Obituaries

Eva Gray Todd
Eva Gray Todd
Eva Gray Todd, 100, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Kalamazoo, MI. Eva was born February 26, 1920 in Dixon Mills, Alabama to the late Tommie and Lizzie Bouler. Eva was a devoted wife of the late Nathaniel Todd for 64 years. She was a member of the Fairfield Baptist Church of Lorain,...

Jonathan T. Burchell
Jonathan T. Burchell
Jonathan T. Burchell, 21 of Avon, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at his home. He loved all kinds of music, gaming, and animals, especially his dog, Marley. He was so into gaming, that he built his own gaming computer.
Jonathan is survived by his loving parents, Tom and Cathy...
Kenneth Inman
Kenneth Inman
Kenneth Inman 88, passed away Friday November 18, 2022 at Main Street Health Care Center in Avon Lake, OH. He was born August 29, 1934 in Sweetwater, TN to the late Margaret (Raglin) Lane from Sweetwater, TN and the late James Howard Moore from Slickville, PA. He retired from the US Steel Company in the mid...
Dorothy Jean Fields
Dorothy Jean Fields
Dorothy Jean Fields, longtime resident of Elyria, passed away after a long illness on February 21, 2022, at the age of 78.
Dorothy was a devout, committed Jehovah's Witness, very active in her faith and the community. She loved jewelry, knitting and her family. She was a devoted...
Brad Arthur Romano
Brad Arthur Romano
Brad Arthur Romano, age 53, passed away October 13, 2021.
Beloved father of Nicole Romano-Keith and Kathryn Romano; loving grandfather of 3; brother of Winfield Scott Starcher, Jr. and Lynn Romano Mawson.
Private family services will be held.
Arrangements under the direction of...
Lavonne Mutchmore
Lavonne Mutchmore
Lavonne passed into peace surrounded by her loving family on July 28, 2022, at the age of 94. Lavonne led a full life. She worked 25 years at Faroh's Candy Company, and was a homemaker and mother of 3 wonderful daughters. She loved her family, and enjoyed fishing with Vic, crocheting tablecloths and doilies, and playing...
Kathryn "Sue" Swan
Kathryn "Sue" Swan
Kathryn “Sue” Swan (nee Ayres) passed into peace July 11, 2022 after a long fight against dementia. She was a dedicated daughter, mother, and grammie, and a wonderful friend. She was a graduate of East High School in 1962 and a homemaker. She showed her children the meaning of hard work every day,...
Danny C. Francisco
Danny C. Francisco
Danny Cole Francisco, or many knew him as Dan Fran or DFran, was born July 14 th , 1986 and passed away unexpectedly on November 9 th , 2021 at the age of 35.
Danny grew up in Elyria and attended Elyria High...
Theresa A. Hogan
Theresa A. Hogan
Theresa A Hogan, passed into peace May 22, 2022. Theresa was a great lover of animals, of her country, and a caregiver(until age 73!), the babysitter everyone relied on, a fierce loving friend and a shoulder to cry on, always there to help when you needed her. Her many, many random acts of kindness will...
Kevin Kattas
Kevin Kattas
Kevin Kattas, 65 of Strongsville, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022. He was a US Army veteran who treasured the time he spent in, and loved the culture of the Philippines where he met his wife and a whole new family. Kevin loved mathematics and solving problems and sudoku puzzles. He liked old cars, especially...
Cayden Franklin Focht
Cayden Franklin Focht
Cayden Franklin Focht, beloved infant son of Rebecca Yanks and Corbyn Focht, went to be with the angels on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the age of 4 days.
Cayden is survived by his loving parents; grandparents, Barbara Focht, Carol Fortney, and Brian...
Margaret P. Anderson
Margaret P. Anderson
Margaret P. Anderson, 88 of Elyria, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. She was a family woman who loved the family gatherings, spending holidays together, and doting over her grandchildren. She also enjoyed crocheting and bowling and was very particular in what she did and what she wanted. Basically, she loved having...
Judy Gump
Judy Gump
Judy Gump passed into peace Thursday, May 5, 2022, at age 67.
Judy was a loving wife and caring mother, and a dear, dear friend to so many. She opened her home to foster children for 32 years. She delivered the Chronicle for 365 days a year for 37 years. Judy loved to...
Douglas A. Barker
Douglas A. Barker
Douglas A. Barker, 80 of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was the hardest working man ever, never missing a day of work in his career. He loved doing many things in life, particularly golfing, fishing, gardening, listening to music, playing poker, shooting pool, doing crossword and Sudoku puzzles, and playing scratch...

Zennith R. Fitzgerald
Zennith R. Fitzgerald
Zennith Rose Fitzgerald (formerly, Shanor) was born on Feb. 7, 1933 in Sullivan, Ohio and entered into eternal rest on April 27, 2021. She was a resident of Elyria and later, LaGrange, Ohio. Zennith was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Elyria for many years. She retired from Jack Matia Chevrolet....

Christopher S. Casteel
Christopher S. Casteel
Christopher S. Casteel, 60 of Amherst, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 25, 2021. He was a die-hard Cleveland Browns fan who loved to shoot pool. He treasured his ’76 Nova and loved his dog, Harley. Chris worked for the Chronicle-Telegram for about 40 years.
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Phyllis C. Garcia
Phyllis C. Garcia
Phyllis C. Garcia (nee Costin) 78 of Lorain, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Lorain and was very active serving in the Church of the Open Door. Phyllis loved to travel, play slot machines, and especially enjoyed cooking. Her greatest love was...
Enrique Rosa Fonseca
Enrique Rosa Fonseca
Enrique Rosa Fonseca, 88, passed away at Lorain Mercy Hospital from Cardiac Arrest on Monday, February 27, 2023. He was born October 10, 1935 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and was one of four children to parents, Isabel Rosa and Catalina Fonseca (both deceased). He moved to Lorain, Ohio when he was 23 years old....
Marian M. Morgan
Marian M. Morgan
Marian M. Morgan (Seelinger) 89 of Elyria, Ohio passed away peacefully on Nov. 29,2022 surrounded by family. She was born in Erie, PA. on July 19,1933 to Henry and Gladys (Crawford) Seelinger, and lived most of her life in Elyria, OH. She worked most of her life as the kitchen manager of Pioneer Pizza. She...
Lawrence "Larry" Mendoza
Lawrence "Larry" Mendoza
Lawrence "Larry" Mendoza, age 94, peacefully passed away January 13, 2022 at Mercy Hospice in Lorain.
A longtime resident of Lorain, Ohio, he was a member of the former St Johns Baptist, now St Francis Xavier Cabrini, where he was devoted in his faith, served as an usher, sang in the choir, and participated...