Kate Marie Fortner
Oct 16, 2012
Kate Marie Caldwell-Fortner (nee Cantrell), 70, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at her home after a short illness. She was born February 4, 1942 in Shelby Gap , KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1976 moving from Cleveland and West Virginia. Kate worked as a hair stylist for We Care Hair Salon in Sheffield Lake...
Wilhelm 'Willi' Winnen
Oct 11, 2012
Wilhelm "Willi" Winnen,73, of Lorain, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at his home after a short illness. Willi was born November 10, 1938 in Mulhofen, Germany and had been a Lorain resident for the past 51 years moving from Germany . Willi worked as a chemical operator for BF Goodrich, Avon Lake for 30 years retiring in 1996. He...
Linwood T. 'Bill' Pierce
Oct 10, 2012
Linwood T. "Bill" Pierce, age 85, of Lorain died suddenly Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia and had been a Lorain area resident for the past 54 years. He graduated from the University of Missouri. Linwood was an accountant and owner of several local businesses, including Duskey...
Therese Mary Sobieski
Oct 7, 2012
Therese Mary Sobieski, the "reading lady" of Lorain, passed away Sunday, October 07, 2012 at New Life Hospice after a brief illness and 94 years full of life. She was born February 24, 1918. Therese had a life-long career in teaching and reading was her passion. After earning a degree in education from St. John's College, she began teaching...
Donald Sparky Sparks
Oct 5, 2012
Donald "Sparky" Sparks, 81, of Vermilion, died Friday, October 5, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. Donald was born December 4, 1930 in Portsmouth, OH and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years moving from Lorain and Wakeman. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War...
Filomena 'Fannie' Marino
Sep 30, 2012
Filomena "Fannie" Marino (nee Todarello), age 97, of Amherst, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Amherst Manor to whom her family would like to thank for all of their wonderful care and service. She was born in Lorain on October 10, 1914 and lived most of her life there. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1932...
Glen William Coury
Sep 30, 2012
Glen William Coury, 64, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at New Life Hospice, Lorain after a 5 year illness. Glen was born March 3, 1948 in Lorain and had been a life long Vermilion resident. . He worked as an electrical designer for many companies including R.E. Warner and Associates and the Austin Company. He was a...
Salomieja Solowiej
Sep 23, 2012
Salomieja Solowiej (nee Lukasziewicz), 101, of Lorain, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a short illness. She was born October 8, 1910 in Poland and has been a Lorain resident since 1961 moving from Poland. Salmieja was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Lorain where she...
Lora Evelyn Corder
Sep 22, 2012
Lora Evelyn Corder (nee Decker ), 71, of Vermilion, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Lora was born April 22, 1941 in Monticello, KY, moving to Vermilion in 1958 . Lora was a homemaker and a member of the North Lake Missionary Baptist Church in South Amherst. She enjoyed camping, crocheting, playing...
Velva E 'Marvin' Dennison
Sep 19, 2012
Marvin, Velva Williams (Dennison) MADISON, WI - Velva Williams Marvin (Dennison) passed away on September 19, 2012 at Clare Bridge Assisted Living Care Community in Madison, WI. Velva was born to Edmund and Laura (Foster) Dennison on July 19, 1918 in Roanoke, WV. She married John Williams on December 29, 1941 who predeceased her on March 27, 1975. She...
Anne Anderson
Sep 16, 2012
Anne Anderson (nee Steed), 87, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a 1 year illness. Anne was born August 26, 1925 in Somerville, MA and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 54 years. She was a member of United Church of Christ Congregational, Vermilion, where she was...
George D. Crobaugh
Sep 9, 2012
George D. Crobaugh , 87, of Nokomis, Fl and Vermilion, OH died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, OH after a brief illness. He was born May 10, 1925 in Tiffin, OH. He was a graduate of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, and was a veteran of the Army-Air Corp having served during W.W. II as...
Lois Evelyn Smith-Blanchard
Sep 9, 2012
Lois Evelyn Smith- Blanchard (nee Pember), 94, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Kingston of Vermilion surrounded by family. She was born January 22, 1918 in Akron, and had spent most of her life in the Vermilion area also living in Eustis, FL. She was a former member of the Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church and also...
Lloyd Green
Sep 7, 2012
Lloyd L. Green, 79, of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at Bradley Bay Health Center, Bay Village, after a lengthy illness. He was born February 6, 1933 in Falkville, AL, and had been a Sheffield Lake resident for the past 52 years moving from Lorain and Elyria. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during...
Henry Mathew Pintur
Sep 7, 2012
Henry Mathew Pintur, 93, of Sullivan, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at EMH Regional Health Center after a short illness. He was born February 10, 1919 in Monaca, PA, and had been a Sullivan resident for the past 5 years moving from Amherst and Vermilion. He was a veteran of US Army serving in Europe and the Philippines during...
Monna Jean Schaffer
Sep 4, 2012
Monna Jean Schaffer (nee McDonald), 88, of Vermilion Twp., died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph after a short illness. She was born May 29, 1924 in Corning, OH and had been a Vermilion Twp. resident since 1969 moving from Cleveland. Jean and Rudy owned and operated Wild Waves Motel next to Mitiwanga. Jean...
Howard Henry 'Buzz' Will
Sep 2, 2012
Howard Henry "Buzz" Will , 91, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at his residence. Howard was born July 19, 1921 in Vermilion, and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident living all of his life on Thompson Road. He graduated from Vermilion High School, and served in the military near the end of W.W.II. Howard was a...
Sharon Margaret Kernell
Sep 2, 2012
Sharon Margaret Kernell (nee Tansey), 66, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Hospice of the Western Reserve, Westlake after a 6 month illness. Sharon was born April 28, 1946 in Lorain and has been a life long resident of Vermilion. Sharon worked as a seamstress for Norwalk Furniture and had worked at South Shore Packing, Vermilion. She...
Eugene William Zsigray
Aug 29, 2012
Eugene William Zsigray, 77, of Oberlin, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Eugene was born March 29, 1935 in Tiltonsville, OH. He had been a Oberlin resident for the past 7 years moving from Wakeman. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. After the service,...
Joanne Marie Marsh
Aug 29, 2012
JoAnne Marie Marsh (nee Plouffe), 63, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 after a sudden illness. She was born March 3, 1949 in Holyoke, MA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 42 years moving from Elyria and Chicopee, MA. JoAnne worked for Our Lady of The Wayside, Avon as a Financial Manager for the past...
