Obituaries
Obituaries

Phyllis Jeanette Kubach
Jan 10, 2004
Phyllis Jeanette Kubach (nee Woodings), 86, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 10, 2004 in Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born October 1, 1917 in Lorain, Ohio and has lived most of her life in Amherst. She graduated from Amherst High School in 1936 and attended Akron School of Cosmetology. She had worked for Draves Beauty...

Frank H. Mehring
Jan 10, 2004
Frank H. Mehring, age 65, of Lorain, died suddenly on Saturday, January 10, 2004 at the Aristocrat Berea Nursing Home following a several month illness. He was born on February 28, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio and has lived in Lorain most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a tow motor operator...

Robert L. Raver
Jan 10, 2004
Robert L. Raver, 85, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 10, 2004 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. He was born January 21,1918 in North Olmsted, OH, and had moved to Vermilion in 1928. He worked as a stationary engineer for U.S. Steel. He owned and operated Ravers Grocery in Florence Township for 11 years. He had worked...

Ralph J. Fracchione
Jan 10, 2004
Ralph J. Fracchione, 79 of Lorain, died Saturday, January 10, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born April 24, 1924 and lived most of his life in Lorain. He had also lived in S. Amherst as a child. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during WWII. He worked as...
Katherine Louise Williams
Jan 9, 2004
Katherine Louise Williams (nee Allen), age 55, of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, January 9, 2004 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 15, 1948 in Conneaut, Ohio and has lived in Sheffield Lake and Lorain most of her life. She worked as a nursing assistant for Good Samaritan Nursing Home in...

William F. Terry
Jan 8, 2004
William F. Terry, 82, of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 8, 2004, in Kingston of Vermilion after a 4 year illness.. He was born December 5, 1921 in Trenton, Tennessee. He moved to Vermilion in 1958 from Memphis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a stock checker for Ford Motor in Lorain. He was a...

Oscar Douglas Sexton
Jan 8, 2004
Picture by E-Mail Oscar Douglas Sexton, 95 of Romulus, MI died Thursday, January 8, 2004 in Annapolis Hospital, Michigan after 5 month illness . He was born September 30, 1908 in Rush, Kentucky and lived in W. Virginia until 1956, he moved to the Vermilion area in 1960 and then moved to Romulus, MI in 1992. He worked as...
Norma Jean Pastron
Jan 6, 2004
Norma Jean Pastron (nee Saladin), 83 of Amherst, died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. She was born March 6, 1920 in Lorain, Ohio. She has been a Amherst resident most of her life, but had also lived in Chattanooga TN, Milwaukee, WI and Lorain. She retired as from the furniture department...

Lula Belle Chapman
Jan 5, 2004
Lula Belle Chapman (nee McGlothlin), age 62, of Lorain, died Monday, January 5, 2004 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a short illness. She was born on July 16, 1941 in Clay County, West Virginia and had lived in Lorain for the past 6 years. She had also lived in Cleveland. A homemaker, mother...
Sadie M. Remaklus
Jan 1, 2004
Sadie Remaklus,( nee Grandini) 87, of Lorain, died Thursday, January 1, 2004, in Autumn Aegis Nursing Home, Lorain. She was born October 26, 1916, in Carnegie, PA. and was a Lorain resident since 1923. She graduated from Lorain High School in the class of 1937. She had worked as a cleaning person for Southview High School and in the...

Barbara Judy
Jan 1, 2004
Barbara Judy, 73 of Vermilion, died Thursday, January 1, 2004 in her home after a lengthy illness. She was born March 4, 1930 in Euclid, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1986, moving from Rocky River. Her and her husband Thomas owned and ran West River Greenhouse in Olmsted Falls for 21 years. Mrs. Judy had previously...

Edward Albin Swietyniowski
Dec 30, 2003
Edward Albin Swietyniowski, Sr., age 60, of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 20, 1943 in Amherst and has been a lifelong resident of Lorain. He attended Lorain High School and was a United States Marine Corp Veteran, having served during...
Frank M. Kovach
Dec 30, 2003
Francis (Frank) M. Kovach, Jr., age 58, of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a short illness. He was born on June 30, 1945 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. Frank worked at Builder's Square in Lorain for 15 years and previously was employed at the Burger King on Grove Ave...

Frank W. Spaich
Dec 25, 2003
Frank W. Spaich, age 86, of Lorain, died Thursday, December 25, 2003 at home following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 5, 1917 in Josephine, PA and has been a resident of Lorain most of his life. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII. While with...

Jeffrey R. Elliott
Dec 24, 2003
Jeffrey R. Elliott, 43 of Amherst, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 in Community Health Partners West, after a lengthy illness. He was born December 6, 1960 in Virginia, and has been a life long area resident. He was a self employed truck driver. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Elliott and a son, Jeffrey Elliott, Jr. both of...
Frances J. Montalto
Dec 24, 2003
Frances J. Montalto, age 85, of Lorain, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center in Lorain following a sudden illness. She was born on December 9, 1918 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. She worked as a payroll clerk for the former St. Joseph Hospital for 44 years, retiring in 1984....
Gerhard Grolla
Dec 23, 2003
Gerhard "Otto" Grolla, 74, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003 in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion due to complications with diabetes. He was born on December 31, 1928 in Osterode, Germany and moved to the Vermilon area in 1956 from Germany. He worked as a tool & die maker for Ford Motor Company in Lorain for 20 years,...

Ronald Ray Smarr
Dec 23, 2003
Ronald Ray "Rodney" Smarr, age 73, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003. He was born on January 1, 1930 in Bath, Ohio and was a Vermilion resident for 48 years, coming here in 1955. Mr. Smarr served in the US Army-Air Force which later became the US Air Force. He was employed by Caterpillar Tractor Corporation, Peoria, Illinois,...

Henry J. Koniarski
Dec 20, 2003
Henry J. Koniarski, 84 of Wellington, died Saturday, December 20, 2003 in Elms Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born September 26,1919 in Kent, OH and had been a Wellington resident for the past 12 years moving from Amherst. Mr. Koniarski was a veteran of the US Army. He had worked for Bendix Corporation for 12 years...
Pearl A. Telatnik
Dec 16, 2003
Pearl A. Telatnik, age 100, of Lorain, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 in Amherst Manor following a short illness. She was born on October 1, 1903 in Poland. She immigrated with her family to Youngstown in 1908, moving to Lorain in 1920. She worked as a stenographer for Richman Brothers Clothing Store in Cleveland. She was a member of...
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