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Harold Russell Lau, 91, WWII Veteran
Harold Russell Lau, 91 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Monday, December 16, 2002 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born April 21, 1911 in Amherst. He has been a lifetime resident of Amherst and since the age of two has lived in the house his father built.
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Katherine Louise Lafferty, 73, Enjoyed traveling, family gatherings, cooking and making candy
Katherine Louise Lafferty, age 73, of Oberlin, passed away Monday December 16, 2002 in the morning at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin following a short illness. She was born Tuesday January 29, 1929 in Marion County, West Virginia and lived in Lorain County since 1950.
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Gloria M. Fernandez, 77, Enjoyed her grandchildren, flowers, gardening, and Spanish soap operas
Gloria M. Fernandez, (nee Manqual), age 77, of Lorain, died Sunday December 15, 2002 at her home following a sudden illness. Born April 7, 1925 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, she lived in Brooklyn, New York before coming to Lorain in 1964.
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John T. Toth, 81, WWII Veteran, enjoyed landscaping, and playing the guitar
John T. Toth, age 81, of Lorain, died on Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center-West, Lorain, following a 5-week illness. He was born on December 6, 1921 in Lorain where he has been a lifelong resident.
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Gregory A. White, 56, U.S. Steel Retiree, and U.S. Army Veteran
Gregory A. White, age 56, of Lorain, died early Saturday December 14, 2002 at the University Hospitals of Cleveland following a brief illness. He was born at Sandusky Memorial Hospital on November 13, 1946 and grew up in Berlin Heights where he worked on his family's farm throughout his childhood. He had been a resident of Lorain since 1967.
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Patricia Ann Gringle, 60, Marine Corp. Veteran
Patricia Ann Gringle, 60, of Lorain passed away Friday December 13, 2002 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a two-year illness. Mrs. Gringle was born August 28, 1942 in Ft. Screven, GA. She had lived in Lorain for 17 years before moving to South Carolina for 17 years, and has resided in Lorain for the past 1 and � years.
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Margaret E. Mason, 75, Enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, and crocheting
Margaret E. Mason (nee Kadash), 75, of Avon Lake passed away Thursday December 12, 2002 at St. John & West Shore Hospital, Westlake following a three-year illness. She was born May 18, 1927 in Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada and moved to Avon Lake in 1987 coming from Avon, where she had resided for 28 years.
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Maggie Warren, 100, Enjoyed Reading and Crocheting
Maggie Warren (nee Terry), 100, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 13, 2002, in Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion, after a 4 year illness.
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Haydon Matthew Bonney, 3 Months
Three month old, Haydon Matthew Bonney died Thursday, December 12, 2002 at his home in Lorain.
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Albert J. Scott, 69, Marine Corp Veteran
Albert J. Scott, 69, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Lorain Community Hospital and Surgical Center, following a Cardiac Event. Mr. Scott was born, August 13, 1933 in Buffalo, New York and has lived in Sheffield Lake for the past 28 years.
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Howard R. Madding Sr., 77, Enjoyed gardening, bird watching, and auto racing
Howard R. Madding Sr. 77, of Elyria, formerly of Ward, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2002 at Avon Oaks Skilled Nursing Facility. Mr. Madding was born, February 18, 1925 in Ward and has lived in the area 55 years.
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Irene Delores Stritzel, 82, Homemaker
Irene Delores Stritzel, age 82, of Eaton Twp. passed away Wednesday evening in Elyria Memorial Hospital R.M.C. after a long illness.
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Eugene A. Sestili, 83, World War II Veteran
Eugene A. Sestili, 83, of Amherst, died Tuesday December 10, 2002 in the critical care unit at Community Health Partners Hospital & Surgical Center in Lorain. He was born November 23, 1919 in Lorain and was a lifelong Amherst/Lorain area resident.
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Mary Jane Thieben, 84, Enjoyed sewing, playing cards, crafts, and traveling
Mary Jane Thieben (nee Lahm) 84 years of age, and a resident of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Amherst Manor Nursing home following a two-month illness.
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Richard C. Doerr, 78, Enjoyed working with the Boy Scouts, and woodworking.
Richard C. Doerr, 78, of Sheffield Lake, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at Community Health Partners Hospital & Surgical Center, Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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