Obituaries

Obituaries

Stanley J Lepkowski

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Charles A. 'Chuck' Prieur

Charles A. 'Chuck' Prieur

Apr 9, 2013

Charles A. "Chuck" Prieur , 91, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Ohio Veteran's Home, Sandusky. Chuck was born June 18, 1921 in Bowling Green, OH, and lived most of his life in Vermilion. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. Charles was a self employed refrigeration mechanic and owned...

Lawrence Leonard Massey

Lawrence Leonard Massey

Apr 4, 2013

Lawrence Leonard Massey, 75, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. He was born May 13, 1937 in Lawrenceburg, TN, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past year moving from Elyria where he had resided since 1955. Larry worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain as...

Bonnie Lou Brock

Bonnie Lou Brock

Mar 31, 2013

Bonnie Lou Brock, 51, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Bonnie was born in Nov. 10, 1961 in Amherst and had been a lifelong area resident. She is survived by her sons, Eddie Slavik (Michelle) of Vermilion, Shawn Slavik, Anthony Tanner, and Andy Tanner all of Lorain; mother, Lula Brock of...

John Joseph Gulas

John Joseph Gulas

Mar 30, 2013

John Joseph Gulas Sr., 68, of Vermilion, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Home, Huron, where he had been a resident for the past 7 years. He was born April 14, 1944 in Lorain and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years, moving from Lorain. John was a veteran of the US Air...

Dolores Mcgee

Dolores Mcgee

Mar 30, 2013

Dolores McGee (nee Lewin), 88, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Oak Hills Nursing Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. She was born September 18, 1924 in Houlton, Maine and had been a El Segunda, CA resident before moving to Elyria in 2009. Dolores worked for Aerospace in California as a bookkeeper. She enjoyed traveling, fishing,...

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