Obituaries
William Dallos
May 3, 2013
William "Bill" Dallos, 92, of Sheffield Township, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born June 24, 1920 in Sheffield Township, he was a life long resident there. He was a 1938 graduate of Clearview High School A World War II veteran of the US Army Air Force, Bill was...
Mary E. Dembinski
May 3, 2013
Mary E. Dembinski (nee Gradish), 90 of Lorain, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born July 2, 1922 in Mammoth, PA, she came to Lorain as a young child. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1938B. Mary was a member St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Elyria and...
James L. Moore
Apr 27, 2013
James L. Moore, age 68, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his home, while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice. He was born on November 1, 1944, in Pittsburgh, PA. He moved to Cleveland in 1952, then moved to Rocky River in 1960, before finally settling in Elyria in 1978....
Bob M. Berstling
Apr 25, 2013
Bob M. "Rocket" Berstling, age 53, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly at his home, on Thursday, April 25, 2013. He was born on May 28, 1959 in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was a 1977 graduate of Admiral King High School. After graduation, Bob went to work for Lucas Plumbing, which helped begin his career as a...
Marcelino Marcano
Apr 22, 2013
Marcelino Marcano, age 83 of Lorain, died on Monday, April 22, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 10, 1930 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1949. In 1988 he moved to Deltona, Florida before moving back to Lorain in 2010. He worked as a crane...
Sophie Beres
Apr 19, 2013
Sophie Beres, (nee Kozieracki), age 59, of Sheffield Township, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. She was born on June 18, 1953 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident here. She was a graduate of Southview High School. Sophie was employed at BJ's Wholesale Club, prior to this she...
Noel Romero
Apr 15, 2013
Noel Romero, age 51, of Lorain, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home unexpectedly.Noel was born on March 21, 1962 in Lorain, he moved to Middleburgh Heights to be closer to his daughters. He was a 1980 graduate of Southview High School. Noel was employed as a welder and research lab mechanic for NASA/Sierra Lobo for 20 years,...
Jose R. Torres
Apr 15, 2013
Jose R. "Pachy" Torres, age 61, of Lorain, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born on January 7, 1952 in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 33 years ago. He was the owner of Alliance Upholstery for 29 years. Jose was a member of The Church...
Rosetta E. Gribben
Apr 13, 2013
Rosetta E. Gribben (nee Naro), age 93, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on August 24, 1919 in Lorain, where she lived her entire life. She was a 1937B graduate of Lorain High School and a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter....
John F. Potter
Apr 13, 2013
John F. Potter, age 89, of Lorain, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Elmcroft Assisted Living, Lorain, following a brief illness. John was born on November 5, 1923 in Lincoln Place, PA, moving to Lorain 60 years ago. John served in the United States Army during World War II. He was employed at BF Goodrich for many years. He...
Eladio Pacheco
Apr 13, 2013
Eladio Pacheco, age 84, of Lorain, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born on May 20, 1928, Naranjito, Puerto Rico, and had lived in New York before finally moving to Lorain in 1990. Eladio was a machine operator at New York Looseleaf Co. for 20 years, before...
John Dan
Apr 11, 2013
John Dan, age 95, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky. He was born on August 30, 1917, in Lorain, where he lived his entire life. He was a 1935B graduate of Lorain High School. At the age of 19, he went to work for US Steel as a crane operator for...
Gloria Maria Santiago
Apr 7, 2013
Gloria M. Santiago, age 84, of Vermilion, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the New life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born on August 17, 1928 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, moving to this area in the1950's. She was a member of the former Spanish Evangelical Disciples of Christ Church and was...
Rosa Hernandez
Apr 5, 2013
Rosa Hernandez (nee Cantu) 83 of Lorain, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born August 21, 1929 in Victoria, Texas, she came to Lorain in 1951. Rosa worked as the head cook at Ohio Extended Care, Lorain for 20 years, retiring in 1992. Prior to that, she worked as a...
Edward "Johnny" Johnson
Apr 4, 2013
Edward "Johnny" Johnson, 70, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community following a short illness. Born May 16, 1942 in Dudley, Mass., he lived in Norfolk, Va., before coming to Lorain in 1963. He served in the US Navy, and worked for the Lorain Ford Assembly Plant as an assembler. Johnny did a lot...
Marilyn Collins
Apr 2, 2013
Marilyn Collins (nee Hunter), 78 of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. Born August 27, 1934 in Lorain, she settled in Elyria in 1962. She graduated from Brookside High School and then from St. Alexis Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. She worked as a nursing supervisor at Elyria Methodist Home...
Dale Lynne Carter
Apr 1, 2013
Dale Lynne Carter, (nee Speakman), age 62, of Vermilion, died on Monday, April 1, 2013 in the ER at Mercy Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. Dale Lynne was born on August 23, 1950 in Canton, Ohio. She was a resident of Vermilion for the past 11 years. Dale Lynne enjoyed arts and crafts, especially quilting and spending time...
Mary "Maria" Segarra
Mar 27, 2013
Mary Segarra, 83 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her residence while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice following a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 12, 1930 in Lares, Puerto Rico, she came to Lorain in 1951. Mary worked as a sales clerk for Kmart in Lorain for 9 years. Prior to that, she worked as a...
Mary Evans
Mar 23, 2013
Mary Iwasyszyn-Evans, (nee Wolobuyiw) 87, of Naples, Florida and formerly of Lorain, entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 23, 2013 under the care of Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. She was born on June 6, 1925 in Husariwka, Kharkiv Region of Ukraine to the late Anna (Lariwna) and Artem Wolobuyiw. As a child she survived the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the...
Georgina Gracia
Feb 28, 2013
Georgina "Geor" Gracia (nee Alicea), age 89, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. She was born on March 17, 1923, in Corozal, Puerto Rico. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. She enjoyed collecting dolls, cooking, and working in her garden. Georgina is survived by her sons; Jose, Victor, and...
