All Obituaries

     Camilla Ann Sandanger, 28, of Lorain passed away on June 10, 2019.      Camilla was born in Elyria on January 26, 1991, the daughter of Detlef and Evelyn (nee Harbert) Sandanger, of Norway, who survive.      She moved to Norway when she was 3 yrs old, where she grew up and went to school, studying marketing and working with the elderly and physical challenged people. In her 20’s she moved back to the States where she resided.  ...

Thomas Irvine Gilbert, age 86, of Lorain, Ohio passed to Heaven on May 23rd, 2019 at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK  with his loving family beside him. He will be buried in Lorain, Ohio.      Visitation and Memorial services will be on Monday, June 10th at the Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church. 3015 Meister Rd. Lorain, Ohio  44053. Visitation is at 11am-12:30 pm and the Funeral Memorial Service is at 12:30pm with Reverend Greg Sellers officiating. A...

      Barbara A (nee Barefield) Johnson, 67,  passed away peacefully May 29, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lorain Ohio and lived in both Lorain and Vermilion. Shortly after graduating from Lorain High School, she met and fell in love with her husband, Roger.. They would have celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary in July.       Throughout their marriage she worked as a manager of Lawson’s, a manager of the Century...

     Ruth A. McGillivray, 82, (nee Stacy) of Lorain passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Mercy Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.      Mrs. McGillivray was born in Cambridge, MASS on July 7, 1936, a daughter of Robert and Selina (nee McCauley)  Stacy.      She was a devoted member of the St. Mary Church, which she dearly loved and served as Eucharistic Minister.       Mrs. McGillivray was retired in 2000...

     Jacqueline A. Parsons, age 94, died on May 21, 2019 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, where she had lived for the past three years. Jackie was born on January 7, 1925 in East Liverpool, the daughter of Ralph T. and Grace (nee Quayle) Couch.      On January 9, 1947, she married Charles Alan Parsons of Chester, West Virginia and they moved to Lorain, where they made their home together until Alan's death. Jackie and Alan both worked at Lake Erie Electric...

      Joseph Marelli, Sr., 87, of Avon Lake, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at his home following a long illness.       Mr. Marelli was born in Buffalo, New York on September 13, 1931, the son of the late Michael and Anna (Cipressi) Marelli. He was a graduate Burgard High School in Buffalo, NY.       He attended the Christian Heritage Church in Avon.        Mr. Marelli was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Korean...

     Scott R. Farlow, 61, of Lorain passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Oak Hills Nursing Center in Lorain following a long illness.      Mr. Farlow was born in Bay Village on February 12, 1958. He was a graduate of Lorain High School in 1976 and then earned an associate degree in business administration from Lorain County Community College.      Prior to his illness, he was a chemical operator for B. F. Goodrich in Avon. He enjoyed...

  Donna F. Lydick, 89, (nee Walters) of Lorain passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Amherst Manor Retirement Community following a brief illness.   A Celebration of Life is being planned and will be announced at a later date.   Additional information will be published as it becomes available, also in the Morning Journal.   The Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Cool Home for Funerals is handling the arrangements.  

     Lois J. Repko, 84, (nee Hentges) passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at her home following a long illness.      Mrs. Repko was born in Lorain on December 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Robert & Helen (nee Kiser) Hentges. She was a graduate of Avon Lake High School.      She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lorain.       Mrs. Repko worked as an aide at the former St. Joseph's Hospital in...

     Rebecca J. "Becky" Milota, 72, (nee Jeffords) of Amherst passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Amherst Manor Retirement Community in Amherst following a long illness.      Mrs. Milota was born in Columbus on November 7, 1946, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Evelyn J. (nee Tennihill) Jeffords. She was a graduate of Lorain High School in the class of 1965.      She was a billing and coding clerk with Westlake OB-GYN and...