Obituaries

Obituaries

Jan Molnar

Jan Molnar

Jan 10, 2010

Jan Molnar, 66 of Vermilion, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Community Health Partners West, Lorain after a sudden illness. He was born June 4, 1943 in Cleveland and has been a Vermilion Twp. resident for the past 47 years. Jan graduated from Berlin Heights High School with the class of 1961. He served in the United States Army...

Sandra Jean Frankel

Sandra Jean Frankel

Jan 9, 2010

Sandra Jean Frankel (nee Griffith), 49 of Avon Lake, formerly of Lorain, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in St. John West Shore Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born on December 25, 1960 in Lorain, Sandy graduated from Lorain High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kent State University. She lived most of her life in Lorain, moving to...

Shirley J. Hardway

Shirley J. Hardway

Jan 6, 2010

Shirley J. Hardway, 75 of Lorain, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a lengthy illness. She was born September 6, 1934 in Weston, West Virginia and has lived in Lorain for the past 55 years. She enjoyed reading and solving jigsaw and crossword puzzles. Shirley also gave generously to several charities,...

Helen E. Parmer Nightengale

Helen E. Parmer Nightengale

Jan 4, 2010

Helen E. Parmer Nightengale (nee Radcliffe) , 85 of Vermilion, died Monday, January 4, 2010 in Regency Hospital, Cleveland after a short illness. She was born February 29, 1924 in Wellington and has been a Vermilion resident for the last 56 years moving from Lorain. She worked at Norge Laundry (Vermilion Coin Laundry) and retired from E & L...

John Joseph Brletic

John Joseph Brletic

Jan 4, 2010

John Joseph Brletic, 84 of Vermilion, died Monday, January 4, 2010 surrounded by his family at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a lengthy illness. He was born January 30, 1925 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 33 years. He was a WW II veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked...

Rosemary Reinhardt

Rosemary Reinhardt

Dec 31, 2009

Rosemary Reinhardt (nee Italiano), 89 of Vermilion , passed peacefully into God's arms on Thursday, December 31, 2009. She was born June 29, 1920 in Buffalo, New York and lived in Vermilion since 1974, moving from Sheffield Lake. Rosemary worked as a bank teller at Lorain National Bank, was an operator for Lorain Telephone Company, and had also worked...

Jerry Wayne Jones

Jerry Wayne Jones

Dec 31, 2009

Jerry Wayne Jones, 58 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Oak Hills Nursing Center, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born August 6, 1950 in Memphis, TN and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 50 years. Jerry worked at the Lorain Steel Mill for 37 years. He was a member of the Harbourtown Community...

Ben C. Hobson

Ben C. Hobson

Dec 30, 2009

Ben C. Hobson, 30, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Community Health Partners West after a lengthy illness. He was born December 1, 1979 in Amherst and has been a Vermilion resident since 1984 moving from Sheffield Lake. Ben enjoyed spending his time on the computer and playing chess. He is survived by his father, Ernest Hobson,...

Yolanda M. Savina

Yolanda M. Savina

Dec 26, 2009

Yolanda M. Savina (nee Balogh), 84 of Lorain, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at home surrounded by her family, following a lengthy illness. She was born August 12, 1925 in Lorain where she has been a lifelong resident. Yolanda graduated from the Lorain High School class of 1944B and was a life member...

Gerald T. Majjasie

Gerald T. Majjasie

Dec 19, 2009

Gerald T. Majjasie, 71 of Lorain, died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born June 28, 1938 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. Gerald worked for 10 years at the Ford Motor...

Frederick W. Nunn

Frederick W. Nunn

Dec 19, 2009

Frederick William Nunn, 58 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born July 6, 1951 in Marietta, OH and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years. Frederick worked at the Lorain Ford Plant on the assembly line and retired after 31 years. He was a member of...

Josephus Cornelis Vandengoorbergh

Josephus Cornelis Vandengoorbergh

Dec 18, 2009

Josephus "Joe" Cornelis Vandengoorbergh, Past Commander of AMVETS, 72 of Vermilion, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at home surrounded by his family and loved ones while under the care of Western Reserve Hospice. He was born March 1, 1937 in Haarlem, Netherlands and for the past 40 years resided in Vermilion. Joe was European educated, spoke 3 languages, served...

Lillian T. Gibson

Lillian T. Gibson

Dec 17, 2009

Lillian T. Gibson (nee Kapron), 92 of Lorain, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion following a brief illness. She was born on January 8, 1917 in Buffalo, New York. She was raised in Lorain, then later moved to Weslaco, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. She was employed as a punch press operator at General Motors in...

Jean M. Beursken

Jean M. Beursken

Dec 17, 2009

Jean M Beursken (nee Horning), 76 of Vermilion, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 in at her home after a 11 month illness. She was born March 8, 1933 in Lakewood and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 55 years. She worked in Vermilion Schools cafeteria for 21 years retiring in 1993. She was a member of St....

June N. Varadi

June N. Varadi

Dec 13, 2009

June N. Varadi (nee Logan Myers), 94 of Lorain, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 in Community Health Partners following a short illness. She was born August 10, 1915 in Cuyahoga Falls and lived most of her life in Lorain. June was a homemaker to her three children and found her greatest joy in life in spending time with her...

Phyllis L. Blackwell

Phyllis L. Blackwell

Dec 9, 2009

Phyllis L. Blackwell (nee Laurie), 94, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born May 29, 1915 in Orono, Maine, lived most of her life in Kipton and Eustis, FL and had lived in Vermilion the past 19 years. She worked as a 4th grade teacher in Midview...

Becky Ann Hausserman

Becky Ann Hausserman

Dec 7, 2009

Becky Ann Hausserman, 39 of Cary, North Carolina, formerly of Vermilion, died Monday, December 7, 2009 in Community Health Partners in Lorain, following a sudden illness. She was born October 1, 1970 in Cleveland and lived in Michigan until moving to Vermilion in 1984. She moved to North Carolina 3 years ago. She graduated from Vermilion High School in...

Daniel L. Bollinger

Daniel L. Bollinger

Dec 5, 2009

Daniel L. Bollinger, 65 of Vermilion, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in Community Health Partners following a lengthy illness. He was born March 27, 1944 in Mansfield and has lived in Vermilion for the past 30 years. Danny served for 4 years in both the United States Army and the Peace Corps. He worked as an accountant for several...

Hilda Jean Arnold

Hilda Jean Arnold

Dec 3, 2009

ARNOLD Hilda Jean Arnold, 95 of Avon Lake, formerly of Brookville, died Wednesday, December 3, 2009 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph She was born in Cincinnati, lived in Avon Lake since 2004 and spent most of her life in Brookville, Ohio. She was the beloved wife of George Arnold; dear mother of David (Lois) Arnold of Vermilion;...

Florence Mildred Craig

Florence Mildred Craig

Nov 26, 2009

Florence Mildred Craig (nee Eutsey), 95, of Vermilion, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Inn at Chappel Creek, Vermilion. She was born March 19, 1914 in White, PA. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 3 months moving from Clarksfield where she made her home for 40 years. She was a member of Methodist Church in...

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