Obituaries

Obituaries

Sara G Allgauer

Sara G Allgauer

Apr 23, 2012

Sara G Allgauer (nee O'Bryon), 76, of Norwalk, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk, after a short illness. Sara was born May 15, 1935 in Terra Alta , WV. She had been a Norwalk resident for the past 13 years moving from Berlin Heights. Sara was a registered nurse and worked for St. Joseph Hospital...

Walter L. Showman

Walter L. Showman

Apr 23, 2012

Walter L. Showman Jr., 33, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born July 8, 1978 in Oberlin, and has been a life long Vermilion resident. Walter graduated from Vermilion High School and Ehove in 1997 and worked for Walmart in the lawn and garden department for the past 8...

Juanita Sue Epling

Juanita Sue Epling

Apr 20, 2012

Juanita Sue Epling, 67, of Winfield, WV, died Friday, April 20, 2012 after an automobile accident. Juanita was born March 6, 1945 in Hurricane, WV, and had been a Winfield, WV area resident for the past 5 years moving from Ohio. After high school, Juanita worked in the finger printing department of the FBI and then took a job...

Elaine Estelle Creel

Elaine Estelle Creel

Apr 14, 2012

Elaine Estelle Creel (nee Kinsman), 92, of Vermilion, died April 14, 2012 at New Life Hospice following an unexpected illness during her declining health. She was born in Lakewood, Ohio on September 7, 1919 to Horace and Ada Kinsman. She and her husband, Lin, moved to Vermilion in 1948 where they resided for 63 years. Elaine worked during the...

Donald Vincent Lyons

Donald Vincent Lyons

Apr 12, 2012

Donald Vincent Lyons, SR. 90, Bayville, NJ died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the home of his son in Vermilion where he had resided for the past month. Donald was born November 6, 1921 in New York, NY . He was a W.W.II veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Donald had been employed as a motorman for New...

Wesley Eugene Guest

Wesley Eugene Guest

Apr 8, 2012

Wesley Eugene Guest,70, of Ore City, TX and formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his home after a sudden illness. Wesley was born March 24, 1942 in West Memphis, TN. He moved to Vermilion in 1959 and to Ore City, TX in 1993. Wesley worked as a repairman for Ford Automotive Co., Lorain for 33 years...

Eleanor M. Bilancini

Eleanor M. Bilancini

Apr 8, 2012

Eleanor M. Bilancini (nee Kovacs), 88, of Lorain, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born June 11, 1923 in Toledo, OH, and lived most of her life in Lorain. Eleanor was a homemaker, and enjoyed ceramics, crocheting, gardening, reading, and crossword puzzles. She did babysitting, and also tutored...

John Zelenak

John Zelenak

Apr 3, 2012

John Zelenak, 82, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain, after short illness. John was born February 25, 1930 in Czechoslovakia. He had been a Vermilion resident since 1953 moving from Lorain. John worked as a maintenance worker in the "Bob Shop" at US Steel, Lorain. for 38 years. . He...

Eugene P Sanders

Eugene P Sanders

Apr 2, 2012

Eugene P. Sanders, Jr. 62, of Vermilion, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at his home after a two year illness. Eugene was born July 28, 1949 in Bellevue, Ohio and had lived most of his life in Vermilion. . He was honorably discharged as a sergeant of the Ohio Air National Guard. Eugene worked for 18 years as a...

Richard A. 'Dick' Millis

Richard A. 'Dick' Millis

Mar 31, 2012

Richard M "Dick" Millis (nee ),80, of Vermilion, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born August 6, 1931 in Vermilion and had been a life long resident. Dick was a self employed painting contractor with Millis Painting since 1965. He enjoyed collecting and working on antique tractors and attending tractor shows....

Grace L Bryda

Grace L Bryda

Mar 30, 2012

Grace L. Bryda (nee White), 77 of Andover, OH and formerly of Lorain and Vermilion passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at the home of her granddaughter in Youngstown, OH after a 5 year illness. Grace was born August 22, 1934 in Charleston, WV moving to Lorain in 1952, and Vermilion in 1992. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed...

James H. Taylor

James H. Taylor

Mar 29, 2012

James H.Taylor, 82, of Lorain, passed away at home Thursday, March 29th, 2012 surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was born January 14, 1930 in Cherokee, NC. At the age of 22 he moved to Lorain and had resided there for the past 60 years. James retired from US Steel as a foreman in Four Seamless...

Frank Momit

Frank Momit

Mar 28, 2012

Frank Momit, Jr., 72, of Lorain, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at MetroHealth Medical Center after a fall in his home. Frank was born August 14, 1939 in Pike County, KY. He had been a Lorain resident for the past 40 years . He was a Sergeant in the United States Army serving in Vietnam for 16 months. Frank...

Georgene Agnes Cooper

Georgene Agnes Cooper

Mar 20, 2012

Georgene Agnes Cooper (nee Horning), 74, of Vermilion was surrounded by family when she went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was born April 30, 1937 in Lakewood, and had been a Vermilion resident most of her life. Georgene worked for the Vermilion Schools as a custodian for 19 years...

Wilber W Brammer

Wilber W Brammer

Mar 19, 2012

Wilber W. Brammer, 87, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Ohio Veteran's Home after a lengthy illness. Wilber was born September 3, 1924 in Logan, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years moving from Ironton, OH. He was a veteran of the US Marines serving during World War II. Wilber worked as...

Jerry Lee Smith

Jerry Lee Smith

Mar 11, 2012

Jerry Lee Smith, 66, of Vermilion, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Fisher-Titus Hospital, Norwalk, after a lengthy illness. Jerry was born June 9, 1945 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Vermilion resident. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Mackinaw. He attended Stautzenberger College, Toledo, and enjoyed sports, roller skating, bicycle...

Wilma Bernice Lemke

Wilma Bernice Lemke

Mar 9, 2012

Wilma Bernice Lemke (nee Christian), 68, of Vermilion, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at her home after a lengthy illness. Wilma was born July 21, 1943 in Huntington, WV, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years moving from Lorain. She worked as the Kitchen Manager for McGarvey's Restaurant for over 20 years retiring in 1984....

Edward P Hyde

Edward P Hyde

Mar 5, 2012

Edward P Hyde, 78, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at Elmcroft of Lorain, Ohio. Edward was born May 29, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. He had been a Toledo, Ohio and Cincinnati, OH resident most of his life and had lived in Vermilion, Ohio most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Edward worked for...

Ilah O'Doherty

Ilah O'Doherty

Mar 3, 2012

Ilah O'Doherty (nee Lang), 85, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Ilah was born October 29, 1926 in Sandusky and had been a Vermilion resident since 1963. She graduated from Sandusky High School, and attended Ohio State University. Ilah was the Welcome Wagon Hostess in Vermilion from 1965 to 1975....

Helen C. Phillip

Helen C. Phillip

Mar 2, 2012

Helen C. Phillips (nee Jenkins), 82, of Vermilion, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. Helen was born October 1, 1929 in Atlanta, GA. She had lived in the Vermilion area over 43 years. She had also lived in Elyria and Amherst. Helen worked as a machinist for Nordson Corporation, Amherst for...

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