Obituaries
Cecilia J. KOWALCZYK
Dec 30, 2014
Cecilia J. Kowalczyk (nee Dudziak), 89 of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Pine Valley Care Center in Richfield, Ohio following a lengthy illness. Born June 17, 1925 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Lorain. Cecilia was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo, dancing and...
Steve D. Vancs
Dec 26, 2014
Steve D. Vancs, age 84 of Lorain, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Born October 26, 1930 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1948. Steve retired in 1990 for Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant after 30 years there. He...
Ruth Wilt
Dec 25, 2014
Ruth B. Wilt (nee Houk), age 89, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Center Ridge Nursing Home, North Ridgeville, following a lengthy illness. Born December 7, 1925 in Ellwood City, PA, she came to Lorain in 1950. In 1992 she moved to Elyria where she has lived since. She was a member of Saint Jude Parish, Elyria,...
Karen A. Nunez
Dec 25, 2014
Karen A. Nunez (nee Hetsler), 76, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 22, 1938 in Ashland, Ohio, she lived in Monroe Falls, Ohio before coming to Lorain in 1970. She also lived in Arlington, Virginia, and Dayton, Ohio, for a short time. Karen graduated from...
Sarah Justice
Dec 24, 2014
Sarah Justice (nee Kinder), age 93, of Sheffield Village, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Avon Oaks Caring Community, following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 17, 1921 in Pikeville, Kentucky, she moved to Sheffield Village in 1963. Sarah worked for over 20 years as a technician in Central Supply Department of Lorain Community Hospital, retiring in 1986. She was...
Anna M. Wilson
Dec 21, 2014
Anna M. Wilson (nee Smole), age 90, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born July 13, 1924 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. Surviving is her son, Charles "Chuck" (Pat) Wilson of Elyria; grandchildren Renee Camarillo and Brandi Middlebrooks and great grandchildren, Aleah, Victoria, Shayla, Alivia, C.J.,...
Jeffrey M. Katkic
Dec 8, 2014
Jeffrey M. Katkic, age 50, of Lorain, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014, at Ames Family Hospice House, Westlake, following a double lung transplant and a lengthy illness. He was born on March 25, 1964 in Lorain and lived here his entire life. He was a 1982 graduate of Southview High School and studied culinary arts under Eddy Solomon...
Thomas W. Pando
Dec 8, 2014
Thomas W. Pando, age 86, of Lorain, passed on Monday, December 08, 2014 at University Hospital, Elyria Medical Center, following a short illness. He was born on May 27, 1928 in Avon, moving from Sheffield Village to Lorain in 1955. Tom served in the United States Navy as a Merchant Marine and was in the Coast Guard Reserve. He was...
Faust D. Diso
Nov 28, 2014
Faust D. Diso, age 98, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 12, 1916 in Lorain, where he was a lifelong resident. Faust was a 1935A graduate of Lorain High School. He was inducted into the US Army in March, 1942 and...
Mariano "El Lobo" Gutierrez
Nov 13, 2014
Mariano "El Lobo" Cruz Gutierrez, 95, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 13, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. Born October 22, 1919 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1952. He had worked in a greenhouse, for the B & O Railroad, and retired from the Lorain Water Plant on January 15, 1989. Mariano was...
Stanley "Stacey" Klimczak
Nov 13, 2014
Stanley "Stacey" Klimczak, 96, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Lake Pointe Health Care, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born February 1, 1918 in Elyria, he graduated from Elyria High School in 1936. He attended Fenn College in Cleveland where he studied printing. In 1959 he moved to Lorain. Stacey served in the 71st Infantry Division of the...
Margaret I. Uszak
Nov 13, 2014
Margaret I. Uszak (nee Rago), 92 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at her residence following a short illness. Born February 23, 1922 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, she moved to Lorain in 1948. She worked for 17 years at F. W. Woolworth as a clerk, retiring in 1968. Margaret was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church...
Vanessa M. Webb
Nov 12, 2014
Vanessa Michelle Webb, age 17, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at her residence, following a sudden illness. Vanessa gave the gift of life through organ and tissue donation. Born October 4, 1997 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She had attended Toni Morrison Elementary School, Lorain, and Nord Jr. High, Amherst. She was...
Ann E. Komlosi
Nov 9, 2014
Ann E. Komlosi (nee Guehring) 67, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, November 09, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born June 25, 1947 in Freeport, Illinois, she moved to Lorain in 1960. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1965. Ann enjoyed cooking, gardening, and decorating her home. Surviving are her children, Robert "Bo"...
Rosemary R. Hritsko
Nov 4, 2014
Rosemary R. Hritsko (nee Gallam), 88, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, following a lengthy illness. Born March 20, 1926 in Elyria, she moved to Lorain in 1954. Rosemary worked in the cafeteria at Lincoln Elementary in Lorain for 15 years. Prior to that, she worked for Lorain Works US Steel as a...
Oliver A. Heck
Oct 30, 2014
Oliver Arle Heck, 83, of Lorain and Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. Born January 27, 1931 in Fairmont, West Virginia, he moved to Lorain in 1955. Since then he has traveled back and forth to Fairmont many times through the years. Oliver served in the US...
Vincent Panzel
Oct 26, 2014
Vincent R. Panzel, 82, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born December 17, 1931 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Vincent retired from Ford Motor Company, Lorain Assembly Plant after 28 years. He also had...
Brenda K. Grimes
Oct 23, 2014
Brenda K. "Brinny" Grimes, 60, of Sheffield Twp, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at University Hospital of Cleveland following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born May 26, 1954 in Lorain, she was a life long resident of the township. Brenda was a 1972 graduate of Clearview High School. She worked as a home health aide for Flat Rock Homes....
Evelyn P. Benco
Oct 9, 2014
Evelyn P. Benco, (nee Kacsmar), age 88, of Altomonte Springs, Florida, formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Altomonte Florida Hospital, following a short illness. Evelyn was born on May 6, 1926 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, living in Lorain until moving to Florida 27 years ago. While living in Lorain County she was a member of St....
Juan A. Diaz
Oct 6, 2014
Juan A. Diaz Sr., age 80, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community following a short illness. Born January 22, 1934 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, he moved to New York in 1966. In 1971 he moved to Lorain where he has lived since. Juan served in the US Army during the Vietnam War....
