Mary S. Stitak

Mary S. Stitak, age 91, of Lorain, died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at Community Health Partners and Surgical Center in Lorain following a brief illness. She was born on August 15, 1912 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a lifelong resident. Until her death, she had been a resident of the Oak Hill Nursing Home in Lorain. A homemaker and a mother, she also worked as a custodian for the Lorain School System for 21 years, retiring in 1977. She was a member of the School Employees Retirement Organization, AARP and the Senior Citizens of Lorain. She enjoyed crafting, especially ceramics. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lorain, and a former member of Holy Trinity and St. John the Baptist Catholic Churches in Lorain. Survivors include her son, Leonard Stitak of Lorain; 3 grandchildren; sisters, Irene Ferner of Elyria and Theresa Lieb of Lorain. She was preceded-in-death by her husband, John Stitak, sons, Gerald and John Stitak, parents, Andrew and Josephine (nee Szczepankiewicz) Zagorsky, brothers, Joseph, Frank, Edward, Alex, Floyd, and Stanley, and sisters, Helen Hendry and Virginia Limes. Friends may call Wednesday, January 14, 2004 from 2-9pm at the Dombrowski-Volak-Riddle Funeral Home, 1939 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. Prayers will be said at 9:30 am on Thursday, January 15, 2004 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 2702 Elyria Avenue, Lorain, followed by a 10:00 am Mass of Christain Burial. The Reverend Kevin C. Shemuga, pastor, will be the Celebrant. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.