David B. Paxton, 80, of Elyria passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 unexpectedly at his residence. He was born April 27, 1937 in Jackhorn,KY. David proudly served his Country in the Army and was a member of American Legion in Elyria. He enjoyed flower gardening and animals. David was an accountant working for American Standard for 27 years and...
Thomas L. Frohlich, 71, of Elyria passed away Friday September 22, 2017 at University Hospitals Main Campus in Cleveland following a brief illness. He was born July 26, 1946 in Cleveland and was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Tom retired as an accounts manager at the Ridge Tool Company, served in the United States Air Force...
Shirley A. Dean, (nee-Williams), 85, of Elyria peacefully passed away Friday September 22, 2017 at Elmcroft of Lorain following a long illness. She was born July 14, 1932 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Shirley worked as a clerk at the former Hess & Hess Pharmacy in Elyria, was a member of the Elyria First United Methodist...
Bernard D. "Bernie" Pompiley 83, of North Ridgeville passed away at home on Friday September 22, 2017 following a brief battle with a rare cancer. He was born March 17, 1934 in Cleveland, OH., and graduated from John Marshall High School. Bernie served in the U.S. Army, and had worked as a rocket engineer at NASA. He was a...
Clarence H. "Brownie" Brown Jr., 82, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday September 22, 2017. He was born September 18, 1935 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. A 1954 Elyria Catholic High School graduate, Clarence was employed at the B.F. Goodrich Company in Avon Lake for 28 years, retiring in 2000. He was...
John O. Gleason, 71, of Elyria passed away Monday September 18, 2017 at his home. He was born April 16, 1946 in Cleveland and grew up in Elyria. John spent most of his life in Indiana, recently returning to Elyria. He worked as a sales representative in retail sales, served in the United States Marine Corps during the Viet...
Rose E. Mason-Eddington ( nee Keefer) passed away, Monday, September 18, 2017 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria. Rose was born September 13, 1926 to James and Florence (nee Hurd) Keefer in Elyria. Rose started working during WWII at General Industries making bomb fuses. She then went onto managing different dry cleaners in Lorain until completing LPN nursing school at...
Allen R. Deidrick, 78, of LaGrange passed away Sunday September 17, 2017 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community following a long illness. He was born May 12, 1939 in Lorain and was a lifelong LaGrange resident. Allen was a truck driver for E & L Transport for 20 years, retiring in 2003. He was a member of House of Praise...
Norman J. Linden 70, of North Ridgeville passed away Saturday September 16, 2017 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland following a short illness. He was born January 3, 1947 in North Ridgeville. Norman earned the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. Norman was a member of the International...
Michael Richard Ody, 56, of Elyria passed away Friday September 15, 2017 unexpectedly at his residence. He was born June 25, 1961 in Elyria and was a graduate of Elyria High School. Michael loved all Cleveland Sports Teams. Survivors include his sons Christopher and Jonathan; 2 grandchildren; mother Nancy (nee Clifford); sister Christine (Lewis); brother Daniel. He was preceded...
David J. O'Connor 73, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday September 12, 2017. He was born September 21, 1943 in Elyria. David retired from Ridge Tool Company. He enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events, fishing, and watching sports on television. Survivors include a daughter; Nicole C. O'Connor of Elyria, four sons; Patrick R. (Naoko) of Mt. Fuji, Japan,...
C. Keith Johnson, 86, of Vermilion went to be with the Lord and his late wife Bertie on Sunday September 10, 2017. Keith grew up in North Ridgeville where he gained the nickname "Bigun" as he was a star player on the 7 man football team. Keith also set a record for Shotput that stood unbroken for 20 years...
Del Martin, 75, of Elyria passed away Sunday September 10, 2017 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. He was born July 6 , 1942 in Philadelphia, PA. Del proudly served his Country in the Army. He moved his family from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the early 80's. Del had a long career which included a variety of jobs within...
Nancy J. Janowicz (nee: Weisman) 86, of Elyria passed away Saturday September 9, 2017 at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain. She was born March 25, 1931 in Lorain. Nancy attended McKinley school through the eighth grade, and was an Elyria High School graduate. Nancy graduated from Kent State University earning a Bachelors Degree in Education, and returned to...
Antonio Marchese III (Tom), 52, of Parma passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Seasons of Life in Parma. He was born August 14, 1965 in Bay Village. Antonio is survived by his wife Donna (nee Chutes); daughters Antonia Marie Marchese of N. Royalton, April Marchese of Parma, Alexandra Marchese (Kirk Lehman); grandchildren Serenity Marchese and Alex Lehman; brother...
Richard A. Lanier, 61, of Elyria township passed away suddenly Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born July 31, 1956 in Summersville, WV. And was a graduate of Midview High School. Rick works as a dispatcher for the Wellington Police Department. He retired from Ford Motor Company, and served the community for over 20 years as a paramedic for...
Edna Mary Carpenter, (nee-Fugard), 77, of Eaton Township died Friday September 8, 2017 at Symphony at Olmsted Falls after a long fight with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in 1940, the middle daughter of Delmer and Edna Mary Fugard, she married Alan Carpenter in 1962. They operated a dairy farm in Eaton Township until his death in 2000. Edna also worked...
Gerald G. "Jerry" Haught passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Symphony Memory Care facility in Olmsted Falls at the age of 83. Jerry was born in Macfarlan, WV. On April 16, 1934 to Vernon and Ethel Haught. After graduation from Doddridge County High School in West Union, WV., Jerry moved north to Ohio, meeting his life...
Helen Jones (nee Pawlikowski), 93, of Reynoldsburg, formerly of Elyria passed away Tuesday September 5, 2017, at Columbus Alzheimer's in Columbus. She was born July 6, 1924 in Elyria. Helen was a Registered Nurse , a member of the Eastern Star, a volunteer at EMH, and she earned "Volunteer of the Year" honors from the Elyria Methodist Home. She...
Lee J. Szczepanski, 68, of Litchfield passed away Friday September 1, 2017 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland following a brief illness. He was born December 12, 1948 in Grafton and was a lifelong Grafton area resident. Lee was the owner of Spanky's Siding and Construction Company in Litchfield, a 1967 Midview High School graduate and an avid outdoorsman....
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