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Obituaries

Sam 'Sonny' Guercio, 84, Former City Employee

57-year resident of Avon Lake passed away on Jan. 9.

Sam "Sonny" Guercio, 84, of Avon Lake, passed away on Jan. 9 at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain following a lengthy illness.

Guercio was born June 8, 1927 in Rocky River and has lived in Avon Lake for the past 57 years.

Guercio began his working career as a greenhouse glazier. For a time he worked for the and then worked for BFGoodrich as a lab technician, retiring in 1986.

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During this time he also did carpentry work for many on the side.

He was buried at on Jan. 14.

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