Obituaries

Obituaries

Shirley M. Ostang

Shirley M. Ostang

Dec 10, 2012

Shirley M. Ostang (nee Prock), 81, of Lorain, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Kingston of Vermilion where she had been a resident for the past 8 years. She was born April 3, 1931 in Ravenna, OH, and had been a Lorain resident for most of her life. She was a 1949 graduate of Lorain High School. Shirley worked...

Richard Barry Lee

Richard Barry Lee

Dec 4, 2012

Richard Barry Lee,74, of Huron, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Firelands Regional Medical Center after a 12 year illness. Richard was born in Cleveland, lived in Vermilion and made his home in Huron for the past 10 years. He owned and operated Robert Lee Ford Auto Dealership in Cleveland. Richard was a past president of the Cleveland Auto...

Linda Diane Darby

Linda Diane Darby

Nov 29, 2012

Linda Diane Darby (nee Brewer), 69, of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born December 5, 1942 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. Linda worked for Walmart and Target in the sales department. She enjoyed arts and crafts, crocheting, and golfing. She is survived...

Albert Al Tarrant

Albert Al Tarrant

Nov 27, 2012

Albert Caselton Tarrant, 77, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born March 7, 1935 in Vermilion, OH where he had been a life long resident. Albert graduated from the 1954 class of Vermilion High School and was a veteran of the US Army. He worked for Maurer...

Walter Wally Metter

Walter Wally Metter

Nov 26, 2012

Walter Joseph "Wally" Metter Jr., 64, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 26, 2012 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a sudden illness. Walter was born May 5, 1948 in Cleveland, He had been a Vermilion resident since the 1970's and had lived in Cleveland, Strongsville, North Ridgeville, Elyria and Lorain . Walter was a police officer for the Vermilion Police...

Nancy Serle Godley

Nancy Serle Godley

Nov 22, 2012

Nancy Serle Godley (nee Hess), 95, formerly of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Rose Lane Health Center, Massillon, after a lengthy illness. Nancy was born February 13, 1917 in West Chester, PA. She had been a Canal Fulton area resident for eight years, after moving from Vermilion where she had made her home for 48 years. She...

Zachery Charles Malott

Zachery Charles Malott

Nov 18, 2012

Zachery Charles Malott, 10, of Wakeman, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his home. Zachery was born February 23, 2002 in Cleveland, and had been a Wakeman resident for the past 2 years moving from Lorain. He was a 5th grade student at Firelands Elementary School where he was on the Merit Roll. He enjoyed gaming, movies, reading and...

Albert S. 'Pat' Hamner

Albert S. 'Pat' Hamner

Nov 18, 2012

Albert S. "Pat" Hamner, 86, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. Pat was born July 18, 1926 in Fisherville, TN, and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 54 years moving from TN. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during World War II. Pat worked for Ford...

Beverly June Schon

Beverly June Schon

Nov 13, 2012

Beverly June Schon (nee Kline), 85, of Lorain, passed away the evening of Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Wesleyan Village after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born November 1, 1927 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, to parents George W. and Hazel (nee Faragher) Kline. Bev graduated from Lorain High School with the class of 1945...

Isaac Alan Brothers-Bartholomew

Isaac Alan Brothers-Bartholomew

Nov 6, 2012

Isaac Alan Brothers-Bartholomew, 18 months old, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at his home. Isaac was born May 12, 2011 in Fairview, OH to the parents of James Brothers and Adrienne Bartholomew. Isaac is survived by his brothers, Gavin, Xavier, Liam, Marcus, and Kaleb Brothers-Bartholomew; sister, Nephenee Brothers-Bartholomew; paternal grandmother, Debbie Nelson of Vermilion; and maternal grandmother,...

Alice Amelia 'Mitzie' Schafer

Alice Amelia 'Mitzie' Schafer

Nov 5, 2012

Alice "Mitzie" Amelia Schafer (nee Grisel), 99, of Vermilion, died Monday, November 5, 2012 at Kingston of Vermilion where she made her home for 16 years. Amelia was born February 2, 1913 in Vermilion where she has been a life long resident. She worked part time for Schwensen Bakery in Vermilion and had been a member of Vermilion Evangelical...

Oda L. Walker

Oda L. Walker

Nov 3, 2012

Oda L. Walker. 84, of Avon, formerly of Vermilion, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, after a short illness. Oda was born March 23, 1928 in Seminole, OK and had been a 20 year Vermilion resident. He had also lived in Cape Coral, FL. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving 4...

Geraldine R Cummings

Geraldine R Cummings

Nov 1, 2012

Geraldine R. Cummings (nee Exton), 94, of Sheffield Lake, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Geraldine was born September 15, 1918 in Lorain. She lived in Vermilion for 30 years before moving to Sheffield Lake. Geraldine graduated from Lorain High School and worked for Smith and Gerharts in Lorain as a clerk. She was a member...

Laurel Jane Stevens

Laurel Jane Stevens

Oct 31, 2012

Laurel Jane Stevens (nee Kubishke), 65, of Brownhelm Township, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. Laurel was born March 2, 1947 in Amherst. She had been a life long Vermilion and Brownhelm Township resident. Laurel worked for Ohio Extended Care as an Nurse's Aid and also worked as...

Joanne Fletcher

Joanne Fletcher

Oct 30, 2012

Joanne Piper Fletcher, 86, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at her home. JoAnne was born October 25, 1926 in Mansfield, OH. She lived in Mansfield until the mid 1990's when she moved to Mesa, Arizona. She moved back to Ohio in 2010 to be with her family. She worked as a billing supervisor for Ohio Brass Co....

Vida Mae Jenneman

Vida Mae Jenneman

Oct 28, 2012

Vida Mae Jenneman (nee Higdon), 86, of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Vida was born April 4, 1926 in Hartselle, AL. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years moving from Redford, Michigan. . She worked for Celestemer Manufacturing in Livonia, Michigan for 13 years. Vida had a...

Jeanne Anne Nedro

Jeanne Anne Nedro

Oct 26, 2012

Jeanne Anne Nedro (nee Bateman), 90,of Vermilion, died peacefully on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Mill Manor Care Center. Jeanne was born February 3, 1922, in Parkin, Arkansas, and lived in Peru, Indiana, until the age of six when she moved to the Belding family homestead in Harpersfield, Ohio. She had been a Vermilion resident since 1953. She will...

Larnia Yates

Larnia Yates

Oct 21, 2012

Larnia G.Yates (nee Deel), 76, of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born July 27, 1936 in Harman, VA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 52 years moving from Virginia. Larnia had been the manager of Lawson, Vermilion for 10 years. She...

Eula Lucas

Eula Lucas

Oct 20, 2012

Eula J Lucas (nee Zeller), 94, of Vermilion, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born March 3, 1918 in Berryburg, WV, and had lived in Elberta Beach, Vermilion for over 60 years moving from Elyria. During WWII, Eula worked at the Pfaudler Foundry, Elyria. She then became an LPN...

Robert Lee Mills

Robert Lee Mills

Oct 16, 2012

Robert Lee Mills, 79, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. Robert was born April 4, 1933 in Mount Clare, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 57 years. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Robert worked...

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