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Mary Jane Banas, 62, Head Cashier
Mary Jane Banas, age 62, of Lorain, died Thursday, March 29, 2001 at her residence following an extended illness.
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John E. Javor, 83, WW II Veteran
John E. Javor, 83, of Lorain, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain following a lengthy illness.
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Paul I. Fetter, 65, Operation Engineer
Sheffield Lake - Fetter, Paul I. - 65 of Sheffield Lake, passed away, Monday, March 26, at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, following a brief illness. Mr. Fetter was born, March 6, 1936 in Dennison, OH and came to Sheffield Lake, as a child. He had worked in the construction industry as an Operation Engineer, retiring from Eckenrode Construction in 1999.
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Efharis M. Paradissis, 85, Homemaker
Efharis M. Paradissis, 85 of Lorain died on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at Community Health Partners W in Lorain, OH after a long illness.
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Dorothy M. Faris, 94, Homemaker
Dorothy M. Faris (nee Mcgue) age 94, died on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, following a short illness.
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Cathrine D. Holbrook, 75, Teacher
Catherine D. (nee Marshall) Holbrook, age 75, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Oak Hills Nursing Center, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
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Patricia S. Ginnane, 78, Homemaker
AVON LAKE, OH - Patricia S. Ginnane (nee Stack), 78, of Avon Lake passed away Thursday, March 22, at the Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon following a three month illness. Patricia was born October 16, 1922 in Lorain and moved to Avon Lake nine years ago coming from Bay Village where she resided for thirty years. She was a 1940 graduate of Lorain High School. Mrs. Ginnane was a homemaker and prior to her marriage forty-six years ago she worked as a secretary for National Tube's General Office in Lorain. She was a member of St. Raphael Church, Bay Village, where she volunteered making baptismal bibs and cleaning the church. She enjoyed needlepoint, sewing and reading.
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Jeffrey A. Adams, 43, Painter
Jeffrey A. Adams, age 43, of Lorain, Died on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center, following a lengthy illness.
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Scottie C. Dillon, 86, World War II Veteran
OBERLIN, OH -- Scottie C. Dillon, 86, of Oberlin, passed away Thursday March 22 at his home following a lengthy illness. He moved to Oberlin eight years ago coming from Sheffield Lake where he resided the previous thirty years. Mr. Dillon was born March 25, 1914 in Centralia, Braxton County, West Virginia. He worked in the coalmines until serving as a sharpshooter in the military police of the U.S. Marine Corp. in China at the conclusion of World War II. After moving to Ohio, he worked for 23 years at the Fuehof Trailor Co. in Avon Lake and also 9 years as a security officer at K-Mart Corp. Lorain. He and his wife enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and watching the wildlife in their backyard. He also enjoyed fishing.
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Archie B. Weaver J.R., 84, Enjoyed Woodworking
Archie B. Weaver, Jr., 84, of Lemitar, New Mexico, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away, Tuesday, March 6, 2001, peacefully at his home, following a prolonged illness.
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Eleanore Ruth "Ellie" Paolini, 73, Kind and Generous Lady
Eleanore Ruth "Ellie" Paolini, 73, of Avon Lake passed quietly from this life on the morning of March 19, 2001, due to heart failure.
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Margaret E. DeWitt, 84, Clerk
Margaret E. DeWitt, (nee Christman), 84 of Lorain, died Monday evening, March 19, 2001 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Center, Lorain following a long illness.
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Violet "Bobbie" June Evans, 94, Day Care Attendant
Violet "Bobbie" June Evans (nee Trowbridge) - 94 of Sullivan, OH where she made her home with her daughter, formerly of Avon Lake, passed away at home, Thursday, March 15 following complications of coronary artery decease.
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Ward W. Sherck, 88, Pipefitter
Ward W. Sherck, 88, of Lorain died Saturday, March 17, 2001 at Ohio Extended Care Center, following a brief illness.
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Stanley Zuchowski, 72, Enjoyed Music
Stanley Zuchowski, age 72, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 18, 2001 at Community Health Partners Hospital West, Lorain after a lengthy illness.
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