Hurbert Rowan
Oct 9, 2009
Hubert "Jack" Walter Rowan, 78 of Vermilion , died Friday, October 9, 2009 in Metro Health Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born May 1, 1931 in Sutton, WV and has been a Vermilion resident since 1954 moving from West Virginia. Jack worked at the Lorain Ford Plant as a tug driver and retired after 34 years....
Paul Morris
Oct 9, 2009
Paul Morris, 48, of Vermilion, died Friday, October 9, 2009 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. He was born September 21, 1961 in Liverpool, England and had been a Vermilion resident since 1975. He worked as a manager for Westside Metals, Cleveland. He enjoyed fishing, golfing. camping, boating and sailing. Survivors include his wife of 15...
Ollie Marie Griffin
Oct 4, 2009
Ollie Marie Griffin (nee Harvey), 82, of Vermilion, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, after a lengthy illness. She was born January 19, 1927 in Somerville, TN. and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 49 years, moving from Whiteville, TN. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Vermilion. She enjoyed her...
Richard Louis Mulder
Sep 28, 2009
Richard Louis "Dick" Mulder, 80 of Amherst, died Monday, September 28, 2009 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a lengthy illness. Dick was born on April 16, 1929 in Amherst and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Amherst High School in 1948. He was a self employed contractor who built and remodeled homes in the...
Lauretta Mae Caire
Sep 26, 2009
Lauretta "Lorie" Mae Caire, 74 of Vermilion, sent to rest Saturday, September 26, 2009 at her home after a long struggle with cancer. She was born April 19, 1935 in West Richfield, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1953. She was self employed as a sales representative for Avon. She had also worked at McGarvey's Restaurant in...
Dean Ayars
Sep 24, 2009
Dean "Curt" Ayars, 89 of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born October 11, 1919 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He moved to Austin, Minnesota, attended and graduated from St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota in 1944. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force serving in the 2535th AAF...
Amos Edward Feiszli
Sep 20, 2009
Amos Edward Feiszli, 98 of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 in Kingston of Vermilion after a short illness. He was born September 24, 1910 in Axtel, Ohio and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He worked at Wakefield Brass also known as Lithonia Down Lighting as a tool and die maker for 47 1/2 years and retired...
J.O. Culpepper
Sep 20, 2009
J.O. Culpepper, Jr., 76 of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at his home following a longtime illness. He was born May 23, 1933 in Bowie County, Texas, moving to Vermilion in 1963 from Dallas, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force for 10 years and during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by the Ford Motor...
Christine M. Kakos
Sep 13, 2009
Christine Marie Kakos, 83 of Lorain, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a 5-month illness. She was born January 22, 1926 in Koblenz-Sayn, Germany, moving to Lorain in 1950. Christine was a lifelong member of St. Mary Church in Lorain. She enjoyed gardening and caring for her flowers and...
Jane Ann Koppenhafer
Sep 13, 2009
Jane Ann Wilkerson Koppenhafer, 78, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake after a lengthy illness. She was born and raised in Middlefield and lived in Vermilion since 1954. She graduated from Middlefield High School and received her Bachelors Degree from Baldwin-Wallace College. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was...
Frances M. Salatnai
Sep 11, 2009
Frances Mary Salatnai, 86 of Lorain, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born April 25, 1923 in Clymer, Pennsylvania, moving to Lorain as a child. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain. Frances was devoted to her...
Harold Wilson Carson
Sep 6, 2009
Harold "Carrot" Wilson Carson, Jr., 60, formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 6, 2009 in Michigan. He was born November 11, 1948 in Lorain and was a life long Vermilion resident. He worked as a die setter for Lithonia Down Lighting for 38 years. He was a social member of the VFW #7576, American Legion #397 and a life...
James S. Crum
Sep 6, 2009
James S. Crum, 71 of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 6, 2009 in Specialty Hospital of Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born May 2, 1938 in Inez, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1967 moving from Lorain. He worked as a carpenter, assistant foreman, and drawbridge operator for Norfolk Southern railroad for 42 years, retiring in...
Lawrence O. Pluck
Sep 5, 2009
Lawrence "Larry" O. Pluck, Jr, 68 of Amherst, died Saturday, September 5, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born April 25, 1941 in Westmoreland Co., PA and has been an Amherst resident for the past 2 years moving from Vermilion, where he had resided for over 30 years. Larry worked in the paint...
Elizabeth M. Emmerich
Sep 5, 2009
Elizabeth M Emmerich, 79 of Elyria, died Saturday, September 5, 2009 in EMH Regional Health Center. She was born November 30, 1929 and has been an Elyria resident since 1996 and had lived in Palm Crest Nursing Home. She is survived by her sister, Margaret McLouth of Tyler, TX; and a brother, Ernie Emmerich of Huron. She was preceded...
Jean Walker
Sep 3, 2009
Jean Walker (nee Kramer), 79 of Vermilion , died Thursday, September 3, 2009 in Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Avon after a lengthy illness. She was born January 13, 1930 in Lorain, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident since 1992 and had also lived in Cape Coral, FL. She worked as an Executive Secretary for U.S....
Carleton William Vobbe
Sep 3, 2009
Carleton William "Bill" Vobbe, Jr., 72 of Vermilion, died Thursday, September 3, 2009 in Fairview Hospital. He was born October 2, 1936 in Akron and has been a Vermilion resident since 1999, moving from Silver Lake, OH. He was a Wittenberg University and Ohio State University graduate where he was involved with the ATO fraternity. He served in the...
Bettie Ellen Hornig
Sep 2, 2009
Bettie Ellen Hornig (nee Collen), 89, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion after a lenghty illness. She was born July 30, 1920 in Alliance and had been a Vermilion resident since 1946. She worked as a cashier for Eagle Market, Vermilion for 19 years and had also worked at IGA, Vermilion, Harts Drug Store...
John E. Fury
Sep 1, 2009
John Eugene Fury, Sr., 78 of Vermilion, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 30, 1931 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He has been a Vermilion resident since 1961 living in Wakeman for a short time. John was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving during the Korean War. He...
Alice H. Falencki
Sep 1, 2009
Alice H. Falencki (nee Leshinski), 84 of Lorain, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at the Jewish Hospital of Louisville, KY following a brief illness. She was born November 27, 1924 in Lorain, Ohio where she lived all of her life. Alice graduated from Lorain High School and was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter. She is...
