Obituaries
Felix Anthony Ortiz
Sep 2, 2008
Felix Anthony Ortix, 5 month old son of Felix Ortiz and Nicole Gonzalez of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at his residence. Felix was born March 23, 2008 in Lorain. He is survived by his maternal grandparents, Angel and Virginia Gonzalez of Lorain; Maternal great grandparents, Jose and Carmen Gonzalez of Lorain, and Clara Barela of Pheonix, AZ;...
Virginia Cosme
Aug 30, 2008
Virginia Cosme, (nee Cuevas), age 80, of Lorain, died on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Towne Center, Avon Lake, following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 15, 1928 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, she moved to Lorain in 1949, shortly after her husband came to Lorain to work at US Steel. Virginia was employed as a housekeeper at St....
Antolina R. Perez
Aug 30, 2008
Antolina R. Perez, 74, of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, died Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, Lorain, following a short illness. She was born April 1, 1934 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, coming to Lorain in 1953 where she lived until returning to San Lorenzo in 1983. While living in Lorain, she was a...
Tony Cordova Sr
Aug 29, 2008
Tony Cordova, Sr. age 90, of Lorain, died on Friday, August 29, 2008 at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born on May 17, 1918 in Garcia, New Mexico moving to Lorain in 1951. He was employed at US Steel for 30 years as a rougher in the Rolling Mills Dept. retiring in 1980. Tony was a member...
Antoinette "Toni" P. Norcross
Aug 25, 2008
Antoinette P. "Toni" Norcross (nee Slavik), 71 a life long resident of Sheffield Township, died Monday, August 25, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. She was born November 7, 1936 in Lorain, graduating from Clearview High School in 1954. Toni worked as the office manager for Stevens Painton Corp, Lorain, retiring in 1998. Prior to that, she...
John J. Hritsko
Aug 24, 2008
Atty. John J. Hritsko, age 80, of Lorain, died on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC-West, Lorain, after a one year illness. He was born on February 4, 1928, in Lorain, where he remained a life-long resident. He also had a winter residence in Naples, FL along with a summer cottage on Pelee Island, Canada, for 33...
Irene Boluch
Aug 22, 2008
Irene Boluch (nee Baran), age 87, of Lorain, died on Friday, August 22, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain. She was born Jan. 30, 1921 in Teliaz, Sokal, Ukraine, and came to Lorain in 1951 from Germany. Irene worked at St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain in housekeeping in the surgical unit. Prior to that, she worked for Central Bakery...
Anne Dulick
Aug 17, 2008
Anne (Dudiak) Dulick, 88, formerly of Lorain, died peacefully on Sunday evening, August 17, 2008 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, following a brief illness. She was born on December 2, 1919, the first child of Ilko and Mary Dudiak, Ukrainian immigrants who married and settled in Lorain. After graduating from Lorain High School in 1938, Anne attended Fenn...
Deluvina Ybarra
Aug 14, 2008
Deluvina Ybarra, (nee Martinez) 95, of Pearland, Texas, formerly of Lorain, died on August 14, 2008. Deluvina was a beautiful woman enjoying life and being with her children and grandchildren. She always enjoyed helping others. Visitation will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. until time of mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 41295 N....
Isabel Maria Murphy-Aguilar
Aug 12, 2008
Isabel Maria Murphy-Aguilar, age 60, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Community Health Partners West, following a brief illness. She was born on January 13, 1948 in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. She lived most of her life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, until moving to Lorain 4 years ago to be with her eldest daughter. Isabel was...
Maryann J. Faulk-Covault
Aug 12, 2008
Maryann J. Faulk-Covault (nee Mattey), age84, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. She was born on November 12, 1923, in Star Junction, PA, moving to Lorain in 1930. She was a 1943A graduate of Lorain High School. She is a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and former member of...
Johnny D. Torres
Aug 8, 2008
Johnny D. Torres, age 54, of Lorain died on Friday, August 8, 2008 at University Hospital, Cleveland, unexpectedly. He was born on October 19, 1953 in New York, New York and had moved from New York to Lorain in 1970. He served in the United States Marines for 4 years. He attended Sacred Heart Chapel. Johnny enjoyed computers and had...
Evelyn Lagares
Aug 6, 2008
Evelyn Lagares (nee Silva), age 53, formerly of Lorain, passed away August 6, 2008, after a sudden illness. She was born on November 10, 1954 in Morovis, Puerto Rico to the late Felipe D. Silva and Maria Silva (nee Sanchez). Evelyn enjoyed music and decorating! She especially loved being around her family, children, and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Nelson,...
Mary A. Janas
Aug 5, 2008
Mary A. Janas (nee Piwowar), age 94, of Lorain, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. She was born on March 17, 1914, in Buffalo, New York. Mary was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, where she was a member of the Rosary Guild. She worked for many years at the LCCC Bookstore. She also worked at Tony's Meat...
Mary Ann Jessel
Aug 2, 2008
Mary Ann Jessel, (nee Kosakowski) 74, of Birmingham, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. She was born April 12, 1934 in Lorain, and graduated from Clearview High School. She has been a resident of Birmingham since 1968. Mary Ann worked as a beautician for 40 years, retiring at the age of 48....
Jose DeJesus Reyes
Jul 31, 2008
Jose DeJesus Reyes, age 81, died on July 31, 2008 following a brief illness. He was born on January 16, 1927 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, moving to Ohio in 1950. Jose was employed at US Steel in the 3 & 4 Seamless Dept. for 33 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel for 48 years....
Elizabeth K. Reardon
Jul 29, 2008
Elizabeth "Betty" K. Reardon (Shagovac), age 84, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 24, 1923 in Lorain, Ohio, where she was a resident for her entire life. Betty was a graduate of Lorain High School. She was employed as a currier for Lorain...
Gloria J. Kudlo
Jul 26, 2008
Gloria J. Kudlo (nee Schwarz), age 62, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, after a long illness. She was born on August 25, 1945, in Lorain, Ohio, where she was a life long resident. She was a 1963 graduate of Admiral King High School. Gloria was a member of the Catholic Church...
Evelyn Plaza Magee
Jul 26, 2008
Evelyn Plaza Magee, 50, born in Lorain, Ohio on February 5th, 1958, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Maryland while visiting with her kids and grandchildren. She resided in Leland, MS. with her long time devoted husband Kenneth D. Magee. Evelyn has traveled from California to Philadelphia, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas and so many more places. She worked hard all her...
Dennis J. Afrates
Jul 16, 2008
Dennis J. "Happy" Afrates, age 75, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, following a brief illness. He was born on December 3, 1932 in Lorain and has lived here his entire life. He was a 1951 graduate of Lorain High School. Happy was a member of the Lorain Arena Roller Hockey team "Swift Sticks." They were Ohio State...
