Mar 2, 2012

Gene U. Smith, 77, of Vermilion and formerly of Elyria passed away Friday at Mercy Community Health Partners in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born April 10, 1934 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Gene was employed at Columbia Gas in Elyria for 32 years, retiring as a regulator in 1990. He was a...

Feb 28, 2012

Mary Ellen Flowers (nee: McCarthy) 83, of Elyria passed away Tuesday February 28, 2012 at The Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville following a short illness. She was born March 6, 1928 in Lorain, and spent most of her life in Elyria. She was a St. Mary's Lorain High School graduate. Mary Ellen had worked several years in the...

Feb 27, 2012

Alexandra P. "Allie" Clifford, 16, of Elyria passed away Monday February 27, 2012 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland from injuries sustained in a automobile accident. She was born June 8, 1995 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Allie was a junior in the cosmetology program at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School, was a member of...

Feb 23, 2012

Jenna Kristine Smith 24, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Thursday February 23, 2012 at EMH HealthCare in Elyria. She was born July 8, 1987 in Westlake. Jenna had worked as Director of Activities at a retirement center. She was a member of our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Grafton; and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University....

Feb 23, 2012

Thomas E. Kilpatrick, 87, of Elyria passed away Thursday at the Lifecare Center of Elyria following a brief illness. He was born February 8, 1925 in Wellsburg,, WV. And lived in the Grafton/Elyria area for most of his life. Tom worked as a machine operator at the former Bendix-Westinghouse in Elyria for 31 years, retiring in 1983. During that...

Feb 18, 2012

Feb 16, 2012

Mary K. Noonan (nee: Kiehm) 94, of Elyria Twp. passed away Thursday February 16, 2012 at Norwalk Memorial Home under the loving care of Stein Hospice. She was born July 15, 1917 in Mentor, OH. Mary was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She had served...

Feb 15, 2012

Robert J. "Bob" Richard Jr., 78, of LaGrange passed away Wednesday at EMH Healthcare following a long illness. He was born September 10, 1933 in Lodi and has lived in the home he built for his family in LaGrange for the past 33 years. Bob was employed at American Airlines for 40 years, where he retired as a ground...

Feb 15, 2012

Walter J. Rybarcyk, 85, of Elyria passed away Wednesday at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born April 28, 1926 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Walter worked at U.S. Steel in Lorain for 21 years, retiring from the pipe mill in 1991. A W.W. II Army...

Feb 14, 2012

Danny Alan Norris 53, of Elyria, Ohio (formerly of Hendersonville, TN) passed away unexpectedly Tuesday February 14, 2012 at his home. He was born April 1, 1958 in Lincoln, NE. Danny had worked as a forklift operator in a brickyard. He enjoyed spending time with family, the outdoors, wild animals, camping. tennis, football, NASCAR, Cleveland Browns football, and was...

Feb 10, 2012

Gwenda L. Carstensen (nee: Shields) 71, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Friday February 10, 2012 at EMH HealthCare in Elyria. She was born November 10, 1940 in Baileysville, WV. Gwenda had worked as a supervisor with The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria. She was a member of Grafton United Methodist Church. Gwenda enjoyed spending time with her family, being a...

Feb 10, 2012

Judith A. Farr, (nee-Hogg), 63, of Eaton Twp. Passed away Friday at St. John Medical Center in Westlake following a long illness. She was born November 10, 1948 in Houghton, MI. and was a Eaton Twp. resident since 1970. Judy attended the Grafton United Methodist Church, was a avid bowler, was a former scorekeeper for North Eaton Hot Stove...

Feb 6, 2012

Charles W. "Walt" Sturgill Sr., 83, of Wellington passed away Monday at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born November 28, 1928 in Bruin, KY. And was a Lorain County resident since 1947. Walt worked at U.S. Steel in Lorain for 42 years, retiring from the coke plant in...

Feb 6, 2012

Norman Bernard Diederich 64, of Lorain passed away unexpectedly on Monday February 6, 2012. Norm was a 1965 North Ridgeville High School graduate. He was a decorated veteran of the United States Air Force in 1968 during the Vietnam War. He had worked at U.S. Steel as a millwright and retired in 2003. Norm enjoyed spending time with family...

Feb 5, 2012

Millard W. Tribble Sr. 89, of Elyria passed away Sunday February 5, 2012 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria following a short illness. He was born December 15, 1922 in Nitro, WV. Millard retired from General Motors as a warehouse clerk. He had attended Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Millard cherished spending time with his family, and enjoyed farming, listening to...

Feb 4, 2012

Gloria M. Koehn, (nee-DeCaire), 70, of LaGrange passed away Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. She was born February 17, 1941 in Amherst and was a LaGrange resident since 1977. Gloria was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Elyria where she was active in the Ladies Guild. She enjoyed playing cards, traveling, spending time with...

Feb 2, 2012

Clyde H. Resh, 88, of Elyria passed away Thursday at EMH Healthcare in Elyria following a brief illness. He was born February 8, 1923 in Somerset County, PA. and was a Elyria resident since 1955. Clyde worked at Elyria Dairies for 32 years, retiring as a route salesman in 1985. He was a W.W. II Army veteran, a active...

Jan 31, 2012

Robert W. Powell 51, of Grafton "Went Home" Tuesday January 31, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 11, 1960 in Elyria. Bob was a pipe fitter with Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local #42 of Norwalk. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elyria. Bob was the founding member and a gifted drummer for...

Jan 30, 2012

Andrew E. Patterson, 74, of Elyria passed away Monday at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland following a sudden illness. He was born October 13, 1937 in Akron and was a Elyria resident for most of his life. Andrew worked at the Ford Motor Company in Brookpark for 32 years, retiring in 1988 as a tow motor operator. He served in...

Jan 29, 2012

Mariann Bockmore, 65, of Elyria passed away Sunday at her niece's home in Wellington following a long illness. She was born July 26, 1946 in Elyria and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Mariann worked as a registered nurse at EMH Healthcare for 25 years, retiring in 1997. Following her retirement she worked as a nurse...