Obituaries
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...
Ann V. Zgola
Jun 19, 2007
Ann V. Zgola (nee Kish), age 77, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, after a brief illness. She was born on June 25, 1929 in Lorain, Ohio, where she has lived her entire life. Ann attended St. Ladislaus grade school, then Whittier Jr. High, before finishing at Lorain High School. Ann was...
Carmen Navarro
Jun 19, 2007
Carmen Navarro (nee Mendez) age 79, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a long illness. She was born on May 5, 1928 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Lorain for the past 18 years, the second time. Carmen had received her...
Julio Perez
Jun 18, 2007
Julio Perez, age 70, of Lorain, died on Monday, June 18, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a brief illness. He was born on January 29, 1937 in Lares, Puerto Rico moving to Lorain in 1977, he has lived here since. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. He was involved with the "Prayer...
Angelo Bangas
Jun 15, 2007
Angelo Bangas, age 79, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 15, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West. He was born on March 12, 1928 in Lorain and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and Baldwin Wallace College. He received a masters degree from Kent State...
Pedro Ortiz
Jun 14, 2007
Pedro Ortiz, age 75, of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 19, 1931 in Coamo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 36 years ago. He was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel. He enjoyed inventing things and fixing things. He is survived by his wife...
