Obituaries
Maria Jones
May 25, 2025
Maria “Mary” Jones (nee Gonzalez), age 93, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin following a short illness.
Born May 5, 1932, in Lorain to Jesus and Teresa (nee Moreno) Gonzalez, she was a lifelong resident of the city.
Mary worked as a preschool teacher at Lorain Head Start for 19 years.
She was a member...
Rosemary Janner
May 18, 2025
Rosemary Janner (nee Bryden), age 78, of Lorain passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain.
Born November 13, 1946, in Lorain to Arthur and Leona (nee Gubeno) Bryden, Rosemary lived in Lorain most of her life. She graduated from Brookside High School and later worked as a dispatcher for the Lorain Police Department...
Deward Evans Stalnaker
May 15, 2025
Deward Evans Stalnaker, 86, of Lore City, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at his home.
Deward was born on January 2, 1939, in Clay, WV, a son to the late Deward and Pauline (Moore) Stalnaker.
Deward was a Machine and Computer Operator for thirty-nine and a half years at General Motors. He enjoyed farming, fishing, and hunting. Deward was a...
Christopher A. "Chris" Dembiec
May 9, 2025
Christopher A. “Chris” Dembiec, age 48, of Lorain, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, at Mercy Health Lorain Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born February 10, 1977, in Lorain, Chris has lived there his whole life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1995 and dedicated 29 years of his life as a meat cutter at Giant Eagle, a testament to...
James F. Grattan
May 1, 2025
James Francis Grattan, a longtime Vermilion, Ohio resident, died on May 1, 2025 after a long illness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 30, 1946, he was raised in Sheffield Lake, OH. Jim, aka Moe, graduated from Brookside High School in 1965 where he was a well renowned Cardinal’s football player. After high school, he followed in his father’s footsteps...
Harry Galvan
Apr 16, 2025
Harry B. Galvan Jr., age 68, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Harry retired from the Ford Assembly Plant in Avon. He cherished every moment spent with his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren, finding joy in their company. Harry also found pleasure in watching Westerns and savoring a cold beer. His love for his family was...
Jeramie Los
Apr 13, 2025
Jeramie M. Los, age 44, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2025, after a long health battle.
He was a happy-go-lucky person as well as a go-getter. He was ambitious and was always striving to work hard to take care of his family and he was always ready and willing to help anyone in need. Jeramie attended Lorain City Schools...
Dario Rodriguez
Apr 8, 2025
Dario Rodriguez, age 97, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at home surrounded by his family while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve.
Born December 11, 1927, in Coamo, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain over 65 years ago.
Dario worked for the City of Lorain in the Water Department for 22 years, retiring in 1993. Prior...
Judy Makuch
Apr 7, 2025
Judith “Judy” Ann Makuch (nee Kesterke), age 79 of Vermilion, went home to be with the Lord at her daughter’s residence in Lorain on April 7, 2025, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
She was born on February 5, 1946, in Benton Harbor, Michigan to William and Martha (nee Marks) Kesterke. Judy worked for many years at the Ford Motor Company...
Lawrence Krupp
Apr 2, 2025
Lawrence W. “Larry” Krupp, age 82, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 02, 2025, at Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital following a brief illness.
Born March 12, 1943, he lived in Lorain his entire life. Larry graduated from Lorain High School in 1961.
He worked as a supervisor at B.F. Goodrich for 42 years, retiring in 2002. Larry was a member of Nativity...
Mary Bazar
Mar 30, 2025
Mary Bazar (nee Woloszanski), age 95, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Wesleyan Village in Elyria.
Born August 29, 1929, in Lorain, she was a resident of Elyria since 1962.
From 1950 to 1962, Mary worked at Lake Terminal Restaurant. She enjoyed being a homemaker, sewing, and walking. While residing at Wesleyan Village, she found pleasure in helping other...
Eva Alvarez
Mar 25, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the news of the passing of our beloved Eva Alvarez on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Mercy Health - Lorain Hospital at the age of 89.
She leaves behind beautiful memories and a lasting legacy. Eva lived a full and beautiful life. She loved her family. Eva enjoyed cooking for those she...
Martha Macilynsky
Mar 18, 2025
Martha Macilynsky of Lorain entered eternal life on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the age of 84.
Martha was born in Ukraine on July 19, 1940, to Constantine and Eustachia (nee Hopka) Macilynsky. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1949, settling in Maryland before moving to Lorain in 1951. She graduated from Lorain High School, then received a...
Larry W. Lathwell
Mar 15, 2025
Larry Wendell Lathwell passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025, at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman, Ohio. Larry was 82 years old. He was born on August 21, 1942, to parents Wendell and Mildred Lathwell in Lorain, Ohio, where he grew up with family and friends.
A United States Navy veteran, Larry worked as an Industrial products sales representative...
Edward P. Balchak
Mar 12, 2025
Edward Balchak, 99, peacefully passed away on March 12th after a very brief battle with old age. Born in Uniontown, PA, he was the 6th child from Slovak immigrants, Emery and Anna Balchak (nee Pular). He was married for 61 years to Rosemary Balchak (nee Greulich). He is survived by his sons, John of Sacramento, California, James of Lorain, son...
Luis A. Ramos
Feb 26, 2025
Luis A. Ramos passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from a sudden health complication at the age of 39.
A lifelong resident of Lorain, Luis was born October 30, 1985, and attended Lorain City School. He graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 2004. Luis excelled as an all-around athlete in sports while in high school and after. He played baseball,...
Brian J. Harris
Feb 22, 2025
Brian J. Harris, age 46, of Lorain passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2025.
Surviving are his mother, Jeanne Harris and his brother, Daniel Admire.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Brad Admire.
Private services were held. Dovin Funeral & Cremation Specialists handled the arrangements.
Donna Lurz
Feb 20, 2025
Donna Jo Lurz (nee Wright), age 61, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at her residence following a lengthy illness.
Born October 4, 1963, in Lorain, to Sherman and Josephine (nee Bunnell) Wright, Donna lived in Lorain most of her life. In 1982, she graduated from Admiral King High School.
She enjoyed crafts and reading her bible. No...
Maria Mikolanda
Feb 18, 2025
On February 18, 2025, Maria Urso Mikolanda, daughter of the late Emilio and Gilda (Caferro) Urso and late stepfather Enrico Urso, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, at the age of 81.
Maria was born July 4, 1943, in the Village of Pianetti in the Province of Cosenza, Italy. In 1954, her mother, with Maria and her 2...
Isaura Rodriguez Rosa
Feb 18, 2025
Isaura Rodriguez Rosa was born on Jan 22nd, 1956, in El Barrio de Luqillo, Puerto Rico. She peacefully departed this world on February 18th, 2025. She was a devoted Mother, Grandmother, and sister who touched the hearts of many throughout her life.
Isaura proceeds in the death of her Father, Domingo Encarnacion Rodriguez, Mother Justa Rosa, Brothers Miguel and Carlin, and...
