Brent Thomas Binkley, 60, of Elyria passed away peacefully on Saturday October 14, 2023 while under hospice care at the Woods of French Creek in Avon following a hard fought battle with brain cancer. He will be sadly missed by so many. Brent was blessed with two amazing children, Tabitha Nicole Binkley (21) and Thomas Cole Binkley (25) both...
Mary E. Dawson (nee: Robinson), 88, of Grafton, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. Mary was born in New Castle, PA. on July 27, 1935 to parents Robert and Alice (nee: Moore). Survivors include her daughters, Joy (Merle) Dawson-Hune, Gayle Ropchock, Lynda (Jeffrey) Archer; grandchildren, Lori (Nolan) Brandt, Kati Ropchock, Kristi (Brandon) Heisler,...
Andrew M. "Andy" Majkut Jr. 76, of Elyria passed away Thursday October 12, 2023 at St. Mary of The Woods in Avon following a long illness. He was born April 30, 1947 in Lorain. Andy was a certified public account and was the owner operator of Majkut CPAs Ltd. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...
Raymond "Ray" R. Ritter, Jr. age 70 passed away peacefully on October 11, 2023, surrounded by family after a lengthy illness. After growing up in Westlake, Ray began his career as an apprentice meat cutter at Fazio's Grocery before attending the University of Alabama to pursue a degree in marketing. Ray spent his professional career in advertising, eventually owning...
Cynthia L. Pritt (nee: Deshuk) 62, of Wellington passed away Monday October 9, 2023 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 22, 1962 in Lorain. Cindy had worked as a Human Resource Director in healthcare. She treasured spending time with family and friends; she was always serving others often before herself. Cindy enjoyed cooking, canning,...
Lois K. "Daisy" Wolfe, (nee-Simms), 94, passed away Monday October 9, 2023 at Kendal of Oberlin. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Donald E. Wolfe, parents, Karl Sr. and Caroline Simms, sisters, Jean Lescher, Virginia Gleisner, Delores Ballentyne, Janice S chlechter, brothers, Donald Simms and Karl Simms Jr., and great-grandson, Spencer Wolfe. Lois is...
Dortha J. Kisel, 84, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at St. John Medical Center after a long illness. She was born on April 27, 1939 in Beaver, West Virginia to parents P.D. and Bessie (nee: Clemons) Kisel. Dortha spent her life as a homemaker and caring for her family. She loved her family and...
Sharon Kay Bellomy (Napier) 75, of Avon, passed away Saturday October 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 15, 1948, in Huntington, W.V. and later moved to Columbia Station. She Graduated from Midview High School in 1968. Sharon had worked as an STNA caring for mentally challenged adults for Our Lady of the Wayside and...
Charles L. Gribben, 87, of Elyria passed at his home on Thursday October 5, 2023. He was born September 23, 1936 in Wakeman and was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Charles was a career Truck Driver and last worked for the United Parcel Service for 34 years. He served in the United States Army during the...
Vera Demby, resident of Grafton, passed away peacefully at home October 4, 2023, at the age of 95. Together, with her husband Richard "Dick" Demby owned and operated Demby Real Estate and Demby Insurance. Vera was president of Demby Insurance for over 35 years. Her identity as a businesswoman was very important to her, especially during her early career...
Rosa Mae Oehlke (nee: Curry) 86, of Lorain passed away Monday October 2, 2023 at Avon Place. She was born October 8, 1936 in Delbarton, WV. Rosa had worked as an assembler for Lorain Products. She enjoyed time with family and friends, and was a gifted green thumb gardener. She also enjoyed playing bingo and bowling. Survivors include her...
Daniel Howard Deeks, 77, of Elyria passed away after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease on Saturday September 30, 2023 while under the care of Thomas P. Perciak Family Residential Hospice in Strongsville. He was surrounded by his loving family. Daniel was born August 6, 1946 in Cleveland and was a 1965 graduate of North Ridgeville High School. Dan...
Beau Michael Devereaux, 47, of North Ridgeville passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 30, 2023. Beau was born in Elyria on October 6, 1975 to Patty and Darrell Devereaux. He was a graduate of Midview High School and Vatterott College. Beau was employed by ABC Management Company. Beau loved his family, animals, live music, fishing, movies, Halloween, roller coasters,...
Ronald E. "Bub" Simpkins Jr. 51, of Grafton passed away unexpectedly on Thursday September 28, 2023. He was born April 5, 1972 in Ilion, NY. Ron worked as a sprinkler technician in fire loss prevention. He loved doing construction work and was a talented handyman. Ron enjoyed going to Bootleggers in Columbia Station, and enjoyed cooking for family and...
William H. "Bill" Reisz Jr., 83, of Grafton passed away Thursday September 28, 2023 at the Cleveland Clinic Avon Campus following a long illness. He was born January 4, 1940 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Bill retired from Continental Airlines where he worked in the maintenance department. He enjoyed gambling and playing golf and bowling...
Allen Michael Mihalik 84, of Elyria passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday September 27, 2023 following a long illness. He was born October 3, 1938, in Belle Valley, Ohio. Al was a Lorain High School 1956 Class B graduate and then served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963 at Ft. Ord in...
Margaret A. Dombrosky, 83, of Grafton passed away Sunday September 24, 2023. Margaret was born in Elyria to Frank and Mary (nee-Kurry) Korzan on February 21, 1940. Margaret worked as a secretary in her earlier years and loved spending time with her beloved husband Frank of 45 years until his death in 2021. She enjoyed family and friends, fishing...
Stephanie Nicole Roig "Ebel", 27, passed away on September 22, 2023 at University Hospital in Cleveland. She was born on August 6, 1996 in Westlake. Stephanie graduated from Midview High School in 2014 and later worked for MedVet as a patient care coordinator. She married her sweetheart, Spenser, on August 19, 2022. Survivors include her husband; sons, Benjamin and...
Carrie O. "Marge" Archer (nee: Sullivan), 86, formerly of Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. She was born in Linary, Tennessee on October 25, 1936 to parents Thomas and Sarah (nee: Smith). Carrie served as a bank teller for various banks throughout her career. She was an avid quilter and gardener. She...
John Robert Dawson 55, of Grafton passed away unexpectedly on Monday September 18, 2023 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born July 20, 1968 in Elyria. John was a design engineer at Stanley Black and Decker formerly MTD. He treasured spending time with family, friends, especially with his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed restoring his Ford Bronco,...
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