All Obituaries

John Heywood McBride John H. McBride, 81, of Elyria and formerly of Lorain, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, Ohio. John was born on August 22, 1940 in Lorain, OH. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1958. John married his love, Jeanne L. (nee Watters) McBride, on January 19, 1985. He worked for Consun Food Industries for 25 years as a Regional Grocery Coordinator. John cherished his family, enjoyed investing and...

Valia M. Kerecz Valia M. Kerecz (née Marinucci), age 94, of Lorain, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 5th, 2021. She was born in Lorain, Ohio on May 5th, 1927. She attended Holy Trinity School, Hawthorne Junior High, and graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1944-B. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Matty (Ronald) and Nancy Woltman (Donald); son, Theodore J. Kerecz (Robert Walker); granddaughters, Charity Matty Gangale and Melanie Harlan (Matthew); grandsons,...

Linda DiFrancesco Lorain - Linda DiFrancesco, 59, passed away with her loving family by her side on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, OH. Linda was born on January 11, 1962 in Lorain, OH to her loving parents, Henry S. and Marcia A. (nee Brzezinski) Lewandowski Sr. She was a graduate of Lorain High School, Class of 1980 and she later received her Associate’s degree from LCCC. Linda especially enjoyed her work as manager at McDonald’s and her...

Ronald J. Scott Ronald J. Scott, 73, of Amherst, OH, formerly of Lorain, OH, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, OH. Ronald was born in Amherst, OH on February 3, 1948. He attended Admiral King High School with the Class of 1966 prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1965, serving during Vietnam and he was honorably discharged in 1968, having completed his GED with the Army. Ronald married his love, Rae Ann...

Lorain – Justin Razo, 13, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Lorain, OH.   He was born on October 14, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Lorain, OH.    He was a seventh-grade student at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School. Justin attended Lorain City Schools his entire life. He loved going to school, he loved math, and he would write and illustrate great short stories. He especially enjoyed playing video games and watching videos on...

Clifford Ray “Cliff” “Frog” Peters Clifford Ray Peters, 92, of Lorain, passed away on Sunday, November 14th, 2021 after a short battle with cancer at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain, OH. He was born on September 10, 1929 in Laurel County, KY and he moved to the Amherst/Lorain area in 1953. After a brief stint being a Texaco “Man with the Star” he retired from Sandy’s Trailer Sales in Lorain in 1992. In his retirement he continued to work to stay...

David W. Schumaker David W. Schumaker, 62, of Lorain, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on April 18, 1959 in Lorain, OH. David graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1979. Following High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving honorably from 1979 – 1983. David worked for SBS Transit/First Student as a bus mechanic for 38 years, retiring in 2019. He was a past member of the American Legion and a Life...

Steve G. Lesko Lorain - Steve G. Lesko, 93, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at Ohio Veterans Home at the age of 93. Born in Lorain, OH on August 21, 1928 to Andrew and Anna (nee Martonchik) Lesko. Steve graduated from Lorain High School with the Class of 1946. Steve enlisted in the United States Air Force in November of 1947. He was stationed first at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas and then went to Yokohama Japan and spent most of his time there. He was in the...

Calvin Paul Bobrowski   Lorain - Calvin Paul Bobrowski, 78, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.   Calvin was born on January 5, 1943. He attended Lorain High School with the Class of 1961 and was later inducted with his football team into the Lorain County Football Hall of Fame. He enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps during his senior year of High School on February 2, 1961 serving...

Virginia L. (nee DiPasquale) Moody Amherst – Virginia “Ginny” (nee DiPasquale), 91, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain, OH. She was born on March 7, 1930 in Lorain, OH, graduated from Lorain High School Class of 1948B, and was a long-time resident of Amherst. Virginia was employed as a supervisor for the S.S. Kresge Company following high school before marrying Theodore Moody on March 2, 1957. She loved spending time with her...