All Obituaries

    Shirley A. Payne (nee Gillispie), 70, of Columbia Station, passed away at her residence on Friday January 15, 2021 following a long illness.  She was born October 30, 1950 in Logan, West Virginia.  Mrs. Payne had been a Lorain County resident for many years and since 2008, she and her husband have been splitting their time between Columbia Station and Meigs County, Ohio.  She was employed as an assembler at The Marsh-Allen Company in Cleveland for 22 years and...

Samantha Marie Scarvelli, 33, of Sheffield lake passed away at her residence on Tuesday January 5, 2021. She was born in Lorain on February 18, 1987. Samantha was a life time resident of Sheffield Lake, and attended Brookside High School. She enjoyed: spending time with her children, playing games with them and taking them to parks, she also enjoyed crossword puzzles. Samantha is survived by: her children, Austin Keiuf, Isabela Scarvelli; her father, Kert R. Scarvelli; and by 3 sibblings,...

Herman “Pop” Eugene Yoder, 76, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord on January 2, 2021, due to complications from Covid-19. He was born on March 3, 1944 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Herman was a veteran of the United States Army Transportation Corps, fighting in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967. He was a hero to everyone who crossed paths with him. He was the beloved Husband of his late Wife, Shirley Ann Yoder; loving father of, Jackie (William) Chesser, Cheryl (Bobby) Jarrett,...

MaryAnn Scarvelli (nee Polaski), 61, a long time resident of Sheffield Lake, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 2, 2021. She was born in Cleveland.  MaryAnn worked in sales at Walmart, and for the Salvation Army in Avon. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sheffield Lake for many years. MaryAnn enjoyed spending time with her family, and watching her children's sporting events. She is survived by: her husband, Kert Scarvelli; 3 children, Rosemarie Scarvelli of...

Mario A "Pio" Riera,92, of Sheffield Village passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 28, 2020. He was born on July 8, 1928 in Havana, Cuba. Mario is survived by: his wife of 63 years, Maria Riera (nee Triana); and by his two children, Maria Fallada, and Alfonso Riera. The family welcomes friends to join them on December 31, 2020 from 11am to 12pm at Faith Baptist Temple 34361 Lorain Rd, North Ridgeville. A private family service will follow.  Pastor...

Debra D. Dial (nee Moore), 64, of Elyria, passed away at her home on Wednesday December 23, 2020. She was born on September 17, 1956 in Oberlin. Debbie grew up in North Ridgeville graduated from North Ridgeville High School. She worked for the Ford Motor Company as a security guard for over 10 years. Debbie enjoyed: collecting mugs and clocks, spending time with her family, and she was an avid lover of Disney and Disney World. She is survived by: 3 children, Terra (Andrew)...

Cheryl L. Noethe (nee Baade), 64, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Sunday December 20, 2020 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. She was born on February 22, 1956 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cheryl is survived by: her husband, Henry Noethe; two daughters, Kimmie Noethe, and Mandy Bishop (Austin); her granddaughter, Layla Bishop; her brother, Brian Baade (Lori); and by her sister-in-law, Ellen Cummings (Phil). She was preceded in death by: her parents, John and Margaret Baade; her sister, Peggy...

    Philip I. Olsen, 77, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord peacefully in his sleep on Saturday December 19, 2020 at his residence.  He was born January 22, 1943 in Howard City, Michigan.  He had resided in Elyria for over 50 years.  Phil was a graduate of Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio, where he received his Bachelors of Science degree.  He began his teaching career in Lapeer, Michigan and also taught in Oberlin. He was also employed by Elyria...

Jane A. Johnson (nee Oskins), 70, passed away peacefully at home with her family in North Ridgeville on Friday December 18, 2020. She was born in West Hamlin, West Virginia on August 13, 1950. Jane graduated from Elyria High School in 1968. Following her graduation, she worked for St. John Medical Center in Westlake in nutrition services. Jane loved animals, she also enjoyed reading mystery and fiction novels, and old black and white tv shows, especially I Love Lucy. She attended Trinity...

        Alda J. “Chick” Wohleber (nee LaLonde), 79, of Grafton, passed away Tuesday December 15, 2020 at The Villa Camillus Nursing Center in Columbia Station following a long illness.  She was born September 27, 1941 in Cleveland.  Mrs. Wohleber had resided in Grafton for 29 years and prior to that she lived in North Ridgeville.  She was a homemaker and a long-time member of St. Peter Catholic Church in North Ridgeville.  Mrs. Wohleber...