Obituaries
Earl Hendricks
Jan 13, 2017
Earl Hendricks, Jr., was born on August 12, 1936, in Boone County, West Virginia. He grew up in Elk Run and Whitesville, graduating from Sherman High School in 1954. Upon graduation, Earl entered the United States Air Force and was stationed at Craig Air Force Base in Selma, Alabama. It was there that he met the love of his life,...
Casimira "Kay" Thompson
Jan 9, 2017
Casimira "Kay" Thompson (nee Rzemiszewski), age 93, of Lorain, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Life Care of Elyria while under the care of Stein Hospice following a short illness. Born January 5, 1924 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. During World War II, Casimira moved to Detroit where she worked as "Rosie the Riveter" at...
Agnes C. Szep
Jan 7, 2017
Agnes Cecelia Szep (nee Krasienko), age 97, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Avon Oaks Caring Community, following short illness. Born June 29, 1919 in Lorain, she moved to Avon in 1954 where she had lived since. Agnes worked as a meat processor at Fisher Foods in Lorain for 25 years. Prior to this, she worked at...
Gabina C. Zavala
Jan 6, 2017
Gabina Candelaria Zavala (nee Balbuena), 91, of Lorain, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Hospice of the Western Reserve, Westlake following a lengthy illness.Born Feb. 19, 1925 in Piedras Negras, Mexico, she came to Lorain in 1948 where she has lived since. Gabina was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and enjoyed reading, sewing, playing cards and gardening.Surviving...
Carmen Marcano
Jan 5, 2017
Carmen E. Marcano (nee Castro), 84 of Lorain, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Five Stars Adult Care Facility in Avon Lake. Born on March 29, 1932 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Carmen arrived in Lorain, Ohio in 1950 to unite with the love of her life, Marcelino. She attended and graduated from...
Joey L. Lovell
Jan 1, 2017
Joey Leander Lovell, 57, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his residence after a lengthy battle with medical issues. Born October 6, 1959 in Amherst, he lived in Texas, Arkansas, Virginia and North Carolina before moving to Lorain in 2012. He graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in 1978 where he excelled in several sports. Joey...
Krystal Elizabeth Tackett
Dec 30, 2016
Krystal Elizabeth Tackett, age 45, passed away peacefully at University Hospital on Friday, December 30, 2016. Krystal is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born in Huntington, West Virginia on April 26, 1971 to Mary Murphy of Lorain, Ohio and David Jackson of Huntington, WV. Krystal is survived by Joe Tackett, daughter Kelsea...
Angel Alvarado
Dec 28, 2016
Angel L. "Pappi" Alvarado, 85 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday. December 28, 2016 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. Born April 21, 1931 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1960 where he has lived since. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked in the Rolling Mill of Lorain Works US...
Louise A. Hanko
Dec 26, 2016
Louise A. Hanko, age 48, of Medina, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Barberton Hospital, Barberton, Ohio.She was born on July 2, 1968 in Lorain. After she graduated from Lorain High School in 1986, she moved to Wood County where she began her career. Louise graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences from Bowling Green University and...
Anthony F. Bascone
Dec 19, 2016
Anthony F. Bascone, 88, of Lorain passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a brief illness. Born November 18, 1928 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He was a 1947 graduate of Lorain High School. Anthony worked in maintenance at Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant for 32 years, retiring in 1991....
Juanita F. Brown
Dec 17, 2016
Juanita F. Brown (nee Lowe), age 64, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 17, after a lengthy illness.She was born on December 28, 1951 in Charleston, West Virginia and moved to this area, where she has lived for 43 years.Juanita was very proud of her job that she had for over 25 years. She was...
Evelyndale Kern
Dec 16, 2016
Evelyndale Kern (nee Alspach), age 93, of West Salem, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2016, at the Burbank Parke Care Center while under the care of Crossroads Hospice.She was born on July 3, 1923 in Marion, Ohio. She lived in Lorain for a large part of her life and moved to Avon in 2001, and finally moved to West...
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...
