End of life choice

Keech Hospice Care has welcomed statistics showing more people are dying at home.

Lyle “Pete” Avon St. Peter

Lyle "Pete" Avon St. Peter, 95, of South Amherst, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain. Lyle was born October 10, 1916, in Lorain, where he was raised before moving to South Amherst in 1944. Lyle worked as an electrician for Ridge Tool in Elyria, before retiring in 1983. Previously he owned and operated Pete's Henrietta Service Station which sold ...

Beatrice M. de la Pena

Beatrice M. de la Pena (nee McClements), 78, of Elyria, died at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, Saturday, January 21, 2012, following a sudden illness. She was born August 14, 1933 in Elyria and lived here all her life. She was a graduate of Elyria High School, class of 1951, was a member of the Elyria Country Club and the Women's Auxiliary of Lorain County Medical Society ...

Eileen A. Bartlome

Eileen A. Bartlome (nee Kreger), 91, of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at New Life Hospice Residence Center of Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born November 3, 1920. Eileen was a 1938 graduate of Amherst Central High School, then graduated from The School of Cosmetology in Cleveland, after a 12 month program. When Eileen was first married, she lived for about five ...

Richard J. Nichols

Richard J. Nichols, 87, of Elyria, passed away Monday, January 9, 2012 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a long illness. He was born November 19, 1924 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Richard worked at Gaydos Welding and Fabrication in Berea, retiring in 1979. He was a former member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria, a WWII U.S. Army veteran, a ...