Obituaries
Eustacio C. Ruiz
Sep 7, 2014
Eustacio C. "Louie" Ruiz, 85 of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Hermanos Melendez Hospital in Bayamon, following a short illness. Born March 1, 1929 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1946 where he lived until moving back to Puerto Rico in 2011. Louie worked for Lorain Works US Steel as a...
Dolores A. Smugala
Aug 24, 2014
Dolores A. Smugala (nee Cherney), 77, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice. Surviving are her sons, Darrell "Buck" Brewer and Anthony Brewer both of Lorain; daughter, Teresa Harper, of Lansing, MI; many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Lottie...
Lois Bennett
Aug 17, 2014
Lois E. Bennett (nee Carver), age 54, of Lorain, died on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at her residence. Lois was born on February 9, 1960 in Lorain, where she has been a lifelong resident. She is survived by her daughter, Greta Beck of Toledo; step-children, Joseph Franco of Lorain, Victoria Wedell of Avon Lake, Mary Bronish of Elyria, Bonnie Menthen...
Juan Vargas
Aug 17, 2014
Juan Vargas, 79, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a ¬¬¬¬¬lengthy illness. Born August 9, 1935 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he lived in New York and Massachusetts before coming to Lorain in 1991. Juan worked as a fabricator for Ford Motor Company, Lorain Assembly Plant, retiring...
Jayden Smith
Aug 15, 2014
Jayden D. Smith, infant son of Andrew and Jacqueline Smith, of Lorain, was stillborn on Friday, August 15, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. Besides his parents, he is survived by his brother, Andrew Smith, Jr. and sister, Alice Smith, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Candelario and Alice Juarez and maternal great grandparents, Cecilia and Luis Rodriguez; paternal...
Paul A. Brant
Aug 6, 2014
Paul A. Brant, Sr. age 59 of Lakeland, Florida died on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the University of Virginia, following injuries he sustained in a auto accident in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was born on November 7, 1954 in Berlin Heights, Ohio, living in Vermilion for 20 years. Paul was employed as a semi-truck driver for years. He enjoyed gun...
Peggy L. Gray
Aug 1, 2014
Peggy L. Gray (nee Knapp), 77 of Sheffield Twp, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on August 1, 2014. Born July 26, 1937 in Pedro, Ohio, Peggy lived in Lorain most of her life. She graduated from Clearview High School in 1956. Peggy enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, sewing and reading books. Surviving are her children, Linda Commerford of Lorain, Peggy...
Gertrud F. Tummel
Jul 30, 2014
Gertrud F. Tummel, (nee Hartmann), 81 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born October 19, 1932 in Germany, she came to the United States in 1965 and settled in Lorain in 1975. Gertrud worked as a teachers aid for Lorain City School for...
Mayme E. Ashyk
Jul 29, 2014
"Mayme" Mary Elizabeth Ashyk, (nee Koma), daughter of the late Maria E. Palko and Andrew John Koma and granddaughter of the late Maria E. Gazdik and Joseph John Palko, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was the third generation to be born in Lorain. She was a member of the...
Angel E. Toro
Jul 18, 2014
Angel E. Toro Sr., 68 of Lorain, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born November 2, 1945 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, he lived in Coatsville, PA before moving to Lorain in 1976. Angel was a graduate of Assemblies of God Bible Institute. He worked on the assembly line...
Mary R. Scherfling
Jul 14, 2014
Mary R. Scherfling (nee Swogger), 75 of Lorain, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born June 11, 1939 in Connellsville, Penn, she came to live in Lorain in 1954. In 1959 she moved to San Diego until returning to Lorain in 1964. Then in 1978 she moved back to...
Louise J. Janosik
Jun 24, 2014
Louise J. Janosik (nee Ziberna), 87 of Sheffield Lake, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born June 5, 1927 in Lorain, she moved to Sheffield Lake in 1950. She was a graduate of Lorain High School, class of 1945B. Louise was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Sheffield...
Tim "T.C." Craig
Jun 19, 2014
Tim "T.C." Craig, age 62, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 19, 2014. He was born on September 2, 1951, in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was a graduate of Admiral King High School and then attended Lorain County Community College, running cross country for both schools. Tim proudly served in the United States Navy,...
Eugene Martincin
Jun 17, 2014
Eugene F. "Gene" Martincin, age 82 of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at his home following a short illness. He was born on January 30, 1932 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. Eugene was a 1950 graduate of Lorain High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and received the...
Evelyn M. DiLuciano
Jun 17, 2014
Evelyn M. DiLuciano (nee Kobasic) age 90, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. She was born December 17, 1923 in Lorain, where she has been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Lorain High School. Evelyn was a member of St. Frances...
Ana Iris Rosario
Jun 11, 2014
Ana I. Rosario, age 56, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 7, 1957 in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, and lived in Lorain for the past 6 years. She was a member of Casa de Dios el Faro. Ana...
Victor Rivera
May 27, 2014
Victor Rivera, age 52, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. He was born on April 15, 1962, in Chicago, IL. Victor spent his time working on cars and loved what he did. He also enjoyed drawing and bowling. He is survived by his daughter, Nicole Rivera, of Chicago, brother, Steven, of...
Leonard Kopa
May 26, 2014
Leonard Kopa, age 53, of Del City, Oklahoma, formerly of Lorain, entered into heavens gates on Monday, May 26, 2014. He was born on January 21, 1961 in Bay Village, Ohio to Anthony and Viola (nee Greene) Kopa. He was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lorain, where he attended elementary school. He was a 1979 graduate of...
Frederick A. Kilkenny
May 24, 2014
Frederick A. "Killer" Kilkenny, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on May 24, 2014. He was born on May 9, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Kingwood, W. VA until he moved to Lorain as a teenager. He served in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge in 1966. After that, Fred went to work...
Florence B. Brusk
May 21, 2014
Florence Bernice Brusk , formerly Brzuszek, age 80, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Holy Family Home, Parma, following a brief illness. She was born on April 3, 1934 in Elyria, Ohio. She was a graduate of St. Stanislaus Grade School in 1948, St. Mary's High School in 1952, St. John College of Cleveland in 1965 and...
