Obituaries
Maria Flores
Nov 28, 2013
Maria "Mary" Flores, 58, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a year long battle with colon cancer. Born August 6, 1955 in Lorain, she was a life long resident of the city. Mary worked as a chef at Red Lobster in North Olmstead for over 25 years. She was a...
Steven A. Long
Nov 18, 2013
Steven A. "Steve" Long, 51 of Lorain, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Elyria Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 1, 1962 in Lorain, he lived in Sheffield Lake for most of his life. In 1997 he moved back to Lorain where he has lived since. Steve worked as a machine operator for Thogus Products in Avon...
Ivy C. Simms
Nov 12, 2013
Ivy C. Simms (nee Landy), 79 of Sheffield Twp, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 6, 1934 in Lorain, she has lived in the Lorain area all her life. Surviving are her sons, George of Indiana, Larry of Elyria and Earl of Lorain; daughters, Audrey Swart of Elyria, Elizabeth Alexander of W. Virginia, Virginia...
Donald R. Williams
Nov 9, 2013
Donald R. Williams, age 61, of Lorain, died on Saturday, November 09, 2013 at his residence, surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren. He was born on September 2, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky moving to this area in 1979. He was employed at Pierre Foods, Amherst in the sanitation dept. He enjoyed attending flea markets, fishing, his motorcycle and spending...
Deborah Smith
Nov 1, 2013
Deborah "Debby" Smith, (nee Hritsko), 59, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born July 12, 1954 in Lorain, she graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1972. She has been a resident of Vermilion since 1999. Debby enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren. Surviving is her husband of 27 years, Terry; and...
Martha E Taylor
Oct 27, 2013
Martha E. Taylor (nee Alexander), 74, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born March 5, 1939 in Bragg City, Missouri, she came to Lorain at a very young age. Martha attended Clearview High School and Northern Institute of Cosmetology. She worked as a beautician for 32 years...
Mary T. Derfiny
Oct 25, 2013
Mary T. Derfiny, age 88, of Lorain, passed away peacefully at her home, on Friday, October 25th, 2013. She was born on January 25, 1925, in Lorain where she lived her entire life and was a graduate of Lorain High School. Mary worked at Elyria Memorial Hospital as a L.P.N. for a number of years before she retired. Previous to...
Enrique R. Davila
Oct 22, 2013
Enrique "Rique" R. Davila, age 8, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a lengthy illness. Rique was born on October 25, 2004 in Lorain. He was in the 3rd grade, being home schooled, through Palm Elementary. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where he recently made his First Communion. Through the...
David L. Bennett
Oct 16, 2013
David L. Bennett, age 75, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 26, 1937 in Canton, Ohio, living in this area most of his life. David worked at Charleston Car Wash for 37 years. He enjoyed collecting cars, working on puzzles and watching wrestling....
John M. Sluk
Oct 12, 2013
John M. Sluk, of Sheffield Village, died peacefully at home on October 12, 2013, with his loving partner Diane by his side. He was 57 years old.Born and raised in Pittsburgh PA, John graduated in 1979 from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Library Science degree and embarked on a 31-year career in academic librarianship, specializing in technical...
Launey J. Dovin
Oct 12, 2013
Launey J. Dovin, 71 of Amherst, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness.Born January 2, 1942 in Lorain, he moved to Amherst in 2003. Launey graduated from Borromeo High School, Wickliffe in 1959 then from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1962. In 1966 he received a Bachelor's of Arts...
Nikki L. Majcher
Oct 9, 2013
Nikki L. Majcher, (nee Jeffords) age 65, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at her residence, while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. She was born on December 21, 1947 in Columbus, OH to the late Charles and Evelyn (nee Tennihill) Jeffords, moving to Lorain in 1955. Nikki was a 1965 graduate of...
Patrice M. Pabon
Oct 3, 2013
Patrice M. Pabon (nee Kuzak), age 57, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on November 11, 1955 in Lorain, and has lived here her entire life. She was a graduate of Clearview High School and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church. Pat...
George M. Trebus
Oct 3, 2013
George M. Trebus, age 93, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013, after a brief illness. He was born on December 6, 1919 in Holsopple, PA, and lived in Lorain for most of his life. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1942 until 1944. George was a machine operator for Fruehauf Trailer Company and then...
Guillermina Jimenez
Oct 1, 2013
Guillermina Jimenez,(nee Perez), age 83, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, following a brief illness. She was born on January 10, 1930 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in 1966. She had also lived in New York. Guillermina was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. She enjoyed cooking, drawing, needlework...
David R. Dembinski
Sep 24, 2013
David R. "Oscar" Dembinski, 62, of Lorain, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Center after a short illness. Born June 4, 1951 in Lorain, he lived in Oklahoma City for a few years returning to Lorain in 1990. Oscar graduated from Admiral King High School and served 8 years in the US Air Force during...
Susan R. Nutter
Sep 20, 2013
Susan R. "Sue" Nutter (nee Devich), 71 of Lorain, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born October 13, 1941 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, she came to Lorain as a child. She graduated from Clearview High School in 1959 and attended Oberlin College. She worked for H & R Block...
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...
