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William M. Blabey, 59, Purple Heart Recipient
William M. “Bill” Blabey, Jr., age 59, of Lorain, died Wednesday Aug. 26th, 2009 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center following a sudden illness.
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Albert S. Janik, 82, Enjoyed Fishing
Albert S. “Al” Janik, age 82, of Elyria Township, died Wednesday Aug. 26th, 2009 at his residence following a brief illness.
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James G. Weston, 67, Avid Golfer
James G. Weston, Jr., 67 of Elyria died Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 at Elyria Memorial Hospital Regional Medical Campus-Elyria following a brief illness.
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Rita L. Mangus, 85, Enjoyed Reading and Gardening
Rita L. Mangus (nee Duffy), 85 of Vermilion, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion.
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Louis W. Wilson, 77, Enjoyed Watching Sporting Events
Louis W. Wilson, 77, of Vermilion, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 at his home, after a brief illness.
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Helen Abookire Rufo-Sofra, 93, Co-Owner of Rufo Hardware
Helen Abookire Rufo-Sofra, age 93, passed away on June 9, 2009 at Island Lake Center in Longwood, Florida following a lengthy illness.
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Marie C. Freda, 68, Avid Supporter of the Family Outreach Center
Marie C. Freda, 68 (nee DiCarlo) of Lorain passed away, unexpectedly Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2009 at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center in Lorain.
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Elvira M. Price, 87, Enjoyed Spending Time with her Family
Elvira M. Price (nee Pagacs), 87, of Lorain, died Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009 at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain after a sudden illness.
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Rosemarie Cowie, 54, Avid Crafter
Rosemarie Cowie (nee Deba), age 54, of Wakeman, died at her residence on Tuesday Aug. 18th, 2009 following a long illness.
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Marcella Potocki, 83, Enjoyed Cooking and Shopping
Marcella Potocki, age 83, of Lorain, died Friday Aug. 14th, 2009 at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain.
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Emma A. Harkey, 89, Enjoyed Watching Birds & Traveling
Emma A. Harkey, 89, (nee Wessely) of Lorain died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 in Anchor Lodge Retirement Village in Lorain, unexpectedly.
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Juan C. Berdiel, 82, Enjoyed Watching Golf
Juan C. Berdiel, age 82 of Lorain, died Monday Aug. 17, 2009 at the home of his daughter. He was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Puerto Rico, and lived most of his life in Lorain.
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Nicholas M. Lengyel, 83, Received Purple Heart
Nicholas M. “Nick” Lengyel, 83, of Lorain, died Thursday Aug. 13, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain.
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Julius Pongracz, 77, Devoted Member of Hungarian Reformed Church
Julius “Juice” Pongracz, 77, of Lorain passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 at Community Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family following a year-long battle with renal cancer.
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Joseph P. Thomas, 90, U.S. Army and Navy Veteran
Joseph P. “Joe” Thomas, 90, of Lorain, passed away Thursday Aug. 13, 2009, one day after celebrating his 90th birthday.
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