Obituaries
Eleanor Adams
Feb 25, 2016
Eleanor M. Adams (nee McKinney), 77, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born March 16, 1938 in Teaberry, Kentucky, she lived in Michigan and Columbus before moving to Lorain in 1968. For the past 11 years she has lived in Elyria. Eleanor was a member of Midway...
Ignacio "Iggy" Chavez
Feb 18, 2016
Ignacio J. "Iggy" Chavez, Jr., 74 of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake.He was born September 25, 1941 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and resided in Lorain for 62 years. Iggy graduated from Lorain High School in 1960. He attended Ohio Business College and Lorain County Community College. Iggy was employed...
Margaret V. Super
Feb 16, 2016
Margaret Vera Super (nee Kocak), 97, of Amherst, entered eternal life on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Mount Alverna Village in Parma following a lengthy illness. She was born August 21, 1918 in Lorain to the late Michael and Veronica Kocak, she moved to Amherst in 1950. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1936B and graduated from the former...
Mary Ann Zilka
Feb 12, 2016
Mary Ann Zilka, (nee Kasper), age 91, of Lorain, died on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Mary Ann was born on January 20, 1925. She was a resident of Lorain since 1944. She was a member of the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church and of the St. Ann's Lodge. She is...
Earle "Steve" Baxter
Feb 7, 2016
Earle "Steve" Baxter Jr., 75, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at University Hospital Medical Center, Elyria. Born Feb. 27, 1940 in Cincinnati, he moved to Lorain in 1955. Steve graduated from St. Mary High School, Lorain and received a bachelor's degree in business from Ohio State University. Steve served in the United States Air Force. Steve enjoyed...
Roberto Cortes Alvarez
Feb 4, 2016
Roberto Cortes, age 70, of Lorain, died on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at University Hospital Medical Center of Elyria after a short illness. Born August 6, 1945 in Arecibo, PR, he has lived in Lorain for over 40 years. Roberto was employed as an auto body mechanic at Bills Auto Body Shop and Kelly Ray's Auto Body Shop, both in...
Richard F. Poplar
Jan 24, 2016
Richard F. Poplar, 85, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 31, 1930 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life Richard founded Poplar Heating Company, Lorain in 1957, owning and operating the company until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of the former...
Ruth E. Stanchak
Jan 20, 2016
Ruth E. Stanchak (nee Zvara), age 84, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a short illness. Born July 8, 1931 in Amherst, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She graduated from Lorain High School. Ruth worked in purchasing and dietary at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Loran for 24...
Joseph Schobel
Jan 20, 2016
Joseph Schobel Jr, 84, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born July 29, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, he served 4 years in the US Army during the Korean War. Joseph worked 33 years as a lineman for Ford Motor Company's Lorain Assembly Plant, retiring in 1991. For 25...
Sarah A. Watkins
Jan 14, 2016
Sarah A. (Riley) Watkins (nee Hall) age 101, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Weslyan Village. Born November 7, 1914 in Morgantown, West Virginia, she has resided in Lorain for the past 28 years. Sarah was a member of the Salvation Army Home League in Elyria and attended church there. She enjoyed working on puzzles and going...
William Kenneth Huffman
Jan 11, 2016
William Kenneth Huffman, 93, of Lorain, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, having had congestive heart failure.Born December 14, 1922, in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, William was called Kenny by his family and friends. Kenny graduated from Bentleyville High School in 1940 and worked his family's dairy farm before being drafted into the US Army in 1946.After...
Alan P. Perhot
Jan 7, 2016
Alan Paul Perhot carved his name in the lives and hearts of those who had the privilege of calling him a father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, and of course, mechanic.Al passed away peacefully at his home on January 7, 2016. Al was born on November 28, 1946 to the late Elizabeth (nee Zebruski) and John A. Perhot in Burgettstown, PA....
Mark A. Mezatasta
Jan 7, 2016
Mark A. Mezatasta, 54, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at University Hospital in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born October 27, 1961 in Lorain, he lived in Wellington for 10 years before moving to LaGrange last year. Mark graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1979 and served in the Army Nation Guard. Mark was a career iron...
Shirley Jean Hess
Jan 5, 2016
Shirley Jean Hess (nee Humphrey), 86, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Wheeling Medical Park Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia, following a lengthy illness. Born January 11, 1929 in Sheffield Lake, she moved to Wheeling, West Virginia as a young girl. At the age of seventeen, she moved back to Lorain where she lived until recently moving back...
Kim L. Laureano
Dec 28, 2015
Kim L. Laureano (nee Powell), age 50, of Elyria, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a 7 month illness. Born July 9, 1965 in Elyria, she lived in Lorain then Elyria. Kim graduated from Elyria High School in 1983 and then received and Associates Degree in Applied Science from Lorain County...
Pedro Quinones
Dec 28, 2015
Pedro L. Quinones, age 71, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights, following a lengthy illness. Born June 23, 1944 in Penuelas, Puerto Rico, he lived in Lorain before moving to Cleveland 4 years ago. Pedro enjoyed watching television and listening to Spanish music. Surviving are his son, Peter Quinones; daughter,...
Jose A Berdiel
Dec 26, 2015
Jose Antonio Berdiel, 86, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. Born January 24, 1929 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he lived in New Jersey before settling in Lorain. Jose retired from General Motors Fisher Body Plant in 1990 after 11 years there. He was...
Berenice Rivera
Dec 26, 2015
Berenice Rivera (nee Carreras), 85, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born March 1, 1930 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1999. Berenice was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and enjoyed sewing and cooking. Surviving are her sons, Luis Rivera Jr. of New...
Richard R. Martincin
Dec 21, 2015
Richard R. Martincin, 89, of Sheffield Village, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Mill Manor Nursing Center in Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born Aug. 31, 1926 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. Richard attended Lorain High School and then served in the US Navy during World War II. In 1982, Richard retired from General Motors...
Antonio Correa Reyes
Dec 18, 2015
Antonio Correa Reyes, 71, of Lorain, Ohio, went with our Lord and Savior on December 18, 2015. Antonio was born in San Juan Puerto Rico on November 1, 1944. He was honorably discharged from the US Navy serving on the USS Boston CAG 1 during the Vietnam War. He retired from Ford Motor Company, Avon Lake with 38 years of...
