Obituaries
Joy A. Ashmus
Nov 9, 2017
Joy Ashmus (nee Hoffner), born April 26th, 1935, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9th after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Amherst, OH, Joy spent most of her life here except for the 20 years that she spent raising her family in Cherry Hill, NJ. There, she volunteered to work with New Jersey State...
Linda M. Akers
Nov 8, 2017
Linda M. Akers (nee Wengel), age 70, passed away at her home unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was born May 15, 1947 in Lorain, and lived in Lorain her entire life. Linda graduated from Lorain High School in 1965 and received an Associated Degree from Lorain County Community College. She worked in the patient billing office at Mercy...
Janet Hazelett
Nov 2, 2017
Janet Hazelett, (nee Beightler) age 75 of Elyria, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born June 8, 1942 in Marysville, Ohio, she lived in Columbus before settling in Elyria. Janet worked as a registered nurse in hospitals, nursing homes and retired from home health care. Janet enjoyed shopping, gardening and...
William R. Boone
Oct 28, 2017
William R. "Dan" Boone, 82, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born July 25, 1935 in Elyria, he graduated from Clearview High School in 1954 and served in the US Marine Corps Reserves for 7 years. Known as "Mr. Bill" and "Mr. Fixit", Dan worked as a self-employed...
James M. Bryant
Oct 25, 2017
James M. Bryant, 24, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at his residence. Born August 19, 1993 in Lorain, he was a life-long resident of the city. He graduated from Lorain High School in 2011 and was attending Lorain County Community College. James was working as a cook at Olde Town Pizza House in Amherst. He...
Carmen R. Adorno
Oct 22, 2017
Carmen Rosa Adorno (nee Melendez), age 97, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park, Florida following a lengthy illness. Born June 27, 1920 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, she lived in New York for many years before moving to Lorain in 1973. Carmen worked as a dietitian at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital...
Violet Vidovich
Oct 3, 2017
Violet Vidovich (nee Glusich) age 92, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at her lifelong residence while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve following a lengthy illness. Born April 2, 1925 in Benwood, West Virginia, she came to Lorain in 1945 where she has lived since. Violet worked as a manager at Miss Ann's Day...
Miller Dunn
Oct 3, 2017
Miller I. Dunn, age 90, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at his home while under the care of Mercy New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born December 12, 1926 in Morgantown, West Virginia, he served in the US Army before moving to Lorain in1963. Miller worked as a truck driver for Lorain Works US Steel for 30 years,...
Lily Barera
Oct 3, 2017
Lily G. Barera, age 48, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 3, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born January 29, 1969 in Delano, California, she lived in Fort Worth, Texas before coming to Lorain in 2013. Lily served in the US Navy for three years. She worked at the Avon Lake Ford assembly plant as...
Jerome "Jerry" Lopez
Sep 25, 2017
Jerome "Jerry" Lopez, formerly of Lorain, passed away September 25, 2017 in Plano, Texas following complications with diabetes at the age of 56. Born October 28, 1960 in Lorain, he attended Larkmoor Elementary, Longfellow Middle School and graduated from Lorain High School in 1979. Jerry was a printer by trade and had worked for Lorain Printing before moving to Las...
Thomas Earls
Sep 22, 2017
Thomas Earls, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2017 in the privacy of his home, surrounded by close family. Thomas was born October 10, 1927 in Ironton, OH to Frank and Elizabeth Earls. At the age of 15, Tom enlisted in the United States Navy, seeing combat in World War II and in the Korean War, serving on...
Harriet V. Szantay
Sep 21, 2017
Harriet V. Szantay (nee Kramer), age 85, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Life Care Center of Elyria following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 29, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA, she moved to Lorain in 1954. Harriet worked in the housekeeping department of the former St. Joseph's and Lorain Community Hospitals for 12 years, retiring in 2001. She...
John G. Klinar
Sep 19, 2017
John G. Klinar, 71, of Lorain, passed away, Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his residence following a brief illness. Born July 24, 1946 in Lorain, he lived in Tuscan, Arizona in his early years. John graduated from Admiral King High School in 1964 and received an associated degreed from Lorain County Community College. John retired from Lorain Works US Steel...
Louis A. Buga
Sep 16, 2017
Louis A. "Corky" Buga, 62, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hopice in Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born April 6, 1955 in Lorain, he moved to Vermilion in 1983. In 2012, he moved back to Lorain where he has lived since. Corky worked as a material handler at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant...
Felix Velez Galarza
Sep 13, 2017
Felix Velez-Galarza, 80, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 1, 1937 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1966 and worked at various greenhouses for several years. Surviving is his sister, Gloria Phillips of Lorain; nieces and nephews, Mariam Phillips, Elizabeth Roldan, Daisy Velez-Rosario...
Victoria Sanchez
Sep 11, 2017
Victoria Sanchez (nee DeJesus), age 86, of Lorain, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born November 17, 1930 in Guayama, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain since moving here in 1956. Victoria was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and enjoyed watching soap operas, gardening and cooking. Surviving...
Helen Woloszanski
Sep 9, 2017
Helen R. Woloszanski, age 89, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria where she had been a resident for many years. Born June 24, 1928 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain for most of her life. Helen is survived by her sister, Mary Bazar, with whom she lived with at Wesleyan Village. She was...
Carmen Lopez
Sep 9, 2017
Carmen S. Lopez (nee Rivera) 73, of Oberlin, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin following a lengthy illness. Born April 19, 1944 in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in the early 1960's. Carmen worked as a housekeeper at Joseph and Feiss then at Lorain Community Hospital, retiring in 1973. She was a...
Margaret Belcher
Sep 8, 2017
Margaret E. Belcher (nee Dickey) age 97, of Lorain, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born April 9, 1920 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she moved to Lorain 73 years ago. Margaret worked as a store manager at Petrie's Corporation as a retail manager at both Midway Mall and Westgate Shopping Center for...
Mary P. Woods
Sep 5, 2017
Mary P. Woods (nee Fitzpatrick), age 79, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born September 1, 1938 in Adah, Pennsylvania, she moved to Elyria in 1958 where she has lived since. She was a member of Community United Methodist Church, Elyria. Surviving are her sons, Robert Woods Jr...
