All Obituaries

Lillian Pena (nee Gdovin) age 90, a resident of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. Born February 16, 1931 in Lorain to the late Joseph and Anna (nee Jusko) Gdovin, she lived in Lorain until moving to Elyria in 2014.  She graduated in the 1949 B class of Lorain High School.  After 30 years of working as an assembler at the former Lorain Products, she retired in 1996. Lillian was a member...

Martha M. Kowalczyk (nee Lukesic) age 76, of Lorain, passed away June 16, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a sudden illness. Born November 23, 1944 in Lorain, she lived in Lorain her entire life.  Martha attended Lorain High School then transferred to Admiral King High School during her senior year where she was a member of the school’s first graduating class in 1962. Following high school, Martha worked as a beautician and manager of Darla’s Beauty...

Maria G. Ibarra (nee Merito) age 74, of Sheffield Lake, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on May 20, 2021 at Greenbriar Health Center in Parma Heights, Ohio. Born March 20, 1947 to Jose Merito and Maria Luisa (nee Flores) in Michoacán, Mexico, Maria moved to Texas briefly with her husband and then later to the Lorain area in 1969. A devoted Catholic, Maria loved to read the bible daily and pray the rosary as well as listen to worship music.  She regularly...

It is with great sadness that the Beres family announces the passing of Dr. Leslie Ann Prosak-Beres on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Leslie was born on January 7, 1952 in Lorain, Ohio. She grew up in South Lorain and attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (now St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish). She was a proud graduate of St. Mary’s High School and went on to receive all three advanced degrees at Heidelberg College, Bowling Green State University, and the University of Toledo,...

Dior Anthony Price, age 5 months, passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 11, 2021. Surviving are his parents, Robert Price and Dajana Jackson; grandparents Mark Downs Sr., Adreana Jackson, Robert Price Jr. and Julia Thomas as well as many aunts and uncles.  He was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Edward “Eddie” Jackson and Robert Price Sr, as well as his uncle Kevin Price. Funeral services were held Friday, May 21, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. in the Dovin Funeral...

Rosemary Kuhn (nee Bozsoki), age 91 of Elyria, OH, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, OH. Born September 3, 1929 in Lorain, OH, to the late Steven and Julia (nee Szabo) Bozsoki, Rosemary grew up in Lorain and attended Clearview High School.  In 1981 she moved to Elyria.    Rosemary worked at General Motors and later was instrumental in founding Kuhn Ornamental Railing Company (later Kuhn Fabricating) in Lorain in 1951.  She continued to...

Opal Dean Jefferys, age 96, passed away peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by her loved ones on Monday, May 10 at Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake, Ohio. Opal Dean was born in Kingwood, West Virginia to James Harvey and Ora D. Christman on August 2, 1924.  She moved to Elyria Township in 1952 and was a much-loved member of Broadway Assembly Church for 60 years.  She was also a long-time participant in Women’s Ministries and loved to sing hymns.  After working...

Anthony R. “Tony” Bender, age 54, of Lorain, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following COVID complications. A life-long resident of Lorain, Tony was born September 20, 1966 and graduated from Southview High School in 1984.  For 34 years, Tony worked as a stock clerk in the grocery business that began at Fazio’s grocery store in Oakwood Shopping Center then transitioned to Rini Rigo Supermarket.  For the past 28 years he has been...

Shirley A. Solomon (ne Pruchnicki) age 82, of Lorain, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at St. John Medical Center in Westlake, following a sudden illness.A lifelong resident of Lorain, Shirley was born Wednesday, October 12, 1938 to the late Peter and Alma (nee Hall) Pruchnicki.  She attended Clearview High School and was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Lorain.Shirley was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, knitting, crocheting, gardening and crossword puzzles.  She...

Patricia Lee Tinklepaugh, (nee Thomas), age 75, of Lorain, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born September 14, 1945 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she came to Lorain in 1968.  Patricia was a 1963 graduate of Taylor Moosic High School in Pennsylvania. She worked for 15 years as a custodian for Clearview Schools, retiring 8 years ago. Patricia volunteered at the former Community Health Partners Hospital in the Caring Hands...