Paul J Mcgraw
Jun 19, 2024
Paul J. McGraw, 77, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation after a lengthy illness.
Born on February 2, 1947, in Richlands, VA, Paul had been a beloved resident of Vermilion for over 60 years.
Paul honorably served his country as a veteran of the United States...
Eileen Patricia Abraham
Jun 18, 2024
Eileen Patricia Abraham (née Bartlett), 75, of Amherst, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Banner - University Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, after a lengthy illness.
Born on April 3, 1949, in Newfoundland, Canada, Eileen had been a resident of Amherst and Vermilion for the past 54 years, having moved from Huron.
She...
Peggy O'Bryon
Jun 18, 2024
Peggy O'Bryon (née Hileman), 91, of Berlin Heights, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, after a brief illness.
Born on April 21, 1933 in Terra Alta WV, Peggy spent her early years in West Virginia. She became a cherished resident of Berlin Heights for the past 53 years.
Peggy had...
William Barth Oley, Jr.
Jun 16, 2024
William “Bill” Barth Oley Jr., 77, of Naples, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at his home in Naples, Florida, after a short illness.
Born on October 14, 1946, in Cleveland, William had been a resident of Naples, Florida, in the winter since 2011 and Vermilion, Ohio, in the summer since 1992.
He was...
Brian K Roig
Jun 14, 2024
Brian K. Roig, 56, of Lorain, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Born on March 6, 1968, in Amherst, Ohio, Brian was a lifelong resident of Lorain. For the past three years, he worked in the kitchen at Salvatore's restaurant in Vermilion, and he had previously been employed at various other...
Barbara Halliwell
Jun 9, 2024
Barbara J. Halliwell (née Schmitz), age 88, of Birmingham, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 9, 2024, following a brief illness.
Barbara was born on April 12, 1936, in Elyria, OH. She spent her early years in Elyria, graduating from Elyria Catholic in 1954, before moving to Sheffield Lake. She had been a cherished...
Virginia Schmidt
Jun 2, 2024
Virginia Schmidt (née Rooy), 90, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 2, 2024, after a lengthy illness.
Born on June 19, 1933, in Richfield, OH, Virginia had been a cherished resident of Vermilion for 72 years, having moved from Richfield.
Together with her husband Gerald, Virginia owned and operated Hawkins...
Donald Wayne Wittmer
May 28, 2024
Donald W. Wittmer, age 85, a Wellington resident for the past 21 years, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at The Elms Retirement Village, Wellington after a prolonged illness. He was born on January 10, 1939, in Lorain and graduated from Clearview High School in 1957.
Donald served with pride in the United States Army in...
Mary Jean Bihary
May 28, 2024
Mary Jean Bihary, 96, of Lorain, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Mill Manor Nursing
home.
She was born October 11, 1927 in Lorain, Ohio, and lived in the home she was born and raised in her
entire life.
Jean worked for TV Guide Magazine as an executive security....
Charles Vanek
May 27, 2024
Charles Vanek, 68, of Vermilion, passed away at his home on Monday, May 27, 2024, after a brief illness.
Born on February 4, 1956, in Lorain, OH, Charles had been a resident of Vermilion for the past 18 years, having previously lived in Avon, Avon Lake and Sheffield Village.
Charles dedicated 30 years to his...
Kenneth W Tucker
May 21, 2024
Kenneth W. Tucker, 82, of Vermilion, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Select Specialty Hospital - Cleveland Fairhill after a prolonged illness.
Born on November 14, 1941, in Elyria, OH, Kenneth was a lifelong resident of Vermilion.
Kenneth dedicated 32 years to Ford Motor Co. in Lorain, retiring in 1992 as a booth...
Joseph Allen Staszak
May 19, 2024
Joseph Allen Staszak, 46, of Vermilion, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at St. John West Shore Hospital after prolonged heath complications.
Born on October 7, 1977, in Lorain, OH, Joe was a lifelong resident of Vermilion. He graduated from Vermilion High School in 1996 and worked as an electrician for IBEW Local 129. In 2011,...
Therese S. Ward
May 14, 2024
Therese Ward (née Schumm), 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Amherst Manor Retirement Community following a prolonged illness.
Born on September 25, 1956, in Fremont, OH, Therese had called Vermilion home for 35 years, having relocated from Portsmouth, OH.
For three decades, Therese dedicated herself to aiding others as a Chemical Dependency...
Billy A. Roach
May 14, 2024
Billy A. Roach, 86, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Mercy New Life Hospice, following a brief illness. Born on February 4, 1938, in Lucy, TN, Billy made Vermilion his home for over five decades.
A proud veteran of the United States Air Force, Billy served his country with honor. Following his...
Mario Joseph Rini
May 14, 2024
Mario J. Rini, aged 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his residence in Vermilion
following a short illness.
Born on June 25, 1928, in Cleveland, OH, Mario embraced Vermilion as his home for the last 51 years,
having initially spent summers there before permanently relocating from Cleveland.
...
Mary Catherine Caudill
May 11, 2024
Mary Catherine Caudill (nee Rice), 88, of Vermilion peacefully passed into the arms of her savior Jesus Christ Saturday, May 11, 2024, following a lengthy illness.
Born on Dec. 15, 1935, in Bowlingtown, Ky., Mary was called Catherine by her family and her friends, and “sweetyheart” by her late husband, Elisha Matthew Caudill.
She lived...
Paul R Barnard
May 11, 2024
Paul R Barnard, 79, of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a brief illness.
He was born December 1, 1944 in Boston, MA and had been a Northeast Ohio resident for majority of his life, moving from Massachusetts.
Paul was a proud veteran of the US Army serving as...
Leonard William Lachner
May 9, 2024
Leonard William Lachner, aged 89, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Mill Manor Nursing Home in Vermilion, following an extended illness.
Born on July 13, 1934, in Cleveland, OH, Leonard resided in Vermilion for 56 years, having relocated from Brooklyn Heights, Ohio. He graduated from Parma High School in 1952, and his life's education continued...
William F Peters
May 4, 2024
William F. Peters, aged 80, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at his son's residence, following a valiant battle with cancer.
Born on October 12, 1943, in Parma, OH, William had been a cherished resident of Vermilion for 73 years, having relocated from Parma.
William was a proud graduate of Vermilion High School, class...
Jeffery L Wentz
Apr 29, 2024
Jeffery Lynn Wentz, 71, or Vermilion, passed away on Monday, April 29th after a short battle with vascular dementia. He was born May 4, 1952 in Sandusky, OH and grew up in Old Homestead in Huron, OH.
He graduated from Huron High School in 1970, where he was on the varsity wrestling team and a state wrestling...
