Obituaries

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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 (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, 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 (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, 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...

Jennifer E. Kovach

Jennifer E. Kovach, 56 of Elyria, passed away suddenly on January 2, 2021 at her home. She was a person who loved fishing and cleaning fish. She enjoyed camping and being outdoors. Jennifer also loved spending time with friends and going to the casinos, and she loved her dog, Patches.

Jennifer is...

Harriet Herrle

Harriet Herrle, 82 of Sheffield Village, ran into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. She was a woman who simply loved her family and serving the Lord.

Harriet is survived by her beloved husband of 44 years, Wayne; children, James Johnston, Debra Tylka (George),...

Ramona Jean Eckenrode

Ramona Jean Eckenrode, Age 67, departed her loving family on April 29 th , 2022, due to a long-term battle with cancer.

Ramona was born in Dallas, Texas on June 27 th , 1955 to James C. Kuhn, and raised by Richard White...

Emogene Copley

Emogene Copley, 94, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday February 21 st at Life Care Center of Elyria, surrounded by her family. She was born November 13, 1928 in Printer, West Virginia to Sewell and Ruby Watts. She graduated from Sherman High School. She married Cecil Copley on November 13 th , 1948 and were married for...

Martha S. Canterbury

Martha S. Canterbury (Williams) “MarDad Laflare” born June 29th, 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio to Betty L. Conaway and Rush E. Williams. Martha has passed away in her home in Lorain unexpectedly on November 24th, 2021.

Martha was a life time resident of northeast Ohio, who graduated from Brookside High...

Roberto Cruzado

Roberto (Bobby) Cruzado passed away on January 22, 2021 at the age of 73 after an extended illness. Bobby was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, but was raised and lived his life in Lorain, Ohio. Bobby graduated from Admiral King High School in 1966. While in high school Robert was on the varsity wrestling team and was...

Traci Jean Swiger

Traci Jean Swiger, 51, of Lorain lost her battle with COVID early Friday morning, December 3, 2021. A graduate of Southview High School, she was known to do whatever she could to help others or even just be there when others needed to talk. Her loving nature touched countless lives and though she left us...