Obituaries
Phyllis Wimsatt
Jun 7, 2026
Phyllis Wimsatt (nee Noffsinger) 77 of Elyria, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2026. She grew up in Eastlake, Ohio and graduated from Eastlake North High School in 1967. Before starting her family, she was a hairdresser at JC Penney. She and her husband Donald were active members at St. Jude Catholic Church in Elyria. They used to love vacationing...
Clarabelle "Carrie" Kuhns
May 26, 2026
Clarabelle “Carrie” Kuhns (nee Lowery), 95 of Elyria and formerly of Grafton, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. She was the former owner of Cardi Lanes in Elyria; was enshrined in the Elyria Bowling Association Hall of Hame; and was the Past Director of the Womens Bowling Association. After retiring from the bowling lanes, Carrie did the taxes for...
Sally Kaminski
May 23, 2026
Sally Kaminski (nee Boylan), 85 of North Ridgeville, although she lived the majority of her life in Elyria, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026. She was a 1959 graduate of Elyria High School and then went on to get a Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio Northern University. She was a Medical Technician at Lorain Community Health Partners. Sally was a...
Carolyn Sue White
May 11, 2026
Carolyn Sue (nee Isenhart) White, 80, of Elyria, Ohio passed away at her home surrounded by her family who loved her. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Franklin Lee and Thelma Loretta (nee Roe) Isenhart; two brothers, Bradford and Charles Isenhart; son-in-law, Terrance “Terry” Martinak; and sister-in-law, Karol Isenhart.
Carolyn Sue devoted her life to her family, especially to...
Donald Dellisanti
May 3, 2026
Donald Dellisanti, 73 of Elyria passed away at his home on Sunday, May 3, 2026. He was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School and went on to work as a machinist at Lincoln Electric in Cleveland. He enjoyed making model airplanes like his father and brother did, and more recently enjoyed building other models as well. Don also liked...
Kenneth F Smith
Apr 27, 2026
Kenneth Smith, Elyria resident, passed into peace on Monday, April 27, 2026 at the age of 96. Ken was born June 13, 1929 at Elyria Memorial Hospital, grew up and was raised in Elyria and was the cherished son of Leonard and Marcella Smith.
He worked at Fox Furnace/American Standard, was a foreman at Tappan Electric/Smith Jones, a manager at J&B...
Donald Edward Ward
Apr 1, 2026
Donald Edward Ward (Don, “Papa Don”) was born May 29th, 1952, in Oberlin, Ohio, the eldest child of Ralph and Carolyn “Kay” (nee Perkins) Ward. He was a loving and devoted son, brother, husband, step-father and grandfather. After graduating from Wellington High School he enlisted and served time in the Navy. He then attended Lorain County Community College and Kent...
Arthur J Strother
Mar 29, 2026
Arthur J. Strother, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at home in Lorain, Ohio. He was born on September 19, 1936, in Elyria, Ohio to George Arthur and Marjorie Robin (nee Scott) Strother.
After graduating from Elyria High School in 1954, Arthur joined the Army and proudly served his country with distinction. While working as a second-generation firefighter,...
Mary Ann Pitts
Mar 25, 2026
Mary Ann Pitts (nee Morrow) went home to the Lord on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, at the age of 92, after a long-term illness.
Mary Ann was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 8th, 1933, and lived in Elyria most of her life. She graduated from Holy Name High School in 1951. She then attended Dyke College where she received a...
Robert A Plas
Mar 22, 2026
Robert A Plas, age 90, died peacefully on March 22, 2026 after a short time in hospice at his home in Assisted Living at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville. Born and raised in Avon, Ohio, he lived most of his adult life in Elyria.
He was married to his wife Marilyn for nearly 70 years. He was the father of five,...
Ursuline A. Gezzer
Mar 12, 2026
Ursuline A. Gezzer, better known as Sally to all who knew her, at 105, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Elyria, Ohio. She was born on February 18, 1921, to Ralph and Rose (nee Kasper) Boone in Berea, Ohio.
Sally enjoyed maintaining the church gardens and was an avid quilter. Her giving spirit lent itself to...
Arthur H Sichau
Mar 6, 2026
Arthur Henry Sichau, age 89, passed away surrounded by his loved ones, Friday, March 6, 2026. He was born at home in Cleveland on July 12, 1936 to the late Robert and Natalia (nee Gerdal) Sichau. He was the youngest of seven children; sisters, Martha, Lydia, Ruth; and brothers, Harry, Walter and Reynold.
He attended Kent State University, earning a bachelor’s...
William Robert Earle Jr
Feb 21, 2026
William Robert Earle, Jr. passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 10, 1930 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late William and Leah (nee Huffman) Earle, Sr.
He proudly served in the Navy for four years and received the National Defense Service Medal while stationed at the Naval Air Station in...
Marilyn Anne Manuel
Feb 20, 2026
Marilyn Anne Manuel passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026 at University Hospital Elyria Medical Center in Elyria, Ohio. She was born on May 2, 1948 in Elyria, Ohio to the late Robert and Leona (nee Penora) Bungard, Sr.
She met and fell in love with Ernest Manuel and they enjoyed a beautiful marriage for many years prior to his passing...
Carl Dennis
Feb 13, 2026
Carl E. Dennis, 75 of Elyria, passed away at O’Neill Health Care in North Ridgeville on February 13, 2026. He was retired from InvaCare, where he worked as a machinist for about 30 years. Carl enjoyed watching all the Cleveland sports teams – the Browns, Guardians, and Cavaliers. His greatest joy, however, was spending time with his grandchildren and great...
Joseph E Lamp
Feb 2, 2026
Joseph “Jo-Jo” E. Lamp passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Laverva Geraldine Lamp (née Fischer), and his father, Elton K. Lamp, along with his grandparents, several uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Joe is survived by his beloved partner of more than 30 years, Darlene. He also leaves behind his cherished stepchildren: Brian (Eva) Worcester,...
Jerald Joseph Jurcak
Jan 29, 2026
Jerald Joseph Jurcak, age 88, died on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Brookdale Westlake Village, Westlake, Ohio. He was born October 6, 1937, in Cleveland Hts., Ohio to Stephen and Mary Mae (nee Koska) Jurcak. Jerry was an Eagle Scout in 1952 and went on to graduate from Maple Hts. High School in 1955. He attended Bowling Green State University...
Frank O Thomas Jr
Jan 5, 2026
Frank O. Thomas, Jr., age 83, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, Ohio. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 12, 1942 to Frank O. Thomas, Sr. and Geraldine (nee Ziegler).
After graduating high school, Frank went on to enlist in the Navy where he proudly served on the USS Oglethorpe and received the...
Louise J Huffman
Dec 13, 2025
Louise J. Huffman (nee Hayman) age 99 and 2 months, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was born in McCutchenville, Ohio and lived on the family farm until she was 18. She survived the Great Depression, and supported the war efforts during WWII by working in a factory. In her 40’s she went to school and became an...
Rebecca S Moore
Nov 29, 2025
Rebecca S. Moore, age 78, passed away on Saturday, November 29th, 2025 at Ames Hospice House in Westlake, Ohio. She was born in Tiffin, Ohio on August 24, 1947 to the late Homer and Luella (nee Brickner) Kelbley.
Rebecca is survived by her daughter, Heather (Keith) VanLuit, grandchildren Emily Grace, Jordan, Rachael and Ethan and brother, Michael Kelbley.
She was preceded in...
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