Lorain County Obituaries

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JACKSON, Barnabas  -  The Elyria Republican Newspaper, August 15,1889
Death of Barnabas Jackson
The death of Barney Jackson, as he was familiarly called, in Eaton, last Thursday, was a surprise to a host of citizens who knew him well, because they had not learned of his sudden illness. His wide circle of acquaintance and his activity in business affairs thus brought to a sudden termination, will occasion deep regret among many who were not connected with him by family ties. The following brief reference to his life and character has been furnished us:  Barnabas Jackson was born March 24th,1818, in the town of Monson, State of Maine, and died August 8th, 1889, aged 71 years, 4 months, and 15 days. He was the seventh son of  Joseph and Susannah Jackson, of a family of thirteen children, only two of whom survive him; a brother and a sister. When 18 years of age, he with his father’s family, enduring all the hardships of that early day, moved by wagon to Liverpool, Ohio, and he remained there 17 years. At the age of 28 his father died, leaving upon him the responsibility of caring for his mother and younger brother. In the winter of 1849 he was married to Martha Farnam, of  Portage County,O. In the spring of 1853, he, with his wife and mother, moved to North Eaton,O., their present home, having lived there 36 years. He leaves a wife and seven children, five boys and two girls. Barnabas Jackson was a very active man and of sterling integrity. He had an unyielding will power, and always had a way of getting out of difficulty. There was no such thing as fail with him. He was kind and generous; a free giver to all good enterprises. During the war he was especially active, and gave his time and means whenever it was needed. He was always looked upon as a good counselor and advisor. He was a loving husband and a kind father, and his loss will be felt for many days. The family circle is for the first time broken.  The funeral was very largely attended and perhaps was the largest country funeral ever seen in this neighborhood. The services were conducted by Rev. W.B. Olmstead, and were short, simple, and impressive. The text used was psalm 89:18. The singing was especially good and appropriate.

Submitted by Richard Kurish (no relationship)

JACKSON, James  -  The Oberlin Weekly News August 4, 1887 page 3
North Amherst
James Jackson Sr., age 93, June 26th last, died on Saturday morning at 3:00a.m. Up to 93 years of age he had been hale and hearty, scarcely sick in his long life. The funeral was attended yesterday morning in the M.E. church by a large concourse of people Rev. C.F. English officiating, reading the 90th Palm, so appropriate for such occasions, and taking 1 Thessalonians, 5:5
as his text, an excellent and practical discourse. Mr. Jackson was born in Bennington county, Vermont. He had been a resident of Amherst 58 years, probably the oldest citizen in the township. For 45 years he had been a consistent member of the Methodist Church. He was the father of nine children, five of whom are living. His wife has been dead many years. Mr. Jackson was a
respected citizen, and an upright man. About two month's ago he had a stroke of paralysis and spoke with difficulty thereafter. He passed peacefully away as befitted his life. 

 Ramona Benton

JACKSON,  Margaret nee Whelpley -  The Elyria Constitution Thursday, June 10, 1875
North Amherst
Mrs. Margaret Jackson (nee) Whelpley was born in the state of Vermont, Bennington county in the town of Manchester, on the 27th day of Sept. 1800. She was removed with her parents from her native state to Ohio in 1815, was united in marriage with James Jackson in 1817, with whom she lived with until her death, being 75 years of age, and has been a member of the M.E. church upwards of forty years. She peacefully closed her earthly corners on Thursday, the 3rd day of June at 7:00a.m.  Mrs. Jackson had been a great suffer for upwards of fourteen years, and for eight months before her death was confined in her bed.  Vitality finally failed her and her redeemed spirit, returned unto the God who gave it.  She leaves an aged bereaved husband of 81 years old, and three sons, and two daughters to mourn her loss. The funeral was held last Tuesday at 2:00p.m. at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Lois Field (nee) Jackson, where she has resided for some time past. Rev. McKasey of the M.E. church officiating.  

North Amherst  -  The Elyria Republican Saturday June 12, 1875
 In this village on the 3rd inst. aged 75, Mrs. Margaret Jackson (nee) Whelpley, consort of James Jackson Sen. She was a worth christian, a member of the M.E. church, with which she walked for forty years. For a long time she was unable to leave the house. Her end was peace.  

Ramona Benton

JAMES, Daniel  -  The Elyria Republican Newspaper April 15,1886
Death of a pioneer
Daniel James died at his residence in Russia Township, April 2,1886, aged 69 years and 10 months, after a long and painful illness with cancer of the stomach. He at last sank peacefully to sleep on earth, to rise and greet loved ones gone before, in their homes of light and love, where pain and sorrows are no more. He leaves a wife and six children who will know his mortal presence no more. He was born in Glocester, England, June 23rd, 1816. When thirteen years of age he emigrated with his parents to Canada. In 1833 he moved to Cleveland, where he assisted in erecting the first brick block in the city. In 1842 he married Fanellie Corbin, and moved to Russia Township, Lorain County, where his wife died in 1849. He married Ann Smith in 1851, to whom were born thirteen children, and of that number one son and five daughters are living. He lived on the same farm on which he died, forty-three years, it being dense forest when he purchased it. Mr. James was a member of the I.O.O.F. twenty-five years, by which order he was buried. His desire in life was to do unto others as he wished others to do unto him.
Submitted by Richard Kurish (no relationship)

JASKULSKI,  Frank J.  - 3 Dec 1913 - 19 Jun 1979  -  Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH, dated Wednesday, 20 June 1979, page B-2
Frank Jaskulski, 65, of Lorain, a World War II Army veteran, died in St.  Joseph Hospital Tuesday after a long illness. Mr. Jaskulski was an employee of the Lorain - Cuyahoga Works, U.S. Steel Corp. retiring five years ago. Born in Cleveland, OH, he lived in Lorain for 30 years and was a member of St. Peter Church and the United Polish Club. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth, a daughter, Mrs. Ladislaus (Eva) Torocsik  of Sheffield Lake, two stepchildren, Mrs. Anthony (Sylvia) Hallager, Lorain,  Herbert Eglinski, Avon Lake; 13 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Martha Herrick, Jamestown, PA. A brother, Alex, preceeded him in death.  Friends will be received in the Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home, Lorain, this evening from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday from 2 to 4 pm. Wake services will be conducted there Thursday evening. Services will be Friday at 9:30 am in the funeral home and at 10 am in St. Peter Church. The Rev. Joseph C. Step will officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
  Submitted by Michele Herrick (niece)

JEFFREY, Mary Lucille "Susie  -  (Elyria Chronicle Telegram) Mrs Lucille "Susie" Wasson, 90, of Elyria died Tuesday March 28, 2006 at Center Ridge Nursing Home in North Ridgeville where she had made her home for the past year.
 Born in Homerville on July 20, 1915, she had been a resident of Spencer for many years before moving to Elyria in the early 1960's.  She was a graduate of Homerville High School.  She had been  employed at C.E. Ward of New London for many years embroidering Masonic regalia and also worked out of her home in the embroidery field creating Bowling Shirts and Irish dance outfits.
 She is survived by her daughter Mrs Edwin E. (Carolyn) Knipper of Elyria, 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and a brother Warren D. Jeffery of Michigan.
 She was preceded in death by her husband Fred T. in 1999 and a daughter Nancy L. Provoznik in 2001.  Friends may call Thursday from 6 to 9 at the Parker and Son Funeral Home, 202 E. Main    Street in Spencer, Ohio where services will be conducted at 11:00 on Friday by Mr Daniel Reinke.  Burial will follow in Spencer Cemetery.

JOHNSON, Kenneth C. -  The Morning Journal,  22 May 2006
LORAIN -- Kenneth C. Johnson, 83, of Amherst, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a brief illness.
He was born June 25, 1922, in Lorain and resided there until moving to Amherst in 1969. He was a 1940 graduate of Lorain High School, after which he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.  He was employed at U.S. Steel, Lorain Works, from 1950 to 1985, where he was an instrument repairman. He enjoyed gardening, golfing and bowling. He was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, South Amherst. His former memberships include the United Steelworkers of America Local 1104, Amherst Eagles and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1662, Amherst.  Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Philomena A. (nee Rovere); daughter, Patricia A. Spicker of Cleveland; sons Cassius ''Cash'' of South Amherst and Michael of Cleveland; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister Mary Emma Johnson of Lorian.  He was preceded in death by his son Kenneth in 1982; a granddaughter in 2006; his parents Cassius and Barbara (nee Myers) Johnson; and a brother, Donald Johnson.  Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst. Closing prayers will be at the funeral home Thursday at 9:15 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at Nativity BVM Church, South Amherst. The Rev. Dennis St. Marie, pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Amherst. Military rites will be conducted by the Amherst Veterans military honor guard. 
Leslie RodriguezAug 2007  

JOHNSON, William McKinley  -   The Chronicle-Telegram, 2 August 1947
William McKinley Johnson died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ethel Downs of 397 East Bridge street, Friday at 3:30 p.m. after a lingering illness. He was born February 11, 1893 in Sheffield, and lived in Elyria for 18 years, and was employed in the shipping department of the Pfaudler Co. He was a member of Avon Methodist church and I.O.O.F. Lodge, and served during World War II on the Mexican Border.  He leaves his mother, Mrs. Flora Mae Johnson of this city, and sons Carrol Wm. of Columbus, Max Donald of Elyria, Charles Wallie of East Toledo, James McKinley of Toledo, and Richard H. of Port Columbus O. and daughter Mrs. Gladys Mariye Branon of Oceanside, Calif.; brothers, Theodore Burton Johnson of Wellington, Arthur H. of Greenwich, O., Harry Johnson of Warren, Mich., Harley Johnson of Elyria; and sisters, Mrs. Estella G. Sweet of Rocky River, Mrs. Ethel Downs of Elyria, Wilma Mae Johnson of Columbus,O., and Marion Johnson of Wellington. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren.  Friends may call at the Nichols-Dicken Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ernest Knautz of Avon Methodist church, and the I.O.O.F. lodge officiating. Burial will be in Garfield Cemetery, in Sheffield.
Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007  

JONES, Charles
At his residence on the Gulf Road on Sunday, Dec., 3rd, 1871, one mile from Elyria, after an illness of more than a year, of Consumption, Mr. Charles Jones, a native of England.”
Submitted by Maureen

JONES, Lydia nee Jones
May 22nd, 1876
Lydia, wife of W.A. Jones and daughter of Mr. Seneca and Mrs Clarissa Benjamin, died in this place on Wed, May 10th. She was born in the township of Amherst May 8th, 1846.  Mrs Jones was a woman of good understanding and simplicity of mind, conjoined with marked gentleness, tenderness of disposition and general affability.  Her parents moved to this town when she was 2 years old.  Her father dying when she was in her 6th year....About 10 years ago, she experienced religion and joined the M.E. Church, to which congregation she has been most fondly attached, even being ready and willing to do all that her hands found to do.  She has been a most faithful sunday school teacher and also a member of the choir which place she occupied for many years. 

Maureen

JONES, Virginia, nee SCHMIDKONS  -  (The Morning Journal, 22 June 2005)
ELYRIA -- Virginia M. Jones, 86, of Elyria, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, after complications while recovering from surgery.  She was born May 18, 1919, in Elyria, and was a lifelong resident of Lorain County.  She graduated from Elyria High School and the Elyria Business College.  Mrs. Jones retired in the early 1980s as a secretary for BFI Waste System, Elyria, after more than 15 years' service.  She was a longtime member of Zion United Methodist Church, Elyria, and enjoyed sewing, embroidery, gardening and travel.  Survivors include her sons Thomas R. Wurst of Amherst Township and William R. Wurst of Elyria; daughters Barbara Showalter of Columbus and Marcia M. Hook of Wellington; brother, John Schmidkons of Vermilion; sisters Esther Krok of Elyria and Phyllis Brotherton of Huron; and nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert S. Wurst, in 1986; second husband, Harris N. Yancer, in 1991; third husband, Robert G. Jones, in 2002; her parents, Walter and Lauretta (nee Krugman) Schmidkons; brother, Myron Schmidkons; and sister, Ruth Hanlon.
Memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Sheffield Church of God, 2280 N. Abbe Road. The Rev. Michael D. Le Buhn, pastor, and the Rev. William A. Seith, former pastor of Zion United Methodist Church, will officiate.  Memorial contributions may be made to Zion United Methodist Church, 43720 Telegraph Road, Elyria, OH 44035.

Leslie Rodriguez, Aug 2007  


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