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Martin A. Van Meter
Oct 19, 2011
Martin A. Van Meter 65, of Elyria went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 19, 2011. He was born July 20, 1946 in Mason County, WV. Martin was a 1965 North Ridgeville High School graduate. He had served in the U.S. Air Force. Martin retired as a machine operator for Foseco Minsep following thirty six years...
Anne M. Szlempa
Oct 18, 2011
Anne M. Szlempa, (nee-Sabol), 86, of Elyria passed away Tuesday at the Elyria Wesleyan Village following a brief illness. She was born July 15, 1925 in Bucknell, IA. And was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Anne worked as a bookeeper at the Hovey-Kaiser Insurance Agency in Elyria for 30 years, retiring in 1983. She was a...
Arlene Jean Goad
Oct 18, 2011
Arlene Jean Goad (nee: Sutfin) 87, of Wellington passed away Tuesday October 18, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain. She was born July 7, 1924 in New London, Ohio. Arlene was a machine operator and inspector at Moen for twenty four years. She was a former member of Free Will Baptist Church in Wellington. Survivors include her husband...
Stephen G. Myers
Oct 15, 2011
Stephen G. Myers, 54, of Elyria passed away Saturday October 15, 2011 at his home following a long battle with cancer. He was born March 27, 1957 in Oberlin and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Steve was a member of the first graduating class at Elyria West High School in 1975, and graduated from Lorain County Community College...
Christopher C. Eichenlaub
Oct 9, 2011
Christopher C. Eichenlaub 58, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Sunday October 9, 2011. Chris was born October 17, 1952 in Detroit. MI. He was a 1970 Elyria High School graduate. Chris was the current Safety Service Director for The City of Elyria, a position he served since 2006. Previously he was the Assistant Safety Service Director for The City...
Harris F. Opfer
Oct 2, 2011
Harris F. Opfer, 69, of LaGrange passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday October 2, 2011. He was born February 2, 1942 in Elyria and was a lifelong area resident. Harry retired in 2005 from the Elyria City School System where he had worked as a custodian. Prior to that he worked as a X-Ray Technician at EMH...
Betty R. Fiest
Oct 2, 2011
Betty R. Fiest, (nee-Pratt), 83, of Elyria passed away Sunday at St. John Medical Center in Westlake following a long illness. She was born March 22, 1928 in Wilbur, WV. And was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Betty was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elyria where she was active with the women's missionary,...
Anna Iski
Oct 2, 2011
Anna Iski (nee: Lences) 99, of Lincoln Park, MI., passed away Sunday October 2, 2011 at St. John Westshore Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio. She was born January 11, 1912 in Vysoka, Slovakia, and had lived in Lincoln Park and Detroit, Michigan since 1923. She had retired from Fred Sanders Bakery in 1967. Survivors include her loving son; George...
Loretta A. Grohol
Sep 29, 2011
Loretta A. Grohol (nee: Gardocki) 88, of North Ridgeville passed away Thursday September 29, 2011 at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville following a long illness. She was born June 14, 1924 in Pittsburg, PA. Loretta was a member of St. Mary Church in Elyria. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and she liked...
Deborah J. Norris
Sep 25, 2011
Deborah J. Norris, (nee-Holl), 49, of Grafton passed away Sunday September 25, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends following a 18 year battle with breast cancer. Her courage and determination were only exceeded by her kindness and compassion for others. She was born June 1, 1962 in Cleveland and was a resident of Grafton...
Phyllis M.Bailey
Sep 22, 2011
Phyllis M. Bailey, (nee-Smith), 81, of Elyria passed away Thursday September 22, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a long illness. She was born May 28, 1930 in Cambridge, OH. And was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Phyllis worked in the home health care field, was a member of Calvary...
John A. Loesch
Sep 17, 2011
John A. Loesch 80, of Elyria passed away Saturday September 17, 2011 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon following a long illness. He was born August 22, 1931 in Cleveland. John had served in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed as a plumber and pipefitter at Ford Motor Co. in the Brook Park Foundry from 1977 until...
Kathleen B. Ondo
Sep 15, 2011
Kathleen B. Ondo, (nee-Szloboda), 75, of Elyria passed away Thursday at EMH Healthcare following a sudden illness. She was born August 1, 1936 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Kathleen worked for many years in administration at EMH Healthcare. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Elyria, the Elyria Moose Lodge #778 and...
Wilford C. Reinders
Sep 14, 2011
Wilford C. Reinders 64, of Grafton passed away unexpectedly at home Wednesday September 14, 2011. He was born April 19, 1947 in Elyria. Wilford was a 1965 Elyria Catholic High School graduate. He was co-owner of Twin Creek Farms Inc. with his brother, and was a second generation farmer. Wilford enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling with...
John Paul Scholtz
Sep 13, 2011
John Paul Scholtz 85, of Elyria passed away Tuesday September 13, 2011 at Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville following a long illness. He was born March 18, 1926 in Johnstown, PA. John was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Elyria. He enjoyed spending time with his family. John had played saxophone and clarinet in The Patriots...
Kimberly A. Behner
Sep 11, 2011
Kimberly A. Behner, 48, of LaGrange passed away Sunday September 11, 2011at EMH Healthcare surrounded by her family and friends following a brief illness. She was born May 20, 1963 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria/LaGrange resident. Kim worked as a waitress at Choo-Choo's Restaurant in LaGrange for the past 7 years. She enjoyed cooking and was a...
Takiko Biskup
Sep 8, 2011
Takiko Biskup, (nee-Yoshihira), 73, of Oberlin passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday September 8, 2011 following a 7 year illness of ovarian cancer. She was born October 30, 1937 in Irabu Island, Okinawa, Japan and was a Oberlin resident since 1959. Takiko was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria and...
Peter S. D'Agnese Jr.
Sep 3, 2011
Peter S. D'Agnese Jr. 62, of Lorain died peacefully Saturday September 3, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. He was born January 7, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY and had resided in the Lorain area since he was a youth. Peter owned D'Agnese and Son Construction for twenty five years. He served as Sheffield Township Zoning Inspector from...
Ralph Fox
Aug 31, 2011
Ralph Fox, 75, of Elyria passed away Wednesday August 31, 2011 at Huntington Woods Healthcare Center in Westlake following a brief illness. He was born September 2, 1935 in Cleveland and was a lifelong Lorain County resident. Ralph was employed as a Loan Officer at Consolidated Home Mortgage Co. in Medina for many years. He also was the former...
Lucille M. Pinter
Aug 31, 2011
Lucille M. Pinter, (nee-Klocek), 82, of Elyria passed away Wednesday August 31, 2011 at the Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville following a long illness. She was born December 14, 1928 in Lorain and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Lucille was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria and enjoyed collecting recipes and reading. Survivors include...
