All Obituaries

    Helen Byers (nee Seles), 84, of North Ridgeville, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2018 at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville.  She was born in Bradley, Ohio on March 3, 1934.  She had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1968.  Mrs. Byers was a registered nurse and received her nurses training at the School of Nursing in Steubenville, Ohio.  She also received her BSN from the University of Akron and completed many credit hours towards...

    Mary Jane Dreger (nee Brown), 80, of North Ridgeville, passed away at home on Tuesday October 30, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. She was born  on March 6, 1938 in North Ridgeville.  She was a life-long resident of North Ridgeville and was a 1956 graduate of North Ridgeville High School.  Mary Jane also graduated from the M. B. Johnson School of Nursing in Elyria in 1959 as a registered nurse.  She worked as a nurse for many years and retired from...

      Jerry D. Turner, 58, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday October 29, 2018.  He was born in Berea on January 14, 1960 and was a lifelong resident of Lorain County.  Jerry was a 1978 graduate of North Ridgeville High School.  He was an industrial salesman for many years and retired in 2015 because of health issues.  Jerry was a man of God and was a member of Christian Unity Church in Grafton.  He was also a family man...

    Donna M. Sievers (nee Rodgers), 80, of North Ridgeville, passed away peacefully on Friday October 26, 2018 at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake.  She was born July 23, 1938 in Cleveland and was a graduate of Lincoln West High School in Cleveland. She had been a resident of North Ridgeville for 30 years. Donna formerly worked at Union Commerce Bank in Cleveland, the Holiday Inn in Richfield and at the dry cleaner located in Rini’s Plaza in North...

Georgia C. Deskins (nee Fox), 76, of North Ridgeville, passed away October 21, 2018 at her residence.  She was born February 9, 1942 in Parrotsville, Tennessee.  Mrs. Deskins had been a resident of North Ridgeville for many years.  She was a homemaker and worked with her brother in a family business.  Mrs. Deskins enjoyed yard work, sewing and spending time with her family (especially her grandchildren!).  Georgia Deskins is survived by; one daughter, Cindy Bush...

Betty Jane Houston (nee Freed), 87, passed away Saturday October 20, 2018 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange.  She was born January 17, 1931 in Oberlin and lived in Lorain County for most of her life.  Betty was retired and formerly worked at several area nursing homes as a nurses aid and in housekeeping.  She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles and gardening.  Betty is survived by; three daughters, B. J. Shick of Wakeman, Susan Mitchell of Cleveland and Ann Curry of...

Betty J. Hogan (nee Robinson), 95, of Elyria, passed away at her residence on October 18, 2018. Betty was born on March 16, 1923 in Cleveland Ohio. She was a long time resident of Elyria, where she ran her own floral company, Flowers by Betty. She graduated from Etna High School in Etna, PA in 1941 and attended a floral design school afterwards. Betty enjoyed crafts, and music. She sang in the choir at First Congressional UCC in North Ridgeville, and was also part of the Woman’s...

      Karen L. Kopp “MoMo” (nee Gibson), of Lorain, passed away at her residence on September 21, 2018 following a courageously fought battle with cancer.  Karen was born on October 13, 1949 in Newport, Rhode Island and resided in Lorain County for many years. She formerly worked as a clerk at the Nickles Bakery Store in Lorain.  She enjoyed playing bingo, gambling, going to garage sales and doing crafts.  Karen Kopp is survived by; a daughter,...

Timothy P. “Tim” Bascue, 39, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on September 15, 2018.  Tim was born on December 3, 1978 in Suitland, Maryland, and lived most of his life in Lorain County.  He was employed at Moore’s Masonry in Elyria where he worked as a stone mason and did brick and block work.  He formerly worked at Bob Evans Restaurant in Elyria and at Logos Stone Company in Amherst.  He was a member of AA.  Tim was a...

    Marilyn J. “Mickey” Hall (nee Mayer), 86, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday September 13, 2018 at her residence, following a long illness.  She was born on May 25, 1932 in Fostoria, Ohio and resided in North Olmsted for 44 years before moving to North Ridgeville 16 years ago.  She was a 1954 graduate of Ohio Northern University where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy.  She worked as a pharmacist and was retired from...