Obituaries

Mary L. Bill

Mary L Bill (nee Gallagher), 64 of Sheffield Twp., passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. She enjoyed reading and fishing and was retired from the Lorain Public Library.

Mary is survived by her loving husband Gary;...

Mary T. Taylor

Mary T Taylor (nee Kenney), age 67, joined the Lord unexpectedly on August 9, 2022. Mary was born in Darby, PA on April 25, 1955. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1973, and worked many years at Hill's Dept Store before earning her Licensed Practical Nursing degree in 1993. Mary loved providing her skills...

Matthew P. Maniaci

Matthew P. Maniaci, 84 of Elyria, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021. He was an employee of the Kirby Company in the corporate offices for over 60 years. His advice to everyone he met was “Be Positive!”.

Matthew is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Joann;...

Melina I. Martinez-Walker

Melina I. Martinez-Walker, 18 of Amherst, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 16, 2021. She was a 2021 graduate of Marion L. Steele High School.  She went on to pursue her passion studying Pre-Med at Lorain County Community College on a full scholarship.  Her dream was to become a Pediatric Neurologist to help children...

Mercedes "Mama" Vazquez

Mercedes "Mama" Vazquez, age 90, born October 1st, 1931 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico and passed away January 27th, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Mercedes was a longtime Ohio resident, having moved to Ohio in the early 50's. She lived in Youngstown for 27 years, and was a resident of Lorain for 35 years....

Michael J. Kisha

Michael J. Kisha, age 74 of Amherst, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021. He was retired from Ohio Edison after working there for 40 years. Mike loved baseball and had received numerous scholarships for baseball at Cleveland State University. He also loved animals, especially dogs, and dearly loved his family and ancestry....

Michael Mendak

Michael Mendak, 93, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Main Street Care Center in Avon, Ohio.  He was born October 22, 1929 in Lorain, Ohio, and was one of 9 children to parents, Harry and Mary Mendak.

A career decision as an Electrician...

Mikki L. Adkins

Mikki L. Adkins, 58 of Grafton, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who also loved her dog “Sugar” and enjoyed working in her flower garden.



Mikki is survived by her loving husband Randy;...

Nicholas Antonio Gonzalez

Nicolas Antonio Gonzalez, 74, of Elyria , OH passed away peacefully of chronic illnesses on June 7, 2022.

Nicolas (Nick) was born in Utuado, PR in 1947, and was raised in Lorain, OH. After graduating high school, he served in the Vista program before joining the U.S. Marines and serving in the...

Norma A. Pafford

Norma A. Pafford (nee Baker), age 78. Born December 4, 1942, she was a lifelong resident of Lorain, OH. Norma passed away peacefully on July 2, 2021.

Norma is survived by her husband, Anthony Pafford; daughters, Leslie Battle (Gary), Kelly Glaze (Jeffrey), Toni...

Olga H. Wilhelmy

Olga H. Wilhelmy, 95, (nee Dirda) of Sheffield Village died peacefully on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville.

She was born on July 26, 1926 in Lorain and graduated in 1944 from Lorain High School. She had been a life-long Sheffield Village resident and...

Pamela M. Mendosa

Pamela Marie Mendosa, 62 of Lorain, was received into Heaven on Monday, April 12 at Mercy Hospital.

She was a graduate of Southview High School. Pam was employed at Oberlin College before she went to Bonnie Bell...

Patricia A. Flood

Patricia A. Flood (nee Young), 73 of Elyria, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. She was born January 26, 1948 in Sikeston, Missouri and was previously a resident of Wellington for 45 years.

Patricia enjoyed bowling, shopping, and gambling during her many casino trips. Her greatest...

Patricia A. O'Connor

Patricia A. O’Connor (nee Chapman) age 85, passed away on January 28, 2022. She retired as a long-time bank teller for several banks. She was a great knitter, avid reader, and enjoyed making ceramics and watching HGTV. Some of her favorite times were spent sailing and traveling with her husband Robert. Patricia was a devoted mother...

Patricia D. Haupt

Patricia D. Haupt, 58 of Elyria passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 20, 2022 at her home. She worked most of her life as a nurse’s aide, where she loved caring for all of her residents, until becoming disabled in 2004. She enjoyed all music and loved Earth, Wind and Fire. In her downtime she...

Patti Saunders

Patti Saunders passed away into God's graces on May 18, 2022 at the age of 73. She lived a long and well lived life. Patti was a homemaker who loved her family deeply. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved vacationing in Hocking Hills. Her hobbies included crafting and gardening. She loved conversation and storytelling.

Paulette Scarberry-Moore

Paulette Scarberry-Moore, 77 of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Anchor Lodge. She was a lady who loved everyone and would do anything for them. When she was able, she enjoyed attending the Full Gospel Tabernacle.

Paulette is survived by her...

Pauline Goodwin Wiley

Pauline Goodwin Wiley, 51 of Lorain, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021. She was a loving, friendly and great person who loved playing Bingo. Pauline also loved her dogs. She was friends with everyone and will be greatly missed.

Pauline is survived...

Peiyun Liu

Peiyun Liu, age 89, of Fairview Park, OH, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2023. Born in Guangzhou, China, she married, and is preceded in death by, Ruiqi Chen, who both moved to Ohio in 1997.

Peiyun has two children: Anieda and Wilson (Grace). She was the loving grandmother to...

Philip K. Gilbert

Philip K. Gilbert, 80 of Elyria, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He worked at Aquamarine Golf Course for 55 years finishing as a maintenance superintendent. Philip was a Past President of the Elyria Eagles #431. He graduated from Midview high School in 1960 and was a hard worker all of his...