Carla Widdowson
Mar 17, 2011
Carla S. Widdowson, 72, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Carla was born September 1, 1938 in Indiana, PA. She had been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years, moving from Johnstown, Pa. She graduated from Dennison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a Masters...
Bertha C. 'Chip' Hofecker
Mar 10, 2011
Bertha C. "Chip" Hofecker (nee Engbert), 79, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. Bertha was born April 20, 1931 in Johnstown, PA, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 47 years moving from Indiana, PA. Bertha worked in the store at Miller's Orchard, Acme Market in the Meat...
Ernest Hobson
Mar 9, 2011
Ernest Hobson Jr., 60, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. Ernest was born August 18, 1950 in Pikeville, KY and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 26 years moving from Sheffield Lake. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during Vietnam with the 101st...
Jonathan Merle Houff
Mar 8, 2011
Jonathan Merle Houff, 97, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Kingston Residence of Vermilion after a 2 month illness. Born October 12, 1913 in Lorain he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 60 years. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII. Jonathan worked as an inspector for the B&O Railroad for...
Dorothy Eleanor Scharra
Mar 7, 2011
Dorothy Eleanor Scharra (nee Rugg), 95, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. Dorothy was born August, 25 1915 in Buffalo, NY and had been a Vermilion resident for the past year moving from Buffalo, NY. She worked for Grace Parkridge United Church of Christ, Buffalo, NY as the Church Secretary...
Laura J. Joseph
Mar 7, 2011
Laura J. Joseph (nee Sedensky), 53, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Oak Hills Nursing Center after a short illness. She was born February 12, 1958 in Amherst and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 20 years moving from North Ridgeville and Elyria. Laura graduated from Elyria West in 1976. She worked at Giant Eagle...
Robert Brown
Mar 5, 2011
Robert Munson Brown, 87, of Vermilion, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain after a 5 month illness. Bob was born May 19, 1923 in Cortland, NY, to the late Samuel Keator and Agnes (nee McGraw) Brown. He earned an engineering degree from Cornell University and after graduation worked for Boeing and...
Glenni S Wilsey
Mar 3, 2011
Glenni S Wilsey V, 20, of Vermilion, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain. Glenni was born November 30, 1990 Pikeville, KT and had been a Vermilion resident most of his life. He worked as a nurse's assistant at Kingston of Vermilion (Inn at Chapel Creek). He had recently enlisted in the United States Army....
Ida Ruth Coolidge
Feb 27, 2011
Ida Ruth Coolidge (nee Laurence), 90, of Vermilion, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was born April 21, 1920 in Cleveland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 40 years moving from Euclid. During WWII Ida worked as a riveter on B-29 bomber wings at the bomber plant...
Arthur Berta
Feb 22, 2011
Arthur Berta, 93, passed away peacefully from old age on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Autumn Aegis Nursing Home in Lorain. He was born on February 8, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from Brownhelm High School and was a Vermilion resident since the early 1930's. Arthur was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII and worked as...
Rodger Dotson Morgan
Feb 19, 2011
Rodger Dotson Morgan,74, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Lake Pointe Health Center after a lengthy illness. Rodger was born June 13, 1936 in Lorain, OH. He attended Lorain High School, and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 38 years moving from Lorain. He was a veteran of the US Marines. Rodger worked for Lorain...
Evelyn L. Maurer
Feb 19, 2011
Evelyn L. Maurer (nee Stokes), 92, of Vermilion, Ohio died Saturday, February 19, 2011 in Stein Hospice, Sandusky, Ohio. Evelyn was born July 13, 1918 in Dover Center, Ohio (now Westlake). Evelyn was a 1937 graduate of Vermilion High School, an 85 year member of the Vermilion Evangelical & Reformed Church and a member of Madeline Chapter #204, O....
Jose R Lopez
Feb 12, 2011
Jose R. Lopez, 58, of Lorain, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. Jose was born September 14, 1952 in Lares, Puerto Rico. He had been a Lorain resident for the past 50 years moving from Puerto Rico. He worked for Bob Evans, Amherst for 20 years retiring in 2009. Jose...
George E. Fletcher
Feb 12, 2011
George E. Fletcher, 97, of Vermilion, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lengthy illness. George was born December 16, 1913 in Fryburg, PA; he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 41 years moving from Elyria. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII. George worked as an assembler for...
Debra Ann Leshinski
Feb 11, 2011
Debra Ann Leshinski, 47, of Toledo, died suddenly Friday, February 11, 2011 at her home after a lengthy illness. Debra was born March 19, 1963 in Elyria, OH and had been a Toledo resident for the past 25 years moving from Vermilion. She graduated from Vermilion High School and Toledo University. Debra worked as a Financial Secretary for Omni...
Carol Ann Bass
Feb 7, 2011
Carol Ann Bass (nee Lapington), 66, of Birmingham, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at St. John Medical Center, Westlake after a year and a half battle with cancer. Born September 22, 1944 in Effingham, IL she had been a Birmingham resident for the past 28 years moving from Marion, Ohio. She was a member of the Vermilion Church of...
Terrance 'Terry' Pitsnogle
Feb 7, 2011
Terrance "Terry" Lee Pitsnogle, 67, of Vermilion, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born June 10, 1943 in Hagerstown, MD, he graduated from Vermilion High School and joined the Air Force moving 19 times in 25 years with his military career. He had lived in Vermilion for the last 6 years. He retired...
Wendy A. Miller
Feb 4, 2011
Wendy A. Miller (nee Slater), 43, of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born in Cleveland, September 11, 1967 she had lived in Lorain then Sheffield Lake. She enjoyed art and spending time with her companion, Bob. Survivors include her daughter, Lincoln Miller; son, Jay Miller; companion, Bob Blazina, Sheffield Lake; her parents Joe...
Lester Kolozy
Feb 2, 2011
Lester Kolozy, 98, of Wakeman, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky. Born July 5, 1912 in Lorain, he moved to Hungary at the age of 8 and moved back to Cleveland when he was 19. He had been a Wakeman resident for 25 years moving from LaGrange. Lester worked as a carpenter on various construction sites,...
Marvin Gibson
Jan 31, 2011
Marvin "Hoot" Gibson, Jr., 74, of Vermilion, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at after a 1 1/2 year illness. Born February 28, 1936 in Burnside, KY he had been a Vermilion resident for the past 43 years. Marvin worked for American Shipyards, Lorain as a Boilermaker for 23 years. He then retired at age 74 from Star Builders where...
