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Nancy J. Buescher
Sep 8, 2014
Nancy J. Buescher, (nee-Elbert), 73, a 13 year City Council Representative to Ward 1 in North Ridgeville. She served on the Building and Lands Advisory Committee and the Master Plan Committee before being elected to City Council in 2000. She was a 1959 Elyria Catholic High School graduate and attended Kent State University Extension Center in Elyria and Lorain...
Stella J. Blaz
Sep 8, 2014
Stella J. Blaz, (nee-Magusiak), 87, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday September 8, 2014. She was born October 20, 1926 in Orzechowka, Poland and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Stella was employed in the housekeeping department at Elyria Memorial Hospital for more than 20 years. She was a member of St....
Priscilla E. Cox
Sep 7, 2014
Priscilla E. Cox (nee Allan) 89 of Oberlin formerly of Andover Massachusetts and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire passed away Sunday September 7 , 2014 at Kendal at Oberlin following a lengthy illness.She was born May 22 , 1925 in Malden, Massachusetts. Priscilla was a graduate of Melrose High School and Newton Wellsley school of Nursing. She practiced nursing in many...
Saroja Krishnaswamy
Sep 6, 2014
Saroja Krishnaswamy passed away at home in Grafton on the evening on 05 September 2014. She will be lovingly remembered by family and friends as a caring, thoughtful soul who dedicated her boundless energy in service to family, friends, and community. Born on 26 October 1924 in India and a woman far ahead of her time, Saroja studied at...
Wayne R. Muhlheim
Sep 6, 2014
Wayne R. Muhlheim 92, of Olmsted Falls (formerly of Elyria) passed away Saturday September 6, 2014. He was born June 2, 1922 in Somerdale, Ohio. Wayne served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was an Elyria High School guidance counselor, Vice Principal at Westlake High School, and Principal at Columbia High School until his retirement....
Ray A. Bidinger
Sep 5, 2014
Ray A. Bidinger 90 of Elyria passed away Friday September 5 , 2014 at his home following a brief illness. He was born March 19 , 1924 in Akron and was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Ray was the owner operator of Twin Lakes Homes in Elyria , a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Fredrick Seigler Ii
Sep 4, 2014
Fredrick J. Seigler II 53 of Wellington passed away suddenly Thursday September 4 , 2014 at his residence. He was born May 8 , 1961 in Salisbury, Maryland. Survivors include his wife Mary Lou (nee West) , mother Mary Lucille (nee Thompson), daughter Amanda Lynn of Nanticoke , Maryland , son Craig of Salisbury, Maryland , 4 grandchildren all...
Virginia June Harless
Sep 3, 2014
Virginia June Harless (nee: Akers) 89, of Elyria passed away Wednesday September 3, 2014 at UH Medical Center of Elyria following a short illness. She was born June 22, 1925 in Boone Co. West Virginia. Virginia was the hardest working person her family ever knew, and was a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and was just a beautiful person....
Donald George Walton
Sep 2, 2014
Donald George Walton 69 of Oberlin passed away Tuesday September 2, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born November 24, 1944 in Steubenville, and was a 1963 graduate of Steubenville High School. Donald worked for LTV steel as a Millwright until his retirement. He was a longtime member of Walton Hills...
Phillip T. Stoker
Sep 1, 2014
Phillip T. Stoker, 40, of Grafton passed away Monday September 1, 2014 at St. John Medical Center in Westlake after suffering a apparent heart attack. He was born July 23, 1974 in Berea and was a Grafton resident for most of his life. Phil served as a Police Officer for the Village of Grafton for 18 years. He was...
Mildred M. Chavez
Sep 1, 2014
Mildred "Mickie" Chavez (nee: Stacks), 76, of Grafton passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 following a long illness. She was born in Elyria, Ohio on October 31, 1937. She graduated from Elyria Catholic High School and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. John College in Cleveland, Ohio. Her nursing career began in pediatrics at Elyria...
Darrell D. Starkey
Aug 30, 2014
Darrell D. Starkey, 71, of Elyria passed away Saturday August 30, 2014 at the West Bay Center in Westlake following a long illness. He was born November 18, 1942 in Mannington, WV. And was a Elyria resident for most of his life. Darrell worked as a machinist at Elyria Manufacturing for 15 years and was a United States Army...
Joseph John Ring I
Aug 30, 2014
Joseph John Ring I 76 of Sheffield Lake passed away unexpectedly Saturday August 30,2014 at St. John Westshore Hospital in Westlake. He was born September 21 , 1937 in Cleveland and was a 1955 graduate of John Marshall High School. Joseph worked for General Motors for 47 years as a Machine Repairman and also taught math at General Motors...
Nicholas Glemza
Aug 29, 2014
Nicholas Glemza 81, of Cox Creek, KY for the past five years (formerly of Lorain for the previous fifty years) passed away Friday August 29, 2014 at Kindred Healthcare in Louisville, KY following a short illness. He was born July 26, 1933 in Centerville, PA. Nick was a Corporal in the U.S. Army, and served during The Korean War....
Wendy C. Justice
Aug 29, 2014
Wendy C. Justice (nee Haywood) 49 of Elyria passed away suddenly Friday August 29,2014 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. She was born August 3 , 1965 in Elyria and was a graduate of Midview High School. Wendy had a love of Gardening, Reading ,Music ,Bowling, shooting pool , riding motorcycles and especially the Jerry Springer show. She is...
Priscilla Caye Reed
Aug 29, 2014
Priscilla Caye Reed (nee Killian) 65 of Elyria was called home on August 29,2014. She was an amazing and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Priscilla was very passionate about her Jazzercise classes , her dogs , and her family. Survivors include her daughter Trisha L. (Adam) Stidham of Lakewood , her son Bill H. (Wendy ) of Orwell, granddaughters...
Catherine R. "Kay" Elbert
Aug 27, 2014
Catherine Rosella "Kay" Elbert, (nee-Fisher), 91, of Vermilion and formerly of Berlin Heights and Elyria passed away Wednesday August 27, 2014 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. She was born February 23, 1923 in Wilkinburg, PA. and was a Elyria resident for 62 years until moving to Berlin Heights in 2002. Kay was a member of St....
Ernest L. Dempsey
Aug 26, 2014
Ernest L. Dempsey 57 of Eaton Township passed away Tuesday August 26,2014 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born November 3 , 1956 in West Virginia. Ernest was a United States Marine . survivors include his wife Beverly (nee Kincaid), daughter Miki Arnold of Malabar, Florida, sons Tony Arnold of Elk City, Oklahoma, Joseph Dempsey of...
Glenn D. Owens
Aug 25, 2014
Glenn D. Owens, 57, of LaGrange passed away Monday August 25, 2014 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born February 27, 1957 in Freeport, Long Island, NY. And was a LaGrange resident for the past 10 years. Glenn was employed as the Safety Director at the NASA-Glenn Research Center in Brookpark for the...

