John Dale Ratliff
Aug 16, 2009
John Dale Ratliff, 83 of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. He was born March 14, 1926 in Thorpe, WV and has been a Vermilion resident since 1964 moving from West Virginia. He worked as an industrial carpenter out of the Lorain Carpenters Union #305 for 20 years, retiring in...
Roberta Jane Bulan
Aug 16, 2009
Roberta Jane Bulan, 28, of Ashland formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident in Harrisville Township. She was born December 18, 1980 in Lorain and has been a life long Vermilion resident moving to Orange Twp. in May of this year. She was a graduate of Vermilion High School and worked...
Steven E. Brown
Aug 10, 2009
Steven E. Brown, 54 of Wakeman, died Monday, August 10, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born February 11, 1955 in Montpelier, Ohio. He has been a Wakeman resident for the past 4 years, moving from Vermilion for 15 years and previously living in Florida. He worked for the Laborers Union Local # 758 in...
William E. Peasley
Aug 9, 2009
William E. Peasley, 58, of Oberlin, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at his home. He was born October 22, 1950 in Lorain and has been a life long area resident. He worked as a machinist for Lear Romec in Elyria for 34 years, and recently for Stand By Screw in Berea. He attended Firelands High School. He enjoyed working...
Amelia M. Sexstella
Aug 8, 2009
Amelia M. Sexstella (Ventrone), 87 passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side Saturday, August 8, 2009 in Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. Born August 28, 1921 in Lorain, Amelia moved to Akron, Ohio when she was a young girl where she attended Bryan Elementary School and was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, and...
Hazel Mae Hauff
Aug 1, 2009
Vermilion - Hazel Mae Hauff (nee Policy) died Saturday, August 1, 2009. It doesn't matter why or how. What matters is that she lived. Born on August 25, 1936 in Cleveland, she was a woman of strength and courage. A woman who was loving and kindhearted. Wife, mother and grandmother, her greatest legacy is the family left to cherish...
Nelle E. Rundle
Jul 30, 2009
Nelle E. Rundle (nee White), 102, of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion after a 4 month illness. She was born August 25, 1906 in Youngstown, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 25 years moving from Youngstown. She worked as a bookkeeper for Republic Steel in Youngstown and at the Mahoning...
Walter E. Kuykendall
Jul 29, 2009
Walter E. Kuykendall, 84 of Vermilion, formerly of Youngstown, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Community Health Partners in Lorain following a brief illness. He was born March 8, 1925 in Westernport, Maryland. He grew up in West Virginia and moved to Youngstown in 1957, where he lived until moving to Vermilion last year to be near his daughter....
Alice May Orsine
Jul 26, 2009
Alice May Orsine (nee Schneider), 89, of Lakewood, formerly of Vermilion, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at her home. She was born May 19, 1920 in Cleveland, and had lived in Vermilion and Lakewood. She worked as a hairdresser for a hotel in Cleveland and with her husband, owned Cask Villa in Vermilion. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and bingo....
Vada May Hauff
Jul 24, 2009
A light was extinguished on July 24, 2009 when our little girl, Vada May Hauff, died. She fought brain cancer for a year with courage and grace, while living each joyful day to the fullest. Born on July 4, 2000 Vada entered this world with a bang and touched more hearts in her short life than most people do...
Linda Lee Acord
Jul 23, 2009
Linda Lee Acord, (nee Black), 60 of Berlin Heights, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Community Health Partners West after sudden illness. She was born February 19, 1949 in Lorain and has been a life long Vermilion resident until this year. She had worked at the Inn at Chapel Creek, the Vermilion High School and Middle School cafeterias and...
Eddie D. Lowe
Jul 23, 2009
Eddie D. Lowe, 59 of Lorain, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 in Specialty Hospital of Lorain following a long illness. He was born December 5, 1949 in Onieda, Tennessee and lived in Lorain most of his life. He lived in Tennessee following his enlistment in the US Army during the Vietnam War, before moving back to Lorain 14 years...
Ruth M. Normandeau
Jul 23, 2009
Ruth Madeline Normandeau, (nee Miller, 97, of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Mill Manor Nursing Home, Vermilion. She was born August 2, 1911 in Brownhelm Township. She was a life long area resident and co-owned a Blueberry and Grape Farm in Vermilion with her husband. She graduated from Brownhlem High School in the class of 1929. She...
Michael G. Hura
Jul 15, 2009
Michael G. Hura, 76 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born May 9, 1933 in Uniontown, PA and has been a Vermilion resident since 1975. He owned and operated MG Hura and Associates as a surveyor since 1974. He had previously worked for...
Jeannine Parsons
Jul 14, 2009
Jeannine Parsons (nee Howard), 78, of Vermilion, went to join her loved ones on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from St. John's West Shore Hospital, Westlake. She was born August 26, 1930 in Lorain, Ohio. She was a graduate of MB Johnson Nursing School and the Elyria Practical Nursing School. She worked as a licensed practical nurse for 33 years....
David Ryan Kelm
Jul 12, 2009
David Ryan Kelm, 17 of Vermilion Township, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 in a three car crash at the intersection of SR 60 and Darrow Rd. He was born July 14, 1991 in Lorain, Ohio and has been a life long Vermilion resident. He was going to be a senior at Vermilion High School and Ehove, Milan where he...
Maria J. Hathaway
Jul 11, 2009
Maria J. Hathaway (nee Vander Maelen), 87, of Vermilion, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 in the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, New London after a short illness. She was born October 2, 1921 in Medford, Massachusetts and had been a Vermilion resident since 1959 moving from Massachusetts. Maria graduated from Medford High School and attended Boston Business School....
George Albert Burgraff
Jul 11, 2009
George "Houston" Albert Burgraff, 64 of Lorain,, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 in West Bay Care & Rehabilitation Center, Westlake after a short illness. He was born December 27, 1944 in North Matewan, WV and has been a Lorain resident for over 30 years. George was a veteran of the US Army serving during Vietnam. He worked as a...
Georgia May Mills
Jul 9, 2009
Georgia M. Mills (nee Turner), 75 of Vermilion, died Thursday, July 9, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion after a 8 month illness. She was born May 5, 1934 in Camden, West Virginia. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 51 years and had also lived in Killbuck, Ohio. She sold Avon products, worked for Mill Manor Nursing...
Celia Mae Binder
Jul 7, 2009
Celia Mae Binder, 89 of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009 in Anchor Lodge Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born August 14, 1919 in Lorain and was a lifelong resident. As a young adult, she worked at Neilson's and Clearsilk Department Store. She was an active member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Lorain...
