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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...
Harlan J. Riley
Aug 30, 2011
Harlan J. Riley 87, of Elyria passed away at EMH Healthcare in Elyria Tuesday August 30, 2011 following a long illness. He was born June 30, 1924 in Long's Creek, KY. Harlan had served with the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Navy. He had retired from U.S. Steel where he worked as a burner and welder. Harlan was a...
Benjamin F. Bellisario Iv
Aug 28, 2011
Benjamin F. Bellisario IV 35, of Elyria passed away at home Monday August 29, 2011 following a long illness. He was born December 24, 1975 in Lorain, and was a 1994 Lorain High School graduate. Benjamin had worked at Cleveland Coca-Cola Bottling Company as a salesman and at The Unicorn Restaurant in Grafton as a chef. He was a...
Yolanda H. "Lola" Robertson
Aug 23, 2011
Yolanda H. "Lola" Robertson, (nee-Lengyel), 95, of Elyria passed away Tuesday at her home following a long illness. She was born August 27, 1915 in Huron and was a lifelong Elyria/Lorain resident. Lola was a member of the Christian Heritage Assembly of God Church in Avon. She was very involved in childrens christian education and enjoyed cooking and traveling....
Franklin B. Peter
Aug 20, 2011
Franklin B. Peter 77, of Elyria passed away at home on Saturday August 20, 2011 following a long illness. He was born March 20, 1934 in Portage, PA. Frank came to the Elyria area in 1943 and was an Elyria High School graduate. He retired as a foreman from Empire Springs in Elyria. Frank cherished time with his children...
Franklin D. Johnson
Aug 19, 2011
Franklin D. Johnson 78 of Grafton passed away Friday August 19, 2011 at Autumn Aegis in Lorain following a long illness. Frank was born March 19, 1933 in Garantsville, WV. He was a Calhoun High School graduate, and had served in the U.S. Army. Frank was a retired insurance agent. He enjoyed golf, ebaying and fishing. Survivors include his...
Lois M. Bailey
Aug 17, 2011
Lois M. Bailey (nee: Hamel) 83, of Elyria passed away Wednesday August 17, 2011 at The Hearthstone in Lorain following a long illness. She was born September 13, 1927 in Amherst. Lois was a member of Amherst Congregational United Church of Christ. She was an Amherst High School graduate, where she was active in school plays and the school...
Irene M. Byam
Aug 11, 2011
Irene M. Byam, (nee-Lantsberry), 76, of Elyria passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Thursday August 11, 2001 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a long illness. She was born January 29, 1935 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Irene was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in...
Patrick Stambaugh
Aug 8, 2011
Patrick Stambaugh 56, of Olmsted Falls, (formerly of North Ridgeville and Elyria) passed away Monday August 8, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following complications of a heart attack. He was born July 5, 1955 in Elyria. Pat was a 1973 North Ridgeville High School graduate, he was a self employed general contractor and...
