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Rafael A. Badillo, 58, Enjoyed music, fishing and horseback riding
Rafael A. Badillo, age 58, of Miami, Florida, formerly of Lorain, died on Sunday, June 1, 2003 at Franco Nursing Home, Miami, Florida, following a lengthy illness.
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Stephen "Pete" C. Kaczur, 79, U.S. Army Veteran
Stephen "Pete" C. Kaczur 79, of Lorain, died Monday, June 2, 2003 at Community Heath Partners Hospital in Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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Ernest Alex Zsebik, 71, US Army Veteran, life member of AMVETS Post #22 in Vermilion
Ernest Alex Zsebik, 71, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at his home after a two month illness. He was born November 25, 1931 in Casandra, PA and moved to Vermilion in 1977. He had lived in Lorain and California.
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Frances B. Waicak, 82, Enjoyed baking and cooking
Frances B. Waicak (nee Wasil) - 82 of Avon Lake, formerly of Chatham, OH, passed away Sunday, June 1 at Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Facility following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Waicak was born November 12, 1920 in Cleveland and had lived in Avon Lake for 33 years.
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Douglas R. Francis, 66, Enjoyed gardening, fishing, farming, and raising geese
Douglas R. Francis, age 66, of Milan, died suddenly Monday, May 19, 2003 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1936 in Vermilion, Ohio, and had lived in Vermilion and Milan.
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William C. "Bill" Peters, 68, Enjoyed being with his grandchildren, auto racing, and working on cars
William C. "Bill" Peters, age 68, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 30, 2003 at Community Health Partners in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 28, 1935 in Lorain and has been an area resident all of his life.
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William B. Roach Jr., 67, Worked at Nordson Corporation for 26 years
William B. Roach Jr., 67 years of age, and a resident of Henrietta Township, passed away May 30, 2003 at his home following a lengthy illness.
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Marie A. Nemeth, 92, Retired from Lorain Products, former member of St. Peter and St. Ladislaus Churches
Marie A. Nemeth, (nee Bereznay), age 92, of Huber Heights, Ohio, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio, following a short illness. Born February 11, 1911 in Lorain, she lived here most of her life before moving to Huber Heights fifteen years ago.
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Corinne F. Dolbear Young, 101, Received her B.A. in 1924, and was a social worker in Lorain county
Corinne F. (nee France) Dolbear Young, 101 years of age, of Lorain died on Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home in Lorain, Ohio following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Dolbear Young was born on July 24, 1901, in Midvale, Ohio.
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Ida K. Kurtis, 90, Would have celebrated 50 Years of marriage on June 1st
Ida K. Kurtis (nee Kohler), age 90, of Avon died Thursday, May 29, 2003 in Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, following a lengthy illness.
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Mary Emma Grugle, 96, Enjoyed gardening, knitting and ceramics
Mary Emma Grugle (nee Finch) - 96 of Phoenix, AR, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away, Monday May 26 at the Largo Medical Center, Largo FL following as short illness. Mrs. Grugle was born, August 10, 1996 in Yorksire England, had lived in the area from the early 1930's to 1963 and then lived in Phoenix until moving to Largo, FL, one year ago, where she made her home with her daughter.
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Rosemary Smith, 75, Enjoyed playing cards, knitting, crossword puzzles, gardening and reading
Rosemary Smith (nee Holder), 75 of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a one month illness.
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Cleo Bernice Hallows, 82, Family was her life
Cleo Bernice "Bunny" Hallows (Robinson) - 82 of Avon Lake, formerly of Piqua, OH, passed away Thursday, May 29 at St. John West Shore Hospital. Mrs. Hallows was born, January 15, 1921 in Oswego Kansas and had lived in Avon Lake the past 20 years.
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Suzanna Gasper, 86, Dedicated volunteer and avid vegetable gardener
Suzanna Gasper, (nee Popik), age 86, of Lorain, died Wednesday May 28, 2003 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born October 28, 1916 in Coalridge, Ohio and has been a resident of Lorain since 1947 coming from Cleveland.
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Judith M. Kirby, 65, Former artist in both needlework design and painting
Judith M. Kirby (nee Miller) 65 of Avon Lake formerly of Oregon, passed away Thursday, May 29 at her sisters home following a 7 month illness. Judith was born, November 13, 1937 in Parma and had lived most of her life on the West Coast, California and Oregon before moving to Avon Lake 2 years ago.
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