Obituaries
Catherine Marie Santiago
May 16, 2014
Catherine Marie Santiago (nee Little) went to be with the Lord on May 16, 2014. Catherine was born in Holidays Cove, West Virginia on February 2, 1934 and passed away at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, after a lengthy illness. She was a member of North Lake Baptist Church, South Amherst, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was...
Collin & Emma Provence
May 10, 2014
Collin and Emma Provence, twin children of Tonya and Skyler Provence, of Elyria, were stillborn on May 10, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Besides their parents they are survived by their brothers, Ayden and Hunter Provence, grandparents, Frieda and Tony Monteleone of Sheffield Lake and Angel and Russ Workman of Lorain, uncles, aunts and cousins. Private family services will...
Phyllis A. Brannon
May 9, 2014
Phyllis A. Brannon (nee Sadler), age 80, of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born on July 23, 1933 in Beaver Falls, PA. She was employed as a supervisor at Ramco, in Lorain, until retirement in 1990. Prior to that, she was employed as a supervisor...
Bienvenido Fernandez
May 7, 2014
Bienvenido Fernandez, 83 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born March 22, 1931 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1963. Bienvenido worked as an assembler at the Ford Motor Company in Avon Lake for 31 years, retiring in 1994. He...
Raymond G. Schwepe
May 1, 2014
On May 1st, 2014, Raymond G. Schwepe passed peacefully, joining his wife of 59 years, Pauline J. (Kruppa), who passed in 2007. Raymond was the son of Raymond H. Schwepe, originally of St. Mary's, Ohio, and Lillian A. Dieterick, of Lorain, Ohio. A lifelong resident of Lorain, Ray graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1941. During WW II he served...
Pablo Hernandez
Apr 21, 2014
Pablo C. Hernandez, 88 of Lorain, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a brief illness. Born January 10, 1926 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in the early 1950's. Pablo worked at Lorain Works US Steel for 20 year, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he worked at Hoag's...
Ethel O. Jahnsz
Apr 16, 2014
Ethel O. Jahnsz (nee Williams), age 88, of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born on October 21, 1925 in Weirton, West Virginia and had lived in Lorain for much of her life. She was a 1944 graduate of Lorain High School and a member of Tower...
Mary Ellen Burness
Apr 15, 2014
Mary Ellen "Mel" Burness, age 74, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Wesleyan Village, Elyria, while under the care of Crossroads Hospice. She was born on January 16, 1940 in Spencer, Mass., and had lived in Ohio for the past 60 years. She worked at Murray Ridge from 1975 until retirement in 1992. Mary was a...
Glen E. Love
Apr 11, 2014
Glen E. Love, age 75, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born on May 24, 1938, in Keavy, KY. Glen proudly served in the United States Army and was employed at Ford Motor Co. for 25 years, retiring from there in 1995. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Glen is...
Charleen Jungbluth
Apr 11, 2014
Charleen Jungbluth, age 58, of Wellington, died on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Weber Health Care Center, Wellington, where she resided for the past 30 years. She was born on June 30, 1955 in Lorain. She was a client of Murray Ridge Center in Elyria. She was a member of St. Patrick Parish in Wellington. She enjoyed bowling, singing, dancing...
Elizabeth "Betty" Murphy
Apr 10, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" Murphy (nee Nandori), age 91, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home. She was born on May 8, 1922 in Hungary, and moved to Lorain in 1924. She was a 1941 graduate of Lorain High School. Betty was employed at Parker Hannafin as a machine operator for 30 years, before retiring...
Roger A. Crayton
Apr 6, 2014
Roger A. Crayton, 57, passed away on April 6, 2014. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 30 years, Carole Ann (nee Chulig), loving daughter, Hilary, and beloved mother, Rosella (nee Bilow). He leaves behind his sisters; Carol (Jack) Bizorik and Shirley (Jack) Clifford, brother, Ronald (Theresa), as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Roger...
Jose L. Lopez
Apr 5, 2014
Jose L. "Joe" Lopez, 69, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Lake Point Health Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 26, 1944 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he moved to New York in 1951. In 1976 he then moved to Lorain. Joe worked in the housekeeping department of Community Health Partners, Lorain, for 5 years, retiring...
Frances Gergely
Mar 27, 2014
Frances Gergely (nee Gugliemino), 93 of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 22, 1920 in Rochester, New York, she lived in Chicago and Huron, Ohio before moving to Lorain in the 1940's. Frances worked as a supervisor at Osher Brothers Meat Packing in Lorain for 25 years,...
James Presutto
Mar 16, 2014
James Presutto Jr., 67, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a length illness. Born August 8, 1946 in Lorain, he lived in Lorain his entire life. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1964 James worked for Quality Door in Lorain for over 15 years. Prior to that, he worked for Smith...
Walker Adams
Mar 15, 2014
Walker Adams, 79, who worked and retired from US Steel in 1996, entered into Heaven on March 15, 2014. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Preceded in death by his parents; Milford and Lucy Adams, stepmother, Elizabeth Adams, 2 sons; Milford Lee and Randy, and brothers and sisters; Louela, Rosa, Walter, Milford Jr., Estael, Roylee Adams. He is...
Michael A. Gonzalez
Mar 10, 2014
Michael A. Gonzalez, 45, of Lorain, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 following an illness with Multiple Sclerosis. Born January 22, 1969 in Lorain, he graduated from Southview High School in 1987. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in art education. While attending high school and college he went to state in tennis. He started his...
Denise Dembiec
Mar 1, 2014
Denice M. Dembiec, 54 of Lorain, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born July 18, 1959 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life. She graduated from Lorain high School in 1979. Denice enjoyed going to the movies and reading. She was also an avid Cleveland Browns fan. Surviving is...
Susan R. Hood
Feb 27, 2014
Susan R. Hood, 50 of Lorain, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 following a sudden illness. Born May 4, 1963 in Elyria, she had been a resident of Lorain for over 20 years. Susan graduated from Elyria High School in 1981. For the past 6 months, Susan had been working as a nurse's aid at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in...
Sally Leonhard Madanski
Feb 22, 2014
Sally Leonhard Madanski (nee Ursic), age 70, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on August 21, 1943 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life, and was a graduate of Lorain High School. Sally was employed with the US Postal Service, where she retired...
