Raymond D. Lavish of Amherst passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 26, 1923 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna (nee Fedor) Lavish. He attended Lorain High School. Raymond enlisted with the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1947. While serving [...]

 John F. Withum, Jr., 72, and a resident of Amherst, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, June 16, 2013, after a courageous battle against cancer. Jack was born May 7, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. [...]

Barbara M. Sayers (nee Carman), 78, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake, following a brief illness. She was born June 18, 1934 in Cleveland and was a Elyria resident for most of her life. Barbara worked as a computer specialist at the Reynolds and Reynolds [...]

Margaret J. Borchert (nee Hrnchar), 83, of Eaton Township, passed away at her residence Monday, June 17, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by the Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.

Frances M. Forgacs (nee Huhra), 93, of Wellington and formerly of Sheffield Village, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Elms Retirement Village in Wellington, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lorain on January 29, 1920 and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Frances was a long time member of [...]

Roger W. Evert, 62, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his residence. Roger was born March 11, 1951 in Cleveland and grew up in Strongsville. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Roger was the owner/operator of Evert Excavating in Grafton, which he founded in 1989. He also formerly owned Evert’s [...]

Leo L. Myers, 91, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at his residence, following a short illness. He was born April 28, 1922 in Grafton and was a life-long resident of Lorain County. He was a 1940 graduate of Grafton High School. Mr. Myers was a veteran and was a sergeant in the [...]

Raymond D. Lavish, of Amherst, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. The Lavish family will receive friends Tuesday, June 18, 2013, from 4 until 8 P.M., in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst. Closing prayers will be said [...]

Mary Spisak (nee Chochol), 88, of Elyria, passed away at her residence Friday, June 14, 2013. She was born in Velka Poloma, Czechoslovakia on January 4, 1925. In 1929 she and her family immigrated to North America, settling in Quebec, Canada. She subsequently came to the United States in 1946. Mary was employed as a [...]

Ralph E. Beebe, 88, dearly loved Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great grandpa passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at home, with his family by his side, after a lengthy illness. A farmer by trade, he enjoyed toiling the land that he loved and working with his farm equipment. He got great pleasure playing checkers and [...]