Obituaries
Barbara G. Mettler
Sep 19, 2015
Barbara G. Mettler (nee Kocak), 78, passed away September 19, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 30, 1936 in Lorain, Ohio. She moved to Elyria in 1999. Barbara was a payroll specialist for Lorain County Commissioner's Office for 15 years before her retirement in May 2002. Prior to that, she worked for...
Francisca Reyes
Sep 17, 2015
Francisca Reyes (nee Nieves), 88 of Amherst Twp, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born May 11, 1927 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1953. She attended Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. She enjoyed knitting, gardening and cooking. Surviving are her children, Cecilia Reyes, Rosa (Dennis) Rubin,...
Arthur Lee Reynolds
Sep 6, 2015
Arthur Lee Reynolds, 86, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Avon Oaks Caring Community following a lengthy illness. Born April 6, 1929 in Berea, he lived in Belden and in the Elyria and Lorain area. After retiring, he moved to Florida and returned to Elyria in 2012 to live near his children. Arthur served in the US...
Dorothy M. Shullick
Sep 5, 2015
Dorothy M. Shullick (nee Jeambert), 86, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, September 05, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born September 18, 1928 in Lorain, she graduated from Lorain High School and lived in Lorain until moving to Vermilion in 2006. Dorothy retired from Pat Catan's in 1995, where she had worked for 5 years as a...
Dortha B. Kelly
Aug 31, 2015
Dortha B. Kelly (nee Cumpston), 78, of Elyria, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at her residence while under the care of Crossroads Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born June 13, 1937 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, she lived in Columbus and move to Lorain in 1969. She has lived in Elyria for the past 15 years Surviving are her sons,...
John Calderon
Aug 29, 2015
John Calderon, Jr., age 36, of Cleveland, formerly of Lorain, died suddenly on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic Southpointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights. He was born on January 27, 1979 in Killeen, Texas. He was employed as a therapeutic program worker for the Ohio Dept. of Mental Health for 9 years. He is survived by his parents: John Calderon...
Abelino "Al" Lopez
Aug 26, 2015
Abelino "Al" Lopez Sr., 96, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Avon Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility, Avon, following a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 10, 1918 in Rockdale, Texas, he came to Lorain in 1947. Al served in the US Navy during World War II. He worked as a car spotter in the screening station of the coke...
Dorothy Rose Spears
Aug 22, 2015
Dorothy Rose Spears (nee Coulter), age 81, of Lorain, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at home. She was born April 14, 1934, in New Martinsville, West Virginia, and moved to Lorain in 1956, at 22 years of age. Dorothy enjoyed gardening, crocheting, reading, Scrabble, crossword puzzles, and Star Trek. She especially loved Christmas and Christmas ornaments. She...
Samuel J. Viers
Aug 11, 2015
Samuel J. "Slick" Viers, 80, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 16, 1935 in Clinchco, Virginia, he graduated from Clinchco High School in 1953 then came to Lorain in 1956. Samuel retired as a mill right for Lorain Works US Steel in 1997 after 30 years...
Kimberly S. Harris
Aug 10, 2015
Kimberly S. Harris (nee Vance), age 53, of Lakewood, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 17, 1962, living in El Paso, TX before moving to Sheffield Lake, where she lived most of her life. Kim was a 1980 graduate of Brookside High School and then she served...
Martha Zelinski
Aug 2, 2015
Martha Zelinski, (nee Ray), age 90, of Lorain, died on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Elmcroft of Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Martha was born on July 1, 1925 in Dotson, Kansas, spending her early childhood years living in Dodge City. She graduated from Melrose High School, in Boston, Mass in 1942. She completed nursing school in Moldan, Mass before...
John Vancs
Jul 26, 2015
John "Graney" Vancs, 89, of Huron, formerly of Lorain, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, following a lengthy illness. Born August 10, 1925 in Lorain, he moved to Huron 7 years ago living with his niece Rosanne (David) Winbigler and his faithful companion Harbor, the family dog. John graduated from Lorain High School and...
Michael T. Kobylka
Jul 23, 2015
Michael T. Kobylka, of Toledo, OH, and formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, following a lengthy illness. Born on March 20, 1947 in Lorain, he lived in the Lorain area until moving to Toledo in 2013. He was a 1965 graduate of Admiral King High School and served in the US...
Linden E. Peck
Jul 18, 2015
Linden E. Peck, 84 of Lorain, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born July 19, 1930 in Fremont, he moved to Lorain in 1958. Linden worked as an assembler at the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the United Auto Workers...
Francisco Gonzalez
Jul 16, 2015
Francisco Gonzalez, age 87, of Lorain, died on Friday, July 17, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 13, 1927 in Lares, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in 1954. Francisco was employed at the Lorain Ford Motor Assembly Plant as a line worker for 20 years, retiring in 1989. He...
Rose E. Preteroti
Jul 14, 2015
Rose Elaine Preteroti, age 84, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her residence, following a lengthy illness. Born on October 16, 1930 in Allison, PA, she lived in Cleveland and Lakewood before moving to Lorain in 1987. Rose was employed as a secretary at Adult Parole Authority in Cleveland. She also worked various jobs in hospitals and...
Joyce A. Melnyczuk
Jul 11, 2015
Joyce A. Melnyczuk (nee Stursa), age 66 of Elyria, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 28, 1948 in Lorain, she graduated from Clearview High School in 1967. She moved to Elyria in 1973. Joyce worked 11 years as a clerk in admitting and medical records at the...
Yolanda M. Rosario
Jul 8, 2015
Yolanda M. Rosario (nee Alvarez), age 41 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 11, 1974 in Lorain, she has lived in Lorain her entire life. Yolanda graduated from Southview High School in 1993. She worked for Riddell in Elyria as an...
Virgil Willingham
Jul 7, 2015
Virgil "Willie" Willingham, 87, of Collins, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born June 11, 1928 in Redstone, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Pennsylvania before settling in Lorain in 1950. Willie was a US Army veteran, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 451. He...
Patricia Dancik
Jun 28, 2015
Patricia Dancik, 53, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. Born June 17, 1962 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Patricia worked as a bartender Gills International Lounge in Lorain for 18 years. She enjoyed going to the beach, swimming and loved her grandchildren. Surviving is her son, Keith...
