Obituaries

Mar 31, 2023

Exia Faye Huffman 91, of North Ridgeville passed away at her home on Friday, March 31, 2023. She was born on June 6, 1931 in Shiloh, Georgia to James and Ozema Railey (nee Storey)   Faye enjoyed cooking and tending to her Garden. Faye also had a Passion for Reading scriptures. She loved being a grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, spending time...

Mar 22, 2023

William Harold Evans Jr. 53, of Elyria passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was born on June 18, 1969 in Elyria, Ohio to William H. Evans Sr and Johnnie Marie Martin (nee Easterwood).William loved spending time with family and friends, playing his guitar and listening to music. He loved sharing laughs, fishing, being outdoors and strengthening his relationship...

Mar 18, 2023

Ruby Francis Hawks, age 87, of Elyria, passed from this earth into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was born on October 23,1935 in Montcalm, West Virginia to Shelton and Ruth Taylor, née Bailey. She loved working alongside her husband of 70 years at Hawks Greenhouse, which they began together in 1986. A hard worker, she...

Mar 17, 2023

Janet Sanderson, 64, of Sheffield Lake, passed away at Avon Hospital on Friday, March 17, 2023. She was born on May 1, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio to Douglas and Nancy Jean Lenarz (nee Feltes).   Janet enjoyed spending time watching movies, listening to her husband's bad jokes, listening to her son's creative ideas, listening to music, reading, and caring for...

Mar 13, 2023

 

Mary Durnell, 95, of Lorain passed away at Avon Place on Monday, March 13, 2023.  She was born on March 10, 1928 in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania to Michael and Anna Kudiak (nee Steckley).   Mary enjoyed crocheting and being out in the garden tending to her flowers and plants. When not in the garden, she enjoyed spending time with...

Mar 10, 2023

Frances Y. Szabo, 64 of Lorain, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023. She was a family and friends-oriented lady who especially loved her grandchildren.  Frances also loved the Browns, teddy bears, and dancing.  She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

Frances is survived by her husband, Pedro Ortiz; son, Wayne A. Szabo, III; daughter, Yvonne Burson...

Mar 5, 2023

Sandra Minnich, 87 of Lorain, passed away at Mercy New Life Hospice on Sunday, March 5, 2023. She was born on June 27, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Thelma Lary; loving husband and father, Donald Minnich in November 2020, and a baby girl who passed away at birth.    She is survived by...

Raymond J. Pilarsh of Sheffield Lake passed away at his home on Sunday February 21, 2021, just three days prior to his 80th birthday. He was a proud US Navy veteran who served from 1959-1963. Ray was an avid fisherman, having taken many fishing trips all over. He enjoyed watching the Cleveland Browns and Indians; going to casinos especially Mountaineer;...

Sharon “Amanda” Elwell, (nee Parker), passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at home. She was born December 23, 1963, in Lorain, OH, the daughter of Orval and Phyllis (Skeen) Parker, Sr. Amanda was a strong independent woman and had a strong faith in God. She brought light and joy into all our lives. She is survived by her sons, Ryan...

Richard A. Hollett, 67 of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly on August 20, 2021 at his home. He was a retired school teacher with the Lorain City Schools. Richard was an animal lover and was an avid Warcraft player. He was also a CBI developer, a contractor, and an Ohio State Alumnus.



Richard is survived by his brothers, Jon...

Denise Miller, 63, passed away peacefully, Sunday evening, February 20, 2022, after a brief stay at Hospice of Western Reserve.



Denise was born March 28, 1958, in Lorain, Ohio, to Albert and Juanita (nee Miller) Hutchinson.  She was a graduate of Brookside High School, class of 1976, and a 40+ year employee of Parker Hannifin, where she had...

Jacquelyn Nelson

Jacquelyn Nelson answered her master's call on March 11, 2022 at O'Neill Health Care.  She was born March 29, 1952, and raised by her loving parents, John and Mary (nee Wilson) Rowlands, in Elyria, Ohio.

Jacky, as she was affectionately known, was employed at Elyria Wesleyan Village for over...

Clell Sumpter

Clell Sumpter, 97 of Lorain, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 16, 2022. He was a World War II Army veteran. Clell was proud of the fact that he worked for Ford Motor Co. for 36 years, and was retired from Ford for 36 years as well. At one time, he participated in...

Gary Dalton

Gary Dalton, age 64, passed away on July 27, 2022 after a year illness with cancer. Gary was born October 25, 1957 in Wuerzburg, Germany. He was raised in Vermilion, residing in Elyria the past 30 years. Gary inherited his Dad’s skill and talent in carpentry and remodeling, along with the love of fishing....

John Allen Sipkovsky

John Allen Sipkovsky, sixty-four, died unexpectedly

at home on December 18, 2021.

He was born June 28, 1957 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain Ohio, the son of Joseph T. Sipkovsky and Frances R. Zadekas-Sipkovsky.

John graduated High School from Admiral King Lorain, Class of 1975....

Joseph T. McGhee

Joseph T. McGhee, 73, of Elyria, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was born June 30, 1948 in Lorain to parents, Hugh and Esther (Davlin) McGhee.

He graduated from Elyria High School in 1966. An outstanding athlete, Joe was selected to...

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....

Ruiqi Chen

Ruiqi Chen, age 83, of Fairview Park, OH, passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2021.

Born in Guangdong, China, he is survived by his wife Peiyun Liu, who both moved to Ohio in 1999. Ruiqi has two children: Anieda (Harold) and Wilson (Grace). He was the loving grandfather to Brian,...

Brian Joseph Bajas

Brian Joseph Bajas, age 48, of Wellington, OH passed away Saturday morning January 9, 2021 at Mercy Hospital due to illness. He was born May 22, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan. He went to Cousino High School and graduated from the Culinary Arts program at Michigan Tech. Brian was full of life and enjoyed hockey, playing darts...

Susan Moore

Susan Moore, 70 of Wakeman passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 surrounded by loved ones after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 22, 1951 to the late Frank and Elizabeth Mate. Susan enjoyed bowling, bingo, puzzle books, and spending time with her family.

Susan is survived by...