Obituaries
Raymond W. Massey
Aug 4, 2007
Raymond W. Massey, 87, of Lorain, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 1, 1919, in Lowell, Massachusetts, coming to Lorain in 1959 where has resided since. He served as a merchant mariner in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II....
Elizabeth L. Torres
Aug 3, 2007
Elizabeth L. Torres, (nee Lopez-Rodriguez), 55, of Lorain, died Friday, August 03, 2007 at Cleveland Clinic following lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 20, 1952 in the Bronx, NY; she came to Lorain in 1967 where she has lived since. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel and enjoyed spending time with her family, listening to 50's music. Surviving...
Jakob Wajand
Aug 1, 2007
Jakob "Jake" Wajand, age 87, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at his residence. He was born on February 22, 1920 in Yugoslavia, moving to Lorain in 1955. He was employed as a coil winder at Lorain Products for 16 years, retiring in 1985. Prior to this he was employed at Elyria Duplex Foundry. Jake was a member...
Nancy Carol Diersen
Jul 30, 2007
Nancy Carol Diersen, (nee Harris) age 58, of Lorain, died on Monday, July 30, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born on November 16, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, moving to Lorain County in 1959. Nancy was employed as a bus monitor for Lorain City Schools for 5 years, prior to...
Joseph F. Kudlo
Jul 28, 2007
Joseph F. Kudlo, age 58, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 28, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. He was born on August 28, 1948 in Lorain, where he resided his entire life. He was a graduate of Admiral King High School. Joseph retired from Ford as an inspector. He was a member of the Catholic Church...
Josefina "Tina" Baez-Gonzalez
Jul 22, 2007
Josefina "Tina" Baez-Gonzalez, 52, of Lorain, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born January 21, 1955 in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, coming to Lorain in 1960 where she has lived since. She was a 1973 graduate of Lorain High School, and attended Lorain Community College. She was a member of...
Peter Jessel
Jul 20, 2007
Peter Jessel, 98, of Lorain, died Friday, July 20, 2007 in Birmingham following a lengthy illness. He was born July 15, 1909 in Marietta, PA; he was a life long resident of Lorain. He worked for Lorain Works US Steel as a stationary engineer for 20 years. He then worked for St. Joseph Hospital, Lorain, in maintenance for 30 years,...
Marie Rigo
Jul 20, 2007
Marie Rigo (nee Blend), 91, of Parma, died Fri. Dear wife of the late George, loving mother of Jacqueline (Gino) Marini, George, Robert (Linda); grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 8. Memorial Mass Thurs., July 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church, 7367 York Rd., Parma. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Stefania Pylypiw
Jul 17, 2007
Stefania Pylypiw (nee Bulbach), age 82, of Youngstown, formerly of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Hampton Woods Nursing Center, in Poland, Ohio, following a short illness. She was born on October 30, 1924 in the Drohobych, Lviv, Ukraine; coming to Lorain in 1949. Stefania was employed as a housekeeper for 12 years at St. Joseph Hospital, retiring...
John P. Skolnicki
Jul 14, 2007
John P. "Yash" Skolnicki, age 83, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 14, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after an extended illness. He was born on September 25, 1923, in Lorain, Ohio. He had moved to Michigan before returning to Lorain in1958. He is a 1941 graduate of Lorain High School. John served in the United...
Loretta Elizabeth White
Jul 14, 2007
Loretta Elizabeth White (nee Paul), age 62, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 14, 2007, at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, while vacationing there, after a sudden illness. She was born on February 21, 1945, in Lorain, Ohio where she has been a resident her entire life. Loretta was employed at Wal-Mart in Elyria, as a door greeter,...
Ernestine J. Gondor-Yuhas
Jul 9, 2007
Ernestine J. Gondor-Yuhas (nee Kos), 90, of Lorain, died Monday, July 9, 2007 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 12, 1917 in Lorain; living in Barberton for 10 years and the Elyria area before returning to Lorain. She worked as a cook for Lorain Works US Steel for 20 years, retiring in...
Barbara J. Silvasy
Jul 8, 2007
Barbara J. Silvasy (nee Dombroski), age 67, of Lorain, died on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 7, 1939 in Lorain and has lived here her entire life. Barbara was employed as a hostess at the Castle on the Lake for the last 20 years....
Edith B. Mort
Jul 7, 2007
Edith B. Mort (nee Eichelberger), age 86, of Lorain, died on Saturday, July 07, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 8, 1921 in Langdondale, PA. Edith moved to Lorain in 1957 where she has lived since. Edith was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and cleaning. She...
John J. Slavik
Jul 3, 2007
John "Junior" J. Slavik, age 54, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2007, suddenly, at Community Health Partners HSC- West, Lorain. He was born on September 20, 1952, in Lorain, Ohio, where he resided for his entire life. He was a graduate of Clearview High School. John served in the United States Army from July 1971 until July 1973....
Rojas P Frank
Jul 2, 2007
Frank P. Rojas, Sr. age 74 of Lorain, died on Monday, July 2, 2007 at his residence, while under New Life Hospice, following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 3, 1932 in Kanapolis, Kansas he moved back and forth from Kansas to Lorain through the years. He was employed as a maintenance worker at a greenhouse for years....
Cameron A.L. Leeper
Jul 2, 2007
Cameron A.L. Leeper, infant son of Bridgett Leeper and Otis Hosley, of Lorain, died on Monday, July 2, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, shortly after birth. Addition to his parents he is survived by his maternal grandmother: Marjorie Leeper of Lorain and great-grandmother: Alberta Peters of Lorain and many aunts and uncles. He was...
Sylvia Ann Popovich
Jun 29, 2007
Sylvia Ann Popovich (nee Vidovich), age 90, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 29, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain. She was born on June 24, 1917, in Flint, MI, moving to Lorain in 1922, where she resided as a homemaker, for the rest of her life. Sylvia attended Lorain High School. She was a member of...
Julia Papp
Jun 28, 2007
Julia Papp, (nee Gergely), age 86 of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Five Star Group Home, Avon Lake, following a short illness. She was born on January 26, 1921 in Lorain, where she has lived her entire life. She was a member of Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ, Lorain. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, baking and working...
Dennis P. "Otis" Ward
Jun 23, 2007
Dennis P. "Otis" Ward, 59, of Amherst, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a lengthy illness. He was born August 7, 1947 in Lorain; and lived in Amherst since 1976. He graduated from St. Mary High School, Lorain in 1965 and received an associate degree from Lorain County Community...
