Obituaries
Julian P. Lackey
Nov 23, 2004
Julian P. Lackey, 3 month old son of Marcus L. Lackey and Kaeleen A. Rivera of Elyria, died Tuesday, November 23, 2004 following a sudden illness. He was born August 9, 2004 in Elyria. Besides the parents, also surviving is paternal grandparents- Julian and Lycrecia Lackey of Auburn, Kentucky; maternal grandmother- Anita Reboton of Lorain; paternal great grandparents- Kathleen Carroll...
Theresa Tupa
Nov 21, 2004
Theresa Tessie Tupa (nee Lamats) age 90, of Vermilion, died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born January 17, 1914 in New York, NY, she lived in Garfield Heights, OH for 35 years. She then lived in the Elyria and Lorain area before moving to Vermilion 7 years...
Tomas Laureano
Nov 21, 2004
Tomas Laureano, 94, of Lorain, died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a brief illness. Born Dec. 29, 1909 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, he has lived in Lorain since 1947. He worked as a brick layer at Lorain Works US Steel for 27 years. He was a member of Sacred...
Travis M. Rairigh
Nov 19, 2004
Travis M. Rairigh, age 11, of Sheffield Lake, died suddenly on Friday, November 19, 2004 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain. He was born on March 2, 1993 in Lorain. He attended Murray Ridge School. Travis enjoyed being with people, going to school and loved music. He is survived by his...
Abel Ceja
Nov 18, 2004
Abel Ceja, 76, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 18, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1928 in Lorain, he has lived here his entire life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1950 and attended Ohio State University for 2 years. He then served in the US Air Force...
Catherine Portka
Nov 13, 2004
Catherine Katie Portka, age 92, of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 13, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain. She was born on July 17,1912 in Hutkow, Poland and has lived in Lorain since 1950. Katie was employed in the housekeeping department at St. Joseph Hospital for many years. She was a member of...
Randall Lee Driver
Nov 11, 2004
Randall Lee Tookie Driver, 53, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 11, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 11, 1951 in Galveston, KY, he came to Lorain in 1953 and has lived here since. He was a 1970 graduate of Lorain High School, and then served in the US Army for...
Alexander Romek
Nov 10, 2004
Alexander Alex Romek, 85, of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain following a short illness. Born May 10, 1919 in Curtisville, PA, he came to Lorain in 1947. He served as a gun commander in the US Army during World War II as a ranking sergeant in Company C of...
Dale Furci
Nov 9, 2004
Dale L. Furci, age 70, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 13, 1934 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1953 graduate of Lorain High School. He served in the United States Air Force...
Shirlly Ann Plato
Nov 7, 2004
Shirlly Ann Plato, (nee Matuzek) age 67, of Lorain, died on Sunday, November 7, 2004 at her residence, following a extended illness. She was born on August 10, 1937 in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. Shirlly enjoyed reading novels, crossword puzzles and sewing. She is survived by her husband of 48 years: James J. Plato, 6 sons:...
Dolores Louise Robertson
Nov 6, 2004
Dolores Louise Robertson, (nee Onofry) age 58, of Lorain died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain after a short illness. She was born in Lorain Ohio on November 21, 1945, she lived here her entire life. She worked on the assembly line of Bonnie Belle in Lorain for 5 years. Prior to that she worked...
Margaret Sharber
Nov 5, 2004
Margaret "Marge" Sharber, (nee Sandor) 81, of Amherst, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a short illness. Born Sept. 17, 1923 in Lorain, she moved to Amherst in 1996. Marge was a graduate of Lorain High School, class of 1941A. She worked as the assistant office supervisor at Prudential Insurance Company...
Jerome Busser
Nov 5, 2004
Jerome V. "Jerry" Busser, age 73, of Lorain, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a short illness. He was born Aug. 9, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, he came to Lorain in the early 1930''s and has lived here since. Jerry was the owner and operator of Kirby Service Center, Lorain for...
Viola Rehoreg
Nov 5, 2004
Valeria "Viola" C. Rehoreg, age 85, of Sheffield Township, died on Friday, November 5, 2004 at Elms Retirement Community, Wellington, following a lingering illness. She was born on October 13, 1919 in Sheffield Township, Ohio, where she lived her entire life. She was employed during World War II at Lorain Works US Steel as a test carrier in the Open...
Minnie Herman
Nov 4, 2004
Minnie Herman, (nee Stark) 87, of Avon Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. Born July 18, 1917 in Iliff, Colorado, she moved to Scottsdale, AZ, in 1962. She has resided in this area since 2000. While living in Scottsdale, AZ, she worked as a clerk for Revco, retiring in 1979 after...
Matthew Yagielo
Oct 28, 2004
Matthew Yagielo, age 84, of Lorain, died on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 25, 1920 in Poland, he came to Lorain in 1940. He was employed as a machinist at Betcher Industries in Birmingham for 10 years. Prior to this he was employed...
Stanley Zadekas
Oct 27, 2004
Stanley Zadekas, age 90, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Hearthstone at Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 20, 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA. Stanley was the owner/operator of Stanley and Son Garden Center, Lorain for 46 years, retiring in 2002. Prior to this he was employed at Lorain Works US Steel. He was...
Kenneth G. Robinson
Oct 24, 2004
Kenneth G. Rob Robinson, age 68 of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 24, 2004 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain. Born on June 23, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio he moved to Lorain in 1985. He had also lived in Sheffield Lake. Kenneth was a 1955 graduate of Lincoln High School in Cleveland. He served...
Martha O. Marsh
Oct 24, 2004
Martha O. Marsh (nee Lantz), age 82, of Delaware, OH, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, October 24, 2004 at Delaware Court Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 20, 1921 in Lorain, she moved to Delaware 9 years ago. She was a member of the Abbe Road Baptist Church, Elyria and attended St. Marys...
John S. Rigo
Oct 21, 2004
John S. Rigo, age 88, of Lorain, died Thursday, October 21, 2004 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 9, 1916 in Elkhorn, West Virginia, he came to Lorain in the 1920s He served in the US Army with the 6th Calvary during World War II. After this he worked...
