Leon D. Simpson
Oct 27, 2009
Dr. Leon D. Simpson, 72 of Florence Township, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Community Health Partners West after a sudden illness. He was born July 28, 1937 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma and was raised in Panhandle, Texas, where he graduated from Panhandle High School. Leon continued his education and received degrees from Texas Tech University, the Moody...
Archie C. Palmer
Oct 27, 2009
Archie C. Palmer, 72 of Vermilion , died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a short illness. He was born March 22, 1937 in Bellaire, OH and has been a Vermilion resident since 1969 moving from Salineville, OH. Archie worked as a laborer in the outside shipping department of USS Kobe, Lorain and retired in...
John P. Odom
Oct 24, 2009
John P. Odom, 63 of Vermilion, died suddenly on Saturday, October 24, 2009. He was born July 31, 1946 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a lifelong Vermilion resident. John graduated from Firelands High School in 1964, attended Lorain County Community College, then served in the United States Air Force. John worked at Penske Logistics in Avon Lake for...
Walter Knitter
Oct 18, 2009
Walter "Tom" Knitter, 69 of Lorain, died Sunday, October 18, 2009 at his home following a several month long illness. He was born September 1, 1940 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Tom served in the US Navy aboard the USS Casa Grande. Once out of the service, he returned to Lorain and worked for a short...
Linda J. Holmes
Oct 17, 2009
Linda J. Holmes (nee Harvey), 60, of Wakeman, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 in MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland as a result of a fall. She was born April 19, 1949, raised in Lexington, KY and has been a Lorain and Wakeman resident for the past 39 years. Linda worked as an Registered Nurse for Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain...
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...
