Carl W. Nahorn, 79, Self-taught Carpenter

Mr. Nahorn was born in Lorain, Ohio on May 18, 1928, the son of the late William L. Nahorn and Florence Katherine (nee Neese) Nahorn Nirschel. He lived his entire life in Lorain and was a member of St. John United Church of Christ.

Carl was a generous and loving husband and father, gifted with the ability to make his wife, children and grandchildren feel as if they were the most important people in his life.

He was a skilled self-taught carpenter whose work ethic and ambition were evident at an early age and lasted throughout out his life. By eight years of age he was helping to support his family by delivering hundreds of papers a day, both before and after school, and still at 78 was renovating a house between bouts of chemotherapy. His determination was endless.

At sixteen years of age, Carl the quarterback of his football team, met the love of his life in Janice Golini. The two were married on May 15, 1948 and would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year. Their years of marriage provided a foundation and example for their four children and eight grandchildren, who all found inspiration in their love.

Carl worked for American Ship Building before becoming an independent painting contractor and later retired as the head groundskeeper at George Daniel Field. Yet Carl was not the type of man to sit for long and after retirement took jobs doing maintenance for his church as well as the Christian Temple, Disciples of Christ Church.

Carl is survived by his loving wife Janice (nee Golini) Nahorn, three daughter, Sandie and husband Ted Silver of Winterport, Maine; Carole and husband Tom DeCarlo of Lorain, and Jenny and husband Toby Ramirez of Amherst, as well as his son Bill and wife Diane Nahorn of Amherst, Also fondly remembering him are his eight grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister Shirley Nirschel.

Carl did not wish to have a service but instead asked that his family celebrate the life that he lived. His family would like to acknowledge the care Carl and his family received from the New Life Hospice staff. They suggest any memorial contributions be made to the New Life Hospice , c/o Community Health Partners Foundation, 3700 Kolbe Road, Lorain, Ohio 44053