Obituaries

John Henry Plas

John Henry Plas, age 68, passed from this world on June 1, 2022, in Elyria, Ohio after a courageous struggle against a long illness.

Born March 8, 1954 in Elyria, Ohio, the third child of Patricia (nee Kaminsky) and James Arthur Plas, he...

John R. Larson

JOHN RYGG LARSON, 85 of Bay Village, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born on July 20, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY to Ernst and Signe Larson, who had immigrated to America. He went to high school in Brooklyn and got an Associates Degree from Allfred Community College. John faithfully served...

John Thomas Clark

John Thomas Clark, age 74, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, OH. He was born March 7, 1947, in Masontown, PA, the son of the late Harry and Ruth (Moore) Clark. John served in Vietnam from 1965-1969 with the U.S. Army. He was a landscaper for...

Johnanna Cruz

Johnanna Cruz “Joann” (nee Salisbury) age 66 of Elyria, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022 following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 25, 1956 in Pikeville, KY to Walter and Mary Salisbury. She was retired from US Steel. Joann loved spending time with her family and friends. She would enjoy her coffee while...

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...

Joseph D. Ignatius

Joseph D Ignatius passed away January 17, 2022.  He was a loving son, brother and father.

Joseph was born August 15, 1949 to the late Joseph and Julia (nee Slovak) Ignatius in Cleveland, Ohio. He served honorably in the army for many years and was a lover of...

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...

Juanita Jones

Juanita Jones, 91 of Elyria, passed away August 30, 2021. She was a professional singer and a Nashville recording artist.

Juanita is survived by her son Larry Jones (Sharon); grandchildren, Brian and Brad Jones (Sara), Alex and Penny Bak; great grandchildren, Caiden and Autumn...

Juanita Weaver-Duff

Juanita Weaver-Duff, also known as NeeNee, Smack, Lele, Juanitits, Mother T.... Made her way Home to be with her Lord, peacefully surrounded by her family and friends, on August 14th, 2022. She was Born June 23rd, 1964, full of both hell fire and holy water. She was a force to be reckoned with or avoided, depending...

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...

Karen L. McGhee

Karen L. McGhee, age 73, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at UH Elyria Medical Center. She was born September 21, 1947, in Elyria, the daughter of the late Anthony and Phyllis (Coffin) Mack. Karen was a retired Xray Tech for Oberlin Clinic and Allen Memorial Hospital with over 20 years of service....

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,...

Kay L. Snyder

Kay L. Snyder, 73 of Lorain, passed away suddenly on January 1, 2023. She was a retired LPN who enjoyed her wine and having a good time. Kay loved her cats, drinking milk, traveling, and going to church. She always wanted to be included in everything, and never wanted to be left out. She simply...

Keith Myers

Keith Myers passed away July 29, 2021.  Keith was born July 10, 2003 in Lorain Ohio. He enjoyed riding bikes, fishing, and mowing the grass.  Keith loved his music, and his favorite songs were Good Old Time Rock n Roll and Jesus Take the Wheel.

The cause of Keith's...

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...

Kenneth Williams Sr.

Kenneth Williams, Sr., 67 of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. He was a recreational softball coach for many years and coordinated benefits and fundraisers for those in need. Ken was retired from Nelson Stud Welding. He enjoyed spending time with his family and he especially loved shooting pool with his...

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...

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...

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...

Lawrence W. "Larry" Sathre

Lawrence W. Sathre “Larry”, 84, of Brunswick, passed away on December 25, 2022. Larry had a great sense of humor and enjoyed making people laugh and be happy. Larry also loved animals, often feeding strays. He was a jovial, kind-hearted, loving soul. He cared deeply for his family. He found humor in everything, and...