Lorain High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

.Lorene Wise Bailey was born to George C. and Cora Floyd Wise along with her twin sister Irene on January 11 1921 in Kansas City KS. She departed this life on December 12 2025 at Madison Hospital surrounded by her nieces. At a young age she accepted Christ and was baptized at Lesley Temple CME Churc...

Gloria CloptonRobinson was born on July 2 1953 in Sledge Mississippi to Louise Ganaway and Calvin Clopton. She moved to Fort Wayne in 1968 and graduated from Central High School. She later attended and graduated from Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW. She met the love of her life ...

LouJean Benjamin 81 was born to Albert Wildcat and Nora Frances Pinchie Henry on June 28 1944 in Lewiston. She is an enrolled member of the Umatilla Tribe. LouJean entered into rest on Saturday Nov. 29 2025 surrounded by family. LouJean attended school at Lapwai High School. She then adventured to S...

Delva Sword age 79 of LaGrange passed away Monday January 12 2026 following a long illness. She was born in Oberlin on February 21 1946 and had lived her life in the Lorain County area. She was a Keystone High School graduate and worked 25 years for Formed Metals. She is survived by her son Delmas S...

FRANCIS JUSTIN ZEMGULIS age 80 of Lagrange Ohio entered Heaven on December 5 2025 surrounded by the love of his family. Born on February 17 1945 he lived a life defined by service hard work curiosity faith and a deep and steady devotion to those he loved. Loving husband of 54 years to Barbara Ann de...

James A. Cropp age 84 of Wellington passed away Friday January 9 2026 in the Elms Retirement Village following a 3 year battle with dementia. James was born December 14 1941 in Elyria Memorial Hospital to Edgar Ethel Cropp and was raised in Eaton Township. James is a 1960 graduate of Midview High S...

Joyce Shinsky Pleban, 61, of Northfield, passed away peacefully after a brief illness. She was born March 29, 1964, in Lorain and attended Admiral King High School. Joyce worked...

Gary Wayne Gangluff 72 of Sandusky Ohio passed away on Monday January 12 2026 at UH Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland OH. Gary was born in Sandusky Ohio to the late Clayton and Marie Gangluff. He graduated from Sandusky High School in 1971 and immediately began his career at Lorain Ford Motor Co...

Daniel Hrnchar Jr. 73 of Brighton died Thursday January 8 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Lorain after complications from a surgery for a sudden serious illness. Daniel was born on May 25 1952 to the late Daniel Hrnchar Sr. and Joan Gusky Hrnchar. He graduated in 1970 from Elyria Catholic High School and ...

Sharlene M. Brasee Knapp 89 of Wellington passed away on December 30th 2025 after a brief illness. She was born on October 10 1936 in North Ridgville Ohio. Shar retired as a bus driver from Wellington schools where she also graduated in 1954. She was a member of the Wellington Eagles Auxilary and th...

Helen Irene Willis 98 of Oberlin passed away peacefully on January 2 2026 under the care of Suncrest Hospice at the Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. Born on August 26 1927 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to Helen Irene and Marcellus H. Luck Sr. Irene was a resident of Oberlin since 1970. Irene attended t...

Martha A. Cangemi, 74, of Mansfield passed away, Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Crystal Care Center. She was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, but beat the odds embarking the next three years on what she called “the great adventure”.She was born January 6, 1952 in Cuyahoga Falls to the late An...

Kenneth P. Grieve, 91 of Spencer, Ohio passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Medina following a brief illness.He was born in Litchfield, Ohio on March 20, 1934 to the late Anthony and Veronica (Gehlhausen) Grieve. The family moved to Spencer where he graduated from S...

Pamela Sue Irizarry 69 of Elyria passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 3 2025 at U H Elyria Medical Center with her husband by her side. She was born May 5 1956 in Amherst to Ira and Mary Ash. She graduated in 1974 form Firelands High School. Pam studied nursing at Lorain Community College. S...

Ruth Patricia nee Morrissey Aponte passed away Wednesday October 22 2025 at Mercy Hospital Lorain surrounded by her loving family. She stands in His presence in a restored and healed body. To those we have loved and lost along the way may their memory never fade and may we meet again in a better pla...

Joseph Stankiewicz passed away January 6 2026. He was born on September 11 1957 in Baltimore Maryland. He was a long time Lorain County resident and graduated from Avon High School with the class of 1975. Joe attended Lorain County Community College receiving an Associate Degree in Electronics then ...

Paul R. Myosky Jr. 71 passed away peacefully on Sunday December 21 2025 at the Avenue of North Ridgeville. He was born November 28 1954 in Elyria. Paul graduated from Avon High School in 1973. Paul worked on commercial properties as maintenance before retiring. He enjoyed camping collecting Hot Whee...

Phyllis Fravel 91 years of age passed away at The Village of St. Edwards in Fairlawn Ohio on January 4 2026 after a long and full life. She was born July 1 1934 in Norwalk Ohio and resided in Amherst most of her life. Phyllis attended Lorain High School where she earned the nickname Smiley. She was ...

Susan Lynn Sue Cambarare passed away suddenly at her residence on December 26 2025. She was 74 years old. A native of Lorain Ohio she was born on September 29 1951 to her parents the late Joseph D. and Glenna Jean nee Blackford Cambarare. Susan graduated from Admiral King High School in 1970. Follow...

Roger Beatty age 66 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026. A graduate of Midview High School Roger was a longtime resident of the Grafton and Elyria area. Roger was a man of immense talent and resourcefulness. A skilled machinist by trade he worked for Parker Hannifin AJ Rose DuPont Hy Production S...

Nancy Marie Borer ne Avalos age 67 a longtime resident of Amherst Township passed away peacefully on December 31 2025 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. Nancy was born on August 31 1958 in Lorain Ohio where she was raised. She had made her home in Amherst Township for the past 39 years. A p...

Patricia Ann Randolph Ann 66 a longtime resident of Lorain passed away peacefully at her home on December 31 2025 following a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. Ann was born on April 5 1959 in Amherst and lived in Lorain for the past 15 years. She was a proud graduate of Firelands High Schoo...

Joanne Allsop 69 years of age and a resident of Columbus passed away peacefully on Sunday January 11 following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 19 1956 in Oberlin Ohio and was raised in South Amherst. Joanne was a 1974 graduate of South Amherst High School. In 1978 sh...

John Edward Hauck 61 years of age and a resident of South Amherst passed away Friday January 2 2026 at his home. John was born in Lakewood Ohio on October 24 1964. He grew up in North Olmsted where he attended North Olmsted High School and succeeded in sports particularly football. He was a devoted ...

With his loving wife Jean at his side Malcolm Bemis Thompson quietly passed away Sunday January 11 2026 in his beloved family home built by his parents in 1959 on N. Ridge Rd. in Lorain. Born on January 23 1946 Malcolm grew up on North Ridgesurrounded by loving aunts uncles and cousins who lived nex...

Kimberly Kaye Brennecke 62 wife of Steve Brennecke went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday January 9 2026. Kim was born to Doris Reding and Barton McMaster on February 28 1963. She grew up in Marshalltown Iowa. As a wife she faithfully loved and served her husband Steve for 39 years. As a...

Thomas P. Dunegan age 76 entered into rest Thursday December 18 2025. He was born on January 22 1949 in Spangler Pa.and graduated from St. Marys High School in Lorain Class of 1966. Tom was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving from 19661969. In May of 1976 he joined the Sheffield Village Sheffield Lake Poli...

Anthony T. Selvaggio age 67 entered into rest Wednesday December 10 2025. He was born on July 26 1958 in Lakewood Ohio and graduated from Lakewood High School Class of 1976. He was a carpenter and painter most of his life retiring in 2023. A diehard fan of the Browns and Ohio State University Anthon...

Carol A. Noll age 64 entered into rest Sunday December 28 2025. She was born on April 8 1961 in Elyria Ohio graduated from Elyria Catholic High School Class of 1979 and then attended and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. Carol worked as an engineer at Westinghouse Corp. in Cleveland and l...

Janice "Jan" Anderson nee Arena age 74 entered into rest Sunday January 4 2026. She was born on May 8 1951 in Buffalo New York and has lived in Sheffield Lake and Westlake since 1958. She graduated from Brookside High School Class of 1969 and was the previous owner of Andersons Automotive with her h...