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Witold George Karczemski
Nov 16, 2021
Witold George Karczemski, 88, of Elyria passed away Tuesday, November 16, 20212 at Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland. He was born May 13, 1933 in Lods, Poland. Witold proudly served his Country in the United States Army. Friends will be received from 11:30 AM till 12:30 PM Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and...
Glenn Lee Mahaffey Sr.
Nov 11, 2021
"A loss so great, I really can't even describe it." It is with great sadness that we announce our loss of a truly great human being, Glenn Mahaffey Sr. 75, Whom passed away November 11, 2021 from complications from Covid, Pneumonia, low kidney functions and multi Melanoma (Bone Marrow Cancer). He was born April 19, 1946 in Webster Springs,...
Eugene Rudolph Horvath
Nov 11, 2021
Eugene Rudolph Horvath, 93, lifelong resident of Elyria, passed away in his sleep on Thursday, 11 November. He was born in Elyria on 14 September 1928, the only child of Lucille and Peter Horvath. A 1946 graduate of Elyria High School, Eugene attended Findlay College briefly before entering the Army, where he served as an aidman and medical company...
Russell Clark Macneal
Nov 10, 2021
Russell C. MacNeal, 76, of Grafton passed away Wednesday November 10, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital following a brief illness. He was born October 24, 1945 in Oberlin and was a lifelong Grafton resident. Since 1969, he was the owner of the Underwater Dive Center Inc. in Elyria. He dived worldwide, was a member of the Elyria Moose...
Raymond H. Pileski
Nov 9, 2021
Raymond H. Pileski Sr.,93, of Elyria passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born September 4, 1928 in Elyria and was a graduate of Elyria High School. Raymond was a retired Elyria firefighter. He proudly served his Country in the United States Army. Raymond was a member of the Polish Club in...
Donna Faye Antoniewicz
Nov 3, 2021
Donna Faye Antoniewicz (nee McComas), 73, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Autumn Aegis in Lorain following a brief illness. She was born December 30, 1947 in Huntington, WV. She was an auxiliary member of VFW post # 1079. Donna enjoyed bingo, sewing, and she loved her family and friends. Survivors include her sons, Larry Randan,...
Brad C. Richard
Nov 3, 2021
Brad C. Richard, 67, of Greenwich Twp. formerly of Elyria passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital. He was born July 26, 1954 in Elyria. Brad was a salesman for Wolff Bros. for 44 years. He loved his children and grandchildren and he couldn't get enough of them .He enjoyed listening to Christian Music, having...
Douglas Scott Feller
Nov 1, 2021
Home at last. Douglas Scott Feller, 69, of Wellington Monday, November 1, 2021 at his home surrounded by family following a short illness. He was born November 24, 1951 in Niles, MI. Douglas was the owner of Feller Tool Company. He enjoyed old trucks and old hammers. Douglas proudly served his Country in the United States Air Force. Survivors...
Sandra A. Smith
Oct 31, 2021
Sandra A. (Sandy) (Cornell) Smith passed away at New Life Hospice on Sunday, October 31, 2021 due to complications from pneumonia. She was born on June 12, 1940 in Elyria where she spent her life. Sandy graduated from Elyria Catholic High School and was a proud member of the class of 1958. She was an active participant in the...
Donna Iona Hosey
Oct 31, 2021
Donna I. Hosey, (nee-Willis), 70, a.k.a. "Beautiful Skinny Aunt Donna", of Elyria passed away Sunday October 31, 2021 at Fairview General Hospital following an apparent heart attack. She was born December 1, 1949 in Cleveland and was an Elyria resident for most of her life. Donna was a Realtor, working out of Northern Ohio Realty for many years, among...
Jessica Lynn Dunn
Oct 29, 2021
Jessica Lynn Dunn, 41, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 29, 2021. She was born December 27, 1979 in Elyria and was a graduate of Admiral King High School in Lorain. Jessica enjoyed fishing with Jason, attending Bible Study and had a great love for family and friends. She had a lovely soul and spirit and will be...
Phillip Gordon Slack
Oct 28, 2021
Phillip Gordon Slack, 80, of Eaton Township, passed away peacefully Thursday October 28, 2021 at his home. Phil was born September 21, 1941 in Lorain, OH. To Lyle and Beulah (Searles) Slack. He joined the United States Army in 1963 and then received his GED from the Lorain Institute after 1986. Phil Joined Eaton Township Fire Department in 1969...
Ann C. Nemeth
Oct 26, 2021
Ann C. Nemeth (nee Favorite), 62, of Lorain passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Autumn Aegis in Lorain. She was born May 10, 1959 in Lorain. She enjoyed animals especially cats. Survivors include her sister, Rosemary Phillips. She was preceded in death by her husband Gary M. Nemeth; parents, William and Berdine Favorite (nee Horner). Graveside services will...
Janice E. Farley
Oct 24, 2021
Janice E. Farley (nee Porter),85, of Wellington passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange following a lengthy illness. She was born May 10, 1936 in Evansville, IN. Janice enjoyed cooking, baking, traveling, and love of the farm and horses. Survivors include her 2 sons; 4 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...
Danny E. Worcester
Oct 23, 2021
Danny Edward Worcester, 86, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Danbury of North Ridgeville. He was born May 3, 1935 in Norwalk, Ohio. Danny worked for General Motors as a truck driver. He proudly served his Country in the United States Army. He enjoyed gun collecting and hot rod cars. Survivors include his daughter, Dianne (Dennis) Robinson; sons,...
David A. Prieur
Oct 21, 2021
David A. Prieur, 74, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 21, 2021 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1947 in Vermilion. David was a graduate of Vermilion High School and obtained his Bachelor's degree in business. He enjoyed visiting lighthouses, making models, gardening and was a Chicago Bears fan. Survivors include his wife...
Charles S. Mcclure Jr.
Oct 17, 2021
Charles S. McClure Jr., 100, of Lorain passed away at his home with his family by his side on Sunday, October 17, 2021. He was born April 7, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA. Charles was a supervisor for General industries. He proudly served his Country in the United States Army Air Corps. Survivors include his wife Geraldine "Gerry" (nee Kreger);...
Terrence G. "Terry" Martin
Oct 17, 2021
Terrence G. "Terry" Martin, 70, of Oberlin passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 17, 2021 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center. He was born April 21, 1951 in Elyria and was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School. Terry proudly served his Country in the United States Army. He worked for Harshaw Chemical Company. Terry enjoyed fossil hunting, fishing and...
Kimberly Ann Erkens-Fortney
Oct 16, 2021
Kimberly A. Erkens-Fortney, 58, of Sheffield Village passed away Saturday October 16, 2021 at her home following an apparent heart attack. She was born November 3, 1962 in Lorain and was a lifelong area resident. Kim worked as an account manager for Insurance Consulting Groups, was a 1982 Brookside High School graduate and enjoyed working crossword puzzles and dogs....
Frances Marie Rickel
Oct 13, 2021
FRANCES MARIE RICKEL (nee Perkins) passed away peacefully in her sleep after a short illness on October 13, 2021, at her home in Palm Harbor, Florida. She was born in Clarksfield, Ohio, on April 23, 1926, to Harry and Frankie Belle Perkins. She was a 1945 graduate of Wellington High School, and lived most of her life in Wellington,...
