Dorothy E. Nowicki

Dorothy E. Nowicki (nee Turton), age 87, lifelong Lorain resident passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. Dorothy was born December 15, 1924 in Lorain the daughter of the late Michael and Nellie (nee Prybyl) Turton. She was a registered nurse and had been employed at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lorain. She was one of the original hospice nurses for St. Joseph's Hospice. Dorothy was a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. She enjoyed flower gardening, and listening to polka music. She enjoyed lunches, and breakfast with her Nativity graduating class of "1938", and the retired nurses group known as the "Nightengales". She is survived by her sons Robert E. "Bob" (Mary) Nowicki of North Ridgeville, James M. (Joyce) Nowicki of Amherst, and Richard J. Nowicki of Lorain; daughter Jeanne (Jim) Yakovich of Amherst; 6 grandchildren, Mike Nowicki and Jenny (Mark) Heinrich, Andy (Jennifer) Nowicki, Brian Nowicki, Matt and Michelle Yakovich; 4 great-grandchildren Alex, Tyler, and Brooke Heinrich, and Natalie Nowicki. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Edward Nowicki in 1993, and brothers Lloyd and Richard Turton. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 7th from 4-7 p.m.at Dombrowski-Riddle Funeral Home & Cremation Service 1939 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Altar Rosary Society prayers will be said at 6:00 p.m.. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church 418 W. 15th St., Lorain. Reverend Fr. Robert Glepko will officiate. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain. Memorial contributions in Dorothy's memory may be made to Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. Online condolences may be made at www.dombrowskifuneralhome.com