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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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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 [...]
Salavatore “Sale” Calanni
Salavatore “Sal” Calanni, 70, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Wesleyan Village, following a short illness. He was born in Alcara Li Fusi, Sicily. He had resided the past two years in Elyria having moved from The Villages, Florida. He had previously lived most of his life in North Olmsted. Mr. Calanni [...]
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 [...]
Donald A. Gleisner
Donald A. Gleisner, 81, of Willard, formerly of Lorain, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, following a brief illness. Don, affectionately known as “Bird”, was born in Elyria on August 9, 1930, the son of the late Charles and Mary (nee Gaueman) Gleisner. A 1948 graduate of [...]
Beverly Jane Hurst
Beverly Jane Hurst, 79, of Kensington, Maryland, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012. She was born in Oberlin, on January 16, 1933 to Janie (Burgess) and Alvin Scott, Sr. She was the beloved wife of Charles G. Hurst, Jr.; mother of Chaverly (Larry) Osborne; grandmother of Larry “Trey” and Allantra Osborne. She is survived [...]
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. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Caleb S. Neth
Caleb S. Neth, 78, formerly of Collins, Ohio, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the home of his daughter in North Ridgeville, with whom he had lived for the past year. He was born at home on January 31, 1934 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. He was a 1952 graduate of Rostraver High School. He served [...]
Genevieve “Genny” Shukait
Genevieve “Genny” Shukait (nee Kowalczyk), 84, of Lorain, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 under the loving care of Denise’s Adult Home Care in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 7, 1928 in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, where she was raised and graduated from high school in 1946. In the late 1950′s she [...]
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 [...]
Robert O. “Bob” Wendell
Robert O. “Bob” Wendell, 86, of North Ridgeville, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hospice Care Center at the Renaissance in Olmsted Falls, following a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Bonavere (Bonnie) Mathews
Bonavere (Bonnie) Mathews (nee McKenzie), 64, of Elyria, died at her home, surrounded by her family and friends, Thursday, February 2, 2012. Bonnie was born February 17, 1947, in Frostburg, Maryland, and lived in Elyria for most of her life. She was employed as a telephone operator at EMH Healthcare for 38 years. She was [...]
Laurie Petruzzi
Laurie Petruzzi (Kozdon), 73, of Oldsmar, Florida, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012. Loretta “Laurie” was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Kozdon of Elyria. She was born September 8, 1938, in Elyria and graduated from Elyria High School in 1956. Laurie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was happiest when [...]
Eleanore E. Gede
Eleanore E. (nee Kara) Gede, 83, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, in Naples, Florida. Formally from Elyria, she moved to Naples in 2005 to be closer to her family. Eleanore was born January 12, 1929 in Elyria, the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (nee Biro) Kara. She worked [...]
Joseph J. Simmons
Joseph J. Simmons, 88, a resident of North Olmsted since 1950, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012. The beloved husband of the late Helen A.; loving father of Frank G. (Jacqueline), Jo Ann Simmons, Susan M. Simmons-Madi (Frank), Joseph J., Jr. (Lynn), Michael P. and the late Karen M. Zeiher; loving grandfather of eight; loving [...]