Jerry D Sakach

Jerry D. Sakach, age 84, of Sheffield Township, passed away peacefully at the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital on the evening of Wednesday February 22, 2023 while under the care of the Cleveland Clinic Hospice. Born in Daisytown, Pennsylvania on May 2, 1938, Jerry had been a long-time resident of Lorain County. He was a veteran of the United States Navy where he fulfilled duty assignments as an Electronics Technician First Class attached to the Amphibious Fleet aboard the U.S.S. Mount McKinley from 1958 through 1963. Upon his return from military service, Jerry worked at NASA’a Lewis Research Center in Cleveland as well as the Bendix Missile Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. He later joined the B.F. Goodrich Corporation in Avon Lake where he worked as a maintenance supervisor. Jerry retired from that position in 2000 following a career that spanned thirty-nine years with the manufacturer. In addition, he also served as the Zoning Inspector for Sheffield Township for a number of years. A parishioner of Nativity BVM Catholic Church in Lorain, he was a former parishioner of St. Ladislaus Catholic Church where he served as a lector; Jerry was also active with the St. Ladislaus Holy Name Society serving three terms as President, two-terms as Treasurer, and three-terms as secretary. He was extremely proud of his Hungarian heritage and enjoyed travel and dancing in his free time. He also possessed a deep interest in solving mechanical puzzles. He is survived by children Deborah Steele (Patrick) of South Elgin, Illinois, Patricia Cox (Ed) of Painesville, Paul Sakach (Sarah) of Elyria, and Andrew Sakach (Shae) of Liberty Township. Additional survivors include grandchildren Elizabeth, Tim, and Katie Steele, Benjamin and Blake Sakach, McKenzie, Allison and Jackson Keyes, and brothers Dennis (Paulette) Sakach and Alan Sakach both residing in Avon Lake. Jerry was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy (nee Stefanich) in 2013, parents Steve and Mary (nee Hegedus), and sister Marlene Earl. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel – 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. Funeral services will be Monday beginning with closing prayers offered in the funeral chapel at 10:30. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. in Nativity BVM Catholic Church – 1454 Lexington Avenue, Lorain. Reverend Craig M. Hovanec, Pastor of the parish will preside. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery where military honors will be conducted by Amvets Post # 32 of Elyria. Contributions in Jerry’s memory are encouraged to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Jerry D Sakach

May 2, 1938 - February 22, 2023