Donna Lea 'Jones' Hartle
May 19, 2013
Donna Lea Hartle "Jones" (nee Barthel), 60, of Vermilion, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Donna was born January 5, 1953 in Lorain. She had been a life long Vermilion resident. She is survived by her husband, Gene; daughter, Lindsey Russell of Vermilion and sister, Kathy (Ken) Pignotti...
Mary Lou Petry
May 18, 2013
Mary Lou Petry (nee Brown), 73, of Norwalk formerly of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home. Mary Lou was born March 18, 1940 in Otsego, WV. She had lived in Vermilion most of her life, but had lived in Norwalk the last 10 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her...
Lee Lake Ellsworth
May 17, 2013
Lee Lake Ellsworth, 88, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky. Lee was born April 11, 1925 in Akron and had been a Vermilion resident since 2001 moving from Sagamore Hills. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving as a Pharmacist's Mate 2nd class during World War II on the...
Dale Wayne Welty
May 16, 2013
Dale Wayne Welty, 28, of Vermilion, died Thursday, May 16, 2013 as a result of an automobile accident. Dale was born August 31, 1984 in Lorain, and had been a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Admiral King High School where he excelled in the auto mechanics program. Dale worked for Harrison Ford, Wellington, as a mechanic. He enjoyed...
Jeffrey John Kazmer
May 15, 2013
Jeffrey John Kazmer, 53, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born July 17, 1959 in Chicago, IL, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 15 years moving from Chicago. Jeffery worked as a computer technician for Computer Solutions. He enjoyed training dogs, gardening, computers, music, and playing...
Stanley J Lepkowski
May 8, 2013
Stanley J. Lepkowski, 93, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain after a short illness. He was born on August 23, 1919 in Lorain and lived in the area his entire life. Stanley served in WWII as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. He earned his Bachelor's degree in accounting from Fenn...
Reverend Donald 'Don' C. Resecker
May 8, 2013
Rev. Donald Christian Resecker, 64, of Berlin Heights died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Lakewood Hospital after a 4 month illness. Reverend Resecker was born May 5, 1949 in Jericho, OH. He was a 20 year veteran of the United States Navy where he trained as a dental technician. While he was in the service, his duty stations included...
Frank 'Buffalo' Passanisi
May 3, 2013
Frank S. Passanisi , 70, of Lorain, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain after a short illness. He was born October 14, 1942 in Lorain where he has been a life long resident. Frank was a graduate of Lorain High School and a veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard. He had worked as...
Roberta 'Bobbie' Essick
May 3, 2013
Roberta "Bobbie" A. Essick 68, of Vermilion, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at Metro Health Medical Center after a 2 month illness. Roberta was born in Ashland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years. She received her undergraduate degree from Ashland College and her master's degree from Kent State University. She was a third grade...
Woodford Miles Terry
Apr 30, 2013
Woodford Miles Terry, 69, of Huron, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at his home after a lengthy illness. Woodford was born September 16, 1943 in Grayson, KY. He had been a Huron resident for the past 40 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Woodford worked for Laborers Local #758, Lorain, retiring from...
Robert L. Lamar
Apr 28, 2013
Robert L. Lamar, 90, formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Ohio Veteran's Home after a lengthy illness. Robert was born April 5, 1923 in Kingwood, WV. He had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 year moving from West Virginia. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II He...
Samantha Hannah Ruth Lawson
Apr 26, 2013
Samantha Hannah Ruth Lawson, 25, of Thousand Oaks, CA., died Friday, April 26, 2013 as a result of an automobile accident. Samantha was born November 2, 1987 in Anaheim, CA and had lived most of her life in California. She had lived in Vermilion, New Mexico and Arizona. She attended nursing school at Lorain Community College and worked at...
Evelyn Lemaster Seth
Apr 23, 2013
Evelyn Seth (nee Lemaster), 85, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Mill Manor Nursing Home where she had been a long time resident. She was born September 13, 1927 in Johnson City, KY and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 55 years moving from Kentucky. Evelyn had worked as a waitress for various restaurants including...
Nancy Martin Mcclimans
Apr 20, 2013
Nancy Martin McClimans, 91, formerly of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Methodist Home in Washington D.C. from complications caused by Parkinson's disease. Nancy was born September 8, 1921 in Buffalo, NY. She had lived in Vermilion more than 40 years and had also lived in Sheffield Village before moving to Washington D.C. She graduated Phi Beta...
Helen Barbara Alu
Apr 20, 2013
Helen Barbara Alu (nee Rabatin), 85, of Lorain, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born February 27, 1928 in Lakewood, OH and had been a Lorain resident for the past 62 years moving from Lakewood. Helen had worked for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Indians as an usher, Cosco,...
Janice R. Pease
Apr 16, 2013
Janice R. Pease (nee Bochholt), 66, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born June 3, 1946 in Detroit, MI, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 16 years after moving from Whitehall, MI. Janice was a devoted mother and grandmother recently finding an outlet for...
Shirley Grabski
Apr 13, 2013
Shirley Grabski (nee Bradfield ),74 , of Vermilion, died suddenly Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her residence. Shirley was born August 27, 1938 in Ravenna, OH to the late Harold and Alice (Miller) Bradfield, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1987. Shirley was a homemaker. She was a member of the Vermilion Church of Christ, and enjoyed caring...
Gary L Burton
Apr 13, 2013
Gary L. Burton , 72, of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. He was born July 4, 1940 in Elyria, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for a short time moving from Lorain and Elyria. Gary was a veteran of the US Navy serving on the USS Canbrerra. He worked...
Mary Jane Crum
Apr 13, 2013
Mary Jane Crum (nee Stegman ), 73, of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph. Mary was born March 18, 1940 in Sandusky, OH. . She is survived by daughters, Elizabeth Johnson and Peggy (Guy) Scardami; son James Crum, grandchildren, Stephanie Johnson and Justin Scardami; sisters Dorothy, Shirley, and Janet. She was preceded...
Louie 'Hi Tower' Evans
Apr 12, 2013
Louie Gene "Hi Tower" Evans III, 37, of Columbus, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Rush Memorial, Hospital, Chicago, after complications with diabetes. He was born September 25, 1975 in Amherst, OH, and had been a Columbus resident for the past 2 years moving from Vermilion. Louie graduated from Vermilion High School and was working for Miller Transportation as...
