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The Lorain County General Health District's Vital Statistics Office houses the birth and death records beginning in 1908 to the present. Certificates of births and deaths occurring in all of Lorain County, except for the city of Lorain, are available at the health district.
For your convenience, you can also process online requests through an independent company that the Lorain County General Health District has partnered with to provide you this service - VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website. An additional fee for this service is charged by VitalChek, and all major credit cards are accepted including American Express® , Discover® , MasterCard® and Visa® .
To order birth or death certificates online, click here.
Mail application to:
Lorain County General Health District
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
(440) 244-3418
Call the Lorain County General Health District at:
(440) 322-6367
In person at:
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035



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Josephine Ditirro (nee Ricco), 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, September 6, 2007, at Amherst Manor Nursing Facility, Amherst. She was born May 24, 1929 in Lorain and remained a life long resident.
Ditirro was a clerk at Bazley’s market in Lorain and at the Steve Polansky market in Amherst. She enjoyed cooking and traveling.
Survivors include her son, Richard J. Milasky of Carrollton; sister, Adeline Anthony of Amherst; one grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Rose Ricco; her first husband, Richard Milasky; her second husband, Joseph Ditirro; and her sister, Theresa Scrofano.
Friends may call Sunday, September 9, 2007, from 4 to 8 P.M. at Reidy-Scanlan-Chambers Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway Ave., Lorain, where Prayers will be Monday, September 10, 2007, 9:30 A.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 A.M. at The Church of St. Peter, 3501 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Father Ken Wolnowski, Pastor will officiate. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.
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