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Lucille Catherine Norton, 84, Loved cats and jigsaw puzzles
Lucille Catherine Norton (nee Fazey), 84 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at her home.
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James I. Mitchell, 84, U.S. Army Veteran and Accomplished Salesman
James I. Mitchell, age 84, of San Dimas, California and of Quincy, Illinois and formerly of Avon Lake, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2003 in San Dimas Community Hospital, San Dimas, California. He was born April 1, 1919 in Lorain, Ohio, the son of George Roy and Elizabeth (nee Schmauch) Mitchell. On July 27, 1947 he married Anne F. (nee Derfiny) in Lorain, Ohio. She preceded him in death on May 9, 1997.
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Karen J. Proctor, 49, Enjoyed crocheting and cooking
Karen J. Proctor, (nee Petroskey), age 49, of Lorain, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 in the Emergency Room at Community Health Partners Hospital, West following a lengthy illness.
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Peter P. Celik, 73, B.F. Goodrich Retiree, enjoyed OSU football
Peter P. Celik, age 73, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation following an extended illness. He was born June 2, 1930 in Lorain and had been a life-long resident of the city.
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Virginia N. Kerr, 91
Virginia N. Kerr, age 91, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, August 1, 2003 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness.
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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.
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Russell Eavenson, 80, Residential carpenter, WWII Veteran
Russell Eavenson, 80, of Vermilion, died Sunday at Wade Park Veterans Administration Center, Cleveland, after a sudden illness
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Joseph James Pauer, 93, Owned Pauer Printing, Rocky River
Joseph James Pauer, 93, of Avon Lake, formerly of Rocky River, passed away, Sunday, August 3, 2003 at St. John West Shore Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Pauer was born, February 28, 1910 in Cleveland and had lived in Avon Lake for over 65 years.
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Norman Robert "Indian" Moyers Sr., 59, Fireman, enjoyed boating
Norman Robert Moyers, Sr., "Indian" 59 years of age, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 4, 2003 at his home after a short illness.
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Anna Carolyn Kincannon, 72, Enjoyed reading and watching TV
Anna Carolyn Kincannon, (nee Snyder), age 72, of Wellington, died on Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Elms Retirement Village, Wellington, following a lengthy illness.
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Kenneth A. Rak, 56, Enjoyed old cars, watching races
Kenneth A. Rak, 56, of Lorain, died Sunday, August 3, 2003 at Fairview Hospital in Fairview Park after a nine-month illness.
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Joseph Rinaldi, 81, President of Rinaldi Builders, Lorain
Joseph Rinaldi, 81, of Huron and formerly of Lorain, died Sunday August 3, 2003 at his home after a three-year illness with cancer.
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June L. Hoffman, 86, Enjoyed ceramics and elephant figurines
June L. Hoffman (nee Sutfin), 86, of Rocky River, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Fairview General Hospital, following a short illness. Mrs. Hoffman was born June 14, 1917 in South Euclid and had lived in Avon Lake since 1964 until moving to Rocky River 5 years ago.
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James Balas, 88, U.S. Steel Retiree
James Balas, 88 years of age, and a resident of Grafton, passed away Friday, August 1, 2003 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a brief illness.
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Jayden Thomas Graves, Stillborn
Jayden Thomas Graves was stillborn Friday August 1, 2003 at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain.
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