Robert Thompson
Jan 25, 2012
Robert Thompson , 90, of Lorain, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Lake Pointe Health Care Center where he had been a resident for the past year. He was born June 19, 1921 in Lorain and was a lifelong area resident. Robert was owner- operator of Thompson's Landscaping for 30 years. He was a W.W.II veteran and served with...
Leo J. Maslinski
Jan 25, 2012
Leo J. Maslinski, 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born March 14, 1925 in Lorain, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 61 years moving from Lorain. Leo graduated from the Lorain High School class of 1943 B and served in the Merchant...
Savannah Kaylynn Ortiz
Jan 23, 2012
Savannah Kaylynn Ortiz, 15, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital after a short illness. Savannah was born July 20, 1996 in Elyria. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 4 years moving from Lorain. Savannah attended Vermilion High School where she sang in the choir. She enjoyed drawing, writing, singing,...
Hubert A. 'Newfie' Bartlett
Jan 22, 2012
Hubert A "Newfie" Bartlett, 85, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at after a lengthy illness. Hubert was born July 5, 1926 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 62 years, moving from Canada. When Newfie first moved to Vermilion he worked for Falbo Construction and then he owned Bartlett Construction Co....
Emma Sivinski
Jan 21, 2012
Emma Sivinski (nee King), 97, of Lorain passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Golden Acres Nursing Home in Amherst. She was born June 15, 1914 in Caroline, West Virginia, the daughter of the late George and Julia (Mike) King. Emma had been employed by General Industries for 10 years, and retired in 1978 from the Nordson Corp. as...
Donald G. Heuring Ii
Jan 21, 2012
Donald G. Heuring II, 59, of Wakeman passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. He was born April 4, 1952 in Bellevue, OH the son of Donald G. and Evelyn (nee Heckman) Heuring. Donald was a history teacher beginning his career at Firelands High School for three years, then taught at Sailorway Middle...
Carol J. Bennett
Jan 21, 2012
Carol J. Farch- Bennett (nee Gehl), age 79, of Vermilion passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after a short illness. She was born December 16, 1932 in Elyria, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 39 years. Carol was a secretary with the Vermilion Schools retiring in 1988. She was...
Bonita Rae 'Bonnie' Pryor
Jan 20, 2012
Bonita "Bonnie" Rae Pryor (nee Houff), 65, of Vermilion, died , Friday, January 20, 2012 at her home after a lengthy illness. Bonnie was born October 4, 1946 in Lorain, OH, she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 62 years moving from Lorain. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1965. She worked for Trinity Lutheran Church...
Alyssa Rose Ellis
Jan 16, 2012
Alyssa Smith-Ellis, age 11, of Amherst passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 16, 2012 at EMH Amherst Hospital. She was born June 26, 2000 in Lorain. Alyssa was a member of the Amherst Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her parents Tony and Cathy Ellis; siblings Brianna, Jacob, Kyle, Meagan, Jon, Emily, Nicolas, and Zachary Ellis; Paternal Grandmother...
Walter P Bobrowicz
Jan 14, 2012
Walter P. Bobrowicz, 84, of Lorain, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at his residence after a sudden illness. Walter was born January 12, 1928, in Sonman, PA, and had been a Lorain resident since 1953. Walter worked for Price Brothers, as a crane and core machine operator for 22 years. He then joined the Ohio State Liquor Control Board...
Robert J. Kosik
Jan 14, 2012
Robert J. Kosik Sr., 78, of Vermilion, passed away at home surrounded by his family, Saturday, January 14, 2012 after a courageous 16 month battle with cancer. He was born February 6, 1933 in Cleveland, OH, and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 7 years moving from Lakewood. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving...
Mary Lou Kirchner
Jan 14, 2012
Mary Lou Kirchner (nee Ebersbach), 85, formerly of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Wesleyan Village after a lengthy illness. She was born June 3, 1926 in Green Bay, WI, and moved to Vermilion in 1987 from Newington, Connecticut. She was a former member of the United Church of Christ Congregation, Vermilion and she was a member of...
Stacy Y. Zalek
Jan 13, 2012
Stacy Y. Zalek (nee Gregg), 45, of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. 　 She was born March 23, 1966 in Cleveland and has been a Sheffield Lake resident most of her life. 　 Stacy graduated from Lorain County Community College with a degree in...
William G. Seals
Jan 9, 2012
William G Seals, 89, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 9, 2012 at Ohio Veteran's Home, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. He was born October 26, 1922 in Sandusky, OH, and had been a Vermilion resident for most of his life. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during WWII. William worked for the Vermilion Local Schools as...
Jean Mae Spayd
Jan 9, 2012
Jean Mae Spayd (nee Hummel), 85, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 9, 2012 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. She was born December 12, 1926 in Shamokin, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 38 years moving from Elyria. Jean graduated from MB Johnson School of Nursing, Elyria and had been a nurse for...
Vicki Lynn Gilbert
Jan 8, 2012
Vicki Gilbert (nee Scoles), 53, formerly of Englewood, FL, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at her mothers home in Vermilion. She was born October 27, 1958 in Springfield, OH and had lived in various places including Englewood, FL and Vermilion. She is survived by her mother, Jacqueline Fleming (nee Gabriel) of Vermilion; son, Jeremy Gilbert of Brazil, IN; daughter,...
Rita Manning
Jan 4, 2012
Rita Manning (nee McLauglin), 86, of Lorain, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Lake Pointe Health Center after a lengthy illness. Rita was born October 17, 1925 in Cleveland, OH, and had been a life long area resident. Rita worked for Alco in Vermilion for many years. She had been a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Vermilion. She...
Alfred D. Wiley
Dec 31, 2011
Alfred D Wiley, 85, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky after a short illness. Alfred was born August 7, 1926 in Jefferson City, Missouri and had been a Vermilion resident since 1960 moving from Memphis, TN. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during World War II. Alfred worked as an over...
Thomas Arthur Byrne
Dec 27, 2011
Thomas Arthur Byrne, 71, of Knoxville, MD and Cape Coral, FL,died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Cape Coral Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. Thomas was born October 3, 1940 in New York, NY. He was a Director of various departments in the Department of Labor for 32 years, retiring in 1999. He is survived by his daughters,...
Phyllis Jane Presler
Dec 25, 2011
Phyllis Jane Presler (nee Smith), 90, of Birmingham, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at her home after a lengthy illness. Phyllis was born April 19, 1921 in Ireton, Sioux Co. Iowa. She had been a Birmingham resident for the past 23 years moving from Westlake. She was a veteran of the Women's Army Corp. serving during WWII. Phyllis received...
