All Obituaries

Mark S. Hopkins, 66, a lifelong resident of Lorain County, passed away following a short illness at his residence, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. He was born April 27, 1957, in Lakewood. Mark enjoyed reading, paranormal TV shows, and hanging out with the Road Bums. He is survived by his two children, Shannon Pitorak (James), and Mark Rule (Joy); four grandchildren, Arthur Trenton, Zara Trenton, Allison Pitorak, and Andrew Pitorak; his sister-in-law, Emma; and his three nieces. Mark was...

Pamela K. Stultz (nee Herbert), 70, of North Ridgeville, rode a comet to be with The Lord in Glory on the day of the solar eclipse, April 8, 2024, at Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights.  She was born in Cleveland on April 20, 1953.  Pam had resided in North Ridgeville for most of her life and was a graduate of North Ridgeville High School.  She worked in the banking industry and started out as a teller at Lorain County Bank. She held several positions over...

Joe Jarrell, 87, a long time resident of North Ridgeville, passed away following a lengthy illness at his residence on Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was born December 19, 1936, in Logan, West Virginia and Joe was a graduate of Logan High School. He worked for General Motors as a lineman for 36 years before retiring. Joe was a member of Faith Baptist Temple, and enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, and old cars.  He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Blanche Jarrell (nee Tabor);...

Christopher D. Seman, 51, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Wednesday March20, 2024 at St. John’s Medical Center in Westlake following a short illness.  Chris was born January 9, 1973 in Cleveland and he was a life-long resident of North Ridgeville.  He attended St. Peter Elementary School in North Ridgeville and was a 1991 graduate of North Ridgeville High School.  Chris was a veteran and served in the US Navy from 1991-1998 and worked as a Plane Captain.  For 24...

Ted D. “Theo” Kruse, 69, of North Ridgeville, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 17, 2024. He was born November 27, 1954, in Cleveland. Theo was an admirer of old cars, particularly the Ford Mustang. He was fortunate in his life to own several and enjoyed his time in the garage fixing them up. He was also a proud boat owner and spent several summers at the Cedar Point Marina where he made many great friends and earned the nickname, Captain. Theo leaves behind his...

  Elsie M. Petitt (nee Mack), 92, of Eaton Township, went home to be with the Lord, at her residence on Tuesday March 12, 2024, following a short illness.  She was born on February 13, 1932 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and resided in Cleveland before moving to Eaton Township 50 years ago.  She worked for over 20 years at Industrial Plastics in Valley City, and prior to that she worked in the sewing department at the Joseph and Feiss Company in Cleveland.  She loved...

  Doris E. Stec (nee Mitchell), 93, passed away Friday March 8, 2024 at Paramount Senior Living in Middleburg Heights.  She was born March 15, 1930 in Emeigh, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Clymer Pennsylvania High School. Mrs. Stec had resided in North Ridgeville for many years and previously lived in Cleveland.  She was a homemaker and also worked in customer service at the former Fisher’s Big Wheel store in North Ridgeville.  She enjoyed cooking and...

Diane M. Kisner (nee Scarvelli), 61, of Lorain, passed away Sunday March 3, 2024 at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville.  She was born on August 17, 1962 in Lorain. Diane was a life-long resident of Lorain County, formerly living in Sheffield Lake and North Ridgeville.  She is survived by: her sister, Betty Spak of Lorain; six brothers, John Scarvelli Jr. (Sara) of Lorain, Dan Scarvelli (Lisa) and Jim Scarvelli (Patty), both of Elyria, Kurt Scarvelli of Strongsville, Tim...

Douglas Joe Davis, 73, of North Ridgeville, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday February 27, 2024 at O’Neill Healthcare in Bay Village, following a long illness.  He was born June 21, 1950 in Ironton, Ohio, and was a resident of North Ridgeville for 12 years.  Mr. Davis was a veteran and served in the US Navy from 1968-1974.  While in the Navy, he worked as an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Henley.  In 1979 he received his associate’s degree in...

It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of Mary Margaret Dustin. Mary was born in Cleveland Ohio and lived a happy and full life with her one true love Miles Dustin. She raised three happy and grateful children. She had 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Mary passed away without pain early on Monday morning, February 26th, 2024. Mary was a gifted teacher with a love for music. She taught piano lessons at her home, skillfully playing her grand piano—a...