Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary Ellen Ayars

Mary Ellen Ayars

Jul 17, 2013

Mary Ellen Ayars (nee Gunderson ), 90, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at her home in Kingston Residence of Vermilion. Mary Ellen was born in Madison, WI, Aug 21, 1922 and has lived in San Antonio, TX, Clarksville, IN, Dearborn, MI and Wakeman, OH. Vermilion, her last home, was her final residence since 1961. Mary Ellen earned...

Charles Louis Renouard

Charles Louis Renouard

Jul 16, 2013

Charles Louis Renouard Charles transitioned from this life on July 16, 2013 at the age of 86 years old. He was born in Elyria, Ohio on May 22, 1927. Chuck was a veteran serving in the Merchant Marines and the US Army during the Korean War. He met the love of his life, Fay Hebert, at a USO dance...

Gary Hamza

Gary Hamza

Jul 12, 2013

Gary Hamza, 70, of Florence Township, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at his home . Gary was born Gerfried Klaus Bansbach on May 19, 1943 in Karls Ruhe, Germany. He emigrated to the United States with his Mother in 1948, was adopted by his step father in 1949 with name change to Gary, and became a United States Citizen...

Gertrude Baron

Gertrude Baron

Jul 11, 2013

Gertrude Baron (nee Peganz), 87, of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Towne Center Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake. Gertrude was born September 30, 1925 in Leoben, Austria. She moved to the United States in 1960 from England and had lived in Vermilion since 1962. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion and...

Katherine E. Elker

Katherine E. Elker

Jul 10, 2013

Katherine Elizabeth Elker (nee Leach), 60, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Katherine was born July 23, 1952 in Morgantown, WV. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 23 years and had lived in Texas, Florida and West Virginia. Katherine worked as a house painter for Ken Cassel. She loved arts and...

Joseph R. Mannillo

Joseph R. Mannillo

Jul 6, 2013

Joseph R. Mannillo, 91, of Amherst, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at EMH Elyria Medical Center after a short illness. Joseph was born June 3, 1922 in Lorain, and had been a lifelong Lorain resident moving to Amherst last year. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was extremely proud of his service during W.W. II....

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Jul 6, 2013

Robert A. Williams ("Pro") Robert -- affectionately known as "Pro" -- lived an active and compassionate life from November 25, 1922 through his death on July 6, 2013. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he graduated from Lorain High School in 1941. Bob took great pride in his role during World War II with the 69th Infantry Division, serving with the...

Wilda M. Hubach

Wilda M. Hubach

Jun 27, 2013

Wilda May Hubach (nee Clodwick), 93, of Vermilion, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Wilda was born May 14, 1920 in Wellington, OH. She had been a Vermilion resident and also lived in Melbourne, Fl for many years. She is survived by her son, James (Lynette) Hubach of...

Lance Douglas Teaman

Lance Douglas Teaman

Jun 24, 2013

Lance Douglas Teaman, 65, of Sheffield Lake died Monday, June 24, 2013 at his home after a lengthy illness. Lance was born on March 13, 1948 in Lorain and had been a Sheffield Lake resident the last 3 years moving from Findlay, Ohio. He owned his own architectural firm and had also been the associate architect for Bowling Green...

Hughey Ellsworth Kirkwood

Hughey Ellsworth Kirkwood

Jun 23, 2013

Hughey E. Kirkwood Jr., 69, of Sheffield Lake, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his home after a lengthy illness. Hughey was born Sept. 15, 1943 in Euclid, Ohio. He had been a Sheffield Lake resident for the past 3 years and had lived on Cleveland's East side and Vermilion. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Larry Dale Morris

Larry Dale Morris

Jun 19, 2013

Larry Dale Morris, 55, of Lorain, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at his home after a sudden illness. Larry was born May 30, 1958 in Clay County, WV. He had been a Lorain resident for the past 25 years, moving from Amherst. Larry worked for Chris's Restaurant as a cook since 1981. He was a member of Everspring Baptist...

Bonnie Jean Kudela

Bonnie Jean Kudela

Jun 15, 2013

Bonnie Jean Kudela (nee Cox), 79, of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. She was born August 12, 1933 in Indianapolis, IN, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years. Bonnie owned and operated the Encore Shoppe, Vermilion for 44 years, retiring in 2006....

John Samual Franklin

John Samual Franklin

Jun 12, 2013

John Samuel Franklin, 88, of Lorain, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Kingston Residence of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born June 28, 1924 in Batesville, MS, and had been a Lorain resident for the past 53 years recently moving to Vermilion. John was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII. John worked for Ford...

Paul David Young

Paul David Young

Jun 10, 2013

Paul D. Young, 70, of Vermilion, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a 6 week illness. Paul was born January 27, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, He had been a Vermilion resident since 1961. He was a graduate of the Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and served in the National Guard. Paul worked for...

Dean Howard Walker

Dean Howard Walker

Jun 9, 2013

Dean Howard Walker, 79, of Vermilion, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born December 5, 1933 in Lorain, and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Dean was a shipman on ore carriers in the Great Lakes before entering the service. He was a veteran of the US Army winning many...

Helen Petroskey

Helen Petroskey

Jun 2, 2013

Helen Petroskey (nee Raccio ), 90, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Autumn Aegis Retirement Community where she had been a resident for the past 2 1/2 years. Helen was born June 11, 1922 in Lorain. She was a homemaker and a member of The Catholic Church of St. Peter. She enjoyed cooking and baking, especially...

Roy B. Grills

Roy B. Grills

Jun 1, 2013

Roy B. Grills, 83, of Vermilion, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at his home after a short illness. He was born May 10, 1930 in Sullivan Co., TN and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Roy worked as a...

Beverly Rule

Beverly Rule

May 28, 2013

Beverly Rule (nee Firestone ), 87, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after a brief illness. Beverly was born March 16, 1926 in Lorain, and was a graduate of Lorain High School. She had resided with her daughter Cathy Maher in Vermilion for the past three years, and had been a Florida...

Claude H. Taylor

Claude H. Taylor

May 24, 2013

Claude H. Taylor, 71, of Amherst, OH died the morning of Friday, May 24, 2013 at home after a short term battle with Leukemia. Claude was born July 30th, 1941 in Madison, West Virginia, Logan County. He had been a resident of the state of Ohio for 54 years, moving from Vermilion to his current home in Amherst, Ohio...

Harry Doman

Harry Doman

May 21, 2013

Harry J. Doman, 67, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at his home after a sudden illness. Harry was born September 2, 1945 in Washington, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 48 years moving from PA. Harry worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain as a repairman for 30 years retiring in 1995. He was...

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