Obituaries
Paul E. Bartok
Dec 8, 2016
Paul E. Bartok, age 87, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born September 27, 1929 in Lorain, he lived in the Lorain area for most of his life. Paul retired from Monarch Electric Service, Parma, where he worked as an electrician, motor repair man and work leader....
John Diego Martinez
Dec 6, 2016
John "Diego" Martinez, 81, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. Born June 17, 1935 in Malakoff, Texas, he moved to Lorain in 1942. Diego graduated from Lorain High School in 1955 and the served in the US Army. He worked for Ohio Edison for 24 years, retiring in...
Ines Reyes
Nov 24, 2016
Ines Reyes, 96, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, following a lengthy illness. Born May 4, 1920 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1954. He worked at Lorain Works US Steel for 15 years, retiring in 1985. Prior to that he worked for Fruehauf for 22 years. Ines served...
John A. Given
Nov 23, 2016
John Arthur Given, 87, passed away peacefully at Denise's Adult Care Home in Lorain OH, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 after a brief illness. John was born November 24, 1928 in Lorain OH to the late Winfield and Mary Given (Sullivan) and lived in Lorain his entire life. He worked for forty years as a metallurgist/spectrographic technician and was a...
Mildred Mecera
Nov 19, 2016
Mildred Amelia (Zvara) Mecera, age 91, died peacefully in Pittsburgh Saturday, November 19, 2016 in her personal style of no fuss or bother. She was the last surviving child of John and Mary Zvara. She spent most of her life in Lorain, where she was born and raised her family. She spent her last remaining years living with her children...
Betty Welter
Nov 17, 2016
Betty Welter (nee Carney), age 92, of Vermilion, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, after a sudden illness. She was born on December 6, 1923 in Lorain. In 1993, she moved to Pensacola, FL, and moved back to the Lorain area in 2011. She was a life-long native of Lorain. After graduation from...
Terrance Temkiewicz
Nov 15, 2016
Terrance 'Terry' Temkiewicz, passed away on November 15, 2016 after a long illness.Born in Lorain on August 18, 1947, he resided his entire life in Sheffield Village and Sheffield Lake. He graduated from Brookside High School in 1965 and proudly served in the US Army in Korea. He worked for US Steel Corporation for 30 years as a crane operator.He...
Felix Ocasio
Nov 14, 2016
Felix Ocasio, 83, of Lorain, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born October 12, 1933 in Morovis, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1950. Felix worked as an assembler for Ford Motor Company at the Lorain assembly plant, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the United Autoworkers Union...
Margaret Randall
Nov 11, 2016
Margaret E. Randall (nee Kostan), age 80, passed away on November 11, 2016. She was born on March 9, 1936 in Portage Township, PA to the late Joseph and Julia (nee Gagan) Kostan. Margaret was employed at Portage Sewing Factory from 1954 - 1963. In 1963 she moved to Lorain. She retired from Clovervale Food Inc., in 1999. She is...
Richard J. Bohoric
Nov 9, 2016
Richard J. Bohoric, age 59 of Elyria Township, passed away on November 9th, 2016 at his residence following a sudden illness. Born on March 27, 1957 in Amherst, he lived in Lorain and moved to Elyria Township in 1977. He graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1975. Richard worked as a parts clerk for Joyce Buick. Prior to that, he...
Gary L. Smith
Nov 7, 2016
Gary L. "Happy Hips" Smith, 58, of Lorain, passed away Monday, November 07, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 9, 1957 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. Gary graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1975 and then served in the US Navy. Gary worked as a self-employed dry wall installer...
Edna K. Redd
Nov 6, 2016
Edna Kathryn Redd (nee Martin), 82, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Westlake Rehab & Nursing Center following a lengthy illness. Born December 10, 1933 in Logan, Ohio, she moved to Lorain in 1966 where she has lived since. Edna worked at TN Molas & Sons, Lorain, for 16 years, retiring in 1995. She enjoyed...
Eugene "Gene" Michael
Nov 1, 2016
Eugene "Gene" Michael, age 84, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at University Hospitals, Elyria Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on September 17, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio, where he remained a longtime resident. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lorain in 1950, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953 where he...
Julia M. Hegedus
Oct 29, 2016
Julia M. Hegedus (nee Wilson), 94, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Vintondale, PA on March 31, 1922. She came to Lorain at the age of 2 and lived in Lorain and Elyria since. Julia worked for W.T. Grant Company and Higbee's Company at...
Stacy L. Davis
Oct 29, 2016
Stacy L. Davis, age 47, of Lorain, died on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his residence, while under Cleveland Clinic Hospice, of a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on November 27, 1868 in Lorain and lived in Elyria for 25 years before moving back to Lorain in 2000. Stacy attended Elyria and Lorain High Schools. He had worked...
Joyce A. Corcino
Oct 19, 2016
Joyce A. Corcino (nee Davis) 71, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1945 in Sandusky, Ohio, she moved to Lorain in the early 1960's. Joyce worked for over 30 years as a nurse's aide for several local nursing homes. She was a member of Christian...
Arcenia Feleciano
Oct 18, 2016
Arcenia Feliciano, age 73, passed away at her home on October 18, 2016 after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her friends and family. Arcenia will always be remembered for her vivacious personality and her infectious laugh. Most of all, she will be remembered for her love of her beloved Cleveland Indians. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Luis...
Elizabeth Bascone
Oct 10, 2016
Elizabeth Bascone (nee Ploszaj) 81, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born February 16, 1935 in Lorain, she lived in Elyria and Lorain most of her life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1953. Elizabeth worked as a teachers aid for the Lorain Board of Education at Charleston,...
Jo Ann Nolan
Oct 3, 2016
Jo Ann A. Nolan (nee Workman), 71, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at The Woods of French Creek, Avon, following a lengthy illness. Born January 24, 1945 in Louisa, Kentucky, she lived in Cleveland before coming to Lorain. She graduated from West Tech High School in Cleveland. Jo Ann worked as a secretary for the State of...
Edward C. Pritts
Oct 1, 2016
Edward C. Pritts, Jr., died peacefully October 1, 2016 at Arden Courts in Westlake, Ohio. He was born May 21, 1927 in Johnstown, PA. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII, receiving the Victory Medal, then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He moved to Lorain, OH where he worked at US Steel...
