All Obituaries

Bernice June Todarello (nee Tressel), 94, a resident of St. Mary of the Woods in Avon, formerly of Amherst, OH, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, OH. Bernice was born on December 5, 1923 in Lorain, OH to her loving parents, Joseph J. and Theresa E. (nee Pheffer) Tressel. She was raised in Lorain and she attended Lorain High School. Bernice married her beloved Alfred F. Todarello on September 3, 1947 and they raised three loving children...

Elyria – Jerry McGrady, 44, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at his home in Elyria, OH after a long illness. He was born in Huntington, WV on April 2, 1974, and he was a longtime resident of Lorain County (except for that little blip when he resided in Findley). He enjoyed HAM radio, scary movies, all kinds of music, and spending his free time with his daughter and extended family. Jerry graduated from First Baptist Christian School of Elyria, Class of 1992. Jerry was a...

Fannie “Fran” M. Bradley, 95, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Fran was born on June 11, 1923 in Lorain. She graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1942A. Fran married her beloved husband, Samuel G. Bradley on May 4, 1946. She was a lifelong member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lorain. At the age of 89, Fran retired from retail sales having worked at Higbee’s Department Store at Midway Mall, Lawson’s, Faroh’s Finest Candies, K-Mart in...

Wilbert “Will” Hayes, 76, of Elyria, beloved husband, dad, grandpa and papa, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 surrounded by his family following a brief illness. Wilbert is survived by his wife of 52 years, Inara (nee Townsend); son, Steve; daughter, Julie Hayes (Jeremy Klepek); grandchildren, Ashley Hayes (Michael Brigadier), Steven Hayes, Madison Klepek; great granddaughter, Emma Brigadier; sisters, Evelyn Glover and Mabel Phillips (Jerry); and many nieces and...

Angela “Angie” Marie, 48, of Lorain, passed away following a short illness on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cleveland, OH on June 3, 1970. Angie graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1988. She worked at Mr. Hero’s in Lorain, Lorain County Visitors Bureau in downtown Lorain, May Data Center in Sheffield and American Greetings/PCM in Brooklyn. Angie was a member of the Lorain Columbian Club at the...

Elizabeth “Betty” McGinley, 89, of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at The Abbewood in Elyria, OH. She was born on August 9, 1929 in Altoona, PA. Betty graduated from Altoona High School. She met her beloved Patrick C. McGinley and they were married in 1948. They moved to Lorain, OH where she was a member of St. Anthony of Padua. She worked at Kmart until her retirement in 1997. Betty enjoyed traveling to Las Vegas and Atlantic City with her husband and taking...

Avon – James “Smitty” Smith, 71, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, OH, surrounded by his loving family. James was born in Cleveland, OH on April 29, 1947. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1971 during the Vietnam War and he was honorably discharged in 1973. He was a kind-hearted, compassionate and caring man. He loved his animals. Smitty was a true hippie at heart. He is survived by his children, Shannon (Michael) Sedivec...

Lorain- Joseph Carmelo Trifiletti, 90, passed away on Wednesday, August 08, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, OH. He was born in Lorain, OH on October 15, 1927 and he graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1945-B. Following graduation, Joseph served in the US Army during the Korean War and he was honorably discharged in 1952. Joe married Dolores (nee: Krek) on May 25, 1963. He worked for the City of Lorain as superintendent of the parks for 40 years. Joseph was a member...

Lorain – Aida L. Munoz, 80, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Mercy New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, OH with her loving family by her side. Aida was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on April 23, 1938. She attended Lorain High School and she was a seamstress at Joseph and Feiss in Lorain for many years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Chapel in Lorain and she enjoyed cooking, cake decorating and dancing.  She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years of marriage,...

Betty (nee Bisbing) Miraldi, 87, of Elyria, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her children. She was born in Allentown, PA on January 17, 1931 and graduated from Elyria High School, Class of 1949. Betty married Aldo Miraldi, DDS., on February 14, 1953. She is survived by her son, John (Kim) Miraldi of Elyria; daughters, Mary (Tom) Ketchesin of Lorain, Paula (Scott) Toth of Ann Arbor, MI, Lisa Dora of St. Petersburg, FL; grandchildren, Kimberly Stewart,...