Lorain mayor killed, wife hurt in crash
Amherst Twp.- Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec, whose tenure in office spanned 9 years, was killed this morning in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, just north of the Route 2 overpass.
Zahorec, 64, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife Helen. Their 1984 Cougar was struck head-on about 7:30 a.m.by a pick-up truck, which went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road which goes over Route 2.
He was flown by helicopter to Lorain Community Hospital, where an hour-long effort to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m.
Zahorec of Lorain, reportedly was enroute for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was a cancer patient.
Mrs. Zahorec, 62, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital with multiple head cuts, trauma and possible head and internal injuries, according to a hospital spokesman.
The driver of the other vehicle, William Yancar, 39, of Vermilion also was listed in serious condition in intensive care at Lorain Community Hospital with multiple trauma and possible head injuries.
According to the Highway Patrol, Yancar exited eastbound off Route 2 and turned left, heading north on Middle Ridge Road. He apparently lost control of his Mazda pickup truck on a patch of ice on the highway overpass and started spinning.
His truck crossed over into the southbound lanes, slamming head-on into the Zahorec car.
Both Zahorecs apparently hit the front windshield in the impact, their car bouncing into the guardrail on the right side of the road, the Highway Patrol said.
Yancar was thrown from his truck through the driver's door;
County Corner Dr. William E. Kishman wasa to rule on the cause of Zahorec's death.
Info Source: The Chronicle-Telegram--Monday, December 31, 1984
Zahorec services set for Saturday
Funeral services for Lorain Mayor Joseph J. Zahorec, 64, will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church, Lorain.
Rev. Liam Kitt, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain and Rev. Joseph Step, pastor of St. Peter Church, Lorain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-9 p.m.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church will lead Rosary services at 3 p.m. Friday.
Mayor Zahorec died Monday morning at Lorain Community Hospital after being injured in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, north of the Route 2 overpass in Amherst Twp.
He was a passenger in the car driven by his wife, Helen, which was struck head-on by a pick-up truck, that went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road that goes over Route 2.
He was reportedly en route to Cleveland Clinic where he was a cancer patient.
Mayor Zahorec took the city's top office in 1972 after defeating Republican Woodrow Mathna. He served two terms and was defeated in 1979 by William Parker. Parker didn't seek reelection in 1983 and Zahorec defeated Mathna by 398 votes to recapture the mayor's seat.
Zahorec was a Lorain native and life-long resident. He was a graduate of Lorain HIgh School.
He owned and managed the Lincoln Park Ballroom from 1954-64 and was the owner-manager of Zahorec Realty for 24 years.
He was also formerly a Black River Twp. trustee and building inspector.
He was a member of the Lorain City Democratic Central Committee, precinct committeeman, and on the Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee.
He was a member of the Lorain County Board of Realtors, the Ohio Association of Real Estate, and the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
He was a member of the Lorain City Club, Loins Club, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elks Club, the Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce and theCentral Businessmen's Association.
He also participated in the Municipal Finance Officers Association and the Ohio Municipal League, and he was on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain, was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, James McManus Council 637.
Active musically, he was formerly the leader of the Modernairs Band and had given accordion lessons in the area for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen (nee Jalowiec); a son, John of Lorain; daughters, Mrs. James (Jolynne) Jaykel, Mrs. Allan (Mary Ellen) Muc and Susan of Lorain; six grandchildren; and his siters, Mrs. Emily Kucirek and Donna Kowalchic of Lorain.
Amherst Twp.- Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec, whose tenure in office spanned 9 years, was killed this morning in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, just north of the Route 2 overpass.
Zahorec, 64, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife Helen. Their 1984 Cougar was struck head-on about 7:30 a.m.by a pick-up truck, which went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road which goes over Route 2.
He was flown by helicopter to Lorain Community Hospital, where an hour-long effort to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m.
Zahorec of Lorain, reportedly was enroute for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was a cancer patient.
Mrs. Zahorec, 62, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital with multiple head cuts, trauma and possible head and internal injuries, according to a hospital spokesman.
The driver of the other vehicle, William Yancar, 39, of Vermilion also was listed in serious condition in intensive care at Lorain Community Hospital with multiple trauma and possible head injuries.
According to the Highway Patrol, Yancar exited eastbound off Route 2 and turned left, heading north on Middle Ridge Road. He apparently lost control of his Mazda pickup truck on a patch of ice on the highway overpass and started spinning.
His truck crossed over into the southbound lanes, slamming head-on into the Zahorec car.
Both Zahorecs apparently hit the front windshield in the impact, their car bouncing into the guardrail on the right side of the road, the Highway Patrol said.
Yancar was thrown from his truck through the driver's door;
County Corner Dr. William E. Kishman wasa to rule on the cause of Zahorec's death.
Info Source: The Chronicle-Telegram--Monday, December 31, 1984
Zahorec services set for Saturday
Funeral services for Lorain Mayor Joseph J. Zahorec, 64, will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church, Lorain.
Rev. Liam Kitt, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain and Rev. Joseph Step, pastor of St. Peter Church, Lorain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-9 p.m.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church will lead Rosary services at 3 p.m. Friday.
Mayor Zahorec died Monday morning at Lorain Community Hospital after being injured in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, north of the Route 2 overpass in Amherst Twp.
He was a passenger in the car driven by his wife, Helen, which was struck head-on by a pick-up truck, that went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road that goes over Route 2.
He was reportedly en route to Cleveland Clinic where he was a cancer patient.
Mayor Zahorec took the city's top office in 1972 after defeating Republican Woodrow Mathna. He served two terms and was defeated in 1979 by William Parker. Parker didn't seek reelection in 1983 and Zahorec defeated Mathna by 398 votes to recapture the mayor's seat.
Zahorec was a Lorain native and life-long resident. He was a graduate of Lorain HIgh School.
He owned and managed the Lincoln Park Ballroom from 1954-64 and was the owner-manager of Zahorec Realty for 24 years.
He was also formerly a Black River Twp. trustee and building inspector.
He was a member of the Lorain City Democratic Central Committee, precinct committeeman, and on the Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee.
He was a member of the Lorain County Board of Realtors, the Ohio Association of Real Estate, and the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
He was a member of the Lorain City Club, Loins Club, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elks Club, the Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce and theCentral Businessmen's Association.
He also participated in the Municipal Finance Officers Association and the Ohio Municipal League, and he was on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain, was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, James McManus Council 637.
Active musically, he was formerly the leader of the Modernairs Band and had given accordion lessons in the area for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen (nee Jalowiec); a son, John of Lorain; daughters, Mrs. James (Jolynne) Jaykel, Mrs. Allan (Mary Ellen) Muc and Susan of Lorain; six grandchildren; and his siters, Mrs. Emily Kucirek and Donna Kowalchic of Lorain.
Lorain mayor killed, wife hurt in crash
Amherst Twp.- Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec, whose tenure in office spanned 9 years, was killed this morning in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, just north of the Route 2 overpass.
Zahorec, 64, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife Helen. Their 1984 Cougar was struck head-on about 7:30 a.m.by a pick-up truck, which went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road which goes over Route 2.
He was flown by helicopter to Lorain Community Hospital, where an hour-long effort to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m.
Zahorec of Lorain, reportedly was enroute for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was a cancer patient.
Mrs. Zahorec, 62, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital with multiple head cuts, trauma and possible head and internal injuries, according to a hospital spokesman.
The driver of the other vehicle, William Yancar, 39, of Vermilion also was listed in serious condition in intensive care at Lorain Community Hospital with multiple trauma and possible head injuries.
According to the Highway Patrol, Yancar exited eastbound off Route 2 and turned left, heading north on Middle Ridge Road. He apparently lost control of his Mazda pickup truck on a patch of ice on the highway overpass and started spinning.
His truck crossed over into the southbound lanes, slamming head-on into the Zahorec car.
Both Zahorecs apparently hit the front windshield in the impact, their car bouncing into the guardrail on the right side of the road, the Highway Patrol said.
Yancar was thrown from his truck through the driver's door;
County Corner Dr. William E. Kishman wasa to rule on the cause of Zahorec's death.
Info Source: The Chronicle-Telegram--Monday, December 31, 1984
Zahorec services set for Saturday
Funeral services for Lorain Mayor Joseph J. Zahorec, 64, will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church, Lorain.
Rev. Liam Kitt, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain and Rev. Joseph Step, pastor of St. Peter Church, Lorain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-9 p.m.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church will lead Rosary services at 3 p.m. Friday.
Mayor Zahorec died Monday morning at Lorain Community Hospital after being injured in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, north of the Route 2 overpass in Amherst Twp.
He was a passenger in the car driven by his wife, Helen, which was struck head-on by a pick-up truck, that went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road that goes over Route 2.
He was reportedly en route to Cleveland Clinic where he was a cancer patient.
Mayor Zahorec took the city's top office in 1972 after defeating Republican Woodrow Mathna. He served two terms and was defeated in 1979 by William Parker. Parker didn't seek reelection in 1983 and Zahorec defeated Mathna by 398 votes to recapture the mayor's seat.
Zahorec was a Lorain native and life-long resident. He was a graduate of Lorain HIgh School.
He owned and managed the Lincoln Park Ballroom from 1954-64 and was the owner-manager of Zahorec Realty for 24 years.
He was also formerly a Black River Twp. trustee and building inspector.
He was a member of the Lorain City Democratic Central Committee, precinct committeeman, and on the Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee.
He was a member of the Lorain County Board of Realtors, the Ohio Association of Real Estate, and the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
He was a member of the Lorain City Club, Loins Club, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elks Club, the Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce and theCentral Businessmen's Association.
He also participated in the Municipal Finance Officers Association and the Ohio Municipal League, and he was on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain, was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, James McManus Council 637.
Active musically, he was formerly the leader of the Modernairs Band and had given accordion lessons in the area for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen (nee Jalowiec); a son, John of Lorain; daughters, Mrs. James (Jolynne) Jaykel, Mrs. Allan (Mary Ellen) Muc and Susan of Lorain; six grandchildren; and his siters, Mrs. Emily Kucirek and Donna Kowalchic of Lorain.
Amherst Twp.- Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec, whose tenure in office spanned 9 years, was killed this morning in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, just north of the Route 2 overpass.
Zahorec, 64, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife Helen. Their 1984 Cougar was struck head-on about 7:30 a.m.by a pick-up truck, which went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road which goes over Route 2.
He was flown by helicopter to Lorain Community Hospital, where an hour-long effort to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m.
Zahorec of Lorain, reportedly was enroute for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was a cancer patient.
Mrs. Zahorec, 62, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital with multiple head cuts, trauma and possible head and internal injuries, according to a hospital spokesman.
The driver of the other vehicle, William Yancar, 39, of Vermilion also was listed in serious condition in intensive care at Lorain Community Hospital with multiple trauma and possible head injuries.
According to the Highway Patrol, Yancar exited eastbound off Route 2 and turned left, heading north on Middle Ridge Road. He apparently lost control of his Mazda pickup truck on a patch of ice on the highway overpass and started spinning.
His truck crossed over into the southbound lanes, slamming head-on into the Zahorec car.
Both Zahorecs apparently hit the front windshield in the impact, their car bouncing into the guardrail on the right side of the road, the Highway Patrol said.
Yancar was thrown from his truck through the driver's door;
County Corner Dr. William E. Kishman wasa to rule on the cause of Zahorec's death.
Info Source: The Chronicle-Telegram--Monday, December 31, 1984
Zahorec services set for Saturday
Funeral services for Lorain Mayor Joseph J. Zahorec, 64, will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the John J. Gluvna Funeral Chapel followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church, Lorain.
Rev. Liam Kitt, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain and Rev. Joseph Step, pastor of St. Peter Church, Lorain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral chapel Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-9 p.m.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church will lead Rosary services at 3 p.m. Friday.
Mayor Zahorec died Monday morning at Lorain Community Hospital after being injured in a two-car accident on Middle Ridge Road, north of the Route 2 overpass in Amherst Twp.
He was a passenger in the car driven by his wife, Helen, which was struck head-on by a pick-up truck, that went out of control on ice as it came off the section of road that goes over Route 2.
He was reportedly en route to Cleveland Clinic where he was a cancer patient.
Mayor Zahorec took the city's top office in 1972 after defeating Republican Woodrow Mathna. He served two terms and was defeated in 1979 by William Parker. Parker didn't seek reelection in 1983 and Zahorec defeated Mathna by 398 votes to recapture the mayor's seat.
Zahorec was a Lorain native and life-long resident. He was a graduate of Lorain HIgh School.
He owned and managed the Lincoln Park Ballroom from 1954-64 and was the owner-manager of Zahorec Realty for 24 years.
He was also formerly a Black River Twp. trustee and building inspector.
He was a member of the Lorain City Democratic Central Committee, precinct committeeman, and on the Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee.
He was a member of the Lorain County Board of Realtors, the Ohio Association of Real Estate, and the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
He was a member of the Lorain City Club, Loins Club, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elks Club, the Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce and theCentral Businessmen's Association.
He also participated in the Municipal Finance Officers Association and the Ohio Municipal League, and he was on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Lorain, was a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, James McManus Council 637.
Active musically, he was formerly the leader of the Modernairs Band and had given accordion lessons in the area for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen (nee Jalowiec); a son, John of Lorain; daughters, Mrs. James (Jolynne) Jaykel, Mrs. Allan (Mary Ellen) Muc and Susan of Lorain; six grandchildren; and his siters, Mrs. Emily Kucirek and Donna Kowalchic of Lorain.
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