James Douglas Garman
Oct 12, 2013
James Douglas Garman, age 50, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky after a short illness. He was born April 17, 1963 in Cleveland, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years moving from Detroit. While in high school, James worked in the meat department at Heinen's Supermarket,...
Elizabeth L. Berk
Oct 7, 2013
Elizabeth L. Berk (nee Lautner), 91, of Vermilion, died Monday, October 7, 2013 with family after a lengthy illness. Elizabeth was born June 19, 1922 in Lorain. She had been a Vermilion resident most of her life. Elizabeth worked for J.A. Berk & Associates as an office manager and Steve Martins Grocery Store as a cashier. She was a...
Elaine Schindler
Oct 6, 2013
Elaine A. Schindler (nee Garvey), 51, of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a brief illness. Elaine was born December 1, 1961 in Lima, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 37 years moving from Lima. She had worked as an office manager for the medical industry...
Lenora Lee Lance
Oct 4, 2013
Lenora "Lee" Lance On Friday, Oct 4th, 2013 Lenora peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus following a long battle with lung cancer. Lee was born Feb. 14, 1941 in Lorain, Ohio. Lee moved to Vermilion in 1981 and resided there until the time of her death. She enjoyed spending time with her...
James L. Huffman
Oct 4, 2013
James L. Huffman Sr., 79, of Vermilion, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home after a sudden illness. James was born November 8, 1933 in Cleves, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 59 yrs. moving from Cincinnati. He worked as an electrical engineer for various companies including, Wakefield Brass, NASA, H.K. Ferguson, and R.E....
William Browne Faris
Oct 3, 2013
William Browne Faris, 87, of Vermilion, died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. William was born November 8, 1925 in Lorain. He had lived most of his life in Vermilion and wintered in North Port, Florida. He graduated from Lorain High School in the class of 1944A and...
Thomas Earl Brewer
Oct 2, 2013
Thomas Earl Brewer, Jr. 57, of Wakeman, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at his home. Thomas was born April 6, 1956 in Memphis, TN, He had been a Wakeman resident for the past 2 years, moving from Vermilion. Thomas retired after 32 1/2 years as a quality control inspector for Ford Motor Avon Lake. Most recently he was working...
Mary A Crocker
Oct 2, 2013
Mary A. Crocker (nee Cooper), 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mary was born January 7, 1927 in Morven, GA. She had been a Vermilion resident since 2002. She graduated from Morven High School and was a member of Morrison Baptist Church, Georgia. She enjoyed reading, gardening, flowers...
Dorothy M. Wilczynski
Oct 1, 2013
Dorothy M. Wilczynski (nee Nowicki ), 86, of Lorain, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky after a short illness. Dorothy was born August 23, 1927 in Lorain, and had been a lifelong area resident. Dorothy was a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. She had been employed as a cashier at...
William E. Milliser
Oct 1, 2013
William E. Milliser, Jr., 62, of Millersburg , died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Scenic Pointe Nursing And Rehabilitation Center after lengthy illness. William was born June 13, 1951 in Sandusky and was a corporal in the United States Marines Corp serving during the Vietnam Era. He is survived by his sister, JoAnn Lacinak of Elyria; nephews, Joseph Lacinak...
Evelyn Parsons
Sep 28, 2013
Evelyn I. Parsons (nee Hazen) ,87, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Hospice of Western Reserve in Westlake after a short illness. Evelyn was born May 19, 1926 in Ashland. She graduated from Bellville High School and worked as a bookkeeper for Geyers Markets, Inc. for 25 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church...
Betty Jane Strickler
Sep 26, 2013
Betty Jane Strickler (nee Coultrip), 86, of Amherst, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Mercy Allen Memorial Hospital, Oberlin, after a lenthy illness. Betty was born March 14, 1927 in Vermilion Township and had been a lifelong area resident. Betty worked for Autumn Aegis Nursing home as a cook and also as a waitress for the Chatter Box Restaurant...
Sue Carol Backus
Sep 23, 2013
Sue Carol Greening Backus died on September 23, 2013 at home after a long illness. She was born in Lorain, Ohio on October 25, 1929, a daughter of Howard Seymour Greening and Grace Elizabeth Hamill Greening. During the depression, Sue sold eggs from the family farm in Brownhelm. Those years on the farm allowed her to amuse her grandchildren...
Janet Irene Murphy
Sep 22, 2013
Janet Irene Murphy (nee Burghardt), 70, of Huron, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Stein Hospice after a one year illness. Janet was born March 10, 1943 in Cleveland and has been a 10 year resident of Huron. She was a member of the Lighthouse Church of Huron and enjoyed baking, her children, and her church life. She is...
Evalyn L Elliott
Sep 21, 2013
Evalyn L. Elliott (nee Knox), 93, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Bellevue Care Center, Bellevue after a short illness. Evalyn was born June 28, 1920 in Sidney, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1966 moving from Sandusky. She had numerous occupations, including working as an assembler for Standard Products and a clerk at Kroger...
Ida Dimacchia
Sep 14, 2013
Ida A. Dimacchia, 95, of Lorain, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Amherst Manor where she had been a resident for the past several years. Ida was born September 26, 1917 in Delmont, PA. She had been a lifelong Lorain resident . She graduated from Lorain High School Class of 1935A . Ida was a member of the Catholic...
Frank J. Higgins
Sep 12, 2013
Frank J. Higgins, 75, of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home in Vermilion. Frank was born August 26, 1938 in Lorain. He had been a Vermilion resident most of his adult life moving from Lorain. He was a retired carpenter and enjoyed his friends at Vermilion Country Club. He is survived by his daughter, Lee (Gary)...
Edna Edmondson
Sep 11, 2013
Edna Edmondson (nee Hacket), 89, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. Edna was born December 18, 1923 in Fitchville, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 70 years. In earlier years Edna had worked for the former Basic Food Materials as a lab technician retiring in 2002. She was...
James R. Traylor
Sep 11, 2013
James R. Traylor, 81, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home in Vermilion. James was born November 27, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years moving from Kansas. He was a veteran of the Army. He was the shipping and receiving supervisor for Ford Motor, Lorain, and...
Cheri L Lenart-Cann
Sep 10, 2013
Cheri L. Lenart-Cann, 49, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at her home 8 months after being diagnosed with a rare inoperable mediastinal sarcoma. Cheri was born February 4, 1964 in Chicago, IL and lived in Vermilion for 21 years. She graduated from the University of Illinois and was an artist specializing in glass, ceramic art and mixed...
