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Otto W. Schanefelt, 84, Maintenance Supervisor
Otto W. Schanefelt, 84, of Lorain passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2001 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a short illness. He was born July 15, 1917 in Cleveland, OH. He moved to Lorain 59 years ago coming from Amherst.
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Joan I. Pruchinski, 56, Enjoyed Playing Bingo
Joan I. Pruchinski, 56, of Harrells, North Carolina and formerly of Lorain, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2001 at the Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born July 31, 1945 in Lorain and lived there until moving to North Carolina 3 years ago.
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Maria S. Garcia, 80, Enjoyed Gardening
Maria S. Garcia (nee Salinas), age 80, of South Amherst, died on Friday, August 10, 2001 at her residence following a lengthy illness.
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Lee G. Ventura, 35, Executive Chef
Lee G. Ventura, 35 of Sheffield Lake, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away, Thursday, August 9th from injuries he sustained in a diving accident on July 23rd.
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Noel R. Knight, 64, Truck Driver
Noel R. Knight, 64 years old, and a resident of Elyria, passed away, August 9 at his home following a brief illness.
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Gregory S. Gdovin, 59, Pressman
Gregory S. Gdovin, age 59, of Westlake, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at his residence while under the care of Hospice of Western Reserve, following a lengthy illness.
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Barbara A. Trifiletti, 62, Avid Reader
Barbara A. Trifiletti (nee Kolanda), age 62, of Lorain, died Wednesday August 8, 2001 at her residence due to unknown natural causes.
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Columbus Bates, 85, Mechanic
Columbus "Lum" Bates, 85, of North Ridgeville and formerly of Sheffield Lake died Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria following a sudden illness.
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Edna Madelyn Swaim, 79, Hostess/Waitress
Edna Madelyn Swaim, 79, of Lorain died Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a brief illness.
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Edna Madelyn Swaim, 79, Enjoyed Bowling
Luke J. Moore
Luke J. Moore, son of Rodney and Lori (nee Lawrence) Moore, Jr., of Elyria was stillborn on Friday, August 3, 2001 at Fairview General Hospital, Cleveland.
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Maria C. "Conce" Irizarry, 75, Enjoyed fishing and her flower garden
Maria C. "Conce" Irizarry (nee Flores), age 75, of Lorain, died on Saturday, August 4, 2001 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland following a brief illness.
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Maxon Hugh Siron, 87, Nordson Corp. Foreman
Maxon Hugh Siron, 87 years of age, and a resident of South Amherst, passed away, Friday evening, August 3, 2001 at Community Health Partners H & S Center, Lorain following a long illness.
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Stella Conry, 86, Enjoyed Spending Time with Grandchildren
Stella Conry (nee Szarek), 86, of Amherst, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2001 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain following a brief illness.
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Theodore W. Malinovsky, 24, Enjoyed Playing Pool
Theodore W. Malinovsky, 24, of Hoover, AAL, formerly of Lorain and Vermilion, died Monday, July 30, 2001 while vacationing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida following a lengthy illness.
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