Obituaries

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Danny R. Halcomb

Danny R. Halcomb

Apr 23, 2009

Danny R. "Bird Man" Halcomb, 60 of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 23, 2009 after a lengthy illness. He was born June 25, 1948 in Fleming-Neon, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 2004 moving from Amherst. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Vietnam. He worked in the paint department of Ford Motor Co., Lorain...

Daniel S. Paluch

Daniel S. Paluch

Apr 19, 2009

Daniel S. Paluch, 60 of Vermilion, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at his home after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was born December 22, 1948 in Brownsville, PA. His family moved to Ohio when he was one. He spent most of his youth in Lorain and Amherst and moved to Vermilion in 1989. He graduated from...

Bernice M. Bescak

Bernice M. Bescak

Apr 14, 2009

Bernice M. Bescak (nee Ciula), 93 of Lorain, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a short illness. She was born on December 8, 1915 in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Bernice graduated from Nativity BVM School and Lorain High School class of 1934-A. She was a licensed cosmetologist and...

Virginia M. Cobb-Emslie

Virginia M. Cobb-Emslie

Apr 9, 2009

Virginia M. Cobb-Emslie (nee McKenzie), 91 of Vermilion , died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Inn at Chappel Creek, Vermilion after a short illness. She was born June 15, 1917 in Delphos, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for the past 12 years moving from Boynton Beach, FL and Oberlin. Virginia graduated from the Ohio State University...

Anne M. Stevens

Anne M. Stevens

Apr 7, 2009

Anne M Stevens (nee Faber), 72 of Vermilion , died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. She was born July 18, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been a Vermilion resident for the past 6 years, moving from Westlake where she had lived for 35 years. She worked in...

Lela May Nagy

Lela May Nagy

Apr 5, 2009

Lela M. Nagy Vermilion � Lela May Nagy (nee Gerber), 76, of Vermilion, passed away on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2009, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. She was born July 22, 1932, the first of twin girls of her parents, Frederick & Pearl (Fitch) Gerber, at Sandusky Memorial Hospital, and was a lifelong Vermilion resident....

Ronald E. Staron

Ronald E. Staron

Apr 5, 2009

Ronald E. Staron, 63 of Huron, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a sudden illness. He was born March 29, 1946 in Cleveland and has been a Huron resident since 1997 moving from Brownhelm. He worked on the line at Ford Motor Co. Lorain and most recently Avon Lake for 13 years, retiring in...

Norman Cox

Norman Cox

Apr 5, 2009

Norman Cox, 84, of Vermilion died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky after a short illness. He was born February 20, 1925 in Sistersville, WV, had lived in Chicago since 1961 and moved to Vermilion in 1994. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII. He retired as an inspector...

Arthur Orville Murray

Arthur Orville Murray

Apr 1, 2009

Arthur Orville Murray, Sr., 88, of Vermilion, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst. He was born on June 14, 1920 in Maloneton, KY and has been a Vermilion resident since 1958. He worked as a sheet metal worker for Ford Motor Co. Lorain and a skilled trade rep. for Local Union #425 for 23...

Helen M. Murhpy

Helen M. Murhpy

Mar 31, 2009

Helen M. Murphy Helen Marie Murphy, age 78, died Tuesday March 31, 2009 at Elyria Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Gerald Eugene Murphy, to whom she was married for 55 years. Helen was born December 5, 1930 in Galion, Ohio and was the daughter of Foster and Hazel Roesch. She is survived...

Wayne D. Cassidy

Wayne D. Cassidy

Mar 29, 2009

Wayne D. Cassidy, 66 of Lorain, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Community Health Partners. Born May 22, 1942 in Vermilion, he grew up in Vermilion and graduated from Vermilion High School in 1960. He has lived in Lorain for the past 31 years. Wayne served in the United States Navy from 1961-1966. He was stationed at...

Betty L. Ashby

Betty L. Ashby

Mar 23, 2009

Betty L. Ashby (nee Forrester), 86, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 23, 2009 after a short illness at the home of her daughter. She was born May 16, 1922 in Springfield, Missouri and has lived in Vermilion since 1964. She was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran...

Linda S. Nightengale

Linda S. Nightengale

Mar 23, 2009

Linda S. Nightengale (nee Crago), 66, of Vermilion, died Monday, March 23, 2009 after a lengthy illness at Kingston of Vermilion where she resided for 3 years. She was born May 23, 1942 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from German Township High School in 1960. She has lived in Vermilion since 1973. She worked as a cashier for Convenient,...

Betty L. Ensinger

Betty L. Ensinger

Mar 21, 2009

Betty L Ensinger, 89 of Vermilion, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky after a lengthy illness. She was born December 27, 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio and had been a Vermilion resident for 60 years before moving to the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky three years ago. Betty worked as a Cosmetologist/Beautician prior to entering the...

Charles A. Edge

Charles A. Edge

Mar 20, 2009

Charles A Edge, 92 of Huron, died Friday, March 20, 2009 in Concord Care Nursing Home, Sandusky. He was born July 10, 1916 in Vermilion, Ohio. He was a retired post master for the Vermilion Post office. He enjoyed brunch at Saw Mill Creek, and eating dinner out. He was avid fan of the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland...

Robert Joseph Blazina

Robert Joseph Blazina

Mar 20, 2009

Robert Joseph Blazina, 82 of Sheffield Lake, died Friday, March 20, 2009 in Community Health Partners, Lorain after a lengthy illness. He was born November 10, 1926 in Amherst, Ohio and has been a Sheffield Lake resident for that past 15 years moving from Lorain. He was a WWII Navy veteran receiving the WWII Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal,...

Larry G. Walker

Larry G. Walker

Mar 18, 2009

Larry G. Walker, 55 of Vermilion, died March 18, 2009 at Kingston of Vermilion Nursing Home after a long illness. Larry was a skilled machine operator for many years. He enjoyed being outdoors, boating and entertaining friends. Services will be private and are entrusted to Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion. Memorial contributions are suggested to New Life...

Rhonda Sue Epling

Rhonda Sue Epling

Mar 17, 2009

Rhonda Sue Epling (nee Jarosz), 45, of Lorain, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at her home after a sudden illness. She was born November 29, 1963 in Amherst, OH and has been a Lorain resident for the past 2 1/2 years moving from West Virginia. She had enjoyed crafts such as crocheting and making decorations. Survivors include her mother,...

John W. Adams

John W. Adams

Mar 17, 2009

John W. Adams, of Vermilion , died Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at his home in Vermilion after a brief illness. He was born January 30, 1937 in Sagamore, PA. and lived in Elyria Township since 1958. He moved to Vermilion in 1979. He worked at Ford Motor, Lorain, for 33 years. He began his career on the line and...

George F. Maziarz

George F. Maziarz

Mar 15, 2009

George F. Maziarz, 61of Lorain, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at home following a brief illness. He was born on February 22, 1948 in Zarzecze, Poland, moving to Lorain at age 2. George graduated from Lorain Admiral King in 1966 and received a degree in sociolgy from Ohio University. He also served in the United States Air Force from...

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