Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness. Born on September 18, 1923, in Lorain, he lived in Clearwater, Florida before returning to Lorain in the 1970's. A World War II veteran, Louis served in the United States Navy. He was a self-employed sign painter for 25...

Margaret J. Lowe
Mar 11, 2005
Margaret J. Lowe, (nee Bischoff), age 70, of Amherst, died on Friday, March 11, 2005 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a sudden illness. She was born on April 19, 1934 in Amherst, she lived in Lorain most of her life. She was a graduate of Amherst High School. Margaret was the owner and operator of...

Josepine A. Rybarczyk
Mar 11, 2005
Josephine A. Rybarczyk, (nee Nemanic), 85, of Lorain, died Friday, March 11, 2005 at Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin gently and peacefully in her sleep. Josephine Agnes Rybarczyk was born in Lorain, Ohio on February 14, 1917, the second and twin child of Slovenian immigrants, John and Mary Nemanic. Jo had been a lifelong area resident. Jo retired in 1978 from...