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Jul 26, 2024

Vernie Mae Frabotta, (nee-Edwards), 81, of Grafton passed away peacefully Friday July 26, 2024 following a long illness. Vernie was born May 8, 1943 in Spring City, Tennessee and was a Grafton resident for most of her life. She was a graduate of North Ridgeville High School. She was a longtime hairdresser and treasured her clients as family. Vernie...

Jul 26, 2024

Clarence A. "Casey" Foster 81, of Elyria passed away Friday July 26, 2024 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center following a brief illness.  He was born May 10, 1943 in Hamtramack, MI.  Casey was a 1961 Clearview High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Navy, then worked as a tool and die maker retiring from General Motors.  Casey...

Jul 24, 2024

Judith Ann Bulger, 79, of Elyria, Ohio, passed away in Westlake, Ohio on July 24, 2024 after a long resilient battle with cancer. Judy was born on January 11, 1945, to her parents, William Wren Bulger and Mildred Esther Coburn, in Elyria, Ohio. After Judy graduated from Elyria Catholic High School in 1963, she went on to study Education...

Jul 24, 2024

Bonnie Jean Hall, 74, of Grafton, passed away at St. John Medical Center in Westlake on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 2, 1949 to parents James and Clona (nee: Phillips). Bonnie worked as a homemaker, but also worked as a floral arranger for over 10 years. She loved genealogy, coffee, fishing, and...

Jul 23, 2024

William "Harry" Willis, Sr., 84, of Elyria, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 with his loving family by his side. Harry was born on August 2, 1939 in Ironton, Ohio to parents James P. and Vivian (nee: Robinson). He worked at Ford Motor Company in Lorain for 33 years and Brentwood Golf Club. Harry was a member of...

Jul 16, 2024

David Hart Saddler, 66, of Elyria, passed from this world too soon on July 16, 2024 in Cleveland, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Born March 11, 1958 in Elyria, he grew up on his family's Hidden Valley Farm in Carlisle Township, graduated in 1976 from Lake Ridge Academy in North Ridgeville, and attended college in...

Jul 15, 2024

Patricia Ann Baluh (nee:Wagner), 85, of Avon Lake passed away on Monday July 15, 2024, surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Born on July 18, 1938, in Elyria, Ohio, to John and Pearl Wagner, Pat was known for her unwavering patience, selflessness, and kind heart. She showed resilience and grace through life's...

Jul 13, 2024

Joseph "Joe" P. Shairba, 83, formerly of Grafton, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at St. Anne's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. He was born in Amherst on February 22, 1941 to parents Joseph F. and Mary (nee: Truszak). Joe was a 1959 graduate of South Amherst High School. He married his sweetheart, Janet (nee: Lakocy) in 1963. Joe...

Jul 8, 2024

Clayton A. Podlich, 68, of Elyria passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday July 8, 2024, following a long illness. He was born on December 16,1955 to parents Harry and Mertylmae (nee: Hill) and lived most of his life in Lorain County. Clayton worked in the trucking industry for nearly 40 years, was a member of...

Jul 7, 2024

Deanna "Dede" Prunty (nee: Wilson), 82, of Grafton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, July 7, 2024 after a long illness. She was born in Elyria on July 17, 1941 to parents Warren and Martha (nee: Michaelson) Wilson. She was a 1959 graduate of Elyria High School and married her sweetheart, Billy Ray, on August...

Jul 6, 2024

Alexandrina "Alex" Mocsari, (nee-Popescu), 93, of Elyria passed away Saturday July 6, 2024 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake. She was born March 22, 1931 in Bucharest, Romania and emigrated from Europe in 1962. Alex was a self-employed seamstress and enjoyed knitting. Survivors include her four sons, 3 daughters-in-law, 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was preceded...

Jun 28, 2024

Shirley F. Collett, 79, of Elyria went to be with her Lord on June 28, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born June 17, 1945 in Crab Orchard, TN. And lived most of her life in Elyria. All services will be private. Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Elyria assisted the...

Jun 26, 2024

Dale W. Handley 87, of Grafton passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday June 26, 2024 following a long illness. He was born June 12, 1937 in Elyria, and was a 1955 Elyria High School graduate.  Dale served with the U.S. Navy Reserve in the Sea Bees.  He was a lifelong carpenter, and retired in...

Jun 23, 2024

Ronald E. Smith, 85, of Elyria passed away Sunday June 23, 2024 at University Hospitals main campus in Cleveland. He was born July 23, 1938 in Alton, IL. And was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Ron was employed as an electrician at the Ford Motor Company in Brookpark, retiring in 2001. He served in the United...

Jun 22, 2024

Steven J. Francis,71, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 22, 2024, in his beloved Elyria. He leaves behind a loving family: wife Mary Ann (nee: Szulewski), daughters, Morgan Szulewski-Francis and Kendall (nee: Szulewski-Francis) (Enrique) Patino; brothers, Martin (Kelly) and Rafael (Sandy) Francis. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. When Steve crossed, he was greeted by...

Jun 21, 2024

Carol M. Kocsis, daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Horvath), passed into Heavenly rest on June 21st after dealing with long-term medical issues. Carol, 83, was born and lived in Elyria most of her life. She attended Elyria Catholic and Oberlin Business School before working 35 years in the dietary department at Elyria Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed bowling...

Jun 21, 2024

Rex Jarvis, Jr., 82, of Columbia Station, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Duck, West Virginia on January 11, 1942 to parents Rex Sr. and Tressie (nee: Anderson). Rex worked on the crank line at Ford Motor Company for 37 ½ years. He married his...

Jun 20, 2024

Ralph Owen Hollingsworth of Englewood, Florida, peacefully passed away on June 20, 2024 at the age of 78. He was born at home in Stanaford, WV on May 5, 1945. Ralph is survived by his son, Ralph (Ed) Hollingsworth (wife, Kimberly nee-Ensminger). He will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren: Cameron, Nicholas, Madison, Kristina, and Aaron; great-grandchild, Jacob Mansfield;...

Jun 20, 2024

Charles Edwin Corns, 83, affectionately known as "Grumpy", passed away Thursday June 20, 2024 at his home. He was born April 30, 1941 in Sandyville, WV. Grumpy lived a life full of love, laughter and kindness for everyone he came into contact with, but especially his family. Grumpy was a devoted husband to his wife of 61 years, Florretta...

Jun 18, 2024

Dr. Duane A. Abbe, D.C., 89, of Elyria passed away June 19, 2024 after suffering from Parkinson's Disease. He was born June 6, 1935 in Elyria to Dr. Norman D.C. and Maria Abbe. Duane was the great-great-great-grandson of an early settler of which Abbe Road is named after. Following graduation from high school, he earned an associate degree from...