All Obituaries

Richard "Rick" McCartney, 69, of Lorain, Ohio, passed into eternity on May 23, 2023, in his home. He was a man of great humility and deep devotion to his family. As a proud Marine through and through, Rick served his country with integrity and unwavering respect for all of creation. Born on April 16, 1954, in Sutton, West Virginia, to Emogean Buckley and Raymond Packar McCartney, Rick attended Lorain High School and went on to work for Harshaw Chemical as a chemical processor, as...

Sally Gene Stauder age 81 went home to be with the Lord on May 6, 2023.  Sally resided at Amherst Manor in Amherst Ohio since 2006.  Sally was born in Sandusky Ohio on December 19, 1941. She became a resident of Lorain Ohio at an early age. Sally graduated from Lorain High School, class of 1960.  She worked at Babcock Insurance as an insurance clerk, Franklin Life as a life insurance saleswoman and a secretarial manager for 14 years. Sally went to LCCC for 2 years and then...

Brandon Christopher Serrano, 31, of Lorain passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Sylvester, Georgia after being struck by an intoxicated driver. Mr. Serrano was born in Elyria, on August 23, 1991, a son of Kimberly A  Bobel of Lorain  and Eliezer Serrano also of Lorain. He was a graduate of Lorain High School and most recently was employed by New Castle Construction Company in Lorain.  Brandon is  survived by a daughter Juliana Serrano, a son Brandon Serrano both...

SARA JANE NORTON Jane Norton, 82, of Lorain, passed away April 6, 2023, with her family by her side. Sara Jane Stocker was born on September 18, 1940, in Lorain, the middle daughter of C. Paul and Beth K. Stocker. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1958 Class B and attended Miami University, receiving her BS in Dietetics in 1962. She started work as a dietitian at Elyria Memorial Hospital and later became a Nutrition Instructor at Lorain County Adult Education and then at LCCC....

     Tyler K. Abbe, 26, of Lorain passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 following a sudden illness.      Mr. Abbe was born in Lorain on August 20, 1996, the son of Beverly Ann ( nee Pullen) Schneider and the late Keith Michael Abbe. He attended Lorain High School.      He had just begun a career as a machine operator at Camaco Lorain Manufacturing Co.      Mr. Abbe loved the out of doors, camping, reading, and watching movies. He...

         Thomas R. (Tommy) Zurinsky, 75 of Vermilion passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at his home following a long illness.          Mr. Zurinsky was born in Lorain on October 2, 1947, the son of the late Alfred T. and Blanche J. (nee Zmitravich) Zurinsky. A lifelong resident of the area, he graduated from Lorain Admiral King High School in the class of 1965.          He is a United States Marine Corp veteran...

Thomas Harvey “Tom” Boyer (age 85) of Lorain, Ohio died on April 1, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born on August 27, 1937 to Carl E. Boyer, Sr. and Beatrice A. (McDonald) Boyer in Akron, Ohio. Tom attended Poland Seminary High School in Poland, Ohio and earned a marketing degree at Kent State University (1960) followed up by his education at the Pittsburg Institute of Mortuary Science (1961). He married his sweetheart since the fifth grade, Jere Lee Taaffe, on February 7,...

     Armen C. Krejci, 68, (nee Pope) passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 27, 2023.      Mrs. Krejci was born in Los Angeles, CA on November 26, 1954, the daughter of the late Paul E. and Zabelle V. (nee Avakian) O'nan Pope , Sr.      She attended Bassett Unified School District. For more than 30 years, she was a self employed craft maker and sales person online through Ebay. She loved to sew, making jewelry, making candles and all...

     On the morning of March 14, 2023, Ferne Judith Gorchester passed away at the age of 93 in Port Charlotte, FL.      Ferne Gorchester was born in Lorain, OH on June 5, 1929. She was the fourth child of Morris and Annette Asch.      Ferne had many hobbies and interests throughout her life. She was very involved with her local JCC where she spent many years teaching swim lessons. Her love of the water carried into her adult life as she split...

    Betty Jane Brady, 95, (nee Bumke) of Lorain passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Kingston of Vermilion following a long illness.      Mrs. Brady was born in Lorain on September 4, 1927, the daughter of the late Louis A. and Helen L. (nee Goetz) Bumke. She was a graduate of Lorain High School, Class of 1945-B.      She had been employed at US Steel in the pension office in charge of processing retirees..      She enjoyed...