Obituaries
James Ross Branim
May 22, 2008
James Ross Branim, Sr. age 73, of Elyria, died on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at his residence, following a long illness. He was born on March 7, 1935 in Robbins, TN, moving to this area in 1961. He served in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1960 as a air policeman. James was employed at National Gypsum Plant,...
Eugene N. Pall
May 20, 2008
Eugene N. "Gene" Pall, 85, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA, coming to Lorain as an infant. He graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1941A. Gene served in the US Army as a...
Mary Krieg
May 19, 2008
Mary Krieg (nee Radosevich), age 97, of Lorain, passed away Monday evening, May 19, at Anchor Lodge Retirement Village, Lorain. She was born on July 25, 1910 in Woodland, PA, moving to Huntington, Ohio as a young girl. Mary was employed at Oberlin College in the Dietary Department. During the war, she worked at American Stove, Cleveland Bomber Plant, and...
William J. Kinder
May 18, 2008
William J. Kinder, age 82, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. He was born on February 12, 1926, in Elyria, Ohio, where he resided until moving to Lorain in 1947. William was in the United States Navy during World War II. He was employed as a security guard for Allied...
Patricia J. Gringle
May 17, 2008
Patricia J. Gringle, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, Lorain after a short illness. She was born on October 6, 1941 in Panther, West Virginia. She lived there until 1957 and resided in Lorain until her death. Patricia enjoyed being with her family and spending time with her pet dog, Rocky. She...
Jacob E. Conn
May 16, 2008
Jacob E. Conn, died on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a long illness. He was born on May 9, 1931 in Sommerset County, PA, moving to Lorain in the late 1950's. He served in the United States Air Force. Jacob was employed as a machinist at PMR Machine Repair and...
Virginia M. Forbes
May 13, 2008
Virginia M. Forbes, (nee Mahla), 92 of Elyria, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Wesleyan Village, Elyria following a short illness. She was born March 28, 1916 in Lorain, and lived there until moving to Elyria in 2004. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1934 and had worked as a nurse's aid for Shield Nursing Home in Lorain. Virginia...
David A. Zaborniak
May 6, 2008
David A. Zaborniak, age 52, of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. A life long resident of Lorain, he was born on June 26, 1955. He graduated from Lorain Catholic High School in 1973. He presently worked at Superior Lamp and previously Smitties Distributing for 25 years. He was a member of the Lorain Elks Lodge. For over...
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...
