Obituaries
Norma L. Stevens
Jun 13, 2007
Norma L. Stevens, age 70, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born on March 25, 1937 in Cedar, West Virginia. She had also lived in Pikeville, KY, before she had moved to Lorain, where she has lived for the past 42 years. Norma was a waitress at the Montenero Club...
Violet S. Smith
Jun 10, 2007
Church Choir Director, Organist Violet Sophie Smith (nee Toma), 91, of Lorain, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 15, 1916 in Lorain and remained a life-long resident of the city. Mrs. Smith graduated from Lorain High School as a member of the class of 1934-A where...
Leonard J. Dudziak
Jun 5, 2007
Leonard J. "Lenny" Dudziak, age 83, of Phoeniz, AZ, formerly of Lorain, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at the John C. Lincoln Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 22, 1923 in Lorain. Leonard attended Lorain Schools and was a 1942B graduate of Lorain High School. He had served in the United States Army...
Marian F. Manecci
Jun 3, 2007
Marian F. Manecci (nee: Mihalic), age 76, of Lorain, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007, at Community Health Partners HSC - West, Lorain, after a sudden illness. She was born on June 22, 1930 in Donora, PA, moving to Lorain in November of 1948, where she was a resident for the remainder of her life. She was a member of...
Oris J. Adkins, Jr
Jun 3, 2007
Oris Jackson "Jack" Adkins, Jr. age 82, of Sheffield Township, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, moving to Lorain many years ago. He was employed as a welder at Timken Manufacturing Company, in Columbus for many years. Jack enjoyed...
Santos Rodriguez
Jun 2, 2007
Santos Rodriguez (Diaz-Torres), age 85, of Lorain, died on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake. She was born on November 1, 1921 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 60 years ago, where she had spent the remainder of her life. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, Lorain, and was also active at...
Jewell J. Spears
Jun 1, 2007
Jewell "Jack" Spears, age 68, of Lorain, died on Friday, June 01, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a long illness. He was born on March 3, 1939 in Powellton, West Virginia and moved to Lorain 38 years ago. He was employed as a yard-man at Ford Motor Company, Lorain for 30 years, retiring...
John Benedik
May 30, 2007
John Benedik, 92, of Sheffield Township, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Hearthstone At Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1915 in Mala Poloma, Slovakia; he came to the United States in 1939, settling in Bluefield, West Virginia where he worked with his father in the coal mines. In 1941 he moved to Lorain where he...
Lino Cortez
May 29, 2007
Lino Cortez, 73, of Lorain, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph Residential Center following a lengthy illness. He was born September 23, 1933 in Michoacan, Mexico; he lived in Chicago and Houston before coming to Lorain in 2004. He attended Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain. He enjoyed playing cards, telling jokes, growing tomato and...
Fermin V. Rosales Sr
May 25, 2007
Fermin V. Rosales Sr., 81, of Lorain, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West following a short illness. He was born July 7, 1925 in Donna, Texas; he came to Lorain in 1951 where he has lived since. Fermin worked 37 years at Lorain Works US Steel as a heavy equipment operator, retiring...
Cesareo Pagan Delgado
May 25, 2007
Cesareo Pagan Delgado, age 86, of Grafton, and formerly of Lorain, died on Friday, May 25, 2007 at his home, while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. He was born on November 22, 1920 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico; moving to Lorain 54 years ago. He was employed for 28 years at Ford Motor Company, Brookpark Plant in the...
Travis Robert Spurlock
May 22, 2007
Travis "Trav" R. Spurlock, age 19 of Amherst died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 suddenly. He was born on October 25, 1987 in Amherst. He graduated from Clearview High School in 2006. He was employed at Home Depot, Lorain, where he was the tow motor operator in the garden area. Prior to this he was employed at Moore's Masonary, where he...
Carmen L. Cordova
May 18, 2007
Carmen L. Cordova (nee Burgos), age 80, of Lorain, died on Friday, May 18, 2007 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, following a short illness. She was born on August 15, 1926 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico; moving to Lorain in 1954. Carmen enjoyed flowers, scratch off Bingo Tickets, Spanish soap operas, playing...
Bertie Blackburn
May 15, 2007
Bertie Blackburn (nee May), age 93 of Lorain, died on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a short illness. She was born on November 25, 1913 in Grapevine, Kentucky; moving to Elyria in 1965. For the past 5 years, she has made her home with her grandson Neil Ray of Lorain. She...
Maria E. Melendez
May 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...
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....
