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Michael Ronald Cicerchi
May 11, 2010
Michael Ronald "Ron" Cicerchi, 83 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain after a short illness. He was born September 6, 1926 in Cleveland and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 35 years. Ron was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving during WWII in the Pacific....

Frances Janet Stasky
May 10, 2010
Frances Janet Stasky, 89 of Vermilion, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, Lorain, surrounded by love. She was born July 24, 1920 in Ellamore, WV, the daughter of the late Vincent and Bertha (Kittle) Pennington. She grew up in Coalton, West Virginia where her father had a general store. She worked at Higbees...
Susan R Smith
May 8, 2010
Susan R. Smith, 62, of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at her home after a 6 month illness. She was born August 1, 1947 in Elyria and had been a Vermilion resident since 1978 moving from Lorain. She had worked at Lithonia Down Lighting in Vermilion for 12 years. She had also worked at Ritter Public Library and...
Doris Jean Cantrell
May 8, 2010
Doris Jean Cantrell, 71, of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. She was born December 15, 1938 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Doris had lived in Vermilion for 36 years moving from Lorain. Mrs. Cantrell had been a City Councilwoman for the City of Vermilion. She was the co-chairman of UAW #425...
Kenneth Robert Hopkins
May 8, 2010
Kenneth Robert Hopkins, 65, of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born August 5, 1944 in Cleveland and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 22 years moving from Greenwich, OH. He graduated from Oberlin Business college and retired from Scandura Inc., Port Clinton and Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was the...
Leslie K. Skinner
May 7, 2010
Leslie K. Skinner, 43 of Lorain, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. She was born March 15, 1967 in Amherst, Ohio and has been a Vermilion and Lorain life long resident. She worked in shipping for Diamond Products in Elyria for over 15 years and currently worked for the Sears shipping...
Judith M King
May 5, 2010
Judith M. King (nee Bischof), 70, of Berlin Hts., died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in Stein Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born May 26, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Berlin Hts. resident for the past 15 years, moving from Vermilion. Judith worked as a manager for Fashion Bug, Norwalk for 15 years. She was...
Gertrude Allen
May 4, 2010
Gertrude Allen (nee Nickley), 97, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. She was born August 22, 1912 in Lorain and has been a life long Vermilion resident. Gertrude was the co-owner of Elberta Inn, Vermilion where she also worked as a cook. She also worked for Sparkle IGA, and the...

Marcella M. Fisher
May 3, 2010
Marcella M. Fisher (nee Rahrig), 85 of Sheffield Lake, died Monday, May 3, 2010 in Community Health Partners following a lengthy illness. She was born April 26, 1925 in Elyria and lived in Sheffield Lake for the past 5 years, moving from Vermilion. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her birds and reading. Survivors include her daughters, Maria Shuster...
Robin Clark
Apr 29, 2010
Robin Ann Clark (nee Robertson), 47, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at her home. She was born January 21, 1963 in Akron, OH and has been a life long Vermilion resident. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Robertson (nee Carol); father, Charles "Ed" Robertson Sr.; daughter, Cassie Clark; son, Paul Clark; and a brother, Charles "Chuck"...
Loretta Arline Bratton
Apr 26, 2010
Loretta Arline Bratton, 86, formerly of Vermilion, died Monday, April 26, 2010 in Wesleyan Village, Elyria after a short illness. She was born October 5, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident since 1989 moving from Seven Hills. Loretta was a K-2 nd Primary School Teacher for the Parma Schools. She was a member of Grace...
Ralph V. Gallion
Apr 24, 2010
Ralph V. Gallion, 77 of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 in Community Health Partners, following a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1933 in Coalgrove, Ohio and had lived in Lorain until moving to Vermilion in 1977. Ralph was a veteran of the United State Air Force, serving from 1951-1959. Ralph worked as an auto worker for...
Barbara Sue Bullion
Apr 15, 2010
Barbara Sue Bullion (nee Braddock), 70, of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1940 in Burdine, KY. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 46 years moving from Kentucky. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed quilting,...
Thelma Crisp
Apr 15, 2010
Thelma Crisp (nee Ratliff), 86, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on Thursday, April 15, 2010. She was born June 10, 1923 in Hanger, VA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1965 moving from Pomeroy, Ohio. Thelma retired from Community Health Partners, where she worked as a Dietary Supervisor for 25 years. She...
Donna M Morris
Apr 13, 2010
Donna M. Morris (nee McCullaugh), 77 of Wakeman, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. She was born July 9, 1932 in Elyria, Ohio and has been a Wakeman resident for the past 37 years moving from Lorain. Donna was a member of Firelands Church; had attended Florence Congregational Church, Henrietta United...

Mary Rosalie Chadwick
Apr 10, 2010
Mary Rosalie Chadwick, 99 of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 in Kingston of Vermilion. She was born February 3, 1911 in Corning, New York, moving to Vermilion in 1931. She earned a Bachelors degree from Heidelberg University and a Masters degree from Ohio State University. She also served a one-year fellowship at Yale University. Mary taught foreign languages,...
William Nicholas 'Nick' Tazelaar
Apr 10, 2010
William Nicholas "Nick" Tazelaar, age 75 of Vermilion, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born October 5, 1934 in the Padang, Island of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies to John J. and Maria (nee Geurink) Tazelaar. At the age of 7, Nick and his entire family were held in a Japanese concentration...
Mary Williams
Apr 8, 2010
Mary A. Williams (nee Palmer), 75 of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Community Health Partners West, after a 5 month illness. She was born December 25, 1934 in Greene, New York and has been a Vermilion resident since 1979. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Vermilion and enjoyed crocheting, online games, camping, bowling, bird...

Sophie Van Fossen
Apr 7, 2010
Sophie Van Fossen (nee Filipchak), 83, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Kingston of Vermilion under the care of New Life Hospice. She was born December 13, 1926 in Donora, PA. and has been a Vermilion resident since 1947. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion. She was also a member of AMVETS Post...
Janice M. Kessinger
Apr 4, 2010
Janice Marie Kessinger, age 57, of Lorain, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 after a short illness. She loved her family and friends dearly and did not want to leave them so soon. She was born on May 28, 1952 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident of the Lorain and Vermilion area. She graduated from Admiral King...
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