Obituaries

Dale R. Herwig

Dale R. Herwig was welcomed into Heaven on December 20, 2021.

Dale was born on December 17, 1932 in Quemahoning, Pennsylvania. He resided on his family’s farm until 1946 when he moved to Elyria, Ohio.

Dale married the love of his life Cordilla...

Dallas H. Swearns 

Dallas H. Swearns, Sr., 87 of Sheffield Lake, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. He is survived by his children, Dallas, Jr. (Sandy), Drew (Shelly, deceased), and Dawn Roberts (Ben, deceased); grandchildren, Stacey Mahnke, Michelle Whitler, Nicole Yonkof, Jennifer Spevock, David Swearns, Ronald Swearns, and Samantha Garcia; great grandchildren, Natalee, Isabel,...

Daniel "Danny" C. Francisco

Daniel "Danny" Cole Francisco, 35, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Danny enjoyed helping friends and being with his family. He was a dog lover and liked music, games, and good times. Danny was a lawncare specialist and also was a fan of the NBA, especially Kobe Bryant....

Danny C. Francisco

Danny Cole Francisco, or many knew him as Dan Fran or DFran, was born July 14 th , 1986 and passed away unexpectedly on November 9 th , 2021 at the age of 35.

Danny grew up in Elyria and attended Elyria High...

David A. Janke

David Alan Janke, 49, passed away Saturday, August 21, after a lengthy illness.

Beloved son of Trudy (John) Gollmer; son of David (Noreen) Janke; dear brother of Scott (Angela) Janke; loving uncle of Madelyn Kirkpatrick, Noah, Spencer, Caroline, Isabella Janke; cherished nephew of...

David A. Murrell

David Alfred Murrell passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Joshua Tree Care Center in North Olmsted. David was born in Lorain, Ohio on April 10, 1930 and attended Clearview School in Lorain. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1950, and went to Korea three times on the USS Catamount LSD17 where he...

David Michael Singletery

David Michael Singletery, born on May 15, 1998, passed away unexpectedly on November 12, 2022 of a health issue, at the age of 24. David graduated from Southview High School in 2016 and went on to Ohio Business College for Medical Assistant, where he was very proud to make the Dean’s list. He worked laying floors...

David Ronald O'Neal

David Ronald O’Neal, 57, of Lorain, passed away on November 9, 2021 following a long illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma O’Neal (nee McAtee); father, Gilbert David O’Neal; and brother, Fredrick M. O’Neal.

David is survived by his sisters,...

Dawn Marie Yackly-Stapleton

Dawn Marie Yackly-Stapleton, born on February 11, 1975, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 19, 2022. She will be greatly missed by so many.

She was a loving aunt, great aunt, cousin and a wonderful friend. Her one-of-a-kind attitude, big smile, 80’s hairdo and infectious laugh will...

Deborah Jean Dunlap

Sunrise: July 17, 1954              Sunset: August 26, 2021

Deborah Jean Dunlap, 67 of Lorain passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at her home. She was born July 17, 1954 in Lorain, Ohio and has lived in...

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...

Derwood P. Lilly

Derwood P. Lilly, 54 of Lorain, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, March 22, 2021. He was an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan and enjoyed watching movies. He loved his family, especially his two sons of whom he was very proud.

Derwood is survived by his sons, Nathaniel and Phillip...

Dianne Rae Ally

Dianne Rae Ally (nee Carroll), age 77, passed into peace April 30, 2022 in the arms of her loving family.

Dianne enjoyed her time at Higbees, with Girl Scouts, her stitching group and adored spending time with her beloved grandchildren. Dianne is survived by her loving husband, Tom;...

Dorothy Jean Fields

Dorothy Jean Fields, longtime resident of Elyria, passed away after a long illness on February 21, 2022, at the age of 78.

Dorothy was a devout, committed Jehovah's Witness, very active in her faith and the community. She loved jewelry, knitting and her family. She was a devoted...

Douglas A. Barker

Douglas A. Barker, 80 of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was the hardest working man ever, never missing a day of work in his career. He loved doing many things in life, particularly golfing, fishing, gardening, listening to music, playing poker, shooting pool, doing crossword and Sudoku puzzles, and playing scratch...

Douglas Haynes

Douglas G “Jerry” Haynes, 71 years of age, of Vermilion, passed away on Monday, February 8th, 2021 after a brief illness.

Jerry is survived by his former wife , Kathleen Haynes (Mayer); his children, Terry Douglas Haynes, Andrea Renee (Andrew) Burkey, and Ashley Nicole (William) Campbell; grandchildren, Caeleb Oliver, Liberty Oliver, Scarlett Oliver,...

Eileen M. Gerber

Eileen M. Gerber, born August 19, 1929 to John and Bertha (Bayus) Kosash in Lorain, OH. In 1950, she married Richard A. Gerber and that union produced five children, 10 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. Eileen’s lifelong passion was being a florist.

Eileen is survived by two daughters, Janet...

Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Jeanette Thompson, aged 52, had passed on February 8th, 2021 at approximately 9:30AM due to congestive heart failure caused from her ongoing fight with diabetes. Daughter, mother, and sister to her family, always compassionate and loving in her life. Most of Elizabeth’s life she was a loving housewife. Leaving her partner, Robert Nester, and five children;...

Elmer J. Nixon

Elmer J. Nixon, 57 of Lorain, passed away on September 3, 2021 from complications of Covid-19. He was a US Army Veteran having served in the 101 st Airborne. Elmer’s pride and joy were his two motorcycles that he built – Frankie’s knuckle and his custom Military devoted Road King.

Emogene Copley

Emogene Copley, 94, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday February 21 st at Life Care Center of Elyria, surrounded by her family. She was born November 13, 1928 in Printer, West Virginia to Sewell and Ruby Watts. She graduated from Sherman High School. She married Cecil Copley on November 13 th , 1948 and were married for...