Obituaries

Roy A Brenner

Roy A Brenner

Mar 22, 2024

Roy A. Brenner, 83 of Elyria, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024 at his residence under the care of both Hospice of the Western Reserve and members of his family, following a lengthy illness. Roy was born in Harrisburg, PA on August 24, 1940.

Roy retired from General Motors after 32 years, and worked at NACS for 10 years in the...

Emily Ann Bunner

Emily Ann Bunner

Mar 15, 2024

Emily A. Bunner, 29, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2024. She was a loving mother who cared deeply for her children. Emily was a free spirit and a free thinker who definitely marched to the beat of her own drum. She will be greatly missed by those who loved her.

Emily is survived by her beloved children, Bella Medley and...

Shirley M Lovell

Shirley M Lovell

Mar 7, 2024

Shirley M. Lovell (nee Thompson), 87 of Elyria, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024. She was a long-time member of Broadway Assembly Church, and loved to read and do word search puzzles.

Shirley is survived by her children, Stan Wilshire (Lori), Les Wilshire (Judy), James Lovell, and Kelly Holcomb; five grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and her sister, Jane Payne.

Shirley was...

Michael J. Thompson

Michael J. Thompson

Mar 6, 2024

Michael J. Thompson, Sr, 67 of Lorain, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. Michael loved his family and will be greatly missed by them.

Michael is survived by his loving children, Michael Thompson, Jr., Christie Mosley, and Mia Thompson; grandchildren, Angel, Kalei, Ashley, and Jacee; siblings, Mark Thompson, and Michelle Ward;  several nieces...

Louise A. Wasily

Louise A. Wasily

Mar 5, 2024

Louise A. Wasily (nee Geringer), 77 of Huron, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Lorain, Ohio. She worked as a beautician for over 50 years and simply loved caring for her clients. She was a selfless, caring, and generous lady who always put others before herself. Louise loved living by the water and taking care of her cats....

Ramon A Rivera Sr.

Ramon A Rivera Sr.

Mar 2, 2024

Ramon “Ray” Rivera Sr., born on May 2, 1955, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, Ohio, peacefully passed away on March 2, 2024. He leaves behind a legacy of love and dedication. Ramon graduated from Southview High School in 1973. 

Ramon is survived by his beloved wife, Judy Rivera and his children; son, Ramon Rivera Jr., and stepsons, Matthew Gatchell and...

Ronald O. Haney

Ronald O. Haney

Feb 29, 2024

Our darling Ronald Haney tragically left us on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at age 79. He was born on June 25, 1944 in Stockbridge, Michigan to Orville Haney and Dorothy Haney (nee Slane).

After high school, Ronald attended Jackson Community College and later worked as a Movie Theater Manager after working his way up from projectionist, stage hand setting up shows,...

Barbara Louise Francisco

Barbara Louise Francisco

Feb 27, 2024

Barbara L. Francisco (nee Kezmarski), 74 of Elyria passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from complications of various health issues. She was a lady who had beautiful handwriting and enjoyed writing letters, a lost art today. Barb loved flowers, cooking, and sharing with her family and neighbors and friends. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Barbara...

Carmelo Alvarez

Carmelo Alvarez

Feb 24, 2024

Carmelo Ramos Alvarez passed away peacefully on February 24,2024.  Carmelo is survived by his beloved  wife, Carmen (Nieves) Alvarez; sons, Israel and Hiram Alvarez; seven grandchildren; sister, Illia (Alvarez) Gomez, and husband, Saturnino Gomez; brother, David Alvarez, and Susan (Law) Alvarez; and many nieces and nephews.



Carmelo was born in Camuy Puerto Rico, and raised in Lorain. He loved to make...

Jason A Richardson

Jason A Richardson

Feb 18, 2024

Jason Adam "Jaws" Richardson was born June 23, 1975 to Billy and Orpha Richardson. He passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 48 on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at his home in Rocky River. 

Jason is survived by his only son, Colin Richardson, and longtime girlfriend of 14 years, Monique Franceschi.

Being a product of the mid 70s, Star Wars, Godzilla,...

Kathleen A Bering

Kathleen A Bering

Feb 15, 2024

Kathleen A. Bering, 72 of Vermilion, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2024. She used to love to go boating, and also enjoyed cooking with her late husband, Steve. Kathy also had a great passion for gardening, especially growing flowers, and she loved all her pets. Above everything else, Kathleen’s family was paramount to her. She will be greatly...

Mark Robert Ulrich

Mark Robert Ulrich

Feb 14, 2024

Mark Robert Ulrich, 60 of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 14, 2024. He was an avid Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks fan. He also loved slot car and NASCAR racing.

Mark is survived by his son, Tommy; mother, Mary Langford (Kenny); sister, Robin Ulrich; brother, Rudi Ulrich; step brothers, Dwain Langford (Kelly), Stan Langford (Shelley), and Daniel Langford;...

Wanda Lee Robins

Wanda Lee Robins

Feb 9, 2024

Wanda Lee Robins, 66, of LaGrange, OH, passed away on February 9, 2024. Wanda was born September 27, 1957 to Carlisle Wayne Robins and Bessie "Betsy" Irene Robins (nee Faux) in Johnstown, PA. She graduated from West Technical High School in Cleveland, OH in 1975. After graduation, she married Philip Lawrence Sedlak and had two sons, Scott Paul Sedlak and...

Deanna Mae Kessler

Deanna Mae Kessler

Feb 8, 2024

Deanna May Kessler, age 80, died Thursday February 8, 2024, at Renaissance of Richfield. She was born December 22, 1943, in Buffalo New York to Ed and Mary (Moffet) Helmbrecht.

Deanna enjoyed pottery and bowling. She was previously employed at H&R Block, helping customers file their taxes, for which she received a 10-year pin.

Deanna is survived by her husband of 52...

Darryl Wayne Easley

Darryl Wayne Easley

Feb 5, 2024

Darryl Easley, age 45 of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly in his home on February 5th, 2024.

Darryl was born January 20th, 1979, in Elyria, Ohio to Brenda (Easley) Gilbert and Darryl Horton . Darryl spent his life in Elyria, raised by his mother Brenda and stepfather Gene. Later in life he met his best friend and mother of his three children,...

Tyra L. Hayes

Tyra L. Hayes

Feb 3, 2024

Tyra L. Hayes (nee Justice), 52 of Lorain passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Saturday, February 3, 2024. She was a loving mother of three. Tyra was a diehard fan of the Halloween franchise, the Wizard of Oz, the Breakfast Club, Holly Oaks, and Cobra Kai. She loved pizza and Coke or Pepsi, playing board games and Bingo, and...

Ira Maggard Sr.

Ira Maggard Sr.

Jan 31, 2024

Ira Maggard, Sr., 92 of Lorain passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict from 1953-1955. Ira retired from US Steel after 35 years. He was quite the jokester and was the king of Dad jokes. He loved working on cars and walking with the love of his life, his late...

David A Woodrum

David A Woodrum

Jan 21, 2024

David A. Woodrum, 74 of Lorain. David’s 4 month fight with stage 4 lung cancer ended peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at his home with his daughters and grandson Hartford II by his side. He was born on September 20, 1949 in Wyden, West Virginia to Charles and Phyllis (Sutton) Woodrum. In 1951 his family moved to Grafton, Ohio,...

Love D Walker

Love D Walker

Jan 12, 2024

Archbishop Love D. Walker, 86, of Oberlin, a lifelong member of The Almighty Church, answered our Lord’s call to come home on January 12, 2024, surrounded by his adoring family. He was born on the 2nd of May 1937 in Girard, Ohio. He was a self-employed long-haul truck driver, operating under “Love Express”, supporting his wife of 65 years, Calvesta...

Freda M. Thompson

Freda M. Thompson

Jan 12, 2024

Freda M. Thompson, 87, of Elyria, Ohio, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Friday, January 12, 2024 after a short illness.  She was born to Clawson and Ethel Underwood in Huntersville, WV on February 11, 1936, and attended and graduated from Marlinton High School in 1954.

Freda is survived by her sons, Earl Thompson of Utah and...

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