Obituaries

Obituaries

George D. Crobaugh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert 'Bob' Kropf

Robert 'Bob' Kropf

Aug 27, 2012

Robert L. "Bob" Kropf Sr., 94, of Vermilion Twp., died Monday, August 27, 2012 at Admiral's Pointe Nursing Home, Huron after a short illness. He was born August 15, 1918 in Axtel , OH, and had been a Vermilion Twp. resident for the past 40 years moving from Amherst. Bob worked for Nordson for 39 years, moving his way...

Audrey R. West

Audrey R. West

Aug 21, 2012

Audrey R. West (nee Palmer), 78, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Specialty Hospital Of Lorain after a short illness. She was born October 29, 1933 in St. Clairsville, OH and had been a Vermilion resident since 1972. She had been employed at the Big Boy Restaurant, Amherst retiring in 1997. Audrey was a member of the...

Robert Lasalle 'Bob' Schwartz

Robert Lasalle 'Bob' Schwartz

Aug 21, 2012

Robert LaSalle Schwartz, Jr., 71, of Vermilion, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness.Father, husband, grandfather, career military, broadcaster, and public servant. Robert was born March 7, 1941 in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a 36 year Vermilion resident and a Kelleys Island resident...

Kay Dabrowski

Kay Dabrowski

Aug 18, 2012

Kay Frances (Bowers) Dabrowski, 67, of Vermilion, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Denise's Home Care Center, Lorain surrounded by family after an extended illness. Kay was born July 23, 1945 in Defiance, OH, the daughter of Harold Bowers and Laura (Lantz) Eitniear. She married George Albert Dabrowski, Jr. on October 14, 1967 in Lorain, Ohio. Kay was a...

Richard E. Elsten

Richard E. Elsten

Aug 18, 2012

Richard E. Elsten, 70, of Amherst, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1942 in Cleveland, OH, and was a 1960 graduate of Vermilion High School. He had been an Amherst resident for the past 30 years moving from Vermilion. Richard worked for Ohio Edison as a Construction Supervisor retiring April...

Nadene Sheldon

Nadene Sheldon

Aug 12, 2012

Nadene Sheldon (nee Cyran ), age 70, of North Ridgeville, OH , died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Ames Family Hospice House, Westlake, OH. She was born December 17, 1941 in Lorain and had been an area resident most of her life. Nadene was an administrator for the Lorain County Metro Parks for 20 years. She was a member...

Remo P Epifano

Remo P Epifano

Aug 12, 2012

Remo P. Epifano, 82, of Lorain, died Sunday, August 12, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. Remo was born December 30, 1929 in Lorain where he has been a life long resident. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1948 and was a veteran of the US Air Force. Remo worked for Ohio Edison for 5 years...

Sidney I Rose

Sidney I Rose

Aug 11, 2012

Sidney I. Rose, 89, of Vermilion, died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Ohio Veteran's Home, Sandusky, after a short illness. Sid was born May 18, 1923 in Jackson, Michigan. He had been a Vermilion resident since 1968 and had lived in Indianapolis and Dearborn, Michigan. He was a lieutenant in the United States Navy serving as a fighter pilot....

Betty A Lowder

Betty A Lowder

Aug 8, 2012

Betty A. Lowder-Gandee (nee Freeman), 73, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at her home after a short illness. She was born October 30, 1938 in Kayford, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years moving from southern OhioBetty worked for Ford Motor Co., Lorain as an assembler and in the maintenance department. She...

Rudy G. Moc

Rudy G. Moc

Aug 5, 2012

Rudy G. Moc, MD , 81, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 5, 2012 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Moc was born August 1, 1931 in Lorain. He grew up in Vermilion, and graduated from Vermilion High School in 1949 as President of his class. He graduated from Ohio University,...

Deborah K Gregory

Deborah K Gregory

Jul 31, 2012

Deborah K. Gregory (nee Parker), 55, of Taylorsville, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at her home after a one year illness. Deborah was born April 10, 1957 in Memphis, TN. She had been a Taylorsville resident for the past 14 years, but spent most of her life in Vermilion. She was a member of Eversprings Baptist Church, Amherst and...

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