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Achille 'Augie' Rossi
Jan 16, 2011
Achille "Augie" Rossi, 80, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Born May 16, 1930 in Warren, OH he has been a Vermilion resident for the past 48 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Augie worked...

Russell Lee Bearss
Jan 14, 2011
Russell L. Bearss, 85, of Vermilion, died Friday, January 14, 2011 in St. Croix after a sudden illness. Born August 25, 1925 in Ellsworth, MI he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 10 years. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during during WWII from 1943-1946 on a seaplane rescue squadron. He graduated from Western...
Helen Sexstella
Jan 14, 2011
Helen Sexstella (nee Chihay), 87, of Lorain, died Friday, January 14, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. Born April 23, 1923 in Amherst, OH she had been a lifelong resident of the Lorain area. Helen graduated from Amherst High School in 1941and worked at Lawsons in Amherst and also served as a substitute in the Cafeteria...
Edward Roy Abel
Jan 7, 2011
Edward Roy Abel, 24, of Kearney, NE, died unexpectedly Friday, January 7, 2011 at his residence. Born October 11, 1986 in Amherst, OH he had been a Kearney resident for the past 6 months moving from Vermilion, OH. Edward worked as a roofer in NE and had worked for Seal-Master in Sandusky, OH. He enjoyed drawing, spending time with...
Norma Lee Dunn
Jan 1, 2011
Norma Lee Dunn (nee Kudlak) 69, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the Aristocrat, Berea, after a 22 year illness. Born January 15, 1941 in Benwood, WV she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 24 years moving from Avon Lake. She had been a foreman at Rossborough Industries in Avon Lake and had also worked...

Rodney D. Nagy
Dec 30, 2010
Rodney D. Nagy, 41, of Amherst, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Born January 21, 1969 in Cleveland, OH he had been an Amherst resident for the past 2 years moving from Elyria, Wellington, and LaGrange. Rodney worked as a fabricating welder for various companies, most recently Benko, Sheffield Twp. He was a member of...

Anne Zizzo
Dec 25, 2010
Anne Zizzo (nee Kish), 93, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Mill Manor Nursing Home. Born July 19, 1917 in Campbell, OH she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 2 years moving from Youngstown. Anne was a member of St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. She enjoyed bowling, playing scrabble, and especially enjoyed crossword puzzles. Survivors include...
Howard B. Somers
Dec 25, 2010
Howard B. Somers, Jr., 97, of Naples, FL, formerly of Elyria, OH, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Naples Community Hospital Healthcare Inc. after a short illness. He was born May 5, 1913 in Elyria, Ohio. He lived most of his life in Elyria and moved permanently to Florida in 1993. Mr. Somers was the owner and sales associate...
Thomas E. Urig
Dec 25, 2010
Thomas E. Urig, 62, of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic after a one year illness. Born June 10, 1948 in Lorain he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 35 years moving from Sheffield Village. Thomas worked as an assembler and driver in the truck division for Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 30...
Shirley J. Thompson
Dec 25, 2010
Shirley J. Thompson (nee Smith), of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born May 28, 1942, in Rumble, WV and had lived in Lorain and Vermilion. She enjoyed crocheting and cross stitch. Survivors include her daughters, Becky (Joe) Washburn of Vermilion and Ramona Dubber of Elyria; grandchildren, Venessa Dillon...
Willie 'Bill' Fultz
Dec 23, 2010
Willie Earl "Bill" Fultz, 85, of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born September 28, 1925 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 66 years. Bill was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp. serving during World War II. He worked as an Industrial Engineer...
James C. Langham
Dec 22, 2010
James C. Langham, 74, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Born January 9, 1936 in Indiana County, PA he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 49 years moving from Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the US Army. James worked as an electrician for...
Roger Hobart Sick
Dec 20, 2010
Roger Hobart Sick, 69, of Vermilion, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Born December 16, 1941 in Lakewood, Ohio and he had been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves. He graduated from Vermilion High School and worked as a Marine...

Beryl M Wiencke
Dec 18, 2010
Beryl M. Wiencke (nee Bachman),94, formerly of Vermilion township, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Home, Huron, after a lengthy illness. Born September 15, 1916 in Vermiion Township, she had lived her whole life in Vermilion before moving to the nursing home. Beryl worked as a cook for the Vermilion School System. She was a member...
Berthabelle Wlodarsky-Duchene
Dec 17, 2010
Berthabelle M. Wlodarsky-Duchene (nee Moats), 88, of Vermilion, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at her granddaughters home after a lengthy illness. Born February 25, 1922 in Berlin Heights, OH she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 30 years moving from Berlin Heights. She graduated from Berlin Heights High school in 1939 and had worked at her family's...
Bertha Marie Roman
Dec 15, 2010
Bertha Marie Romans (nee Brooks), 71, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Born November 11, 1939 in Palmer, PA she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 26 years. Bertha worked for the Motel Plaza, Vermilion where she served as the manager, and also was...

Doris W. James
Dec 14, 2010
Doris W. James (nee Cartwright), 89, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born February 19, 1921 in Chattanooga, TN she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 44 years moving from Sandusky. Doris was an avid reader and enjoyed tending to her flowers and plants. Survivors include her...
Bobbie K. Nichols
Dec 13, 2010
Bobbie K. Nichols (nee Brown), 66, of Maysel, WV, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, WV after a lengthy illness. Born October 2, 1944 in Ward, WV she had been a Maysel resident for the past 7 years moving from Vermilion. Bobbie's true love was spending time with her family. Survivors include her son...
Mary F. Poplar
Dec 12, 2010
Mary F. Poplar (nee Severa), 89, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 12, 2010 in Anchor Lodge Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born August 25, 1921 in Lorain where she has been a life long resident. She worked for American Ship during the war and then worked in the cafeteria for Lorain Schools for 23 years, retiring...

Dennis Dominic
Dec 6, 2010
Dennis Dominic, 62, of Lorain, died Monday, December 6, 2010. Born March 30, 1948 in Lorain, he had been a Lorain resident for most of his life, living in Oxford, OH for several years. He graduated from Lorain Community College with an associates degree in engineering and worked for Sectional Die Co., Wellington, as a Tool and Die Draftsman...
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