Obituaries

Mar 17, 2025

Donald Allen Lysaght, Sr “Poppy”, 78, a longtime resident of Elyria, Ohio, peacefully passed away with his beautiful bride by his side on March 17th, 2025 at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake, following an extended illness. He was born on January 31st, 1947, to parents Frank and Mabel Lysaght in Elyria, Ohio.

Don was the devoted husband of Barbara Lysaght...

Mar 5, 2025

Patricia “Pat” E. Rebel, 69 of Elyria passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. She was a beautician for many years who loved baking and sitting on beaches in Florida. She loved spending time having tea parties with her great grandchildren. Pat was loved by many people and will be greatly missed.

Pat is survived by her children, Brian Gregg, Tammy...

Feb 18, 2025

Nancy Lou Stein (nee Warner), 76, a longtime resident of Lorain, Ohio, peacefully passed on to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville, following an extended illness. She was born January 14, 1949, in Lodi, Ohio, daughter of the late Craig and Orpha Warner (nee Bennett).

Nancy was the loving wife of Dale Stein...

Feb 10, 2025

George W. Archibald, 101 of Elyria passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2025. He was a WWII US Army Veteran. George loved playing golf and did so up to two years ago. He had been a member of the Oberlin Golf Group for 38 years. George was an avid reader and a member of the Community of Christ Church.

He...

Feb 5, 2025

Francisco Cardona, aged 90 of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025. He was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to Jose Cardona and Eleutera Cardona (nee Montanez) on August 26, 1934. He came to the northeast Ohio area in the 1970s where he met and fell in love with Nydia who later became his wife. 

He was a truck...

Feb 4, 2025

Kathy A. Lee, 65 of Elyria, passed away on February 4, 2025. She was a 1979 Brookside High School graduate. Kathy always enjoyed doing crafts and shopping.

Kathy is survived by her mother, Patricia Ramsey; daughter, Jessica Ivory; grandson, Brody Ivory; sisters, Debbie Reust (Steve), Barb Perez (Miguel), Karen Gallogly (Nick), and Connie Dlugosz (Lance); and friend, Teresa Hamilton (Rick). She...

Feb 3, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Charlene Rose Walker, 62 of Elyria, passed away on January 22, 2025, after a brief illness. She was born on September 21, 1962, in Elyria, Ohio, where she spent most of her life.

Charlene’s life was filled with joy and purpose, and her greatest pride was her grandchildren: Nate Weese, Autumn Spangler, Ryan Mills, Nolan Weese, and Skyler Mills. She cherished...

Jan 21, 2025

James "Gabby" Henry Fern, 88, of Elyria, OH died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday morning, January

21, 2025. One of five siblings, he was born December 7, 1936, in Johnstown, PA to Charles "Pap-Pap" &

Elsie Ramsell Fern (Nord).

He is survived in death by his sister Barbara Ann; his wonderful wife of 66 years Barbara Gail (Brada);

four children, Cindy Ivancic (Jerry),...

Jan 15, 2025

Christine M. McCloud (nee Lewis), age 61 of Sheffield Lake, Ohio died January 15, 2025 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Christine is survived by her husband, Timothy; children, Timothy (Jen) and Alexis (Jack); grandchildren, Skylyne and Ava; mother, Joyce Nicola; sister, Michelle Byrd Lewis; and brothers, Pete (Rose) Lewis, Randy Lewis and Elliot (Michelle) Lewis.

She was preceded in...

Jan 6, 2025

Allen Anderson, 56 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 6 following an automobile accident. He was an Eagle Scout in his younger days, and then was a veteran of the US Army. He loved fishing, camping, riding his Honda 1300 motorcycle, and being the life of the party. He was loud, boisterous, and loved to have fun. He enjoyed...

Jan 4, 2025

Jewell Lee Evans passed away peacefully on January 4th, 2025. She was born June 26th, 1955, in Charleston, West Virginia to parents, Harry and Edith (nee Harris) Evans. Having lived most of her life in Ohio, she graduated from North Ridgeville High School in 1973. Jewell proudly served her country in the Army from 1978 to 1983.

She had the biggest...

Jan 4, 2025

Emily M. Benson, 17, passed away unexpectedly on January 4th, 2025 at home. Even though Emily was taken from us before her time, she lived her life to the fullest every single day.Emily loved to knit, often donating hats and scarves she made for anyone who needed them. In an effort to help others, she started teaching herself sign language....

Jan 3, 2025

Jimmy Ray Copley, 74 of Lorain, Ohio, passed away January 3, 2025. Born on October 18, 1950 in Webb, West Virginia to Emma Jean (Evans) Carroll. He spent his early years in Crum, West Virginia before moving to Lorain, Ohio, where he spent most of life.He is survived by daughters, Jamie (Nick) Sansom and Heather Copley; grandsons, Aedan and Dean...

Jan 1, 2025

Larry Allen Powell, Sr., 81 of Sheffield Lake passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. He retired from Ford Motor Company, where he worked for 42 years. Larry enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping, fishing, bird watching and feeding the squirrels. He loved to take care of his cars and walking with his friends, and when he was...

Dec 29, 2024

Richard O. Schwarz, "Rich," 82, of Elyria, went to Heaven on December 29, 2024. A loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Rich will be remembered for his kind heart and unwavering desire to help those around him.

Rich proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1966, earning an honorable discharge. His gentle spirit extended to his...

Dec 20, 2024

Patricia L. Basso, 67, of Sheffield Lake passed away on December 20, 2024 from complications of a long illness. She had worked for over 20 years delivering the Lorain Journal. She loved arts and crafts, especially bead work. Pat had attended Brookside High School and always enjoyed talking about and reminiscing about the “good ole days”.  She loved taking care...

Dec 18, 2024

Pedro Crespo, Sr. “Pete”, age 76, of Lorain, passed away at his home on December 18, 2024. He worked for 30 years as an Industrial Electrician at US Steel and always loved tinkering with and inventing electrical gadgets. 

Pete is survived by his son Pedro Crespo, Jr.; granddaughter, Mariel; brothers, Gilbert, Jose Antonio, Wilfredo, and Nelson Crespo; “nephew”, Christopher Shreve; and...

Dec 17, 2024

Diane Marie Smith (née Piper), born on July 11, 1969, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024.Diane is survived by her devoted husband of 34 years, Paul; her beloved children, Heather (Casey Hearn) and Andrew;  her cherished grandchildren, Gabriel, Gideon, Lucas, AnnaMari, and Evey; her sister Patricia Milks, and her half sister, Angel Simko. She also leaves behind numerous nieces...

Dec 16, 2024

Kyle Johnson, Sr. 32 of Lorain passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2024. He was a jokester who loved to rap. Kyle loved and excelled at sports, especially football and basketball. He also played video games all the time. Kyle was crazy about his children and considered himself everybody’s daddy. He will be greatly missed.

Kyle is survived by his beloved...