Catherine Szep, 86, Long time Lorain resident
Catherine Szep (nee Lesniewski), age 86, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and long-time resident of Lorain, died Sunday, August 3rd, 2003 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte following a brief illness.Mrs. Szep was born in Lorain on January 15, 1917 and had been a resident of Charlotte for the past twelve years, coming from Lorain.
She was a former parishioner of St. Ladislaus Catholic Church where she was also a member of the St. Ann's Auxiliary and the Blessed Virgin Mary Society.
She is survived by her daughter: Karen Baclawski of Charlotte, sons: Lawrence of Lorain and Anthony J. of Amelia Island, Florida, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Anthony in 1985 and by a son Edward in 2001, her parents, Waclaw and Balbina (nee Slesienski) Lesniewski, sisters: Mary Rice and Stella Kerhin, and brothers John Lesniewski and Vincent Lesner.
Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 p.m. until time of services at 8:00 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway, Lorain. The Reverend Daniel O. Divis, pastor of St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church will officiate. Private burial will take place in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon.
The family suggests memorials in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.