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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® .
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Lorain County General Health District
9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
(440) 244-3418
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Elyria, Ohio 44035
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Jane Birkbeck Hess
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Jane Birkbeck Hess, 73, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away Tuesday September 30, 2008. Jane was born on June 10, 1935 to Dr. Stanley J. and Mari H. Birkbeck in Elyria.
Jane graduated from Elyria Catholic High School in 1953 and then attended Barry College in Florida. It was there that she became acquainted with Ray Robert Hess USMC, the son of Arthur P. and Ruth M. Hess, family friends from Elyria. After Ray’s discharge from the Marine Corp, the two were married in Elyria on October 8th, 1955. Jane worked in the blood bank at Elyria Memorial Hospital before her marriage and continued there until their son Michael J. was born. Following a move to Hawaii, then returning to Ohio, Ray and Jane relocated to Southern California where Jane worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Ten years later, they settled in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ray and Jane owned and operated the WaterMart Store and Arizona Kid’z in Scottsdale.
Jane was a past choir member and active Sodalist at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
She is survived by her her husband Ray; daughter, Margaret E. Hess, who cared for her during the past several years; sisters, Mary Margaret O’Donnell (Robert) of Elyria, and Dorothy B. Meek (Orville) of Kent, Washington; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by their son, Michael; and sister Barbara White-Graham.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to be made in her honor to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St. Phoenix, AZ 85014 or Elyria Catholic High School Music Department, 725 Gulf Road Elyria, Ohio 44035
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