Obituaries
Milagros Madera
Oct 19, 2004
Milagros Madera, age 73 of Lorain, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born on December 24, 1930 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in the 1950s. Milagros enjoyed playing bingo and fishing. She is survived by her sons: Harvey Velasquez, Harold Velasquez, both of Lorain, Karl Velasquez, of...
Beverly Incociati
Oct 19, 2004
Beverly Jean Incociati, (nee Thomas), age 68, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at her residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a prolonged illness. Born on July 3, 1936 in Taylor, Pennsylvania, she had lived in the Vermilion and Lorain areas since 1986. She previously traveled extensively with her husband who was in the...
Anthony A. Martincak
Oct 19, 2004
Anthony A. Martincak, Jr. age 59, of Lorain, died unexpectedly in EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, on Tuesday, October 19, 2004. He was born on April 2, 1945, and spent most of his life in Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed collecting older coins and going fishing. He is survived by...
James A. Sennhenn
Oct 9, 2004
James A. Sennhenn Jr., 57, of Lorain, died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at St. John Westshore Hospital, Westlake, following a lengthy illness. Born July 1, 1947 in Lorain, he moved to Elyria in 1976. He served as an artillery crewman in the US Army from 1966 to 1968. He worked at Republic Technologies Incorporated as a mill right for 29...
Josephine H. Cruz
Oct 7, 2004
Josephine H. Cruz, (nee Hernandez) age 82, of Lorain, died on Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 2, 1922 in Waco, Texas, coming to Lorain in 1939 from Chicago. She then moved back to Texas before coming back to Lorain in 2001. In Texas she was employed...
Bert Van De Weerd
Oct 4, 2004
Bert Van De Weerd, Jr., age 60, of Cleveland, died on Monday, October 4, 2004 at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, following a short illness. Bert served in the United States Army. He was employed for 15 years with Mayflower Moving Company. He is survived by his father: Bert Van De Weerd, Sr., of Strongsville, OH, brothers: William of Amherst, Ronald...
Stanley J. Stransky
Sep 28, 2004
Stanley J. Stransky, 79, of Lorain, died suddenly on Tuesday, Sept 28, 2004 while attending a World War II 7th Field Depot Marine Reunion in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born on June 16, 1925 in Lorain, where he was a lifetime resident. He attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School, Lorain and Lorain public schools. He received a certificate as Instructor of...
Gardenia Phillips
Sep 26, 2004
Gardenia O. Phillips, (nee Porter), age 66, of Lorain, died on Sunday, September 26, 2004 at University Hospital of Cleveland, following a brief illness. She was born on May 21, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, moving to Lorain 34 years ago. She graduated from East Technical Institute in Cleveland and also attended Fenn College. Gardenia was employed as a nurses aid...
Dianne M. Demyan
Sep 25, 2004
Dianne M. Demyan, (nee Casto), age 64, of Lorain, died on Saturday, September 25, 2004 at her home following a sudden illness. She was born on January 26, 1940 in Lorain where she has been a lifelong resident. She was a 1959 graduate of Lorain High School. Dianne was employed as a receptionist for Realty One, Amherst since 1997. From...
Frances L. Ridenour
Sep 25, 2004
Frances L. Ridenour (nee Humphrey), age 81,of Lorain, died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born on November 17, 1922 in Sheffield Lake. She lived in Wheeling, West Virginia before coming to Lorain in the 1940s. . She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and looking after others. Surviving...
Margarita Faria
Sep 22, 2004
Margarita Margot Faria (nee Soto), age 81, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at her daughters home in Lorain, while under the care of New Life Hospice. Born Dec. 19, 1922 in Lares, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain 54 years ago. She worked as a housekeeper in the Lorain County Administration building in Elyria for 20 years,...
Dorothy C. Ryan
Sep 21, 2004
Dorothy C. Ryan, age 77, of Grafton, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born on May 2, 1927 in Lorain. She grew up in Lorain and after she married, lived throughout Lorain County in Vermilion and Avon Lake. In 1971 she moved to Grafton and has resided there since. She was a...
Mary Mihelich
Sep 20, 2004
Mary Mihelich (nee Pazder) age 101, of Lorain, died on Monday, September 20, 2004 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 20, 1903 in Pozeml, Belokranja, Slovenia. She moved to this area from Slovenia in 1922 where she lived most of her life. She enjoyed gardening and reading. Mary was a member...
Helen Mager
Sep 20, 2004
Helen J. Mager, (nee Zadorozny) age 87, of Lorain, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a brief illness. Born Oct. 12, 1916 in Lorain, she was a life long resident here. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1934. A homemaker since 1950, Helen previously worked at General Industries, Elyria, as...
Lloyd T. George
Sep 19, 2004
Lloyd T. George, age 82, of Lorain, died on Sunday, September 19, 2004 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers Disease. He was born on August 9, 1922 in Athens, Georgia. Mr. George had lived in Lorain since 1942 coming from Cleveland, Tennessee. During World War II he had served in the United States Army....
Mary Jane Hallgren
Sep 19, 2004
Mary Jane Hallgren (nee- Eiden), age 86, of Lorain, died early Sunday morning, September 19, 2004, in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. Born on December 16, 1917 in Lorain, Mrs. Hallgren was a lifelong resident of Lorain. She was a graduate of the Lorain High School and was a graduate of Kent State University, receiving a degree...
Albert J. Polosky
Sep 4, 2004
Albert "Al" J. Polosky, age 55, of Lorain, died on Wed. Sept. 15, 2004 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a prolonged illness. Born on July 21, 1949 in Spangler, PA. He lived in Nanty-Glo, PA before coming to Lorain 38 years ago. He was a 1967 graduate of Lorain High School. He served...
Leo Sikorsky
Jul 21, 2004
Leo C. Sikorsky, age 88, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at his residence, following a short illness. He was born on August 11, 1915 in Canal Fulton, Ohio, his family moved to Lorain three weeks later. He attended Nativity, Hawthorne and Lorain High Schools, graduating in 1933. He was employed at US Steel in the metallurgical department...
Dorothy Welch
Jul 18, 2004
Dorothy Welch, (nee Rocher), age 92, of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 17, 1912 in Lorain, she lived in Florida for 17 years before returning to live in Sheffield Twp., in 1994. Most recently, she had been residing in assisted living in Vermilion. She...
Joseph Venzel
Jul 17, 2004
Joseph Francis Venzel, age 82, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at his residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. He was born in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1940 B graduate of Lorain High School. Joseph served in the United States Navy during World War...
