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...
Ella S. Hanley
Jan 23, 2011
Ella S. Hanley (nee Russ) 95, of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Mill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born August 29, 1915 in Lakewood, she lived in Lakewood most of her life but spent summers at the Olympic Outing Club, Vermilion. Ella worked for the Cleveland Post office as a mail sorter. She was a...
Barbara J. Wilson
Jan 22, 2011
Barbara J. Wilson (nee Leitch), 77, of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. Born March 15, 1933 in New London, Ontario, Canada, she had been a Vermilion resident since 1956 moving from Buffalo, NY. Barbara had been Head Teller at Erie County (Key) Bank, Vermilion, where she had...
Rita Mcgee Howley Summers
Jan 19, 2011
Rita McGee Howley Summers, 86, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Mercy Hospital, Lorain after a short illness. She was the daughter of Arthur and Corrine (Alten) McGee. Born May 1, 1924 in Lorain, she had been a Vermilion resident for the past 58 years. Rita graduated from St John's School of Nursing, Baldwin Wallace College with...
Prudence Annaliese Watson
Jan 19, 2011
Prudence Annaliese Watson , 5 days old, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born January 13, 2011 in Fairview to parents Mark Watson and Heidi Taylor of Vermilion. Survivors also include her sister, Katherine Taylor and brothers, Kevin and Ryan Watson all at home, her maternal grandmother, Debbie (Jerry) Showalter, Vermilion, maternal grandfather, Joseph...
Jay C. Hershey
Jan 18, 2011
Jay C. Hershey, Jr., 72, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a short illness. Born January 17, 1939 in Lorain he had been a Vermilion resident since 1977 moving from Olmsted Falls. Jay was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as an assistant principal and athletic director for the Wellington...
Stanley Konat
Jan 18, 2011
Stanley Konat, 81, of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain after a brief illness. Born May 6, 1929 in Lorain, OH he had been a lfie long Lorain resident. He was a veteran of the US Army. Stanley worked for York International Heating & Cooling, Elyria as a towmotor operator. Survivors include his...
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...
