Obituaries
Diego Flecha
May 5, 2008
Diego Flecha, age 86, of Lorain, died on Monday, May 5, 2008, at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1921 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1955. Previously, he was in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946 and graduated from Ana Roque High School in 1951. He also attended the Instituto Biblico Alianza from...
Juanita G. Payne
May 4, 2008
Juanita Payne (nee Black), age 86 , of Lorain, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 1, 1922 in Farmington, West Virginia. She had resided in Vermilion and Lorain for most of her life. Juanita enjoyed being a "full-time" mother and grandmother, raising not only...
Terry M. Thomas
Apr 25, 2008
Terry M. Thomas, 52, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 25, at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a short illness. Born Nov. 20, 1955 in Fairfax, Virginia, he moved to this area as a young boy. He graduated from Admiral King High School in 1975 and had worked at many different jobs. He attended Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church,...
Bienvenida "Benny" Rodriguez
Apr 20, 2008
Bienvenida "Benny" Rodriguez (nee Irizarry), age 92, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain. She was born on April 26, 1915 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She had also resided in Santurce, Puerto Rico and New York, before moving to Lorain in 1956. She was a member of Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Ebenezer....
Rosalina Jimenez
Mar 31, 2008
Rosalina Jimenez, (nee Gonzalez), 61, of Lorain, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born Oct. 25, 1946 in Morovis, Puerto Rico, moving to Chicago in 1965. She lived in Fostoria, OH for a few years before coming to Lorain in 1988. Surviving is her husband...
John D. Rebman, Sr
Mar 31, 2008
John D. Rebman Sr., 85, of Lorain, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria following a short illness. Born July 23, 1922 in Lorain, he lived in Marion, S. Carolina from 2004 to 2006 before returning to Lorain. John served in the US Army during World War II with the Battery A 491st Artillery Anti-Aircraft Automatic...
Catherine P. Ujhelyi
Mar 30, 2008
Catherine P. Ujhelyi, (nee Gryzlo) 96 formerly of Lorain, died Sunday March 30, 2008 at her home in Des Plaines, IL. She was born Sept. 23, 1911 in Portage, NY, lived most of her life in Lorain until moving to Illinois in 1985. Catherine is survived by her son Antone "Bud" (Mary) Ujhelyi of Park Ridge, IL; daughters Carole Roske...
Esther L. Uleski
Mar 27, 2008
Esther Louise Uleski, (nee Coonrod), 83, a life long resident of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Lake Pointe Health Center following a lengthy illness. Esther was born June 20, 1924 in Lorain, to the late Raymond Coonrod and Elsie (nee Hanson) Coonrod. She graduated in 1942 from Lorain High School and then served in the US Army...
Irene M. Kish
Mar 24, 2008
Irene M. Kish (nee Kacsandi), age 87, of Sheffield Township, died on Monday, March 24, 2008, at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, after a brief illness. She was born on September 15, 1920, in Smithton, PA. She resided in Sheffield Township for the past 66 years. Irene was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Lorain. She was also...
Kayleerose Megan Ober
Mar 9, 2008
Kayleerose Megan Ober, 7 weeks old, of Lorain, died on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, after a sudden illness. She is survived by her mother, Angel Dawn Payne (nee Ober), of Lorain, step-father, Sam Scalf, of Lorain, siblings, Brittany and Timothy Payne, Charles Moore, Samuel, Andrew and Cody Ober and Richard Scalf, all of...
Julia Elena Hernandez
Mar 8, 2008
Julia Elena Hernandez (nee Otero), age 75, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord, on March 8, 2008. She was born on February 28, 1933, in Ciales, Puerto Rico. At the age of 18, she moved to Bronx, New York, later moving to Ohio, where she resided for the past 52 years. Julia was a member of Sacred...
Ann Blackburn
Mar 5, 2008
Ann Blackburn (nee Hudson), 71, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday; March 5, 2008 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 4, 1936 in West Pike Run Twp, PA, to the late Elza Theo Hudson and Lillian May (nee Carpenter) Hudson. Ann moved to Elyria in 1962, then to Lorain where she lived for 12 years before...
Gerald L. Crawford
Feb 29, 2008
Gerald Louis Crawford, 57, of Lorain, passed away Feb. 29, 2008 at his residence. Born August 29, 1950 in Amherst, he lived in Campbell, KY before returning to live in Lorain 29 years ago. He was a 1969 graduate of Elyria High School, and served in the US Army. He worked as a custodian for Lorain City Schools from 1983...
Carolyn G. Kelly
Feb 28, 2008
Carolyn G. Kelly, 49, of Lorain, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 following a lengthy illness. Born April 27, 1958 in Bristol, PA, she lived in Columbus before coming to Lorain in 1969. She graduated of Lorain High School in 1976. Carolyn was a loving and devoted mother whose life centered around her children. Dear mother of Lynette Cooks, Dorthea "Rosie",...
Lenzie Mason West
Feb 27, 2008
Lenzie "Mason" West, age 75, of Lorain, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Amherst Manor Retirement Community, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 23, 1932, in Calhoun County, West Virginia. After serving his country in the United States Army, he moved his family to Lorain in 1958, where he has resided for the rest of...
Carl A. Saegert
Feb 27, 2008
Carl A. Saegert, age 73, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, after an unexpected illness. He was born on August 14, 1934 in Elyria. He had lived in Lorain County for his entire life. He attended Lorain schools. Carl was in the United States Army from 1951 until 1955. He was employed...
Martha Joan Kesterke
Feb 25, 2008
Martha Joan Kesterke, (nee Marks) 82 of Lorain, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 23, 1925 in Uniontown, PA, and has been a Lorain resident since 1953. During the late 1960's, Martha and her husband owned and operated Chat & Chew restaurant...
Joseph J. Pozik
Feb 17, 2008
Joseph J. "Joey" Pozik, 50, of Lorain, passed away Feb. 17, 2008 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 11, 1957 in Lorain, where he has lived his entire life. He worked in the shipping dept. at P.C. Campana for 4 years and enjoyed music, playing his base guitar, fishing, baseball and sports. Surviving is his...
Joshua Herda
Feb 13, 2008
Joshua Herda, 29, of Lorain passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a 3 year battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 19, 1979 in Elyria, and lived in Huntington Twp until he was 9 years old. He then lived in Lorain until graduating from Admiral King High School in 1997....
Joseph Tulala
Feb 12, 2008
Joseph Tulala, Jr., age 82, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at Amherst Manor. He was born on January 1, 1926, in Lorain, Ohio, where he was a life-long resident. Joseph was in the Navy from 1943 until 1946, receiving the American Area Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon with 5 stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 stars, and...
