Obituaries
Wasyl "Willie" Nazar
Aug 30, 2013
Wasyl "Willie" Nazar, age 94, of Lorain, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Ohio Veterans Home, in Sandusky. He was born on January 14, 1919 in Ford City, PA, and lived in Lorain his entire life. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and then proudly served in the United States Army. He earned the rank...
Anna R. George
Aug 27, 2013
Anna R. "Aunt Pete" George (nee Thomas), age 87, of Elyria, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at her home. She was born on May 18, 1926, in Hensley, PA. She owned and operated Ms. Ann's Day Nursery for 20 years, until it closed in 1986. She also worked as a nanny for many families and was a rental...
A'naleigh Barker
Aug 25, 2013
A'naleigh Barker, 2 year old daughter of Nathaniel Barker of Lorain and Diana Hammond of Lorain, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland. A'naleigh gave the gift of life through organ donation. She was born on January 6, 2011 in Lorain. Besides her parents, she is also survived by her brother, Gabriel...
Helen Pachuta
Aug 23, 2013
Helen Pachuta (nee Tomcho), age 96, of Lorain, fell asleep in the Lord, on Friday, August 23, 2013, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. She was born on August 1, 1917, in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. She was a 1935 graduate of Lorain High School, and had worked at Worthington Golf Balls, Nelson Stud Welding, Westeran Automatic Screw...
Julia M. Diaz
Aug 20, 2013
Julia M. Diaz, 86 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Keystone Pointe Center, LaGrange. She was born on July 21, 1927 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, moving to Bronx, NY in 1949. In 1985 she moved to Vermilion. She was a former member of Templo Emmanuel Asambleas de Dios, Lorain, where she was also a member of the Sociedad...
Darlene M. Kajganich
Aug 16, 2013
Darlene Kajganich (nee Martincin), died peacefully August 16th 2013, surrounded by loving family at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. She was 79 years old. She was born on April 2nd 1934 in Lorain and moved to Sheffield Village in 1956. She was a loving wife and friend to her husband of 60 years, Milan, a wonderful mother to...
Robin Garcia
Aug 15, 2013
Robin Garcia, 49, of Alliance, formerly of Lorain, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital unexpectedly. Robin was born on February 24, 1964 in Lorain, moving to Alliance in 2007. He was a 1982 graduate of Lorain High School and he had also attended Lorain County Community College. Robin was employed as a security guard at Alliance...
Christine M. Gosnell
Aug 4, 2013
Christine M. Gosnell (nee Kopicki), 58 of Lorain, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a 4 year battle with cancer. Born May 6, 1955 in Parma, she moved to Lorain in 1977. She graduated from Parma High School in 1973. Christine worked 32 years for Republic Steel, Lorain,...
Fermina Lopez
Aug 1, 2013
Fermina Lopez (nee Santana), 84 of Lorain, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born November 24, 1928 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain for the past 62 years. Fermina worked as a seamstress for Joseph and Feiss for 9 years, retiring in 1972. She was a...
B. Madalene McArthur
Jul 30, 2013
B. Madalene McArthur, (nee Heddon), age 88 of Amherst, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 11, 1924 in Otter Lake, MI, she lived in Grand Rapids, MI, and Atlanta, before moving to Lorain in 1962. Since 2004, she has lived with her son Doug in Amherst. She...
Esperanza C. Delgado
Jul 24, 2013
Esperanza C. "Espie" Delgado (nee Cintron), age 92, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at her daughter's home in Toledo, OH, after a brief illness. She was born on May 14, 1921 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico and had lived in New York also before moving to Lorain in 1951. She was a housekeeper at St. Joseph Hospital for 14...
Glenn W. Tiler
Jul 22, 2013
Glenn W. Tiler (Schnitzler), age 83, of Lorain, passed away at his home on July 22, 2013. He was born on March 16, 1930, in Lorain and lived in several foreign countries while teaching for the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents Schools. He taught in Germany, the Philippines, Okinawa, Japan, and Cuba. He also taught at private schools in Honduras...
Kristin R. Provenza
Jul 20, 2013
Kristin R. Provenza, age 77, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland. She graduated from Andrews School and worked at Mama Jo Pies, Pat Catans, and retired from K-Mart. She was a former Girl Scout leader, was active in Masson School PTA, former treasurer of Lorain City Soccer, and former member of Al...
Gary F. Kuzak
Jul 19, 2013
Gary F. Kuzak, age 63, of Lorain, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born on October 26, 1949 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He attended Clearview High School and then served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Gary worked for his family business as...
Zi'Aire M.A. Nelson
Jul 11, 2013
Zi'Aire M.A. Nelson, 22 month old son of Jashae R. Nelson of Elyria and Mondrell Green of Elyria, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Southwest General Hospital, Middleburg Heights, unexpectedly. Zi'Aire was born on August 17, 2011 in Cleveland. Besides his parents, he is also survived by sisters, Ahnania Ross and Malaijah Nelson, both of Elyria, siblings, Jaiden Green...
Richard "Rick" Abrams
Jul 7, 2013
Rick Abrams, age 56, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 27, 1957, in Cleveland, living most of his life in Lorain. He also lived in Kentucky for awhile, before moving back to Lorain over a year ago. He...
William Morano
Jul 7, 2013
William "Bill" Morano, age 82, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born on August 10, 1930 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He attended Lorain schools and then served in the United States Army from 1948 until 1950. Bill was employed by the City of Lorain,...
Wanda I. Torres
Jul 5, 2013
Wanda I. Torres, (nee Santiago), age 60 of Lorain, known to her many friends as "The Quilter", stepped through the door of eternity, into glory, and into the loving outstretched arms of her Lord and Savior on July 5, 2013, at 4:48PM following a lengthy illness. Wanda was a lifelong resident of Lorain and attended Admiral King and Southview High...
Alicia Soto
Jul 2, 2013
Alicia "Lela" Soto, age 57, of San Diego, CA, passed away after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Center, Louisville, KY. She was born on October 26, 1955, in New York, NY and had also lived in Lorain. She was a member of the Chula Vista Church of Christ, in California. Alicia...
Dorothy Karasevic
Jul 1, 2013
Aunt Dorothy, age 92, is what everyone knew her as, whether related to her or not. She and her beloved husband, Joe, of 59 years, never had any children of their own. All of their nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews were her children. Aunt Dorothy baked every day, sharing her goodies with family and friends. She loved patronizing...
