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Victor "Jerry" Meecha
Apr 27, 2015
Victor "Jerry" Meecha 75 of Elyria passed away Monday April 27, 2015 at the O'Neill Healthcare Center of North Ridgeville. He was born December 3, 1939 in North Ridgeville and was a 1958 graduate of Elyria Catholic High School. Jerry was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria , Polish Club of Elyria , and American Legion...
Helen M. Penfound
Apr 25, 2015
Helen M. Penfound (nee Baldauf) 94 of Elyria passed away April 25, 2015 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center after a long illness. She was born October 16 , 1920 in Elyria , she had been a lifelong resident of the area growing up on the family farm nearby. Mrs. Penfound was a graduate of Elyria High School ,...
Joseph Hluszti
Apr 24, 2015
Joseph Hluszti, 85, of Elyria passed away Friday April 24, 2015 at Mercy New Life Hospice Center in Lorain following a long illness. He was born November 5, 1929 in Greensboro, PA. and was a Elyria resident for most of his life. Joe worked at the Ford Motor Co. in Lorain for 34 years retiring as a inspector. He...
Amanda L. House
Apr 21, 2015
Amanda L. House, 19, of Columbia Station passed away Tuesday April 21, 2015. She was born August 22, 1995 in Cleveland and was a lifelong Columbia Station resident. Amanda was a 2013 graduate of Midview High School and worked as a nursing assistant at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. She was currently enrolled in the nursing program at Lorain County...
Robert H. Stillwell
Apr 19, 2015
Robert H. Stillwell, 70, of Oberlin passed away Sunday April 19, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born February 28, 1945 in Elyria and was a lifelong area resident. A 1967 Ohio University graduate, he worked as a self-employed Real Estate Appraiser. Prior to his career in real estate, Robert was a Commercial Photographer and...
Roxann R. Sebastian
Apr 17, 2015
Roxann R. Sebastian (nee: Nowak) 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, April 17, 2015. She was born February 16, 1952, and was raised in LaGrange, Ohio. Roxann was an accomplished athlete at Keystone High School where she was a 1970 graduate. She completed coursework at Lorain County Community College in early childhood development. She retired...
Marine Gunny Sgt. James L. Masulis
Apr 16, 2015
Marine Gunny Sergeant James L. Masulis of Elyria passed away April 16, 2015 unexpectedly at his residence. He was born November 29 , 1966 in Chicago. Illinois. He was a graduate of Perrysburg High School Perrysburg,Ohio. James served his Country in the United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his parents Leonard and Carol (nee Frank) , sister Karen Masulis...
Frankie C. Ramares
Apr 15, 2015
Frankie C. Ramares 84 of N. Ridgeville passed away peacefully on April 15, 2015. Frank was a 1949 graduate of Plainview-Rover High School in Plainview, Arkansas and self-educated in electronics and appliance repair. He served as an Army PFC copmmunications expert in Korea. After discharge from the Army , he worked as a telegrapher for the Missouri Pacific ,...
Donald Homer Eldridge
Apr 15, 2015
Donald Homer Eldridge 101 of Elyria passed away Wednesday April 15, 2015 at the Elms in Wellington. He was born March 28 , 1914 in Girard, Ohio. Donald worked for Fruehauf as a Supervisor for many years and was a longtime member of Church of the Open Door. Donald served his Country in the United States Army during WWII....
Virgil R. "Ray" Sanders
Apr 14, 2015
Virgil R. "Ray" Sanders, 86, of Vermilion passed away Tuesday April 14, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. He was born May 17, 1928 in Everett, WA. And was a Lorain resident for most of his life. Ray retired as a machine operator at Wateredge Uniflex in Avon Lake where he worked for many years. He...
Glessner "Desi" Collins
Apr 11, 2015
Glessner "Desi" Collins 78., of Elyria passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday April 11, 2015. He was born November 29, 1936 in Greenwich, OH. Desi was a 1955 Keystone High School graduate, and then served in the U.S. Army. He worked for the Timm Springs Co. for twenty five years; then became the owner/operator of Convenient Food Mart...
Charles J. Lesko
Apr 9, 2015
Charles J. Lesko 68 of Elyria passed away Thursday April 9 , 2015 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born September 7 , 1946 in Lakewood. Charles was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. He enjoyed drawing cartoons , Love for cooking and sports , was an avid reader , and Love for...
Adam Michael Cleophus Mcneal
Apr 7, 2015
Adam Michael Cleophus McNeal 23 of Elyria passed away Tuesday April 7, 2015 unexpectedly at his residence. He was born November 23, 1991 in Amherst. Adam was a 2010 graduate of Elyria High School. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. Adam enjoyed his guitars , magic cards , skateboarding and the Cleveland Browns. Survivors include his...
Stanley Piwinski
Apr 6, 2015
Stanley Piwinski 88 of Oberlin passed away Monday April 6, 2015 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange following a brief illness. He was born May 17 , 1926 in Cleveland. Stanley attended High School in Henrietta, Ohio. He enjoyed antique cars and tractors. Stanley worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation as an assistant traffic engineer for 34 years, until...
Robert M. "Rob" Walker
Apr 1, 2015
Robert M. "Rob" Walker, 39, of Elyria passed away Wednesday April 1, 2015 at UH Elyria Medical Center following a long illness. He was born July 11, 1975 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Rob was employed at Quality Blow Molding Inc. in Elyria as a machinist and enjoyed working on cars. Survivors include his mother, Bobbi...
Robert E. Takacs
Mar 29, 2015
Robert E. Takacs 72 of Grafton passed away Sunday March 29, 2015 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center. He was born May 9, 1942 in Elyria and was a graduate of Elyria High School. Robert was active at Magyar United Church of Christ. His grandchildren were his priority. Robert enjoyed the Cleveland Browns and Fishing. Survivors include his wife...
Tim Wallace
Mar 29, 2015
Tim Wallace passed away Sunday March 29, 2015 at Ames Family Hospice in Westlake following a protracted battle with lymphoma. A lifelong resident of Elyria, Tim was a noted composer, artist and musician who has been a major influence on local folk music for the past half-century. He formed and led the Irish folk group "The Hooligans" in the...
James J. Slater
Mar 29, 2015
James J. Slater, 68, of Wellington passed away Sunday March 29, 2015 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin following a sudden illness. He was born August 18, 1946 in Webster Springs, WV. And was a Wellington resident for most of his life. Jim worked for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier working out of the Oberlin...

