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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...
Don Rae Johnson
Mar 14, 2013
Don Rae Johnson 80, of North Ridgeville passed away peacefully with his family at his side on the morning of Thursday March 14, 2013. He was born in Elyria on July 27, 1932. He was a long time resident of North Ridgeville. Don was a 1950 graduate of Eaton High School where he participated in baseball and basketball. He...
Ruth A. Frantz
Mar 13, 2013
Ruth A. Frantz, (nee-Soppanish), 76, of Elyria passed away Wednesday March 13, 2013, at her home following a long illness. She was born June 18, 1936 in Lorain, and has been a Elyria resident since 1986, coming from Lorain. Ruth worked as a sales administrator for Paramount Distillers in Cleveland for the past 12 years. She was a 1954...
Loretta P. Sprague
Mar 12, 2013
Loretta P. Sprague, (nee-Guggenbiller), 96, of Elyria passed away Tuesday March 12, 2013 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a long illness. She was born October 6, 1916 in Saint Wendelin, OH. And was a Elyria area resident for most of her life. Loretta was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria, where she...
Kenneth Blake Hicks
Mar 11, 2013
Kenneth Blake Hicks, 84, surrounded by family, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. He was born to Blake And Hazel (Honney) Hicks in Eaton Township on October 2, 1928, and spent most of his life in the Elyria area. He married the love of his life, Agnes Benjamin on September 16, 1950, and they had...
Tricia Ann Borowy-Nagel
Mar 8, 2013
Tricia Ann Borowy-Nagel, (nee-Miller), 45, of Elyria peacefully passed away in her home with her family by her side on Friday March 8, 2013. She was born September 16, 1967 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident , and a 1986 Elyria High School graduate. An amazing and loving mother to five daughters, she always strived to instill...
Steve Livchak Jr.
Mar 4, 2013
Steve Livchak Jr. 94, of Elyria passed away Monday March 4, 2013 at EMH HealthCare in Elyria following a brief illness. He was born October 1, 1918 in Sheffield Township. Steve served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a pipefitter who retired following fifty six years of service with Plumbers and Steamfitters Local #42 in...
Mildred E. Wirkner
Mar 3, 2013
Mildred E. Wirkner (nee: Gruver) 87, of Elyria passed away at EMH Healthcare in Elyria following a brief illness. She was born September 14, 1925 in Marion, OH. Mildred was a retired school bus driver, she enjoyed spending time with family, puzzles, reading, and bowling. Survivors include a daughter; Sharon Weese (Larry) of Oberlin, a step daughter; Marge Muloin...
Walter S. Szlempa
Mar 2, 2013
Walter S. Szlempa 90, of Elyria passed away Saturday March 2, 2013 at The Wesleyan Village in Elyria following a long illness. He was born December 26, 1922 in South Amherst. Walter served with The U.S. Navy See Bee's in Okinawa, Japan. He was a shipping foreman with Stanadyne Steel Division (Moen) retiring in 1983. Walter was a member...
