Obituaries
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...
Irene Pruchnicki McCaskie
Jun 29, 2013
Irene Pruchnicki McCaskie, age 82, of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at her home after a lengthy illness, while under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born on November 26, 1930, in Lorain and has lived in Sheffield Lake for many years. She worked in Real Estate, Insurance sales, and telemarketing, which...
Olivia Jacinto
Jun 29, 2013
Olivia Jacinto, (nee Rodriquez), age 93, of Lorain, died on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center, following a short illness. Olivia was born on September 28, 1919 in Bastrop, TX, moving to Lorain at the age of 22. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Olivia enjoyed flower gardening and watching the Cleveland Indians. She...
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Jun 25, 2013
Gonzalo Rodriguez, age 89, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at West Bay Center Nursing Home, following a brief illness. He was born on April 14, 1924 in Lares, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1950, he also lived in Florida for 20 years before moving back to Lorain 10 years ago. He served in the United States...
Betty Lee Hill
Jun 23, 2013
Betty Lee "Becky" Hill (nee Saunders), 72, transitioned from this earthy life to be eternally with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sun., June 23, 2013 at Mercy Medical Hospital, following a lengthy illness, surrounded by her family and friends.Betty was born on Thurs., August 1, 1940 in Richmond, IN to the late Frank and Ida Saunders. She moved...
Velma Marie Bonar
Jun 23, 2013
Velma Marie Bonar (nee Weigl), age 91 of Houston, Texas, died peacefully on June 23, 2013 in Houston, Texas.Velma (also known as Mommie Bones) was born on September 4, 1921 in Lorain, moving to Sheffield Lake in 1953, Las Vegas in 1994 and then to Houston in 2008. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1939.She was employed at Bendix...
Walter James Taylor, Jr
Jun 16, 2013
Walter James Taylor, Jr. age 50, of Lorain, died on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home peacefully after an extended illness. He was born on February 20, 1963 in Lorain where he attended Lorain High School and completed his education in Kissimee, Florida. He also attended JVS and was a certified mechanic. He enjoyed working on cars, wood crafts,...
William E. Dobis
Jun 5, 2013
William E. "Bill" Dobis, 68 of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at his residence while under the care of Cleveland Clinic Hospice following a short illness. A life long resident of Lorain, he was born March 15, 1945 to the late Joseph and Virginia (Nee Klukovich) Dobis. Bill graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1963 and attended John...
