Obituaries
Obituaries
Victor Joseph Hug
Oct 25, 2011
Victor Joseph Hug, 98, of Lorain, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion under the care of Stein Hospice. Victor was born March 4, 1913 in Lorain and had been a life long area resident. His heart and happiest times were in Vermilion. Victor graduated from Lorain High School, Ohio University and received his Masters Degree from...
James R. Conaway
Oct 25, 2011
James R. Conaway, 87, of Lorain, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home. He was born September 28, 1924 in Bridgeport, OH. James was a veteran of the United States Army having served during W.W. II and the Korean Conflict. He was employed as a Brakeman for Conrail retiring in November 1985. He was a...
William 'Bill' Ball
Oct 17, 2011
William (Bill) Ball, 67, of Vermilion, went to be with our Lord on Monday, October 17, 2011 at his home after a lengthy illness. Bill was born December 28, 1943 in Branchland, WV and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 45 years moving from West Virginia. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in Korea....
Kenneth Earl Showman
Oct 15, 2011
Kenneth Earl Showman, 80, of Wakeman, died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Kenneth was born January 20, 1931 in Somerset, PA, and had been a Wakeman area resident since 1951. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean war. Kenneth worked for American Ship, Lorain as a pipe...
Bernice Pearsall
Oct 14, 2011
Bernice Loraine (nee Gordon) Pearsall, 89, of Lorain passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at Life Care Center in Westlake, OH after a long illness. She had been a resident there for the past 2 1/2 years. She was born January 21, 1922 in Detroit, MI to the late Wellington Murray and Frances Marie (nee Weber) Gordon. Bernice moved...
Christopher John Kincaid
Oct 14, 2011
Christopher John Kincaid, 46, of Mentor, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born March 31, 1965 in Bay Village, Ohio, he had been a Mentor resident for the past 4 years, moving from Salem, Wisconsin. He was raised in Vermilion and graduated from Vermilion High School in 1983. Following graduation he...
Mary Anna Potter
Oct 13, 2011
Mary Anna Potter (nee Dorshorst), 81, of Sandusky, died Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Main Campus. Mary was born March 9, 1930 in Rushville, NE. She had been a Sandusky resident for the past 7 years moving from Vermilion where she had lived since 1951. Mary had worked as a nurse's aide at Rushville Hospital,...
Agnes Thompson
Oct 10, 2011
Agnes Thompson (nee Jakmas), age 87, of Lorain passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center in Lorain. She was born September 9, 1924 in Lorain. Agnes was a licensed practical nurse having been employed by Autumn Ages. She was a member of St. Anthony's of Padua Catholic Church. Agnes is survived by her husband of...
Elisha M. Caudill
Oct 10, 2011
Elisha Matthew Caudill, 79, of Elyria went home to be with the Lord Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born May 30, 1932 in Floyd County, Kentucky and was an Elyria resident for the past 32 years, moving from Cleveland. Mr. Caudill worked as a machinist and tool designer for more than 40 years, retiring in...
Sharon E. Reeves
Oct 8, 2011
Sharon E. Reeves (nee Bentley),65, of Elyria, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Sharon was born December 30, 1945 in Burdine, KY, and had been an Elyria resident for the past 17 years moving from Vermilion. She was a member of the Vermilion Church of Christ. Sharon enjoyed reading, card games,...
Edward William Koperdak
Oct 7, 2011
Edward William Koperdak, 89 years of age and a resident of Lorain, Ohio passed away Friday, October 7, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion. He was born July 3, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Pa. He was a W.W.II veteran of the Unites States Army Air Force, serving in India and China. After graduating from University of Pittsburgh with a...
Lawrence 'Larry' Reed
Oct 4, 2011
Lawrence "Larry" Reed, 65, of Snowflake, AZ formerly of Vermilion died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at his home. Lawrence was born December 15, 1945 in Lorain. He lived in Vermilion for 55 years moving to AZ in 2006. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War. Larry was a lineman for Ohio Edison...
Thomas Edward Williams
Oct 4, 2011
Thomas Edward Williams Sr., age 71, of Lorain passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 14, 1940 in Patton, PA the son of the late Charles and Violet (nee Bowman) Williams. He served in the United States Marine Corp. from 1957 to 1959, and the United States Army...
Thomas Stuart Williams
Oct 1, 2011
Thomas Stuart Williams, 69,of Vermilion, died Oct.1, 2011 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Born June 11, 1942 in Sandusky, Tom was a lifelong Vermilion resident. He married his high school girl friend, Judy Shaw, in 1962, while they were students at Bowling Green State University. Tom taught Business Education subjects for Firelands High School...
Jean Marie Jansheski
Sep 21, 2011
Jean Marie Jansheski (nee Prindle), 85, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Jean was born December 17, 1925 in Cleveland, lived most of her life in Elyria and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 9 years. Jean worked for Bendix Westinghouse, Elyria, as a machine operator retiring...
Richard E Hill
Sep 21, 2011
Richard E. Hill, 57, of Lorain, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after a short illness. He was born February 2, 1954 in Rocky River, OH and had been a lifelong Lorain resident. He was a veteran of the US Army and had worked as a Meat Cutter for Giant Eagle. Richard enjoyed painting,...
Kenneth Albert Hunt
Sep 2, 2011
Kenneth Albert Hunt,77, of Vermilion, died suddenly Friday, September 2, 2011. Kenneth was born in Lorain and had lived in Lorain, Arizona and Vermilion. . He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving on the U.S.S. Remey during the Korean Conflict. Kenneth was a construction worker for several companies including Stevens Painton Construction. He worked part time...
Barbara Helen Hildebrandt
Sep 2, 2011
Barbara Helen Hildebrandt (nee Kodysz), 73, of Vermilion, died Friday, September 2, 2011 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph after a short illness. Barbara was born July 24, 1938 in Wakeman and had been a lifelong Florence Township and Vermilion area resident. . She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and had been active in 4H and...
Betty Virginia Bassett
Sep 1, 2011
Betty Virginia Bassett (nee Smith), 92, formerly of Beulah Beach, Vermilion, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at East Park Care Center, Brookpark. Betty was born December 3, 1918 in Cleveland, and had been a Brookpark resident for the past 3 years She was a member of Vermilion Evangelical and Reformed Church. She enjoyed playing the organ, knitting, needlework, writing...
Nicholas James O'Dell
Sep 1, 2011
Nicholas James O'Dell, 65, of Birmingham, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Hospice at the Renaissance, Olmsted Falls, after a 9 month illness. Nicholas was born June 2, 1946 in Norwalk, and has been a life long Wakeman area resident. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Nicholas owned and operated O'Dell's Energy Savers, a glass coating...
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