Obituaries
Rodger Short
Jun 7, 2016
Roger D. Short, 67 of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born October 24, 1948 to the late Theresa Short. Roger lived in Akron before moving to Lorain in 1973. Roger worked as an assembler for Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant for 27 years, retiring in...
Harold A. Adcox
Jun 3, 2016
Harold A. Adcox, age 59, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 3, 2016 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, following a short illness. Born on November 7, 1956 in Lorain. He graduated Ashland University with a degree in Business. Harold was self-employed and owned Correct & Complete Construction, prior to this he was employed at Ford Motor Co. He enjoyed...
Dorothy Lahner
May 21, 2016
Dorothy J. Lahner (nee Dlugosz) 83, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 6, 1933 in Amherst, she lived in Lorain for most of her life. Dorothy was a member of the former St. Ladislaus Catholic Church, Lorain, and attended St. Theresa of Avila Parish, Sheffield...
Patricia Martinak
May 19, 2016
Patricia A. Martinak, age 60, died on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at O'Neill Heathcare, North Ridgeville, following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 15, 1955 in Lorain and has lived in Elyria all of her life. She was a 1973 graduate of Elyria High School. After high school, she attended Cleveland State and Fenn College of Engineering, where...
Stanley H. Hill
May 19, 2016
Stanley H. Hill, 67, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 5, 1949 in Goose Creek, Texas, he came to Lorain in 1987. He worked at the Steel Mill in Texas then at US Steel in the #4 seamless mill for 30 years. He was a member...
Rose M. Justice
May 8, 2016
Rose M. Justice (nee Gee), 77, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born March 19, 1939 in Grayson, Kentucky, to the late Harlan and Jeanette (nee Cassity) Gee. She graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson in 1957 then moved to Lorain that same year where...
Thomas "Doc" Wright
May 2, 2016
Thomas E. "Doc" Wright, age 79, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at Summa Barberton Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Doc was born on September 23, 1936 in Ironton, OH. He lived in Lorain for 60 years, before returning back to Ironton 20 years ago. For the past three years he has lived in Akron. He was employed at Lorain...
Frank J. Dellipoala
Apr 27, 2016
Frank J. Dellipoala, age 86, of Lorain, died on April 27, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice, Lorain. He was born April 5, 1930 in Lorain, where he has been a life long resident. Frank was a member of Church of St. Peters, and then became a Born Again Christian. In 1949 he enlisted in the US Navy, and was...
Juana Rivera
Apr 26, 2016
Juanita Diaz Rivera, age 92, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born on May 9, 1923 in Junco, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1951. Juanita was a member of Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo Misionera, Lorain, and loved cooking and sewing. More than anything she enjoyed spending time with her...
Grant D. Puskas
Apr 16, 2016
Grant D. Puskas, 54, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born October 1, 1961 in Amherst, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He graduated from Southview High School in 1980 then served in the US Navy. Grant worked as a self employed carpenter and also as...
William J. Singer
Apr 3, 2016
William J. Singer, 75, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Born March 2, 1941 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. William worked as a heavy equipment operator at Lorain Works US Steel for 38 years, retiring in 2001. He was a member of the United Steelworkers Union Local 1104....
Delmas E Rucker
Apr 2, 2016
Delmas E. Rucker, 71, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 25, 1944 in Sutton, West Virginia, he has lived in Lorain for the past 50 years. Delmas served in the US Army as a sergeant. He worked at the Elyria Foundry as a crane operator for...
Nora A. Gruber
Apr 2, 2016
Nora A. Gruber (nee Howell), age 91, of Lorain, died on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home, following a lengthy illness while under the care of Ames Hospice. Services for the family will be private and burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain. The Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain is handling the arrangements. To send online...
Santa Rosa
Mar 28, 2016
Santa Rosa (nee DeJesus) 89 of Lorain, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at her residence while under the care of Grace Hospice. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 8:30 am until the time of Mass at 9:30 am at Sacred Heart Chapel, 4301 Pearl Avenue, Lorain. Rev. William Thaden, pastor will officiate. Entombment will follow in Calvary...
Angela P. Massa
Mar 22, 2016
Angela Patricia Massa, 36, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness.Born April 20, 1979 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life.She enjoyed spending time with her daughters, nieces and nephews as well as movie marathons and going to Lakeview Park.Surviving are her daughters, Le'Asia Taylor and Angelika Patterson both of...
Maria Marquez
Mar 17, 2016
Maria L. Marquez (nee Rodriguez) 59, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Ames Family Hospice House, Westlake, following a brief illness. Born July 10, 1956 in Lorain, she has lived in Lorain her entire life. Maria graduated from Admiral King High School in 1974. Maria was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, crocheting, taking care of her grandchildren...
Timothy A. Ochrin
Mar 16, 2016
Timothy "Tim" A. Ochrin, 46, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 surrounded by his loving family following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 19, 1970 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He was a 1988 graduate of Southview High School. Tim worked as a crane operator at Republic Steel for 18 years. He was a member...
Theodore L. Prosak
Mar 13, 2016
Theodore "Ted" Louis Prosak, 93, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Madiera Health Care Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.He was born on February 20, 1923 and graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1941; he also attended Fenn College in Cleveland and Lorain County Community College. On September 9, 1950, he married the love of his...
Ethel F. Pfeifer
Mar 11, 2016
Ethel F. Pfeifer (nee Toth), 97 of Lorain, passed away peacefully March 11, 2016 surrounded by many who loved her. Ethel was born in Sheffield on January 20, 1919. She was one of ten children born to thwe late Hungarian immigrants John K. and Esther (nee Takacs) Toth. She attended local schools and graduated from Clearview High in 1937. On...
John J. Potts
Mar 4, 2016
John J. Potts, 97, of Lorain, passed away Friday, March 04, 2016 at Abbewood Village, Elyria following a brief illness. Born January 19, 1919 in Lorain, he was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, returning to Lorain in 1946 where he has lived since. John served in the US Army during World War II with the 39th Bomber Squadron 6th Bomber Group....
