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Kathryn "Kay" Ann Miller
Nov 24, 2019
Kathryn "Kay" Ann Miller (nee: Ulakovic) 92, of Elyria passed away Sunday November 24, 2019 at The Abbewood in Elyria following a long illness. She was born November 5, 1927 in Lorain. Kay was a member of St. Agnes Church in Elyria where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, and was a life member of...
Richard A. Ellis Sr.
Nov 22, 2019
Richard A. Ellis Sr. 47, of Wellington passed away unexpectedly on Friday November 22, 2019 at Mercy Health Allen Hospital in Oberlin. He was born February 3, 1972 in Elyria. Richie lived his life to its fullest; he loved spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed music, nature, hot rods, going to car shows, and taking road trips....
Dale E. Helwick
Nov 21, 2019
Dale E. Helwick, 84, of Avon passed away Thursday November 21, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 20, 1935 in Canton and was an Elyria resident for 40 years and was an Avon resident for the past 15 years. Dale was a Business Professor at Lorain County Community College for many years,...
Lawrence A. Seeley
Nov 19, 2019
Lawrence A. Seeley, 86, of Elyria passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019, at O'Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. He was born June 11, 1933 in Brighton and was a lifelong Elyria/Lorain area resident. Larry was employed at the Ridge Tool Company for 39 years, retiring in 1995 as a machine repairman. He was a United...
William "Bill" Kregosky
Nov 17, 2019
William "Bill" Kregosky, 65, of Elyria, passed away after a short illness on Sunday, November 17, 2019. He was born on December 8, 1953 in Lorain, Ohio. Bill was a graduate of Lorain high School and Lorain County Community College. Bill worked at Diebold until his retirement. Bill was an avid Cleveland Indians fan who loved music and being...
Barbara Jane Ives
Nov 16, 2019
Jane Ives, (nee-Plas), 84, of Elyria passed away Saturday November 16, 2019 at her home following a brief illness. She was born February 8, 1935 in Wellington and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Jane was employed in mail delivery for the Lorain County Supplementary Center in Elyria for 25 years, retiring in 1997. She was a member of Our...
John G.P. Leek
Nov 15, 2019
John G.P. Leek, 90, of Sandusky, OH., formerly of Oberlin, OH. Passed away peacefully on November 15, 2019 at his residence. He was born in the Netherlands in 1929. He and his wife Mary emigrated to the U.S. in 1961, became Residents of Oberlin in 1964 and a U.S. citizen in 1968. As Curator of Pipe Organs, he worked...
Nancy Diederick
Nov 14, 2019
Nancy Diederick (nee Cook), 87, of Elyria passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Avon Oaks following a lengthy illness. She was born May 4, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA. Nancy was a former member of the Altar and Rosary Society at St. Jude .She enjoyed golfing, reading, and crossword puzzles. Survivors include sons, Malcolm "Cook" (Mary Jo) of Sheffield...
Alfred "Pete" Brown
Nov 13, 2019
Alfred E. "Pete" Brown, 69, of Elyria passed away Wednesday November 13, 2019 at U.H. Elyria Medical Center following a long illness. He was born January 29, 1950 in Mount Union, AL. and was an Elyria resident for most of his life. Pete was formerly employed at U.S.G. Interiors in Westlake as a tow motor operator and enjoyed fishing....
James "Jay" Vajda
Nov 9, 2019
James P. "Jay" Vajda, 69, of Grafton passed away Saturday November 9, 2019 at the Medina Hospice of the Western Reserve Residential Center following a brief illness. He was born August 29, 1950 in Chicago, IL. And was a Grafton resident for most of his life. Jay worked as a route driver for Frito-Lay, retiring in 2008, was a...
Madeline Harrah
Nov 9, 2019
Madeline Harrah (nee Jarrell), 83, of Elyria passed away at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born January 26, 1936 in Comfort, WV. Madeline was very athletic and enjoyed all sports, and also enjoyed spending time with family. Survivors include her daughters Cynthia (Jeff) Bailey of Vermilion, Angela (Jeff) Conn of Amherst; sons Timothy (Jane) Harrah of...
David Chester Gentry
Nov 9, 2019
David C. Gentry, 69, of Grafton passed away Saturday November 9, 2019 at his home following a long illness. He was born May 5, 1950 in Layland, WV. And lived in the Elyria/Grafton area for most of his life. David retired from the Elyria branch of the Post Office where he worked as a clerk. He served in the...
Louis Joseph Grilli Jr.
Nov 7, 2019
Louis Joseph Grilli Jr. 76, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly on Thursday November 7, 2019 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1943 in Troy, OH. Lou was a Clearview High School graduate, and then proudly served with The United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. He treasured spending time with his family and...
Laura Ruth Kaminski
Nov 7, 2019
Laura Ruth Kaminski (nee Thompson) age 84 of Elyria passed away Thursday November 7, 2019 at UH Elyria Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born July 29, 1935 in Webbville Kentucky to Hobert and Maria Thompson (nee Hutchinson). Laura was a member St. Mary Catholic Church in Elyria. She was a graduate of the M.B. Johnson School...
John Szill Jr.
Nov 4, 2019
John Szill Jr., 83, of Elyria passed away Monday November 4, 2019 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village following a long illness. He was born October 18, 1936 in Cleveland and was an Elyria area resident since 1964. John was employed as an assembler at the Modern Tool and Die Company in Valley City for 15 years, retiring in 1990....
Ruthann Brown
Nov 3, 2019
Ruthann Brown (nee Lear), 71, of Elyria passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Life Care of Medina. She was born September 6 , 1948 in Elyria. Survivors include her daughter Jeannine; sons Mario and Jason; 13 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; sisters Bonnie (Mark) Ripley; Vivian Lowery; brothers James (Linda), Jeffrey (Karen). She was preceded in death by her...
Donald J. Haughton
Nov 1, 2019
Donald J. Haughton 85, of Elyria passed unexpectedly Friday November 1, 2019 at Firelands Regional Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1934 in Cleveland. Don served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He retired as a supervisor from TRW following thirty five years of service. Don was a member of V.F.W. Post 1079, and Masonic Lodge...
Michael P. Simmons
Oct 30, 2019
Michael P. Simmons 78, of Garfield Heights passed away Wednesday October 30, 2019 at UH Parma Hospital following a long illness. He was born December 21, 1940 in Columbus, OH. Michael served in the United States Air Force, and worked as a fire fighter/ EMT. He was an accomplished artist; and enjoyed bowling, playing softball, gardening and golf. Survivors...
Dennis Robert Hughes Sr.
Oct 29, 2019
Dennis Robert Hughes Sr., 72, of Elyria passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain. He was born May 21, 1947 in Elyria. Dennis proudly served his Country in the Navy during Vietnam. He enjoyed motorcycles and was an avid Cleveland Sports fan (Especially the Cleveland Indians). Dennis was a member of American Legion...
Gary A. "Bear" Kayatin
Oct 24, 2019
Gary A. "Bear" Kayatin 65, of Oberlin passed away Thursday October 24, 2019 at Ames Family Hospice in Westlake following a long illness. He was born December 12, 1953 in Lorain. Gary treasured spending time with family and friends; he enjoyed camping, playing cards, and gardening. Survivors include his loving wife of twenty eight years; Victoria L. (nee: Schneider),...
