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James Albert Webb
Oct 19, 2020
James A. Webb. February 20, 1946-October 19, 2020 James A. "Jimmy" Webb, 74, of Elyria, husband of Nodga (nee-Hansford) Webb passed away Monday October 19, 2020 at his residence. Born February 20, 1946 in Lackey, KY., the son of Delbert and Nellie "Leslie" Webb, he was an Elyria resident for most of his life. He served honorably in the...
Kenneth W. Lindsey Sr.
Oct 18, 2020
Kenneth W. Lindsey Sr., 65, of Elyria passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 26, 1955 in Cleveland. Ken was a practical joker that made everyone laugh. He enjoyed football, Nascar, drag racing, fishing, playing card tricks, and listening to rock and roll music. He had a love for...
Denise Katherine Pendergrass
Oct 17, 2020
Denise Katherine Pendergrass (nee Hales), 65, of Elyria passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Life Care Center of Elyria. She was born October 25, 1954 in Elyria. She enjoyed being with family and especially being a grandmother, Denise will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her husband of 21 years Roger; daughters, Jennifer (Jason)...
Thomas Huntley Peters
Oct 17, 2020
Thomas H. Peters, 91, of Elyria passed away Saturday October 17, 2020 at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born March 29, 1929 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Tom worked as a social worker at several local social service agencies for more than 50 years. He was a member of...
Bruce Alan Foster
Oct 14, 2020
Bruce Alan Foster, 81, of Grafton passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home Wednesday, October 14, 2020 He was born September 19, 1939 in Elyria and was a 1957 graduate of Elyria High School and Central Technical Institute in Missouri in 1964. After graduating from High School he proudly served his Country in the U.S. Navy. He...
Robert S. Fleck Sr.
Oct 12, 2020
Robert S. Fleck Sr., 60, of LaGrange passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 12, 2020 at his home. He was born March 8, 1960 in Cleveland and was a 1978 graduate of Elyria High School. Robert worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed singing, playing guitar, great story teller, self proclaimed inventor, a great joker who often laughed at his own...
Terry Lee Minney
Oct 12, 2020
Terry L. Minney, 68, of Elyria passed away Monday October 12, 2020 at Community Health Partners Mercy Hospital in Lorain following a long illness. He was born June 7, 1952 in Glenville, WV. And was a lifelong Elyria resident. Terry worked at Diamond Products in Elyria for many years, retiring in 2015 from the Production Control Department. A 1971...
Betty Lou Patterson
Oct 11, 2020
Betty Lou Patterson (nee Strebel), 67, of Newark, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Elyria, Ohio and a lifelong resident of Elyria for 64 years until she decided to move closer to her children. Betty was Employed by Beckett Air and Gas from 1990-2007 until she retired. Betty was an...
Edward Zavell
Oct 7, 2020
Edward Zavell, 98, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Life Care Center of Elyria. He was born on March 7, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a graduate of John Adams High School. He was a WW II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign...
Mary Jane Hazlett
Oct 5, 2020
Mary Jane Hazlett (nee Camp), 83, of LaGrange passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born December 14, 1936 in LaGrange and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. She enjoyed traveling, reading, knitting, crocheting, computer games with friends (POGO), and was a sports fanatic. Survivors include her daughters Julie (Mark)...
Debra Ann Maurer
Oct 3, 2020
Debra A. Maurer, (nee-Butcher), 65, of Columbia Station peacefully flew home after a long fight on Saturday October 3, 2020 at the Life Care Center of Elyria. She was born March 17, 1955 in Gasaway, WV. And was a long time Columbia Station resident. A 1973 Columbia High School graduate, Debra worked as a customer service representative at Sheetz...
Reford Wreno Adair
Oct 2, 2020
Reford W. "Wreno" Adair, 81, of Elyria passed away Friday October 2, 2020 at U.H. Elyria Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born May 17, 1939 in Lawrenceburg, TN. And was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Wreno worked at the Ridge Tool Company in Elyria for 35 years, retiring in 2001 as a job...
John Jay Alberts
Oct 2, 2020
John "Jay" Alberts, 63, of North Ridgeville passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 2, 2020, following a brief illness. Jay was born on February 4, 1957 in Elyria. He was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School, class of 1976, a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, a member of The Knight's of...
Colleen R. Taylor
Oct 1, 2020
Colleen R. Taylor (nee Finegan) 60, formerly of Grafton, passed away Thursday October 1, 2020 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland following a brief illness. She was born June 25, 1960 in Elyria. Colleen was a 1978 Midview High School graduate. She loved life and spending time with her family. Colleen was a sports mom; she loved animals, the Cleveland...
Richard Reuben Walkden
Sep 29, 2020
Richard Walkden of Columbia Station, was born August 3, 1928 in Berea and died after a brief illness on September 29 in Olmsted Falls. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen (Spitzer) Walkden; son, Kenny Lee; daughter, Kelly Sue Gulick (Matthew); two grandsons, Max and Andrew; and two sisters, Doris Keller; Ruth Palmer (Frank). He is...
James Carl Kess
Sep 27, 2020
James Carl Kess 58, of Westlake passed away Sunday September 27, 2020 at University Hospital in Cleveland following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 19, 1962 in Cleveland. He treasured spending time with his family, watching Cleveland Indians baseball, riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, and boating. James possessed a rare sense of love, kindness, and humility...
Patrick Neill Yost
Sep 26, 2020
Patrick Neill Yost, 60, of North Ridgeville passed away Saturday September 26, 2020 at his home with his family at his side, after a very courageous battle with brain cancer. Pat was born September 26, 1960 to Jack and Nancy Yost , (both deceased). Pat was born and raised in Elyria and moved to North Ridgeville in 2019. Patrick...
Bryon Matthew Wolf
Sep 26, 2020
Bryon M. Wolf, 41, of Grafton passed away Saturday September 26, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Bryon was born May 30, 1979 in Elyria and was a lifelong area resident. A 1997 Columbia High School graduate, he worked as a truck driver for Gordon Food Service and formerly served on the South Amherst Fire Department. Survivors...
Harold Robert Drake
Sep 25, 2020
Harold Robert Drake , 85, of Elyria passed away Friday, September 25, 2020. He was born July 30, 1935 in Parcoal, WV. He was the son of the late Oscar C. and Susie M. (Ellis) Drake. Harold married the love of his life, Sylvia Jean Grimm in 1955, spending 55 years together. They had three children Donna J. (Daryl)...
Cynthia Ann Calvey
Sep 25, 2020
Cynthia Ann Calvey (nee Knotts), 53, of Columbia Station passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at Metro. General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born September 29, 1966 in Newburg, WV. And she was a graduate of North Ridgeville High School. Cindy worked at University Hospital as an Administrator for Dr. Craig Harris. She enjoyed traveling, reading, gardening...
