Obituaries
Mary Ristic
Jan 27, 2009
Mary Ristic (nee Mudrich), age 96, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born on January 17, 1913 in McKeesport, PA, moving to Lorain in the early 1930's. She was employed as a seamstress at Community Health Partners Hospital. Mary was a member of St. Mark...
Judy G. Mercurio
Jan 15, 2009
Judy G. Mercurio, (nee Adler), age 64, of Lorain, died on Thurs. Jan. 15, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 19, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio. Judy had lived most of her life in Lorain. Judy was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church, Lorain. She enjoyed...
Richard P. Poszywak
Jan 13, 2009
Richard P. Poszywak, 80, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born March 17, 1928 in Lorain, he was a life long resident here. Richard served in the US Army during the Korean War, having received the Korean Service Ribbon with 2 bronze service stars, Combat Infantry Badge, United...
Terence A. Martinak
Jan 12, 2009
Terence A. Martinak, age 58 of Michigan, formerly of Elyria, died on Monday, January 12, 2009 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born on November 17, 1950 in Lorain, Ohio and was a long time Elyria and Michigan resident. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1968. He then attended Fenn College of Engineering...
Maria O. Reyna
Jan 11, 2009
Maria O. Reyna (nee Villarreal), 84, of Lorain, died January 11, 2009 at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center, Lorain following a short illness. Born Jan. 24, 1924 in Bastrop, TX, she traveled the United States with her family while working on farms before settling in Lorain in 1950. She worked at St. Joseph Hospital as a housekeeper for 24...
Benny F. Zadekas
Jan 10, 2009
Benny F. Zadekas, 92, of Amherst, died on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst. Born Jan. 21, 1916 in Pittsburgh, PA, he came to Lorain in 1918 where he has lived since. He served in the US Navy state side during World War II. He worked for Lorain Works US Steel retiring in 1981. Prior to...
Raquel Torres
Jan 9, 2009
Raquel Torres (nee Lugo), age 80, of Lorain, died on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 7, 1928 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in May of 1977 from Manhattan after getting married. Raquel is a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where she was very active....
Reva Lovine Graver
Jan 3, 2009
Reva Lovine Graver, (nee Wright), 48, of Sheffield Twp., passed away Saturday, January 3, 2008 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a battle with cancer. She was born June 4, 1960 in Lorain, to the late Sherman and Josephine (nee Bunnell) Wright. A life long resident to this area, Reva was a homemaker and...
Olga M. Mihalic
Jan 1, 2009
Olga M. Mihalic, (nee Kimmel), 81, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Community Regional Medical Center, Lorain following a brief illness. Born April 5, 1927, in Lorain, Olga graduated from Lorain High School in 1945B and attended Lorain Business College. She had been a resident of Amherst since 1976 and a long-time winter resident of Ft. Myers,...
Nancy Louise Swinehart
Dec 31, 2008
Nancy Louise Swinehart (nee Pruchnicki), age 65, of Lorain, passed away on December 31, 2008, at Southwest General Hospital, Berea. She was born on February 14, 1943, in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She attended Lorain High School, later returning to earn her GED at age 58. Besides being a homemaker, she was also a notary public....
Maria Berrios
Dec 28, 2008
Maria Berrios (nee Garcia), age 85, of New Port Richey, FL, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, December 28, 2008, at Heather Hill Nursing Home, under the care of Hernando-Pasco Hospice, in Florida. She was born on September 16, 1923, in Comerio, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1949, where she has lived most of her life until moving to...
Irving L. Blount
Dec 26, 2008
Irving L. Blount, age 63, of Vermilion, died on Friday, December 26, 2008 at his residence under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. He was born March 28, 1945 in Tampa, Florida and came to this area in 1960. He served in the Army as a Courier in Washington D.C. and Bremerhaven, Germany during the Vietnam War. He first...
Maria T. Sanchez
Dec 22, 2008
Maria T. Sanchez, 36, of Lorain, died December 22, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain following a lengthy illness. Born March 25, 1972 in Lorain, she lived in Columbus for a short time before returning to Lorain in 2006. Maria graduated from Lorain High School in 1991 and attended Lorain County Community College. She enjoyed dancing, cooking, crafts and...
Charles Lee Michael
Dec 21, 2008
Charles Lee "Chuck" Michael, 41, of LaGrange, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 from an injury he sustained while hunting in Guernsey County. Born August 6, 1967 in Lodi, he lived in Columbia Station before moving to LaGrange in 1995. He was a 1985 graduate of Midview High School. Charles served in the US Air Force as an aircraft armament systems...
George DJ Vancs
Dec 21, 2008
George "DJ" Vancs, 85, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home following a short illness. Born Jan. 28, 1923 in Lorain, he lived here his entire life. George served as a gunner's mate, 2nd class in the US Navy aboard the USS Mervine during World War II. He received the Victory Medal, American Area Medal,...
Thomas S Bates
Dec 19, 2008
Thomas S. Bates, 51, of Lorain, died suddenly of natural causes on Friday, December 19, 2008 at his residence. Born Oct. 18, 1957 in Lorain, Thomas was a life long resident of the area. He graduated from Admiral King High School in 1975 and then from Kent State University in 1982 with a bachelors degree in business administration. He enjoyed...
Louise A. Bartok
Dec 16, 2008
Louise A. Bartok (nee Fogo), age 87, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC-West, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 22, 1920, in Newell, PA, moving to Lorain as a young child, where she has resided for most of her life. Louise attended Lorain High. She was a member...
Geraldine A. Merkle
Dec 15, 2008
Geraldine A. "Gerri" Merkle, age 70, of Lorain, died on Monday, December, 15, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, after a sudden illness. She was born September 11, 1938 in Lorain and was a lifelong area resident. She worked in accounts payable at the Morning Journal for 44 years before retiring in 2005. She enjoyed breeding, raising and riding...
Arnold "Arnie" Fries
Dec 12, 2008
Arnold "Arnie" Fries, age 87, of Avon Lake, formerly of Lorain, died on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Altercare of Mentor Center, following a lengthy and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on August 17, 1921 in Huron, Ohio. He lived most of his life, worked, and raised his family in Lorain, moving to Avon Lake in 2002....
John W. Woods
Dec 11, 2008
John W. "Jack" Woods, 78, of South Amherst, died Thurs, Dec. 11, 2008 at Oak Hills Nursing Center, Lorain. He was born May 8, 1930 in Pine Bluff, WV and came here in 1977. He served in the Army in Korea from 1952-1954. Prior to retiring he was a farm worker. Surviving are a brother, James Woods, of South Amherst,...
