Obituaries
James Andorka Jr
Mar 13, 2010
James Andorka Jr., 72 of Lorain, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Amherst Hospital of Orthopedic and Specialty Services following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lorain on Dec. 22, 1937, to the late James Andorka Sr. and Mary (nee Szep) Andorka, and lived here his entire life. James graduated from Lorain High School in 1956 where he excelled...
Gale W. Shafer
Mar 13, 2010
Gale W. Shafer, age 60, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain following a lengthy illness Born Sept. 28, 1949 in Wadsworth, Ohio, he lived his entire life in Lorain. He attended Admiral King High School and served in the US Navy aboard the USS Hermitage from 1968 to 1970. He received the National Defense...
Barbara Dunn
Mar 9, 2010
Barbara J. Dunn, (nee Kinat) age 63, of Lorain, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 21, 1946 in Norwalk, Ohio, living in Lorain for the past 47 years. Barbara was a homemaker who enjoyed shopping and pets. Surviving is her husband of 45 years, Miller; a son, Troy...
Jesus A. Medina
Mar 7, 2010
Jesus A. Medina, age 76, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain. He was born December 16, 1933 in Manati, Puerto Rico, living in Lorain since the age of 18. He served in the United States Army. Jesus was employed at the Ford Motor Company, Brookpark, for 38 years, retiring in 1991. After...
Helen J. Tomasic
Mar 6, 2010
Helen Tomasic (nee Rado), age 84, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Helen was born on September 6, 1925, in Lorain, Ohio, to parents William and Mary Rado. She has three sisters; Emma Smith and Mary Zaborn, both of Georgia, and Sharon Lalak, of California, and one brother, William Rado, of Amherst. When Helen was...
Michael Wright
Mar 3, 2010
Michael S. Wright, age 35, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of his hometown, Lorain, Ohio, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, suddenly. He was born on November 13, 1974 in Elyria, Ohio. Michael graduated from Avon High School in 1994. He served in the United States Army and the United States Marine Corp. He is...
Edgar Hatcher
Mar 3, 2010
Edgar S. Hatcher (Budge) retired Steelworker, Vietnam Vet Edgar Stanley Hatcher, 64, of Amherst, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. He was born December 2, 1945 in Harold, KY. He moved to the New London area in 1954 and then to Lorain in 1958, where he attended Longfellow Jr. High, Lorain High, and graduated from Admiral King in...
Salvatore Yacobozzi
Feb 27, 2010
Salvatore T. Yacobozzi, 81, of Lorain, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Cleveland Clinic, following a short illness. A life long resident of Lorain, Sal was born April 15, 1928, and graduated from Lorain High School in 1946. He served in the United States Navy in the late 1940's. Sal was a self employed contractor and property manager for many...
George Dzoba
Feb 16, 2010
George Dzoba, age 87, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness. Born on November 3, 1922 in Taylor, PA he moved to Lorain in 1924. He served in the Army Reserves as a private at Ft. Knox, KY in the 83rd infantry division during...
Gloria Aponte
Feb 3, 2010
Gloria E. Aponte, age 80, of Cleveland, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, February 3, 2010 at HCR Manor Care Health Services, North Olmsted, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 5, 1929 in Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1950, where she lived for 49 years before moving in with her daughter in Cleveland 11 years ago....
Monserrate Rivera
Jan 26, 2010
Monserrate "Monse" Rivera, (nee Martinez), age 81, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord, on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at her residence, while under the care of her loving husband, Ramon and New Life Hospice, following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 8, 1928 in Penuela, Puerto Rico, living in this area since 1948. She was...
Ann Zora
Jan 25, 2010
Ann M. Zora, age 90, a resident of Golden Acres Nursing Home for the past several years died there on Saturday, January 23, 2010 following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 17, 1919 in Lorain, where she has been a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Amherst. Surviving are her two nieces and...
Lesley Roane Vance-Zaborowski
Jan 25, 2010
Lesley Roane Vance-Zaborowski, age 42, of Sheffield Lake, passed away unexpectedly, at her home, Monday, January 25, 2010. She was born on September 15, 1967, in Amherst, living most of her young life Sheffield Lake. She then moved to Las Vegas with her husband, living there from 1992, until returning to Sheffield Lake in 1997. Lesley was a graduate of...
Wendell Richard Vannoy
Jan 21, 2010
Wendell Richard Vannoy, age 65, of Lorain, died on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 14, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, moving from Cleveland to Lorain in 1976. He was employed at the Turnpike for 25 years as a toll taker, then was promoted to supervisor, retiring in 2007. Wendell was...
LeVaughn Temple
Jan 19, 2010
LeVaughn Bonnie Temple (nee Moore) 88 of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Columbus Colony Elderly Care in Westerville, Ohio following a lengthy illness. Born May 14, 1921 in Washington, PA; she has lived in Lorain for many years. While living in Washington, PA, she worked in hotel maintenance. She had also worked as a seamstress. LeVaughn had volunteered...
Katherine Cocco
Jan 19, 2010
Katherine Cocco, a devoted member and long time Deaconess at The Church of Jesus Christ Restored Gospel in Lorain, passed away at the age of 79 on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic following a brave battle with breast cancer. She was an active member of her church for 64 years, where she was known respectfully as "Sister...
Frank J. Vargo
Jan 12, 2010
Frank J. Vargo, age 86, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born on September 28, 1923 in Lorain, where he has been a life resident. He served in the United States Army during WWII participating in the Battle...
David L. Nease
Jan 12, 2010
David L. Nease, age 39, of Elyria, formerly of Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. He was born on June 12, 1970, in Columbia, MO. David is survived by his girlfriend, Christina Hewitt, of Elyria, his son, David L. Nease, Jr., of Elyria, his 2 daughters; Tiffany M. and Shelby L., both of Missouri, and 3 grandchildren. Services...
Lillie P. Stobart
Jan 12, 2010
Lillie P. Stobart, (nee Messanger), age 91, of North Ridgeville, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Center Ridge Health Campus, North Ridgeville, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 19, 1918 in Newberg, West Virginia, moving to Lorain in 1951 then to Port Charlotte, Florida in 2002. Lillie tended bar at the "1200 Bar" in Lorain for...
Franklin L. "John" Moore
Jan 10, 2010
Franklin L. "John" Moore, age 70, of Lorain, died on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain. John was born on October 11, 1939 in Lumberport, West Virginia and came to Lorain in 1969. He served as a cook with the 150th Armed Cavalry in the United States Army serving four years before discharge in 1964. John...
