Obituaries
David H. Gibson
Apr 27, 2018
David H. Gibson, 65, of Lakewood, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born December 12, 1952 to Wilbert and Mary (nee Baker) Gibson, David lived in Lakewood his entire life. He attended Lakewood High School and went on to work for the City of Lakewood. In November of 1977,...
Edilberto Silva
Apr 26, 2018
Edilberto Silva Jr. age 46 of Hamilton, New Jersey, passed away on April 26, 2018 at Capital Health Medical Center in Pennington, New Jersey following a lengthy illness. Born July 19, 1971 in Lorain, Ohio, he lived in Hamilton, New Jersey for the past 11 years. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Sonia (née Godinez); daughters, M....
Steve P. Slanoc
Apr 25, 2018
Steve P. Slanoc, 81, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Bath Manor Special Care Centre in Akron following a lengthy illness. Born May 9, 1936 in St. Michael, PA, he lived in Arizona and Maple Heights before settling in Lorain in 1968. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Steve received his bachelor's degree...
Ana Prado
Apr 25, 2018
Ana Prado (nee Perez) age 89 of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2018 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community in Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born June 12, 1928 in Puerto Rico, she lived in Youngstown for 20 years before moving to Lorain over 40 years ago. Ana is survived by her sisters, Milagro, Mercedes and Rosa. She was preceded...
Teodore Nonevski
Apr 17, 2018
Teodore (Ted) Nonevski passed away on April 17th, 2018, at the age of 78. Ted was born in the village of Ezereni, Macedonia. He and his wife, Donna, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1972, and moved to Lorain in 1974, where Ted worked at Ford's Lorain Assembly Plant for many years before retiring. Ted was a member of St. Clement of...
Carmen E. Alvarez
Apr 14, 2018
Carmen E. Alvarez (nee Caceres), 93 of Elyria, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born August 17, 1924 in Camuy, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1953 and moved to Elyria several years ago. Carmen was a homemaker and loved to garden, walking to the park with her daughter, fishing...
Thomas "Red Dog" Bertram
Apr 14, 2018
Thomas "Red Dog" Bertram, 70, of Lorain, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at his home. Born May 6, 1947 in Cresson, Pennsylvania, he moved to Lorain in 1960 where he worked at the Ford Motor Company as a tow motor operator for over thirty-three years. Thomas was a member of the United Auto Workers Local 2000 in...
Dolores M. Chrapczynski
Apr 1, 2018
Dolores Chrapczynski (nee Kozlowski) age 86, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 4, 1931 in Lorain, she graduated from Lorain High School in 1949 and lived in Lorain most of her life. Dolores worked as a cashier at Meyer Goldberg for many years. She was a...
John "Johnny" Carson
Mar 29, 2018
John "Johnny" Carson, 88, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at West Bay Center in Westlake following a lengthy illness. Born January 1, 1930 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. Johnny worked for the City of Lorain in the sanitation department for 30 years. He was a member of St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Lorain....
Felix Serrano
Mar 25, 2018
Felix Serrano, age 61, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Oak Hills Nursing Home, Lorain. Born March 27, 1956 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Felix moved to Lorain when he was seventeen years old where he later began working for the Ford Motor Company until his retirement in 2001. He enjoyed car shows, watching television, body...
John Bashak
Mar 24, 2018
John Bashak, age 93, of Amherst Township, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his residence. Born January 15, 1925 in Elyria, he lived in Amherst Township. John was awarded 4 bronze stars in the United States Army where he was a fuel tanker driver for the Red Ball Express during World War II. He was a member...
David F. Kowalczyk
Mar 22, 2018
David F. Kowalczyk, age 72, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born February 19, 1946 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. David was a 1964 graduate of Lorain High School. David worked as an inspector in the bar mill at Republic Steel for 46 years,...
Carol J. Katkic
Mar 22, 2018
Carol J. Katkic (nee Pernisky) age 76, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic, Avon following a long hard battle with multiple illness. Born September 27, 1941 in Lorain, she was a lifelong resident of Lorain. Carol was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Lorain. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, reading, traveling to...
Raymond Wasuk
Mar 21, 2018
Raymond C. Wasuk, 78, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a short illness. Born March 4, 1940 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain County all of his life. Raymond graduated from Elyria High School in 1958 then served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. A postal carrier for 33...
Aurelio Perez
Mar 20, 2018
Aurelio Perez, age 96 of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at his residence while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born September 23, 1921 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, he moved to Lorain in 1950 and worked at Lorain Works US Steel before moving to Connecticut in 1971. He returned to Lorain in...
Marion Edwards
Mar 9, 2018
Marion Edwards (nee Finnerty), 78, of Sheffield Lake, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she lived in Sheffield Lake since 1959. Marion earned a business degree from Lorain County Community College. She was employed by Krogers in Sheffield Lake for 20 years. Marion was an avid reader and shared her passion...
Tom N. Demos
Mar 8, 2018
Tom N. Demos was 88 years old when he entered into eternal peace with God on March 8, 2018. He was born in Thisvi, Greece to parents Nicholas and Katerina Mastrodemos. He immigrated in 1951 to Lorain, Ohio. He was employed for 38 years by Ford Motor Company starting at the Lorain plant and then moving to Avon Lake. Longtime...
Virginia Lee Thoen
Mar 1, 2018
Virginia Lee Thoen (nee Poyle) age 79, of Lorain, slipped quietly into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 1, 2017 at her residence. Born January 17, 1939 in Isabella, Pennsylvania to the late Sunday and Blanche (nee Baker) Poyle and settled in Lorain in 1954. Ordained in 1975, Virginia associated with Healing Waters Church in 1984 and...
Amy Santiago
Mar 1, 2018
Amy Santiago, 38, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland due to heart failure following a short bout with cervical cancer. Born November 12, 1979 in South Bronx, NY, she moved to Lorain in 1985. She was a 1997 graduate of Southview High School in Lorain. Amy was a member of Vine...
Harley R. Robertson
Feb 24, 2018
Harley R. Robertson Sr., age 75, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2018 at his home in Lorain, Ohio with his wife, Rosemary by his side. He was born August 18, 1942 in Wayne, West Virginia to William and Gracie Robertson. He worked as a painter for many years until his retirement. What Harley was passionate about however, was inventing...
