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Jean Carolyn Bailey
Nov 23, 2015
Jean Carolyn Bailey (nee: Norberg), 83 of Lorain, Ohio, died Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born November 29, 1931 to the late Earl and Grace (nee: Dickson) Norberg. Mrs. Bailey spent over 30 years volunteering at Mercy Regional Medical Center and was an active and volunteering member of the First Congregational Church, Lorain. In addition to her parents,...
Mary C. Mitroff
Sep 25, 2015
Mary C. Mitroff (nee: Maley), 86 of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly a life long resident of Lorain, Ohio. died Friday, September 25, 2015. She was born on January 25, 1929 in Lorain to the late Kathryn (nee: Toth) and Ernest C. Maley. She was a graduate of Lorain High School Class of 1947-A. Mrs. Mitroff was a life long...
Theodore Daniel Julock
Sep 21, 2015
Theodore Daniel Julock, 67 of Lorain, Ohio died early Monday morning, September 21, 2015 in Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain following a one month illness. He was born on September 8, 1948 in Lorain where he made his home for the remainder of his life. Mr. Julock was a 1966 graduate of Lorain High School. For forty six years,...
Jessie M. 'Mickey' Carr
Sep 7, 2015
Jessie M. 'Mickey' Carr, 40 of Lorain, Ohio died Monday evening, September 7, 2015 in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit of Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born on July 10, 1975 in Lorain where he had been a life long resident. Mickey who was affectionately known as 'Mr. Fix It' was a jack of all trades. He...
M. Gene Farley
Sep 2, 2015
M. Gene Farley, 82 of Lorain, Ohio died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in his home following a brief illness. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Belfry, Kentucky to the late Martha Ellen (nee: Alley) and Arson Henry Farley. Mr. Farley was a 1953 graduate of Belfry High School; he attended Sophomore College and Morehead College in Morehead,...
Jackie Lee Saylor
Aug 22, 2015
Jackie Lee Saylor, 73 of Lorain, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, August 22, 2015 in his home. He was born on January 25, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Esther G. (nee: Lemmer) and Herbert P. Saylor. Mr. Saylor moved to Lorain, Ohio where he has made his home for over thirty years. He was employed for General Motor,...
Jack W. Ritchey, Jr.
Aug 19, 2015
Jack W. Ritchey, Jr., 67 of Lorain, Ohio died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in his home. He was born to the late Margaret Gladys (nee: Hostetlor) and Jack Willis Ritchey, Sr. on July 8, 1948 in Lorain, Ohio where he has been a life long resident. Mr. Ritchey served in the US Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. He...
Michael Gene Harris
Jul 15, 2015
Service: Monday, July 20, 2015 at 5 PM Walter A. Frey Funeral Home; 700 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052 Visitation: Monday, July 20, 2015 from 2 PM until 5 PM Walter A. Frey Funeral Home; 700 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052
Nancy Jane Jarrell
Jun 21, 2015
Nancy Jane Jarrell, 69 of Wakeman, Ohio, formerly of Lorain, Ohio died Sunday afternoon, June 21, 2015 in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 1, 1945 in Delbarton, West Virginia to the late Nancy (nee: Baisden) & Howard Spence. For ten years, Mrs. Jarrell was the head cook at DeLuca's Place in The Park,...
Ted Jacobs
May 31, 2015
Ted Jacobs, 93 of Lorain, Ohio died Sunday evening, May 31, 2015 at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake, Ohio. He was born on October 18, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1925, at the age of four, Ted moved to Lorain where he attended Lorain City Schools through the tenth grade. He graduated salutatorian of his 1939 class of...
George H. Wadge
May 23, 2015
George H. Wadge, 84 of Lorain, Ohio died Saturday, May 23, 2015 in his home. He was born on March 18, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Jesse Mabel (nee: Crease) and Cephas John Wadge. George graduated in the 1949A class of Collinwood High School where he played the oboe in the band. George earned his Bachelor's and...
Richard Joseph Ward, Jr.
May 17, 2015
Richard Joseph Ward, Jr. 53 of Lorain, Ohio died in the Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain on Sunday, May 17, 2015 as a result of unexpected circumstances. He was born on November 17, 1961 in Painesville, Ohio to the late Rosemary (nee: Racz) and Richard Joseph Ward. Mr. Ward graduated from Riverside High School in Painesville Twp., Ohio where...
Michelle Louise Jay
May 3, 2015
Michelle Louise Jay, 52 of Lorain, Ohio died Sunday, May 3, 2015 in the Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio following a sudden illness. She was born on March 25, 1963 in Bay Village, Ohio. Michelle was a 1982 graduate of Brunswick High School. She resided in Avon Lake, Ohio before making her home in Lorain eighteen years ago....
Lois Edra Ormiston Wingate
Mar 17, 2015
Lois Edra (nee: Ormiston) Wingate, 88 died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in the Welcome Nursing Home, Oberlin, Ohio. She was born on March 14, 1927 in Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio to the late Juanita Bell (nee: Pugh) and William Glen Ormiston. Mrs. Wingate graduated from Lorain High School and Lorain County Community College. She was employed as a...
Mary E. Harkless
Mar 13, 2015
MARY E. HARKLESS Mary E. Harkless, 80 of Lorain, Ohio died Friday, March 13, 2015 in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 26, 1934 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia to the late Mary Frances (nee: Tyree) and Obie Estelle Pittman. Fifty years ago Mrs. Harkless moved from Whitesville, West Virginia to Lorain where she...
John Franklin Mcgarvey
Mar 2, 2015
John Franklin McGarvey, 85, of Lorain, Ohio died Monday, March 2, 2015 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lorain on December 16, 1929 to the late Myrtle (nee: Smith) and Franklin Crowther McGarvey. While in elementary school he played the clarinet in the orchestra, for school plays and on Cleveland radio. He won...
Jennie Levine
Feb 27, 2015
Jennie Levine (nee: Krand), 98, formerly of Lorain, Ohio died Friday, February 27, 2015 in Avon Oaks Caring Community following a brief illness. She was born on December 24, 1916 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Stella (nee: Pappas) and George Krand. Mrs. Levine graduated from Lorain High School. She was the co-owner of Harry's Men's Wear in...
Paul E. Lilly, Sr.
Feb 4, 2015
Paul E. Lilly, Sr. 84 of Lorain, Ohio went home to be with the Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. He was born on April 21, 1930 in Flat Top, West Virginia to the late Ora B. (nee: Harvey) and Kenneth S. Lilly. Mr. Lilly served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. He was...
Anthony Scott Watkins
Jan 23, 2015
Anthony Scott Watkins, 43 of Lorain, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015. He was born in Maryville, Tennessee on January 18, 1972. Mr. Watkins moved to Lorain where he made his home for the remainder of his life. He attended LCCC. Mr. Watkins was employed as a salesman for Premier Toyota, Amherst, Ohio. He had the expertise...
Pamela Lynn Marsh
Dec 19, 2014
Pamela Lynn Marsh (nee: Wills), 62 of Elyria, Ohio died Friday, December 19, 2014 at home under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve. She was born in Delbarton, West Virginia on January 28, 1952 to the late Vera Irene (nee: Thomas) and Edgar Lee Wills. Pamela lived in Cleveland, Ohio before moving to Elyria where she made...
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