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Kenneth E. "Kenny" Addington
Apr 4, 2013
Kenneth E. "Kenny" Addington, 56, of Elyria passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born March 7, 1957 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Kenny worked at the Ford Motor Company in Avon Lake for 36 years, retiring from the repair department in 2012. He was a...
Susan L. Murray
Apr 4, 2013
Susan L. Murray, (nee-Weitzel), 65, of Elyria passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at Lake Pointe Health Center in Lorain following a long illness. She was born July 14, 1947 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Sue worked in the accounting department at the Nordson Corporation for 15 years. She was a 1965 Elyria High School graduate...
Gerhardt Buchdrucker
Apr 4, 2013
Gerhardt Buchdrucker, 72,of Grafton passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at his home following a long illness. He was born June 6, 1940 in Germany and was a Grafton resident for most of his life, coming from Cleveland. Gerhardt worked at the Modern Tool and Die Company in Cleveland for 40 years, retiring in 2003 as a Quality Control...
Richard S. Maitland
Apr 3, 2013
Richard S. Maitland, 50, passed away unexpectedly in his home in Brookpark. Richard grew up in Avon and worked as a chef in the Cleveland area for almost 30 years, most recently at the Union Club in Cleveland. He was a avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping, fishing and wildlife. He is preceded in death by his beloved parents, John...
Mary Ellen Carmel
Apr 2, 2013
Mary Ellen Carmel, (nee-O'Connor), 71, of Grafton passed away Tuesday April 2, 2013 at her home following a brave and courageous battle with cancer. She was born January 6, 1942 in Elyria and was a lifelong Grafton resident. Mary Ellen worked as a instructor for the Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation / Developmental Disabilities (LCBMR/DD) for 30 years,...
Jeanette A. Davis
Apr 2, 2013
Jeanette A. Davis, (nee-Williams), 82, of Elyria passed away Tuesday April 2, 2013 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a brief illness. She was born January 28, 1931 in Naugawne, MI. and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Jeanette was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria and enjoyed playing bingo,...
Catherine T. Arnold
Apr 1, 2013
Catherine T. Arnold, (nee-Sloan), 91, of Elyria and formerly of North Ridgeville passed away Monday April 1, 2013 at the Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin following a brief illness. She was born February 11, 1922 in Glasglow, Scotland and and lived in North Ridgeville for many years, until moving to Elyria 10 years ago. Catherine was employed as a...
Pearl Wendorf Sterner
Mar 30, 2013
Pearl Wendorf Sterner, 104, of Canton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday March 30, 2013. She was born June 9, 1908 in Collinwood, Ohio to Emil and Ann Wendorf. Pearl lived and worked in Elyria most of her life, until moving to the Canton Christian Home in 1998 to be near her daughter. Besides...
Thomas W. Slater Sr.
Mar 29, 2013
Thomas W. Slater Sr. 58, of Elyria passed away Friday March 29, 2013 at St. John Medical Center in Westlake following a long illness. He was born April 28, 1954 in Indiana County, PA. Tom was a self employed electrician. He loved riding his motorcycle, music, shooting pool, and cherished spending time with his grandchildren and family. He was...
Lucille A. (Wolcott) Bell
Mar 29, 2013
Lucille A. (Wolcott) Bell 91, of Sanford, FL and formerly of Elyria, OH passed into the loving hands of the Lord on Good Friday March 29, 2013 at Longwood Health Care Center with the assistance of Hospice. She was born June 29, 1921 in Ashland City, TN and was the daughter of the late Oren and Amanda (Halverson) Wolcott....
John P. Vanco
Mar 27, 2013
Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home 38475 Chestnut Ridge Road Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 322-4626 fax (440) 322-4811 Date: March 28, 2013 Bill to -Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home Please run this obituary one time, Friday John P. Vanco, 83, of Elyria passed away Wednesday March 27, 2013 at his home following a 20 year battle with breast cancer. He was born March 14,...
Robert A. Siwierka
Mar 26, 2013
Robert Andrew Siwierka 60, of Portage, MI (formerly of Elyria) passed away in Kalamazoo, MI following a short illness. He was born February 7, 1953 in Elyria, Ohio. Robert was a manager with MC Sporting Goods. He had grown up in St. Agnes parish in Elyria and was a 1971 Elyria High School graduate. Robert enjoyed many sports; fantasy...
Lucille F. James
Mar 26, 2013
Lucille F. James, (nee-Frame), 79, of Elyria passed away Tuesday March 26, 2013 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a brief illness. She was born June 21, 1933 in Wilsie, WV. And was a Elyria resident since 1952. Lucille worked in the stamping department at the Worthington Ball Co. in Elyria for 34 years, and enjoyed...
Marcella "Marci" Kilfoyle
Mar 25, 2013
Marcella (Marci) Kilfoyle, (nee Sarlouis) 84, of Elyria passed away, March 25, 2013 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village. Marci attended St. Mary's school in Akron. She was a Rosy the Riveter at B. F. Goodrich in Akron during the latter part of WWII. She married William Kilfoyle on October 13th, 1952. They were married for 61 years. As a...
Leon J. St. Marie
Mar 25, 2013
Leon J. St. Marie, 71, of Elyria died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family and under the watchful care of Hospice of the Western Reserve on Monday March 25, 2013. Mr. St. Marie suffered 5 years from pulmonary fibrosis. He was born August 6, 1941 in Sandusky to Gene and Mildred (Crowe) St. Marie. Mr. St....
Joseph A. Agardi
Mar 23, 2013
Joseph A. Agardi, 75, of Elyria passed away Saturday March 23, 2013 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a long illness. He was born August 9, 1937 in Budapest, Hungary and was a Elyria resident since 1958, coming from Budapest. Joe was employed in the maintenance department at Harshaw Chemical Co. in Elyria...
Dominic D. Zunis
Mar 23, 2013
Dominic D. Zunis, 18, of Elyria passed away Saturday March 23, 2013 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland following injuries sustained in a automobile accident. He was born April 26, 1994 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Dominic worked at Wolfey's Bistro and Pub as a busser/food server, was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace...
Lydia Remming
Mar 23, 2013
Lydia Remming, (nee-Rinicella), 87, of Elyria passed away Saturday March 23, 2013 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a brief illness. She was born December 9, 1925 in Garfield Heights and has been a Elyria resident for 25 years, coming from New York. Lydia was employed as a sales associate at the former Higbee Co. in...
Ida P. Vavzincak
Mar 22, 2013
Ida P. Vavzincak, (nee-Janowicz), 96, of Elyria passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at the Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. She was born October 20, 1916 in Beaver Falls, PA. and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Ida was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria, a lifetime...
Ellen L. Walker
Mar 22, 2013
Ellen Loree Walker (nee: Spicer) 67, of Elyria passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at LifeCare of Elyria following a short illness. She was born June 21, 1945 in Elyria. Ellen had worked as a nurse for forty eight years, and the past twelve years at Rae Ann Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westlake. She was a member...
