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Kenneth A. Krafczinski
LORAIN -- Burial service with 
military honors for Kenneth A. Krafczinski, 49, of Lorain, who died May 1, 2005, will be Monday at 1 p.m. in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, Rittman. The Rev. Daniel Bogre, pastor of Fitchville United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Mary Jane Tomcko
ELYRIA -- Mary Jane Tomcko (nee Kazmierczak), 76, of Elyria died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a long illness. She was born in Grafton and lived most of her life in Elyria.
Letty C. Hand
SOUTH AMHERST -- Letty C. Hand (nee Leimbach), 88, of South Amherst, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 13, 1917, in Elyria, and lived in South Amherst for more than 50 years. Mrs. Hand was employed as a assistant cook at Henrietta School and had also worked as a machine operator for 10 years at Hamco Manufacturing, Henrietta. She enjoyed gardening, canning, baking pastries and playing cards and bingo.
Gerald W. Nickles
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. -- Gerald "Jerry" W. Nickles, 66, of Crooked River Ranch, Ore., died Monday, April 24, 2006.
Robert J. McCrann
GOSHEN, N.Y. -- Robert J. McCrann, 71, of Goshen, N.Y., formerly of Elyria, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus, Goshen.
Charlain A. Snider
ELYRIA -- Charlain A. Snider (nee Boddy), 92, of Elyria, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Center Ridge Health Campus, North Ridgeville, following a brief illness.
Emma J. Bushnell, 85, skater, movie actress
AVON -- Emma J. Bushnell (nee Raimondo), 85, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at her daughter Stephanie's home in Avon, following a brief illness. She was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and lived in Manhattan Beach, Calif., for 50 years. She moved to Avon in November 2005.
M. Patricia Fleming
SANDUSKY -- M. Patricia "Pat" Fleming, 80, of Sandusky, died unexpectedly Monday, April 24, 2006, at home. She was born March 18, 1926, in Cleveland. She graduated from Milan High School in 1944 and from Providence School of Nursing as a registered nurse in 1948.
Patrick Lewis Donoughe
FAIRVIEW PARK -- Patrick Lewis Donoughe, 80, of Fairview Park, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006. He was born Aug. 13, 1925, in Altoona, Pa. Donoughe joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, now known as NASA, in 1947. His work with NASA included turbine cooling and nuclear rocket propulsion research and satellite communications experimentation and he directed the staff at NASA's Plum Brook reactor in Sandusky. Donoughe retired from NASA in 1981 but continued working on satellite communication projects for support contractors until 1988. He was author of "Pressure Distributions about Finite Wedges in Bounded and Unbounded Subsonic Streams" and "Nuclear Rocket Systems as an Earth-Satellite Booster." He was involved in community, school and church activities, recorded books on tape for the blind and was an activist on regional transit issues. He was active at St. Joseph Academy and St. Ignatius High School, where he was a past president of the Fathers' Club; and was a member since 1962 and a lector at St. Angela Merici Church, Fairview Park.
Brian Keith Kumpf
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Brian Keith Kumpf, 35, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Vermilion, died Friday, April 21, 2006, in Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital after a long illness with cancer.
Jane Sage
VERMILION -- Jane Sage (nee Maiers), 83, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born March 13, 1923, in Johnsonburg, Pa. She moved to Avon Lake as a child, to Lorain in 1948 and to Vermilion in 1974.
Nancy A. Dusho
LORAIN -- Nancy A. Dusho (nee Strauser), 58, of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain, following a long illness.
John J. Sexstella
LORAIN -- John J. Sexstella, 83, of Lorain, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Kingston of Vermilion, following a lengthy illness.
Anna R. Fischer
AVON -- Anna R. Fischer (nee Futo), 94, of Avon died Friday, Aug. 29, 2003, at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon, following a brief illness.
Anna Bezgatzki
LORAIN -- Anna Bezgatzki (nee Yazek), 75, of Lorain, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, in EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness.
Louis Kordish Jr.
Louis Kordish Jr., 56, North Ridgeville, died Saturday. David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Elizabeth Marie Alexy
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Elizabeth Marie Alexy, 91, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Vermilion, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003.
Keith Hennessee, 21, trucking firm owner
VERMILION -- Keith Henry Hennessee, 21, of Vermilion, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Frederick R. Oswald
VERMILION -- Frederick R. Oswald, 65, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, following a three-week illness.
Arrangements pending
James J. Zadekas, 68, of Lorain, died Thursday. Visitation Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Ave., Lorain. Carolyn Perkins, 78, of Lorain, died Thursday. Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Edwin Charles Kalb
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Edwin Charles Kalb, 70, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Portsmouth, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at Community Health Partners West, Lorain, following a three-year illness.
Rosa Jimenez Morin
CASTALIA -- Rosa Jimenez Morin, 81, of Castalia, died Friday, May 9, 2003, at the Huron Healthcare Center, following a brief illness.
Teresa J. Cogar
LORAIN -- Teresa J. Cogar, 33, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 8, 2003, at her home in Lorain, following a six-year battle with cancer.
Dolores "Dee" Martins
DUBLIN -- Dolores "Dee" Martins, age 72, of Dublin, formerly of Avon Lake, died Jan. 2, 2003. She was born Sept. 4, 1930. She was a graduate of Mt. Sinai School of Nursing and was employed as a registered nurse. She was a longtime member of St. Joseph parish in Avon Lake and recently St. Brigid parish. She enjoyed Lake Erie, books and music. Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Baer of Dublin; son Steven Martins of Pittsburgh; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Jeanette Guilianelli; husband, Arthur; and daughter, Judy. Funeral Mass was Jan. 7, 2003, at St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church, Dublin. The Rev. Jeff Coning and Deacon Frank Iannarino officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to Salvation Army of Lorain County, 2506 Broadway, Lorain 44052.
Homer G. Fisher, 73, retired assembler
ELYRIA -- Homer G. "Whitey" Fisher, 73, of Elyria, died Thursday, May 8, 2003, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness.
Marvin E. Ellsworth, owner of Ellsworth Construction
VERMILION -- Marvin E. Ellsworth, 76, of Vermilion, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a lengthy illness.
Maxine Bellamy
OLENA -- Maxine N. Bellamy, 78, of Olena, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk, following a brief illness.
Donald L. Willison
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Donald L. Willison, 61, of Wheeling, W.Va., formerly of Lorain, died Monday, June 10, 2002.
Clarence R. Null
AVON -- Clarence R. Null, 84, of Avon died at his home following a sudden illness.
