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Catherine Weishampel Eicholtz
Oct 11, 2019
Catherine "Kitty" Weishampel Eicholtz (nee: Heckel) 87, of Amherst passed away Friday October 11, 2019 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community. She was born July 17, 1932 in Elkins, WV. Kitty had worked as a Sanitary Technician and was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church. She treasured spending time with her family, and enjoyed crocheting, reading novels, and watching...
Rodney Paul Poulton
Oct 9, 2019
Rodney Paul Poulton, 68, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born April 1, 1951 Elyria , OH. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling , camping, big sports fan (Especially OSU football), and spending time with family. He was a member of LaGrange Lodge F& AM #399 and Valley...
Henry G. "Jerry" Smith
Oct 9, 2019
Henry G. "Jerry" Smith, 95, of Grafton passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Northwestern Healthcare in Berea. He was born November 9, 1923 in Vermilion. Henry proudly served his Country in the Army during WWII, and graduated from Baldwin Wallace College. He taught at Midview High School throughout his career, where he started...
Harry Bowers Jr.
Oct 8, 2019
Harry Bowers Jr., 78, of Avon Lake passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Independence Village in Avon Lake, OH. He was born October 14, 1940 in Glady, WV. He grew up in Valley Head, WV.,and was a 1959 graduate of Tygarts Valley High School in Valley Head, WV. Harry enjoyed playing cards,being outdoors , and his family, especially...
Delea A. "Dee" Knapp
Oct 8, 2019
Delea A. "Dee" Knapp (nee Martin), 90, of Elyria passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. She was born May 22, 1929 in Grafton and was a graduate of Grafton High School. Delea worked for the Chronicle Telegram for many years. She was an avid bingo player, enjoyed playing cards , gardening and spending...
Janis "Jan" Kelly
Oct 4, 2019
Janis M. "Jan" Kelly, (nee-DeCarlo), 67, of Olmsted Falls passed away Friday October 4, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital. She was born October 11, 1951 in Brownsville, PA. and lived most of her life in the Cleveland area. Jan worked as a Registered Nurse, most recently at the Cleveland Clinic. Survivors include her son, Brian Kelly; grandson,...
Helen Demyan
Oct 1, 2019
Helen Demyan, (nee-Baranski), 90, of Elyria passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at the O'Neill Healthcare Center in North Ridgeville following a long illness. She was born November 22, 1928 in Cleveland and was an Elyria resident for most of her life. Helen was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Legion...
Laurie J. Boggs
Sep 29, 2019
Laurie J. Boggs (nee Kelble) age 61 of Grafton passed away suddenly Sunday September 29, 2019. She was born April 21, 1958 in Lorain, Ohio and was a 29 year resident of Grafton previous living in Avon Lake and Elyria. She was employed at Bowling Green State University Firelands campus. She attended Baldwin Wallace University and was about to...
Celia E. Naylor
Sep 28, 2019
Celia E. "Susie" Naylor (nee: Todd) 81, of Columbia Station passed away Saturday September 28, 2019 at Cardinal Care Center in Strongsville following a long illness. She was born February 9, 1938 in Cleveland. Celia was a Midview High School graduate, and a member of North Eaton Christian Church. She loved Elvis Presley, and enjoyed spending time with family...
Alexander Jose Rios
Sep 27, 2019
Alexander Jose Rios left this earth and entered into eternal life surrounded by family on September 27, 2019. He was born in Elyria, Ohio on May 8, 1991 and was a 2009 graduate of North Ridgeville High School. Alex enjoyed sports and liked to play basketball, baseball and football. Despite being born a "Buckeye", he was a huge Michigan...
Twaine D. "Shorty" Stevanus
Sep 27, 2019
Twaine D. "Shorty" Stevanus, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at his son's residence. He was born March 7, 1922 in St. Paul,PA. where he went to school in a 1 room school house with the Amish. Shorty served his Country during WWII in the Army Air Corps. trained as Air Frame and Power on B-29. He worked for...
Russell C. Reed
Sep 27, 2019
Russell C. Reed, 99, of Elyria passed away Friday September 27, 2019 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village following a brief illness. He was born March 13, 1920 in Elyria and was a lifelong Eaton Township/ Elyria resident. Russ was a self-employed farmer and also al letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Elyria, retiring in 1980. He...
John J. Pesta Sr.
Sep 26, 2019
John J. Pesta Sr. 76, of Elyria passed away at home on Thursday September 26, 2019. He was born May 21, 1943 in Cleveland. John retired from General Motors following thirty years as a press operator, and had been working as a custodian at St. Mary Church for the past twenty two years. He was a member of St....
Lonnie F. Samples
Sep 26, 2019
Lonnie F. Samples, 65, of Grafton passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Lake Pointe Health Care in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born March 26, 1954 in Clay, WV. Lonnie worked for Leelands Greenhouse. He enjoyed music, cards, all Cleveland Sports, and WWE wrestling. Survivors include his mother Garnett Samples (nee Cogar); brothers Kester Jr. (Karen),...
John W. Pojman
Sep 25, 2019
John W. Pojman, 77, of Columbia Station passed away Wednesday September 25, 2019 at Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights following a brief illness. He was born December 18, 1941 in Parma and was a Columbia Station resident for most of his life. John was the owner of Pojman Heating and Air Conditioning, a United States Air Force veteran,...
Carolyn L. Davis
Sep 24, 2019
Carolyn L. Davis (nee Puskas), 76 of Grafton passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born October 2, 1942 in Elyria and was a graduate of Lorain High School 1960 B. Carolyn lived in Lorain for 40 years,and Elyria-Grafton 23 years. She worked for Smith & Gerharts for...
Shirley A. Mckinney
Sep 22, 2019
Shirley A. McKinney (nee Bodenheimer),83, passed away September 22, 2019 at Tidwell Hospice in Bradenton, FL. following a short illness. She was born November 11, 1935 in Rochester, N.Y. Shirley was a retired Bakery Manager for Convenient Food Mart on Cleveland Street and Apples Grocery Store on Abbe Rd. both in Elyria. She was a lifetime member of VFW...
Kathryn Elizabeth Graf
Sep 17, 2019
Kathryn Elizabeth Graf (nee: Kolb) 98, of Elyria passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at O'Neill Healthcare in Bay Village where she had resided since February of 2018. Kathryn Elizabeth Graf (nee: Kolb), was born June 19, 1921, to Gertrude and Bernard Kolb in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Kathryn grew up in the Chicago area, and after business school...
Anne Mary Jankowski
Sep 17, 2019
Anne Mary Jankowski (nee: Kirsh) 97, of Elyria passed away Tuesday September 17, 2019 at Life Care Center of Elyria. She was born September 21, 1921 in Elyria where she was a lifelong resident. Anne was a former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and had worked at St. Jude School with the extended day care center. She loved...
Nancy June Du Broy
Sep 15, 2019
Nancy J. Du Broy, (nee-Placer), 72, of Elyria passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a brief illness. She was born November 21, 1946 in Sistersville, WV. And was an Elyria resident for most of her life. Nancy was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Beta Sigma Phi...
