Obituaries
Obituaries
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...
Irene Rose Mrazik
Aug 29, 2011
Irene Rose Mrazik (nee Pozik), age 96, of Lorain passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St Joseph. She was born June 16, 1915 in Windber, PA the daughter of the late August and Elizabeth (nee Hubner) Pozik. Irene moved to Lorain in 1955 from Homer City, PA. Irene was a member of the...
James R Cummings
Aug 28, 2011
James R. Cummings 69, of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at his home after a lengthy illness with ALS. James was born August 22, 1942 in Lorain, and had been a Vermilion resident since 2006 moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. James was assistant superintendent of the Lorain Utilities Water Department for...
John Patrick Boyer Ii
Aug 28, 2011
John Patrick Boyer II, 60, of Bucyrus, died Sunday, August 28, 2011after a 3 week illness due to an automobile accident. John was born March 27, 1951 in Cleveland, OH. He had been a Bucyrus resident for the past year moving from Vermilion. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard and worked as an independent Truck Driver...
Florence C. Sislowski
Aug 24, 2011
Florence C. Sislowski (nee Siatkowski), 92, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2011 from complications of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She was surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter. Florence was born on January 19, 1919, in Lorain where she remained a lifelong resident. She was a lifelong member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church,...
John Fandrich
Aug 23, 2011
John Fandrich, 87, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at his home after a 1 year illness. John was born September 29, 1923 in Geneva, Ohio, and had been a Vermilion resident since 1935. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Army serving in the occupation forces in Japan. John was a member of...
Orville C. Stallard
Aug 18, 2011
Orville C. Stallard, 78, of Vermilion, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Hospice Service of Southwest General after a lengthy illness. Orville was born August 25, 1932 in Ermine, KY. He moved to the Cleveland area in 1950 and then to Vermilion in 1998. He was a machinist and worked for Yoder Manufacturing for most of his...
Betsy Ann Donnelly
Aug 18, 2011
Betsy Ann Donnelly (nee Petrucelli), 43, of Lorain, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 after a 12 year illness. Betsy was born December 13, 1967 in Massachusetts and had been a Lorain resident for the past 6 years moving from New Hampshire. . She attended Smith College and the University of New Hampshire and enjoyed studying, using the computer, dogs,...
Myron G. Mcclain
Aug 13, 2011
Myron G. McClain, 62, of Vermilion, passed away August 13, 2011, after a short illness. Myron was born June 8, 1949 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a life-long Vermilion resident. He was a self-employed Handyman. He enjoyed riding his bicycle, and he loved God. He is survived by his son, Mark (Tara) McClain of Sunbury, Ohio; a daughter,...
Leona M. Dunford
Aug 9, 2011
Leona M. Dunford (nee Klotz), age 84, of Amherst passed away unexpectedly at her residence Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Leona was born August 6, 1927 in Cleveland to the late Leo and Barbara (nee Muhic) Klotz. She was a member of the Church of St. Peter . Leona loved spending time with her family. She liked to bake and...
Amy Marie Rottari
Aug 8, 2011
Amy Marie Rottari 36, of Vermilion, died Monday, August 8, 2011 at the home of her parents after a 7 month courageous battle with brain cancer. Amy was born August 7, 1975 in Lorain; she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 5 years, moving from Sandusky. She graduated from Firelands High School and attended Bowling Green State...
Theresa Turton
Aug 1, 2011
Theresa "Tessie" Turton (nee Sklarek), 82, of Lorain, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at Anchor Lodge surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness. Theresa was born June 13, 1929 in Lorain, OH. to the late Louis and Charlotte ( nee Kowalczyk) Sklarek and had been a lifelong area resident. She had been employed as a cashier...
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