Obituaries
Donald A. Kozich
May 9, 2007
Donald A. Kozich, age 58, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a 8 month illness. He was born on March 21, 1949 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1967 graduate of Admiral King High School, Lorain. He served in the United States Army...
June Sturgill
May 7, 2007
Our loving Mother, June Sturgill, 87, of Lorain, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at Oak Ridge Rehab Center in Lorain after a long illness. Mom was born May 21, 1919 in Pike County, Ky. She moved to Lorain in 1944 to work at U.S. Steel. Mom enjoyed writing poems, planting flowers, crocheting, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren....
George Delestathis
May 6, 2007
George Delestathis, age 77, of Lorain, died on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 13, 1930, in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was employed as a forklift operator at Thew Shovel where he retired from after many years of service....
Mary J. Szabo
Apr 30, 2007
Mary Jean Szabo died at age 91 in Arlington, Virginia on Monday after suffering a massive stroke. Mrs. Szabo was born in Lorain on March 24, 1916 and lived in Lorain until September 2001, when she moved to Northern Virginia. She attended St. Ladislaus grade school and graduated from Lorain High in the class 1934B, where she was a member...
Beatrice Mae Martincin
Apr 29, 2007
Beatrice Mae Martincin (nee Wressell), age 78, of Sheffield Village, died on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at her home under the care of New Life Hospice. She was born on May 10, 1928 in Lorain, where she lived until 1988, then moving to Sheffield Village. She attended Lorain High School. She worked at Pick-n-Pay for 13 years, retiring in 1978....
Stella C. Bertram
Apr 27, 2007
Stella C. Bertram, (nee Hammond), 89, of Lorain, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Altercare of Wadsworth Center following a short illness. She was born March 27, 1918 in Loretta, PA; living in Pittsburgh before coming to Lorain in 1960. Stella worked at the former St. Joseph Hospital as the director of housekeeping for 17 years, retiring in 1981. She...
Augustine Garcia
Apr 25, 2007
Augustine "Gus" Garcia, Jr., age 61, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, following a sudden heart attack. He was born on March 11, 1946, in Lorain, where he remained a lifelong resident. He was a 1964 graduate from Admiral King High School. Gus was a long-time member and employed through the...
Julia Spaur
Apr 25, 2007
Julia Spaur (nee Phillips), age 92, of Lorain, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 25, 1914 in Kulpmont, PA; she lived in New York before coming to Lorain in the 1940's. She was a member of Hungarian Reformed United Church of Christ, Lorain....
Carl D. Wilson
Apr 23, 2007
Carl D. "Bud" Wilson, age 80, of Elyria Township, died on Monday, April 24, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, Lorain. He was born on August 12, 1926 in Adrian, West Virginia, moving to Ohio in the late 1940's. He resided in Lorain County since the 1960's. He was a union meat cutter for the area...
Victor Kubiak
Apr 16, 2007
Victor Kubiak, 93, of Lorain, died Monday, April 16, 2007 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born June 11, 1913 in Staunton, Illinois. He came to Lorain in 1919, moving to Oberlin as a teenager where he lived a short time before returning to Lorain. He served in the US Navy during...
Joe D. Byrd
Apr 15, 2007
A beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, and Friend. On this windy April day, We remember him In a special way. Never forgetting him is our vow. Knowing he'll forever be with us somehow. This is an easy vow to keep, Because our love for him is deep. And although his soul Has reached the sky, In our hearts he'll never...
Maria E. Melendez
Apr 12, 2007
Maria E. Melendez, (nee Ortiz), 74, of Lorain, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Center following a short illness. She was born Dec. 5, 1932 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico; she came to Lorain in 1959 where she has lived since. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain. Maria was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Margaret J. Tokar
Apr 11, 2007
Margaret J. Tokar, (nee Ondo) age 89, of Lorain died on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a six month illness. She was born on July 31, 1917 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania and came to Lorain in 1919. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1935. A member of St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Lorain...
Olga Yavornitzky
Apr 8, 2007
Olga Yavornitzky, 79, of Lorain, died Sunday, April 8, 2007 at her residence following an unexpected illness. She was born November 5, 1927 in Lorain; where she lived her entire life. Following graduation from Lorain High School in 1945, Olga worked for S. Wietz Co. in Lorain. She attended St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Lorain. In her youth, she was...
Dorothy D. Strnad
Apr 6, 2007
Dorothy D. Strnad (nee Radovich) age 79 of Lorain, died on Friday, April 6, 2007 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain, following an extended illness. She was born on November 14, 1927 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Dorothy was employed by Cook United, retiring in 1985. She had previously been employed by Mascon Toy Company in Lorain...
Judith S. Rico
Apr 6, 2007
Judith S. Rico, age 54, of Lorain, died on Friday, April 6, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 13, 1952 in Lorain and has been a life long resident. Judith enjoyed being a homemaker and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her former husband:...
Susan Cruz River
Apr 1, 2007
Susana Cruz Rivera, 80, of Lorain, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Southwest General Hospital, Middleburg Heights, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1926 in Humacao, Puerto Rico; living in North Carolina for 2 years before settling in Lorain in 1949. She worked for Lorain Towel Supply in the laundry department for 29 years, retiring in 1972....
John R. Stephens
Mar 31, 2007
John R. Stephens, 69, of Lorain, died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Oak Hills Nursing Home following lengthy illness while under the care of New Life Hospice. He was born May 4, 1937 in Hackettstown, New Jersey; he came to Lorain in the 1970's. He enjoyed fishing. Surviving is his brother, Lawrence Stephens, William Stephens, Gary Stephens and Tim Stephens...
Cathryn T. Placidi
Mar 28, 2007
Cathryn T. Placidi (nee Turner), of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Normandy Manor, Rocky River, after a short illness. She was born on March 18, 1923, in Stuart, Virginia. She had moved to Lorain in 1953, where she has lived until her recent illness. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and listening to music. She is survived by her...
Joseph A. Kenzik
Mar 28, 2007
Joseph A. Kenzik, age 57, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, after a brief illness. He was born on January 4, 1950 in Lorain, Ohio, where he resided for his entire life. He was a 1968 graduate of Admiral King High School. Joseph was in the Navy from 1969 until 1973, where he worked on the ejector seats...
