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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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Henry M. Banks
Henry M. Banks, 66, of Elyria, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 20, 1945 in Combs, Kentucky. Henry worked as a Tool and Die maker for General Motors for 41 years, first at the Fisher Guide Plant in Elyria, and later in Parma. He was also [...]
Derrick Todd Champe
Derrick Todd Champe, 47, of Cleveland, passed away in his sleep at home Sunday, February 5, 2012. He was born September 3, 1964 in Oberlin. He was a graduate of LCJVS, class of 1982. Derrick served in the U.S. Army and retired as Seargent from the Army Reserves in 1996. He was a Royal Arch [...]
Margaret H. Keller
Margaret H. Keller, 80, of Grafton, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. She was born October 14, 1931 in Springfield, Ohio where she graduated from Springfield High School. She was employed at I. T. & T. Company in Springfield for 40 years and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. [...]
Kerry D. Massey
Kerry D. Massey, 51, died on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at EMH Elyria Medical Center, following a two month illness. Kerry was born on June 5, 1960 in Elyria and lived here most of his life. He was a graduate of Elyria High School with the class of 1978 and a graduate of Ohio Institute [...]
Johnnie P. Shepherd
Johnnie P. Shepherd (nee Payne), 85, of Lorain, departed this life Friday, February 3, 2012 at New Life Hospice of Lorain, following a short illness. She was born in Georgiana, Alabama on May 11, 1926, and graduated from Lomax-Hannon High School in Greenville, Alabama in 1944. Johnnie accepted the Lord at an early age at [...]
Charles W. “Walt” Sturgill, Sr.
Charles W. “Walt” Sturgill, Sr., 83, of Wellington, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born November 28, 1928 in Bruin, Kentucky, and was a Lorain County resident since 1947. Walt worked at U.S. Steel in Lorain for 42 [...]
Millard W. Tribble, Sr.
Millard W. Tribble, Sr., 89, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, following a short illness. He was born December 15, 1922 in Nitro, West Virginia. Millard retired from General Motors as a warehouse clerk. He had attended Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Millard cherished spending time with his family, [...]
Arthur J. Weber
Arthur J. Weber, 76, of Elyria, died at Keystone Point in LaGrange, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria, Ohio.
Robert O. “Bob” Wendell
Robert O. “Bob” Wendell, 86, of North Ridgeville, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at the Hospice Care Center of the Renaissance in Olmsted Falls, following a short illness. He was born in Cambridge, Ohio, and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past 13 years, moving from North Olmsted. He previously lived [...]
Rev. Richard C. White
Rev. Richard C. White, 75, of Elyria, founding and current pastor of the New Haven Baptist Church, established in 1982 in Sheffield Village, went home to be with the Lord on February 6, 2012. He was born in Glady, West Virginia, October 31, 1936 and had been a resident of Elyria for many years. Richard [...]
Harold J. “Jim” Worcester
Harold J. “Jim” Worcester, 80, of Elyria, passed away Monday February 6, 2012 at his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Elyria on June 15, 1931 and had been a lifelong resident. Jim proudly served his Country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a postal carrier for the [...]
Henry M. Banks
Henry M. Banks, 66, of Elyria, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 following a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Busch Funeral Home, Elyria, 440-322-3717.
Fannie K. Charles
Fannie K. Charles passed away peacefully at her apartment in Newport Beach, California on January 31, 2012. Her parents, Sergei and Yedocky Krupski, immigrated to the United States in 1912 because of growing unrest in Russsia. She was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania on September 29, 1916. Her mother wanted to name her Theodocia, but a [...]
Ronald A. Jackson III
Ronald A. Jackson III, “Bear”, “Mr. Miyagi”, 21, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012. He was born in Elyria on January 27, 1991 and was a 2009 graduate of Elyria High School, where he played football and was active in the ROTC program. He was a member of Original Glorious Apostolic Church [...]
Gloria M. Koehn
Gloria M. Koehn (nee DeCaire), 70, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. She was born February 17, 1941 in Amherst and was a LaGrange resident since 1977. Gloria was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Elyria, where she was active in the Ladies Guild. [...]
Kerry D. Massey
Kerry D. Massey, 51, died on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at EMH Elyria Medical Center in Elyria, following a two month illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria, in Wednesday’s paper.
Bruce A. McElroy
Bruce A. McElroy, 56, a lifelong resident of Elyria, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Monday, February 6, 2012, following an illness the past two years. He was born March 5, 1955 in Elyria. Bruce graduated from Elyria High School, inducted in the Hall of Fame with his football team [...]
Donald August Reed, Sr.
Donald August Reed, Sr., 77, of Grafton, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 in EMH Elyria Medical Center, after a sudden illness. He was born August 1, 1934 in Lakewood and lived in Eaton Township most of his life. Mr. Reed was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict as a [...]
Clyde H. Resh
Clyde H. Resh, 88, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at EMH Healthcare in Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born February 8, 1923 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania and was an Elyria resident since 1955. Clyde worked at Elyria Dairies for 32 years, retiring as a route salesman in 1985. He was [...]
Harold E. “Hal” Rogers, Jr.
Harold E. “Hal” Rogers, Jr., 84, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012, at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria, following a brief illness. He was born in Elyria on May 24, 1927, and had been a lifelong resident. Hal proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked [...]
Eldora Mae Straight
Eldora Mae Straight, 84, of Oberlin, passed away suddenly Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born in Ashland on December 9, 1927. She was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ in S. Amherst. She enjoyed embroidery, crossword puzzles, home canning, flea markets and her dogs. She [...]
Charles W. “Walt” Sturgill, Sr.
Charles W. “Walt” Sturgill, Sr., 83, of Wellington, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, in Lorain, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Millard W. Tribble, Sr.
Millard W. Tribble, Sr., 89, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, following a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Harold J. “Jim” Worcester
Harold J. “Jim” Worcester, 80, of Elyria, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his residence, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel of Sheffield Township.
Helen V. Zanders
Helen V. Zanders, 96, of Avon, formerly of Canfield, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. Helen was born January 10, 1916 in Youngstown, daughter of the late Frederick and Julia (Kellner) Schroeder. A homemaker, she attended Old North Church, participated in Dames of Malta, and enjoyed needlework, and crafts. Her [...]