Obituaries

Marie Driver
Dec 4, 2006
Marie Driver (nee Hall), 82, of Lorain, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at Kingston of Vermilion following a short illness. She was born Nov. 1, 1924 in Galveston, Kentucky; coming to Lorain in 1953 where she has lived since. Marie worked for local area restaurants from 1953 until retiring in 1971. She enjoyed reading quilting, do it yourself home projects,...

Salvatore A. Coviello
Dec 4, 2006
Salvatore Anthony Coviello, 85, of Lorain, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born May 2, 1921 in Uniontown, PA; living in Lorain since 1955. He served in the US Marine Corp during World War II. He participated in action in Guam and Okinawa and was awarded the certificate of satisfactory service and...

Tim Doug Burgett, Sr
Dec 2, 2006
Tim D. Burgett, Sr., age 54, of Elyria, died on Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Elyria Memorial Hospital, Elyria, after a lengthy illness. He was born on November 2, 1952, in Freemont, Ohio, and had moved to Elyria shortly after his birth. He had been a resident of Elyria for most of his life. Tim was a 1965 graduate of...

Dionisia Castillo
Nov 29, 2006
Dionisia "Nisia" Castillo, (nee Ramirez), age 86, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 8, 1920 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico moving to Lorain in 1948. She was employed as a seamstress for 25 years at Joseph & Fiess Company, retiring in 1972. Nisia was a member of...

James N. Giglio
Nov 28, 2006
James N. "Jim" Giglio, age 38, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, West, following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 12, 1968 in Lorain, and has been a lifelong resident here. He was a 1986 graduate of Lorain High School. Jim enjoyed watching television. He is survived by...

Birtie M. Newman
Nov 26, 2006
Birtie M. Newman, (nee Mowery) age 82, of Lorain, died on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at Wellington Manor Nursing Home, following a sudden illness. She was born on August 20, 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was a resident of Lorain County for over 60 years. She was employed at a florist shop in Portsmouth for many years. While a resident...

Vanessa Shalom Figueroa
Nov 24, 2006
Vanessa Shalom "Vani" Figueroa, age 23, of Lorain, died on Friday, November 24, 2006 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center - West, Lorain. She was born on February 14, 1983 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain 19 years ago from Puerto Rico. She graduated from North Coast Christian Academy. She had also attended...

Charlotte A. Marko
Nov 21, 2006
Charlotte A. Marko, (nee Popivchak), age 72, of Avon Lake, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, after an illness of 5 weeks. She was born on July 14, 1934 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and lived in Cleveland for several years, before moving to Avon Lake in 1957. She graduated from West Liberty State University in West Virginia with...

Betty Pack
Nov 19, 2006
Betty Pack (nee; Grimmett), age 67, of Lorain, died on Sunday, November 19, 2006, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, after a brief illness. She was born on November 14, 1939 in Sand Lick, West Virginia, moving to Lorain 46 years ago. She was a member of the Family Worship Church, North Ridgeville. Betty was a devoted housewife and enjoyed being...

Joseph Tomshe
Nov 16, 2006
Joseph Tomshe, age 93, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born March 18, 1913 in Trzic, Slovenia (Old Yugoslavia); and had lived in Lorain since 1951. Joseph worked as a carpenter for Black River Lumber, for the American Ship Building Co., and then...

Carmen Julia Ayala
Nov 15, 2006
Carmen Julia Ayala, (nee Pagan) age 68, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at her home, following a brief illness. She was born on July 26, 1938 in Guanica, Puerto Rico; she came to Lorain in 1950. She worked as a nurse's aid at Suburban Nursing Home, in Westlake, retiring in 1995 after working there for 2 years....

Paul Andrusyszyn
Nov 14, 2006
Paul Andrusyszyn, 82, of Elyria, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice following a short illness. He was born March 5, 1924 in the Ukraine; he came to this area in 1950. He worked for the Elyria Foundry in the maintenance department responsible for maintenance and plumbing, retiring in 1983 after...

Manuel Cuevas Acevedo
Nov 5, 2006
Manuel Cuevas Acevedo, age 84, of Lorain, died on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at his residence, after a brief illness. He was born on March 11, 1922, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and had moved to Lorain in 1952. He was employed at the New York Central Rail Road for 16 ½ years, from 1952 until retirement in 1969. He...

William Francis McDermott
Nov 5, 2006
William Francis "Bill" McDermott, 85, of Lorain, died Sunday, November 5, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a short illness. He was born September 1, 1921 in Troy, New York. At the age of four, he and his family moved to Buffalo, New York, then he came to Lorain in 1953. He served in the...

Clotilde Caraballo
Nov 4, 2006
Clotilde Caraballo (nee; Rosario), age 84, of Lorain, died on Saturday, November 4, 2006, at her residence, after a lengthy illness. She was born on September 28, 1922 in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, moving to Lorain in 1948. While living in Lorain, she was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel, where she was a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. Also, she was...

Victor R. Irene
Nov 1, 2006
Victor R. Irene, 80, of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a short illness. He was born June 12, 1926 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico; he came to Lorain in 1947 and has lived here since. Victor worked as a lineman for Ford Motor Co., Brookpark plant for 30 years,...

John F. Gwillim
Oct 31, 2006
John F. Gwillim, age 80, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1925 in East McKeesport, PA. He moved to Lorain in 1941, and attended Lorain City Schools. He had also resided in Kansas City, Missouri for a period of his life. John was in the US Army for 29...

LeRoy F. Ebright
Oct 30, 2006
LeRoy F. "Mudturtle" Ebright, age 64 of Pennsylvania, formerly of Lorain, died Monday, October 30, 2006 at Phoenixville Hospital Municipality, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, following a brief illness. He was born on February 14, 1942 in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was employed as a truck driver for Washington Group in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Prior to this he was...

Joan M. Busser
Oct 29, 2006
Joan M. Busser, (nee Belanek), 99, of Lorain, died Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home, Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 13, 1907 in Lorain; she lived here most of her life. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1924, then from the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in 1927, graduating as a...

Terry Linden
Oct 29, 2006
Terry Linden, 54, of Lorain, died Sunday, October 29, 2006 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 10, 1952 in Oberlin. He was a life long resident of Lorain. Terry worked as a self employed private police officer for 5 years. Prior to that, he worked for Industrial Security Service...