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Jason S. Shaffer, 81, Retired inspector for Ford Motor Corp
Jason S. Shaffer, 81 of Lorain died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a long illness.
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Albert Casmir Staskiews, 89, Honorably discharged in 1945
Albert Casmir Staskiews, 89, of Lorain, died Sunday October 21st at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain following a brief illness.
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Lorraine E. Poltrone, 82, Lorain County Deputy Sheriff Matron
Lorraine E. Poltrone (nee Buksar), 82 of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at her home, following a short illness.
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Albert J. Bodmann, 90, Graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1935
Albert J. Bodmann, 90 of Lorain, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in Golden Acres Lorain County Home following a lengthy illness.
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Louise E. Rotuno Jr., 49, Enjoyed Camping & Sports
Louis E. Rotuno, Jr., 49 of Lorain, died Sunday, October 21, 2007 in Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness.
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Franklin Paul Shenk, 92, Quick Wit and Love of a Good Joke
Franklin Paul Shenk, age 92, of Avon, Ohio, and formerly of Richland, Pa., passed away Sunday, October 21, 2007, at The Gardens of French Creek Assisted Living facility in Avon.
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Margaret P. "Peggy" Neal, 87, Sigma Phi Sorority
Margaret P. “Peggy” Neal, (nee Painter), age 87, of Lorain, died Friday October 12, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Avon following a brief illness.
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Mark L. Maxwell, 49, Worked at Bureau of Worker's Comp
Mark L. Maxwell, 49, of Lorain, died Saturday October 20, 2007 in the emergency room at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain after suffering an apparent heart attack at home.
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Frederick M. Rock, 76, Centel Retiree
Fred Rock, 76, of Lorain, died Saturday October 20, 2007 at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain after a long illness.
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Ruth Blankenship, 82, Veteran of the US Army
Ruth Blankenship, 82, (nee James) of Amherst, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness.
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Becky Butcher, 51, Enjoyed riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles
Becky Butcher (nee Tolson) 51 of Lorain, died Monday, October 15, 2007 in Saint John West Shore Hospital in Westlake following an lengthy illness.
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Thelma Lee Smith, 86, Participated with the Girls Auxiliary
Thelma Lee Smith (nee Whitehorn), 86 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born February 18, 1921 in Covington, TN.
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Larry Ray Epling, 58, Veteran of the United States Marine Corp
Larry Ray Epling, 58 of Vermilion, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at his home following a sudden illness.
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William D. Young, Sr., 83, # 4 Seamless Mill Retiree
William D. Young, Sr., age 83, of Lorain, died Thursday October 11, 2007 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a brief illness.
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Christine M. Sekelsky, 89, Worked in Supply Department at St. Joseph
Christine M. Sekelsky, 89, of Lorain, died Tuesday October 9, 2007 in the emergency room at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain after a sudden illness.
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