All Obituaries

     Nereida Cortes, 63, (nee Gonzalez-Rosario) passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Regency Hospital - Cleveland West following a long illness.      Nereida was born in Lorain on June 11, 1958, the daughter of the late Efrain and Sara (Rosario) Gonzalez. She was a graduate of Lorain High School in the class of 1976, and Lorain County Community College with an Associate Degree in Early Education in 1978.      She was a member of...

      Beth Frankel (nee Rehm), formerly of Lorain died in her home in Mesa, Arizona on October 10, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 86 years old.      She is survived by Lisa Sandler and Drew Frankel and three grandsons, Reid and Austin Sandler and Jared Frankel, in addition to numerous friends. She was cared for in recent years by friends Kodi Paull-Watkins and Cindy Bond, both of Mesa, Arizona.      Beth was preceded in death by her...

Kimberly Dawn Slone, 63, of Lorain passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 at her home following a brief illness. Ms. Slone was born in Lorain on July 5, 1958, the daughter of the late Elbert and Gloria Hope (nee Chapman) Slone. She was a former member of Christian Life Church. She had attended Lorain High School and graduated from Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Currently she was a  homemaker. She had worked as an attendant with the Clark Gas Station. She throughly enjoyed...

On September 26, 2021, Virginia (Light) Krieg succumbed after a brief struggle with Covid while in the care of New Life Hospice. Virginia was born on November 7, 1932 in Sheffield Lake, Ohio, graduating with the Brookside High School class of 1949 where she was the lead majorette for the Brookside High School marching band.. She married Harvey Krieg in 1952, moving to Lorain where they raised their family. In 1983 she and her husband moved to Elyria, where they resided until the early...

Lillian Gottlieb, 101, (nee Brown) of Lorain passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Life care Center of Elyria following a brief illness. Mrs. Gottlieb was born in Cleveland on August 31, 1920, the daughter of the late Herman and Helen (nee Kahn) Brown. She was a beloved and respected lifetime member of Agudath B'Nai Israel Synagogue in Lorain. She was a member of the ABI Sisterhood and Hadassah.  Mrs. Gottlieb retired from US Steel in Lorain: working in the personnel...

     William J. Kretovics, Jr., 72, of Sheffield Village passed away at his home on September 19, 2021 following a brave, well fought, battle with cancer.      Bill was born in Lorain on March 23, 1949, the son of the late William J. (Sr.) and Elise (Broadfoot) Kretovics. A lifelong resident of the area, he graduated from Lorain High School in the class of 1967 and attended both Kent State University and Lorain Community College.      During his...

     Eleanor L. Kramer, 89, (nee Bracken) passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain following a brief illness.       Mrs. Kramer was born in Ebensburg, PA on April 14, 1932, the daughter of the late Harry and Kathryn (nee Lancey) Bracken.      She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lorain.  She was retired as a custodian for the Lorain City Schools for 33 years. She loved playing...

      Kathleen M. (nee Camera) Weston, 74, of Elyria passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at her home following a lingering illness.      Mrs. Weston was born in Lorain on September 30, 1946, the daughter of the late James E. and Cecelia M. (nee Reed) Camera. She was a graduate of Clearview High School in the Class of 1964.      She was a member of Church of St. Peter Catholic Church in Lorain. She was a homemaker      She...

    Danford (Dan) B. Ault, 76, of Westlake formerly of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 in the Mercy New Life Hospice Center in Lorain following a short illness.      Mr. Ault was born in St. Clairsville on September 4, 1945, the son of the late John D. and Frances I.  (nee Bigley) Ault. He was a graduate of Lorain High School in 1963 and Western Reserve University in 1967 with a B.A. in chemistry.      He was a member of Lorain...

Roger H. Fye, 76, of Lorain passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at his home following a long illness. Mr. Fye was born in Clarion, PA on February 4, 1945, the son of the late Albert S. Fye and Alda (nee Carson) Fye Shick. He was a retired furnace maintenance worker with the Tappan Corporation. Roger is survived by his wife of 33 years Leona (nee Canter) Fye,  daughters Alda (Steve) Carter of Vermilion, Tammy Woolf of LaGrange,   Kathy (David) Kisner of Lorain, Megan Fye...