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Daniel A. Brattoli
May 4, 2011
Daniel A. Brattoli 89, of Elyria passed away Wednesday May 4, 2011 at EMH Healthcare in Elyria following a long illness. He was born September 6, 1921 in New Lexington, Ohio and had resided in Elyria most of his life. Daniel served with the Army Air Corp during World War II in the South Pacific; as a pilot he...
Martin R. "Bob" Flanagan
Apr 27, 2011
Martin R. "Bob" Flanagan, 51, of Elyria passed away Wednesday April 27, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born June 7, 1959 in Ann Arbor, MI. and was a Elyria resident for 26 years. Bob was a practicing attorney in the Lorain County Prosecuters Office for 22 years. He was a member of...
Philip L. Dye Jr.
Apr 17, 2011
Philip L. Dye Jr. 32, of Grafton passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday April 17, 2011. He was born January 19, 1979 in Elyria. Philip was a member of Faith Baptist Temple in North Ridgeville. Philip enjoyed spending time with his children, building bicycles with his children and the neighbor kids, NASCAR and watching wrestling. Survivors include his...
Steven J. Kistner
Apr 14, 2011
Steven J. Kistner 48, of Lorain passed away Thursday April 14, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a sudden illness. He was born February 12, 1962 in Aurora, Co. Steven was a member of Washington Ave. Christian Church where he sang in the choir. He was a 1982 graduate of Midview High School, and worked at...
Louise W. Lawson
Apr 13, 2011
Louise W. Lawson (nee: Jakelsky) 95, of Carlisle Twp. passed away Wednesday April 13, 2011 at Hospice of The Western Reserve at The Renaissance in Olmsted Twp. following a long illness. She was born June 12, 1915 in Denver, CO. Louise was a 1932 Grafton High School graduate. She had resided most of her life in the Elyria and...
Homer D. Michaels
Apr 9, 2011
Homer D. Michaels, 64, of Grafton, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. He was born July 30, 1946 in Cleveland and was a lifelong Grafton area resident. Homer retired from the Pipefitters Local 120 in Cleveland , where he worked for 37 years. He was a 1964 North Ridgeville High School...
Hilda Mae Gildenmeister
Apr 4, 2011
Hilda Mae Gildenmeister (nee: Reed) 91, of Elyria passed away Monday April 4, 2011 at Legacy Place in Twinsburg. She was born April 21, 1919 in Elyria where she had resided most of her life. Hilda enjoyed spending time with her family, and was an avid reader. Survivors include a daughter; Carol McGraw of Lorain and one son; Kip...
Mary J. Bias
Apr 4, 2011
Mary J. Bias, (nee-Henderson), 50, of Elyria passed away Monday April 4, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. She was born August 4, 1960 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Mary was employed in the meat department at the Apples Grocery store in Elyria, was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria,...
Dorothy M. Bertovich
Apr 1, 2011
Dorothy M. Bertovich (nee: Kochis) of Elyria passed away Friday April 1, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a long illness. She was born and resided in Elyria her whole life, but enjoyed traveling to Florida, Arizona, and Massachusetts to visit family. She graduated from Elyria High School, and attended Oberlin Business College. Dorothy was a...
Charles E. "Chuck" Hoover
Mar 31, 2011
Charles E. "Chuck" Hoover, 49, of Elyria passed away Thursday March 31, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born June 1, 1961 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Chuck worked as a assembler at the Murray Ridge Workshop in Elyria for 30 years. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
Marjorie R. Gradisek
Mar 27, 2011
Marjorie R. Gradisek (nee: Pitts) 82, of Elyria Twp. passed away unexpectedly Sunday March 27, 2011. She was born April 22, 1928 in Lakewood. Marjorie was a 1947 North Ridgeville High School graduate. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria and belonged to the church's Altar and Rosary Society. She had served as Presiding Judge...
Theresa M. Alten
Mar 26, 2011
Theresa M. Alten, (nee-Gioffre), 78, of Elyria passed away Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. She was born February 2, 1933 in Huron and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Theresa was employed in the office at the Huron Cement Co., was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Elyria, was a...
Geneva R. Gill
Mar 26, 2011
Geneva R. Gill, (nee-McCune), 87, of Elyria passed away Saturday March 26, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born August 13, 1923 in Swandale, WV. And was a Elyria area resident for most of her life. Geneva retired from the General Motors Corp. in Parma where she worked in assembly for 30 years....
Howard L. Wade
Mar 19, 2011
Howard L. Wade, 84, of Camden Township passed away Saturday March 19, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. He was born August 7, 1926 in Star City, WV. And was a Camden Twp. Resident for 45 years. Howard worked as a machinist for many years at the Lear-Seigler Corp. in Elyria, retiring in 1989. He...
Joyce Juanita Avery
Mar 18, 2011
Joyce J. Avery (nee: Johnson) 84 of Elyria passed away Friday March 18, 2011 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain in Amherst. She was born September 18, 1926 in Elyria. Joyce attended Brookside High School and Baxter Business College. She had been employed by the old Elyria Lace for many years where she met her husband; Samuel Avery whom she...
Hailey Marie Buga
Mar 17, 2011
Hailey Marie Buga , 5 months old, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 17, 2011. She was born October 13, 2010 at home in Elyria. Survivors include her parents; Charles J. Jr. and Heather M. (nee: Connell) Buga of Elyria, twin sister of Arianna Buga of Elyria, sister of Connor Buga of Elyria, maternal grandparents; Bob and Annie...
Betty Jane Crawford
Mar 14, 2011
Betty Jane Crawford 83, of Canoga Park, CA (formerly of Elyria) passed away Monday March 14, 2011 following a long illness. She was born November 29, 1927 in Elyria. Betty was a 1945 Elyria High School graduate, and had earned a Bachelors degree from The Ohio State University, a Masters degree from Case Western Reserve University; in addition to...
Richard C. "Corky" Miller
Mar 13, 2011
Richard C. "Corky" Miller 78, of Elyria passed away at home Sunday March 13, 2011 following a short illness. He was born May 15, 1932 in Elyria. Corky was a 1950 North Ridgeville High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Greenland during the Korean War. Corky retired from the Pfaudler Co. as an enameller following...
Betty R. Diederick
Mar 12, 2011
Betty R. Diederick (Schwan) 83, of Eaton Twp. passed away Saturday March 12, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a short illness. She was born February 20, 1928 in Elyria. Betty was self employed as a quilter, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, and had raised goats. Survivors include two daughters; Rosemarie Diederick of Maine,...
Nelda M. Whited
Mar 11, 2011
Nelda M. Whited, (nee-Smith), 74, of Grafton passed away Friday at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland following a long illness. She was born February 8, 1937 in Clarksburg, WV. And lived in the Elyria/Grafton area for most of her life. Nelda was the manager of Stop-N-Go in Eaton Township for 24 years, retiring in 2007. She was...
